There are all sorts of taxes that we are required to pay to participate in society: income taxes, property taxes, sales taxes, value-added taxes, etc. They can all be nuisances, but of course, they are necessary to maintain public infrastructure and public services. There is one tax, however, that not everyone needs to pay but some companies try to slip in whenever they can: a stupid tax.
Allow me to introduce you to the Stupid Tax subreddit. This group is famous for sharing the most ridiculous examples of companies and individuals pricing their items without any logic. The group states that it is “for those in life who end up paying more because of their own idiocy”, and it has amassed nearly 40k members (or “idiots” as they call them) who are dedicated to exposing all of the stupid “taxes” they encounter every day. Enjoy this list of pics that will remind you to always look closely at price tags, and keep reading to also find an interview with Becky Goddard-Hill, award-winning parenting and lifestyle blogger and the woman behind the Family Budgeting blog. Then if you’re interested in another Bored Panda piece featuring people who need to brush up on their math skills, check out this story next.
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£2 For 20 Minutes
Yeah I’ll Take 49 Hot Ones Please
What A Sale
The Ultimate Stupid Tax
Yes! This needs to be a thing! Two questions for .75 or three for a 1.00!
If You Look At The Photo You Can See The Pillow Is Just Rotated... Literally The Same Folds In It
Clown At A Restaurant
Had A Really Hard Time Deciding Which Shipping Option To Choose
A New Kind Of Stupid Tax
This is on Canada, I've seen it driving and thought it was hilarious.
The Vending Machine In My Office. Pay Attention When You Buy Stuff, Y’all
I'm guessing they were out of bottles or something that cost slightly more. and didn't have it so they loaded extra cans not realizing the price was different. This happened a couple of times at a store I used to work at. The vendors don't read sometimes.
Genius
Bargain!
Smart Tax
A $122 Water Bottle Because It Has A Crystal Inside It
The Savings Are Through The Floor With This One!
"I Trusted You All"
A Year Or Lifetime? Hmmm
Used The $2 Milkshake Coupon At Mcdonald’s. Fried Onions And Tomato Slices Were Listed As Available Options
My School’s Cookie Sale
Spend Two Dollars For 100 Pennies. What A Bargain!
This isn't the full story. It is probably because pennies were discontinued in Canada. Though why you would buy them I don't know.
Same Items Inside... Hers Costs 30% More
My Brother Saw This At A Yard Sale Today
There was a comic that said bagels 25 cents each , 4 for $1. The guly says "but that the same thing." The baker says "yeah but before I put up the sign they only bought them one at a time."
Pay Extra For Some Fancy “Hydrogen Water”
Bahh, only for peasants, call me when you get Deuterium infused water lmao...
The Chicken Nuggets At My Local Burger King
I Like That The Sale Discount Is A Negative Amount
I Almost Got Taxed Today
I've given up with some of the price labelling. In my local supermarket, Irn Bru is 2.25, Sugar Free Irn Bru is labelled at 3.25, but it charges at 2.25 and fails to recognise it as an item for a loyalty discount. After you pay it then gives you a voucher for 0.53 as it recognises it was eligable after the fact. Absolute work of genius!
Which One Will I Choose?
Lemon Squeezer vs. Same-Size Lime Squeezer
When Buying The Book Is Cheaper
Had To Blink Twice At This One
Looking at the photo on Reddit, it really does look like they are the sizes as labelled, but the only way to be sure is to check the barcode against the label, as it quite often happens that things are shelved in the wrong place, particularly as the wording is slightly different on the middle label.
Uh Oh
Profit
There Was An Attempt To Clearance Plants
Walmart Math Is Hard. Also That Was The Last Of The Single Boxes Too
Samosas For People Who Don’t Pay Attention
Sugartax
What A Bargain. I’ll Take Two
So I Found This Today, And It’s 4x The Regular Price Of Water! Scam :-/
Lol at the white tape covering "reduce inflammation" and " boost energy"! They printed the packaging without checking if they are legally allowed to make those claims. Not a very trustworthy move.
Had I Not Paid Attention I’d Have Been The Fool, Not Whoever Tagged These
Bad Sale Is Bad
You Sob .... I'm In
Pay An Extra Dollar For Buying In Bulk
Target With The Old Switcheroo
Where I live, if the price of a $10 or less is wrong, they have to give it to you for free. Trying to steal from customers is costly for retailers.
