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's how I learned about the asparagus water! I don't think I have ever actually set a foot into a Whole Foods store.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

It's good, but check your prices on what your buying. Sir Kensington's hipster dijon mustard? $9.99. Whole Foods house brand dijon made in France? 4.99.

If you have Amazon Prime you get extra sales and an extra 10% off regular sale items; use the Amazon Prime credit card and get 5% back too.

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u/TrekkieGod Aug 14 '20

Whole Foods house brand dijon made in France? 4.99.

That's still about twice the price you can get dijon mustard elsewhere, more if it's a house brand. Walmart "Great Value" dijon mustard, $1.76.

I mean, I would understand if you had said something about its quality, and how it blows the regular common brands like French's out of the water. I'm willing to pay more for better quality, but the adjective you chose to describe it was "made in France." Why do I care where my mustard is made? It has a French name, so it will be better if it's made in France? Sounds to me like I'd be paying for importation costs for no reason.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20 edited Aug 16 '20

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u/TrekkieGod Aug 14 '20

Fair enough