HOTBIN Mini

It amazes me that a product like the Hotbin Mini can win Product of the Year, but then I notice it's the Chelsea flower show. At £150 with free P&P (No there is no such thing as Free P&P, that's a marketing ploy), the price has to include the P&P and allow for a profit and for what it is they must be making a lot more than a 25% Gross Margin on this product.

• Chelsea Product of the Year winner 2019
• Mini version perfect for one-person households, couples and small families
• Ideal for small gardens and plots
• Cut down your landfill waste
• 30 days for mulching compost
• 90 days for quality general purpose compost
• Improved sealing technology to lock in more heat
• Improved streamlined design – the over-hanging hinge is now in the body of the product allowing it to be flush with the wall
• With leachate collection system for extracting effective liquid fertiliser
• Up to 32 times faster composting
• Constructed with expanded polypropylene
• Lightweight and 100% recyclable
• 1.2m x 45cm x 45cm

The Larger MkII HOTBIN is retailing at £199 so mentally its under £200 (Another marketing ploy) So if you buy theses are they more of a gardening fashion statement that a practical alternative to a Dalek for £5 from you Local Council ? 

I'm unlikely to be able to answer that one as there is no way I would spend £199 or £150 on whats is fundamentally an insulated Dalek, I might however look into making one out of two different sized plastic Daleks or place a small wheelie bin inside a larger one and use spray foam between to make my own hot bin.