Laughably Overpriced Items That People Still Buy

Okay, it's an AskReddit thread like the one we have here that can make you feel reassured in knowing that you're not hopelessly alone when it comes to caving to financially impulsive purchases like grabbing that box of Kerrygold (genuine dessert butter) at the grocery store, even though you're not sure how you're going to pay your utility bills for the month. 

However, a thread like this can also paint just a bit of an apocalyptic picture about where this whole inflation thing might be going as the days and the weeks and the months and the years continue to pass on by, while the total cost of a grocery shop outing sets its sights on The Land of the Unfathomable. 

This whole mounting trend of various establishments and fast food restaurants aggressively raising the costs of their breakfast burritos needs to take a hard stop. 

(Thankfully there are still some fast-food deals to be found.)

Gone are the days when one could actually look forward to a grocery store outing, and not have to worry about triple-checking their bank account balance before checking out. 

If you haven't tried Kerrygold butter on a freshly toasted roll with some honey, have you really lived yet? Even some of the most frugal shoppers can't seem to give it up.

Might as well just take the hike to wherever you were going to order from delivery from in that case. 

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Okay, but in all fairness, your vision is one of those things that you're probably better suited to spend the extra coin on if you have it. 

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The reality is that in spite of so many people's best attempts to not cave into the comically overpriced items available at concession stands when attending sporting events, the temptations so often overtake the willpower. 

You're not alone if you find yourself waking up in the middle of the night, in a state of cold sweaty panic over what inflation seems adamant on doing to the steadily rising costs of food. 

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Might as well double down on the various Spotify playlists at home, and save yourself for the very special occasion of a live show every now and again. 

With winter approaching, the feeling of going back to our hibernation caves amidst the escalating costs of electricity has never felt more painfully real. 

(Thankfully there are some hacks to help lower your electricity bills.)

It's never been more crucial to keep an eye out for whatever discounted bags of potato chips that your local grocery store might be offering. 

Could these gluten-free bread companies at least invest a bit more of what must be a nice green-colored tidal wave of cash due to their pricey products, back into the "bread" that they sell consumers?

When the wallet's slimmed down and your finances are on fumes, it really hurts to realize that your dirty pile of clothes may have to co-exist in your living space with you for just a while longer. 

It shouldn't be this difficult to meet the financial obligations of a legal requirement, but here we are. 

Whether you're an adult or a kid, the costs associated with buying various LEGO sets have completely spiraled out of control. 

Yet another example of how it is key to keep your eye on the reasonably priced price, and always pit stop at the discounted meats section if you do in fact eat meat. 

It used to be that you could uproot your life and set your sights on greener more economically affordable, potentially very rural pastures, but less and less does that prove to be the case. Property is quite, quite expensive. 

Many folks will literally wait as long as possible before they finally commit to getting what very well could be an imperative oil change. 

This is on par with subjecting yourself to the demonically overpriced candies and snacks at your nearest movie theatre. You know that they're not going to be agreeably priced, whatsoever, yet you proceed onwards into the eye of the financial hurricane.