According to a survey by Slickdeals, many recreational and entertainment items are considered overpriced, with 69% of Americans rating concert tickets to be the most unworthy of splurging on. Especially when it comes to health insurance, college tuition, and medicine, most respondents argued that such necessities of high value and societal importance should be significantly lower in price.
Top 20 Most Overpriced Items | |
Concert tickets | 69% |
College Tuition | 60% |
Health insurance | 60% |
Movie theater popcorn | 58% |
Gas | 58% |
Sport game tickets | 58% |
Car repairs | 57% |
Movie ticket | 55% |
Cigarettes | 53% |
Car insurance | 52% |
Apple products | 51% |
Rent | 51% |
Cable | 50% |
Airline tickets | 50% |
Weddings | 50% |
Medicine | 50% |
Hotels | 44% |
Utilities | 44% |
Wine at a restaurant | 43% |
Textbooks | 38% |