Smart pet feeder, 4 L, programmable timer
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4 L hopper · ABS body · programmable timer · no app, no camera
Supplier in Guangdong (name removed) · one number, one quantity, no price ladder
About 21% above the median of four public comparables. The volume is buying you nothing.
Where the gap sits
Your volume is priced wrong.
You are quoted $23.60 at 1,000 pieces. Two suppliers list comparable feeders, one of them WiFi-controlled, at $15.20-16.50 and $18.44 from 100 pieces. A thousand-piece order should not sit above a hundred-piece price for a better-specified unit.
The quote has no price ladder.
The quotation gives one number at one quantity. Without a stated break at 300 / 500 / 1,000, the supplier keeps whatever margin the first number left in it, at every volume.
The comparables
| Listing | FOB | MOQ | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automatic WiFi-control feeder, 4 L class | $15.20–$16.50 | 100 Pieces | listing |
| Automatic feeder, app remote control | $18.44 | 80 Pieces | listing |
| Feeder with automatic scheduling, 1,000 pc MOQ | $18.60–$22.80 | 1,000 Pieces | listing |
| 4 L button-timer feeder | $25–$30 | 50 Pieces | listing |
Public listings on Made-in-China, retrieved 2026-10-30. Prices are as published; a full audit checks the specification behind each one before it is used in a report.
What it sells for at retail
Retail prices from live public search pages on 2026-11-01 — Walmart, Target and PetSmart. Same class of product; accessories, consumables and gravity feeders excluded. 55 listings in the sample.
| Retail listing | Price | Store | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Automatic Feeder White | $49.96 | walmart | listing |
| Automatic Pet Feeder with Camera, 2.4G WiFi APP Control, Timed Feeding, 6L | $69.99 | walmart | listing |
| PawsPik Camera with NutriWatch Automatic Smart Pet Feeder, White, Large, 1 | $99.99 | walmart | listing |
Retail divided by factory price pays for the brand's margin, marketplace fee, freight, duty and returns. It is not the supplier's markup, and not room to negotiate.
What we would ask the supplier next
- What is your FOB price at 300, 500 and 1,000 pieces, in writing?
- Which gearbox and which dosing mechanism are inside this unit - and what is the replacement part number?
- Is the $23.60 price for ABS or for PP, and does it include the CE / FCC test reports?
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