Guitar case prices are officially now ridiculous

Baba said:
I'm starting to think "inflation" is the excuse, and it's really a mix between that and price gouging.
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Well, given the $99 price was back in the early 90’s, and virtually everything has increased in price since then, including wages, it safe to say that inflation is the culprit.
 
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norminal said:
Well, given the $99 price was back in the early 90’s, and virtually everything has increased in price since then, including wages, it safe to say that inflation is the culprit.
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maybe for that particular product, but not other things:

inequality.org

It's Not 'Inflation' — We're Just Getting Ripped Off. Here's Proof.

Corporate profits accounted for more than half of recent price increases. To stamp out inflation once and for all, we need to crack down on price gouging.
inequality.org inequality.org

Let’s demonstrate with one glaring example: diapers.

The hyper-consolidated diaper industry is dominated by just two companies, Procter & Gamble and Kimberly-Clark, which own well-known diaper brands like Pampers, Huggies, and Luvs. The cost of wood pulp, a key ingredient for making diapers absorbent, did spike during the pandemic, increasing by more than 50 percent between 2020 and 2021.

But last year it declined by 25 percent. Did that drop in costs lead Procter & Gamble and Kimberly-Clark to lower their prices? Far from it. Diaper prices have increased to nearly $22 on average.

These corporate giants have no plans to bring prices down anytime soon. In fact, their own executives are openly bragging about how they’re going to “expand margins” on earnings calls. Procter & Gamble predicted $800 million in windfall profits as input costs decline. Kimberly-Clark’s CEO said the company has “a lot of opportunity” to expand margins over time.

It’s not just diapers — while many corporations were quick to pass along rising costs, they’ve been in no hurry to pass along their savings. A recent survey from the Richmond Fed and Duke University revealed that 60 percent of companies plan to hike prices this year by more than they did before the pandemic, even though their costs have moderated.

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provided on the CNBC website
just for information sake.

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oddly above, they didn't list Musical instruments as a category but they did below in their 2023 graph.

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Eagle said:
Hiscox cases are very good for the money.
Also TGI extreme gig bags seem too good to be true for the price. I see them all the time but has anyone used them for a long time?
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You can buy four of these for one mono.
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Not on Amazon or anywhere else in US that I can locate.

EDIT found them here:https://www.jimmyegypt.com/tgi-extreme-series-gig-bag-acoustic-dreadnought

I might pick one up. Just paid $250 for a Mono M80 to replace my old Fusion bag and not impressed. I can return it to Zzounds and pocket the difference.
 
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