There is an Australian applicator available which retails for less than A$40.00. (Twenty bucks in real money). 
I don't understand the second question.
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Got cats? Your static grass effort will be mashed. Sorry. Not made to be walked on by 1:1 felines or 1:48 folks, cows, etc.
Re applicator and its expense... The Noch was first. As is the case with most leading technologies, the price is tough to swallow. Then the RE's (Reverse Engineers) take it apart and take competitive action (proprietary claims notwithstanding). And, so, about 5+ years ago I pulled an article from the Ztrains website (not sure it's still around) on making your own GRASSINATOR!
The heart of this inexpensive make-it-yourself gadget was a 12vDC negative ion generator module....then available from an Australian supplier. Other Hi-Tech elements (
) such as PVC drainpipe/cap, a Rubbermaid dish/cover, a chunk of aluminum window screen, a couple of switches, a 12vDC wall wart power supply, a handful of spade lug terminals, etc., etc.....and about an hour's worth of work.... Voila! A GRASSINATOR! And it works just fine. Cost?...about $32 materials.
Well, since then others have come up with static grass applicators in the lower cost realm. We (LHS) now purvey one from Micromark, their item #85305....
Micromark Static Grass Applicator Link
...which is in the same cost/price ballpark as the Grassinator I made from the article. We've sold several of the Grass Tech devices....no complaints.
In fact, the ONLY problem I ever encountered with my Grassinator was because of ME! I did everything by-the-book...so I thought...only to have all of my static grass lying down, as if freshly mowed!!!! Problem?....I forgot to turn the highly technical/complicated electrical switch from 'Off' to 'On'!
Of course, just as there's a market for Cadillac CTS-V Sedans and Chevrolet Sparks....both automobiles that get you from here to there...there's a market for the gamut of static grass applicators. And, as always, TEHO...whatever floats your boat the best, I say.
FWIW.
KD
