Comment by duskwuff
1 day ago
> $100 for a somewhat specialized, durable medical device...
And one which is treated as a status symbol, at that. Part of the reason a good stethoscope costs more is because it looks nicer, not just because it works better.
You can get a basic littman for not much. I could afford one when I was a rookie EMT and I've still got the same one many years later.