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Yep - if you got the money, honey, they got the time ... the time it takes to convince you to transfer them bucks from YOUR wallet to THEIR wallet ... I love tender, heartwarming stories like this ... it just reaffirms my belief once again that people are chumps ... Barnum lives ... That knowledge makes my day so much brighter ...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/SaveMoney/6-outrageously-overpriced-products.aspx 6 outrageously overpriced products 1. Movie popcorn At the grocery store, microwave popcorn runs about $3 per box, and each box includes three 3.5-ounce bags. So why would consumers even consider paying a whopping $6 for a single medium-sized bag of popcorn at a movie theater? No one knows exactly why, but for some reason, moviegoers continue to drain their wallets to crunch on a bag full of those greasy little nuggets. After considering that movie theaters purchase popcorn in bulk, the average markup of movie theater popcorn is a whopping 1,275%. 2. Greeting cards Since when does a folded-up piece of paper cost $2.99? Since someone slaps a precious kitty picture and a cleverly written message on it and then stamps the back of it with a logo. The markup is between 100% and 200%. 3. College textbooks In 2010, the annual in-state cost for the typical state university soared to more than $15,000, and private colleges now charge an average of $35,600 a year. As if college kids (and their parents) aren't financially drained enough, there's yet another inflated price they face: college textbooks. College students spend an average of $900 a year on textbooks and other supplies. 4. Bottled water You've probably heard that "Evian" is simply "naive" spelled backward. Yet many consumers are still willing to pay $3 for a bottle of it. In 2009, Congress revealed that about 45% of bottled water comes from municipal taps. 5. Printer ink You may be able to buy a surprisingly affordable printer at your local office supply store, but don't start celebrating just yet. The printer companies make their biggest bucks on ink. At $30, a 42-milliliter cartridge of black printer ink comes out to 70 cents per milliliter. 6. Brand-name fashion How much did you pay for those True Religion jeans, that Burberry scarf and those towering Louboutin stilettos? Probably a small fortune. But they were worth every penny, right? Not so much. When it comes to designer clothes, it's pretty obvious that you are paying for the label. As a matter of fact, brand-name clothes are often marked up 500% to 1,000%. |
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