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Okay, agree to disagree. I'm not defending a price increase, but at its cost, I still think its great value for money. Filters are cheap, or just buy a reusable metal one.
To use an aeropress all you need is boiling water and you can still get the best out of it. To get the best out of a v60, really, you need a gooseneck kettle, so for people who don't have that, an aeropress is a nice option. Dunno what its like where you are, but its only increased in price by 10 USD in the last 10 years. Not bad when other products in some categories have doubled in price/been price gouged to the high heavens.
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Following that logic a butter knife might just as well cost 50 bucks, as it's incredibly versatile and you can use it every single day for a decade and it'll still work.
The price you pay for the AeroPress in relation to what it costs to produce the thing is kinda off, in my opinion.
Just saw in that Hoffmann video they also are skimping on the filters now, seriously WFT