£85 for a Dustpan and Broom .. has the world gone Mad?

hollydolly

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I thought I was seeing things.. I took my specs off, cleaned them and looked again.. but no.. I was seeing it right... is this made of Gold, diamonds, encrusted crystals even?... NO... it's £85.99 reduced from £102 for a normal every day PLASTIC dustpan and broom from Wayfair... :eek:


https://www.wayfair.co.uk/storage-organisation/pdp/maya-set-atomic-grey-myac1009.html


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Becky1951 said:
That's crazy. I need a new broom so when I read your post I checked Walmart's prices. The cheapest is a Great Value brand for 6.73 and their dust pan is 1.28.

The prices range from those up to 28.00 for broom dust pan combo. Most are around 12.00 to 18.00.
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I've just ordered one from Ebay for £7.95... I only need it in the barn.. it's not even for the house, it's my morning ritual of brushing down all the cobwebs.. If I paid £85 for a broom, I'd want it to sweep everything up by itself... 🤪
 

I bought sheets from Wayfair a year ago that were on sale. I ordered a twin and the packaging said twin but the sheets were 1.5 times a twin at least. Scissors made them a twin. Apparently they were miss-labeled and on sale with no explanation why, so no more Wayfair for me.
 
hollydolly said:
I thought I was seeing things.. I took my specs off, cleaned them and looked again.. but no.. I was seeing it right... is this made of Gold, diamonds, encrusted crystals even?... NO... it's £85.99 reduced from £102 for a normal every day PLASTIC dustpan and broom from Wayfair... :eek:


https://www.wayfair.co.uk/storage-organisation/pdp/maya-set-atomic-grey-myac1009.html


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So, who is more crazy? The person selling this product or the person buying it? Sometimes I come across a DVD on Amazon that retails for over $1,200. I just laugh! I still believe and live by something called "common sense." However, some do not!
 
caroln said:
I'd like to say that if consumers quit buying over priced items, the companies would get the hint and drop the prices. (Laughing hysterically on my side of the computer.) I'd like to say that. But when you need a broom...you need a broom! What can we do?? :mad:
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nope I'd lick the floor rather than pay anywhere even nearly £85 for a broom...
 
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Packerjohn said:
So, who is more crazy? The person selling this product or the person buying it? Sometimes I come across a DVD on Amazon that retails for over $1,200. I just laugh! I still believe and live by something called "common sense." However, some do not!
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well clearly anyone who buys it will be the more insane.. and there will be those who have more money than instinct to compare prices...
 
hollydolly said:
tell you what you buy one.. and I'll borrow it....:D
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wellll...there is the matter of shipping cost to UK so I will bring with me next time I visit UK....
...that will be in my next life of course....
Meantime I gotta get off and get my current broom and dustpan out.....balcony needs sweep up after storm yesterday
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