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40 Expensive Things Whose High Price Tags Don’t Make Any Sense At All, As Shared By Folks In This Online Group
Many people, many minds. Especially when it comes to something as important as money and pricing. At different moments in our lives, we might believe some things are way too expensive, and then a situation may come when we feel like Shakespeare's King Richard claiming: "My Kingdom for a horse!"
In fact, every person has their own ideas about what is cheap, what is expensive and what should actually be cheap but at the same time, for some reason, costs as much as a private jet. You definitely don't need to be a PhD in economics to form your own mind on this.
There's a thread on Reddit where people try to figure out which things are actually too expensive for no particular reason. It is really popular with more than 22.3k upvotes and over 18.3k comments.
BoredPanda made a curated list with the most popular and witty opinions for you. So feel free to scroll down and have a good time reading, watching and of course commenting. After all, as we have told before: many people, many minds...
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#1
Insulin
Since this is getting unexpected visibility, editing to add: Don't forget to check for manufacturers' Patient Assistance Programs, pharmacy discount cards, and goodrx.com for ways to bring the price down (in the U.S.)
Cooper Schultz 3 years ago
I know ur joking but this could actually save lives here in the US :(
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Rens 3 years ago
It should be free, it is a lifesaving medication!!! Mom of a type 1 diabetic here, so glad we don't live in the USA.
Jessica McC 3 years ago
Same here. My little guy needs it to live! Retail price would put us in poverty, but luckily I have good insurance through my job that pays for most of it.
Load More Replies... weatherwitch 3 years ago
It's completely free for all UK diabetics. Insulin free, needles free, lancets free, test strips free, it's beyond insane that it isn't free in the US. I have Type 3c Diabetes and it's free for me and Type 1 and Type 2. Insulin and the Creon vital for my condition is completely free. It breaks my heart that people have to struggle to afford the very thing keeping them alive 💔
Tracy Sellars 3 years ago
The sad truth is the guy who invented it wanted it to be free as it would save so many lives.
Got Myself 4 Pandas 3 years ago
Don't pay anything for any of my prescriptions- and I'm on a lot of medication. I often wonder how much it would cost monthly in the US but it's too scary to even think about
Got Myself 4 Pandas 3 years ago
Oh I shouldn't have looked. Just one of my medications I looked up, costs the nhs approx 80 pence per box of 28, the US price for the same thing? $13 - bloody hell - like, I know people have little choice but to get the medication they need but you guys really need a better system over there
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Philly Bob Squires 3 years ago
There are people who would let their entire family freeze being sick on the streets starving if it would only "make the libs cry!" It's a tragedy. But they'll still do it.
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Tamra Stiffler 3 years ago
A bill to cap the price on insulin at $35 per month has just passed the House of Reps in the US. With the majority of Republicans voting AGAINST it. An example of our corrupt representation in government:. 1 in 10 people in the state of Michigan requires insulin to survive, yet every Republican representative for Michigan voted AGAINST this bill. So, it did pass the House, now it's got to get through Senate. Fingers crossed.
Remi Flynne 3 years ago
How people can vote against lower cost (should be free) medication that people need to stay alive is absolutely beyond me. Utterly disgusting. I really hope this does get passed - good luck to the US with this.
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#2
Jane_Flowers69 told:
Dental care.
magikot9 agreed:
Me: breaks bone
Insurance: we cover that.
Me: breaks tooth
Insurance: sorry, but you didn't buy our Premium Bitey Bones package.
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
My sister has been struggling for decades because of this. She is lacking an enzyme that keeps her teeth healthy, and has spent tens of thousands of dollars over the years, trying to save them.
bumble bee 3 years ago
Me too!! Especially the enzyme part. You would think hygienists would take that into account instead of their D-baggery they give people. They are the worst people for their general attitude and treatment of people. After all, all they can tell people is brush and floss. It's the same as telling people with acne to just wash your face. You would think they would know better instead of being ignorant
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Did you hear that? 3 years ago
Tooth infections can cause death, so why is dentistry consitered cosmetic? (US)
Darcy Marie 3 years ago
Seconding this. My friend died at age 24 from an abscess tooth like she was back in the Oregon Trail because she didn't have the insurance or the money to take car of it.
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Wayne Gossman 3 years ago
I am a medical doctor and I am sure there are lots of good reasons dental care is expensive. Lots of expensive supplies and equipment. (And better, more expensive care is as uncommon as it is valuable.) ON THE OTHER HAND, it has many direct and complicated effects on probably every other aspect of health! The fact that it is not being paid for in the USA is stupid. It would probably be financially advantageous to pay for all non cosmetic dental work (and I am fairly sure even lots of orthodontic work is not cosmetic!) and even give a tax incentive to get people to do it would pay for itself in reduced medical care costs!
Rahul Pawa 3 years ago
In the US, dental insurance is not really insurance. It's more like a discount program that you pay for. The main issue is that most dental plans have an annual benefit maximum (the most the insurance will pay in a year). I don't understand why health insurance doesn't include dentistry.
Kimi Tomminello 3 years ago
My dental plan (US) has no cap and my deductible is very low- the catch is I have to pay a full year on time each month in order to be able to get procedures other than cleaning and X-rays. It's expensive too but I know I have to be put under to get a broken tooth removed and my daughter needs her wisdom's out. Health insurance in America doesn't include dental in order to maximize insurance company profits, plain and simple.
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Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I have at least 4 holes in my teeth but can't afford to get them fixed privately at the moment. I am on a low income health care card in Australia, which means I can get them checked and fixed for about $28 an appointment but the waiting list is so long I will need even more work done by the time I get to it. My sister was on the same waiting list but about 12 moths before me and it took about 2 years for her to get 'close' to the top and they gave her vouchers to get an appointment for the same cost at a private clinic because the list was so long! We have medicare to cover most costs of medical things, but for some reason dental isn't included!
Jp@nda 3 years ago
Damn, I'm sorry to hear that. That really sucks, I don't understand why the wait is so long to see a dentist
Load More Replies... Bryan GC 3 years ago
I see this is really common in USA. Any other countries? I'm from Colombia and dental treatment is included in our insurance as well as optometry.
Rahul Pawa 3 years ago
Your dentistry is so good and so cheap many Americans fly there for major dental work!
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bracetwin86 3 years ago
I'm right there with yall, I have some type of acidic saliva the doc says and so slowly my teeth are just rotting away because I can't afford what they want to charge to save the ones I got left and I'm only 35 with no chewing teeth left 🙃 it's a shame but it's life
Nikole 3 years ago
I have weak enamel due to my pediatrician giving me tons of antibiotics as a child (thanks, dude). Fillings in every one of my molars, had to have a root canal on one so now I have a cap there. I just chipped another one of my molars (unsure if it's tooth or filling) and have an appointment on Saturday. I love my dentist, though. He works with people who don't have insurance because he cares more about the patient.
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Judy Meade 3 years ago
On my way to the dentist this afternoon....no dental coverage. Taking my checkbook!
#3
-eDgAR- said:
College textbooks.
I had a professor that was really against the college textbook industry and said it was a huge scam, so for the class I took with him he used a textbook that he wrote and provided a PDF version of it for free to all of us.
lilephant replied:
I had one require a book that he wrote himself….. but it wasn’t free and actually was similar in price to others. Ironically he was my ethics professor.
Nubis Knight 3 years ago
My Professor of economy gave us a 50 % off of his self written textbooks and allowed everyone not able or willing to pay the 50 % off to copy his books for use in his lectures (way before PDFs were a thing).
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
My favorite professor said "I don't want you to buy a text book, but I am not supposed to tell you to not buy a text book, so my advice to you is to buy a book you want to read and think of it as the textbook for this class... or you can buy the one in the catalog for $259 if you must. "
Jp@nda 3 years ago
Ok so I have taken college classes decades apart. Before when you bought those overpriced books for every single class at least you got to sell them back at the end of the semester. Now everything is digital. You're just renting a digital copy for a certain amount of time, and if you decide to buy a book it is freaking loose leaf and they don't even throw in the dollars worth of binder rings to hold it. Nope you have to buy those or a binder separate, and you can't sell that back. Lovely scam.
Kelzbelz79 3 years ago
As if people don't get enough student debt without having to pay silly amounts for textbooks.
Benita Valdez 3 years ago
Loved it when the newest textbook had like the most minor things changed from previous version and twice the price.
#4
I honestly can't believe that nowhere in this post as of right now can EDUCATION be found. Now, college doesn't have to be free, but recently the prices have gone through the roof and based on this post, it seems to have been normalized.
Got Myself 4 Pandas 3 years ago
Again, depends where. My kids can go onto further education for free in Scotland. Yeah they'd need a job for living expenses but everyone does unless their parents are taking care of them
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
My degree (in Australia) wasn't free, but it gets deferred until you can pay it off, at a universal rate that really isn't much of your pay cheque. If you want to pay it off faster you can. I am never going to have full time work, so it is unlikely I will pay off the total but that just means it is cancelled when I retire. Living expenses during study are either live with parents, or covered partially by rent assistance by the government if you qualify, or a part time job.
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Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
USA - state colleges used to be free for residents of the state. There's no reason they can't be again.
Honu 3 years ago
That was never true for University of California, but it was super cheap for residents for most of its life. I don't know about the California State University system schools, though. They used to be the State Normal schools and are still significantly cheaper than the UCs. UCs didn't have tuition, but it did have registration fees. They were very reasonable, a fraction of what private university cost. Definitely accessible to a middle class family, and there was decent financial aid. That started to shift in the 90s to having more and more funding from fees and less from the state. More financial "aid" in the form of loans and less in grants.
Load More Replies... Breezy 3 years ago
Yup, did a simple one year certificate at a community college and it cost me $12,000.00...so stupid!
Eliza May 3 years ago
Free when I was younger (1986) in Nova Scotia. Now, 12K. That's just wrong, and they're desperate for trades.
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Bored Pangolin 3 years ago
I went to an American community college twice -- once when young and again years later for a different degree. The change was insane. Not only did the cost go up but what they provided went down. Required handouts were given online as a pdf and required you to print them yourself prior to class, whether home or paying at the library. Even the bubble sheet for exams was no longer provided, you had to wait on a long queue at the college book store and buy the packs yourself prior to exam day. I tried to take an art class for credit but the entry class covers all mediums -- the sheer amount of supplies you were required to buy for one time use, with the teacher admitting the quality of some materials WILL impact your grade since they won't behave as nice as the more expensive brands, had me drop that one immediately.
TheEndIsNigh 3 years ago
I think in the U.S. we have been so conditioned to the high price of education that it doesn't elicit a reaction. We have all been so numb to it for so long...if you want higher education in the U.S. you either work your ass off for grants and scholarships, or go into massive, crippling debt. That's the American way...hustle or struggle.
Thomas Sweda 3 years ago
Hey dude, it IS pretty much free in most other free countries, and many of the not so free countries. Face it. Our good old U.S. of A. pretty much sucks at a lot of things. Don’t get me started on Prescription drugs.
Eliza May 3 years ago
Vocational school was free when I was younger (secreterisl diploma). There was also hairdressing, pipe-fitting, sutomotive repsir, welding, drafting. All FREE, here in Nova Scotia Canada, in 1986. All you had to pay for were books or some supplies (like a dummy head for hairdressing). Now, trade school's thousands.
#5
knockfart told:
Funerals
ur_canadian_brudda replied:
Hi, I install and maintain headstones for a living. Preplan and PREPAY FOR THAT SH*T. Or at least make a will. It saves so much arguing later.
Almost nobody wants a gazillion dollars spent, but for some reason grieving peeps always feel like the $5500 casket that gets buried seems like a better deal than the pine box.
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I have already arranged to donate my body to science... I don't care what they do with it, since I won't be needing it any longer. They cremate what is left and return the cremains. I have arranged to have those placed in a completely organic cemetery, in the middle of a 21000 acre nature preserve, where a small brass plaque and a tree will commemorate my passing. Total cost, about $350 and all arrangements are already made and paid for.
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
My 82 year old cousin overheard me say that I was donating my body to science, and wondered if they would accept hers. She was already in hospice, so we quickly made the arrangements, and less than a week later, she was gone.
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NsG 3 years ago
Funerals are not for the dead, they're for the living. The dead don't care (or, if you prefer to believe in an afterlife, there's absolutely nothing they can say or do a out whatever form the funeral takes if they do care)
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
True. I have said since I was about 12 I didn't want a funeral, but had to resign myself to the fact my family will want one. At least they know I want the quickest, cheapest thing possible.
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James Werner 3 years ago
I have arranged to be cremated. I asked the facility to put my ashes in a speed bump so that I could continue to annoy people after I'm dead, but they declined.
Caro Caro 3 years ago
I organized the cheapest coffin, etc for my husbands funeral, he was cremated. It still came down to a 3000 euro's so there went my savings down the toilet.
Nikole 3 years ago
I used to just want to be thrown into a forest when I die, but noooo... that's "improper disposal of a corpse"... So here is several thousand dollars...?
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Mama Panda 3 years ago
I have arranged with my son that when I die, cremate me and spread my ashes in the ocean. I would rather hang out with the sea life than sit on his mantle or in some graveyard and be long forgotten.
Got Myself 4 Pandas 3 years ago
I want to be put in one of those pods and planted somewhere - I do not want whoever is left paying for an overly expensive box - save it and spend it at the bar, go get drunk, have fun and tell stories of how I aged with zero class and was a complete embarrassment but you loved me anyway.
NsG 3 years ago
In the mid-80s there was an advert for an insurance company (?) featuring various people "wanting to be" somewhere or something else. Like the little boy who wanted to be a slug. Well, one of them wanted to be a tree. That's me. When I die, I wanna be a tree (or at least the fertiliser for one)
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MarmotArchivist 3 years ago
Compare prices from different funeral homes, ideally before you need them; ask for a natural burial or direct cremation in a cardboard coffin, or whatever else is available in your area, you don’t need embalming an a overpriced casket. Greetings from The Order of the Good Death.
Vasana Phong 3 years ago
My mom had my dad cremated when he passed ( Buddhist) we had the funeral, and I never knew that you had to pay for the casket he’ll be cremated in, $3000??!!
Samael Burton 3 years ago
You don't have to. You can can rent the casket for the funeral. And then have them cremated and just a cardboard box. But they don't tell you that!
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Because of inflation at the moment it feels like everything. Why do I have to pay so much for food? Why is the gas so expensive? How will I keep sustaining my car? Will my wife and I ever own a home? It’s debilitating man
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
My heart really goes out to people just starting out these days. It was hard enough in my day, but things are almost impossible now. I think people will really need to turn out and make changes at the voting booth... trump undid a lot of the consumer protections Obama put in place, and without them, the rich get even richer (and not taxed, if the republicans have anything to say about it).
RafCo 3 years ago
You're not wrong, but those protections started get stripped with Reagan. That policy continued under both Democratic and Republican administrations. Obama, under pressure from progressives like Elizabeth Warren, created the consumer protection bureau. But that's way too little way too late.
