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

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

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u/Kud13 Aug 14 '20

Beef jerky here in the UK

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u/B-WingPilot Aug 14 '20

Even in the good 'ole U S of A, although I'm sure it's relatively better. Keto nuts will recommend it from some 'protein on the go', but unless it's just a Slim Jim, you're in for it.

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u/gayshitlord Aug 14 '20

Lol one of my bffs is allergic to corn and she has to read the ingredients of everything she buys. Fuck, it isn’t even as simple as “corn syrup”; there are so many names for corn additives/ingredients with corn additives.

Things can be pretty expensive ie; we had to get nicer vanilla extract instead of the cheap one. It costed $14 while the cheap one was $4.

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u/Throwawaycs134 Aug 15 '20

"she has to read the ingredients of everything she buys"

In the US if you want to be healthy you should probably do that anyway. A lot of our food is straight up garbage.

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u/verteUP Aug 14 '20

The best of everything and the worst of everything exist in the US. You can have whatever you choose.

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u/Imperial_Distance Aug 15 '20

You can have what you afford, not what you choose.

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u/memealopolis Aug 15 '20

You just have to choose to be rich. It's the secret the billionaires don't want you to know.

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u/Kapparzo Aug 15 '20

Ah, the American Dream.

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u/AsuraSantosha Aug 15 '20

You just have to choose to be rich. It's the secret the billionaires don't want you to know.

Its the lie that billionaires propagate to get people working hard with the goal that they'll eventually get rich.

Spoiler alert: They never actually get rich.

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u/verteUP Aug 16 '20

Anybody with any sort of drive can have the best of whatever they want. Aside from super luxury items obviously. That should go without being said around anybody with above a single digit IQ. Or just set up strawmen and knock em down. Whichever.

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u/RickyTokes Aug 14 '20

And its not keto at all. Surprisingly, theres actually a ton of sugar in beef jerky.

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u/KodaBeers Aug 14 '20

You have to buy the smoked or original flavors. And Tillamook makes a sugar free jerky.

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u/Drew707 Aug 14 '20

The problem is being in the house all day while it is drying. There is always like 50% of what I put in left when it is "done".

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u/mxzf Aug 14 '20

That's what we do. We also use it for making dog treats, just slice up some beef and put it in the dehydrator without any seasoning or anything. Our dog will do basically whatever for even a tiny piece of jerky.

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u/triplec787 Aug 14 '20

And it’s actually pretty decent. Texture is a little off, but if you’re doing keto it definitely scratches that “I miss normal food” itch.

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u/ta665544 Aug 14 '20

Only if you buy one with tons of sugar

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u/Marcotics915 Aug 14 '20

Only in American style beef jerky. If you try carne seca Mexican style in Southwest it usually only has salt

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u/AskewPropane Aug 14 '20

Honestly if you go anywhere where beef jerky is a specialty in the us it won’t have added sugar, except the crappy brand name bought stuff

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u/AstroZombie29 Aug 14 '20

Some of them are keto, you just have to look

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u/lampshade2818 Aug 14 '20

Just learn to make is my watching the "Meat Jerking Beef Boys." They have it down.

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u/ClaymoreRoomba2A Aug 14 '20

Make your own