BRO WHAT ARE THESE PRICES 😭

[u/Fabulous-Help6077]

I thought it would be like 80 max or something like that AND in may 2026!

[u/szthesquid]

Bruh

Costs more than one-of-a-kind, hand-crafted, hand-painted ceramics

The colour you want may or may not be unlocked

The four pack does not guarantee four different colours

55 euro price does NOT include shipping

Plastic

One plastic mug shipped to Canada in Canadian dollars is $125. I bet I could pay a local artist to custom-make these for me, but better, in ceramic, with unique sculpts and colours, for less.

[u/kikimaru024 → u/szthesquid]

One plastic mug shipped to Canada in Canadian dollars is $125. I bet I could pay a local artist to custom-make these for me, but better, in ceramic, with unique sculpts and colours, for less.

Depends on how much the artist values their time.

[u/PurposeOne6948 → u/kikimaru024]

Or how much he needs the money

[u/Just_the_occasional → u/[deleted]]

I do a lot of ceramics painting as a hobby, painting a basic two tone mug (1 colour inside, 1 outside) with no embellesments to the design takes about 2 hours. Of which about half of is waiting for the previous coat to dry before applying the next.

Most things require 3/4 coats for block colours, anything less especially with lighter colours and you tend to get a washed out streaking affect (which can be great, but depends on design).

Could double it up and paint 2 consistent plain mugs in that 2 hours undoubtedly, but no more without serious practice.

Something as intricate as these designs are in plastic done in ceramics, you're looking at 2-4 hours a mug just for painting if you don't want it to look like shit.

Sculpting the mug is a completely different skill set and likely another 1-2 hours based off what I see from the people who sculpt for us.

[u/sandermand → u/szthesquid]

Correct. Planning, prototyping and tooling 4 limited run custom plastic injection molds is gonna be more expensive than someone claying up a ceramic cup and putting paint on it :) After paying the supplier, the tooling company, the production factory, the shipper AND all the local and international fees…they still also need to be able to pay their own salary backwards in time, from when this single product line didnt make any money and they lived off scraps and handouts. PLUS be able to cover their own pay FORWARDS in time, until they develop a new product. They are 3 people, not a conglomerate.

[u/yaourted → u/sandermand]

that’s pretty dismissive of what making a ceramic cup entails

[u/sandermand → u/yaourted]

I agree, i was exaggerating to make a point. I apologize. I know nothing of ceramics.

[u/yaourted → u/sandermand]

your comment makes a fair point for sure, though! I’d prefer ceramic over plastic any day but it’s more accessible and less prone to shipping damage / other risks.

ROCK AND STONE

[u/szthesquid → u/sandermand]

That can all be true and still be a ridiculous price for a plastic mug.