I had written a very long ranting post about this and the blood sucking R/C suppliers but deleted it before the moderators did.
I had looked earlier in my covering stash and decided I needed to stock up on a few colors. Then I looked at current prices!
Argh!
Argh
Argh!
Argh! Argh!
Argh!
Argh!
Argh! 
Joe
Argh!
Joe