Plastic Plants

I just don't get it! What is the appeal of plastic plants? They rarely look real and because the point of a plastic plant is that one need not attend to it, they end up just sitting there collecting dust and being tacky.

And have you ever checked the prices of plastic plants? They're ridiculously expensive. Real plants are cheaper.

I appreciate the gesture of people wanting rooms to seem warm, inviting and comfortable, but I could live a perfectly happy life without ever seeing a plastic plant.