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Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago
Is stuff just going to keep getting more expensive? How is anyone going to afford anything a couple years from now? Keeps me up at night :(
Helderder 3 years ago
Jup. Prices for all kinds of produce will get higher. Sunflower oil, sugar, eggs because of the bird flu, etc etc etc. The war is only making the inflation higher.
Load More Replies... Henry Crank 3 years ago
I recently came across an article about the looming housing bubble and how home prices have gone through the roof here in the US and one grade A jerk realtor that commented on it said prospective home buyers should either lower their expectations, rent or accept that they might have to move to own a home and then pointed out pricing on trailers in the desert in Arizona. Seriously? That was his response?
bugsway Frisk 3 years ago
This time we start growing our own food, that means you in your backyard
Tarhes ~ 3 years ago
And for folks without yards, ya'll can still grow stuff in pots in the windows. Save some seeds from your produce to plant and in some cases like lettuce, carrots, onions, etc. you can plant the tops and they'll regrow. It's a fun and rewarding hobby.
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Aisling Raye 3 years ago
The high prices are due to supply chain issues bc of the damn pandemic (especially the US bc somehow people here can't seem to adhere to simple recommendations - looking at you antivaxx people and those who still somehow think the whole thing is a government scam) Look into food assistance programs. In California it's called CalFresh but it surely exists in other states. It may not be enough to cover everything but it can at least make it a bit easier to get fresh, healthy food.
#7
Feminine hygiene products.
There is no reason to spend 30 bucks a month for something that isn’t even my choice.
I don’t want to bleed for 7-10 days . If I could I would just rip out my ute**s.
Edit: for all the people out there suggesting me stuff thank you but I don’t need it anymore. I got the IUD 3 years ago and I hardly bleed. I just use a panty liner now and it’s super cheap. This was just how much I use to spend back when I bought pads and tampons (I had to use both …. Very heavy flow )
Sareaesque 3 years ago
I can't recommend cups enough to those who are able to use them. I wish I had bought one sooner, it's a slightly more expensive up-front cost but I dread to think how much money I have saved since I switched, especially as my hormones went through a shift soon after which left me with having to use it nearly constantly.
steampunk dandelion 3 years ago
I wish I could use them but my anatomy literally prevents it 😩
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Annie Bieber 3 years ago
I had my womb of wonder removed...ten AM May 1st, 1995...BEST DAY EVER🥳🥳🥳🥳
Yumiko 3 years ago
if only you didn't have to pay for something which isn't even your choice; being part of society is not your choice you're obligated to have to pay tax you have to go to school and pay for it; as said in this article ; it is not your choice being deaf you HAVE to buy a hearing aid. as for ripping out my uterus I too would do it if only it was legal
Veronica Finocchi 3 years ago
Hysterectomy solved my issue. And on the same tangent, why are diapers so expensive for only one use?
PotatoGirl31 3 years ago
I saved SOOO much money on all my babies by breastfeeding and sewing cloth diapers with elastic around legs and Velcro fasteners! Consistent potty training started at 18 months so by 2 none needed diapers any more!! I watched my siblings get CRUSHED by the cost of formula and disposable diapers for their children!
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Eliza May 3 years ago
I used to by OB, $6 a box of 30 or 40 (can't recall exact, sorry) with three absorbencies, lasted me a month
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#8
Glasses! I saw an interview on 20:20 or some news show and the brand name frames rep they were talking to, when asked why they charge so much for things that cost so little to produce, roughly responded “the glasses are worth what people are willing to pay for them 🤷🏻♂️”
Adam Belaire 3 years ago
You can request a copy of your prescription and buy online. http://zennioptical.com is really good. And if you have any old pairs of glasses you like the look of, they can put new lenses in for far cheaper.
Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago
Zenni took my glasses cost from $800 CAD to $35-85 CAD (I bought 5 pairs and spent about $300, less than half of what my optometrist charged for one pair!) :) not to sound like a commercial but I 🧡 Zenni
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GoddessOdd 3 years ago
In my case, it's not the frames, it's the state of the art lenses. Most opticians have a wide range of frame prices, or you can go online and get real bargains, but online suppliers don't take the extra steps that make a difference... they don't fit the lenses to the frame as well, which is an issue if you have a high prescription, and they don't always make the most durable frames, but if you have a normal level of correction, you can save a bunch online.
John Scott 3 years ago
I need high density lenses and all the bells and whistles. my prescription is -10. Zenni gets that for me for $100. The Luxotica eye doctor charges $900. I have never experienced what you are talking about.
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Rahul Pawa 3 years ago (edited)
Yes and, in case people don't know, all the designer label glasses are made by one company (Luxottica). Edited for spelling.
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Ernie A 3 years ago
the glasses are worth what people are willing to pay for them 🤷🏻♂️” That kinda says it all. It's called capitalism - maybe not perfect, but no one has found a better system yet.
Shelley Harris 3 years ago
You have to pay what they charge unless you try to bargain
Load More Replies... James Werner 3 years ago
One word: Costco. Quality glasses for less than half of the optical shops.
aaaggg hhh 3 years ago
That show was 60 Minutes and yes. The eyeglass industry is a monopoly run out of Italy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voUiWOGv8ec&ab_channel=CBSNews Go online to zennioptical.com instead with your prescription (make sure you get your "pupillary distance written down on your prescription sheet) and get them for at the same quality for far less $$
#9
emik7133 said:
Diamonds. Complete scam.
ThePlooker answered:
Yeah, I came to say this. Ya beat me to it. If it wasn't for DeBeers, diamonds would be about $20 per carat.
Emma Brown 3 years ago
I love diamonds but we are saving to pay off our debts so my engagement ring is moissanite. It's 1 carat, white gold and cost £60! It's absolutely beautiful, you cannot tell the difference and its so much more ethical.
Bunzilla 3 years ago (edited)
Moissanites actually have more 'fire' than diamonds, and are only slightly less hard. Plus, like you said, much more ethical.
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Nubis Knight 3 years ago
Swarovski crystals are less expensive, more beautiful and much less bloody.
Got Myself 4 Pandas 3 years ago
Not going to lie, I was a tiny bit disappointed when I got a diamond engagement ring - it's beautiful and I love what it stands for, but I'd always wanted something a bit different - I'd have loved it he got me an antique ring, something with history and charm. I would never complain about my ring, my husband giving me it wasn't about what kind of ring it was, it could be the cheapest one and I wouldn't care, what I care about is that he chose it for me. He's got plenty of time to help me find old haunted jewellery from antique shops
Austin Hicks 3 years ago
Ohh shiney rocks. Better spend thousands on them because status and tradition override logic and ethics.
Skylar Jaxx 3 years ago (edited)
I just told my husband nothing big nothing flashy and for good reason I lost two of the three pieces of the set
ljbeanfield 3 years ago
I would much rather have a ring with my birthstone in it, with some pretty sapphire or ruby around it! Diamonds are so plain
Karynne Williams 3 years ago
I am an April baby, the Diamond month. Never owned a diamond, prefer CZ or white sapphire, because if diamonds were so rare, why are there thousands of them in every jewelry store, on every corner in every mall? Never fell for the hype.
Christine 3 years ago
Lab-created diamonds are now literally indistinguishable from natural ones. There is no reason to continue buying them any longer other than I don't know, tradition, provenance and greed? A documentary I watched had people bring rings set with lab-grown diamonds to a a few different jewelers to appraise. Each one said they were perfect specimens, and each scored very high on whatever the diamond grading scale is (sorry, I forget the actual terminology used here! ).They were all appraised in the thousands (or tens of thousands?) and one appraiser even offered to buy it from them right there. They were then told that they were lab-grown and lost their s**t. They were so pissed they were duped, and changed their valuation to less than $50 or something like that. They're indistinguishable. Cost a fraction of the price. Why they're not used more is beyond me.
#10
splitting_bullets said:
Housing. Everyone needs one, birth rates are predictable, people are better utilized when housed and not struggling too much
Unsteady_Tempo answered:
The lack of affordable housing is the consequence and failure of cities/counties not being more proactive in creating zoning laws that would require more density in new construction, fewer short term rental permits of non owner occupied homes, and limits on for-profit ownership of more than a few single family structures.
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
Housing is such a volatile market lately... and prices just keep climbing. The lack of low cost homes and rental accommodations makes a real difference in quality of life for ALL of us. Cities who can't house their workers become dangerous for everyone...especially the people experiencing homelessness who are often preyed upon.
Bobby 3 years ago (edited)
Forget the rentals, I'm all for the intent to occupy laws I keep hearing about in other countries. The luxury homes sit unsold all around me, but the affordable stuff sells for at least twice the appraised value, then has a for rent sign on it 2 weeks later. Edit: I mean single family home rentals. Apartments and multifamily homes are a different story, IMO
Load More Replies... Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago
If first world countries really cared about their citizens, we’d all get basic housing and food and medical needs covered. When the country gains wealth and prosperity, that wealth and prosperity would be shared with the citizens and we’d all benefit from our collective hard work, not just the rich who simply happen to be in charge of things and making monstrously unrealistic salaries compared to their contributions. Unfortunately that is socialism or communism which is apparently terrifying and disgusting, idk because I don’t really subscribe to political labels. Just thought that would be a cool way for the government to treat all of its citizens.
Sharyl Hobbs 3 years ago
There are plenty of new apartments in Orange County and LA, it’s just that they’re all “luxury” “resort-like” complexes with rents starting over $2000/mo. We don’t need more luxury apts, we need nice, comfortable apartments with fewer amenities and rents for low and middle income peeps.
Got Myself 4 Pandas 3 years ago
I think this depends on the country really. Even in the uk some places are stupidly expensive compared to others. I live in a small Scottish town and house prices are cheap and it's not that bad a commute to main cities for work - but my brother just bought a much much smaller new built house for 3 times what we paid for ours because it's just outside Glasgow - personally, that style of house isn't for me and I like my old solid built cottage with 2foot thick stone walls. We definitely got a lot more for our money, but we're out in the countryside, again this suits me just fine, kids school, doctors, local shops are all just minutes away on foot, there's tons of space for kids to play, massive park, nature walks etc and on a bus route so the teenagers can get free buses to the bigger towns/cities. I don't think I could go back to city life now
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I had a similar situation. My brother and I each bought a house last year about a month apart. I bought a two bedroom with a granny flat as well, about 1.5 hrs from the city and it cost me about half of what he paid for a one bedroom in a block of flats half an hour from the city. I always knew the further out you went the cheaper it was but it is still odd how big the difference is. I also knew we would always take different options, as to him the location (close to cbd, in a popular hipster area) was more important than the physical attributes of the property. I love being further from the city, though I had to settle for somewhere closer to a larger town than I would have liked, as small towns had higher prices again!
Load More Replies... Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
USA - homelessness exists because people don't care about other people. There is no other reason for it.
Henry Crank 3 years ago
Builders just don't want to build affordable housing. They just want to build mcmansions with tiny yards and sell them for stupid prices. Also there are far too many investors buying up homes and holding on to them to drive up market prices. As with everything, Wall Street ruins it for everyone.
HarriMissesScotland 3 years ago
Just try living in Florida where housing rates were 19% higher than the rest of the country, but are climbing. Landlords in the Tampa-St.Pete are have been allowed to evict low oncome renters with 10 days notice so they can raise the rents by $400 a month. DeathSantis really wants to live up to his name
Grace Greeson 3 years ago
"The White House reports that as of 2019, over half a million Americans don't have a home to sleep in on any given night, while almost 17 million potential homes were standing empty."
#11
shadysamonthelamb wrote:
The grocery bill is killing us. I feel like I get 5 things and somehow it's $50.
Dear_Program6355 replied:
You get to buy things?
I step in a supermarket, buy nothing, and somehow I've spent $50.
GoddessOdd 3 years ago (edited)
It's like the joke I heard recently... I spent $38 on apples at Whole Foods, and then I dropped them both!
Dekker451 3 years ago
Whole Foods was overpriced even before the higher inflation.
Load More Replies... Got Myself 4 Pandas 3 years ago
We're a family of 6. We easily spend about £150 a week on food, including a take away - it's just getting ridiculous though, my children are locusts and just consume everything in sight and mean for the rest of the week that there's "nothing to eat" - there's plenty, but means their lazy butts need to cook something. When my older two kids were toddlers I could go fill a big trolley at the supermarket with all nice, fresh and fancy foods and it would be about £90, now a small trolley ends up costing about £120. I'd be so rich if I didn't need to buy food
Eliza May 3 years ago (edited)
I remember when my mom could come home with paper bags full of groceries for a $20 bill, and our rent for a two bedroom apartment was $169 including all utilities & cable (no phone, that was like 80 cents a minute to call from Ontario to Nova Scotia, unless you called from 'Saturday noon til Sunday at six' when Bell Canada had a family calling day and two-thirds off long distance. I can still hear the tv jingle in my head for the the offer. Oh, bread was 25 cents, campbells soup was 15 cents a can on sale, a bag of chips was either 15 or 25 (small or large) popsicles a nickel, pop bottles were glass and recycleable. It was only 44 years ago.
Load More Replies... Kelzbelz79 3 years ago
People literally have to choose between eating and heating....so wrong.
LynzCatastrophe 3 years ago
We choose food and cut off gas, our heating bills for just one month were too much. Now each room has an electric heater and you can only use it if you're in the room. My house is tiny too, less than 600 square feet.
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Jo Johannsen 3 years ago
Where I do most of my shopping, I've seen pricing go up $.25 - $.50 PER ITEM in the last month "because of gas prices." That is freaking outrageous. However, eating air not working out well for me.
Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago
I actually used my grocery store points to get something for free for the first time last week - even though I overwhelmingly buy the same stuff every trip, I’m spending at least $10-20 more :(
ilikeplants 3 years ago
I'm shocked how many people on this thread don't understand the concept of a stock photo....
#12
Gr8_Ape_7 said:
NFT.....its a monkey
imvital replied:
You misspelled “money laundering”
Mjskywalk 3 years ago
It’s a digital Beanie Baby. Except after the market crashes you just have a picture of a stuffed animal, not a cuddly plush.
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V Martinez 3 years ago
This just sounds dumb that it's even a thing. Or am I missing something?
Eliza May 3 years ago
They are 'the rmperor's New Clthes' - in that it is people inventing something in their own heads and assigning it worth, just so they can say to tjhemselves and others, 'I have the first'. If you can't eat it, wear it, shelter in/under it, and there are a bazillion infinite copies available of of it in a form of media that is not something you can ever hold in your hand or truly possess, it's SOLE value is to lord over others. Because everyone else can still look at it, ponder it, distribute it.