$3.50 For 1 Gallon, Or $1.50 For A Half Gallon
a gallon of milk where i live atm is ~$6, i’d be glad to be upcharged 50 for milk $2.41 less then im paying now
Little Bargain I Spotted In Asda
Or, You Know....wait A Couple Of Days
There is absolutely no movie that I'd pay that much to see on the opening day.
More For The Same
10 For $4 Or 12 For $4 🤔
My Friends Daughter Had To Start Her Own Business For A Class Business. She Made A Profit!
$3 More For 1/4 Of The Value!!
But this is normal. They want you to subscribe for the whole year, so they make it cheaper
Et Tu, Pokémon Go?
Thats One Big Sale On Chupa Chups
I Had To Do A Double Take
Hmmm
I Don't Know If This Counts? 1p More For 40% More Sauce
Maybe it's the production cost I'm guessing...given the p per g cost.
12 For $4 Or 24 For $10
4.99 For 10 Or 4.49 For 12 But A “Women’s” Version
Doesn't happen often that a product labeled for women is actually cheaper than the regular one.
I Bought 8
How Many Donuts Are In A Dozen Again?
Technically a baker's dozen is 13. Still paying $1.02 for the extra one though (assuming you get it).
There Are Literally 2 Bags In The Box
Clearly Math Isn't Their Best Subject
Shouldn’t It Be Cheaper The More You Get?
Spend More, Save Less?
What A Deal!
Reduced!
German Children's Book
Is that "Lena buys one" (smart) or "Lena goes grocery shopping"?
Found In A Facebook Sales Group
I'll Charge You Extra If You Want Them Both
Which One To Get From The Vending Machine?? Hmmm
Great Buy!
Rollback
Wow Great Cyber Monday Deals
Jokes on you if you buy airpods in general. You can get earbuds that have the same design and slightly better technology, for around 1/3 the price. I can at least see someone making a case for macbooks because os preference (they suffer from the same issue, theyre about 2x the price of an equivalent spec laptop) but paying $240 for mediocre earbuds, that are almost exactly the same as many on the market is dumb
What Great Value!
Found At Ross
I Always Tip 20%, But That Seems A Little High
"Suggested gratuity is calculated after tax and before discounts" could mean there is a discount on this bill and the 20% is based on that higher total.
Dang It, If I Only Knew How To Chop Nuts
$160? Nah, On Sale For 100 Dollars More
Just Discovered This Subreddit. At Christmas I Saw A Little Box Of Hay For Sale For €10 (About $11.50) In All The Shops
Go out into your yard, pull some grass up and put it in a bag. If the yard is covered in snow a new invention called a shovel has been invented.
First Year Is $5, Or Get Two Years For The Price Of Five!
Would You Like It On The 26th Or The 26th?
Otherwise Known As Sugar
Seriously?! $2 For A $1?!
Why Buy 12 Mcnuggets For $4 When You Can Get 10 For $5!?!?
Wait A Minute
72 Ounces Of Beer For $8.29 Or 64 Ounces For $8.49
Subscribe & "Save"
I Guess I’ll Have Two Half-Dozen?
Maths Are Hard
I Only Need 300. So It Doesn’t Matter
Get A Negative Savings Of 1.50, What A Deal!
Got To Get Me Some A I R P O D S C A M S
Doomed To Pay More
Target Trying To Get Me Good
The 6 Pack Of Yogurt Is More Expensive Than The 12 Pack
Seems Fair
Buy In Bulk To Save, Right?
144/12=12, 12x £1.25= £15. 144/25=5.76, 5.76x £3.20= £18.432. 144/ £21.93= £6.5.
Twenty Wings For $12 Or Twenty For $15 Or Twenty Five For $16
39.00 For Two Pack Or Buy Two Single Ones For 37.76
Decisions, Decisions
New Math? 10+10 > $25
Valu3 Pack
Why Pay $12 When You Can Pay $15?
Shopping For Backpacks To Take With Us On Our Trip And We Come Across This. They Are The Exact Same Backpack, Inside And Out
This looks like winners (tjx), in which case i can clarify as a former employee. They only do discounts based on how long the merchandise has been in the store, they don't have traditional sales. So the discount one is from a shipment a month back, marked down, and the other one arrived in a later shipment and therefore hasnt reached the point past which they discount. Their stores dont have a traditional inventory system and work quite differently, which is why this happens. Also it looks like the full price one has a reprinted tag, and was actually likely given the wrong price, again, a result of their somewhat unusual system.
To be fair, there are enough willfully ignorant people out there who don't realize when they're being duped.
To be fair, there are enough willfully ignorant people out there who don't realize when they're being duped.
