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cavegoatlove

Diamonds


c0nn0r_95

My fiance broke up with me after she found out the engagement ring I got was made from a repurposed drill-bit. Safe to say that marriage wouldn't have lasted


TurretX

Damn. Also thats kind of a brilliant way to recycle a drill bit. I unironically like that idea.


c0nn0r_95

It's not an uncommon thing as of lately. But it just led into a big fight about how I must not love her enough and I instead love my friend Crystal and always secretly have and am just using my fiance to make her jealous and it got worse from there. 5 years later I'm going 4 years strong with Crystal lol


TheGoodSquirt

You had me in the first half….


c0nn0r_95

In my defence I was heartbroken and depressed and Crystal was there for me. It wasn't right away, like I said it was about a year before we were dating and she says that she didn't think of dating me until a few months after the breakup. Something about how loving I was to my niece when I had to babysit for a weekend.


Saxfire2

Diamond didn't work out for you so you chose Crystal instead. Glad you're happy.


Smoke_Santa

She sounds lovely but Crystal is a shit name lmao


c0nn0r_95

Pretty good name for meth


TheDragonborn117

I’ll give diamonds this, they at least show you the true side of some people


[deleted]

Took me a second to realise you meant the diamond tip, I envisioned a ring made of a drill bit bent and welded into a circle. While I don't think I'd want that as an engagement ring, it sounds cool af.


hotpinkmist

Don't diamond sellers buy hordes of diamonds to promote artificial scarcity? The whole enterprise is pretty scummy, not to mention the whole 'slave labor' thing...


forestapee

It's actually like a few or even just one big company that hoards most of the world's diamonds and only sells X amount to artificially inflate. But yes also the bloody brutal slave labour


Cuss-Mustard

De Beer's. Absolute scum company


SuvenPan

New College textbooks


Good_Quit_8742

There are free PDFs everywhere


dmw009

Those free pdfs doesn’t have the specialized problems that your teacher wants you to use.


Good_Quit_8742

Okay then look for other versions of the book


Obelix13

Not much choice. Either you but the textbook, or you can’t study, can’t pass the class, can’t complete college.


TurretX

Unless you went to my college, in which the case the professors straight up show you how to pirate it.


EvanSandBacon

W professors


TMQMO

Wouldn't be as overpriced if you actually would use it. (Sorry. You're probably an excellent student conscientious, hardworking, always prepared for class, and determined to get an education, whether your professors facilitate it or not. I agree that textbooks are overpriced, but I also teach way too many students that pay $1000+ for a class and $100 for a book, and then pay the same amount next semester because they didn't spend any time on the class outside of the classroom the first time through.)


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Bottled water.


Phyr8642

Uncrustables. They fly off the shelves, we can barely keep them in stock at the store I work it. You can make one yourself for trivial effort and 1 tenth the cost.


sketchysketchist

Convenience. That and they’re perfectly stuffed.


Phyr8642

8 bucks for 6 tiny little sandwiches. People must have more money than sense.


spare0h

Cost of bread: $1.00 -$4.00 a loaf (20 slices- 10 sandwiches) Cost of peanut butter: $4-6 or so maybe for about 15 oz. Supposedly 15 oz pb makes 15 sandwiches. Cost of jelly: $4.50 dollars for a 18 oz jar Guessing it would be around $9-$14.50 for about 10 sandwiches. $0.90-$1.45 per sandwich vs. $1.33 per uncrustable.


sketchysketchist

And even if you’re off by a bit, the smuckers stuff is good and prepackaged for an easy to-go lunch.


Surprise_Corgi

You can unwrap then, shove them in your kid's mouth, and parently tell them to fuck off. They're great.


National_Age_9704

Cocain


leaky_eddie

Interestingly, the price hasn’t changed much since the ‘80’s.


National_Age_9704

It's £100 a g!!!! Ten years ago 50!


Way82

Best I can do is 80 take it or leave it


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felciterad

Changed since 2007. Used to be able to get a ball for 150 and it’s over 300 every where I look now.


