Originally Posted by
wittdooley
Do you need your miniatures to house yourself?
Do you need your miniatures to feed yourself?
Do you need your miniatures to power your car to get to work?
Did you answer yes to any of those? Didn't think so.
Therefore, miniatures aren't integral to your life and/or survival. If they're too expensive for you now, don't buy them. I never said it was a cheap product, and afford-ability is relative per individual.
People that complain about the costs of luxury products are perfectly entitled to vote with their wallets. In that same regard, those of us that think the product is worth the money will continue to vote with ours.
As for GW: they're entitled to charge what people will pay. Further, their prices aren't that out of line with the industry standards. Do you also begrudge Nike and Adidas for charging $100 bucks for shoes? How about Polo for charging $65 for a shirt?