Author Topic: Total Ripoffs... Share your experience and knowledge? (Read 4421 times)

tp4tissue · « **on:** Mon, 07 January 2013, 14:08:46 »

Fountain pen ink..

Bought my first >$5 ink, $33 bux.. to say the least, it is "not" special.

Any stuff you guys come across...

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Glod · « **Reply #1 on:** Mon, 07 January 2013, 15:35:14 »

so this thread of about getting ripped off and/or disappointed?

I'll tell you what a rip off is, wedding photographers; spent $1500 bucks, total waste (not the marriage, just the photographer)

tp4tissue · « **Reply #2 on:** Mon, 07 January 2013, 16:37:39 »

Quote from: Glod on Mon, 07 January 2013, 15:35:14

so this thread of about getting ripped off and/or disappointed?

I'll tell you what a rip off is, wedding photographers; spent $1500 bucks, total waste (not the marriage, just the photographer)

Let me ask this... Have you been ripped off and "not" disappointed?...

MMB · « **Reply #3 on:** Mon, 07 January 2013, 16:51:46 »

Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 07 January 2013, 16:37:39

Quote from: Glod on Mon, 07 January 2013, 15:35:14
so this thread of about getting ripped off and/or disappointed?

I'll tell you what a rip off is, wedding photographers; spent $1500 bucks, total waste (not the marriage, just the photographer)

Let me ask this... Have you been ripped off and "not" disappointed?...

Yes, when I buy Apple products.

SmallFry · « **Reply #4 on:** Mon, 07 January 2013, 19:48:22 »

Quote from: MMB on Mon, 07 January 2013, 16:51:46

Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 07 January 2013, 16:37:39
Quote from: Glod on Mon, 07 January 2013, 15:35:14
so this thread of about getting ripped off and/or disappointed?

I'll tell you what a rip off is, wedding photographers; spent $1500 bucks, total waste (not the marriage, just the photographer)

Let me ask this... Have you been ripped off and "not" disappointed?...

Yes, when I buy Apple products.

Dis is somewhat true, I love the exterior of Apple products. They are very streamlined and such, but for the internals and OS? Ugh.

Back to the OP, I am quite disappointed in my Turtle Beach headset that I got as a bundle with my XBox a few years ago, yet I continue to use it because it has a convenient microphone and headphones right there.

fohat.digs · « **Reply #5 on:** Mon, 07 January 2013, 20:01:39 »

3 words:

CELL.

PHONE.

CONTRACTS.

Sai · « **Reply #6 on:** Mon, 07 January 2013, 20:03:13 »

everything.

MMB · « **Reply #7 on:** Mon, 07 January 2013, 20:27:25 »

Quote from: fohat.digs on Mon, 07 January 2013, 20:01:39

3 words:

CELL.

PHONE.

CONTRACTS.

iPad. Also, I am not saying the product it bad, just the price. I love the iPad mini. I just feel the price is a bit steep, as with most Apple products.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #8 on:** Mon, 07 January 2013, 21:00:40 »

Quote from: fohat.digs on Mon, 07 January 2013, 20:01:39

3 words:

CELL.

PHONE.

CONTRACTS.

Prepaid's not so bad.. 2 year contract are EPIC ripoffs.... especially since data is super limited now. I used to torrent the **** outta my wireless plan.. now I can't do that no more.

noisyturtle · « **Reply #9 on:** Mon, 07 January 2013, 22:54:11 »

How has no one mentioned college textbooks in this thread yet?

The_Beast · « **Reply #10 on:** Mon, 07 January 2013, 22:58:51 »

Quote from: noisyturtle on Mon, 07 January 2013, 22:54:11

How has no one mentioned college textbooks in this thread yet?

Lol, not yet. I had a water damaged book. The university would buy one to replace it, $115. However, you would also send them the exact copy yourself within a time frame. $3 for the boot and $11 for express shipping to me and another $8 to ship to the school. Only a $93 dollar difference

Glod · « **Reply #11 on:** Mon, 07 January 2013, 23:01:15 »

Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 07 January 2013, 16:37:39

Quote from: Glod on Mon, 07 January 2013, 15:35:14
so this thread of about getting ripped off and/or disappointed?

I'll tell you what a rip off is, wedding photographers; spent $1500 bucks, total waste (not the marriage, just the photographer)

Let me ask this... Have you been ripped off and "not" disappointed?...

Oh you mean this HHKB i own?

tp4tissue · « **Reply #12 on:** Mon, 07 January 2013, 23:09:02 »

Quote from: noisyturtle on Mon, 07 January 2013, 22:54:11

How has no one mentioned college textbooks in this thread yet?

Argh.. matey...

see you at the bay"

tp4tissue · « **Reply #13 on:** Mon, 07 January 2013, 23:10:42 »

Quote from: Glod on Mon, 07 January 2013, 23:01:15

Quote from: tp4tissue on Mon, 07 January 2013, 16:37:39
Quote from: Glod on Mon, 07 January 2013, 15:35:14
so this thread of about getting ripped off and/or disappointed?

