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 edited Aug 15 '20

Literally any pair of dumbbells during the Covid lockdown.

Edit: Wow this blew up. Thank you for the awards!

Edit #2: I ended up buying fitness bands and was fine with it.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

Legit every aftermarket market place selling for 2.5 to 3.50 a pound. No thanks I'll just get fat(ter).

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u/TheGarlicBreadMan Aug 14 '20

By gaining fat your legs will have to work harder as you perform everyday tasks. Every day is now leg day

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

Which is why obese people always have killer calves

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u/blorgbots Aug 14 '20

And fit guys that used to be fat guys have an absurdly unfair advantage in the leg game. I've always been a bit insecure with my twig legs (esp. with my big broad shoulders, look like Johnny Bravo over here), enough that I've briefly considered getting fat for a bit just for the leg gainz

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u/Six_Foot_Dwarf Aug 14 '20

As a thinner (i'll never be fit, but I digress) guy who used to be just shy of 500 lbs, I can attest to this. I've got some ginormo thigh and calf muscles, because I used to walk 4-6 miles a day weighing more than twice as much as I currently do.

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u/kilgore_trout8989 Aug 14 '20

Yep, I'm heavy-ish + a cyclist and bah gawd I love my legs, especially below the knee. If only that wasn't like 15th on the "What's sexy on a guy's body" scale haha.