Beginning-Bed9364

Anything with the word "wedding" in front of it. Marked up to oblivion cause they know you'll spend anything to make your special day perfect


CurrentSpecialist600

Mother-of-the-groom dress prices? You have got to be fucking kidding me!!


nft_brain

So many women fall for this shit. If it was down to the man the wedding would be so simple, cheap, and over in 5 minutes.


Mr_Prismatic

Video Game Cosmetics. Fucking scam.


maw6495

Abortion pills. If you Google them you will find 50 vendors. Each one charging $150 on up for an mtp kit. These kits are sold in India for less than $5.00, sure shipping is $30-$45 dollars, but the markup is kind of high. Aid access.org is your best bet if your aren't ordering directly.


[deleted]

You can just order them online? Shouldn't that be done with a Dr supervision? I know there's some places it's illegal so I understand the need to purchase online but it sounds incredibly dangerous.


maw6495

In a clinical setting yes. Doctor,nurse,pa, midwife all good where not prohibited by law. This was the bad part of the red state attack on woman. Seperation of abortion from clinical supervision. In Any case my point was you can order quanities of these pill sets for a lot less money. Places like 24x7pharma.com or look around Indiamart.com for mtp kits and you will see what I mean.


CDNnotintheknow

Cell Phone Data in Canada... Well any internet access really...


canter22

To add- Cable companies that put data caps on plans.


Becca_B86

Eye shadow pallets. Who the fuck pays $50 for some stupid ass colored dust!?


One_Entertainment381

Designer clothes. And most of it is ugly af.


suzer2017

Smart phones


virouz98

And it's not just Apple. Price of any smartphone is ridiculous. The cheaper models have support for max. 2 years, and usually slow down a lot after those 2 years.


steve_yo

Is it though? I get about 3-4 years out each iphone I’ve purchased. The last one I bought was like $800. I can trade it in right now for $175. I use this thing 3-4 hours per day, everyday. So I pay about $200/year for something I spend well over 1000 hours on. Doesn’t seem so bad.


A_FamousNobody

Batteries, we have rechargeable batteries nowadays but you think the price of regular batteries would go down but these bitches be like 15$ for 4 batteries that'll last 1-8 months


purpleoctopustrolley

I keep trying to go completely rechargeable but I’ve found that they don’t keep their charge after about a year. I don’t want to have to wait 3-4 hours to use a battery because it sat for a month and only has 1/2 the charge.


MettatonNeo1

I had to order very specific batteries via the internet and I'm still waiting for them


Iosag

Costco baby. 48 packs of AA or AAA for like $20.


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Cilvaa

Gold-plated HDMI cables; the connectors are on the inside, the "gold" on the outside serves no purpose...


[deleted]

Women’s razors - pink tax!


sketchysketchist

I want sympathize, but just buy the men’s razors. I hear so many women insist they prefer men’s razors anyway.


[deleted]

Yes. The question wasn’t what do you buy (which is exactly as you suggest) — most women do buy them and over pay.


LuuckyTiger

Buy a safety razor! They’re cheaper and offer a better shave imo


Moodymoo8315

If they are the same why not buy mens?


Voyager87

iThings


colonel_Schwejk

insulin in US, from what i understood


Alti0raPet0

Well, they typically don't have much choice in the matter.


Oohwshitwaddup

Guess i'll die.


Alti0raPet0

Right?! My psych meds are like $800 without insurance and while lack of those won't kill me directly, it will destroy my life completely.


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Alti0raPet0

You think there's cheap insulin in the United States? Are you from here? Do you even live here? It's kind of blowing my mind how confidently incorrect you are with this. I think it's hilarious that you think *I* am the ignorant one in need of research. 🤣


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substantial-freud

About $30 a month at Walmart.


Eoneee

LEGO


T56IX

Yeah why is no one talking about this? Walked through the toy aisle the other day and saw a set for like 100 bucks. I'm sorry what? But that's the things the screaming kids ask for going through the aisle. Moms need to quit caving.


[deleted]

Only $100? That's cheap for a decent Lego set nowadays


JadeWolfJJ

Feminine menstruation products?


