# Now that Elon Musk has bought Twitter - now the Pit edition (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 25, 2022, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442 "2022-04-25T22:50:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 4131
**Author:** ![k9bfriender](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k9bfriender/32/3283_2.png) [@k9bfriender](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/k9bfriender)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442/4131 "2023-04-07T19:21:06Z")
Huh, or I could even be recursive. > [@"We'll make it up on volume" - bwah?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/well-make-it-up-on-volume-bwah/388471): > > My BIL is starting a new business, selling trinkets and doodads and whatnot - think airport gift shop - engraved with whatever the customer wants. Not a bad idea, I guess, though I’m not sure how good the market for these things is. Anyway. He’s planning on selling these for as cheap as he can, and when I pointed out that his current price plan means he’ll be losing money on each transaction (due to overhead, etc), he said, “Oh, don’t worry, we’ll make it up on volume.” I didn’t take Economi… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/now-that-elon-musk-has-bought-twitter-now-the-pit-edition-part-1/963442)._