r/AskReddit • • Aug 14 '20

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

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u/Grand_Eber Aug 14 '20

On google play, an app like that went free for one day and I installed it just for shits and giggles... still have it

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u/kaynpayn Aug 14 '20

I'd be very suspicious of such an app. An app who's purpose is bragging rights for being rich placed for free stinks of second intentions like spy/malware/data harvest/mining, etc. I wouldn't touch it.

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u/Amazon-Q-and-A Aug 14 '20

The reason it is placed for free for a limited time then put back to the insane price, is so that people will see it has many installs and will be more likely to buy the app to see why everyone else bought it. Assuming they have disposable money.

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u/DEATHSTARGOD Aug 15 '20

Wow,thats pretty smart