Production runs on the laser cutter

Continuing the discussion from Laser Cutter Testing:

Production runs shouldn’t be done on VHS’s laser cutter.
You can get business cards as low as 500x for $9.99

Each card will take 2-3 mins each x 1000. 3000 min / hours = 50 hours! I am sure you have better things to do with your time, especially when it would only cost you $20 to get them professionally done.