What do you think the single most overpriced everyday item is?
For me, the answer is very clear: greeting cards.
How can people think $4.99 is an acceptable price to pay for a folded piece of paper with some words and pictures printed on it? Even for lesser priced greeting cards that go for $2.49, the markup still has to be at least 1000%. I guess you gotta hand it to the greeting card companies that worked hard to make that price seem reasonable.
Not that I didn’t enjoy opening all the wonderful cards we received for the wedding, but it’s possible I would have enjoyed them just as much if they were hand-made, or even just a piece of cardstock paper folded in half. After all, it’s the personalized hand-written message on the inside that is most meaningful.
I have been known to send weird greeting cards. Once I gave Lauren a Valentine’s card that was made of a bunch of my business cards taped together. I also recently used a folded piece of cardboard for a wedding card with a quick crude drawing on the front.
But the bottom line is I can’t think of any other item that people purchase every day that is more ridiculously priced. Can you?
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You are probably right. The best idea is to go to a dollar store and buy cheap (albeit ugly) greeting cards for 50 cents. I don’t do it, but if you wanted to boycott the overpriced ones, it is a good idea. Another thing that is overpriced is any tractor part. A small bolt may be over $100. Not that you’ll ever have to concern yourself with that!
I once heard on a radio show that bikinis are the single most overpriced items in the U.S. Teeny pieces of fabric that sell for sometimes $100’s…per piece! Greeting cards are crazy, but I can think of a lot of other items that are unreasonable, too
You also once wrote “Happy Anniversary! <3" on your stomach and called that a 'card'. It was shockingly legible.
Well, Lauren will never have to be bored with the same old card…I wish your dad would come up with inventive ideas like that!
Fountain Soda. I wanted a fountain soda at the McDonald’s at LAX, they wanted 3.79 for it. I believe the actual cost for Ron McD is around 2.5 cents.
Ah yes, I forgot all about the bare chest card. That was a classic! I didn’t even write the message backwards while looking in the mirror.
I’m with Marcie, barechested greetings from Big Poppa Glanzer for everybody.