I think it's just a bit too expensive (I paid $125) for a piece of plastic and cheap-looking metal. I purchased it as a gift and I was embarrassed when it was opened... The thing does look cheap. I bought it because it had only 5 star ratings (well, there were only three ratings - it should have warned me...). I suspect now that these ratings were not from real customers, but from the manufacturer or the seller of the stuff... The real price for it would be about $10-$20... but I would not buy it for that price either.