I too got dragged into the Bar and had the eye cream used on me. It retails for like $700. I paid $250. It's high pressured sales, so if you hold out long enough, you can get it for $158. Or tell them your friend got hers for that. Anywho...here's the deal. Yes, this is ridiculously expensive!!! RIDICULOUSLY!!! And, it works. By genetics, my eyes have horrible puff bags under them. You start out using it for once a day for 2 weeks and then once a week for two years. I am on my second month and my eyes are sooooooo much better!!! I will buy again (for the $158!!!) because it is the only thing I have found to actually work on the puffy bags.