> What if the Chinese start making these for $1.50? The Aeropress is very cheap. If you use an Aeropress 1 time per day for 4 years, the amortized cost of an A

> What if the Chinese start making these for $1.50? The Aeropress is very cheap. If you use an Aeropress 1 time per day for 4 years, the amortized cost of an Aeropress is 3 cents per cup of coffee. That’s only a small fraction of the price of the coffee beans, and also much cheaper than a decent electric coffee grinder. Alternately, the Aeropress pays for itself if you use it daily for a week or two instead of going to a café. Even if the Chinese knockoff were free, it wouldn’t save you any appreciable amount of money in the long term. > consumers get shafted by increased price and no competition The design is extremely simple and robust, and the device does exactly what it is supposed to. I don’t see why we need competition to improve it.