The most over-priced item?

[CamaroBabe]

Okay so while clipping coupons out of this past Sunday's paper I got to thinking that BATTERIES (no matter what kind) have GOT to be the most over priced item! My husband agreed!

ANyways, what are all of your opinions on what the most over-priced item is?

[MikeD]

Okay so while clipping coupons out of this past Sunday's paper I got to thinking that BATTERIES (no matter what kind) have GOT to be the most over priced item! My husband agreed!

ANyways, what are all of your opinions on what the most over-priced item is?

Not solely talking household items, but off the top of my head:

1. Gas
2. Homes
3. Decent mattress (sheets too)

4. Wife
5. Kids

OK, kidding on #4 and #5... :)

[Kim]

Swim suits

[Cheesypuff]

anything sony

[AlpineJay]

Batteries are high priced. I don't know about gas though because relative to other countries the US still has an easy time with gas prices here being so low. Imagine having to pay $5+ dollars for a gallon.

Anything Bose is horribly overpriced. Most of that money goes to marketing!

[BigJon]

Gas, Kids, Wife. (Loved those responses Mike)

Also...anything that is targeted for yuppies and teens to buy. i.e. Luxury cars and "already been ripped jeans"

[Yossarian]

white out, clothes for me(one more X=$2+ more than what you pay)

[Freelance Superhero]

anything Apple.
most beverages.
clothes.

actually, there's really too much to list...

[chrissy]

Bottled water

Most things baby related (diapers, special foods, laundry detergent, furniture, etc. name it, it's over priced just because you tell a parent you HAVE to have it for them to be a good parent they will pay an outragous price)

[Kim]

Good one Chrissy!

[johnnymk]

Cereal

Mixed drinks at a fancy bar

Drag Races (Special Events)

CDs

Live Performances by Notable Singers

Greeting Cards

[Mike_N_Ike]

I agree with the cereal. I always thought insurance was a bit overpriced as well.

[Gothic Girl]

Gas, homes, day care.

[RIVERWIDOW]

Swim suits

No kidding. I got one half price and it was still $40.00. And what really kills me is it seems the smaller the suit(as in very little material) the more expensive it is. Little kids suits are ridiculous. I buy them after summer for the following year. My grandkids all swim alot, at the river and in our pool. So they each have like 3 apiece. Plus they grow so fast they usually can only wear them one summer and they are too small. :angry:

[Lolita]

engagement rings (ie. diamonds)

[WhiskeyPapa]

Extended warranties
New cars
Cash-value insurance

...and the number one overpriced item:

Timeshares

[LegendKiller]

Real estate
diamonds
Sony stuff
Bose stuff
cars
gas
toilette paper

[mcs328]

I got those 15 minute rechargeable ray-o-vac batteries which are a biatch to find when it was just everywhere. The only place I can get them now are Amazon and Microcenter. For 2 batteries it's almost 15 bucks. I used it just for my wirless mouse/keyboard which needs to be switched out I'd say every month and a half.

Swimsuits are way overpriced....ang2b got one at Filenes Basement for I think 10 bucks while we were doing The Running of the Brides. Oh I think wedding dresses are overpriced even if they are marked down from $9000 to $250 on sale.

[DarkFury]

Printer Ink <--- Gawd they must make a TON of money on this versus the cost of the printer.

Dual Layer Blank DVDs

Gasoline (of course... and they know they got us by the short and curlies)

Valentine 1 Radar Detectors :heh: ;)

20 ounce sodas (C'mon... you'll sell me 2 liters for 99 cents, yet I have to pay $1.25 for 20 ounces?)

Anything purchased at a State Fair or Carnival, Concert, or Sporting Event.

Tickets to Sporting Events

Movie Tickets

Digital Cable

[Cheesypuff]

oh can't forget salads at restaurants. The make minimum 700% when you order a salad. And for a soda. they make minimum of 900%

[kimchicowboy]

picture frames! hot diggidy dog, i was at bed, bath, and beyond, and a 5x7" one was like $20!

[mcs328]

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20 ounce sodas (C'mon... you'll sell me 2 liters for 99 cents, yet I have to pay $1.25 for 20 ounces?)
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How about those half sized cans of soda. A 6 pack costs 2 bucks. For 2 bucks I can get a dozen for a buck more that are full sized!! It's cute but I get less cans and less drink per can. Weedeekulos

[bachviet]

anything sony
:stupid:
Real estates in Orange County
Apple products

[sizemic1]

Sharper Image Ionic Breeze and it's competitors
Car dealership repair labor

[attgig]

for all the women that are complaining about expensive swimwear.... swim nakie =)

my list of overpriced stuff:
cable tv
electricity during peak months & peak hours
cell phone service
high speed internet

japanese & european cars
used japanese cars
video games
software in general
movie tickets
concessions at theaters
a beer & a hotdog at a sporting event
a beer at any restaurant
sporting event tickets (gosh, stop paying the athletes so much money, and pass the savings onto the fans)
soda at restaurants that don't give you free refills (freakin 18 bucks this past weekend on diet cokes.... :angry: )
consultants (they're billing us...what?! 200 bucks an hour? for what? a shoddy application?)
real estate
college education
lawyers and accountants hourly rates

i'm sure there's tons more...but that's the stuff from the top of my head.