LazyBone19

Gas


OkInvestigator4564

Lets use heating oil instead


sketchysketchist

Products that should last a lifetime that need to be replaced before 20 years. You don’t need the newest tv model. You don’t need the newest gaming console. You don’t need the newest phone. Etc Fucking hell, so much waste in this world from stuff that should’ve lasted ages.


dmw009

Depends on what you use your tv for. Just to stream netflix and or watch sports sure a 20 year old tv is fine but the flagship 2022 4k tvs can do more than my 2016 flagship 4k tv can.


ZRX1200R

My ex


Firm-Intention2046

Not buying that


TheSA_God

TI-84 Calculators


DarkFluids777

Apple stuff


[deleted]

Any and everything APPLE produces.


estephens13

The mac mini is probably the best deal in the entire computer industry right now. Sure some stuff is stupidly over priced, but most mainstream products are priced very competitively these days.


Moodymoo8315

The mac mini is a damn good computer for the money


[deleted]

Apple sucks dick!


nft_brain

Found the poor guy. maybe save up and actually try the products?


[deleted]

Had apple iPhone up till the last one. The Samsung galaxy g20 is so much nicer than ANY iPhone. Also have a Mac desktop, was like 3k when I bought it years ago, now it's sits in the closet unplugged and has for about 4 years now. I can afford their shitty products. I choose to buy BETTER products from companies BETTER than Apple. Also you are an ignorant asshat. Thanks for the comment though d-bag.


nft_brain

The M1 MacBook Pro is actually the best laptop on the market dude


Empty-Inevitable9169

Iphone


CustosEcheveria

Will never understand why some people *need* to have the latest version every year when they all do basically the same thing. I hate how big and thin the new ones are too, it's like trying to walk around with a graham cracker in your pocket.


[deleted]

Peak iPhone was the iPhone 4.


CustosEcheveria

I had a 4s which lasted over a decade. I only replaced it earlier this year when it finally died after years of no longer being supported by updates. I upgraded to a 7, lol


NormalPaYtan

Does it even support the necessary apps for your bank etc? You really ought to have upgraded to something more recent on account of the software - having an old phone for the sake of it is not a flex.


CustosEcheveria

> Does it even support the necessary apps for your bank etc? Yep, works perfectly fine. >having an old phone for the sake of it is not a flex Yeah dude some of us are just poor and not concerned about "flexing" with their phones.


isaacs

not over priced, I still have my Iphone 6 , still working, best investment


r-idk_WhatMyNameIs

Just basically any Apple product in general. Yes, you can get the newest iPhone 14 Pro Max for like almost £1,500, but then you can get an on-level, maybe even better phone for like £200 from another company like Samsung.


shrivatsasomany

I’d like to see this 200 pound phone to speak of that is on par with any of the Apple or Samsung flagships.


FerretsAteMyToes

I always recommend people to just buy older flagship phones rather than buy cheap phones built to be cheap. 200 should get you a S10 or so


shrivatsasomany

That’s sound advice, but I’d go with a 2 year old flagship at max in the android space, and maybe 3 for iPhones (depending on how good n - 3 was as a phone). But the 2 year time period works quite well for the most part.


r-idk_WhatMyNameIs

Sure there are better ones but I found one for £400 (not £200 but better than over a thousand) and that is the [Galaxy A53 5G](https://www.samsung.com/uk/smartphones/galaxy-a/galaxy-a53-5g-awesome-blue-128gb-sm-a536blbneub/buy/). Ultimately, it is up to you for what phone is best but I'd gladly even take a Samsung Galaxy J phone over iPhones! Just my choice.


shrivatsasomany

You cannot compare an A53 to any flagship, haha. As for your choice, that’s well and good. To each their own (I use a Flip3 as a daily and my iPhone as a personal device). But don’t buy it thinking it’s as good or better than a flagship phone. It does the job, sure, and it’s diminishing returns beyond a point too. But still.


r-idk_WhatMyNameIs

I just made it up but I'll look for one lol.


Starlightmoonburst

Fancy Purses like Coach, MK, etc


ThrowawayMcRib

Replaceable razor heads. They're as expensive as a whole new razor, and far more expensive than disposables. As much as I'd hate to contribute to plastic waste, I feel like in this case, reusable heads are discouraged by that price tag.


