The money is not only for the filter but for the time it took to install, employee salary, company overhead, and profit margin.
Saying you saw the filter on Amazon.com for a hundred dollars less is like saying you can buy a set of spark plugs at Pep Boys for $12 but if you have a set of spark plugs installed at the Lexus dealer, they charge you $109 per hour labor plus the spark plugs at $63 plus the shop fee of $25.
Basically, if you want a service specialist to do the work, it costs a lot more than buying the part and doing it yourself. You did not get ripped off.
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