America's Biggest Rip-offs

[degibson84]

every once in a while will I get movie popcorn, but usually try to stay away from the concession stand.

text messaging is the only thing on that list that I regularly use and I have unlimited for $10 a month extra. I've always wondered if and when will unlimited text messages become just part of your normal monthly cost. They make a ton of cash on them, but long distance and roaming used to be a big part of cell bills and they went away. I'm not sure they will, but you never know. I'm not sure what the % markup on text books is, but I will say that they are expensive to produce.

buy your own candy before you go to the movies and stick them in your pockets that way you dont have to pay $5 for a box of Mike & Ikes

[JeRmZ]

yeah, I can't stand to talk on the phone typically. My mom is about the only person I talk to on the phone. texting is much better.

I think the only person I don't text on my contact list is my father and grandparents ... they don't know how to respond so it would do no good!! Other than that ... everyone else on my list get's a text here and there!

[Stlouisrams1600]

I have unlimited text messages, best thing ever invented! Haha!

[andrewcstein]

Sweet - I do none of those!

[hector234]

The text messaging they're calculating for people who don't have an unlimited plan. My wife and I don't have a text plan and they're $.20 each. I gladly don't use them, but my wife doesn't seem to get the point. Still, she's only at like 20 a month, not thousands like some of you freaks!

I used to average about 5-6 thousand texts a month, thankfully I did have an unlimited plan, if not...

[OnePimpTiger]

I used to average about 5-6 thousand texts a month, thankfully I did have an unlimited plan, if not...

Freak

Last month, I used 5 text messages...sent and received.

[Rybowski]

I have unlimited text messages with my plan, but the most I ever sent in 1 month was 300 something. Most of them are messages with my buddies that are out at the bars and can't talk, and the woman when I am at the bars.

[jsox]

yep my local movie theater has a large popcorn for about $8.50.. thats just about the price of a day-time ticket..

[WilyWestbrook0]

I'm happy to say I don't take part in any of those. I did the college textbooks when I was there and I used to buy Aleve a lot, but currently I'm not getting ripped off by any of these! Yay!

Same here, including the former college textbooks and Aleve use. No need for even those two anymore since I'm past the stages where I needed them..

[golfermatt91]

Id like to say 900 is on the low end for college text books. I think mine are more like 1500 a year.

also I would like to say designer clothes are marked up fairly. I think my polos cost like 80-125, t-shirts are like 40-75. jeans -80-200.

I agree on the hotel mini bars too haha. my family gets a suite in vegas every year, and the prices are just ridiculous. its like 15$ for one of those 8 ounce mini pop bottles.

ALso, I think texting is fairly cheap, its like 5$ for unlimited text messaging? and I send probably 3000-4000 a month.