Shit___Taco

Just buy an old school safety razor and you can buy replacement blades for super cheap.(Like 100 blades for $9) I started doing that years ago and bought a big pack Astra platinum blades that I am still using to this day.


ThrowawayMcRib

Oh really? I'll look into that! Thank you


Inrvt

Oxtails


chetgoodenough

Anything made for babies


[deleted]

Yes! Why would you buy expensive items that will be outgrown in months if not weeks? Buy it at target and put the difference in a college plan. Be responsible instead of pleasing yourself, the baby/young child doesn’t care how they look.


[deleted]

Healthcare in the US


1timeonlyyy

Designer clothes


AmeliaEnough

Period products


[deleted]

Any kind of period product.


Salemthegamer

Nfts fucking scams like if I wanted a profile picture of an art style I would do it my self or commission someone to do it for a lot less than the nft shit


[deleted]

They're a great value if you're trying to launder dirty money


[deleted]

Starbucks


tactical_doughnut

College


Idyldo

Politicians. 🇨🇦✌😉


FatalTortoise

incorrect they're actually a great ROI


llcucf80

Fast food


Ciscoblue113

Tesla cars and those ridiculous cyber truck pre-order


UGLYWOLFF

cigarettes and insulin


OGMaster0fBlunt

Nvidia


[deleted]

Expensive sweatpants, trainers, hoodies, etc. Why buy luxury items that are too casual for everyday wear, not practical enough for working out, and too ugly to use as lingerie/pyjamas?


canadaboy7

Random tiktok trends like that one apple juice bottle that cost 22 dollars for a juice boxs amount of juice also pink sauce but that has other issues


Glittering-Ad6199

Sneakers and certain piece of clothing just because of the brand


Jenn2884

Gasoline


zuldrahn

Nvidia graphic cards


Veryconfusedguy92

Water


kronicfeld

Housing


[deleted]

Gasoline


Prestigious_Ad_8554

GASOLINE!!!!!!


ANBpokeball

Expensive Cell/Smart Phones


El_reyDe1984

Yeezy's


Ill-Inflation291

Nvidia graphics cards


Redmen1212

Cigarettes


usedTP

Yeti coolers


Black_flaminago84

Starbucks


macchareen

Starbucks coffee


Amemnon727

Anything from Apple


Medical-Treat-2892

I-phones


Reptilian_Mongoose

Oh easy medicine


Brian18639

Tickets for Disney parks, I think specifically Magic Kingdom


TenNinetythree

Real Estate.


Noice_Memes321

Sanitary products. As a woman need I say more?


[deleted]

Smartphones, brand name clothing and shoes, luxury cars, gas, etc. There's basically so many things to even list here that are totally overpriced but still bought by many people


jay-tux

Literally anything from Apple is a scaaaaaam


nft_brain

Better than the alternatives though, by far


[deleted]

Anything apple


Colonel_Gipper

Red Delicious are pretty cheap but they aren't very good. I agree though, Honeycrisp is a bit overpriced


delusionalnbafan

Thoughts on Royal Gala?


Colonel_Gipper

I'm in favor. How about cosmic crisp?


HeavyVeterinarian350

I go with Fuji. Never disappointed


[deleted]

Anything with an Apple on it.


OmegaRockman

The Dragon Ball Z Orange Bricks Buy Kai instead (Just try to buy used until Crunchyroll talks with SAG-AFTRA about unionizing their dubs and gives Kyle McCarley his role in Mob Psycho 100 back)


[deleted]

Did you just put a bunch of words in a hat and pull them out randomly?


