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People actually pay $100 for Casetify iPhone cases? (alien.top)
submitted 1 year ago by MasochistTtT@alien.top to c/apple@hardware.watch
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I just checked their website, and while yes, they do have gorgeous cases, I was genuinely mindblown to see their average is between $75 and $120.

I have a high income so it's genuinely not about money, I just don't see how creating a case can be so expensive?

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[–] shaved_banana@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The iPhone accessories market has gone nuts in the last few years. It’s becoming normalised for a completely unremarkable case to cost as much as a budget android phone which is just insane.

People fall for the marketing lines like “military grade” and “the same material used in riot shields” when they are buying at most a couple of dollars worth of plastic/rubber/silicon pressed over an iPhone mould. There are plenty of good cheaper options though so just go for those

[–] YouMeAndPooneil@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

The iPhone accessories market has gone nuts in the last few years.

Only the last few years? It has been nuts since there were iPhones to bling out.

[–] pentichan@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

i have had castify and otter box, but for my iphone 12 i opted for a cheaper 3-piece case from amazon. literally just as good and protective as the expensive cases i bought in the past

[–] RichBarr7@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

As a military man myself, I can ensure you if the say their actual cheap case is military grade it probably is truthful. Military grade anything in the military SUCKS