Josh Tall 3 years ago
it is people paying real money to buy something that other people (who have way more money) tell them is worth a lot of money
Kira Okah 3 years ago
Effectively yes, and when the bottom falls out the people with the way more money will not be the ones holding the worthless items. This is pretty much the same thing that happened with the coin collectible market in the 80s, and what is happening in the old video game market right now.
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Vicki Cunningham 3 years ago
NFTs..... The absolute dumbest thing ever and a brilliant way to scam people out of money.
#13
Being healthy. Eating right cost more, gym and exercise time money time and commitment. This should be encouraged and supported not dragged down with extra cost.
Trevor Nicholson 3 years ago
There's a chain of gyms in Quebec that actually gives you a rebate on your gym membership for actually using your membership. If you got a 1 year membership and went 4x a week, it's like 30% they give you back
Trophy Husband 3 years ago
I'm America, the gym is designed to sell memberships, not to have you go. Going costs them money, but memberships make them money. So if they can get you to pay and not show up, they consider you the perfect customer!
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Ivana Bašić 3 years ago
It takes time, but it doesn't take a gym membership. Bodybuilding is a different thing and not actually very healthy, but just being healthy and fit is possible without a gym. Food yes, that will require a certain budget.
rumade 3 years ago
I did home exercises through 2020 and most of 2021; but all I could think is I wouldn't be able to do it if I lived in a flat and had anyone living below me! It would be like living downstairs from an elephant stomping about 😂
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RandomFrog 3 years ago
Someone did and interesting expirement where they spent $1.50 at a gas station/convienence store in USA and in Japan, and the differences in the amount of food/nutrition was astounding!
Ozymandias73 3 years ago
Right! Want a fast food combo? $5.99 Want a healthy alternative? Single item costs $8.99+
Bob Schwartz 3 years ago
Just paid a copay of almost $400 for a heart med (entresto). This was for a one month supply. The stuff works, and I am feeling better as compared to before I started using it, but I may have to give it up as I have no corners left to cut on my Social Security income.
Eliza May 3 years ago
Health is, and always has been, a luxury. From shelter, to adequate nutritious food, to warm protective clothing, to medication, to liesure/recovery time after strenuous exercise, to enough light to see by and not go blind from eyestrain. The only thing poorer people used to get was more exercise - but they didn't have the food-fuel to build up themselves.
Flyingbuttfluff 3 years ago
You can eat healthy for a day or buy lots of ramen and eat for days.
#14
DanTheTerrible wrote:
E-books.
OneGoodRib answered:
Oh that's a good one. I get that just because it's a digital item that doesn't mean the author and publisher shouldn't make money off it, but it makes no f**king sense for the ebook to be $2 less than the hardcover. There's significantly less costs to the publishers with ebooks, why do they cost so much?? It's so f**king annoying to go on Amazon and it's like "$36 new hardback, $30 new paperback, $28 ebook, $10 used hardback". Why would I want the ebook when it's that expensive?! And I saw this as someone who is incredibly low on space for books and who doesn't even mind reading ebooks.
Kylie Mountain 3 years ago
This. Why am I spending $12 on the Kindle book when I can spend $5 to get a used paperback? You're screwing up your own business model, people; I guarantee it costs more for them to ship me a hard copy, sharing some percentage of the price with whatever third-party seller I picked, than to download a file to my device, which I also bought from them.
Joanne Lawrence 3 years ago
I get eBooks from the library. Somehow in comparison it really feels like I'm sticking it to the man.
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Jo Johannsen 3 years ago
I search for ebooks filtered by price (low to high) and basically stick to the free ones. Of course they're not the best sellers, but there are some hidden gems out there. And the big comfort is if I don't like one, it didn't cost me anything. It's not for everyone, but it works for me.
Valley Girl 3 years ago
That's exactly what I do. Usually the first in a series will be free. Then the next ones will be a few dollars. It's how I discovered my favorite series, Promises to Keep. It follows a 15 year old girl who gets pregnant in 1800s New Zealand. Better than in sounds, trust.
Load More Replies... James Werner 3 years ago
You can borrow ebooks from your library. You can sign up with a major library even if you don't live nearby. And, Amazon Prime/Kindle have quite a few titles you can borrow, up to ten at a time. Chirp always has an impressive list of audiobook titles for $5.00 or less. With a little effort you can read on-the-cheap with a little effort. It brings your retail average down considerably.
Evi Grimes 3 years ago
Just a note, my paperback novel is priced at $20. It costs $8.50 to print and us self published authors get kinda stiffed on the royalties. Each paperback I sell, I make a profit of $3.50. Where's the other $8 gone? No idea. Now I don't price my ebook for more than $10, but Amazon takes their cut for everything. So keep in mind a lot of those authors are not really making much at all, self published or not, for something they worked a year or more on... so the price is to ensure they at least get something.
AndyP 3 years ago
I'm sorry for the time you spent doing something that some of us will enjoy, but you only get that much. But that's exactly what this post is referring to and what everyone is talking about. If you pay X to the author per book, no matter what kind of media is used, then the ebook version should always cost a LOT less. No materials used (paper, glue, ink...) no machines (printer...) no staff needed to carry those books around from the printer to the shops/warehouses, etc... If you get 3,50 per book than the ebook version should be at most 5,50.
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Deborah Barron Brown 3 years ago
You can get ebooks at the library for free. Look for an app called Libby and/or overdrive.
Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago
Maybe I'm wrong, but when you buy and e-book, aren't you just buying a *license* read the book, and that the *license* can be revoked at any time? If that's true, then its a bigger screw job than most people realize.
Jill Bussey 3 years ago
There are cheap alternatives available if you look more deeply. I am not going to advertise a particular platform though.
GirlFriday 3 years ago
I just use the app provided by local library and borrow ebooks for free.
Julie Dickey 3 years ago
The cost of production is not what you are paying for. The main cost of the book is for the Author's time and energy spent researching, writing, and editing.
Alec 3 years ago
As a self-published author, and on the whole Kindle thing, as an author you have to select a royalty percentage. Either 35 or 70%, but to choose the 70% option you can't price your book above $9.99. This works maybe up until a 300 pages paperback (which would probably priced at around $14.95). If your book is longer than that you are better off choosing the 35% option, and pricing the e-book at the same level as the paperback than choosing the 70% option, and offering a discount because the discount is basically coming out of your pocket, not the publisher's saving in the manufacturing process
Eliza May 3 years ago
Or, finding a wsy to break a longer book into a series of two (or more).
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pghreddit wrote:
Hearing aids.
Zelda_cat22 agreed:
As an audiologist, I 100% agree! Unfortunately the prices are the way they are due to two problems. One is most clinics “bundle” services. This is mostly because insurance doesn’t like to pay for our testing or rehabilitation/counseling we provide. Also-if you’re a small clinic the manufactures that make the hearing aids sell them at a higher price to you. For example, a small office might pay $1,500 for a pair of hearing aids. Whereas Costco, who can buy a lot more, only pays $100 for the same hearing aids. Its sucks because to become an audiologist you have to get a doctorate. You go through all that schooling just to end up “selling” hearing aids. One of the biggest reasons why I’m not practicing right now.
Yumiko 3 years ago
why are the most necessary and needed things that expensive? because we can't affort not to buy them?
Sky Render 3 years ago
It's what we call a "captive market", specifically a demand-side captive market: the number of buyers is very limited but for all intents and purposes needs the product to survive. When regulation doesn't step in, suppliers in a captive market of any kind will charge excessive prices and reap huge profits. A supply-side captive market is what a monopoly or oligopoly is, and has the same results of course.
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James Werner 3 years ago
Again, one word: Costco. Their service is readily available, and superb. My K10 model is actually a major brand for half the cost. Don't fall for the cheap ads. They'll be a fraction of the quality and features.
Bryan GC 3 years ago
Jeezzz... Seriously so bad is the healthcare in USA?... if it wasn't because of the political corruption or crime rates, I really would go back to my country (Colombia). I can't even believe that my country ranks 22 out of 192 as one of the best healthcare systems, while USA ranks 37 🤦🏻♂️
Laurie Weaver 3 years ago
My mother-in-law has spent thousands and hearing aids are not that great for a lot of people
Alexandra Nara 3 years ago
A good hearing aid (both sides), which includes standard technics like bluetooth or usb/ inductive recharging costs me minimum 12.000 USD- health care covers 2.000 USD Insurance of loss etc not included- life durance about 6-10 years If someone needs glasses too he is absolutely f*cked off
Kim Lorton 3 years ago
Wow. I heard that soon, medicare will pay for hearing aids, how does this affect the whole process?
Theresa Pierson 3 years ago
Really! Mine Dad's cost over $2000 and that was over 10 years ago!
Anu Frosterus 3 years ago
In Finland you get hearing aids absolutely free, we only need to pay for the batteries. That's just excellent 👍!
#16
Running for office in America.
The cost to run a successful campaign in America for virtually any state level or higher political office is simply unattainable for the common person and prices out anyone but the ruling class of oligarchs and those with connections to it. Sure there examples of candidates outside the typical wealthy and ingrained political establishment, but they are the rare exception, not the rule.
With US House races costing over $2 million and Senate races costing over $16 million the average person, no matter how well educated and how well qualified, is automatically eliminated without a vast amount of personal wealth or connections to the individuals, corporations, and parties that do hold that power. So the halls of congress and the seat of power is never filled with our best and brightest, but instead those with the wealth to attain that power and the conviction to maintain that status quo at virtually any cost to the people.
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
This is a big part of the reason campaign reform is so important... nice normal people can't successfully run most of the time.
Dan Edward 3 years ago
Just an idea:. Make it illegal to say ANYTHING about your opponent...restrict all ads and speeches to their own personal achievements..no bad-mouthing the OTHER GUY
Load More Replies... Bob Stuart 3 years ago
A candidate should only have to raise votes. The government should pay for public debates on various platforms, and advertising banned. Then we might get reps who work for what people want, not what billionaires want.
Spiffsmom 3 years ago
Unfortunately it’s not just the white men doing heinous crimes to everyone these days. And we have a black state senator who is also a mayor and a black mayor whose a township supervisor. Double dipping. How can they do their jobs, where will it end. Maybe they can become dog catchers and get more money per annum.
Load More Replies... LetsGoBrandon 3 years ago
Term limits, to start! Look at the largest concentration of millionaires in Amerika. The most are in Congress - money in, money back to them...all sponsored by the lowly taxpayers - and of course, ALL politicians are corrupt!
New Everywhere 3 years ago
This is where so many of our problems start. SO MANY people making decisions "on our behalf" are so out of touch with the problems and uncertainty us non-wealthy people experience. Each one should be required to live like the majority of the population for some time.
Joy 3 years ago
Similar to Britain. Just to run for an MP means a £500 deposit which you lose if you're not successful, and that's on top of marketing, campaigning and administrative costs. Plus it takes over your life. It's nigh on impossible to run for local office if you have a 9-5. So the working class rarely get a look in except through grass-roots activism and unions.
#17
Drugs. They say it's to pay for R&D but there were meeting minutes leaked from a big pharmaceutical company where they were like how much should we charge for this drug? $20? How about $50? Why not $100? Why not $300??? So they went with $300/pill.
bumble bee 3 years ago
The real kicker here is that most R&D is funded by the NIH, or in other words OUR TAX DOLLARS. This needs to end ASAP
Honu 3 years ago
Seriously. If I write code pertinent to my work and it is patented, my name may go on the patent but it is owned by my employer. They paid for my work, so they own the intellectual property generated. If the government pays for the research, then they should own the patent, not the pharma company. The pharma company, in this case, is just the middleman between the NIH and the actual scientists who do the work. Why should they get the patent? Unfortunately our government loves finding ways to funnel money from the taxpayer to rich people.
Load More Replies... Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
At the shelter, there are guests with chronic pain issues who can't get medication so they use pot and other street drugs for relief, which puts them in danger of arrest. They literally break the law to ease their pain.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
My sister supplements her pain meds with pot at times. One doctor told her to go for it, the other advised against it. Where we live it isn't the cost that is the problem, but the fact the controls on pain meds are so tight because they don't want people to get hooked. Fair enough, but can be frustrating when you have a chronic condition and are in pain everyday, even when on the ones that are prescribed and someone who has a sprain or something can get enough to last a week when they don't need it.
Load More Replies... GoddessOdd 3 years ago (edited)
The pill only cost 27 cents to make, but the first pill cost $12.5 million. I think all health care costs have gotten outrageous, and need to be addressed, but I think drug costs are just part of the problem... insurance companies are an even bigger part.
Is Be 3 years ago
Television commercials bombard us with pharma adds $$$. Why should I ask my doctor if I need to take so and so, my doctor went to uni so she knows what to give me. In the doc waiting room during lunch, you will see a massive buffet being delivered to the whole office by a pharma rep. My husband had meds prescribed by his doc costing over $400 a month. Have the same condition so we asked to get prescribed the generic instead, now it's $6 for three months.
Jon Steensen 3 years ago (edited)
In the Phamacies in Denmark they usually ask if you want the cheaper alternative. Given that drugs is a highly regulated industry, so you can be quite sure it is the exact same thing in the pills, why would you pay extra for a certain brand? Furthermore I think that it is illegal to advetise prescription drugs here, and there are some rather tight rules on who the doctor can eat lunch with, I do not think the medical industry have quite the same option for manipulating the marked here; which is kind of a blessing as I think it produces a much better result for the patients. When the government in the end pays for medical treatment of their inhabitants it makes a good motivational factor for them to cut the "big pharma crap" out of the equation, and focus on getting the most bang for their buck, as they will in the end also have to deal with the consiquenses of nonproductive inhabitants.
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Jazmyn Combrink 3 years ago
If i don't have my meds, i self harm in moments of exaggerated stress. I am impulsive, get upset over things i shouldn't get upset over, jump out of moving cars. Luckily I've been medicated for 2 years now and i can finally try to live a life as close to normal i can get. LUCKILY i have medicaid. My partner on the other hand, has to go med free and suffer with his thoughts with no help. THIS does for sure need to be addressed.
Catherine Miklavic 3 years ago
Mark Cuban just started a web based pharmacy called costplusdrugs.com that your Dr can send the script to and you can get most meds significantly cheaper
Vicki Cunningham 3 years ago
Prohibit TV advertising by pharma! US and New Zealand are the only countries in the world that allow it. Just how many billions do you think are spent by big pharma to advertise in prime time so that you'll mention it to your doctor, who will give you the free ones pharma paid the doctor to tout? I'm grateful there are medicines but tighten the belt a little on costs.
Ericka Hokkanen 3 years ago
They are legally killing those who can't afford the prices. Greedy f***let's!!!
#18
Fresh fruits and veggies in comparison to a McDouble
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
It amazes me, not being American, that it does cost so much less for junk food there than fresh food!
Joanne Lawrence 3 years ago
"Fresh" is overrated. I can buy a 5-lb bag of frozen mixed veggies from Costco for the price of a meal at McDonald's.
