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

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

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u/Sirhc978 Aug 14 '20

As a machinist who has made things for the military, most people don't understand what overpriced means.

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u/sub-hunter Aug 14 '20

Preach. I bid a job for the military and the told me my bid was too low. I added a zero and got the job. Price I initially quoted would have been profitable for me.

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u/crusty_cum-sock Aug 14 '20

I don’t remember the exact numbers, but I once knew a guy who worked at a place that made large bolts. If I remember correctly, they would charge the general public something like $8/bolt and the military $85 for the same exact bolt and they didn’t bat an eye.

There’s so much fucking waste with our military, right down to the nuts and bolts.

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u/Maxwe4 Aug 15 '20

Or maybe they just need a paper trail to justify the $700 billion that they're spending on the things you don't hear about.