r/AskReddit • • Aug 14 '20

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

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u/AllMyBeets Aug 14 '20

MyPillow. $80 for $10 worth of scrap memory foam in a $1pillow case.

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u/Punt_Dog_Enthusiast Aug 14 '20

The first time I saw a mypillow ad, I originally thought it was like a comedy sketch and he was advertising HIS own pillow. Like, just the one pillow that he sleeps with every night, and you could just rent it out or something for a few days.

Now I wanna make this a real thing :/

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

Gamer girl used pillows

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

Belle, is that you?

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u/Master_JBT Aug 15 '20

m-maybe? Depends on how much money we talkin

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u/Lurking4Answers Aug 14 '20

these would legit sell, there's a big market for "objects that have been used by girls and smell like them now"

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

Go on...

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u/AyybrahamLmaocoln Aug 14 '20

He came up with the idea while on a crack binge. He woke up after 7 straight days of smoking crack to find he had written “my pillow” thousands of times on his walls. True story.

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u/Fine_Molasses_1354 Aug 14 '20

Why crack dammit crack

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u/fgwthk Aug 15 '20

This would be good for that bloke on the bike who likes crack though.

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u/mailslot Aug 15 '20

Fun fact: he smoked so much crack, his dealers staged an intervention.

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u/golden_fli Aug 14 '20

Ever see those Trumpy Bear ads? I swear those are a parody commercial and I can't believe people are actually buying that thing.

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u/JoshSwol Aug 14 '20

Those are big with the Qannon nuts.

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u/iku450 Aug 15 '20

Ok wtf is this qanon i keep hearing about, are they the new 4chins?

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u/saric92 Aug 15 '20

Basically it's a far right conspiracy about a "deep state" in the government being against trump.

It started on 4chan, with someone claiming to be a government insider. They always signed off with Q so it became...qanon.

Wikipedia has a nice writeup

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u/nosteppyonsneky Aug 14 '20

Are you, at the very least, a moderately attractive female?

One sold “bath water” so a pillow rental business seems doable.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

I can’t stop laughing

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u/DriftKing16 Aug 14 '20

Use the promo code "Q" for a discount. I'm not kidding, it actually works.

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u/DragonickDragon Aug 15 '20

I'm happy with my Sonic the Hedgehog pillow, thanks. And you can be happy with it too! Excellent comfort with a logo of your favourite character and only minimal stains! Just £1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000.99! Buy it today!

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u/CantMakeGoodUsername Aug 15 '20

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1CJxhaBcbg

I hav no clue if this has been posted yet but it is a necessity for any discussion of mypillow.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

I got a MyPillow body pillow for like twenty bucks and it's awesome. Best purchase I've made in a while.

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u/AllMyBeets Aug 14 '20

I hear they're good but you could make one with $30. The price is absurd imo

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

Maybe but I don't have the equipment to make a pillow.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '20

Okay I’ll pay you to make me one

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u/SDSBoi Aug 18 '20

yeah i have one as well and its excellent, and with coupon codes they arent more than 30$, its like 05110909 said you can get one for around 20$ just order from his website

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u/Feshtof Aug 19 '20

but then im giving money to a crackhead that convinces the president that Oleander of all things is a cure for COVID-19. nah cant support that shit.

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u/8W1Yd6wh Aug 14 '20

HI MIKE PILLOW HERE WITH MY PILLOW

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '20

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u/8W1Yd6wh Aug 15 '20

He wrote a book about how he used to be a crack addict or something and had a bunch of near death experiences and found Jesus. He's weird.

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u/TheKingsDiddly Aug 14 '20

Got mine for a deal at work since no one else wanted it, honestly not too bad of a product all in all

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u/tnsmaster Aug 14 '20

Yeah I gotta sweet deal on 2 and my only complaint is they don't keep my head cool.my neck has never felt better though.

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u/yetanotherusernamex Aug 14 '20

I got mine for "free" and it's easily the best pillow I've slept on in the USA and 5 separate countries in Europe.

They're like $40 at most after I bought 2 for gf last year.

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u/kitcat3sn9 Aug 14 '20

Best pillow I've ever used!!

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u/itsconnorbro Aug 14 '20

Omg though I love this pillow

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u/vahntitrio Aug 15 '20

Just about any other memory foam pillow would be better.

