18 Overpriced Things That People Avoid Buying Because Of How Expensive They’ve Become
Article created by: Dominyka
The cost of living continues to soar in many places across the world. For example, the typical American household spent $709 more in July than it did two years ago to buy the same goods and services.
Interested in what drives this number, Reddit user Just_Some_Troglodyte made a post on the platform, asking everyone, “What is horribly overpriced?” It immediately went viral, and as of now, has over 5.7K replies. From groceries to funerals, here are the most popular ones.
Groceries
It is so stupidly expensive to buy groceries right now. Even if I just need a small list, specifically for the dinner I’m making that evening, it’s always $50–$75. I feel like in the past two years, groceries have skyrocketed.
Concert tickets.
Ticketmaster gave me a $75 service fee. Why does it cost $75 for you to send me a digital ticket when these venues are probably paying them to sell their tickets anyway?
Subscription plans.
Five dollars per month doesn’t sound so bad, until there are 10 of those you have to use, and every one of them has an ‘ultra-premium’ tier for 10 dollars that has all of the feature things you actually care about.
Anything for weddings. If you say “wedding” to any vendor or business, the prices go way up. It’s ridiculous.
Me and my fiancé are trying to plan a cheap wedding. Yeah, we are going with the eloping idea right now.
Women’s self-care/cosmetic products. It’s the same exact stuff as men’s just with a different smell, but it costs SO much more. Don’t believe me, read the ingredients.
Just saw Oppenheimer at 11:00 am on a Sunday. $43 with a popcorn and soda.
This is why I don’t go to the movies. And I have four kids. My three girls want to see the Barbie movie, but I know it would cost a month’s worth of rent to take them all.
I swear that it would be cheaper to melt some platinum and pour it into a printer cartridge than to buy some regular printer ink.
That’s why you need to buy an Epson EcoTank. The ink lasts through literally thousands of pages. I bought one in March 2020, went all the way through school and didn’t buy ink again until January 2022. Plus, when you do buy the ink, all four bottles are, like, $50.
Airport food.
I travel a lot for work. I leave the house at least 2 1/2 hours prior to my flight just to get food before going to the airport. Usually, like a Subway footlong or something that fills me up for half the day. Also, bring your own water bottle.
US healthcare
Yes! Even with insurance, I have a bill for my child’s birth at around $30,000. My OB didn’t even pick up the phone when I went into labor. Nor did her backup. I had to get an emergency C-section, so I was charged accordingly.
Lego
When I was little, I used to be really excited to earn money and then be able to buy all the Legos I wanted. It didn’t work out, of course.
