Good question!  The Oasis is made from carefully CNC machined aircraft grade aluminum that takes hours of machining to complete.  With over 3,300 dimples cooling your smoke - that's a lot of machine time to get it right.  We are also meticulous on our quality control and back the product with a limited lifetime warranty.  Think about it this way, if you knew you were going to be using the pipe for the next ten years (because it's basically indestructible), that's less than 3 cents a day.  You will never have to buy another pipe again, ever.  No more dropping your glass pipe and crying.  Let's not forget how much smoother the Oasis smokes than any other pipe on the market.  So, if you see the Oasis as expensive it's just because IT IS WORTH EVERY PENNY!