More like two to three times that. Believe it or not, however, there are some people who pay that much and truly like the things, even though they probably don't cost $5 to manufacture. That's one of the keys to success with this kind of thing. Sell something that's cheap to produce but that people value more than what it's actually worth.
For instance, on Amazon dog owners can get a contraption called a "Doggie-Doo Drain." It's nothing but a plastic funnel that screws on to your outside sewer line cleanout and has its own screw-in lid. I'd imagine it doesn't cost a buck to make, but they sell it for around $50. Yet for the convenience it gives, I can see people (myself included) paying twice as much for it. You just open it up, dump the dog poop in, and screw the lid back on. Dog poop goes into the sewer system, just as if you'd flushed it down the toilet.
“Dog poop goes into the sewer system, just as if you’d flushed it down the toilet.”
Well, that’s better than those who use it to fertilize their tomato plants and zucchini..
I was discussing dog poop retrieval with a woman online. She said she always threw it in the trash. She seemed shocked when I told her I flushed unbagged poop down the toilet. Never could figure out what her objection was.
I bought a pair of My Pillow recently because the ones I have purchased in the past have not been satisfactory (some were at a higher cost, others at a lower cost). So far I am impressed with the pillows.
If I can sleep better on $50 pillows (I got them at $40 each) that will last for years I have no problems paying that amount.
I find it ridiculous paying $50 for a pillow
No way I’m paying $50 for a pillow-not even if it makes coffee and functions as an alarm clock...
One of my neighbors ordered one from that website-got a twofer for maybe $20 more, said it was okay, but not worth that much money-after some weeks, one of them began to come loose along a seam. She noticed and was about to get a needle and thread to repair it-but she checked out what was inside first-it was just regular foam, cut in a certain shape. She sewed it up, and said when they wear out, she knows she can just buy a cheaper pillow with the same foam, but uncut-take out the foam, cut it into pieces in that shape and put it back into the pillowcase and get the same effect for much less...