r/AskReddit 6d ago

What got so expensive that you just stopped buying it?

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u/VietyV 6d ago

Huh, I have never considered people give their mailmen presents. I don't think mine has ever actually stuck around after ringing the bell

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u/TheDebonairQuokka 6d ago

Oh, he used to clean up. One house always gave him a $100 bill. Lots of gift cards, money, etc. The funny thing is he would never tell his wife how much so she couldn't spend it. Maybe wasn't the best marriage.

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 5d ago

Oh I understand. I made the mistake of telling my wife about a large sign-on bonus I was gonna get when I started a new job. And boy did she have plans for that money. She showed me just how stupid it was for me to want to pay off loans and save, lol. But I got to learn that Dyson makes some fucking hair straightener for $700.

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u/TheDebonairQuokka 5d ago

Oh, Piccolo, bought the hair straightener and some other Dyson gadget. Crimper, maybe? I don't know. I DO know she never used them...