OK, for a small piece of plastic an metal..why are razors so expensive?
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When ppl need something the complanies charge mega bucks! lol Oil we need it, and look at the prices.
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Just a fancy way of saying soap to use in the shower. It's for the body. Nothing special about it,  it's just overpriced.
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You can if you have hair on it... But if you are going to shave it you should also shave around it and trim the rest too. So if you decide to shave it I would suggest Norelco Bodygroom (Shaveeverything.com) it runs about $40. I just bought one last week it's awesome doesn't pull the hair or cut the skin it by far beats anything else I have tried...
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Something is only valuable if it costs.
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Scalped (which is the only way to get them) are about $1500-$3,000 a piece. I checked!!!\n\n(OUCH)!
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not only did they go to school for a highly trained skill, the machines they use aren't cheap.  everyone thinks that when you go for an X ray and use those machines that its very costly, except IT IS COSTLY.  those machines cost HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS.  for you to pay $80 is peanuts when you look at the big picture.  and their aren't millions of them like cars so they can't be mass produced, they are hand made.  And that is why going to the dentist and any other type of doctor that has those types of machines is so expensive.  \n\nThey're not trying to rip you off, in fact they are trying to give you teh best price THEY CAN AFFORD.
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its expensive to get one.
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It's probably steel, since that offers a good combination of strength, light weight, and low price.  Have you tried a magnet on the metal parts of it?  \n\n If it's not steel, maybe it's stainless steel (which tends to be non-magnetic depending on the alloy) or aluminum, but those are quite a bit more expensive than regular sheet steel.
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At one time dimes were made of silver.  The smaller size was because it was worth more than the nickel (which was made of nickel metal, a less expensive material).
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i heard there are tiny metals ranging in size between\nmicrodots and pieces of wire 1/3rd of an inch.
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It's a dubious business model, sometimes called "bait and hook", designed to generate revenue from sales of overpriced consumables, rather than the main product which is sold at a subsidised price (it could be considered a type of loss leader, as others have said, but that usually refers to under-priced products meant to entice a customer into buying from a particular store or supplier, making them more likely to purchase other goods from the same one). The bait and hook system is generally attributed to Gillette, who originated the practice of selling cheap razors (with a few blades) knowing that consumers would have to keep buying the blades to fit their razor. Some original manufacturers' inks are known to cost more than the same quantity of expensive champagne, perfume and even caviar. Of course, consumers eventually figured out they were being ripped-off, and aftermarket suppliers realised there was a market for cheaper alternatives. This has created an arms race between manufacturers designing printers to work only with their own cartridges, and aftermarket suppliers trying to keep pace by reverse engineering. This has also led to legal action on both sides, with manufacturers alleging patent or licence infringement and consumables producers accusing them, in turn, of anticompetitive practice. It's a little simplistic to say the printer manufacturers are just being greedy - our modern conveniences can't only be supported by short-lived opportunistic operations - but the sharp practices of established corporations don't provide a stable market or a fair deal for consumers either. It's hard to feel sympathetic toward companies who secretly started including a device in their cartridges (Lexmark, Epson) to prevent them working if they are refilled - the notorious "killer chip".
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I think the equipment required to make one would cost way more than just buying one.  You can find one for $10 on ebay.
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because it depends on the purity(karat)of the gold solution used  for the plating of any metal object.\n\ngold ions from the gold object and the gold solution will be transferred to the object to be plated\n\nif you want to plate the object to be 16K then you use an 16K soulution with an object that contains 16k purity
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Yes also the other reason is that. They are cheaper so they made out of some cheap materiel so they can afford it.  Ans ppl wont steal it.
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How is it being removed?  The removal process is what could be a price jumper.  Plus, are they having it analyzed to check for cancerous material?  I think most of the time that is what they *have* to do in order for your insurance to pay anything on it.  My insurance will not pay for anything "cosmetic".  I have to fight them on a claim because they refused to pay anything for a skin tab removal and it was not cosmetic.
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to get the new in style commie hair cut. that also cost a thousand dollars..
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Hmmm.....50 quid? If you do manage to get one for 50 quid then there is probably something wrong with it. I'm afraid you are probably going to have to fork out the full whack like the rest of us!!\n\nYou could try ebay as there is usualy a healthy trade is Laser bits and bobs there.