6 outrageously-ridiculously overpriced items

[EricB]

That's a dumb list. People buy popcorn because theatre seats aren't equipped with microwaves. People buy college texts so they won't have to work at McDonalds. It is a scam, but it beats the alternative. I buy bottled water because that municipal is laced with flouride. Brand name clothes are made better and look better.

Spot on.

Plus bringing your own sodas and what not is just bad form.

[ChumpDumper]

Did you make that up?

No. I was using the City of Austin's monthly water rate for a customer's initial 2000 gallons. It is possible I screwed up the math somewhere along the way. Feel free to use your water bill for comparison.

[ALVAREZ6]

only idiots buy textbooks apparently....


that's funny logic.

[Blake]

No. I was using the City of Austin's monthly water rate for a customer's initial 2000 gallons. It is possible I screwed up the math somewhere along the way. Feel free to use your water bill for comparison.

Sounds correct.

"Yet, many consumers are still willing to pay $3 a bottle of it."

I'm not willing to pay $3 a bottle.

2 cents is better than 20 cents, but I'm willing to pay the extra 18 cents for the convenience that the pre-packaged bottle provides.

[Xevious]

How many people are actually burning through a load of ink anymore? Maybe if you're a student, but in that case most campus' have computer labs with printers available. But I can't think of a single reason why I'd need to be printing out a bunch of crap when everything is done online nowadays. An ink cartridge lasts me a good long while because I rarely touch the thing.

Same with Greeting Cards. How many of these things do you actually buy? Several a year? Hardly a huge expense.

[resistanze]

Yeah, I spend almost a couple of grand in my first two years of undergrad. I'd sell my textbook the second I was down with my exams, before the new edition was announced. I never sold it to the bookstore (Gamestop analogy was spot on), but we have a student Buy/Sell/trade site.

From third year and on, I got by without buying another textbook. There were less required textbooks, plus some were available online. It's bull how a calculus textbook + solution can cost almost $200 with taxes.

[resistanze]

How many people are actually burning through a load of ink anymore? Maybe if you're a student, but in that case most campus' have computer labs with printers available. But I can't think of a single reason why I'd need to be printing out a bunch of crap when everything is done online nowadays. An ink cartridge lasts me a good long while because I rarely touch the thing.

Same with Greeting Cards. How many of these things do you actually buy? Several a year? Hardly a huge expense.

+1. I do all my printing when I'm in the office. I've bought new ink (from ebay for 1/4 of the price) only once in the past two years. , the only time I print is when I'm actually required to submit a form.

[Bender]

+1. I do all my printing when I'm in the office.

me too. all personal printing... wait till I'm at work then do it.