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)

Oh no!!!

Absolutely every f*ing thing!

I keep all my receipts, and everything on last year's receipts is at least 50% (sometimes more than 100%) more expensive this year.

It's all bloody ridiculous!!!

My friend who works at a supermarket in the fruit and veg section says some years half the stock has to be disposed of as gone mouldy

You never hear of stuff like olive oil, berries etc of if they had the most ideal weather for the most bountiful crops, no disease in trees, no war, no strikes etc that prices go rock bottom

I second this with Palmer’s cocoa butter! I buy the big bottle with the dispensing top and it lasts for ever……

Cushions are expensive. I buy the cushion pads on their own and just order covers for them. I find it works out cheaper

Houses.

The bricks & mortar don't cost that much, it's ridiculous.

Agree takeaway coffee. I bought breakfast of a yogurt and coffee on my way to the office and it was £8 something ! I just have to get more organised at home .

Train tickets are a joke. Massively expensive and I can't get a seat or even on a train some of the time. Daily commute is £34 for misery.

@Disneydatknee88 yes to takeaway pizzas. I don't mind paying that if I'm sitting in somewhere with a nice pizza but I'd rather get a coop one and tart it up than pay for a domino's pizza.

Picture please.

Depends what kind of rug

I have ones from dunelm. Mass produced, polyester. I also have what is basically a piece of art made out of wool in my living room. Both are acceptably priced i think.

Hope someone has mentioned Lurpak. Was 250g Now £2.15 in Sainsbury’s for 200g

They are exploitative too…my baby was born 3pounds 10oz so we had to buy size 0 which we could only find in Pampers- £4.50 for 24! Plus they were terrible, they leaked all the time. Thankfully he’s on Aldi ones now which saves us a fortune and they are so much better quality.

This is a great site for cheaper theatre tickets, centraltickets.tixculture.com

amzn.eu/d/ey5bXrr I buy them in bulk, works out to under 50p each usually.

Definitely cards, in the age of the internet I think £3-5 for a generic piece of card and £1.35 for a stamp is just ridiculous, for someone to stand it up for a few days and chuck it in recycling.

Also anything for babies. New parents are a captive audience. £1000+ for travel systems, when you break it down it’s a bit of metal, plastic and a material cover.

Absolutely agree about takeaway coffee, have been trying to decide what my red line is. I think above £3.50 is taking the piss.
Edinburgh hotels are outrageous prices now too, compared to pre covid.
UK holiday cottages as well. Eating out for a family of 5 has become a treat, as opposed to a fortnightly occurrence. It's really jumped.
I could go on!

and they work better. womens razors are rubbish. they seem to think we only have delicate peach fuzz.

Lots of people have said razors and they are expensive but I’ve got an estrid razor and had the subscription for a while but find the blades last ages so I’ve cancelled it for now and am using up all the blades I have in stock and actually I think for cost per use it’s not as expensive as it first seemed.

The cost of tea really gets me, I don’t coffee and the price of tea is insane, even though I know it’s about covering the cost of everything not just water, a tea bag and a drop of milk!

Cheap in Aldi and some of it is almost as good as Heinz.

Furniture that is made from crappy covered chip-board from companies like West Elm/John Lewis.
Yes it looks stylish, but for how long?
Destined for the landfill sooner rather than later.
How can £1,200 for a chest of drawers made from chipboard ever be justified??
I've always tried to buy decent SH furniture but the cost has shot through the roof which is why I was checking out West Elm etc, but the prices!

Magazines are much more than they used to be.

I suppose that's because fewer read them but for the individual it's the same product so unfair that they pay more for the same product just because fewer people now buy them!

Same with newspapers- now a daily can be £3.50!

OXO cubes
Sky
pet insurance
car insurance
butter

the only Heinz I buy is the cream of chicken. all the others are AS good, or even better.

it's a good thing I like old fashioned, unfashionable "brown" furniture. it's sturdy and will probably last my whole life, and it's cheap to buy. my little dark wood bureau is one of my absolute favourite pieces of furniture. it's so cute. it was being sold cheap as "suitable for upcycling" !!!! it would be crime! it's adorable just as it is.