The 10 Most Overpriced Products

www.walletpop.com says convenience comes at a price and they list 10 overpriced products you should avoid if you want to save money.

6. Coffee has a 300% markup – That $3 cup of coffee you buy at the corner cafe is made for a quarter.

3. Movie theater popcorn has a 1,275% markup – You pay $6 for a medium-sized bag of popcorn in theaters, compared to buying three bags of microwaveable popcorn sold in a box for about $3 at the store. The average movie theater makes 40% of its profits from concessions.

2. Bottled water has a 4,000% markup

1. Text messages have a 6,000% markup – outgoing text messages on a cell phone typically costs users 20 cents, while it only costs carriers three-tenths of a cent to process.

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