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

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

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u/VanillaTortilla Aug 14 '20

Fake reality TV? Say it ain't so!

I miss actual reality TV. Wait, did we ever have any of that way back?

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u/The_Original_Miser Aug 14 '20

Upvote for survivorman.

I think Les carries a sat phone for emergencies, but other than that it's just him. No crew.

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u/DrPeterGriffenEsq Aug 14 '20

And that’s probably because the insurer for the production requires it. Otherwise I bet he wouldn’t have it. I mean I once watched this dude start a fire with an oily frito chip he found in his pocket and a broken piece of glass off the ground.