kevin_wells46•1d agoProlific Poster

Rant: Paid $14 for a tube of sunscreen at Myrtle Beach last July

I was down in Myrtle Beach last July and forgot my sunscreen at the hotel. Walked into a corner shop near the boardwalk and saw a tiny tube for $14. I knew it was a ripoff but I had no choice. Later I found out the drugstore two blocks away had the same brand for $6.50. Now I always pack two bottles no matter what. Anybody else get burned by tourist trap prices like that?

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xena_fisher491d ago

I mean yeah but also a $14 tube of sunscreen is just greedy, not good business. I get paying a little extra for convenience but that's almost double the price, that's just taking advantage of people.

roberts.troy1d ago

Oh well, I have to disagree a bit here. That corner shop was charging what the market would bear, plain and simple. You were on vacation at the beach in July, and convenience has a price. They knew you needed sunscreen right then and there, not in two blocks when you're already burnt. I call it a $7.50 lesson in planning ahead, not a ripoff.