10 Common Things That Are Criminally Overpriced According to the Internet
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Life is expensive, and there is no end in sight to these ridiculous inflation prices, but some items are so outrageous that people think it’s criminal.
11. Razors
Razors are so expensive they lock them up most times, but why are they so much?
“I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again… razors.”
“$15 for a 4-pack of razor heads is bull crap.”
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10. Groceries
People need food to survive. It’s criminally overpriced to charge $2.29 for cilantro, $2.99 for one bell pepper, and $4.69 per pound for apples. I’m looking at you, Safeway. Then, add something like Instacart to the mix.
All the fees, on top of the products being marked up more for the service and tipping the drivers. Also, if you can sell groceries cheaper by me giving you my phone number, there are zero reasons it should be available for that price for everyone. You want my personal information everywhere I go.
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9. Mental Healthcare
“Mental healthcare. Even if insurance does cover it, it is difficult to find a provider, much less one that accepts insurance,” replied one. Another added, “Honestly, this is the best answer. I suffer from anxiety, depression, and OCD, but I would love to see a psychologist. However, it’s obscenely expensive, and I can’t afford it, so I keep suffering.”
Many shared stories about voluntary psychiatric hospital visits ranging from $12,000 to $ 18,000 for a five-day stay. The mindset of wanting to get better with the reality of coming out worse. Who has that money? It’s depressing, and one person expressed it made them suicidal.
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8. Weddings
“Anything with the word wedding attached: photographer, dress, venue, cake, etc. Want a multi-tiered cake? No problem, that cake will be $60. Oh, wait. You said it’s for a wedding? So now it’s $250!”
“Wedding prices are predatory. So we did them non-profit and built the city’s grand wedding venues so people could have their big day. People take loans for this. People are like 30 going All In,” someone shared.
However, many wedding photographers argued they weren’t overpriced because weddings are the most stressful, from Bridezillas wanting everything perfect, to the reality that you cannot mess up or reshoot it. So it’s “getting it right the first-time pressure and worth the extra cost.”
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7. Rent
“My two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment rent was $965 in 2019. This same apartment, with no renovations, is now $1670 if you’re a new tenant. The minimum wage is $7.25 here, but most places start at $15-20 for entry-level. It’s impossible, and older generations are clueless unless they’re still poor like the rest of us.”
6. Airport Food and Beverages
“Airport food and drinks. $7 for a granola bar. $6.95 for water. $22 for beer. $17 for a chicken wrap. $9 for trail mix. It’s criminal,” one stated. “Especially when they don’t let you bring drinks INTO the terminal,” another exclaimed.
A third sarcastically joked, “And that $20 voucher they gave us when they delayed our flight by 11.5 hours went a long way.”
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5. Inkjet Cartridges
Someone volunteered, “Inkjet cartridges. I grew tired of buying new ink every time I needed a printer (once every few months), so I ditched the ink for a laser printer.” Another agreed, “I would rather not own a printer than endure inkjet. I love my laser even if I can learn Sanskrit while it warms up.”
4. Human Pharmaceuticals in the United States
“Human pharmaceuticals in America. My dog needed a chelation medication that my vet specifically said was on the pricy side but recommended a pharmacy she worked with, so I called with a prescription. They quoted $3,000+ for a month’s supply,” one said.
“Then the rep stated they accidentally read the cost for humans. The dog cost was $60. The exact dosage and same pill count, but adding chicken flavor and putting a little dog on the label dropped the price by 98%. I now medically identify as a Bernese Mountain Dog.”
Epi-Pens were mentioned individually. They are $700 for the name brand and $350 for the generic. Australia said they paid $41 for two. Asthma inhalers also topped the list.
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Finally, someone shared, “Insulin. My mother could only afford food or Insulin. She chose food. She’s dead.” Another added, “In the United States,” Insulin is criminally overpriced. Welcome to America.”
Multiple people shared, “Insulin inventors sold the patent specifically at $1 to make it cheap and easily accessible for all. But nope! Capitalism at its finest.”
3. Ticketmaster
“Ticket website service fees! Ticketmaster, period,” said one. “Metallica announced a tour recently, and the tix my friends got were $260 before fees. Of course, there were then $80 in fees.”
“Running a ticketing website must be the easiest business ever. A lot of the time, you can’t even buy physical tickets for a concert at the venue anymore because these sites get exclusive deals with bands. It’s a scam.”
2. College Books
College and college books come in at number two on the list. Several people shared stories of paying hundreds of dollars for these textbooks. However, one joked, “No, no, don’t worry! You can sell them back at the end of the class! Well, some of them you can for 1% of what you paid for them!”
Additionally, multiple shared this sentiment, “Had a professor once that required us to buy his book (not uncommon in my college experience). Except for this guy’s book at the University Bookstore was $271. Seems like a conflict of interest, but they get away with it.”
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1. Funerals
The number one-voted criminally overpriced expense in life is, ironically, death. Funerals. Someone said, “Tell me about it. I lost my baby brother and my granny. I had to pay for two funerals in six days this year. It killed me financially, considering I was also paying for cancer treatment for myself.”
“My brother’s funeral was nearly 17k, and my family helped with granny’s, but that was another 10k I paid, and my family paid the rest. That’s not including the headstones, food, and venues for the luncheon after the services. That added another 10k. I was out nearly 40k in six days.”
Another volunteered, “Not “funerals” per se, but even for pets, the prices for services surrounding death are outrageous. For example, I had to put my cat, whom I’d had for over 17 years, to sleep on Thursday, and the vet service that put her down and handled the cremation had standard and premium pet urns.”
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“The standard urns were included in the price and were either a cheap plywood box or a burlap sack. The premium urns were metal or stone with the option of touches like paw prints or a comforting saying inscribed on them. Of course, the fancy urns were all an extra $150-200. On top of the $1000, I was already paying for euthanasia and cremation.”
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