What things do you think are ridiculously expensive and you don't know why?

[sharpclawedkitten]

I'll start.

Toothbrush heads for electric toothbrushes - just a bit of plastic!

Reprogramming keys for cars (why does it cost £100s)

Both of those.

Also: dishwasher tablets. They’re just detergent and salt, surely? Why the hefty price?

And printer ink. Why is it so obscenely expensive? Is it made with powdered gold?

Pringles.

Razors!

OP, we have switched to compatible electric toothbrush heads which cost a fraction of the price and seems to do the same job.

Pet insurance
Train fares

Lampshades! I'm trying to find a replacement for one that fell apart recently. £25 for the most boring beige bit of wire and paper faux linen. Anything even vaguely interesting starts at about £45. Anything I actually like starts at £70.

gift wrapping paper

Yes to razors and printer ink!

However pet insurance is that expensive because so many people have really expensive operations and medications for their pets - when we were kids they were just put down.

All of the above plus Lurpak and also branded cereals. Big box of kelloggs honey nut flakes now over £4 wtf.

Also concert tickets seem to require you to remortgage your house these days.

Curtains

Houses

Train tickets

Toilet paper

Toilet roll..tiny and wafer thin paper.

Greetings cards.

Stuff like razor blades and printer ink is a specific business model

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/r/razor-razorblademodel.asp#:~:text=What%20Is%20the%20Razor%2DRazorblade,consumable%20good%20generates%20the%20profits.

I agree about lampshades. Unbelievable pricing.

Cherries

Insanely cheap items is also fun! Big bottle of Vaseline moisturiser, costs a few quid, lasts me a year!

Agree about lampshades

Bought a new build a year ago, got a job lot of those cheap white ones from IKEA for 'the meantime' to avoid a million bare bulbs

We're still going to have them when we move out aren't we?

The big, ugly trainers my 14 year old likes

Sky TV

Iced tea at places like Costa and Starbucks

Lego

Takeaway coffee...my flat white is now £4.20..i no longer buy them

Birthday cards. Why are packets of Christmas cards so much cheaper?

Get cereals at Aldi- they are fine!

Olive oil. It literally grows on fucking trees.

even used on eBay? Can’t make one yourself?

Yes lampshades. I've got some cheap white "linen" ones from Dunelm. They do the job and honestly can't distinguish them from the ones that are upwards of £25.

Takeaway coffee. In fact anything from a coffee shop is hideously overpriced.