Emmett O'Brian 3 years ago
The strange thing is that farmers can't make enough money to survive. Farm stands although inconvenient if not in just the right location are rarely profitable.
Laura Brown 3 years ago
Insane that it's less expensive to eat fast food every day than buy groceries and cook at home...I used to cook five days a week, three meals a day, when my girls were growing up. But I can't afford to now...no wonder Americans are so unhealthy.
laura lee 3 years ago
Yup as stated earlier lol, wanted to make a simple beef stew with vegetables and dumplings, $85. Put it back went to mcd got everyone fed for $12 with drinks...it's garbage food, but apparently I can only afford garbage.
laura lee 3 years ago
Ps, there were no fresh carrots of any variety as well.
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Lynn Morello 3 years ago
The first year we grew all our own fruits and vegies, the next few years we suffered with snails, fruit fly, grubs, caterpillars and many of the rest of the pests. As we don't use pesticides, we tried natural alternatives, now nothing stops those pests.
#19
Buying and/or selling a house. There are so many people with their hands out that literally push paper and make a few phone calls. Total scam
John Edgar Werner Philips 3 years ago
And it's always a percentage of the selling price. Right, I'm sure the work is twice as hard when the price is twice as high.
tomchambers 3 years ago
The new trend is selling through websites like Zillow and Red Fin. They command about half of the commission.
Panda in the Fake South 3 years ago
OMG this is so true. The out of pocket cost is ridiculous. Come up with the 10% down and still can't buy a house because of all the other fees and costs.
Joanne Lawrence 3 years ago
There's a builder in my city who is now basically funding their own borrowed downpayment program for buyers. I'm sure in the end the interest cost you pay them is pretty high, but I thought it was cool to see a seller entirely cut out the banks like that. My understanding is their loan approval is also more generous than the current mortgage stress test.
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Sue Sanders 3 years ago
There ought to be a combination "sell by owner"/"sell with agent" situation set up so that the responsibilities and benefits could be shared.
Celia McReynolds Tinsley 3 years ago
Or selling just land. I recently sold some acreage that I had inherited in another state and the taxes were 33%. Why is the government entitled to 33% of something my family worked hard to acquire? Sold to my brother, BTW, because it was important that it remain in our family.
Linus Bourque 3 years ago
Well, I think it does depend on the realtor. When I went to buy my house in 2021 (my first ever), my realtor helped me with realistic understanding of what my choices were like. e.g., "this house looks nice but consider the roof will need to be done in the next 1-3 years, water tank will likely need immediate replacing, and so on.." He helped me better valuation of prices (he was honest with what I should put in for a bid and what he wouldn't go over); with understanding all the costs and navigated my choices to something that works better for me and not something that pads his profit margin. Ya I could have done it on my own but his guidance really helped us avoid making a mistake for our first house purchase.
Gary Sooter 3 years ago
This really the reason you should work with a reputable Realtor. Make sure you research the Realtor as there are bad ones out there just like any business.
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PH0T0Nman said:
Adobe Products.
It’s a massive scam that they switched to a monthly fee as it’s killed any incentive for them to make meaningful improvements and they kill or buy up any competitors
_Dague_ replied:
Someone tweeted about pirating Photoshop and Adobe liked the tweet. They are well aware they have the most pirated product, but they know if they become an industry standard they can make their profits off companies buying 20 licenses at a time at $10 a month. They aren't concerned with amateur photographers stealing Lightroom.
It wouldn't surprise me if Adobe was releasing the cracked versions online to get more people using their products. Several other companies have adopted that business model of giving out a freeware version and then charging businesses for the premium.
Vicki Cunningham 3 years ago
These creeps at Adobe literally REMOVED Acrobat Pro from my computer during a Reader update. So I deleted Reader and Pro and all of the files on my computer. Then, because I had the original disk and serial no, I reinstalled it and it works fine now. Since there is no Acrobat Reader, there's no reason for these thieves to update anything. Adobe and Apple. No bigger overblown companies.
Fabian Bartsch 3 years ago
I have been using Krita (i even paid for it) once adobe changed their payment system. Luckily there are more than enough good free and cheep equivalents out there.
Summer Woodsong 3 years ago
Yep, I bought my own licenses before I retired so I would always have them. Things went to the cloud, I can't afford a monthly fee, so I'm re-learning all my graphic software on free or lower cost versions. sigh....
Xerastraza Lecrutia 3 years ago
there are added upsides ppl don't consider. Compatibility, some companies wont upgrade a license for 15 years and can't open newer formats, if your product is always up to date you have less issues and support issues. People dot think about things like that and blame adobe or Microsoft for their inability to open a document thinking ancient versions should be supported forever.
Jon Steensen 3 years ago
But then they could make a hobbyist license at a resonalble prise. You want $50 for your softeware, fine by me, I am willing to put that into the development of a good product. But when you charge $10.000 dollars for a product that I may end up using maybe once a month, I start looking into other options for getting what I need. When Microsoft played with the option of making Windows a subscription, it was the exact time I chose to stop updating. I hate running cost like the pest, as it is the sure way to have your account slowly drain without you being attentive of it, and you may end up paying a lot for stuff that is no longer relevant, but you forgot to cancel.
#21
moonflower19 wrote:
BRAS!
[deleted] answered:
Ask any man in your life to be your bra. I know I'd walk around all day holding my wife's t**s.
CrazyCatDog04 agreed:
Can confirm, I asked my partner to do this and haven't had to wear a bra in years
Kylie Mountain 3 years ago
Sometimes I'm really glad that luck/genetics gave me a flat enough chest that I can buy a pack of unpadded cotton sports bras for $10 and I'm good to go. Fully aware that people who need more support spend a lot more money.
Joanne Lawrence 3 years ago
Same, sort of. I technically measure at a 32C because my ribcage is so large but my actual bust is effectively flat. So I fit no bras ever. If they're not pushup, I don't have enough there to actually fill them. I buy bras from Costco to wear as needed, plus nicer pushup ones for "special occasions" 😏 at times. But day to day? Hell, I used to buy my sports bras in the preteen section at Walmart for next to nothing. Yeah, one of them is neon pink with leopard print trim, but it's under a shirt anyway.
Load More Replies... Rens 3 years ago
I'm a busty gal, I buy mine in sets of 2, underworked and moulded cup, £30 odd a set. I have 14 which means I don't wear 1 two days in a row. Most, I bought on sale.
RandomFrog 3 years ago
*me a trans masc looking forward to the day I can get top surgery and throw out all my bras*
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I was reminded of that term last night when I was trying to get to sleep and almost considered putting a bra on because they were sore, but wearing one to bed is more uncomfortable for me.
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Rebecca Trinkner 3 years ago
Especially is you have big boobs. $60+ for a basic ugly white/beige/black bra.
Viki Banaszak 3 years ago
They are so your clothes look good on you. I haven't worn them in years. I don't need my clothes to look good on me. I need to be happy and free.
Stoopham McFernybabes 3 years ago
Nah - it’s not just that. I have big ones and I am genuinely uncomfortable with them flopping around. I detest cardio for this reason. I even wear a sleeping bra to bed so I don’t roll over and get a nipple stuck in the night. It has nothing to do with “so my clothes look good” (cos they don’t).
Load More Replies... Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
I work in a shelter and some of our female guests are big up top and need a bra for support. We try to provide necessities, but we can't provide bras for every woman - too expensive and too much variety in size. Otherwise, I'm glad a lot of women seem to be getting comfortable going braless in the past couple years.
GoddessOdd 3 years ago (edited)
It's really a shame that some of your guests aren't able to find their sizes... and unfortunately, for larger busted women, braless is often not an option... too painful. A well fitted bra in my size is between 60-75 dollars.
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zzzz_bbbb said:
Everything associated with weddings.
meaganannmorrison commented:
This was my first thought too, trying to plan a wedding within an actual budget is HARD
Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago (edited)
Yeah what’s the point in spending thousands? You’re just signing a piece of paper and celebrating your love, you can absolutely do that with a lovely little party :) best wedding I ever went to cost the bride and groom around $2,000 for some good food (made it a potluck too!) and some free booze and was hosted in their backyard with a Spotify playlist and some dollar store/DIY decor, played some cute DIY party games. Bride wore her beautiful prom dress, groom wore a very nice Goodwill suit. They paid for a few babysitters to take care of everyone’s kids inside upstairs so no one had to worry about childcare - apparently the 3 babysitters did an awesome job cause the kids had a blast too, made some cute little crafts for the new couple. We even got little goody bags! One of my fave memories because it was so well put together!
Load More Replies... bumble bee 3 years ago
You could technically have the same party for way cheaper, but put wedding in front of it and you get charged 10X the amount.
Honu 3 years ago
Yep. I actually saw this quite literally happen with a relative's wedding. Her dad had rented chairs for the reception. He hadn't mentioned it was a wedding when he did that. When he went to pick them up, he was just chatting with the person at the counter and mentioned it was his daughter's wedding and they tried to charge him 10x because that was the wedding price. He pitched a holy fit and they gave up, but that was their standard rate for weddings. Or dresses. For any other occasion, you spend $1,000 on a frock, it's a really nice frock. For a wedding dress, that's the bottom. You're getting unlined polyester for that. If you want something the quality of a $1K non-wedding dress, tack another zero on the end of the price. At least.
Load More Replies... GoddessOdd 3 years ago
This is a completely discretionary expense, and costs however much you are willing to pay. I wouldn't have had one at all if my in-laws hadn't insisted, and even though they paid for most of it, I still insisted on no-frills. I think it makes much more sense to put that money towards a house or student debt than for one very expensive afternoon, but maybe that's just me.
pat hayes 3 years ago
no, its not just you...more brides should be so sensible....use that money for a truly important thing....then throw a simple party!
Load More Replies... Benita Valdez 3 years ago
My budget is the license fee and whatever my bar tab is after. I plan to just get married in the courthouse or townhall (whichever) then go to a bar for some drinks. Come if you want but everyone pays for their own drinks. Maybe spring for a flower to put in my hair
Chucky Cheezburger 3 years ago (edited)
And what's up with having to get a license to get married? I wouldn't be surprised if the government started trying to tax wacking off.
Load More Replies... Ogidi Girl 3 years ago (edited)
Not really. Lots of brides get very silly and don't shop around or get creative. For example, flowers from Trader Joe's can be as little as $3.99 a bouquet. Wedding florist will charge thousands for 20 bouquets. If we stop buying from them, this crap will stop.
Cavern Gill-Vernon 3 years ago
I spent 1k on my wedding, my best friend spent over 20k. For a day. And I helped by making all the bridal jewellery for free. Also, go see a working jeweller rather than a jewellery shop. We don't charge anywhere near as much as a retail shop to handmake your jewellery
James Adie 3 years ago
This is one I just don’t get at all because it’s the exact opposite of everything else. Want a custom tailored suit? 3,500 dollars. Want a piece of custom jewelry made to your specs? About half the cost of non custom jewelry made in a factory and sold by big name jewelers.
Load More Replies... Got Myself 4 Pandas 3 years ago
I got married after my dad passed away and because of that I really didn't want a wedding - so we got married with just our kids and both our mums - a wedding wasn't what was important to us, being married was. Here's too much focus on a wedding these days. It's went way over the top and people tend to forget that life after that big party goes back to boring and so many people realise outside of the wedding hey don't actually have that much in common
#23
mildewmoisturizer told:
Legos
nikon78698 commented:
What do you mean? $630 for the titanic is a steal…..
frozenuniverse added:
I dunno, it's a bit rusty by now, I don't think I'd pay $630 for it after all that time underwater
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
Even with 'sales' Lego is expensive, but I think it is better quality than the knock offs as it doesn't break as easily. Being reusable and having lots of open-ended (ie pieces that can be used for a variety of representations) pieces means you can buy a couple of sets and leave it at that if you can't afford more. I am looking forward to finding out what the bamboo ones are like too.
Jyri Hakola 3 years ago
Legos are bit more expensive that other toys. But in the long run perhaps cheaper and nicer to the enviromnemt. A brick purchased in year 2022 fit's still perfectly with my old childhood Legos purchased at 80' and these are toys that could be passed from one generation to the next instead ending up into a landfill as most of the cheap plastic scrap sold as a toys.
Meritxell Farre Serra 3 years ago
Plus Lego has a program where you can send your unwanted sets and they go to children charities. They also used recycled bricks to make the outdoors furniture 8n their headquarters.
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Niall Mac Iomera 3 years ago
Lego (not "Legos", that's not a thing) are a very high quality product though. I still have all my Lego from my childhood, most of it is over 30 years old now, and it all still works perfectly.
Random person 3 years ago (edited)
A little before I turned 9, I really wanted this new lego set for my birthday, but it was almost $100. It was a small set. I remember saving up my allowance for weeks to buy it, and it broke a few months later when my 'friend' pushed it off a table. Best, worst, and only $100 I spent at that age.
Jon Steensen 3 years ago
Broke? A lego brick is almost indestructable and for the Lego technich set, they put them togheter in a way that makes the construction really strong. Usually when a model drops on the floor, the bricks just come apart from each other, but the nice thing about Lego is that the bricks are made to be taken apart and recombined.
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Linda Jacquot 3 years ago
If only I had kept the Legos my kids played with as littles. The hundreds spent then are worth thousands now! They had large totes full of those evil little foot stabbers!
Kisses4Katie 3 years ago (edited)
When my son was young they averaged about .10 a piece and I considered it an affordable splurge. Even though he’s older and doesn’t want all the legos, there are still some COOL sets but it’s hard to get them due to the cost and they seem to play with availability. He gets one a year on his birthday now if we’re lucky. I got him a blacksmiths house this year, my dad got him the Disney castle the year before! Good grandad.
Annie Bieber 3 years ago
Lego's are forever...so is the payment plan on the Death Star kit...🙄
#24
slyblueisblu told:
Theatre tickets. Stop being snobs and let us poor folk experience live Broadway shows too please
It seems a big part of the “value” of items like this is the expense keeps the r**f-r**f away.
There’s a comedian in the UK who jokes about how he now has a posh wife now so they go to expensive restaurants “for the ambience”. He eventually figured out what ambience was…. A lack of poor people being around.
Aloonatron answered:
Another fun bit from that routine is him asking for ketchup in a posh restaurant, so the waiter brings out a small discreet dish, which he samples, and then says “that’s great, I’ll have a bottle please.”
NsG 3 years ago
Riff-raff?! Seriously? That doesnt need to be censored! WTF! Stop sanitising our language!
Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
I wonder what BP's criteria are for censoring words. They seem to just randomly throw asterisks in.
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That nerd Zoe ️🇺🇲🇺🇦 3 years ago
They didn't censor p*or. Im so triggered and offended BP!2!2!!21! /s
Armin Tamzarian 3 years ago
I forgot his name. But he would request the ketchup specifically when he ordered risotto.