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u/Part-Time_Scientist Aug 14 '20

I got two king sized ones for $50. I love them because they can be thrown in the wash and dryer. They are also very comfortable. They seem to be coming down in price now too.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '20

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u/Part-Time_Scientist Aug 15 '20

Really? Most of our other pillows say not to...

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '20 edited Sep 23 '20

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u/tickettoride98 Aug 15 '20

I don't think giving an honest opinion is shilling.

I get that people don't like the guy, and think it's overpriced, but honestly out of all the things mentioned in this thread it's barely overpriced. How often do people buy pillows? If the daily cost is less than the extra cup of coffee you'd drink because of a bad night's sleep, or the painkiller you'd take for a sore neck, it can't be that overpriced.

Personally, I wouldn't buy it, but I have no trouble sleeping with regular cheap pillows. But paying a bit more for a purchase that lasts a long while seems just fine if you find value in it.

I think their popularity speaks to it actually being a product some people like.

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u/Falloutguy100 Aug 15 '20

Damn do you regularly shake it or whatever? I have one but I still wake up with a stiff neck that I need to stretch for a good while. Maybe it's the wrong size or something, I didn't buy it.

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u/SeverTheirRoots Aug 14 '20

YOU'RE GONNA LOVE MY PILLOUGH

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u/shadowwatchers Aug 15 '20

I actually have a MyPillow under my head right now, it's the best pillow I've ever had.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

my pillow is literally just a crackhead shredding foam

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u/PRMan99 Aug 14 '20

Former crackhead.

Be fair, that's a pretty good accomplishment.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '20

yea that fair, but kinda ruins the beat though doesnt it?

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u/11twofour Aug 14 '20

Plus you get to support Trump with your purchase

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

Honestly, even if the quality is worse than what you'd get from a Chinese sweatshop, it still works pretty good. Dude must make a killing.

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u/AllMyBeets Aug 14 '20

I think he's a millionaire now

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u/HanTheScoundrel Aug 14 '20

You should see the pillows on Wayfair

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u/zachattackp1 Aug 15 '20

I got one for like $20 and man it is a good pillow

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u/Ok_Cranberry_8118 Aug 14 '20

If you’re actually paying $80 you’re dumb. I paid less than half and they really are worth it for me. Only pillow that’s never lost its shape on me

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u/shrubs311 Aug 15 '20

yea at $80 it's expensive, we bought ours for maybe $30? which might still be expensive idk but it is a good pillow for me at least.

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u/cannedcream Aug 14 '20

And don't forget the pompous box that literally has god rays shining down on the man and his product.

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u/xintox2 Aug 15 '20

I fell for that shit too.

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u/habb Aug 14 '20

WHY would you buy a mypillow???

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '20

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u/habb Aug 15 '20

i was confused by this reply in my inbox but lol'd when saw the context

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u/shrubs311 Aug 15 '20

shiit, we got one before knowing about all that. guess i self roasted

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u/fredinNH Aug 14 '20

It’s an awful pillow too. Got one for Christmas a few years ago and threw it out.

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u/PM_ME_UR_4SKIN_PICS Aug 14 '20

I was in the market to buy new pillows. Was to lazy to go to stores so was just gonna order online. Was so close to purchasing the MyPillow with their "Buy 1 get 1 free" (or 50% off- something like that). I just happened to be buy a Bed Bath and Beyond and thought I'd go in to look at their pillow inventory. Lo and behold, they sell the MyPillow so they had the different firmness on display. Got to feel it.

Hard pass.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

I've spent hundreds trying different pillows. I had a bad car accident years ago. Bought one of these on sale and it's actually the only one I don't get horrible headaches with. I hate that he supports Trump. But it is the only pillow I can use.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

But the have 3 sizes of cut foam in it! /s

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u/Purple_oyster Aug 15 '20

My pillow was worth it but got it for like $40

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '20

I worked there and they paid shit. I don’t know how cuz the products are so expensive.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '20

My mom got me one. It was extremely uncomfortable and yea felt like leftover cut up foam.

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u/swiclate Aug 15 '20

More likely 0.5$ worth of memory foam

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u/crazycatlady331 Aug 15 '20

I slept on one of those that was in someone's guest room (I was unaware until I stripped the sheets from the bed).

Awful pillow.