Thank you so much for pointing this out to me, altho when I see that the cable is as much as the mic, I have to choke back the butt-hurt I feel
One time, I was at a friend's apartment setting up a laser printer I had bought for her, and discovered there was no USB cable in the package so I ran out to Circuit City to get one quickly. I did not notice until I got to the register that they wanted $40 for a 6 foot USB cable .. something they had probably paid 50 cents (or less) for, wholesale. I think the cashier sensed I was deciding if I should whip her with it or not.
Companies who charge un-educated people for cables are one of the worst kind of corporate rapists.
If my friend was not so ... damn ... hot ... I would have returned empty handed and told her I'd finish another day after buying a cable online.