I personally saved myself that money and learnt to slice through and chop into the hair at the root to remove weight, this way you can personalize it more for your client and it gets you away from thinking oh I've got my thinners, same with straightners I get my blow dry perfectly straight I dint rely on them to do the work. But I suppose you can get a good pair for 100-150 from what my HATES have said, HATES are hairdressing mates lol x