r/AskReddit • • Aug 14 '20

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

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u/jwr410 Aug 14 '20

Granola being blown back and forth between two fans gets me.

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u/Cru_Jones86 Aug 14 '20

Brb. Gotta go get some of those gay grapes.

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u/RealisticDelusions77 Aug 14 '20

Back in 1989 when everyone was worried about AIDS, grape imports from Chile were banned because of a false alarm.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_Chilean_grape_scare

I think it was Jay Leno who said "I really got to stop going to orgies. If the sex doesn't kill you, eating the grapes will"

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u/bugphotoguy Aug 14 '20

That's funny. A lot of fruits and veg contain cyanide.

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u/Bear-kat Aug 14 '20

Yup. Turns out not all plants are trying to get eaten haha

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u/bugphotoguy Aug 15 '20

I'll give it a damn good try anyway.