Product review (3 stars): Cut your price in half (and filter too)
Ouch -- pricey filter.  Does the job but soooo expensive.

My suggestion -- buy and replace less frequently.  Next time you replace, put on a pair of safety glasses and take the used filter outside and place on a hard surface.  Strike it hard with a sharp object (like and axe) and break the plastic housing.  Look inside.  I found the charcoal filter clean and the white paper outer liner clean.  Yes, I know we can't visually see chemicals trapped in the charcoal filter but my assertion is that changing ever 6 months in a household with light ice/chilled water use is probably overkill.  Replace yearly vs. every 6 months and cut you cost in half.  Just my suggestion