>Hmmm, my fuzzy brain wonders why PCBs can't be made that
>fast always. Do the staff really work twice as fast ? Seriously,
>is there an actual provable justification for twice the price ? Not
>that I'm condemning it and got no axe to grind with anyone in
>particular, would just like to know

Well the problem is that if you don't do a "half the time, twice the cost"
scenario, everyone wants it in half the time at the standard cost. It really
is a way of forcing customers to use economics to decide their priorities,
so that you don't disadvantage some of your customers because some others do
not plan ahead. There used to be a little plaque for putting on the wall
something along these lines.

>Is there a "half the cost for twice the time" option ?

Often there is.

I have been through this loop trying to get the workshop to make a prototype
piece of metal for me, and I am dang sure that because they can see I am
keen to make sure I'm not abusing the "gotta have it in 2 hours", when I do
ask for things real quick, it is a lot easier to get it quick, than get run
around with excuses that there are 3 other things gotta be done in that
time.

When you have a good relationship with an outside source the same thing
happens. If they know you do prioritize properly, then they go out of their
way to help, sometimes at no extra cost.

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