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People actually pay $100 for Casetify iPhone cases? (alien.top)
submitted 10 months 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 10 months 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

[–] pentichan@alien.top 1 points 10 months 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

[–] YouMeAndPooneil@alien.top 1 points 10 months 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.

[–] RichBarr7@alien.top 1 points 10 months 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