1) Replacement Gillette blades, especially the newer models. 5 Fusion blades (or is it 4 or 6?) for almost $20? WTF? Yeah I know each one has 5 blades, but still. Anyway, I still have my trusty several year-old Gillette Sensor Excel 3, with 3 blades, and I think even those are too expensive. So for the time being I bought a few packs of Gillette Blue 3s, which are disposables with 3 blades, and they cost just about half of the Sensor Excel 3 replacement blades.

2) Starbucks food. Went there the other day and got one hot drink Tall size (smallest size) and a cake dessert. $11? Bastards. I bet the raw materials for both cost $2 max. And I only go there 2-3 times a year, so don't get at me for supporting the evil bastards, because I don't.

Post your entries plz.

5/30/2009 7:48:13 AM

Sex

5/30/2009 7:58:04 AM

kettlebells

5/30/2009 7:59:07 AM

legos

5/30/2009 8:12:47 AM

diamonds

5/30/2009 8:18:51 AM

personal property taxes (i thought i already paid sales tax on my car...)

5/30/2009 8:24:52 AM

Cell Phones.

5/30/2009 8:32:41 AM

taxes

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"kettlebells"

I know right? How fucking hard is it to manufacture a cannonball with a handle?

5/30/2009 8:33:36 AM

good weed

5/30/2009 8:34:56 AM

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"I bet the raw materials for both cost $2 max."

More like 20 cents, but yeah.

5/30/2009 8:45:51 AM

ammo

5/30/2009 9:13:33 AM

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"expesnive"

apparently Hooked on Phonics as well

^ yeah, no shit

5/30/2009 9:24:05 AM

prescription eyeglass frames

5/30/2009 10:59:31 AM

Gasoline

Oil is $66/Barrel and the current national average for gas is $2.488/gal.

does not compute.

5/30/2009 11:06:23 AM

^^zennioptical.com, n00b

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"Anyway, I still have my trusty several year-old Gillette Sensor Excel 3, with 3 blades, and I think even those are too expensive. "

inorite?!
And they hardly ever put out coupons for these. It's the best razer ever made, though.

I don't know if milk should be as expensive as it is, but it's pricey enough to keep me from buying it a lot of time: I'm not paying for a gallon or half gallon so that I can use 4 cups before it goes bad. If it were cheaper, I'd be a lot more okay with it going to waste. Currently, it's mostly a supplement to ridx.

5/30/2009 11:14:57 AM

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"And I only go there 2-3 times a year, so don't get at me for supporting the evil bastards, because I don't."

i have only been there once in the past 3 or 4 years, so you support the evil bastards more than i do.

5/30/2009 11:17:32 AM

Yeah, the Mach 3 is expensive as fuck too. I decided this weekend to just bite the bullet and buy the $40 pack at Costco. That should get me through about 6 months I think.

5/30/2009 11:20:55 AM

golf

italian ____________

5/30/2009 11:22:23 AM

Beer at minor league baseball games. I mean really, why should I pay $6 a beer to watch never-will-be's throw the ball around?

5/30/2009 11:23:18 AM

cereal

5/30/2009 11:24:30 AM

Actually, now that I think about it, beer in general is expensive at pretty much all events. They must make money hand over fist with that shit. I mean, I can buy a case for the price of 2 beers at the Greensboro Coliseum.

5/30/2009 11:26:38 AM

on a similar note, bars on saturday night, for guys at least. $5-$10 pop just to walk in the door.

5/30/2009 11:29:10 AM

movie theater food

hell, movie tickets too

5/30/2009 11:29:21 AM

but concessoins is how they make their money

5/30/2009 11:30:26 AM

potash, and to a lesser extent, nitrogen.

5/30/2009 11:33:47 AM

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"Replacement Gillette blades"

Replacement blades for 3-4 blade womens razors are over $12 for 4 blades at Wal-mart. Four disposable razors with 3-4 blades runs 4-5 bucks.

Yay throwing away more plastic!

5/30/2009 11:36:36 AM

I don't fuck around with imitations when it comes to razors though. Food Lion has a brand of Mach 3 type razors. I tried it once to save some money. Notice I said once.

5/30/2009 11:39:22 AM

^ for real. when it comes to placing razor sharp objects near my sensitive areas, i want the most precise engineering and tightest tolerances possible.

5/30/2009 11:41:38 AM

I looked like I fell face first into a pile of broken glass when I was done.

5/30/2009 11:42:38 AM

Insulin pumps. $7000 for mine with no more than $300 total manufacturing cost in the entire thing, for certain (it's plastic with a black and white lcd screen, a tiny motor, some simple but high quality buttons, and it has a blood sugar monitor on it).

