Att: Anyone who Wears a Sheitel:

Insane. One should spend at least 4000

This is probably a specail custom made piece with an exclusive foundation.

You can get a top quality sheitel for about 12 or 1500 US dollars.

my wife: you can get a full-length gorgeous not-cut shaitel for 1600 or less. of good european hair.

Well smart ty first for asking, being single i have no idea what the going rate for a wig is but that seems awfully steep for a pile of hair, I don’t mean that in a bad way at all i know it is for a very important mitzvah but that just seems wayyyy too much.

I really shouldn’t post but it’s disgusting, not just crazy!

Anyone know why you can’t shave off your own hair and use that as a wig?

you probably mean spend your HUSBANDS money?!

Husbands, stay away..

I love this thread!

My wife’s great grandmother asked that her children and grandchildren (god knows till when…) should wear only synthetic wigs. At some point my wife was thinking of droping it. Sometimes I think to myself that her shaitel looks horrible! But now that I see these numbers… Its beautiful already! Aint letting her change… 🙂

Yes addict I’m single but don’t worry I’m not wigging out.

It is not fair to say whether it is a good price, fair or crazy. You have to decide for yourself depending on your previous experience. One has to take all variables into account. The color for one thing is a very important variable. A blonde sheitel with different highlights cost more than a dark sheitel. Red hair is also more expensive because it is less available and harder to match. Better hair and a better well known company will charge for their experience and quality. The price usually includes the cut as well, so one has to take into consideration the experience of the stylist you are buying from and how much that is worth to you.

The fit of the sheitel is also very important. If you are hard to fit, or need custom sizing that is a consideration as well. If you will wear the sheitel everyday or if it is a Shabbos sheitel that won’t get as much use is another consideration. Is the piece a quality piece that will last a long time? Is it from someone you can trust? Usually you get what you pay for.

Many women look to buy a cheaper piece because they buy more often and therefore they justify each purchase with “it wasn’t such a good piece or I didn’t spend so much on it”. If you intend to use it for a long time, make sure it is a quality piece.

These are some of the reasons I am saying that one shouldn’t take it upon themselves to comment so quickly without even knowing the variables. Buying a sheitel is not as simple as buying a pair of shoes or a purse. It is an individual choice depending on ones individual circumstances.

Tell me again why husbands cant have an opinion?

and even have a sheitel for over 11 years and still in good condition.

Wow!

Why hasnt anyone above mentioned where theyre getting Sheitels that theyre happy with (place of purchase and who cut it)?

I just bought a wig for close to $2,000 that I hate (I dont want to mention where), so proceed with caution.

The best wig I ever bought was from Cathy who used to be on 42nd street, nr 16th Ave in a house in BP. This was about 8 years ago. Shes no longer in business, as far as most people know. None of her old customers who Ive spoken to, know where she is.

Smartcookie, I totally understand!

It is both normal and crazy as we strive to look good in a modest way and not waste money. My family traditionally have always had long hair when married which we keep well styled but covered up under scarves/snoods,idea being to look good at home for our husbands but be modest in the street. But now my married daughters wear sheitels which are both very expensive and very nice, their husbands are always amazed by the prices, but want their wives to be happy. Goodtip though, now looking at sheitel prices which are so high, think tzedeka, we have started to give 10% of what we pay for a glamorous sheitel to tzedeka, especially those medical charities that pay to help victims of illness or terror recover from scars birthmarks. As my girls go looking for a cadillac of a sheitel to buy they have now think about someone living less fortunate, good discipline all round. Sometimes they come home, and think they might just stick to a scarf for weekdays.

cshapiro, the cuts were $100 each? BY WHOM? Please share. Are you happy (and are you a very easy to please type)?

It is the price many people are charging (and getting) for this little item. That said, the only way to bring this obscene price down is for people to STOP buying them. (Like that’s gonna happen…).

One way is to start making use of sheitel gemachs or selling and buying used sheitlach (get over it, they wash out the cooties). When the sellers see no one is buying their overpriced product, they will be forced to lower those prices. Then people will start buying again en masse, and the whole nonsense will start all over again. We can’t win.

I have never bought myself a sheitel for over $400 (and no, I haven’t bought in a LOOOOOOOONG time). I can’t afford it. My machetenista and I shared the cost of our kallah’s sheitel, and it still came to about $800 each. Ridiculous.

The $3K Shaitel is needed when applying for that $300M business loan.

$2400 is ok for a sheitel, but make sure that you’re not taken to the cleaners. I mean, make sure that you don’t take the sheitel to the cleaners; unless you want to face the judge.

cshapiro: wow! thats amazing! and yes shaitel boxes are that expensive. I decided to do without the box. I wear my shaitel to my inlaws and when i have to take it off, i put it on a shaitel head.

smartcookie: I have a long shaitel, dark brown, that i bought 3 1/2 years ago. Its in perfect condition and i only had to dye it 2 times. Its my shabbos shaitel so i dont wear it as often as my weekday. Both my shabbos (a very long one cost $800) and weekday (which is a pony for $475) i bought at milano. Very cheap and long lasting. Every time i tell someone where and when i got it they are surprised. i dont know why, but they are.

I find that shaitels are a mazel. I know of 3 people, friends and family, who bought at shevy – who has a great name, and were not so happy. Others rave about her. I personally cant afford a shevy, but i wouldnt jump to an expensive shaitel company right away. Cuz like i mentioned, i got cheaper shaitels and have great experiences.

IMHO, (and I know that I am a husband, but I would like to offer my opinion anyways,) if my wife looks stunning in a $2400 shaitel (& she does!)and she is happy with it and takes care of it, gezunterheit, may she wear it in good health and happiness for many years to come. When the boss is happy, everyone’s happy. Us men also have some expensive item to make US happy too: cars, electronic gadgets, tools, etc,(and yes, for some maybe even clothes). I think it’s very expensive, yeah, but if thats the going rate in that quality shaitel- go for it. So, what can I say, I love when my wife looks pretty and is happy.

This man’s wife is lucky to have him. Well said.

“Husbands stay out of this PLEASE!”

Yeah, right.

adorable: you mean take advantage of your parents $? why? dont they give you enough? dont you think that spending that kind of money when you can get one of similar or sometimes better quality for less is a nice thing a kallah can do for her parents who have so much to pay for already? (sorry about the run on!!) I can understand that someone would buy such an expensive one after their married a few years and knows what style (s)he likes (i still think its silly to spend so much, but i can understand it more in this situation). What do you think?