Shít that people pay over-the-odds for

Was sent to the offie yesterday for a bottle of birthday Moet. 56 fcuking quid for a bottle of cheap wine with some bubbles in it.

I defy anyone to tell me they could tell the difference between that bottle and one that costs 15 quid.

What else is over-rated relative to what is costs to produce? Those ridiculously expensive liqui-tabs? Persil must make a fortune on those. Shop-bought paracetamol?

I'm bitter AF about that Moet, tbh.

lawred2

every single luxury product that's considered exclusive

Dakota Dan

You wouldn’t want to be buying a bottle of whiskey for 12k because you’d sh1t your pants.what difference does it make you didn’t pay for it out of your own pocket.

Dakota Dan

Dakota Dan wrote: »

what difference does it make you didn’t pay for it out of your own pocket.

Eh? who do you think paid for it, the money tree?

You wouldn’t want to be buying a bottle of whiskey for 12k because you’d sh1t your pants.

I wouldn't want to buy a bottle of whiskey for 12k because nobody would be able to tell the fcuking difference between that, and a bottle that costs 50 quid.

LolaJJ

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I defy anyone to tell me they could tell the difference between that bottle and one that costs 15 quid.

You can tell the difference, especially the next morning....

fryup

Sky

can't understand why anyone would bother with it in this day of FTA tv

DavyD_83

Bottle water is the biggest sham of all

endacl

House or apartment.

/thread.

floatwinner

Gillette blades. Safety razor ftw.

B-D-P--

floatwinner wrote: »

Gillette blades. Safety razor ftw.

Soft, I use a rusty Stanley blade.

McMurphy

Apple products

How to milk sheep effortlessly .

fryup

DavyD_83 wrote: »

Bottle water is the biggest sham of all

still wouldn't drink from the tap though

Nika Bolokov

B-D-P-- wrote: »

Soft, I use a rusty Stanley blade.

Rusty spoon here with sandpaper my go to when can't find a spoon rusty enough

sxt

Takeout coffee. One a day and you are looking at over 1k per year

Peregrinus

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

What else is over-rated relative to what is costs to produce?

Anything with a heavily-marketed brand. The price paid has to cover the cost of the marketing, which does not enhance the product and confers no benefit on the consumer.

Sonics2k

Smartphones in general, especially the 'high-end' ones.

For example, the Samsung Galaxy S3 was like €600 on launch, but the Galaxy S9 is about €750 now.

The iPhone 4 was $699 and now the iPhone XS will set you back €999.

judestynes

Nike trainers

murpho999

fryup wrote: »

Sky

can't understand why anyone would bother with it in this day of FTA tv

I have it as I like the menu system on Sky Q, the box is slick and works well.

Also, I like to have Sky Sports properly not streamed and this is the best way.

Sesame

Farmers markets. While walking past, I overheard someone gasping when the olive seller asked for €7 for the tiniest portion of olives. Does the wasp poo add to the cost?

Sesame

Sesame wrote: »

Farmers markets. While walking past, I overheard someone gasping when the olive seller asked for €7 for the tiniest portion of olives. Does the wasp poo add to the cost?

Reminds me of a neighbour of mine who used to sell veg that the supermarkets won't take, at one of these farmer's markets.

The poor dears paying 3 quid for a few deformed onions thought they were getting something better than they'd get in Aldi, when really it was just Aldi cast-offs.

afkasurfjunkie

Most make up and beauty products.

Steve F

Sonics2k wrote: »

Smartphones in general, especially the 'high-end' ones.

For example, the Samsung Galaxy S3 was like €600 on launch, but the Galaxy S9 is about €750 now.

The iPhone 4 was $699 and now the iPhone XS will set you back €999.

I was going to say the exact same.Smartphones are now treated as status symbols and as such the prices are inflated

xzanti

Pet care.

I have two guinea pigs. Have had them for four years now.

A bag of hay is anything up to 4.99 depending on where you buy it. Same with a bag of wood shavings. Bag of dry food for a guinea pig is another fiver.

Lets say I buy the above in Tesco which is the cheapest that I can see, once a week for the four years. 4.50 for nuts, 3.99 for hay, 3.99 for shavings = 648.96.

So in four years I've paid minimally 2,595.84 to care for TWO FCUKING GUINEA PIGS.

That's not including fruit and veg which they also need every single day. And if they need to go to the vet that's more money.

Expensive little critters

ArrBee

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

....Shop-bought paracetamol?

How do you make your own paracetamol?

ancapailldorcha

Peregrinus wrote: »

Anything with a heavily-marketed brand. The price paid has to cover the cost of the marketing, which does not enhance the product and confers no benefit on the consumer.

Some of this is actually frightening. Pharma companies for instance spend double on marketing than on R&D. As you say, the consumer must bear this cost. Well, "must" I think definitely applies in this instance.

ArrBee

ArrBee wrote: »

How do you make your own paracetamol?

Ha! Buy it in a pharmacy instead, you'll save a fortune on the generic stuff

pgj2015

branded perfume or cologne

LeinsterDub

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Shop-bought paracetamol?

You really shouldn't make your own paracetamol

E mac

Cigarettes.....

StupidLikeAFox

Boards should really add a homebrew pharmaceutical forum

kevthegaff

xzanti wrote:

A bag of hay is anything up to 4.99 depending on where you buy it. Same with a bag of wood shavings. Bag of dry food for a guinea pig is another fiver.

xzanti wrote:

I have two guinea pigs. Have had them for four years now.

xzanti wrote:

Lets say a I buy the above in Tesco which is the cheapest that I can see, once a week for the four years. 4.50 for nuts, 3.99 for hay, 3.99 for shavings = 648.96.

xzanti wrote:

So in four years I've paid minimally 2,595.84 to care for TWO FCUKING GUINEA PIGS.