I'll tell you what a rip off is, wedding photographers; spent $1500 bucks, total waste (not the marriage, just the photographer)

Let me ask this... Have you been ripped off and "not" disappointed?...

Oh you mean this HHKB i own?

Yea, but in the case of HHKB, it's EliteKeyboard that's doing the ripper off-in' , not the parent producer

SmallFry · « **Reply #14 on:** Tue, 08 January 2013, 09:48:00 »

Gotta say, key caps are expensive... Cherry Dye Subs and what not seem like a rip off sometimes, especially when I got an entire Graphite set, pretty dirt cheap.

davkol · « **Reply #15 on:** Tue, 08 January 2013, 10:00:28 »

Quote from: noisyturtle on Mon, 07 January 2013, 22:54:11

How has no one mentioned college textbooks in this thread yet?

It's sometimes good to be somewhere else than in the US... and don't need *any* textbooks at all.

linkz · « **Reply #16 on:** Tue, 08 January 2013, 10:28:05 »

Those health insurance policies that doesn't cover anything.

Yeah, agreed with the cherry esc. Having paid $250 for it only to have it mass produced for $5 will be a total ripoff.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #17 on:** Tue, 08 January 2013, 12:20:22 »

Quote from: linkz on Tue, 08 January 2013, 10:28:05

Those health insurance policies that doesn't cover anything.

Yeah, agreed with the cherry esc. Having paid $250 for it only to have it mass produced for $5 will be a total ripoff.

I think VERY few people actually paid $250 for those caps. there might've been like 20 tops..

SmallFry · « **Reply #18 on:** Tue, 08 January 2013, 13:08:47 »

That's still $5000 in 20 key caps. Heh.

llovro · « **Reply #19 on:** Sat, 12 January 2013, 11:29:46 »

I sold dota 2 beta key for 20€ last month to my friend

tp4tissue · « **Reply #20 on:** Sat, 12 January 2013, 13:50:51 »

Quote from: llovro on Sat, 12 January 2013, 11:29:46

I sold dota 2 beta key for 20€ last month to my friend

Well I'm assuming this is the "slow" guy that you invite to the end of the world dinner because you intend to "eat" him?

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yester64 · « **Reply #21 on:** Mon, 14 January 2013, 20:11:23 »

Data Caps, period!

JoeC · « **Reply #22 on:** Tue, 15 January 2013, 03:10:03 »

Fuel, everytime I go to the gas station. TOTAL RIPOFF!

tp4tissue · « **Reply #23 on:** Tue, 15 January 2013, 05:36:37 »

Quote from: JoeC on Tue, 15 January 2013, 03:10:03

Fuel, everytime I go to the gas station. TOTAL RIPOFF!

LOL, they got us by the balls.

llovro · « **Reply #24 on:** Tue, 15 January 2013, 15:29:14 »

Quote from: tp4tissue on Sat, 12 January 2013, 13:50:51

Quote from: llovro on Sat, 12 January 2013, 11:29:46
I sold dota 2 beta key for 20€ last month to my friend

Well I'm assuming this is the "slow" guy that you invite to the end of the world dinner because you intend to "eat" him? ) ) )

Ye something like that :S

Tym · « **Reply #25 on:** Tue, 15 January 2013, 15:39:06 »

Anything for 99p ($1) off eBay, they don't even do 99p's worth of a job. Go large or go home...or go to work and get paid, then get more expensive stuff.

I am talking about the few usb cables//earphones//etc

Hyde · « **Reply #26 on:** Wed, 16 January 2013, 10:01:57 »

Parking fee at hospital and airport. They know you don't have a choice so they blow up the price.

House phone, cable TV, Internet service, cell phone plans are way over priced in North America compare to Asian countries.

Worst ever is popcorn / drink at movie theatre. $5 for coke? Like seriously?

davkol · « **Reply #27 on:** Thu, 17 January 2013, 17:36:46 »

$10 laptop bag. It was just a bag without any padding.

NikoGasm · « **Reply #28 on:** Fri, 18 January 2013, 00:14:59 »

Final Fantasy XI. They charge you every time you freaking blink. And it's easy to make the game not work. Guh, horrible experiences with that game.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #29 on:** Fri, 18 January 2013, 00:46:17 »

Quote from: davkol on Thu, 17 January 2013, 17:36:46

$10 laptop bag. It was just a bag without any padding.

lol, I just pictured you getting a grocery bag in the mail.. and you're like WTF....

MattBuzzy · « **Reply #30 on:** Tue, 22 January 2013, 12:50:10 »

Quote from: noisyturtle on Mon, 07 January 2013, 22:54:11

How has no one mentioned college textbooks in this thread yet?

Urgh yes, just joined Uni, $800 worth of textbooks for the year

Bought a $300 remote control car once, private seller, broke the first day I used it... In half.... Back end of the car dropped and the front went rolling off... Motor sitting on the ground still running. Now I think about it, it's quite funny. When it happened definitely not so.

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Author Topic: Total Ripoffs... Share your experience and knowledge? (Read 4421 times)