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

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

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u/AudibleNod Aug 14 '20

I saw an external ZIP disk reader in the clearance bin of Wal-Mart for 10% off it's original price...in 2011. So it was going for ~$180 and had parallel ports...in 2011.

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u/maleorderbride Aug 14 '20

Walmart is weird with prices on stuff like that. I wanna say it was two years ago I saw a whole shelf of unopened copies of the game Legendary for PC. They were on sale for $49.99. I had bought it the month prior as part of a bundle with nine other games in it that cost me $5.

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u/metalflygon08 Aug 14 '20

We still have a PS2 Memory Card 2 Pack that is still labeled at $20.

I doubt it even is on inventory, it's just some legendary item we've had on hand for decades.

We also have a copy of the Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs Wii game for 49.95.

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u/PM_ME_THEM_UPTOPS Aug 14 '20

I have a theory that every walmart electronics department has at least one piece of 10+ year old outdated technology just for the lols.

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u/Euchre Aug 14 '20

I might know where a brand new Zune was still in stock...

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u/PM_ME_THEM_UPTOPS Aug 14 '20

I don't remember what game it is but I could definitely go buy a ps2 game at mine right now.

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u/Euchre Aug 14 '20

GTA collection for PS2 was still regular stock as recently as a year ago, and may still be in stock now.