Short Arms, Shorter Pockets…
Lately, I’ve been working on an endeavor to change this blog around from being just a bulletin board for the shop to, well, an actual blog! And after the max-iPad (Maxi Pad, get it?) article a couple posts down, i realized something – ripping into s**t is actually fun!
Ever wondered why in the hell you never seem to have any money, in spite of the endless nights working overtime at both jobs? Well CNN has found the answer. We’re all getting ripped off (well duh)!!! But this time it aint’ the banks or investment firms (or just Madoff) it’s actally the little things that you and I take for granted. Here’s a little rundown of Americas Biggest Rip-offs
- Text Messaging: 6,500% Markup (caught me off guard)
- Movie Theater Popcorn: 900% Markup ($6.50 and no refills, you kidding me!)
- “Free” Credit Reports: Up to $180 a year (I wanna punch the guitar dude now)
- Name-brand Painkillers: 60% Markup (want a real headache?)
- Wine at Restaurants: 500% Markup (no that’s not Dom Perignon you’re drinking)
- College Textbooks: $900 a year (but you already knew that)
- Premium Gasoline: 15% Markup (probably knew that too)
- Hotel Mini Bars: 1,300% Markup (I got Gummi Bears for 14 bucks!)
- Hotel In-Room Movies: 200% Markup (at least the cable’s free, right?)
In short, if you want to save an assload of cash, all you gotta do is eat your veggies, use the land line, ride the bus, pay your bills on time, avoid your girlfriend, and drop out and you’ll be just fine!
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