$6 more seems pretty steep, I think
Mouser has this from newhaven display for $6.98, except it is side pin. But the price is moving in the correct direction
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And ordering from mouser or digikey (or ???) means you can get some of the other electronic bits needed that sparkfun doesn't stock or that they overcharge for.
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Needs more digging through product catalogs and spec sheets to keep the price down though.