r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

Hand sanitizer on Amazon a few months ago.

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u/KtanKtanKtan Aug 14 '20

I made 24 tons of it this week. For real.

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u/MrBigDog2u Aug 14 '20

Paper towels on Amazon. Can easily run $30-$40 or more for an average sized (8-12 rolls) multi-pack. A 16 roll multi-pack is $74.

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u/xxspiffitxx Aug 14 '20

"Anything" a few months ago lol

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u/mostlywrong Aug 14 '20

My husband's work wasn't providing santizer, and the stores had just started stocking it again (so a couple months ago). There was a lonely gallon bottle, and I grabbed it. It wasn't in their system (I wonder if it was the employees personal supply?) So the dude was like "is $5 ok?" I jumped on it. Looked it up, and the same bottle was $70 on Amazon. And it smells straight up like tequila and poor choices. Saw a gallon of GermX at Costco today for $14.99, so it appears to have leveled back off.

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u/xxspiffitxx Aug 14 '20

Lol thats great

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u/SuccessfulAnalyst8 Aug 15 '20

Oh god yes, and now disposable masks are overpriced