Looking through this list, one thing sticks out: pharmaceuticals and everything medical is over the top expensive in the USA. I can't understand why anyone still wants to live there.

This. Preying on people at their worst.

If you live in America, you should identify as a dog! You get 98% discount on meds. Totally worth it!

Former vet tech and former pharmacy tech here, while yes animal medications are cheaper, and they seem to be exactly the same, they are not. For veterinary medications, the quality standard is a bit lower so more bug parts and other contaminants are allowed in veterinary medications than are allowed in human medication. So if you're ok with a whole spider being allowed in the medication, go ahead and get the veterinary meds.

Welcome to capitalism, where health is a commodity and not a right

Had the opposite with my dog and grandmother. Eyedrops for granny from chemist, €3.50. Exact same eyedrops for doggo from the vet €9.

Pharmaceuticals companies are crooks. They have the cure for all diseases but choose not to give it because they can't make a profit off of it. They over price all needed medications but give out narcan to drug addicts for free. Diabetics shouldn't have to choose between buying groceries for the month or buying insulin. It's just ridiculous! Also pet medicine is just the same as our medicine just a smaller dosage but they're extremely high priced

I'm glad for the people who need to buy meds for their sick pets, but this is really just terrible for anyone who is sick.

Over here (in the Netherlands) dog meds are way more expensive than the human versions.

So this medicine is for dogs and humans but the only difference is a bit of flavouring and packaging??

THAT is bloody evil!! Now I am ever more surprided that he entire USA po;pulation (apart from the filthy rich do not have a peoples' revolution,.

i've had a slightly opposite experience. once my gerbil needed painkillers, and the vet was going to prescribe tramadol. i happened to be taking it myself at the time (in scotland we get our prescriptions for free, so i didn't have to pay for it). i asked the vet if it was ok to use that instead, he said yes, because it'd cost a fortune to prescribe basically a single pill for the gerbil. so he gave me CLEAR instructions on how to take the capsule and mix it with juice, and use a syringe to get the teeny tiny dose for the gerbil. (DO NOT TRY THIS YOURSELF!). saved me probably like £30

This is the opposite in my country, animal medication is waaay more expensive then human medication. We go to the pharmacy for our animals medication!

Apparently, if you ask for an itemized receipt, you aren't charged anywhere near as much. The American healthcare system tacks on extra costs wherever possible. (I haven't tried this- yet- but it's what I've heard around the web.)

Wasn't this a Seinfeld episode decades ago? Kramer and the dog had the same cough.... guess things don't get better

I will honestly use it, if chicken is the only extra ingredient

Unless you have a degree in pharmacy you have no credible idea what the difference is human vs dog medicine.

My cat needed diazepam (Valium) for his 6 month car trips to the vet for a seizure disorder and fireworks nights. We had to get them from the local "human" pharmacy and they were the exact pills prescribed to humans. We just had to split them. We also at one point needed a gentle laxative that was $50 thru the vet or $3 thru the local pharmacy. Same formula, different packaging. The US meds are so weird.

This country needs to f*****g fall and get it over with.

Even some of the dog meds (in the US) are pricey. If your vet will give you an actual paper prescription, you can mail order most items at a lower price.

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chelation is alternative medicine.

It's not a luxury. Women use them because we have to. Pricing them so high is indeed cruel.

I used to work in the industry. At one time, HP ink was $5,300 a litre. There was another printer (I think an Epson) that used 2% of its ink EVERY TIME IT WAS SWITCHED ON to clean the heads. We told people to never switch them off.

I always bring a fold up empty water bottle and fill up with drinking water after security, every airport I've been to either has a designated free water station or shops will happily fill it up for me. Plus always handy to have with you when travelling out of the airport too!

Good one but unfortunately so true.

In my university in Ruse, Bulgaria, a professor directly told us that we need to buy or rent her textbook otherwise don't expect to pass her class. She took notes on the spot, and commented that she will not accept students with photocopied textbooks.

This has a lot to do with nimbyism (Not In My Back Yard). This is why housing costs are so high. We all want affordable housing to exist, but nobody who owns a home wants it anywhere near them. So you end up in decades long legal battles

The poor tax. Who feels it knows it.

Free in EU. Just gotta wait as there aren't that many psychiatrists or government funded psychologists

Apparently in North America being healthy isn't a human right, but you do have the right to bear arms, priorities!

According to Hitched.co.uk, the average cost of a wedding in the UK is £17,300. This is excluding the honeymoon, which can add a few thousand to the bill. So, basically, marriages begin with unnecessary debt.

Americans need to start giving a lot more s**t to their politicians, that is just f*****g ridiculous my inhaler costs 2.80€ ( +/- 3 USD ) Over the counter price, I would be frikking dead by now in that country, i honestly don't know how in all the f***s do you ppl take that s**t like you do.

Not sure if this comment will get deleted or not, but look up internet eyeglass sites like zennioptical[dot]com. They have quality glasses at decent prices. Strike a blow against the Luxottica mafia!

Sounds like you have to be a millionaire to afford to be an asthmatic diabetic with a peanut allergy in the USA.

Better off doing an apprenticeship. It's free (sometimes even paid), and you're almost guaranteed a job at the end.

Ticketmaster... biggest rip going.

If you get 20 years out of a good one, it’s worth it.

It used to be overpriced when it was still a "buy it and own it" type of deal, but with the current subscription model? It's robbery.

I'm on a similar biologic infusion every 8 weeks in the UK, free. Universal healthcare ftw. Fair pay to nurses!

Look up zennioptical[dot]com

Not everyone lives in a country with potable tap water

Unpopular opinion from me I'm sure, but disposables are a convenience. Could always go cloth, but then you spend TONS of time doing laundry.

Well it is a well known fact that diamonds are really not all that rare, and the only reson their price is so high is because the monopoly company releases only a small amount of the market and invests millions into advertising. Please do not buy diamonds.

In Spain, the cost of insulin is between €8 and €18, depending on your income

I use a quick simple 1-1-1-1 recipe. One can chickpeas, one clove garlic, juice of one lemon and one big spoonful (Tbsp) of tahini. Blend with a drizzle of oil (or a little water if you want non fat) till it is the consistency you like

Not the cheapest, but Sleep Number or other inflated mattresses don’t have springs to wear down and sag. Springs are the parts that wear, so eliminate them. Used to be able to flip a mattress head to toe and also bottom to top. Now like a lot of couch cushions only one side is finished. Cutting your wear in half. I have a couple Sleep Numbers pushing 20 years with no issues. (Or leaks) Even the 3 foot tall cheap Amazon inflatables give you your money's worth.