Top 9 Ways You've Been Ripped-Off

Texting, popcorn, Advil, textbooks, wine, gas, mini-bars, hotel movies: the necessities of life, right? I’m sure at least one of these products or services are a regular purchase in your life. According to an article written on CNNMoney.com, you’ve been ripped-off.

Let’s break down the rip-off’s real quick:

Text messages: 6,500% markup
Movie theater popcorn: 900%
Free credit reports: freecreditreport.com = $14.99/month (not so free!)
Brand-name painkillers: 60% markup
Wine at restaurants: 500% markup
Textbooks: $900/year
Super gas: 15% markup
Hotel mini-bars: 1,300% markup
Hotel in-room movies: 200% markup

So the biggest rip-off winner goes to: text messages. Who would have known text messages were a 6,500% markup? Apparently those texts from last night cost carriers one-third of a cent each to deliver. Even customers who think they’re saving money by signing up for an unlimited texting plan are being ripped-off. No wonder all my “crackberry” friends are bbming (blackberry messaging) all the time.

So, do you feel like you've been ripped off? Let us know!

Check out the rest of the rip-off’s from CNNMoney.