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Why Icelandic Eiderdown Is So Expensive

Real eiderdown is one of the warmest natural fibers you can find, but it doesn’t come cheap, an eiderdown double duvet could cost you over $8,000. Harvested from the nests of wild eider ducks found wild in Iceland, collecting a kilogram of this fluffy material isn’t easy, and only 4 metric tons are produced each year. So what makes eiderdown so expensive?

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  • Originally Aired August 15, 2020
  • Runtime 6 minutes
  • Created January 7, 2023 by
    vemrikovd1
  • Modified January 7, 2023 by
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