Brits debate the most outrageously overpriced items in UK
But for those who feel there is an endless list of 'outrageously' overpriced things currently in the UK (from toothpaste to train tickets), you are not alone.
It comes as someone asked on Reddit: 'What's the most outrageously overpriced thing in the UK that we just accept?'
So far, there has been an overwhelming response to the original post on r/AskUK, including 2.4k upvotes and 3.8k comments.
Fast food, tinned fruit, and fish and chips among most overpriced things in UK
Among the most debated topics where the cost of dropping someone off at an airport, dental work, and car insurance, to name a few.
Someone wrote: 'Fast food, but I've actually stopped eating it.
'May as well eat at an actual restaurant when some places charge nearly £30 for 2 meals.'
Another said: 'I'm not buying Pringles for £2.75.'
While this user shared: 'Hear me out: Tinned fruit.
'Used to be a staple in my childhood as we were on the poverty line. Source of sugar and vitamins for us. It's the dregs of fruit which me and my sister used to fight for the cherry. I remember seeing it for 19p in 2005.
"£1.20 a tin.'
One Reddit profile commented: 'Fees.
'Hear me out.. booking fee, application fees. Booking a cinema ticket... Fee Mortgage: application fee Gig tickets: fee Online parking: plus fee.
'I'm doing all this myself why do I have to pay a fee aswell.'
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A frustrated Brit also added: 'Child care/nursery costs. We pay more for our one kid than our mortgage every month.'
Further discussing the price of food these days, this person put: 'Fish and chips!
'Used to be the cheap takeaway option. Now it's £8 for a bit of cod and another £5 for some chips.'
As a reply to the original post asking people what things they think are 'outrageously' overpriced, one profile posted: 'Women's deodorant, Dove now wants £5 for a 200ml bottle. £5 !? W*f!!'
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Another annoyed user said: 'I just hate the size of standard multi pack chocolate bars now. I got a 4 pack of twix for like £2 and you open it and they are the size of the ones in a snack multipack. Ridiculous literally 1 bite sticks.'
Meanwhile, another popular response was: 'I needed some toothpaste so popped to my local, £7!!! It was a double sized tube but 7 quid?!'
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