[AlpineJay]

red sox tickets.

[tupacboy]

red sox tickets.
amen!

[Thesifer]

The Trip to the Moon for 200 Million dollars. Obviously overpriced if you can take a person with you for 100 million each, but if you go alone its 200 million.

[Gothic Girl]

Attorney's fees.

[djsusm]

Taxes

[ufcrusher]

Movie Tickets - $10+PP to be crowded, uncomfortable, and listen to some whiny kid!

Movie Concessions - $5 for a soda, $7 for a popcorn, $400 for the lapdance, $4 for 1 twizzler

Concert Tickets - $70 for crappy seats! and thats considered cheap.

Cable TV, Cable Modem service - $125+ is crazy

Bose - why pay money for a washed up companys inferior product

Airline tickets - They are getting more expensive and giving you less for it. It was much nicer when flying was a novelty and people were amazed that you routinely flew places. The seats were not crowded, you got not only honey-roasted peanuts but also a meal. They had pillows and blankets for everyone. The STEWARDESSES were women, didnt mind being called a stewardess, and were nice/polite to everyone.

Prescription Drugs - One of mine cost over $800 for a 30 days supply! Even with good insurance I am still paying a bunch of money for it.

Gas - Not too long ago it was less than a $1/gal. Hell, in 98 I paid $0.69/gal at a stop in Georgia.

Soda/beverages - Every other week 2-litters are priced $1.25+, we pay more per gallon of coffee, milk, tea, etc than anything else. Damn you starbucks.

Women - no, not paying for professional servicing...just the prices for things that women need seem to be going through the roof. I have watched as the price of some Clinique cleaner went for $7 for a large container to $30 for a smaller one. It just doesnt make sense...they know that the women will buy it no matter what since they need it for their morning/evening regiment and G_d forbid a man say anything about it.

Diet food - why do we pay more for items that are cut with water? Light mayo for example...exactly the same stuff just mixed with water to make it lighter.

Pet's and Pet supplies - $1000+ for a puppy. $150 to adopt a kitten! $30 for a 10 gallon glass tank. What happened to the world. Pet lovers unite.

It goes unsaid the price of homes.

People's stupidity - a lot of you are writing checks that your arse cant cash!

You get my drift.

[LegendKiller]

Anything involving weddings

[zenbooty]

soda
bar whiskey
music CDs
A decent wool suit
sneakers
professional framing ($80 to frame my diploma!???)
:bandit:

[g222leav]

furniture

[GraingerGuy]

Houses in CA
Gas
Evian Water (Or any bottled water for that matter)
High End Video Cards
High End CPUs

[Maarchk]

education
cell phone overage charges
gasoline
taxes.

[LegendKiller]

furniture


No kidding, especially from Pottery Barn or some other moronic yuppie place. They pawn off this cheap vaneer garbage at high buck prices knowing somebody looking for the name will buy it.

[Lolita]

I think a better question would be "what's not over-priced?"

[Gedare]

new release movies and video games - does the cost to make them lower the longer they sit on the shelf?

[thresher]

What's not overpriced? The fact you can go to a boobie-bar, stand there and an incredibly attractive woman will dance up to you seductively, give you 20 secs of undivided attention, show you her tatas up close and personal and expect a whole dollar in return. THAT'S a bargain!!! :) :) :) (or so I have heard) lol

[Yossarian]

bar whiskey



bar anything

[DarkFury]

I think a better question would be "what's not over-priced?"
Your personal opinion. :D Those are still free. :D

[bachviet]

Your personal opinion. :D Those are still free. :D
DVD Shrink is on top of my non-overpriced item. :D

[CrystalDuck]

Anything involving weddings

This has got to be right up with amusement parks as the most overpriced category.

What isn't overpriced? Four pounds of Grape Nuts cereal for $6. Bananas, usually. And Blockbuster's $10/mo plan. That's all I can think of.

[flipper]

I'm going with anything baby related. I have two kids in daycare and thank god only one in diapers. Baby food is expensive!!! And then you have to have this car seat for one age, then another for the next step, and then a third booster seat... when does it all end :)