Am I the only one who thinks bird toys are way overpriced?

Just spent $45 on a toy my lineolated parakeet destroyed in 20 minutes. TWENTY MINUTES. I love Skittles but I can't keep this up. At what point do we admit the bird toy industry is a racket? DIY or bust from now on.

Reading this hit home. My parrotlet went through the same phase around the same age. What helped us was leaving the radio or TV on when I'm out — background noise helps. Also just accepting that birds are gonna bird, you know?