Phone batteries

Did you know that a lot of the time, a battery for a cell phone costs nearly as much as a whole new phone? I really don't understand that, but that's the way it is. I don't know about a cordless phone battery. Have any of you ever bought one of those?

We used to have a cordless phone here but wound up using a corded one when the battery went bad in the cordless. It's not as convenient, but it still works out.

I heard a story once about a Mom trying to find her cordless phone. She looked everywhere. Her little 5 year old girl remarked, "You know, they ought to invent a phone that has a cord on it so you never lose it." LOL