Most inappropriately expensive thing EVER - your vote?

Unknown

I've seen and heard of a lot of pricey things in my day. For example, $25 million (or whatever it costs) to go up in a space shuttle is idiotic, but it is a once-in-a-lifetime experience at this point in history (although you could almost end poverty in Iran where the first female Space Adventures passenger comes from and where the poverty level is 40%. But I digress...)

However, $400 flip flops just blow my mind. A piece of wood, two strings and some sparkly things. Who thinks this stuff up? And why? Sure, I like crystals too but sheesh...



http://couture.zappos.com/n/p/dp/25616733/c/41364.html

What's the one thing that the cost of which just made you want to scream?!

realistic

Kimshi42 wrote:

What's the one thing that the cost of which just made you want to scream?!

I have had some serious sticker shock from clothes before. But I guess it would be diapers or baby formula since I'm forced to buy them. Same goes for gasoline prices. Oh yeah, and thong underwear- there's hardly any fabric there, why do they charge $15 for it?! I'm a cheapskate, I could go on forever

CGNYC

Gucci ice cube trays? Yes, they do exist. I think they were like $60 per tray for G shaped ice. I just found this hilarious. I mean come ON.

yagottaloveyacurls

omg. I had to google it.

here is a review:

"These trays are AWFUL. Gucci charged my mother $90.00 because she got them for me as a present and you cannot even get the ice out. It’s such a joke. And their so-called return policy prohibits me from returning them in any way because I used them. Apparently, GUCCI failed to test the effectiveness of their own product and has no problem sticking it to my mother for $90.00 because of their failure."

Sorry, honey... but if a person is asinine enough to pay $90.00 for ice cube trays then they deserve for them to SUCK and not even work. And actually anyone who pays $90 for ice cube trays, I hope they get an ice cube stuck to their dry tongue. Maybe the pain will snap them back to reality. :?



I'm really on a roll today.
snark city.

Scarlet

Ha! I remember seeing them on either the Neiman Marcus or Saks site (I can't remember which one).

WileE-Dead

That expensive VS bra w/ the stones/diamonds? on it... :!: :?:

realistic

WileECoyote - Daddy's grl wrote:

That expensive VS bra w/ the stones/diamonds? on it... :!: :?:

Oh yeah! What's the point of that?? :roll:

NetG

I would think if you're paying $90 so it spits out the G shape, you're gonna use it for a caviar mold or something, not ice!

spring1onu

I'm watching a party planning show on Style network. A guy is doing a party for Kimora Lee Simmons and fabric for the tables to be covered in was $45,000. Fabric that people will be eating food on top of. :shock: It's hand beaded silk duipioni (sp). I'm sure as the show goes on I'll be sickened further.

g-stringranny

I love those shoes! :twisted:

Josephine

yagottaloveyacurls wrote:

omg. I had to google it.

here is a review:

"These trays are AWFUL. Gucci charged my mother $90.00 because she got them for me as a present and you cannot even get the ice out. It’s such a joke. And their so-called return policy prohibits me from returning them in any way because I used them. Apparently, GUCCI failed to test the effectiveness of their own product and has no problem sticking it to my mother for $90.00 because of their failure."

Sorry, honey... but if a person is asinine enough to pay $90.00 for ice cube trays then they deserve for them to SUCK and not even work. And actually anyone who pays $90 for ice cube trays, I hope they get an ice cube stuck to their dry tongue. Maybe the pain will snap them back to reality. :?



I'm really on a roll today.
snark city.

I totally agree. I cant believe salads are so expensive. I know this sounds silly but I hate salads(I call it rabbit food) but I thought I might try one at a restaurant(attempting to watch what I eat) and it was more expensive than real food! How can leaves be so expensive!

cympreni

I used to get this catalog in the mail, no clue how I got on there list. They sold pens, and not a single one was under a 3 digit number. They even had pens that were over a thousand dollars, and no they didn't have gold or diamonds on them. Why anyone would spend so much on an item that they will probably lose boggles my mind.

Oh and I think children's books are overpriced as well. Spending 10 bucks on a 5 page book is outrageous.

jada1111

The $600 iphone.

Suburbanbushbabe

Gasoline.

WileE-Dead

Milk

Zinnia

Fresh fruit (watermelon: $2.98 lb???)
Hormone free chicken, beef
Free range, cage-free eggs
Bison
House plants
Books
Natural cleaning products

cympreni

Windflower wrote:

Fresh fruit (watermelon: $2.98 lb???)
Hormone free chicken, beef
Free range, cage-free eggs
Bison
House plants
Books
Natural cleaning products

everything natural/good for you is too expensive.

and bottled water

O d d i s y~

thats true. All the natural/good stuffs are expensive!!

Cary

hybrid cars

Munchy

On the cribs episode with Kimora Lee (since someone mentioned her), they showed her gold toilet which was one of three in the world. I can't remember the cost, but why the hell would you need a solid gold toilet? :?

System

Hummers. Ridiculously expensive, use too much gas, impossible to park.

CurlieGlamourGirlie

The thing is, as long as there's some moron willing to pay the $90 for ice cube trays, people will sell them!

I don't think it gets me mad that people charge that much for them, it makes me mad when people go out and buy buy buy and then complain that they don't have enough money.

I've seen Broadway tickets here go up to $100 a pop and that's overpriced if you ask me. But, as long as they're selling the seats, they'll keep selling them at that rate.

Also....movie tickets for $10 - ripoff. I don't see a new movie now unless I go to a matinee or have a coupon.

Munchy

CurlieGlamourGirlie wrote:

Also....movie tickets for $10 - ripoff. I don't see a new movie now unless I go to a matinee or have a coupon.

Yep, plus you can buy brand new DVDs on amazon for $3 each.

Carriola

college tuition. :shock:

JoyForever

Carriola wrote:

college tuition. :shock:

Going along with that.... textbooks.

"Okay, so it's hardcover and was written by a few highly qualified people.... but $120?!??? It's PAPER AND INK, people!"

picklesgirl

spring1onu wrote:

I'm watching a party planning show on Style network. A guy is doing a party for Kimora Lee Simmons and fabric for the tables to be covered in was $45,000. Fabric that people will be eating food on top of. :shock: It's hand beaded silk duipioni (sp). I'm sure as the show goes on I'll be sickened further.

when i see stuff like that i just think com on people do something good with that money. Sure throw your party and it can be fancy to but go with something cheaper for that and give the rest of the money to something worth while. I don't know it just drives me nuts

Discgirl

KLS is just plain trashy. She's proof money cannot buy breeding. Ick.

My vote -- Coach leaather seats for I believe it was Lexus.

Munchy

Discgirl wrote:

KLS is just plain trashy. She's proof money cannot buy breeding. Ick.

AGREED!

rileyb

Discgirl wrote:

KLS is just plain trashy. She's proof money cannot buy breeding. Ick.

OR good taste, that house she lived in was horrendous!

PartyHair

Munchy wrote:

CurlieGlamourGirlie wrote:

Also....movie tickets for $10 - ripoff. I don't see a new movie now unless I go to a matinee or have a coupon.

Yep, plus you can buy brand new DVDs on amazon for $3 each.

Yeah, but you don't get to go to the movies if you buy the DVD.

There's more to going to the movies than just seeing the movie. I love the whole movie-going experience, whether it's at the big theater or at our little indie theater (which serves full meals, beer, wine and Starbucks along with the usual movie snacks!).

mrspoppers

The brackets for our deck cost up to $65 each. They're little pieces of metal. That's it!