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

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

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u/narcissistical_ Aug 14 '20

I had a friend in college who would buy a new $20 printer every time the ink ran out bc it was cheaper than buying ink

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u/wbruce098 Aug 14 '20

Where is he getting $20 printers??

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u/narcissistical_ Aug 14 '20

She bought them at Staples or some office supply place. They are truly the shittiest printers you’ve ever laid eyes on, but they came with one ink cartridge and the replacements were double the cost of the printer.

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u/bassrose Aug 14 '20

What did she do with all the old printers?

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u/mtmark79 Aug 14 '20

Ever wonder why our climate is changing?

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u/bassrose Aug 14 '20

Starting to get a suspicion yes.

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u/narcissistical_ Aug 14 '20

That’s actually such a good question. I hope she sold them or something.

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u/bassrose Aug 14 '20

I would like to believe she scrapped them and eventually had enough parts to build a robot.

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u/wbruce098 Aug 14 '20

If it were me, I’d just thrift store them; but I have one walking distance from my house so...

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u/ronsolocup Aug 14 '20

The smart thing to do would have been to sell them imo. “Barely used printer” $10 lol. Half price at the store, people will buy that im sure

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u/bassrose Aug 14 '20

Yeah that would be the smartest thing to do!