24 Ridiculously Expensive Everyday Items

[Mr. Analog]

Golden staples, $43 instant noodles, a million dollar fishing lure and so much more unnecessary extravagance:
http://coolmaterial.com/cool-list/24-ridiculously-expensive-everyday-items/

[Lazybones]

Those are over the top, what about every day items that are STUPID expensive?

- inkjet printer ink
- HDMI / AV cables at big box stores

--- Posted in the wrong thread before.

[Mr. Analog]

Those are over the top, what about every day items that are STUPID expensive?

- inkjet printer ink
- HDMI / AV cables at big box stores

--- Posted in the wrong thread before.

You mean my MonsterCable doesn't keep out harmful Negatons? LOL

My dad made a positive remark about MonsterCable on Sunday, I just about lost my mind... if you work in a store and "look smart" you can sell anything to anyone...

[Tom]

I think about the only time you'd ever ever want to buy Monster is if you have a 200' length to run, or so said a review I read once. Most cables are perfectly content to run regular lengths and do it well for a small fraction of the cost. but once the run starts getting (super) long, you need a higher grade cable and end. But even then you might be able to find a lower priced cable to do that run that'll work. Maybe. Of course this review I read was only looking at HDMI.

[Tonnica]

I can't say for sure how good Monster cables are as far as long HDMI cables go. I do know that Monster audio cables have all the audio retaining qualities of unshielded coat hangers with soldered-on speaker connections.

Other cable types have ridiculous markup. USB to Mini-USB? Try a cable that sells for 99 cents in some hardware or tech stores going at a premium price varying from $7-$13. Ridiculous.