I think this is an interesting thread. I keep wondering if people are buying these because they really want a cheap plastic ukulele, or if the ukuleles are so cheap that people just can't pass up the deal. Just the other day we were at a friend's house, and my wife said that it was cold, and that she needed a new stocking hat, so our friend pulled out a shopping bag out of a closet, full of brand new ones with tags. She said that they were on clearance last winter for two bucks each. She said that she didn't even like them, but she bought a bunch of them because they were too cheap to pass up. Ha ha, she didn't like them, so she gave one to my wife. That cracked me up. This thread got me to thinking about that.