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The 12 Biggest Ripoffs in America
By: Jonathan Rivers, Billshrink.com
 
Many of us feel ripped off in our day to day spending, so much so that bringing up even a single rip-off story in a group of people is likely to trigger a flood of them from everyone else. Whether it’s at the movies, in restaurants or on vacation, we seldom believe we are getting as much for our money as we ought to. Of course, some rip-off stories are more debatable than others. Often times, what is called a ripoff is little more than someone’s subjective opinion of what they “really” deserve for their money, whatever that means. However, other purchases actually do appear, by all objective criteria, to be a raw deal just about all the time. Today, BillShrink analyzes some common ripoffs as mentioned recently by CNN Money, that most of our readers are likely to be well acquainted with.
  1. Movie Theater Popcorn
  2. Text Messages
  3. College Textbooks
  4. Branded Painkillers
  5. "Free" Credit Reports
  6. Wine Service at Restaurants
  7. Hotel Mini-Bars
  8. All You Can Eat Buffets
  9. Premium Gasoline
  10. Actively Managed Investments
  11. In-Room Movies
  12. Health Club Memberships
  13. Printer Ink
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A blog posted based on recent CNN article on "The 12 Biggest Ripoffs in America"

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BillShrink.com
(partly based on article from CNNMoney.com)

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United States

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