The absolute cheapest you can get a safe to use mermaid tail (that isn’t made from stolen art) is around $70. Sometimes with sales, buying secondhand, etc. you can get one for $50 but honestly if you want a mermaid tail expect to spend at least $80.
“That’s too expensive! I’m not spending $70 on a mermaid tail!” I hear it all the time. My response: “ok so don’t buy a mermaid tail.” 🤷♀️
What people don’t realize is that $70 for a mermaid tail is actually a steal! Even the more realistic fabric tails that are $200-$800 and silicone tails that are $500-$10,000 are reasonably priced for what they are. What do I mean by that? Mermaid tails work for swimming because they contain a monofin. Monofins are sports equipment. Let’s look at the prices of other sports equipment shall we?
Football helmet: $200+
Pointe shoes: $100+ per pair (professional ballerinas need a new pair almost weekly)
Football cleats: $50+ a pair
Volleyball: $20-$50 for a ball !
Let’s compare some other costumes
Kids princess dress: $30 for the off brand ones. $50+ for the Disney ones.
Fairy wings: $15-$500
Tails are often compared to legs and feet since they are opposites. Let’s talk about how much stuff costs for legs and feet vs the cost of tails.
Shoes: $20-$100+
Pants: $20-$100+
An actual leg: workers compensation maximum for a permanently injured or lost leg: $169,878 another source said the compensation for a lost leg is $115,000 making a single leg worth over $100k so a pair of legs would be $200k (unless it’s a 2 for 1 special kind of thing)
A silicone mermaid tail is a prosthetic that allows you to swim like a mermaid. How much is a prosthetic leg that allows you to walk? $10,000 to $70,000.
If a single prosthetic leg that is a solid color is $10,000 why is $3,000 too much for a prosthetic mermaid tail that is customizable to be your design and allows you to swim like a mermaid?
The answer: it isn’t.
Each scale is sculpted by hand. The entire tail is made from medical grade silicone that is safe for you as well as stretchy and durable enough to last years. Fabric tails are designed by someone, printed by someone, sewn by someone. That takes time and skill and people deserve to be paid for their work.
So yes if you look at the price tag for a mermaid tail it’s expensive but it could be more and still be worth every penny.
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