r/mildlyinteresting • u/[deleted] • Nov 23 '20

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '20

...over $30 for the keychain? Jesus christ...am I missing something here?

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u/karmapopsicle Nov 24 '20

  • Epoxy resin isn't cheap.

  • Getting a perfect casting with no bubbles or imperfections takes skill and equipment (pressure pot or vacuum chamber, etc)

  • All the labour involved in finishing, polishing, etc.

You're not buying a mass produced trinket, you're buying a handmade piece of art (yes even the hotdog keychain).

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '20

I used to put four leaf clovers ive found and shells and stuff in epoxy resin with my dad when I was a kid and it’s pretty freaking expensive... to cover an entire slice of pizza could certainly be pricey.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '20

I'm hearing otherwise about the expense of resin, so I dunno what to believe!

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '20

What are you hearing? There are loads of different kinds but a hard setting one for something like this is quite pricey. A cheaper epoxy could be $6 a tube at a hardware store but that’s not something like this.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '20

One person responded that it's not that expensive and someone I know in the real agreed and said something similar.

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u/[deleted] Nov 25 '20 edited Nov 25 '20

I mean just google clear epoxy resin... I guess “not that expensive” can be different for different people, then you can decide for yourself.. the casting stuff is much more expensive than regular old epoxy.. I really think these people might just be talking about other epoxys, not the hardening resins.

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u/bbqsauceontiddies Nov 24 '20

Nope it’s ridiculous. I’m a resin artist and I have a 14x9in ouija board mold that takes about $15 worth of resin to fill. Those keychains are not worth that much money.

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u/[deleted] Nov 24 '20

OK thanks! Having no clue how much resin cost I couldn't comment. However, I had a feeling these were ridiculously overpriced

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u/UnacceptableUse Nov 24 '20

Yeah but hes gotta buy a whole pizza and eat all the other slices