Razer is basically scamming people

[Canny McTin-Face]

Razer sells common -If you play video games often, dialy- stuff for some RIDICULOUS prices! Let's take my current headphones. What i currently use is a 20$ Philips with a microphone, and i am happy with it. But Razer on the other hand, sells the same thing in similiar quality, dipped in lime color, and it's 100 Dollars! Why? because it has a Razer logo on it. And Razor is not the only company who does that either. Other clothing companies like Nike and Adidas does the same thing too. Then why am i not bashing them too? Because people don't buy or want them as much as Razer. If you have a Nike T-shirt no one will bat an eye but if you have ANYTHING with Razer logo on it you'll look extremely wealthy and good at videogames.

So here is my question: Why do people like those ugly, eye-bleeding lime green headsets this much? Just Why?

[Alaskan Catfish Hike]

It is a mystery to me. I guess it is brand recognition and aggressive marketing.

[Doomerang]

I had a 100$ razer mouse that lasted 8 months. I have a 40$ one thats the same thing that's lasted 3 years. Razer is Snake oil, and are scammers.

[Alaskan Catfish Hike]

I don’t think that is a scam exactly. Overpriced junk? Absolutely.

[Enriquez]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Marta P. DeHart:

I don’t think that is a scam exactly. Overpriced junk? Absolutely.

Just like apple products.

[Xautos]

if you put an unbranded mice of the same type next to one with a brand logo on it, you can be certain the branded one will cost 2x to 5x as much because of the logo.

it has been my experience that unbranded items can last longer than branded options usually and cost far less.

[Manic Jorge]

I've had all my Razer stuff over 2 years and it works great.

[Hayter]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Pampii:

Ursprünglich geschrieben von Marta P. DeHart:

I don’t think that is a scam exactly. Overpriced junk? Absolutely.

Just like apple products.

just like supreme.

[secuda]

Makes me wonder why OP bought a $20 headphone rather then $10?

[PL@YER]

lol razor for anything outside of giant mousepads.

logitech mice have lasted me longer and dont have ridiculous dpi ranges you wont even use.

[Xautos]

Ursprünglich geschrieben von THE AGE OF ADZ:

logitech mice have lasted me longer and dont have ridiculous dpi ranges you wont even use.

i can get those for 6 quid and they last quite a bit, i don't see a reason to go up to a higher dpi range or a more expensive mouse with buttons in silly places that disrupt proper gripping position. even before that i was using cheap mice from Tesco. these things are cheap but sturdy enough to last a long time with the right care.

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That be applied to any sort of gaming headset tho

[KriegerKR]

i have a lime green razer headset, and I love it. it's served me well for nearly 2 years now. Meanwhile with cheaper headsets I have to buy a new pair every few months because they always have an issue

[yesskillch]

There's legit a bootleg yeti microphone that they sell for $400 and it's mostly just encased in cheap black plastic with their logo smeared on it.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

1. If you're not willing to do the research for quality products, that's on you, can't blame them for something you couldn't take a minute, or two to google search, or even ask on the online hardware community forum for advice.

2. They can price things whatever they want, that's just how the market works, there's no law they can't price things how they want from the start, or how low, or high it should be selling for, but there are laws that if you advertise something, you have to go by that advertisement price for that local area / state or province / country / region, or sell for less, also depending on the laws in which country, and region.

3. People buy things because of few reasons because:

- It's popular, such as you seen Streamers, Youtubers using the *whatever* product, or because your friends has it, and want to fit in with the crowd.

- You were convince it's a good product to get, and/or thought it was a cool product to get, because of the looks only.

- Someone didn't know what to gift someone, so it's the same one of the two reasons above why they buy it to gift to someone in the 1st place.

[RRW359]

I think you answered your own question. It makes people look wealthy and good at video games.