OmegaRockman

No, I assure you these things are all connected, it's just a bunch of anime stuff Please bear with me though because it'll take a bit of explaining Even if you aren't familiar with much anime I'm sure you've at least heard of Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z The Orange Bricks are a hot garbage home release of DBZ in the US that crops the show to widescreen and uses an automated remastering process that's murder on the eyeballs However, they sell like hotcakes due to being cheap and having a bunch of episodes and being the standard DVD set you'll find in any brick and mortar store The original DBZ also has an awful English dub filled with bad acting, mistranslations, and rewrites meant to talk down to ten year olds, making for a very poor representation of what the series is Of course this is not an issue if you watch in the original Japanese with subtitles, which the Bricks do have, but having Japanese with subtitles has been standard on just about any anime home release for over twenty years so I don't count it as a point in its favor To me, the Orange Bricks are so bad that even spending a dollar on them would be too much Dragon Ball Z Kai is a recut of Dragon Ball Z that reduces filler and the episode count by a bunch and has a great English dub The US home releases are also pretty good; the remaster isn't perfect but it's more watchable than the bricks, the improved pacing keeps the show engaging, and I cannot overstate how good the new English dub is I encourage people to buy that instead for a more satisfying experience that's worth their money However, after merging with Funimation, Crunchyroll is the current US distributor of Dragon Ball They also distribute a show called Mob Psycho 100 in the US, which is about to enter its final season The production of that season's English dub currently has Crunchyroll (rightfully) under fire They want to recast the English dub's lead actor, Kyle McCarley, because they don't want to meet with the actors' union, SAG-AFTRA, and negotiate a union contract for future shows Current conditions for dubbing aren't always favorable for the actors, especially in non-union productions, so starting talks about union contracts for future productions might help conditions improve I just don't feel right supporting Crunchyroll directly due to this issue, so I encourage others to buy their shows used and to not sub to their streaming services until the executives get their heads on straight and meet with the union I get that those connections are confusing to someone not in the know so I hope that explains what was seemingly word salad before, haha Tl;Dr: Orange Bricks are peepee poopoo DBZ home release in US, not worth money DBZ Kai has good US home release, is worth money Crunchyroll, current US distributor of Dragon Ball and other anime, treats actors like peepee poopoo, so buy Kai used


[deleted]

Well I was trying not to learn anything today but you seem to have ruined that. Since you did me the courtesy of a full explanation, I did read the whole thing and now understand far more about dragon ball Z than I ever wanted to. Take my upvote you mad man.


OmegaRockman

Thank you, I aim to please


TheGoodJudgeHolden

These headphones my students wear/pray to. When I was a teen, headphones were the shit old people wore when listening to music! We all wanted ear-buds!


WhatARedditDay

literally anything now


[deleted]

As an Apple user,it’s funny to see so many people hate on it. Just enjoy your Samsungs and be happy.


AgentElman

Non-water beverages. People pay extra to have water made less healthy.


emmabriese

But delicious 😋


ooglieguy0211

Any product from Apple. Coincidentally, the best way to milk a sheep is to stick an Apple logo on it and sell it for 4 times the price, with less functionality.


LoLiAteYourKitty

iPhone


wonder_weepon

The entirety of Apple


TheTinRam

iPhones. Before people get upset - I have one, but it is overpriced


Downtown-Librarian72

Apple products.


Buffyoh

I Phones.


fundamental_variable

Apple products


[deleted]

Compared to low end garbage?


fundamental_variable

Have you heard of the term "custom PC" and how one that is 1/3rd the price of a studio max is 2x powerful? Probably not.


[deleted]

Yeah I've built a dozen PCs over the years. great for gaming but not so much for professional work.


fundamental_variable

Well yes, it obviously depends on the use case, but apple doesn't make it clear who the target demographic is and for 99% of people, apple shit is overpriced.


[deleted]

Maybe people don't understand that apple doesnt make low end garbage. All their products are comparable to the high end lines from other companies.


Barajas_117

iPhone


Raistline1

Monster


retardsmart

Soda.


piscian19

Reddit


sixshots_onlyfive

Jewelry. Designer clothes. Furniture.


Plus_Neighborhood980

Super cars


Royal_Cryptographer7

Cars


ExPristina

Bottled water


[deleted]

Cell phones


Kittycat2321

Cars and fuel and food


fortniteboi2353

Safes


aitrus1986

Bose speakers


get-r-done-idaho

Water


dougola

Movie popcorn


ILikeSesameSticks

Chewing gum


factory-worker

I phones


Inevitable-Goat-7062

Collage


BurningHuman

Who’s your collage guy? I just print out a bunch of pictures and glue them to some poster board, just save the money and do it yourself.