Xerastraza Lecrutia 3 years ago
Live shows I understand the costs you have actors live performing taking up their lives with the performance and practice. Now Movie theaters, 35 dollars to go see a movie cuz I want 10 cents worth of popcorn for 20 dollars is why I quit going.
Evelyn Haskins 3 years ago
WHY??? These sots of shows are only to show off and be seen and tell other people you saw it,
Sue Sanders 3 years ago
OMG! I'm horrified beyond recuperation!! Riff-Raff?? What are you gonna do with our precious "darn"? I don't know if I'd even recognize it. Damn it all anyway!!
#25
[deleted] said:
Having a roof over your head.
frederick_ungman answered:
Heck..just replacing a roof is crazy expensive. $21,000 for mine.
Kurt 3 years ago
Many roofing companies price gouge. I had a leak near my chimney, they said it needed flashing and wanted to charge $4K. They recommend going to my insurance so they could replace my entire roof. I had a handyman neighbor look at it, turned out a gutter was sloping the wrong direction and he fixed it for $40.
Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago
That sounds less like price gouging and more like a lazy company who either didn’t inspect & quote it properly, or if it really was just a small gutter problem, they made it look like you need more work done than you really do. (I see customers throwing the word “price gouging” around a lot lately and I just want to make sure everyone actually knows what that means!)
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AlanandLeila Hoyt 3 years ago
Learned that you can hire the Amish to redo your roof if they do that in your area. Their work is often much cheaper and better quality, but since they’re competition and don’t believe in insurance the roofing industry and bureaucracy tries to destroy them and their reputation.
Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago
I pay $775 (average cost in my town 3 years ago) for a 2br with dishwasher and laundry in-suite - the identical apartment across the hall from me just got rented for $1200. My landlord can’t raise my rent until I move out as per contract so I’m never moving out lmao.
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South Monk 3 years ago
Good looking roofs like shingles are expensive i suppose. But industry type roofs like aluminium or zincalum should be cheap? Of course... they look ugly rofl.
#26
thotkeys told:
Xyrem. It can be absolutely life-changing for people with narcolepsy. However, most insurance doesn't cover it, and the out-of-pocket cost is about $6k for a 1 month supply.
Inevitable-Effort186 agreed:
My poor baby sister took Xyrem for a couple years. Completely stoped her seizures but the taste made her almost vomit every time ): also I don't remember it being expensive? I think we were on assisted state insurance then.
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
It is almost impossible to emigrate to Europe, and live there permanently, unless you are already wealthy, famous, or married to a citizen.
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DanieGirl 3 years ago
I’m not sure how to even pronounce the name of that medication, but since I’m in canada. There’s a good chance that we’d have either a low or no cost on the medication. If there was a large cost on it then there’d likely be a program of sorts in place to cover the cost or enough of it to make it affordable. That is one thing I’ve never understood about life in the states. How you let parties like the Republican Party are able to have such strong supporters of their rhetoric about making life for all their citizens easier or equality of rights seen as an horrifying evil in life. I just don’t get it or why anyone would openly or proudly support stopping other's ability to access their basic needs or human right to them.
Ericka Hokkanen 3 years ago
Rn here- apply for a waiver for the med as it is the most commonly treated medication to treat this condition. If there are no alternatives they have to allow it. Keep asking for it to be covered - SQUEAK until they are sick of hearing from you and if you get a no ask for a supervisor all the way to the top. Then tell the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid that they will not cover necessary treatment for a somewhat common condition. This will get back to them like herpes. Cheers all with this condition.
Ericka Hokkanen 3 years ago
Stop working due to condition, get Medicaid. It's what many are forced to do
Evelyn Haskins 3 years ago
Lets just agree on the USA is a rotten place to live, why don't you all rise up and have a revolution!
Joseph Harris 3 years ago
The company does a great job helping anyone that loses insurance or has one that won’t cover it.
#27
Taxes. Most of the money we “give” to our government either disappears or gets pissed down the drain. If the government cannot responsibly spend OUR money, then they really have no business handling it at all.
Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
USA - it isn't taxes, it's inefficiency. Most of northern Europe pays more than we do, but they have funcitioning governments, so they get value for their money. We're just flinging money into a hole.
Doubleheader 3 years ago
Yep. If you're in the US your taxes are going to war, greedy politicians, and the rich! Money well spent, eh?
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bumble bee 3 years ago
People with the proper know-how should be reporting exactly where tax money goes in clear concise words. In fact, we should be able to follow the spending down to exactly who and for what reason anyone is getting money
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
That means anyone who's getting tax benefits and tax credits would be called out and that could put people at risk for attacks and harassment, and it's a violation of confidentiality and privacy. You can look up city budgets. You'll be surprised what public services and programs are paid for by taxes.
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Iseefractals 3 years ago
Americans have no right to b***h about taxes. Comparatively with the rest of the western world they don't pay them (as in 30% of adults in the US pay zero FIT) Socialized countries in europe pay 45-58% of their income to taxes ( a large chunk of which goes to healthcare) and that's as a baseline. There is no earning minimum (if you report earning $1 you pay 45-58cents to the taxman) and the more you earn, the more you pay. Americans on the other hand pay no FIT if they earn less than $12,700 a year, and top out at 37% for the highest earners. The current average in the US is around 25% of earning.
Rahul Pawa 3 years ago
This is a good point. Thanks to deductions and credits, my effective tax rate for last year was around 2%. To add to what you said, the $12,700 is for single people, for married couples the deduction is over $25K. Then there's credits on top of that. A typical family of 4 would have to make over $60K to actually pay any FIT in the US.
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GramDB 3 years ago
I don't pay taxes anymore, I'm over 80. But I still resent seeing tax dollars being stuffed down huge endless rat holes for things that we never see happening, improving or benefiting our most priceless processions … our YOUTH. We have horrid schools, the highest dropout rate and the lowest paid teachers on our planet! Todays youth hate school!! … This MUST be changed. We loved school in my day. It was challenging and entertaining, and once we got our lazy butts into school everyday... we learned! Todays kids graduate STUPID! They know nothing about real life and how to take care of themselves in any way. USA's modern schools SUCK! Get back to the real basics that count! Make our youth strong, self-reliant and proud to be Americans. NOW!
Evelyn Haskins 3 years ago
Probably your Country would do better to UP the taxes for the wealthy and provide better social welfare. Try to get your Government to stop spending money on sending your armed forces overseas to interfere in other Counties' internal affaires
Iseefractals 3 years ago
The upper 1% of americans pay $540 billion in taxes, the next highest 9% pay $400 billion. The bottom 90% pay $460 billion. There are roughly 240 million adults in the US, meaning that 90% of them is 216 million, which divided among the $460 billion in federal income tax averages out to $2129.62 per person. If every adult in the US increased their taxes by $0.90 per day, it would cover the $79 billion cost/y of implementing free college for everyone. Meanwhile, the combined wealth of billionaires in the US is $4.6 trillion (most of which comes from stock value) which would cover the cost of healthcare for 18 months, at most. Taxing the rich, and only the rich more, is not the catch all solution that everyone is dreaming of. Every socialized country that Americans are holding up as some utopian ideal have already proven this. Everyone needs to pay much higher taxes. I can agree that military spending needs to be curbed, but difficult to do when the world views you as the global police
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Deep One 3 years ago
THe whole tax system is a scam created by the wealthy to force the poor to finance the country. If we went to a system where sales tax paid for everything or a system where taxes were a percent of income and there were NO loopholes, we could save millions in government costs, the headache/ fear of making a mistake filling out tax forms, the insane amount of wasted paper AND force everyone to pay their fair share. Put the wealthy have control of the government and even run disinformation campaigns make people afraid of a flat or stepped tax.
Salty Wild Hair 3 years ago
Well they do write budgets and legislation that provides funding to certain countries or organizations. While some see that as pissing it down the drain, they look at it like a money laundry. You are right, they have zero business handling it at all and belong in jail.
Viki Banaszak 3 years ago
Taxes indeed. Who the F needs a million dollar toilet seat? If you pay for a car then why do you have to pay taxes on that and then get the plates and they tax that s**t. Lisense, oh yea and insurance. Then the house. Pay taxes on that plus home owners insurance and yearly property taxes. I swear they have someone to just think up this crap. What else can we tax?
LetsGoBrandon 3 years ago
ALL governments are corrupt! All will steal you blind and you have very little to show for it!
#28
Vanatru told:
Bottled water
trevg_123 answered:
Get a water bottle and refill it, price takes a deep dive toward zero. You’re paying for the convenience, plus the inconvenience of adding trash to the planet
pat hayes 3 years ago
agreed...our community well water is high in nitrates due to being very close to the farmlands and it tastes nasty...hence, we buy bottled water and it pisses me off so much because of all the damned plastic!
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GoddessOdd 3 years ago
Bottled water companies make money selling bottles. Buy a good water filter if you have to, and fill water bottles at home. When I was a kid, growing up in Florida, a lot of us had well water. It was awful, really awful, but, fill a jug up and refrigerate overnight, and the particulates settle and it's 100% better.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I had to do that when I was living in one country area and it does help. I'm lucky that even though I'm in another regional area, our town water tastes the same as the Melbourne water.
Load More Replies... bumble bee 3 years ago
When you are on the go and need a drink, at least water is better than anything else you will find. I drink tap/filtered at home, work
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
True, you can't avoid it in some places, like music festivals. As long as you are using tap water in refillable bottles when available I think you can be forgiven the occasional bought bottle.
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Kyle Simone Buggs 3 years ago
If you're in Arizona, bottled water is the ONLY option. Filtered water DOES NOT HELP. Filtered water tastes terrible out here.
Stephaniep 3 years ago
When we lived out there we had a filter on our tap, we would filter it into our brita pitcher and from that into our zero pitcher and even then it was sometimes horrid. We also went through a crap ton of filters.
Load More Replies... James Werner 3 years ago
It's no better than the filtered water from your fridge, sometimes not even as good. Or, put a decent filter on your tap for the cost of a month's supply of bottled. Buy a reusable bottle and your wallet and the environment will thank you
#29
Down_Low_Too_Slow told:
Shaving razors
unoriginal5 answered:
I noticed even Dollar Shave Club, who was supposed to revolutionize the market, is on the shelf next to Gillette with the same high capacity cartridge at the same price. I switched to a safety razor, and buy 50 blades that last a week for $15.
m19honsy was curious:
You use 50 razors a week!! How many times you shave exactly.
Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago
If you’re female, always check male shaving product prices - often you’ll find they’re cheaper :) good ol pink tax
Scagsy 3 years ago
My wife uses mens razors too. She says they are actually better. You know, easier to shave with. I believe because my wife says, but, is that a thing, mens work better?
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Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
It's cheaper and better for the world to use a safety razor. I got mine at an antique store for $10.
Evi Grimes 3 years ago
Wait can we go back to the 50 blades a week thing... I think we have discovered Sasquatch.
Giobemo 3 years ago
Pretty sure they meant that EACH of the 50 blades lasts a week (so the pack of 50 lasts a year). Funny idea though!
Load More Replies... Xerastraza Lecrutia 3 years ago
Buy a safety razor. i think a decent one cost me 50 dollars. a 200 pack of double edge blades was 20 dollars. Will last me years. Works way better then cartridge multiblade ones. and somehow I magically don't knick myself as much around the knees.
Armin Tamzarian 3 years ago
I use my great grandfather's cutthroat. All it needs is a little strop after every use and it shaves as well now as it did in the thirties.
Theresa Pierson 3 years ago
I never understood why razors cost so much. Just greedy manufacturers, I guess.
Evelyn Haskins 3 years ago
My Dad used to shaoren the blade of his razor using a glass glass, Hold it insde the glass and rub it back and forth against the circumference,
#30
MiaLedger wrote:
Starbucks
7 dollar drinks are crazy
Senpai59210 answered:
I feel like the type of people who buy Starbucks regularly are the type of people who aren't concerned about the price of their drink
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I think people are willing to pay Starbucks prices for a daily coffee must not have any need of the money. Considering what it costs to buy excellent coffee and make it at home, buying every day is a pointless expense to me. Even if you buy a $3 coffee every working morning, that's $60 a month, which would cover the cost of my internet and subscriptions.
Joanne Lawrence 3 years ago
Right? I bought a bag of fairly expensive ground Rwandan coffee at a farmer's market from a gentleman whose family actually owns the farm that grows the beans. It literally does not get more fair trade than that. And that bag of coffee that lasts a month still costs less than a week of daily Starbucks coffees. If someone is really that adamant that they like the coffee, buy a bag of it at the store and make it yourself. I make McDonald's coffee at home and the $18 for the tub (which is still pretty steep, I recognize) works out to a negligible cost per cup
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John Otruba 3 years ago
Had 1 cup of Starbucks coffee. All I can say is highest priced colored water a never drank!
Got Myself 4 Pandas 3 years ago
I want to like coffee, I really do, but nope I just can't bring myself to like it - and Starbucks hot chocolate is horrible and bitter, it's just not for me. Feels wrong going into Starbucks and ordering tea though
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I feel the same way about ordering tea at Mc Donalds, but if you are at a regular cafe you get so many varieties of tea that are brewed better so it feels like a better deal. The only time I have been to Starbucks was when I was in Canada because I discovered it was the only place that had lactose free milk I could find and I have to say, the rose tea latte or whatever it was tasted amazing, but still cost a lot.
Load More Replies... Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
I'm a committed coffee drinker, with tattoos to prove it, but I never go to Starbucks. It's overpriced and burned. 7-Eleven has better coffee.
Philly Bob Squires 3 years ago
You think Starbucks is bad, wait until you see what Victoria's Secret charges per cup! LOL! Seriously, I can't see paying $7 for a coffee when I can go to ALDI and buy a bag of their Hazelnut or French Vanilla coffee, make it myself every day for a few weeks for less than $4 bux a bag
RandomFrog 3 years ago
I LOVE coffe, but I didint drink it everyday cuz of the prices, but recently my friend convinced me to get an espresso machine and it is so much cheaper in the long run. Also most of coffee is just milk and flavor. But one coffe at Starbucks is seven dollars, well one carton of oat milk is eight and that makes about seven-12 drinks plus I just have to buy coffee beans and flavoring after that and I barely put flavoring in my coffee anyway so that makes 20-30 drinks depending on the size of the bottle. So it makes no sense why they rack up the prices sooo much!
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
WOW! 8 bucks for oat milk? You can make that at home too... I don't because here it's about $4 a carton, but I think at $8 I would crack out the Vitamix.
Load More Replies... Trevor Nicholson 3 years ago
If you don't like the price, don't shop there. They charge what they charge because people are willing to pay. Get over it.
Adam Belaire 3 years ago
The $7 drinks are the specialties. If you want just a straight coffee, it's probably $2-3.
Neal Patrick 3 years ago
Which is still nuts …. Hot water poured over ground up beans, $3
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#31
NishantWubaluba told: Popcorn in movie theatre. [deleted] answered: Anything in the theatre is expensive honestly lol
John Edgar Werner Philips 3 years ago
That's not the movie theatres' fault (entirely) though. They earn practically no money from the ticket price because of the studios' "conditions". Which are, btw, getting worse (looking at you Disney).
