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For those surprised by the cost, I did a quick search on HomeDepot.com for the current line up of "shower head"s. The largest category is the $50-100 group whe

by giarc 11y ago

For those surprised by the cost, I did a quick search on HomeDepot.com for the current line up of "shower head"s. The largest category is the $50-100 group where HomeDepot lists 633 products. In the $200-250 category, where the Nebia is priced there are 95. Above $250, HomeDepot carries nearly 450 products including a $5500 shower head. So if you think this is too much money to pay for a shower head, think again. It's the same discussion that appears every time Dyson launches a product (see LED light).

sunnynagra 11y ago
I think it is important to remember that the $250 is only the Kickstarter reward price. The actual retail price is $399 ($150 higher than what you discussed).
- giarc 11y ago
  HD has nearly 200 between $300-$500. $400 isn't a shower head only available to the 1%'ers of the world. It's not your $40 basic shower head, but that's not the market they are going after. Look at this $1000 unit that Restoration Hardware has, and they are doing alright (https://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod6510241&categoryId=cat3850062 https://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product....)
  - sunnynagra 11y ago
    I wasn't necessarily disagreeing with your point. I just thought it was a little disingenuous to say it was 62% of its actual retail price.
    - giarc 11y ago
      Well technically the current price is $250. Hardware startups some times have a hard time getting out of kickstarter and into the retail space. We'll see if it ever gets launched in retail at $400. Could be more, could be less (unlikely) or could be not at all.
dsr_ 11y ago
Remember, too, that Home Depot has the advantage of not having to stock everything everywhere. If they have 450 shower heads that cost over $250, it's a good bet that most of their stores carry one or two of them at most -- and that they can all be ordered, if that's what you want. I wouldn't be too surprised if HD actually has no warehouse where you can find a $5500 shower head -- but the manufacturer will happily ship you one when HD orders it. Or perhaps they will make one when you order it. I don't see the $5500 shower head as being in high demand or time-sensitive.
- giarc 11y ago
  You are correct, the HD page lists 124 shower heads as "in store". And even then I'm sure it varies store to store. My comment was more to say, $250 isn't a crazy expensive shower head. I wouldn't consider it to be in the elite category only accessible to the world's 1%. Even at $400 (the eventual retail price) it's not bad. HD has nearly 200 shower heads between $300-$500. Restoration Hardware has a similar shower head to the Nedia (minus the small droplet water) for $1000 and Restoration Hardware exists in many malls around NA (https://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod6510241&categoryId=cat3850062 https://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product....).

by giarc 11y ago

sunnynagra 11y ago

I think it is important to remember that the $250 is only the Kickstarter reward price. The actual retail price is $399 ($150 higher than what you discussed).

giarc 11y ago
HD has nearly 200 between $300-$500. $400 isn't a shower head only available to the 1%'ers of the world. It's not your $40 basic shower head, but that's not the market they are going after. Look at this $1000 unit that Restoration Hardware has, and they are doing alright (https://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod6510241&categoryId=cat3850062 https://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product....)
- sunnynagra 11y ago
  I wasn't necessarily disagreeing with your point. I just thought it was a little disingenuous to say it was 62% of its actual retail price.
  - giarc 11y ago
    Well technically the current price is $250. Hardware startups some times have a hard time getting out of kickstarter and into the retail space. We'll see if it ever gets launched in retail at $400. Could be more, could be less (unlikely) or could be not at all.

dsr_ 11y ago

Remember, too, that Home Depot has the advantage of not having to stock everything everywhere. If they have 450 shower heads that cost over $250, it's a good bet that most of their stores carry one or two of them at most -- and that they can all be ordered, if that's what you want. I wouldn't be too surprised if HD actually has no warehouse where you can find a $5500 shower head -- but the manufacturer will happily ship you one when HD orders it. Or perhaps they will make one when you order it. I don't see the $5500 shower head as being in high demand or time-sensitive.

giarc 11y ago
You are correct, the HD page lists 124 shower heads as "in store". And even then I'm sure it varies store to store. My comment was more to say, $250 isn't a crazy expensive shower head. I wouldn't consider it to be in the elite category only accessible to the world's 1%. Even at $400 (the eventual retail price) it's not bad. HD has nearly 200 shower heads between $300-$500. Restoration Hardware has a similar shower head to the Nedia (minus the small droplet water) for $1000 and Restoration Hardware exists in many malls around NA (https://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product.jsp?productId=prod6510241&categoryId=cat3850062 https://www.restorationhardware.com/catalog/product/product....).