THINGS THAT ARE WAY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THEY SHOULD BE

RUBBER FLOORING (IN GYMS)

Unless you run a gym, you probably wouldn’t know this,

but that rubber flooring sells for about 1/3 of the

price when you buy it as a “horse stall mat”.

ANYTHING IN AN AIRPORT

Captive market, high real estate price…you can bet that

burger will cost more at the airport than at the

McDonald’s down the street.

WEDDINGS

You’ve probably heard the advice from your friends…when

looking for a photographer/caterer/DJ/etc., don’t mention

that it’s a wedding right off the bat. When you do actually

mention that it’s a wedding, the price will shoot up.

At this point, ask what exactly is done differently for 

weddings.

APPLIANCE PARTS

Many times it will be cheaper to just get a new fridge.

Or just wait until 3D printers become ubiquitous…

INTERNET

If you live in the US or Australia, your internet is slow and

expensive because the infrastructure is out of date and

the internet providers don’t have an incentive to

upgrade it. In countries that we like to make fun of for

being “backwards” (like Lithuania), you can pay 10 Euros

per month for download speeds faster than 800 Mb/s

and upload speeds faster than 700 Mb/s!

TEXAS INSTRUMENTS CALCULATORS

Have you noticed that TI calculator have stayed at $100

for the past several decades even though your phone

is significantly more powerful (and cheaper).

Thanks monopolies!

TEXTBOOKS

Hopefully the internet solves this one eventually.

FLYING IN CANADA

If you have any Canadian friends, you know that it is cheaper

for Canadians to fly to Europe than it is within their own

country. Thanks airport fees and lack of competition!

GILLETTE RAZORS

It’s because you locked yourself into buying that specific

brand of razor. They charge more because they can.