Recently, Reddit user u/r4tzt4r posted in r/AskReddit asking: "What has absolutely no real reason for being so expensive? " Answers IMMEDIATELY poured in, and some very valid points were made. So without further ado, here's what's currently WAAAAY too overpriced for no reason, according to Reddit: ABC / giphy.com
1. "College textbooks." "I had a professor that was really against the college textbook industry and said it was a huge scam, so for the class I took with him, he used a textbook that he wrote and provided a PDF version of it for free to all of us. "
—-eDgAR-
Tom Werner / Getty Images 2. "My apartment charges $25 to process online payments." Oscar Wong / Getty Images 3. "Anything to do with weddings, death, or babies." Hinterhaus Productions / Getty Images 4. "Glasses." "I saw an interview once of a brand name frames rep, and when asked why they charge so much for things that cost so little to produce, they roughly responded, 'The glasses are worth what people are willing to pay for them.' "
—CozyReader881
"Like sorry I was born with bad eyes and now have to fork over hundreds of dollars just to be able to see anything. "
—darth_scion
Luis Alvarez / Getty Images 5. "Tuition fees." "And then the fee for the tuition fee. My favorite is the fee my university charged students for going online???"
—SweetTea9219
"How about the $75 graduation application fee? That was the final 'fuck you' from school."—bdubnit
Jayk7 / Getty Images 6. "Curtains and blinds." 7. "Feminine hygiene products." "There is no reason to spend $30 a month for something that isn’t even my choice. I don’t want to bleed for 7-10 days. If I could, I would just rip out my uterus."
—notafoetoallenpoe
Isabel Pavia / Getty Images 8. "Diamonds." Richard Smochek / Getty Images/EyeEm 9. "COVID tests for travel." Stefan Cristian Cioata / Getty Images 10. "Pet fees in apartments." "My current apartment had a $400 deposit for cats and dogs with an extra $25 a month. My pet doesn’t have a job! How is he supposed to afford that?!"
—xobnn
Linda Raymond / Getty Images 11. "Area rugs." Sachin Polassery / Getty Images 12. "Housing." "Everyone needs one, birth rates are predictable, and people obviously feel better, work better, and live better when housed and not struggling too much. "
—splitting_bullets
"The housing market where I live is ridiculous. I mean a measly 900-square-foot house near my area went from $150k in 2017 to $320k...and nothing changed. "
—PMME_Ur_Bubble_Butt
The Good Brigade / Getty Images 13. "Being healthy." "Eating right, gym memberships, and exercising cost money, time, and commitment. This should be encouraged and supported, not dragged down with extra costs."
—Beefy_Peaches
Gradyreese / Getty Images 14. "Designer clothes." "Like, it’s a plain white top with a logo for $800 ...WTF?!"
—HodorsABitch
Finn Hafemann / Getty Images 15. And last but DEFINITELY not least: "Life-saving medications, specifically insulin." Johner Images / Getty Images/Johner RF Answers have been edited for length and/or clarity.
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