These things are so cost prohibitive that peoples' lives are at risk because of it. Some insurance companies won't let their diabetic patients get insulin pumps to start insulin pump therapy because the fucking things cost so much. My new one also is already falling apart and wasn't built as well as the old v1.0 model that I had (apparently this thing bumped into the wall or something which caused a crack in the housing, whereas I dropped the old one on concrete numerous times and it never had such an issue).

5/30/2009 11:52:31 AM

shower curtains

when I was shopping for my new place, the cheapest one I could find was $11. What about a piece of plastic with holes in it costs $11

5/30/2009 12:43:14 PM

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"when it comes to placing razor sharp objects near my sensitive areas"

I use a different razor for the sensitive areas...any old 3 or 4 blade usually does a good job on my legs.

5/30/2009 12:45:16 PM

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"1) Replacement Gillette blades, especially the newer models. 5 Fusion blades (or is it 4 or 6?) for almost $20? WTF? Yeah I know each one has 5 blades, but still. Anyway, I still have my trusty several year-old Gillette Sensor Excel 3, with 3 blades, and I think even those are too expensive. So for the time being I bought a few packs of Gillette Blue 3s, which are disposables with 3 blades, and they cost just about half of the Sensor Excel 3 replacement blades. "

switch to an old school double sided safety razor

blades are < $1.00 and it does a better job

5/30/2009 12:46:31 PM

I don't trust myself to use an old school razor. especially for those early morning shaves when I am half-asleep and hungover.

5/30/2009 12:49:44 PM

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"Beer at minor league baseball games. I mean really, why should I pay $6 a beer to watch never-will-be's throw the ball around?"

Not just minor league; US Cellular field in Chicago had beer for the same price. And a Margarita was $6.75, though I'm told they didn't skimp on the liquor.

5/30/2009 12:51:44 PM

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"Insulin pumps. $7000 for mine with no more than $300 total manufacturing cost in the entire thing, for certain (it's plastic with a black and white lcd screen, a tiny motor, some simple but high quality buttons, and it has a blood sugar monitor on it). These things are so cost prohibitive that peoples' lives are at risk because of it. Some insurance companies won't let their diabetic patients get insulin pumps to start insulin pump therapy because the fucking things cost so much."

1) Buy $1,000 return ticket to an Asian/Arab country
2) Buy insulin pump for $1,000, and spend $1,000 on accommodation and sightseeing
3) ....
4) Profit [$4,000]

5/30/2009 7:10:17 PM

as soon as i saw people complaining about razor blades, i came in to post what ScHpEnXeL did

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"switch to an old school double sided safety razor blades are < $1.00 and it does a better job"

5/30/2009 7:14:11 PM

Magic Bullets

5/30/2009 7:16:56 PM

Any kind of replacement power cord for electronics.

5/30/2009 7:18:13 PM

Wives.

5/30/2009 7:29:56 PM

Ink cartridges

5/30/2009 8:11:38 PM

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"1) Buy $1,000 return ticket to an Asian/Arab country 2) Buy insulin pump for $1,000, and spend $1,000 on accommodation and sightseeing 3) .... 4) Profit [$4,000]"

SHIIIIIIIIIIIIT!!!!! UGH! Why did I not think of this? I should have done that.

5/30/2009 8:27:21 PM

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"1) Buy $1,000 return ticket to an Asian/Arab country 2) Buy insulin pump for $1,000, and spend $1,000 on accommodation and sightseeing 3) .... 4) Profit [$4,000]"

Uh, no my insulin pump was made in Minnesota and I would only be paying $700 out of pocket for the thing. Actually it was $126 total because my old insulin pump was worth $500 on a trade in. The point is that the base cost, here, in the American market is far too high for these relatively simple electronic devices. I do not want to leave this country, ever, for my healthcare needs and will not do so, ever, unless things completely tank. That would just make problems here worse and would involve me giving money to some people who I don't want to have my money anyway.

5/30/2009 8:28:11 PM

contact cases, apparently....

jesus christ (5.50 for a shitty little piece of plastic)

5/30/2009 8:35:41 PM

diamonds, nice

5/30/2009 8:39:31 PM

mens suits

apple products

pasta at restaurants

golf club grips

5/30/2009 8:40:10 PM

Contact lens solution...granted I can just use the saline, but that other shit does so much better.

5/30/2009 8:41:36 PM

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"Replacement Gillette blades, especially the newer models. 5 Fusion blades (or is it 4 or 6?) for almost $20? WTF? "

just buy the razor again. usually comes with a blade on it and an extra one. plus they are always on sale.

5/30/2009 8:48:01 PM

Duvet Covers

5/30/2009 9:02:46 PM

set em up

5/30/2009 9:14:47 PM