Peter wrote :
"Then there is demand/market. Everyone needs new lithium batteries for
their appliances, but relatively few need keyrings. The price reflects
this. At the small quantities involved in retail sales this is how it
works."

Well, in this particular case, the keyrings was sold from a large case
on a pallet next to the cash-point, and the keyring was also
advertised in there direct mail adds. I'd expect there keyring/batteries
ratio to be (during this weeks) something like 1000-to-1.
And, anyway, most buy it as a "miniature lamp", not as a "keyring"...

Jan-Erik Svderholm
S:t Anna Data

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