Buy a bale of a hay of a farmer for 3 euros, that will see them out..

sbsquarepants

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Was sent to the offie yesterday for a bottle of birthday Moet. 56 fcuking quid for a bottle of cheap wine with some bubbles in it. .

Shut up your whining and get back here with my champagne.

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Shop-bought paracetamol? .

Where else can you get paracetemol?

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

I'm bitter AF about that Moet, tbh.

Again with the whining, just hurry the fúck up, I'm thirsty:mad:

valoren

How often would you actually buy Moet though?
I guess that's why it's the price it is. Not everyday you'd be buying the champagne.

ohnonotgmail

Was the Moet vintage or non-vintage? €56 is a bit steep for the non-vintage alright

pgj2015

kevthegaff wrote: »

Buy a bale of a hay of a farmer for 3 euros, that will see them out..

why would a farmer give you a bale of hay for 3 euro?

Wanderer78

Houses, Wtf!

filbert the fox

fryup wrote: »

still wouldn't drink from the tap though

Why not?

cml387

It's pronounced "Moette ay chandon"
You're all saying it wrong.

ohnonotgmail

cml387 wrote: »

It's pronounced "Moette ay chandon"
You're all saying it wrong.

probably closer to 'mo-wett' what with the guy being dutch and the accent over the e in Moët.

I do like moet rose though!

Lidl used to do the nicest prosecco ever and it was about a tenner. Had a lovely honey aftertaste. Nicer than a lot of 15-20+ bottles

archer22

pgj2015 wrote: »

why would a farmer give you a bale of hay for 3 euro?

Thats the price of a small square bale...lots of farmers bale them just to sell, you will see endless ads by sellers on places like DoneDeal etc

TheBoyConor

Cars.

People squander stupefying amounts of money on cars and changing cars every few years. It is a level of profligacy that would be viewed as pure stupid if it was spent on any other thing.

I good, reliable car can be had for € 1,500 if you do your homework. I would never spend any more than that on a car.

My sister & brother in law have a 141 Audi A6 and she was recently complaining about money being tight with them. Then I hear her talking about them trading in the Audi for a newish Mercedes. So my sympathy for their money worries is very limited.

Edit: And the who whinge about how hard it is to make ends meet are very often the yummy mummies with big new cars and fancy holidays and a million and one paid activities for the kids. Of course it's hard to make ends meet when you're pishing it all away on non-essential crap.

Wanderer78

TheBoyConor wrote:

People squander stupefying amounts of money on cars and changing cars every few years. It is a level of profligacy that would be viewed as pure stupid if it was spent on any other thing.

Continual consumption is good for the economy, hence good for us, you may need reprogramming!

Loves_lorries

sxt wrote: »

Takeout coffee. One a day and you are looking at over 1k per year

I'd prefer spend a grand per year on coffee than beer.

Not the filling station crap.

m5ex9oqjawdg2i

DavyD_83 wrote:

Bottle water is the biggest sham of all

Tap water in Ireland is muck. I don't care is some report says it's the best water in Europe, it's still muck.

Now, if you have your own well, that's a different story.

Wanderer78

Gemma Drab Semifinalist wrote:

Tap water in Ireland is muck. I don't care is some report says it's the best water in Europe, it's still muck.

Tap water is generally fine in Ireland, 'the best', terms used to just flog you something

BrokenArrows

Sonics2k wrote: »

Smartphones in general, especially the 'high-end' ones.

For example, the Samsung Galaxy S3 was like €600 on launch, but the Galaxy S9 is about €750 now.

The iPhone 4 was $699 and now the iPhone XS will set you back €999.

Its called inflation. Prices usually increase over time.
iphone 4 was released 8 years ago.

Still overpriced but the increase isnt strange.

Wanderer78

BrokenArrows wrote:

Its called inflation. Prices usually increase over time. iphone 4 was released 8 years ago.

Haven't bought a phone in well over 10 years, you d be surprised what people call rubbish

BrokenArrows

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Reminds me of a neighbour of mine who used to sell veg that the supermarkets won't take, at one of these farmer's markets.

The poor dears paying 3 quid for a few deformed onions thought they were getting something better than they'd get in Aldi, when really it was just Aldi cast-offs.

Supermarkets chains enforce the wastage of an insanely large amount of food by demanding uniform sizing and shapes of fruit and veg.

An oddly shaped tomato is just as good as a regular round one.

Markcheese

E mac wrote: »

Cigarettes.....

To be fair, almost all of the price is tax of one firm or another... They don't get to do much advertising or marketing anymore...
As to why anyone actually smokes them though is beyond me...

BrokenArrows

xzanti wrote: »

Pet care.

I have two guinea pigs. Have had them for four years now.

A bag of hay is anything up to 4.99 depending on where you buy it. Same with a bag of wood shavings. Bag of dry food for a guinea pig is another fiver.

Lets say I buy the above in Tesco which is the cheapest that I can see, once a week for the four years. 4.50 for nuts, 3.99 for hay, 3.99 for shavings = 648.96.

So in four years I've paid minimally 2,595.84 to care for TWO FCUKING GUINEA PIGS.

That's not including fruit and veg which they also need every single day. And if they need to go to the vet that's more money.

Expensive little critters

Serves you right for buying stupid pets.
I think its time for the critters to "escape" and have escaped to a "better" life.
The kids will get over it.