Cost of Prusament?
Does anyone know why Prusa increased the prices of the 2kg spool by nearly 10% from 50€ to 55€? Prusament has always been the most expensive filament, but this is kind of a joke now… I bought some spools two months ago, they had their old price back then.
RE: Cost of Prusament?
For what I see, they have raised 10% the price of all their filaments. be it PLA, PETG, ASA etc..
You're right, Prusament was already expensive before the price increase, but now it's a bit too much for me. I intend to switch gradually from Prusament to other manufacturers.
For PLA and ASA my choice will be Fillamentum. I purchased this brand several times and I like it a lot. Before Prusa 10% increase Fillamentum was slightly more expensive (considering the cost /Kg ). Now it's the other way around and the shipping cost of Fillamentum spools from a local supplier is lower than getting Prusament shipped from Prague.
RE: Cost of Prusament?
They also have a Biddy3d brand, so maybe they want people to switch to another brand and limit demand for the Prusament.
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RE: Cost of Prusament?
It might just be that manufacturing in Europe is expensive. High energy costs, high labor costs, etc. (Based on personal experience...) almost all low-cost filament manufacturers are from China. But I would gladly pay more in filament costs to support European businesses.