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I agree. The only way some theatres are hanging on is by the sale of ridiculously priced popcorn and fountain drinks. If you like going to the movies and want to support your local theatre, it's the price you pay.
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Karolina Strużyńska 3 years ago
In Poland a set (popcorn+drink) is more expensive than movie ticket
Philly Bob Squires 3 years ago
A first-run film nets 100% of the ticket sales for 2 weeks (and sometimes longer.) The next 2 weeks the film company gets 90% and the theater gets 10% etc until about the 8th or 9th week when it's like a 40% company and 60% theater split but by then, no one is left to see the film thus they have to charge out the ass for concessions.
Kristen Welch 3 years ago
I am an assistant manager at a movie theater and our money doesn't come from ticket sales. It comes from concession sales. Yes, it is dirt cheap to make popcorn, but those sales give us a paycheck
Ericka Hokkanen 3 years ago
and they wonder why women with kids sneak in food and drinks for them! Come on!
Theresa Pierson 3 years ago
My first job was in the concession stand at a drive-in, and I thought the prices where too high then! That was nearly 40 years ago!
Evelyn Haskins 3 years ago
Nobody NEED popcorn, It is a luxury, there fore price is determined by demand.
#32
Life itself
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
Life has always been too expensive for many of us. I know I am very lucky to be able to donate to the food bank and the housing charities in my town, and wish everyone who can help would.
Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
"Cost of living" is a phrase that should disturb us a lot more than it does.
Joy 3 years ago
Agreed. 'Earning a living' is even more disturbing. It's as if the world has decided that unless you're earning money, you don't deserve to live.
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Betsy Novack 3 years ago
Let's just face it. Anything that just allows us to live our happy little lives without some crap dipping in our one pocket as we lay money out from the other is gone. We pay ridiculous amounts of money to those who make money for a ridiculously small number. I have watched prices go up day after on everything. I don't believe anything I hear or read anymore. It's all about more $, more $, more $. Goodwill's b******t and donating thinking it ever gets to those who need it is crap. The misinformation with COVID19 and the profits that companies made off of the employees who worked during pandemic and got a pencil or were told to go paint a rock like Kaiser nurses. It's all just crap. And expensive crap at that.
Annie Bieber 3 years ago
I love the comment in My Big Fat Greek Wedding when the mom says "when I was little we didn't have food....."🤣🤣
#33
ReeG said:
Canadian internet and mobile plans
trentonl commented:
Rogers that
Breezy 3 years ago
As a Canadian I can attest to this! My current plan is $104 a month on a 2year contract and if i wanted to pay the phone outright it would have been $1500.00....fricken ridiculous!!
Garry Cowan 3 years ago
I thought it was just Americans that over paid for everything
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Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago
Rogers that, Telus more about how unBellievable it is, Shaw-ty. Koodo-s to you. (Sorry I’m stoned lol)
Load More Replies... GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I am amazed at how much people are willing to pay not just for mobile plans, but also for phones! My phone was cheap, and does everything I need it too.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I was very happy with my non-touch screen, flip phone until last year. A friend saw me signing in to places by hand and gave me an old smart phone so I could get the check in app and have my vaccination certificate on it too. It is nice to have the options, but I still try to use it only for minimal things. I use a prepaid account so I try not to use my mobile data unless I have to.
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Hannah Hudson-Lee 3 years ago
I am wondering whether the physical challenges of providing decent cell coverage in Canada are a factor. A large area with a relatively low population to share the cost. Mountainous regions (some containing magnetite) casting radio shadows. Harsher climate compared to some of the other countries mentioned. The distances that need to be travelled to maintain the network towers and other equipment. Supplying reliable power to remote cell towers. To mention a few factors I could think of.
Parmeisan 3 years ago (edited)
I suspect not, as prices haven't increased that much from when I first got a cell phone plan, and back then there were just "coverage areas" that did not include the low-population areas. Edit: Although I guess that doesn't negate all of the points you mentioned, and the travel distance / cable distance is a very good point. I sometimes forget that although Canada and the U.S. are similar in size, we have 1/10 the population.
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g90814 3 years ago
Mintmobile (t-mobile network) $180/year for 4GB data and unlimited calls/txt. Can't beat it. You can pay more frequently and it costs a bit more, but still way cheaper than many.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
If it was available where I live I would try it!
Load More Replies... Annie Bieber 3 years ago
You poor people...I got Tracfone when they first came out, pay as you go, bought the Triple Everything card 15yrs ago...It was my only phone for years, I now have over 200k min of phone, 199k texts & my service is good til July 5, two thousand FORTY TWO...😳Totally blows the mind of the poor call center people in the Philippines 🇵🇭 "Thank you for calling Tracphone Ma'am...your service is good til....🤯...excuse me Ma'am..." I always have assure them YES, 2042 is correct...🤣🤣
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
It's slowly becoming monopolized, too. MTS used to be not bad for prices and decent enough service. Ever since Telus took over it's been a gong show with higher prices and gaslighting service reps. I'm with Shaw now and I hear Rogers wants to take over ffs.
Iseefractals 3 years ago
In romania we pay $6 a month for unlimited 5g everything with 5000 international minutes. My mother moved here a few months ago, bought a Motorola G60 through the service provider no money down, $10 a month for the phone for two years and $6 for the actual service fee. We also have gigabit (down/up and uncapped) that we pay $4 a month for
#34
HodorsAB***h told:
“Designer” clothes, like, it’s a plain white top with a logo for £800 wtf
sprunk_bois disagreed:
That’s where I’m gonna have to disagree with you. What you are generalizing might be true but most designer clothes, while might not be worth their price to the penny, are still made with high quality material and a lot of designer products are hand made which would make them more expensive. Like the $700 Gucci watch I have is made with very good fabric and high quality silver. Also the Gucci wallet I have is made also with high quality fabric and real Italian leather. I could keep going but my point is that some products might be what you described but most aren’t and there’s a reason they’re that price
zigojacko2 commented:
It's got nothing to do with the materials used and purely the fact you are paying for the recognized brand... 🙃
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
Personally, I don't care even a tiny bit if designer stuff is expensive, because it only affects people who think designer stuff is important.
Kylie Mountain 3 years ago
Someone has bought into the scam. That wallet was made in a sweatshop in a third world country, just like the ones you can buy on Amazon for a couple bucks. You've paid hundreds of dollars to get a fancy company name on your stuff.
v 3 years ago
I paid $230 for a wallet ten years ago and it's still going strong. Prior to that I'd go through a wallet (typically $30-$50 each) every couple of years so the expensive wallet is now at the break even point. As well as the expensive wallet is holding up I expect another 5-10 years out of it so I will definitely be cheaper in the long run. And yes, the more expensive wallet has lived the same life as any other in my hip pocket.
Load More Replies... Benita Valdez 3 years ago
Hey I can get authentic leather wallet handmade by a highly skilled person for a fraction of the price. I have before and not only was it cheaper, it lasted a long time and the money went directly to the person who physically made it
Philly Bob Squires 3 years ago
To heck with Tommy Hilfiger... Imma start my own brand. Bobby Fullfigure!
Craig Reynolds 3 years ago
A Louis Vuitton bag for $3,000 The entire cow didn't cost that much let alone its hide!!I guess EGO is super expensive...
Amy Taylor 3 years ago
I'm really into seeing live music and a friend was bragging about a $3000 bag she bought and I responded "that's like 15 concerts!!" lol
Load More Replies... v 3 years ago
It's got nothing to do with the materials? Go buy a polo shirt from WalMart, Old Navy and Banana Republic and see what you get for the money, other than a name. That WalMart shirt is going to give most of itself to the lint trap within the first couple of months of wearing it and might last you half a year. The Old Navy shirt isn't too far behind the WalMart shirt in this regard. The BR shirt will last longer because it is made from better material.
Teresa Stabler 3 years ago
Not to mention that the clothing from Walmart needs to be purchased a size larger so you can still fit it after the first wash.
Load More Replies... Trevor Nicholson 3 years ago
Like with several of these posts about consumer goods, if you don't like the price, just don't buy it. If people don't buy it, they'll lower the price.
Dennis Reedy 3 years ago
It is "what the market bares." Clothing factory in our area produced the SAME items, SAME materials, and SAME machines worked by the SAME employees. AND they had a source of 700+ "manufacturers" labels that went on those items. A few years back I bought 5 suits (coat, best, 2 pairs of slacks) for $27 per suite. Labels: JC Penney, Nittany 500, and "Hand Made" by some stranger in Texas.
#35
m100896 wrote:
Curtains and blinds.
popjunkie42 admitted:
Yes. Why? One of the bad secrets of owning a home. Rugs are expensive as hell as well.
Trevor Nicholson 3 years ago
I bought two pride flags for $40 and and some hooks at the dollar store and it does the job. I don't need to live in a cave with no sunlight, I just need a little bit of blockage.
Allison B 3 years ago
I remember when I first got my own place being shocked at how expensive a vacuum was! I was not expecting it to be so much.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
I always buy mine at the op shop (thrift shop). They don't last more than a couple of years sometimes, but are cheap enough that it doesn't matter.
Load More Replies... Ericka Hokkanen 3 years ago
I say give the neighbors what they want- my fat a*s in the widow. Full moon coming your way folks!
BILL SMALLEY 3 years ago
And aren't they called Window Treatments now ? That would probably double the price right there....
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
Especially when cities change their street lights to those bright laser beam LEDs and tell residents "Just get light-cancelling curtains or darker curtains." How about the city provide them since it 's their idea to go with those lights.
v 3 years ago
The #1 reason they are so expensive is that they are usually a one and done purchase for the person who buys them, i.e. it's not likely you're going to change them out every few months. Also, go ahead and buy the cheapest blinds you can find and see how long they'll last. You'll be lucky to get two years out of them if you're consistently opening/closing/adjusting them.
LynzCatastrophe 3 years ago (edited)
Looking for decent rugs for my house. The floors are amazing but we've already scratched them. Why is something I walk on so expensive?! Also looking for a new shower curtain. Nice ones are 60 bucks!
#36
Housing prices in major cities. Shops are closed, alot of things are moving online, people are leaving and houses are vacant. Why are prices going up.
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I read somewhere recently, and I have no idea if it's true, but the article said there are 28 vacant dwellings for every homeless person in America. I know where I live, in a heavily entertainment based city, people can't afford to rent even studio apartments anymore.
Philly Bob Squires 3 years ago (edited)
You are so correct! Not sure about the 28 number but it is a hell of a lot! Greed is why these places go to s**t. They just get abandoned when people die, taxed out, foreclosures etc but someone always has their hand in the mix. I can take a property with a house run down but still salvageable that got taken for taxes. (imagine someone losing that $140K home over a $10K tax bill?) Yet for you to claim it, it costs you not just the taxes but all the hoops you gotta jump through PLUS the renovations. By then, it's not worth it. So the poor house just collapses. Now imagine someone homeless trying to do all that. That's just one problem.
Load More Replies... Laura Brown 3 years ago
Housing prices EVERYWHERE...I have to move in a couple months and even the rural areas--which I prefer, to be honest--are incredibly expensive.
South Monk 3 years ago
Blame the companies or investors rofl. During the covid era your government was printing money and interest rates were low to prevent recession. So investors financed and bought property causing prices to actually rise instead of going down. Now though since your central bank is gonna increase interest rates or already increased em property prices might go down. Of course regional conditions apply.
Teresa Stabler 3 years ago
A few years ago a major company started building a plant in my area. Just before then I had a 2 bdrm apt for $550. Fast forward to now and where I'm at is $700 for a very small 1 bdrm. Imo it's only worth $500 because it's literally claustrophobically small. I don't use my bedroom or bathroom doors because I can't handle how small it is.
AlanandLeila Hoyt 3 years ago
Paid 80k for 5 bed 2 bath move in ready last year. Don’t live near major cities. Closest one 100k+ population is about 3 hours away:
#37
Xendarq's opinion:
Nintendo Switch games
nousername808's answer:
Any proprietary Nintendo games never go down in price. Like Mario for wiiU is still $69 in 2022.
Adam Belaire 3 years ago
Same price if you buy online too. That is what kills me. For years they said the price is high because of manufacturing. Now it's "to protect their IP" it's bull.
Lauren P. 3 years ago
I love my switch but I have to either pay the cost of new games outright or add them to my wishlist and wait patiently for them to go on sale in the online store (which they eventually do, usually 30-70% off). If it isn't a game I have to have RIGHT NOW I wait until it's on sale.
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Ozacoter 3 years ago
Buy the games with cartridges instead of the digital ones. Then you can find people selling them online with a discount or second hand. I bought Lets Go Eevee half price like that. It has other advantages like you can resell them if you didnt like it and you can share with your friends.
Evelyn Haskins 3 years ago
NOBODY need a Nintendo. Don't buy them if you cannot afford them. Get a pack of playing cards and a game of solitaire. You can EVEN make your own board games., if you cannot afford a chess and draughts board
#38
the-alchemist11 wrote:
Panera
I426Hemi answered:
A girl I dated about a decade or so ago worked at a Panera and asked me to come have lunch with her once. I though Panera was just a cutesy little coffee and sandwich place and had an actual moment of "what the f**k is going on" when I saw the prices vs what you get.
Allan Kittleson 3 years ago
And why not? That's what you're paying for! So you're getting your money's worth!
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Marco Conti 3 years ago
I walked into a Panera once. I had these visions of a place selling artisanal breads (since it's in their name). Their breads looked like the processed s**t they are. I walked out, never to return. I never eat anywhere if I can cook their food better at home.
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
All restaurants are expensive... you will pay a lot more for food in a restaurant because you also have to pay the overhead, the staff, the cleaning, the power bill, and the rest of the restaurant costs on top of the cost of food. Knowing that, I still enjoy meals out, as a chance to socialize, to eat something I wouldn't make at home, AND to support a local business.
MotherofGuineaPigs 3 years ago
If this is the case, why are delivery prices the same or higher? delivery and tip aside - the last 2 years have made this patently obvious.
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Shellie Kirby 3 years ago
Our first time there and last because of the price for two orders of food that we didn't think was all that great to be charging like $30 for a sandwich and a salad.
Vicki Cunningham 3 years ago
I detest Panera! Bunch of hype. Their bread is hard as a rock. I don't know who can eat one of their sandwiches without it all falling all over the place. Biggest scam around.
yellowphantom 3 years ago
I recently was stuck away from home for a few hours and got a cup of soup there. It was over $7 and about 1/2 a cup. IMG_1051-6...5d4015.jpg 
Salty Wild Hair 3 years ago
They make a good Butternut squash soup. That is hard to find at fast food restaurants.
