h a l f b a k e r yI like this idea, only I think it should be run by the government.
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There are lots of discount online stores,
many of which just agglomerate prices
from a multitude of other online stores to
show you the best prices, and lots of
ads.
To preserve symmetry there
should also be a website which shows the
most hilariously overpriced things on the
web.
Inspired by the link below - a bicycle
light for £600 ($1098).
1 bicycle light
http://www.evanscyc...ront-light-ec016128
[edit April '09 - The old link was broken, so I've replaced it with another bike light - only £774] [hippo, Oct 04 2004, last modified Apr 23 2009]
Baked. In your home town, no less.
http://www.asprey.com
[UnaBubba, Oct 04 2004]
Hammacher-Schlemmer
http://www.hammacher.com/
Old Money-grubbers [thumbwax, Oct 04 2004, last modified Oct 21 2004]
hi fi knob
http://web.archive....UME&Product_Count=2
[edit: April '09 - this is an archived version of the $485 wooden knob as the item seems to have gone from their store - maybe they sold out? The best bit of the description is where they try and argue that the kind of laquer used to coat this wooden volume knob will really affect the sound quality.] [hippo, Oct 05 2004, last modified Apr 23 2009]
Buy a metre of cable for over $1000
http://www.referenc...LES&Product_Count=5
I'd love to see their explanation of why wrapping the cable in unbleached cotton makes the sound better. [hippo, Feb 01 2006]
Mouse Mat - only £250
http://f1store.form....php?products_id=30
[hippo, Jun 08 2006]
Water: $40 for 750ml
http://www.blingh2o.com/
[zen_tom, Oct 11 2007]
Anyone for a cheap bottle of plonk?
http://www.hinsdale...s.com/wine/home.php
[DrBob, Oct 12 2007]
Fine and Rare Wines Ltd
http://www.frw.co.u...uiY8CFQ5jMAodXVcPsA
Check out the 1784 Lafite Rothschild, only £54,973! [zen_tom, Oct 12 2007]
Another audio cable.
http://www.usa.deno...etails/3429.asp?x=0
This one is a snip at a mere $499. [DrBob, Apr 23 2009]
Mobile phone - only $94,000
http://www.everyjoe...ny-co-mobile-phone/
[hippo, Apr 23 2009]
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485 dollar wooden hifi knob |
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Brilliant! I love reading about high-end audio products - the idea that having a volume knob mde from wood rather than Bakelite can affect the quality of sound is hilarious. |
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That's great blammo! When I was still working in (or was that enslaved by?) recording studios, there was a craze for 'China Cones' - little ceramic cones which you could use as feet for your nearfield monitors. I think they were around £100 per set. Studio engineers aren't usually fooled by this kind of nonsense, but suddenly everyone had to have them. Maybe my ears aren't as finely honed as some of these guys, but I suspect some guy with a kiln in his garden was laughing like a drain. |
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Actually I am a bit of a muppet. A few years back I persuaded my self that sitting the little point bits on the bottom of my hi-fi speakers stands in the top of cross head screws screwed into my wooden floor sounded better. Fortunatley they only cost 25p. |
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How you couple the speakers with the supporting surface can have quite an impact on bass extension. If you had a carpeted wooden floor laid on joists, mounting the speakers this way will cause the floor to act as a bass resonator, whereas sitting them on carpet will decouple them to some extent, reducing the bass extension. Whether you couple them using £100 China Cones (TM!) or 25p screws will make no difference at all. Though some highly paid sound engineers disagree with me in this. |
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A useful adjunct to this would be a "chump directory" that includes names, contact info of the silly fools that buy this stuff. There never seem to be enough idiots when you really need 'em. |
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My ebay seller name is Millionaire_accessories |
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[rcarty] Yes, it's disturbing. |
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//unbleached cotton makes the sound better// That's explained quite well, [hippo]. It "achieves unique natural, smooth and dynamic sound". Clearly, a man-made dialectric would give an unnatural sound. |
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//0.5mm solid core reduces skin effects// At audio frequencies?
Reminds me of the hi-fi muppet who once asked me if I thought a gold-plated mains plug would be a good idea. |
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Heh! Browsing through that link hippo, I've come to the conclusion that the F1 Store have just stolen your idea. Is there anything on there that isn't ludicrously expensive? £125 for a baseball cap, £50 for a keyring. It's difficult not to conclude that it's a spoof. |
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Inflation is low in the overpriced goods sector - it's been over a year now and that mousemat is still £250. |
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The bicycle light has dropped in price some. now's the time to buy, buy, buy! |
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My diving torch cost £450, and was worth every penny |
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[miasere] no form of life-support is ludicrously expensive. |
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[hippo] Bargain basement stuff. Our most exclusive model is comfortably over $300000. |
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// no form of life-support is ludicrously expensive.// |
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Bling H2O is ludicrously expensive. |
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I recently got a price for a bath - approaching £64,000.
That is, of course, if they can find the right piece of marble in Italy, cart it to America to carve and polish, then ship it to little old England to install (Crane in to the open Window!).
I do hope we don't get the job - imagine dropping the bugger! |
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Holy water is going upmarket too with the new brand "Eau my god". |
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//there should also be a website which shows the most hilariously overpriced things // |
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There must already be such a site: it's where stores get their "Manufacturer's suggested retail price" amounts from, to make their stuff look like it's on sale. |
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