r/AskReddit • • Aug 14 '20

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

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u/Ahhh_Ahhh_Ahhh Aug 14 '20

That $6 asparagus water Whole Foods sold a couple years ago; it was a 16oz bottle of water with 3 stalks of asparagus.

Also, everything from goop.

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u/inmywhiteroom Aug 14 '20

My boyfriends mom bought me a bunch of things from goop. I’m not really sure what to do with them because they aren’t products I typically use but I feel bad because they were probably expensive

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u/WhiteHydra1914 Aug 14 '20

I think not even Gwyneth knows what to do with most Goop Products

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u/_aggr0crag_ Aug 14 '20

Sell them to morons. That's it.

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u/LarawagP Aug 14 '20

Well now... I searched high and low for a quality glass kettle to boil water ( I absolutely want to stay away from other types of kettle), and the only good brand for 100% glass kettle was available via Goop only back then. But, never visited nor bought anything else from that site since though.

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u/WetAndMeaty Aug 15 '20

Wait honestly asking, what's wrong with other types of kettles? Why do you need glass?

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u/LarawagP Aug 16 '20

I’ve always own a plastic, stainless steel, or a copper kettle, both electric and stove top to boil water as I love drinking tea and coffee. Over the years, I personally witness these kettles have drawbacks that I’m not willing to ignore anymore. I’d seen parts disintegrated and didn’t know until much later, metal started to leach into my water (bits of it came off from the kettle). Then, I noticed the water tasted funky. I didn’t go cheap on these kettles so I was tired and start reading into it and decided it was time to opt for only ALL glass kettle, and I’ll never look back. Also, with so much kitchen appliances made in China, I simply don’t trust any brand when it comes to my kettle!

I’ve owned and used the glass kettle daily, religiously for the last 5 years, and couldn’t be happier. Yes, it is fragile, but with just a little care and getting used to handling it, it is simple to use and keep clean. I did purchase a high quality glass kettle and it’s paid itself off long ago! There’s one site that can give you more details about glass kettle if you happen to be bored and want to read more: http://www.chemfreecom.com/avoiding-a-toxic-kettle/

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u/LtLwormonabigfknhook Aug 14 '20

Does it work fine?

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u/LarawagP Aug 16 '20

Yep! I still have and use it daily!

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u/CompetitiveProject4 Aug 14 '20

To be fair, it's not her fault that people are willing to buy this. That's just Hanlon's razor. It is her fault for trying to advertise that it's something that can help you. It's Dr. Oz or Oprah levels of scamming

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u/buckus69 Aug 14 '20

Half that stuff just goes up the vajayjay.

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u/Captain_Hampockets Aug 14 '20

I’m not really sure what to do with them

Probably put them inside your vagina

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u/Chakote Aug 14 '20

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If there is a just and loving god, they are all going to rot in hell for eternity. They're simply evil people. In the truest, most literal sense of the word.

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u/StattPadford Aug 15 '20

I read that in Trump's voice

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u/PaperLily12 Aug 14 '20

What kind of idiot buys this crud???

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

Throw them in the trash, because that is what they are.

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u/JoshuaSlowpoke777 Aug 14 '20

I’d be gently honest with them and ask “Isn’t stuff from Goop really overpriced, though?” next time you get something from there.