Would you pay this?

[GoodEnuff]

BFF sent me the nicest collection of teas for Christmas. Best I have ever had and decided to buy more. Found them online and for 20 tea bags, it's $42.00! (Tea Forte) No way I will pay that much for tea, no matter how good it is unless it can make me 20 years younger.

Out of boredom, I browsed around Amazon and there is a 40-something ounce scented candle that is priced at $101.00. Not kidding. $101.00. For a candle.

Who pays these crazy prices??

 

[Dr.Colosso]

20 teabags? That's 1 tiny package! It should be at least with an expensive wooden box.

Wow the candle. Burn it and it's gone. That's like fireworks.

 

[Aunt Bea]

Apparently your BFF is one of those people.


Maybe paying an outrageous price when selecting a gift is a way for some people to express their love.

It could also be the business model to set a high retail price that suggests luxury and then come along later and WOW the customer with a great sale price of 50% or 75% off.

That seems to be the strategy with many of the old department stores like Kohls, Macy’s, etc…

Look past the hype and try to focus on value.

 

[hollydolly]

BFF sent me the nicest collection of teas for Christmas. Best I have ever had and decided to buy more. Found them online and for 20 tea bags, it's $42.00! (Tea Forte) No way I will pay that much for tea, no matter how good it is unless it can make me 20 years younger.

Out of boredom, I browsed around Amazon and there is a 40-something ounce scented candle that is priced at $101.00. Not kidding. $101.00. For a candle.

Who pays these crazy prices??

Nope never.. not in a month of Sundays.......but fools and their money are easily parted and these companies know this. It's no wonder there's massive credit card debt

 

[Paladin1950]

That reminds me of the Mugsy Jeans commercial I keep seeing on television. Where the guy in the commercial tells you that your jeans suck, and you should buy a pair of Mugsy Jeans. I went on line to the company's website and found out that each pair of jeans was $118! I can go to Walmart and buy their brand of Men's jeans, for $19.99. Almost $100 less.

 

[Been There]

I’m not a tea drinker, unless I am under the weather and then maybe I will drink a cup of tea. I do keep a small box of tea on hand just in case I do get ill, but usually throw most of it out because it goes out of date. I buy a new box on my next trip to the store. I buy a small box of Lipton.

When my niece comes to visit, which will be in a few weeks, she drinks coffee first in the morning and then sips on a cup of tea later. BTW, she’s not my niece. She’s my cousin, but when I was a little boy, my uncle introduced her to me as my niece, so I just continued that facade. He wasn’t the smartest one of the 3 brothers. My dad was.

 

[That Lady in PA]

Ahhhh... but that is Tea Forte with their fancy pyramid presentation. THAT is what you are paying for. IF you are on their site, you can find it cheaper as a loose leaf.
Expensive, yes, but it does make for a nice presentation gift. Something fancy the recipient wouldn't indulge for themself.

 

[IrishEyes]

Ahhhh... but that is Tea Forte with their fancy pyramid presentation. THAT is what you are paying for. IF you are on their site, you can find it cheaper as a loose leaf.
Expensive, yes, but it does make for a nice presentation gift. Something fancy the recipient wouldn't indulge for themself.

I agree on that of not buying for them self but loving it as a gift. I would rather be given a treat like that than some knick-knack
or clothes I feel I have to wear when I see them. It's very hard to find the right gift for people sometimes.

 

[horseless carriage]

Nope never.. not in a month of Sundays.......but fools and their money are easily parted and these companies know this. It's no wonder there's massive credit card debt

It might seem counterintuitive to spend a substantial sum, perhaps tens of thousands of pounds, on that new car, only to leave it parked outdoors, exposed to the vagaries of weather and the persistent threat of theft. This choice often clashes with common perceptions of careful stewardship and fiscal prudence.

 

[Dr.Colosso]

It might seem counterintuitive to spend a substantial sum, perhaps tens of thousands of pounds, on that new car, only to leave it parked outdoors, exposed to the vagaries of weather and the persistent threat of theft. This choice often clashes with common perceptions of careful stewardship and fiscal prudence.

We once bought a car for 30.000 around 1997. We had it paid off around 2013.
Now I have a nice 2nd hand bicycle from my sis for free and my ex had a duct tape car, but now he rents one once a month until he can buy another one from his friend for 1000 or so. That was so funny. The kids: Dad has a duct tape car! I thought it was a fun way to say how old it was, but no LOL it was grey anyway and he fixed a bump with duct tape.

 

[JustDave]

There is a lot of that on ebay. Look for the thing you want and then select "Arrange: Price Lowest to Highest." Things can start around $2 and then there are usually a bunch around $5, which is probably close to the going rate, and then hopeful sellers follow with prices that sometimes reach $90 to $100 or more, as if it's a collector's item or something.

 

[Imogene]

20 teabags? That's 1 tiny package! It should be at least with an expensive wooden box.

Wow the candle. Burn it and it's gone. That's like fireworks.

People pay these prices because they are so dumb, they think that the more money they spend the more impressive the product will be, and the better quality it will be.

Believe me this has existed in the horse world for at least ten years. It’s exactly how an $800 horse got to be worth $8000.

Right now as I type this, there is allegedly a BLM Mustang on the Internet for sale for I think $21,000. I can’t remember. It’s not touched at all. It needs broke. It’s a BLM therefore it has no papers. It could also be a deep fake AI ad, since I have already seen one or two of those pop up.

