6 outrageously overpriced products

[kitten645]

I must disagree with greeting cards. I know first hand the high cost involved. The high cost of paper, of ink, of printing, of distribution. There are also high damages and mark outs involved. Consider the millions of seasonal cards that AREN'T purchased. Where do you think that money goes?
There's a reason there are only a handful of greeting card companies left: American & Hallmark are about it. You have to make alot of cards to make it worthwhile financially. You also need a vast network to get those cards out to the public.
Bet if you asked the hundreds of "crafters" and photogs out there that try to pedal their cards, you'd see the bottom line is pretty darn lean.

[wombat2u2004]

I must disagree with greeting cards. I know first hand the high cost involved. The high cost of paper, of ink, of printing, of distribution. There are also high damages and mark outs involved. Consider the millions of seasonal cards that AREN'T purchased. Where do you think that money goes?
There's a reason there are only a handful of greeting card companies left: American & Hallmark are about it. You have to make alot of cards to make it worthwhile financially. You also need a vast network to get those cards out to the public.
Bet if you asked the hundreds of "crafters" and photogs out there that try to pedal their cards, you'd see the bottom line is pretty darn lean.

Yeah, gotta agree with that one.
My nephew worked in a printing place that is a famous Aussie brand for cards, he said to me once that there is little profit in cards, but more in the other stuff they did there, such as games printing (monopoly, uno etc etc)

[Karen]

Bottled water is not always a luxury, and not always overpriced. We live in an old city on an old street in an old house - what does that mean? There are lead or lead-lined pipes involved in our water supply, and as we do like functional brains, we use bottled water for drinking and cooking. And no, we never pay $3 a bottle. The bottle I have beside me right now cost me about 14 cents, and I will recycle the bottle itself when I am done with it.

[Catty1]

Karen, do you have one of those big water dispensers where the huge bottle goes upside down on top of it?

Lead pipes - yikes, I shudder!

A gal I worked with some years ago had her blood tested for heavy metals, and went through chelation every two weeks to get them out of her body. Sounds weird - but I wonder if that might help with your allergies? You might not have much more of the stuff in your system than anyone else, but maybe even that amount has whacked out your system. Just a thought.

Info here if you want to look:
http://www.careurheart.com/heart-car...on-therapy.htm

Many people don't recycle or return their individual water bottles. Heck, up here they are refundable and a great item to have for bottle drives!

PS Greeting cards - I did a small line of them myself many years ago...and I know about the bending and all. Still, some cards I like are over $6. But a really nice one can take the place of an unnecessary gift.

[Karen]

Karen, do you have one of those big water dispensers where the huge bottle goes upside down on top of it?

Lead pipes - yikes, I shudder!

A gal I worked with some years ago had her blood tested for heavy metals, and went through chelation every two weeks to get them out of her body. Sounds weird - but I wonder if that might help with your allergies? You might not have much more of the stuff in your system than anyone else, but maybe even that amount has whacked out your system. Just a thought.

No lead in my body any more than the normal amount, I have never drunk the water here, no need for chelation. I get annual check-ups, and they take blood to test for various ... my allergies are just that, my body reacting in appropriately defensively.

No, I don't bother leasing on of those dispensers, and all the bother and expense of delivery trucks, etc. I just pay attention to prices and sales and shop appropriately.

[wombat2u2004]

Bottled water is not always a luxury, and not always overpriced. We live in an old city on an old street in an old house - what does that mean? There are lead or lead-lined pipes involved in our water supply, and as we do like functional brains, we use bottled water for drinking and cooking. And no, we never pay $3 a bottle. The bottle I have beside me right now cost me about 14 cents, and I will recycle the bottle itself when I am done with it.

All of the water mains pipes in the Blue Mountains where I used to live are made of asbestos piping.
Everytime there is a bust, the local govt repair guys go to great lengths to conceal that fact from the locals.
There are very heavy fines if one ever re-uses asbestos products or fails to dispose of it correctly.
So it was bottled water for us.

[Marigold2]

Starbucks coffee which is OH SO GOOD but very over priced.
Baseball tickets.
Actually any event tickets be it sport, theme park etc.
Any food at sports or theme park events.