You get what you pay for — except when you don’t. Have you noticed that things that used to be worth the money have gotten crappier over time? Like the bags of chips that are mostly just bags of air? Or overpriced clothing from fast fashion lines that literally disintegrate after one washing?
On Reddit, people are complaining about the things in life that have simultaneously gotten worse and more expensive.
What do you think? Has cable TV gotten worse and pricier? Or is the bill worth it? What about more serious stuff like a college education or health insurance? Are we paying more and getting less?
1.
“Cable television. More commercials, channels upon channels of crap, ridiculous bill.” — lunari_moonari
2.
“I swear that Reese’s peanut butter cups have gotten shittier over the years. the peanut butter seems chalkier and the chocolate tastes blander. Plus i can’t ever seem to pry them out of that little cup wrapper without leaving the bottom chocolate “skin” stuck to it…I think the push to put them in the freezer and eat them chilled is a ploy to cover the declining quality.” — thatstupidthing
3.
“Buffalo Wild Wings. I don’t know if it’s just me, but their prices have gone up and the quality has gone down.” — ChongerHonger333
4.
“Clothes, very few companies make clothes to last and fast fashion is rising while the cost of items continue to increase!” — Longest_YeahBoi_Ever
5.
“As someone shopping for a house, I have to say homes. Not only has the real estate market been ridiculously inflated (especially in NYC, my residence), I’m finding that the actual quality of a lot of these homes are absolute shit. Due to the ability to find and source cheap materials and labor, developers are able to make huge profits off high prices and low costs. It’s making me really rethink if I want buy a house, or just use all that money to aggressively invest.” — orange_cuse
6.
“Privacy and anonymity. The internet used to make annonymity easy, and while ad companies were spying on you, you didn’t feel like it was so they could help hostible governments throw elections.” — clit-eastwould
7.
“My university education, specifically this year. They are raising tuition AND fall semester has no in-person sessions.” — BlueKnightBrownHorse
8.
“I remember the donuts at Dunkin Donuts to be bigger and cheaper.” — Aero222
9.
“Ice cream with fudge in it. Used to get massive slabs of fudge now they just have tiny nuggets.” — ThatFinnishGu
10.
“New homes. Cookie cutter houses, built with cheap contractors who cut corners left and right, situated in neighborhoods with ever higher HOA fees: and the HOAs are getting more expensive too.” — aznuke
11.
“Certain house appliances. My grandma has had the same fridge for 40 years. My parents recently had to replace theirs. It’s their third in 20 years.” — I_hate_traveling
12.
“Disney Theme Parks (Speaking pre Covid world). They were better when you could do an entire park in a day, cost much less, like $40 vs whatever the insane price is now, and they limited who could get in.” — BrokenCankle
13.
“Size of bags of chips. Definitely more air, less chips than ever before” — Akoni_8
14.
“Face razors. They had it perfected with double edge blades in a metal razor. Cheap and incredible shaves. Modern plastic disposable razors are worse on your skin, give a worse shave, and grotesquely expensive.” – ssshield
15.
“Health Insurance. Goes up 10% every year, or more, and at the same time prescriptions I used to have covered aren’t even covered by the new, more expensive plan.” — timetobeatthekids
16.
“This coming from an avid Apple user: Apple computers. I’d rather take 1cm extra thickness and more ports than using a hub for EVERYTHING.” — ahjteam
17.
Toys. I have toys from ten years ago that are still in great condition for a low price, but the toys I see on shelves nowadays look like crap and are hella expensive. Not to mention break within 5 minutes of use. Doesn’t apply to Lego.” — LoxyTheReindeer
18.
“Cell service. I feel like there’s been an inverse relationship between the power of 3G, 4G, 5G and my ability to actually be able to use it.” — Jikal
19.
“Movies. Bigger budgets, less creative concepts/writing. most blockbusters are just derivative of pre-existing intellectual property.” — snacadelic
20.
“Air travel. Remember when you got a meal? Remember when you didn’t have to pay to check a bag? Remember when your friends could wait at the gate for you?” — Red_AtNight
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