#39
kungfookate said: Lobster. So much work for so little meat. You have to wear a bib to eat it in case the carcass squirts at you. You have to use tools and your own strength to even get at the edible part. Then when you finally pull your sore, red, wet fingers out with that precious tiny morsel, it doesn't even taste good enough on its own that you then have to dunk it in butter. beetlehunterz answered: Back in the day lobster used to be considered poor people food. DerpNinjaWarrior commented too: This us why I stick with lobster rolls. Which are still overpriced.
pat hayes 3 years ago
agreed....i never eat lobster...i cant justify boiling a live creature for my dining experience...but, thats just me....
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Annie Bieber 3 years ago
Octopus...9 brains...3 hearts? I can no longer watch cooking shows...🐙 Lobster, Crab...🥺😢
Eliza May 3 years ago
Octopuses ard intelligent - any animal that can crael out of one aquarium in a lab, across a floor, up onto the aquarium on another table, take the fish, then crawl back into its own tank? You KNOW that is intelligence.
Load More Replies... bumble bee 3 years ago
Never buy lobster in a restaurant!!! Always buy it and cook it at home. It's way cheaper, you will make a mess but in you own home. Better yet, get lobster meat already cooked at the fish store. Yes, I do consider lobster to be a butter vehicle
Craig Reynolds 3 years ago
I prefer crab. It's even more work but tastes far better and isn't tough and stringy (like a lobster tail) and doesn't get caught in your teeth. Honestly, if you want the actual taste of lobster tail without the muss and fuss, just steam or boil some shrimp and dip those in butter. Slightly better flavor and moch more tender.
Featherytoad 3 years ago
I tried to try it once. I couldn't get it passed my nose, it smelled terrible to me.
LynzCatastrophe 3 years ago
Let give you the run down on how to prepare crap! Or shrimp! All expensive when you buy, and lots of work! I live on the coast, we have a fishing industry here. Location definitely doesn't help costs.
Joanne Lawrence 3 years ago (edited)
My grandpa grew up on the east coast of Canada and I remember being in a restaurant with him and him scoffing at the price of lobster: "where I grew up, lobster was what all the poor kids ate!" Just the way he said it was really funny - especially because I'm pretty sure he was effectively one of those poor kids, a farm boy with a grade 6 education.
Pudgy Panda 3 years ago
Knew a woman from the Maritimes who told me the kids in school used to make fun of the poor kid’s lobster sandwiches.
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#40
ExtensionAnybody467 commented: Modern Art, like, wtf how does a boulder cost $2M!? MagentaLea answered: Easy just title it Tax Evasion. jbergcreations commented: Also actual boulders that aren’t art, if you want some rocks in your yard those things are expensive but someone found it for free in the wild and didn’t have to feed it or anything until it got to your house
GoddessOdd 3 years ago (edited)
Any art only has the value people are willing to place on it. If you are willing to spend $5m for a red circle in a blue square painted by a famous person, bless you. How much will you pay me to do the same thing? It's often more about the snob appeal of the signature than about the actual art.
Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago
Honestly I’m this close to duct taping a banana to a wall cause I could use some bills paid
Load More Replies... Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
As an artist - don't buy art. Make it yourself. It's easy. If there's a local person who does stuff you like, okay - give them a few bucks. Big time art is a grift.
Metallicd3ath 3 years ago
I'm no good at art. Can't make it myself. But I'm also not really the type to buy art anyway. Even if I was, though, there's plenty of talented artists even online that do commission work for like $30-$50 or sometimes a little bit more, which I think is more than reasonable for their time doing a custom request.
Load More Replies... Teresa Stabler 3 years ago
Even after all of the inflation since then, Campbell's soup is only $1.50.
Load More Replies... Lynne Hammar 3 years ago (edited)
I disagree. To decorate, you can do lots of inexpensive things & still have nice style. But higher priced, original art, or even good prints or replicas, that you love ... that's a wonderful thing.
Linda Jacquot 3 years ago
Ever tried picking up a boulder to bring home and plop in the yard? It takes a forklift or other heavy machinery to move those things. I settled for rocks I could handle myself.
Greg B 3 years ago
But they didn't find it for free... they used their equipment to get to it, load it, haul it to their yard and store it on their property until someone purchases it. Does this person think someone just walked into the wilderness and commanded a boulder to follow them home????
RandomFrog 3 years ago
How to get rich w modern art: -Cut out simple shapes from translucent material -place said shapes in aesthetically pleasing positions on the ground -add some paint splatters -add some sentimental meaning -done!
#41
Sofas or "Couches" for others. A basic timber frame with some fabric and cushions on it and I need to get a loan out to afford one.
GoddessOdd 3 years ago
I made my own, because I wanted something animal friendly. It still wasn't cheap, but it looks great and is totally indestructible.
Kylie Mountain 3 years ago
Is there an IKEA near you? Secondhand furniture store? I'll add a plug for the Habitat For Humanity Restores, because you're getting hugely discounted furniture and supporting great work in the local community! I volunteered in one for a year, great experience.
Ozacoter 3 years ago
Ikea has gotten really expensive when it comes down to couches
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 3 years ago
You can get them quite cheap if you buy second hand. I think this person needs to reassess if they are paying more than they want purely because won't consider second hand.
Tamsin Far 3 years ago
I have two cheap ones fitting your description (~ 60 euros including shipping) - and one quite old one that was probably more expensive, but it's an entirely different thing. Actually, I trust only the old one with guests above 120 kilo and despite it's age I really love sitting and sleeping on it and guess I will do so for the rest of my life. So for me it feels like you get what you pay for. Though I didn't pay for the old one, it just stayed when everone else moved out :D, but someone certainly payd some sweet money to have it still cushioning my ass 50 years later.
Bob Stuart 3 years ago
Who buys new? I've never paid a dime for one, and I've got a dandy now.
weatherwitch 3 years ago
Buy second hand like the rest of us?? Pick them up for free? You can easily clean them and recover them simply too either create your own fitted covers or using a throw. If the seat sags or isn't supportive enough then a plank under it. I can't stand people who "need" a new sofa because it doesn't match the decor then whinge about no money. Sorry but this is a real bug bear for me. Like people with younger kids or dogs who buy a White sofa and wonder why it looks so awful so quickly 🙄
#42
Gas. It is a scam
Joanne Lawrence 3 years ago
This. I think our biggest problem right now in terms of alternative energy is we're making perfect the enemy of good. Literally every solution is better in terms of carbon emissions - which is the thing we're most concerned about - but every solution seems to get shot down by naysayers who have to find the flaws. We have no perfect solutions right now. That's a fact. But literally any alternative right now is better. The one that's really pissing me off is my province has massive natural gas reserves that could be used to produce so-called "blue" hydrogen. But extreme environmentalists are up in arms about that proposal because it's not entirely green. I'm like... so you prefer we stick with the natural gas production that is objectively worse because we're gonna burn it? K cool.
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Jahwah Says 3 years ago
It's true. Your car runs on air and the oil cartels have tricked us into buying gas. You can't really "run out of gas."
Isabella Heinrich 3 years ago
Why does National Grid get to charge me delivery charges? I had a $60 gas usage and they wanted almost $300 for delivery that's like wtf is it gold. I live on a budget and I'm raising my sisters kids because she passed away. There is no way for me to pay these bills
Annie Bieber 3 years ago
$5.59 here in California...$6.09 for Diesel...bend over...I'll Drive. 😶
#43
Anything with some guys name on it.
Trophy Husband 3 years ago
Me in a designer store: how much for this shirt? Store: $60 Me: and how much if you remove the logo from the front first?
Sky Render 3 years ago
Except Arnold Palmer lemonade/tea. That's actually some of the most affordable bottled tea there is here in the US!
Don Williams 3 years ago
This article should be called “What are you jealous of others for and why you should be sent to jelly school”
#44
Oh, I’ve got one. Delivery apps. Specifically when the restaurant I ordered from last night charged me $1.50 to have NO cheese on my sandwich.
Trophy Husband 3 years ago
Call the restaurant. Plenty of restaurants do their own delivery, and they are usually cheaper than Uber eats. Uber comes in and promises more customers but they pay the restaurant less for the food and still charge the customer more! If you call direct, you can save a fortune and the restaurant makes more money too!!
James Werner 3 years ago
So get off your duff and pick it up yourself. Then think about how little pay that is for the delivery driver trying to make a living.
Vidonia Thompson 3 years ago (edited)
Ok but we should only pay for food taxes and delivery no extra fee, sometimes people can't go outside and buy their own meals that's why they resort to delivery but sometimes delivery apps like door dash GrubHub UberEATS charge you the meal and extra fees tax and tip sometimes people tip and some don't not alot of people have that type of money
Load More Replies... Darcy Marie 3 years ago
Just gonna point out that delivery services have been a huge godsend for disabled people and "go out and get it yourself" isn't an option for many people. I don't mind paying a delivery fee and tip for my groceries but a deliver fee, service fee, app fee, breathing fee, are you wearing socks fee, do you like pineapple fee, and tip is outrageous when I physically cannot make it to or through the grocery store.
Mary Leverett 3 years ago
I've never understood how restaurants can justify CHARGING you for what you DON'T get.
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago
The only rational explanation I can think of is they have their food premade, and any item that needs to be customized requires a little bit of extra labour and handling.
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Macky McLemore 3 years ago
The delivery apps are a losing battle, it can increase your customer base but because of the fees the restaurant has to pay they raise the price of their food. We paid 2.50 for tiny little cups of tempura sauce the other night. Plus the app wants to make money off the customers too so they charge a service fee. On average you get about $20 worth of food for $40. It's ridiculous but when we don't feel like leaving the house we accept the extra cost and order delivery. My biggest complaint is most of the time you can't make simple modifications.
LagoonaBlueColleen 3 years ago (edited)
I fell off my couch laughing when I first heard Mcdonalds started delivery. Then I shook my head when Tim Hortons got on the online ordering, too. I was in a Tims where I saw a delivery driver get impatient with the staff who were trying to keep up with the drive thru and there was a line up inside. The delivery kept calling someone, likely his boss, and ended up just leaving without the orders. These fast food places have always been understaffed as is and putting an extra mode of ordering and demand for priority was as shitty business move. We're talking coffee, tea and donuts, maybe soup and sandwiches. Now 7/11, SEVEN ELEVEN, has delivery. For what? A Slurpee and some candy?
Ozymandias73 3 years ago
not to mention fuel surcharges, delivery fees, and the tip isn't included in any of that most of the time!
loyalhufflepuff07 3 years ago
If anything it should cost less bc they don't have to pay for the cheese that's not there! Smh
#45
bobbyray89 wrote:
Jeeps
AVgreencup answered:
Amen. And it's not like they're even worth it. I'm an FCA tech, and I bought a Hyundai cause I got every single option and more for like 20k less.
Joel Hopkins 3 years ago
I'm not with you guys on this one, I love mine and it was worth every penny!
Mickipickie 3 years ago
But do you have another vehicle for long rides? I can drive 3 hours to my niece's home in my minivan and be ready to go. If I ride with my sister in her Jeep, we are both taking something for back and neck pain about halfway there.
Load More Replies... Christina T 3 years ago
Eh. We had a Jeep and the only reason we sold it was because we outgrew it. It was by far the easiest car to do upkeep on. We had very little issues with it, and it lasted forever. My son wants a jeep, and I wish we could afford one for him. He'd probably drive it forever.
Is Be 3 years ago
Jeep girl here, bought my wrangler new in 2003 for $17K. Running great and doesn't look old because the model did not change much. Before covid my dealer wanted to buy it back for $12K. ✌
Marissa 3 years ago
This one. My family purchased a Jeep Grand Wagoneer. It was some $120k. You know what it does? Changes height for "smoother driving" and "optimal wind resistance". It gets like 6 mpg, has a bunch of useless screen so you can display a fireplace while you are driving, and has massage chairs in the driver's seat so you can fall asleep while driving! It's a total waste of money to me, and I hope I never get to be that snobbish. I'll stick to my used cars, thanks.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
My cousin habitually buys Jeeps. Every single one he's had, he's spent more money repairing it than he paid to buy it.
nicehar 3 years ago
I see a lot of older restored vehicles on the road, but I've never seen any of the Jeep CJs from the 70's.
Joshua Moon 3 years ago
There's a bunch of them that cruise around north East Wisconsin in the summer time
Load More Replies... Joshua Moon 3 years ago
Two older jeeps in my driveway. Love them dearly. Worth every penny in the winter time and during hunting season.
#46
Being born and living. You get out of this cradle od warmth and safety only to end up in this ugly and dangerous world, there's already a price given to your arrival, your worth is judged day after day, years after years, you end up having a great life, not one where you have all the things you want, only to end up retiering, get a meager check each month and then die, which you will have prepared in advance because dying also has a cost.
Mickipickie 3 years ago
My brother and sister in law had a "mortgage burning party" when they paid off the birth of their first child.
#47
SkyfangR wrote: anything made by Apple MrHaxx1 disagreed: The Apple USB-C to 3.5 is by far the best value DAC on the market for $10. And the M1 MacBook Air is literally one of the best laptops on the market, and it's well below $1000. And considering the longevity of iPhones, they're not that expensive either. Though they certainly aren't cheap.
Ozacoter 3 years ago
Apple is all about branding. Most of their products are much worse than theie competitors at the same price. But people keeps buuing it because they believe that they are better without researching.
Nikki Sevven 3 years ago
I've been an Apple user for about 30 years now, and I still find their products superior. However, I've almost never bought them brand new. Currently, I have an iPhone 6s (and the 13 is out) and a late-2011 iMac (with upgraded RAM). IMO, Tim Cook is the worst thing to ever happen to Apple products.
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Ozymandias73 3 years ago
Don't buy Apple. 3 months they usually have a "new" one of the same thing anyway with very minute changes. So what's the point of getting something if it'll be "obsolete" in such a short time?
L1z 3 years ago
I mean, I have an iPod classic from 2008 that still works really well. I just need to plug it into a Mac every few years when it goes into recovery because it's so old
L1z 3 years ago
I also had a MacBook from the same year that was like a brick! That thing still worked after being under 30cm of water when my unit flooded. Anything made today would be fried!
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Radiant Siren 3 years ago
In 5 years I had about 8 androids. Switched to apple with the iphone 5s. Kept that thing until it was obsolete (5 years). It more than paid for itself.
Eva Sawyer 3 years ago
For how rarely I have to replace them I don't consider them to be too expensive. I have had the same phone for years, dropped it several times, never broken the screen. My MacBook is at least 10 years old and still works great, and I purchased my iPad refurbished for under $400. My son just purchased a gaming computer (that he paid for himself) and spent more then all my Apple products put together.
