45 bucks for wiper blades?

I was working in auto parts still when they took the refills out of our stores. They were the #1 most returned item by a long long way. People would try to guess and not match them to the car.
Then, the wiper assemblies take up a ton of room compared to their value and no one, and I mean NO ONE buys them from an auto parts store unless it's actively raining outside. Then suddenly the 2 most popular sizes are sold out within 7.291 minutes and the Karens start screaming and crying when they can't get them instantly because somehow their automotive neglect was our fault when it sent their minivan off a cliff.
In addition to that, returns were still always super high because most people are incapable of swapping them without breaking their arms and then insisting that the wipers are designed wrong (no ma'am, that plastic hunk in your hand used to be molded ONTO your arms, a dremel is the wrong tool to swapping wipers). Don't get me started on the oddball imports that DID require specially designed wipers or some oddball 90s trucks with special spoilers attached because the wind otherwise lifts the arms off the glass and never wipes a thing..
I hated working rainy days so much. So, so much.

With all that said, we always joked that for the return rates, the frustration, the problems and the inconsistent demand they ought to just charge $50 per wiper and label them "all sales final", maybe that's what they've actually done now? LOL.

That reminds me, I need a bunch of new wiper blades. I too would be thrilled to find refills because locally they're unobtainium and the new arm assemblies are all made from pot metal or recycled tupperware.