Industrial revolution paved the way to the mass production of goods by using machinery which further magnified with the development of technology from 20th century onward. But that didn’t completely send away the good old hand made products from the market. In fact, they are making a huge come back, and sometimes with a premium price. I as a consumer prefer to buy the machine made products due to several reasons including but not limited to quality and price.
People used to make all products using their hands prior to the arrival of machinery. But there was a limitation to the amount one person could do in a day. When the product is handmade, it doesn’t always stick to the same dimensions, quality and appearance due to the fact that the methodology of making by hand is crude and the ultimate product price is also higher. On the contrary, machine made products always confer to the same dimensions, quality and appearance throughout the production due to the various processes and quality check that occur in the production line. Moreover, the process is automated and needs minimal human interference and can produce in large quantities in a limited time which consequently bring the product price down.
In contrast, the mass production also comes at a cost, which may be intangible, but that affects directly to the environment. Because of the fact that mass production by machines involves lot of material, energy and other resources and produces more waste, people who are more environmentally conscious prefer to buy the handmade products which does much less harm to the environment during its production.
In conclusion, there are compelling reasons to buy both machine made products as well as hand made products. Most people prefer to choose machine made products for their quality, uniformity and cheaper price. But, in future, with the increasing concerns over the environment, this balance may shift to the other side.
Industrial revolution paved the way to the mass
production
of
goods
by using machinery which
further
magnified with the development of technology from 20th century onward.
But
that didn’t completely
send
away the
good
old
hand
made
products
from the market. In fact, they are making a huge
come
back, and
sometimes
with a premium
price
. I as a consumer prefer to
buy
the
machine
made
products
due to several reasons including
but
not limited to
quality
and price.
People
used
to
make
all
products
using their
hands
prior to the arrival of machinery.
But
there was a limitation to the amount one person could do in a day. When the
product
is handmade, it doesn’t always stick to the same dimensions,
quality
and appearance due to the fact that the methodology of making by
hand
is crude and the ultimate
product
price
is
also
higher.
On the contrary
,
machine
made
products
always confer to the same dimensions,
quality
and appearance throughout the
production
due to the various processes and
quality
check
that occur in the
production
line.
Moreover
, the process
is automated
and needs minimal human interference and can produce in large quantities in a limited time which
consequently
bring the
product
price
down.
In contrast
, the mass
production
also
comes
at a cost, which may be intangible,
but
that affects
directly
to the environment.
Because of the fact that
mass
production
by
machines
involves
lot of
material, energy and other resources and produces more waste,
people
who are more
environmentally
conscious prefer to
buy
the handmade
products
which does much less harm to the environment during its production.
In conclusion
, there are compelling reasons to
buy
both
machine
made
products
as well as
hand
made
products
. Most
people
prefer to choose
machine
made
products
for their
quality
, uniformity and cheaper
price
.
But
,
in future
, with the increasing concerns over the environment, this balance may shift to the other side.