Jon Steensen 3 years ago (edited)
Apple and longevity? They killed off old phones buy "upgrading" the operatings system and slowing them down to a level where they were effectively useless. When my previously well functioning navigationapp started telling me to turn right AFTER I HAD passed the intersection, I gave up on Apple and their products. Fair enough that my old hardware cannot run the newest apps, but once it can no longer run the old apps I installed on it properly, I quit. Planned obsolesence, in odrer to sell your newest product should be crime! Apple wants to handcuff you, so you can only follow the path they lay out for you, and it goes without saying that that is not sufficient for everybody. I tried for two hours to figure out how I got a third party mp3 file into my Iphone, which pretty much requires a hack. On android you just drop it in the podcast folder and done deal in a matter of seconds. So bye bye apple, you are no longer that inovative and the competetors has caught up so no more paying of premium prices.
Olga Aftyka 3 years ago
Everything made by Apple is needlessly expensive. It's 4-5 times the price of the same thing from other brands and it really is not 4-5 times better ;p
No you can't have my name 3 years ago
The longevity of old iphones maybe. I had an old like maybe 3rd gen one that I mostly used for iTunes, and the battery finally swelled so much it broke the metal back. But newer ones? Nah. They start slowing down long before they can get to that stage.
#48
PlayStation 5. Moderately better graphics it the only upside to getting it. Way too overpriced.
bumble bee 3 years ago
How about when you buy a game and you have to have a subscription to even access the video
Metallicd3ath 3 years ago
This is honestly the one singular reason I didn't play ff14 past the free trial. Oh, btw, I did pay for one month in the past, to play with friends, then they expanded the free trial, but people who paid before can not access free trial content at all. Not keen on making a new account to start over either.
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traveler 3 years ago
Game stations in general are a scam. You have to pay upwards 1000 for the device, you gotta pay around 60 for the extra controller, if - wait, games don't do Co op anymore, which was one of the main reasons to get a console, pay ANY kind of money to use the game's multiplayer or online features, then pay 60-70 for that very same new game that the developer never finished because that's what's hot right now. I'll stick with computer gaming, been using the same laptop for gaming for 5 years now, it's loud, but it works.
L1z 3 years ago
$1000 for the device? No, I bought my PS4 bundle with 3 games for $300
Load More Replies... Kurt 3 years ago
It's the scalpers making it expensive. And even at a scalper price you're getting a high end computer that's cheaper than most new phones.
Kurt 3 years ago
And moderately better graphics? Companies haven't even begun to take advantage of what the new technology can do yet. Give it another year or two to phase out making PS4 games. This happens with every new console generation.
Load More Replies... That nerd Zoe ️🇺🇲🇺🇦 3 years ago
Game consoles generally. I paid $250 for this and now I have to have a subscription to play anything? It's ridiculous lol.
Micah 3 years ago
What are you talking about? You don't need a subscription for every game, just online games.
Load More Replies... #49
Vegas charging a $50 resort fee on top of your nightly rate
Luther von Wolfen 3 years ago
It isn't that hard to not go to Vegas. I've been doing it my whole life.
No you can't have my name 3 years ago
You don't have to go somewhere to recognize their price gouging
Load More Replies... Trophy Husband 3 years ago
That happens in lots of places and it's sick. Just say the room is more expensive, don't hide your prices. If I sold apples, I wouldn't say they are $1/pound and then at the register tack on a bag fee, a cart use fee, a parking fee and a checking out fee!
RandomFrog 3 years ago
This reminds me of a furniture store that had a base price of $$, so it seems cheap but then you have to add on the actual furniture. So a wardrobe. 3 types of paint, you have to choose a paint color and they are all $$$. Then the door. The doors cost $$$ to add on, and you can’t buy it without. Than the drawers and so on until the final price is in the thousands.
Trevor Nicholson 3 years ago
Resort fees are the biggest scam! They have them in Manhattan too, where the hotels are already stupid expensive. It should be included in the upfront price unless it's an option. It's literally a scam, in Vegas, to make the hotels look cheaper on travel booking sites because people just go for the lowest price.
Laura Brown 3 years ago
I've avoided Hell's Amusement Park all my life. I have no intention of, or interest in, going.
Annie Bieber 3 years ago
Reno is a MUCH better option. El Dorado is awesome & the surround area has Skiing, Skeet Shooting, Fishing etc...🙂
Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 3 years ago (edited)
But where does that money go towards? They don’t factor their operational costs onto the cost of the hotel fee and instead divide it into a separate cost item on the bill? Genuine question cause I’ve once worked for a company that adds a b******t administrative fee onto bills - that fee never existed before (and we would advertise that we didn’t have that fee like everyone else did, so when we finally instated it it was meant to be pure profit for us. We would say “it pays our admin team to process the paperwork” but we actually factored that into the original cost already. This was an extra few hundred bucks of pure profit we could squeeze out. Didn’t work there long but makes me leery of weird fees tacked onto the bill.) What exactly does a “resort fee” do?
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#50
cactus_thief said: Skiing! Equipment has no right to be as expensive as it is, and lift ticket prices can be atrocious. puns_n_irony commented: You’re vastly underestimating the operating cost of even a small ski resort/mountain/hill. Many go under because they don’t have the money to operate even at the rates you’re complaining about. Equipment is expensive because 1) low production volumes, 2) extensive R&D, 3) exotic materials like carbon fiber and exotic metal alloys (on higher end products). The only area I will totally agree with is outerwear prices, those are a racket.
Lynne Hammar 3 years ago
actually, it is good to know the reasons for some of these high costs ... the bottom line is, we should all make enough to be able to afford quality goods and services.
Amy Broderick 3 years ago
when I lived in a ski town in college I went to a local church shop and bought used boots, ski's poles, and bindings for a total of $40. I waxed them myself and had a decent set of skis for cheap. And I got my season lift ticket cheap being a student. Once I graduated I was done and couldn't afford it anymore. I was also getting older and figured my method of kamikaze skiing would put me in the hospital sooner rather than later.
Annie Bieber 3 years ago
We don't have to worry about it anymore..."It never rains in California"🎶🎶
#51
rickman12 wrote: Indian food. Don’t get me wrong, it’s delicious. But why so expensive? Ancient-traveller commented: It's very Labor intensive and spices are expensive. I know an Indian who wished he could open a Chinese or a Thai restaurant, but no one would buy from him.
Kaz 3 years ago
It's not expensive in the UK. We have loads of Indian restaurants. They have become part of our culture as they are so popular.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
It doesn't seem expensive in Australia, or no more so than any other takeaway etc.
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Chinmayee Kalghatgi 3 years ago
You can make it at home if you have so much problem. It tastes much better when it is homemade
#52
Living in New Jersey
Mama Panda 3 years ago
Try living anywhere in California! I live in Northern California and it is wicked expensive here. A 2 bedrm, 1 bath, 900 sq ft apartment goes for around $1600+. Gas is well over $5/gal. Groceries are astronomically high. It's crazy and I can't wait until I can move later this year!
Ogidi Girl 3 years ago
Wait what??!!! 2 bdrm for $1600 in northern CA? Must not be in the San Francisco area. That is a STEAL.
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Amanda Taylor 3 years ago (edited)
Washington State is pretty bad too.. Yeah we may have the highest minimum wage but that's because the cost of living keeps going up and up! Also we've been dealing with high gas prices since.. forever! Haha.. ☹️
Linda Jacquot 3 years ago
My son rents a 360 sq ft apartment in Portland for over $1200. Prices in North Idaho are getting just as bad, though. ☹️
Eliza May 3 years ago
In rural Cape Breton Nova Scotia you will pay $1200 rent for a smallish 2 bedroom house, plus buy you heating oil, electricity and any other utilities, shovel your own driveway/ mow your own lawn. That is with almost zero infrastructure, nearest aid-station/hospital 30 minutes away, no buses, uber or taxis.
Evi Grimes 3 years ago
Lmao I don't even GO to Jersey on purpose and I'm right next door. We call it Dirty Jersey because it pollutes all our beaches when it floats over here from their beaches. And then yeah, it's really expensive and they can't pump their own gas... And it has that odor... Ugh, I can't imagine living there. Good luck with that. The pine barrens are beautiful though, from what I hear.
Honu 3 years ago
I'm from the West Coast. I've only been to New Jersey once on business. I flew out there with another coworker who had previously lived there. We were driving to our hotel from JFK and a smell just whacked me in the face. Me: "Good lord. What IS that smell?" Him: "Jersey".
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Huddo's sister 3 years ago
Electric vehicles, especially in Australia as our government is in bed with petrol magnates and so adds taxes onto the already high price.
Ozacoter 3 years ago
I dont know if you have them there but Dacia has a lot of "relatively cheap" EVs
Load More Replies... greenbean 3 years ago
This is soo f*cking depressing! World is crap and will be worse, life is forever struggle.
Lynne Hammar 3 years ago (edited)
no no no ... to solve problems we must first identify them! It's only a first step, MANY terrific new inventions are created every day. Check out a Youtube of Israel's EMT/first responder drones! I will try to find it ...
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steampunk dandelion 3 years ago
physical therapy. I have a disability that requires weekly physical therapy to prevent all my joints from dislocating and it costs me $30 per appointment. imagine paying 1.5k per year just to live without your legs dislocating if you stand a little too long... I CAN'T EVEN GET A JOB BECAUSE IM DISABLED AND DISABILITY PAY IN THE US IS ABSOLUTELY F*CKED
steampunk dandelion 3 years ago
THIS GENUINELY MAKES ME WISH I WAS NEVER BORN I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND
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Evelyn Haskins 3 years ago (edited)
Most of these are people complaining about the exo expenses of things that they do NOT need. I mean Modern "Art", bread from a fancy bread shop, Nintendo games, Fancy funerals and wedding receptions!! Wealthy people's problems!
Lynne Hammar 3 years ago
true but sometimes annoyance is the mother of invention.
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Mark It/Its 3 years ago
Online subscription services for consoles- Older consoles with just as good online functionality can go online completely free and have free online multiplayer. These days you have to pay a stinking subscription fee for it. It's like they went "we don't need to charge you for this but huh you'll pay it let's do it". They're not that expensive I guess but considering it's a service they could offer for nothing, it's stupid
Metallicd3ath 3 years ago
To be *at least slightly* fair to them, old online games were pretty much all peer to peer connections, the most the game really did was find your opponents. That's still common in PC games but console versions often set up central connections. I doubt it justifies the cost per person, but at least they also throw a bunch of free games in.
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Kathy Wilbourne 3 years ago
Credit card and loan interest rates are way, way, way out of line, especially since banks give virtually no interest on deposits. I saw a US bank offering a 'generous' 0.5% interest rate recently and wondered how anyone could think that is OK. I live in South Asia. My new account has a 6.5% interest rate, which is actually quite low for here—but it sure beats the USA. I didn't even realize when I signed up for it that I could actually qualify for a savings account. When I was growing up, interest rates were more like 10%. 20 years ago, a jumbo CD brought in 20% interest. People complain about prices being high where I live, but I am paying $200 for a little cottage overlooking a lake, and maybe another $100 a month for food, so it's much more livable than the USA, Canada or Europe. I'm happy to live a simpler life. Medical and dental expenses are much more reasonable here, too.
Metallicd3ath 3 years ago
I don't know how it is elsewhere, but most banks here make all their money on loan/credit card interest, with a smaller amount on fees and such. Despite it seeming like fewer people can afford things with their own money, I think it's also the case that fewer people can or will get credit cards, so they had to lower interest rates on cards, and offer Cashback benefits, meaning they also had to lower positive interest rates on debit accounts. That's really me taking a stab in the dark, but I know the only reason I signed up for a credit card at all was 2% cash back on purchases, and I do not plan to leave a balance to charge interest on.
Load More Replies... Huddo's sister 3 years ago
Electric vehicles, especially in Australia as our government is in bed with petrol magnates and so adds taxes onto the already high price.
Ozacoter 3 years ago
I dont know if you have them there but Dacia has a lot of "relatively cheap" EVs
Load More Replies... greenbean 3 years ago
This is soo f*cking depressing! World is crap and will be worse, life is forever struggle.
Lynne Hammar 3 years ago (edited)
no no no ... to solve problems we must first identify them! It's only a first step, MANY terrific new inventions are created every day. Check out a Youtube of Israel's EMT/first responder drones! I will try to find it ...
Load More Replies... steampunk dandelion 3 years ago
physical therapy. I have a disability that requires weekly physical therapy to prevent all my joints from dislocating and it costs me $30 per appointment. imagine paying 1.5k per year just to live without your legs dislocating if you stand a little too long... I CAN'T EVEN GET A JOB BECAUSE IM DISABLED AND DISABILITY PAY IN THE US IS ABSOLUTELY F*CKED
steampunk dandelion 3 years ago
THIS GENUINELY MAKES ME WISH I WAS NEVER BORN I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND
Load More Replies... Evelyn Haskins 3 years ago (edited)
Most of these are people complaining about the exo expenses of things that they do NOT need. I mean Modern "Art", bread from a fancy bread shop, Nintendo games, Fancy funerals and wedding receptions!! Wealthy people's problems!
Lynne Hammar 3 years ago
true but sometimes annoyance is the mother of invention.
Load More Replies... Mark It/Its 3 years ago
Online subscription services for consoles- Older consoles with just as good online functionality can go online completely free and have free online multiplayer. These days you have to pay a stinking subscription fee for it. It's like they went "we don't need to charge you for this but huh you'll pay it let's do it". They're not that expensive I guess but considering it's a service they could offer for nothing, it's stupid
Metallicd3ath 3 years ago
To be *at least slightly* fair to them, old online games were pretty much all peer to peer connections, the most the game really did was find your opponents. That's still common in PC games but console versions often set up central connections. I doubt it justifies the cost per person, but at least they also throw a bunch of free games in.
Load More Replies... Kathy Wilbourne 3 years ago
Credit card and loan interest rates are way, way, way out of line, especially since banks give virtually no interest on deposits. I saw a US bank offering a 'generous' 0.5% interest rate recently and wondered how anyone could think that is OK. I live in South Asia. My new account has a 6.5% interest rate, which is actually quite low for here—but it sure beats the USA. I didn't even realize when I signed up for it that I could actually qualify for a savings account. When I was growing up, interest rates were more like 10%. 20 years ago, a jumbo CD brought in 20% interest. People complain about prices being high where I live, but I am paying $200 for a little cottage overlooking a lake, and maybe another $100 a month for food, so it's much more livable than the USA, Canada or Europe. I'm happy to live a simpler life. Medical and dental expenses are much more reasonable here, too.
Metallicd3ath 3 years ago
I don't know how it is elsewhere, but most banks here make all their money on loan/credit card interest, with a smaller amount on fees and such. Despite it seeming like fewer people can afford things with their own money, I think it's also the case that fewer people can or will get credit cards, so they had to lower interest rates on cards, and offer Cashback benefits, meaning they also had to lower positive interest rates on debit accounts. That's really me taking a stab in the dark, but I know the only reason I signed up for a credit card at all was 2% cash back on purchases, and I do not plan to leave a balance to charge interest on.
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