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Things that are inexplicably expensive.

590 replies

malificent7 · 04/06/2020 13:25

Cauliflower...i paid nearly a pound for a tiny little thing in Aldi...daylight robbery.
Egg chairs...look lovely and fun but why are they hundreds of pounds ??
Halo top icecream...nearly a fiver for a tub...no thank you.
Please can i have some more nominations?

OP posts:
Bubblewings · 04/06/2020 19:22

Tappering got to ask now, which size normal bin liners do you use? I’ve tried using the closest size and they split (liner code K if that’s the size for your bin).

OP I think simple human bin liners are overpriced Grin

Nikhedonia · 04/06/2020 19:22

I've got two Simple Human bins and just buy normal bin liners for them. I refuse to pay the SH prices!

Blush I've just checked my amazon account and they are simple human bins the liners are actually £15 for 60 Shock I should actually switch to regular bin liners, this is close to literally throwing money in the bin! Grin

ChaoticCatling · 04/06/2020 19:23

Adult clothing when compared to children's clothing in the same shop. It can't be just the VAT as they are often double the price for a similar item. Once you get to a children's size 13 or 14 they are the same size or bigger than mine. I do buy some children's clothes, if they don't look too young because of the price difference. Same for shoes, I can buy a boys' size 6 1/2 for much cheaper than a womens' shoe the same size, it's not just a 20% mark up.

ActuallyItsEugene · 04/06/2020 19:26

Plug in refills.

They're all on offer at the moment in my local supermarkets (down to between £2.50 - £3) so I've stocked up.
Especially on the Lenor UnStoppable scents.

Usually between £5-£6 each which doesn't sound a lot but I have 7 at home Blush

Tappering · 04/06/2020 19:29

Bubble I have these ones and I use 50L swing bin liners like this from Tesco or Sainsburys

plominoagain · 04/06/2020 19:32

Niche , I know , but :

Horse shoes ! £75 quid every six weeks and that’s with a discount because he’s my next door neighbour and I help him out a lot ! ( I did find out that the shoes he makes for my boy are well over 100 quid elsewhere )

I haven’t had a new pair of shoes for three years !

BetteDavisWeLuvU · 04/06/2020 19:33

Garden furniture. A really, really nice set costs more than a decent 3 seater sofa. Even the standard that is eye watering.

Kitchen bins

Nuts and but butters

ActuallyItsEugene · 04/06/2020 19:35

@OopsUpsideYourBed

Heaps of conditioner mixed with tea tree oil for combing.

Nenuco water for prevention.

I spray DDs thick, curly, long (down to her knees) hair with Nenuco every morning and she's not had them - even when I received the dreaded letter from nursery.

Smells beautiful too.

ActuallyItsEugene · 04/06/2020 19:40

@cansu Is that the brown T/Gel? My dad has to use that for scalp psoriasis and I've found the big bottles (250ml) for £4.99 in Savers and Home Bargains.
The big bottle was also £6 in Asda when I last checked.

Also £6 on Amazon at the moment - £5.70 if you use their subscribe and save (my dad does now.)

ALongHardWinter · 04/06/2020 19:43

OP what is an egg chair?! Excuse my ignorance! Grin
Regarding what I find inexplicably expensive,I'd go for disposable razors (the more 'upmarket ones I mean,not the '5 for a quid' Bic ones), and scrunchie hair bands. A quid for a tiny bit of material and elastic?!

ALongHardWinter · 04/06/2020 19:44

Another one. T-Gel shampoo. It's the only shampoo that stops my scalp itching,but at six quid for a tiny bottle,I can't justify the expense.

ActuallyItsEugene · 04/06/2020 19:47

@ALongHardWinter Try Home Bargains/Savers - I've found it for £4.99 in there.

Also £6 for the larger 250ml bottle in Asda and on Amazon at the moment.

willieversleep · 04/06/2020 19:52

Everything I am drawn to it would appear

Mrhodgeymaheg · 04/06/2020 20:05

Days out to tourist attractions

Food at festivals

Cosmetics

Printer ink

Beach huts - it's a shed!!!

Logoed school uniform items

Health food/supplements

And the worst one, the most extortionate of all......HOUSES/FLATS!

UnaCorda · 04/06/2020 20:24

@Nsky

Msybe, you csn buy cheaper pink tho
@Nsky, was your username meant to be Naky? Grin
peaceanddove · 04/06/2020 20:34

Bras. I can only seem to wear Freya bras and they cost upwards of £35! But the real shocker is how the matching knickers are usually nearly £20!

Overduesleep · 04/06/2020 20:40

Sudocrem
Socks (including children's which cost the same as adults?!)

YYYY to razors

Coastercat · 04/06/2020 20:41

Boilers. Kettles cost about £20, boilers cost 100 x this bit does roughly the same job.

MintyMabel · 04/06/2020 20:50

Refill bottles for the flash powermop. £4 for what is essentially 1/4 bottle of normal flash.

@Laserbird16

Printer ink is, per ml, the most expensive liquid on earth. It’s ridiculous.

Molocosh · 04/06/2020 20:54

Egg chairs...look lovely and fun but why are they hundreds of pounds ??
I would quite happily pay hundreds of pounds for an Egg Chair - unfortunately they cost at least £5000!

Likefootball · 04/06/2020 21:00

My grandfather used to say that a good thing is never expensive and I had to agree.
If you get pleasure from using it, it is money well spent.
On another note, the thing that I can't believe is so expensive is the milk formula for babies.

Nsky · 04/06/2020 21:00

No

Stripeytopgirl · 04/06/2020 21:02

Lego

RosieTheHat · 04/06/2020 21:08

Manufacturers brand printer ink

RosieTheHat · 04/06/2020 21:13

Also vegan 'beyond burgers'. £5.50 for two Shock