People who can’t ride and are just getting into horses will pay ridiculous amounts of money for something that isn’t worth the the paper the bill of sale is written on.

I am not talking about proven bloodlines in the hunter/ jumper, Dressage world, etc. i’m talking barely broke horses for low level western pleasure, trail riding, etc.

That mentality exists everywhere in this world. Seeing teabags, candles, and such at ridiculous prices on Amazon doesn’t surprise me at all.

 

[GoodEnuff]

it does make for a nice presentation gift. Something fancy the recipient wouldn't indulge for themself.

This is exactly it. This friend is really good at choosing the right gifts. She can afford it; I could, too. However, I won't spend that on myself. Not usually.

I would rather be given a treat like that than some knick-knack
or clothes I feel I have to wear when I see them.

Absolutely.

 

[GoodEnuff]

People pay these prices because they are so dumb, they think that the more money they spend the more impressive the product will be, and the better quality it will be.

Believe me this has existed in the horse world for at least ten years. It’s exactly how an $800 horse got to be worth $8000.

Right now as I type this, there is allegedly a BLM Mustang on the Internet for sale for I think $21,000. I can’t remember. It’s not touched at all. It needs broke. It’s a BLM therefore it has no papers. It could also be a deep fake AI ad, since I have already seen one or two of those pop up.

People who can’t ride and are just getting into horses will pay ridiculous amounts of money for something that isn’t worth the the paper the bill of sale is written on.

I am not talking about proven bloodlines in the hunter/ jumper, Dressage world, etc. i’m talking barely broke horses for low level western pleasure, trail riding, etc.

That mentality exists everywhere in this world. Seeing teabags, candles, and such at ridiculous prices on Amazon doesn’t surprise me at all.

I didn't know that about horses; I do think that is happening with dogs, too.

 

[PeppermintPatty]

BFF sent me the nicest collection of teas for Christmas. Best I have ever had and decided to buy more. Found them online and for 20 tea bags, it's $42.00! (Tea Forte) No way I will pay that much for tea, no matter how good it is unless it can make me 20 years younger.

Out of boredom, I browsed around Amazon and there is a 40-something ounce scented candle that is priced at $101.00. Not kidding. $101.00. For a candle.

Who pays these crazy prices??

No way would I pay $42 for 20 tea bags. That’s ridiculous. There are a great number of good quality tea bags for WAY less than that

 

[Dr.Colosso]

People pay these prices because they are so dumb, they think that the more money they spend the more impressive the product will be, and the better quality it will be.

Believe me this has existed in the horse world for at least ten years. It’s exactly how an $800 horse got to be worth $8000.

Right now as I type this, there is allegedly a BLM Mustang on the Internet for sale for I think $21,000. I can’t remember. It’s not touched at all. It needs broke. It’s a BLM therefore it has no papers. It could also be a deep fake AI ad, since I have already seen one or two of those pop up.

People who can’t ride and are just getting into horses will pay ridiculous amounts of money for something that isn’t worth the the paper the bill of sale is written on.

I am not talking about proven bloodlines in the hunter/ jumper, Dressage world, etc. i’m talking barely broke horses for low level western pleasure, trail riding, etc.

That mentality exists everywhere in this world. Seeing teabags, candles, and such at ridiculous prices on Amazon doesn’t surprise me at all.

No need to spend so much on a horse.

 

[hollydolly]

I didn't know that about horses; I do think that is happening with dogs, too.

I can absolutely agree it's happening and has been happening for the last 10 or more years.. actually probably closer to 15 years with the designer dogs.. It all started with the Australian labradoodles.. now you can get every kind of 2 way mix you want, and people will pay big money for it..

 

[Jules]

People pay these prices because they are so dumb, they think that the more money they spend the more impressive the product will be, and the better quality it will be.

Last week I listened to this topic. There’s a vodka that changed the bottles, advertised heavily, raised the prices radically and left the vodka exactly the same. As soon as the price went up, it became a quality product and sales increased. The customer believes what they want to believe.

GoodEnuff, maybe your friend found a great sale. Glad you enjoyed the tea without knowing the price.

 

[Nathan]

BFF sent me the nicest collection of teas for Christmas. Best I have ever had and decided to buy more. Found them online and for 20 tea bags, it's $42.00! (Tea Forte) No way I will pay that much for tea, no matter how good it is unless it can make me 20 years younger.

Out of boredom, I browsed around Amazon and there is a 40-something ounce scented candle that is priced at $101.00. Not kidding. $101.00. For a candle.

Who pays these crazy prices??

People that aren't paying attention. People will google a product, see it available and click BUY IT NOW without any further thought...

 

[StarSong]

BFF sent me the nicest collection of teas for Christmas. Best I have ever had and decided to buy more. Found them online and for 20 tea bags, it's $42.00! (Tea Forte) No way I will pay that much for tea, no matter how good it is unless it can make me 20 years younger.

People spend more than $2.00 for tea when ordering them out, so while this is a very high price for bulk teabags to be brewed at home, it's less costly than a cup of tea in a restaurant.

That said, I wouldn't spend $42 on 20 teabags either.

 

[MarciKS]

It says it's gourmet tea. How can tea be gourmet?

Also never heard of luxury candles.

Maybe they're talking out their butts so they can sell more and make people think it's special.