I got my CP trimmer on Amazon, and didn't pay that high price. I have other trimmers but found them annoying to use. I really like the slotted trimmer, and the fact that the dog ears get trimmed while in the trim stage, and not as another separate step I have to remember to do. We all have our favorite tools to use, not everyone likes the same as us. It's like my mother who always cut cabbage for cole slaw with a large butcher knife. Me, I use a shredder, the thought of handling that butcher knife on a cabbage gives me the willies.