IRL, you can buy 2 pineapples to attach to the front of your chest for about $4. But they will eventually go bad. Pineapples will generally last for a few weeks, then they will need to be thrown away.
You need to replace your pineapples every 3 weeks (on average), so you will need to buy replacement pineapples around 17 times per calendar year. 17 x $4 = $68 per year on pineapples.
343 are offering 2 pineapples for $10, which is more expensive than the IRL option - but they will last forever. You will never need to rebuy these pineapples, as they have no expiry date. This means you are actually going to save $58 in your first year and $68 in every subsequent year.
Over the course of Halo’s 10 year support plan, you will actually save $670 on pineapples by purchasing the 343 version in the store today.
343 are literally saving you $670, and people are still complaining? Ridiculous.