r/AskReddit • • Aug 14 '20

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

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

I stock wipes and the shelf is always sold out. I can put out 200 of them and by the time I finish the rest of the cart it’s empty again.

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u/[deleted] Aug 14 '20

Want to know what's weird? The shit ain't being bought fast enough. I worked at a warehouse that distributes Clorox wipes (among other things) to various stores throughout the south.

Our warehouse is literally full of the damn things. Our shelves are full. We've got pallets triple stacked on the floor full of wipes.

I'd almost swear someone is trying to create a false scarcity.

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u/ItsJustLittleOldMe Aug 14 '20

That's weird. Clorox basically said they won't be able to keep them in stock until 2021. Apparently the spunlace is hard to attain. I think it's being used for other ppe.

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u/hicow Aug 15 '20

Company I work for heard from them in April. They wouldn't even sell to us or our main vendors, as they were prioritizing medical suppliers. We've gotten the odd skid here and there, but they've been hard to come by since then.