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)

Food from street food vans. £60 last weekend to feed three of us very mediocre food from cardboard tubs in the rain.

A slice of cake in most cafes

Thank you. I was thinking I should just make my own. At least I'd know I really liked them.

Can you eat these? Might need to Google for ingredients, £2 Morrisons

Dog grooming. My cockapoo’s haircuts cost more than my own. 🤨
Vet fees - outrageous
Lurpak spreadable
Cherries
Theatre tickets
Teen-worthy trainers

For me it's Birthday Cards.

@TheGreatIndoors yes to hot chocolate. Options used to be £2-3 and now it's £5+ and you definitely don't get as many servings as they say. It was £2.50 in sainsburys the other day so I bought 5!

1. No one is making new land but the population increases.
2. Mortgage lenders enable this by lending you money that doesn't actually exist, aka "fractional reserve banking".

You beat me to it. It takes me ages to make curtains.

I agree. I've not had takeaway pizza in years. I just look at the ads pushed through the door and am shocked at the price- medium Dominos is about £18 now. It's just dough with a tiny smear of tomato puree and cheese and a few fatty toppings or an eighth of a red pepper finely sliced and scattered. I always make my own pizzas - 4 big pizzas with loads of fresh veg, cheese and everyone's favourite toppings for about £2 per pizza, including heating the oven!

I know not the point of the thread but crazy easy to make yourself- you can buy the wire frames and the fabrics you like. YouTube it.

Dog poop bags

I’m over two years into new build life and I’m 50% still on paper lampshades

Dyson hair products. Ridiculously overpriced

Never thought of it that way.

For me it's toilet paper, olive oil and vegetables.

No I hadn't. But I will right now. Thank you!

True, but it’s about half a tree per bottle and those big old trees take up a lot of space for hundreds of years

Kylie Minogue concert tickets - £165 each for a standard ticket!

Designer anything. It's just clothes and accessories. I'm not claiming that all clothes are equal, my real wool Irish cardis were over £100 each and worth the money because they will outlast the cheap polyester and acrylic ones I had before, but when I see people paying thousands of pounds for a leather bag just because Hermes made it, I'm like "why?".

Toothpaste
Pringles
Cereal
"Free from" products

@Feckingwrecled Thank you so much! Just found some which are perfectly nice - exactly the right size for £5 each!

Azera is always on offer in (Tesco Ireland anyways ) my fav coffee I stock up when I see it.
Holiday's anywhere unfortunately crazy prices
2nd hand cars

If you search in Amazon for eg Braun oral b compatible toothbrush heads you'll get cheaper options that fit your Braun toothbrush.
The brand I bought is Yanaboo.

Anything that involves any kind of disability equipment.

Half step so I can get in and out of my back door. £70 quid
2 breeze blocks from the local builders merchant. £5

Wide handled spoon so I can actually hold my cutlery and not wear my food. A tenner

Robo bed that looks like a normal bed but where I can raise the headboard. 8k.

Wheelchair raincover. £40. Fishing poncho from Amazon- a tenner

Wheelchair leg cosy- £40 upwards and with the added bonus of infantilising patterns or granny tartan chic. 4 seasons sleeping bag- £20 and a bit of elastic I already had in my sewing box.

Pizza hut