People Reveal How Clueless They Were About How Much Things Cost As Kids

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May 12, 2020 3:00 PM EDT

Kids don't understand a lot about the world, including how cheap or expensive things actually are. Much of this is based on the environment we grew up in and how much price was discussed in front of us, but also the fact that children have innocent and naive minds. A Reddit thread asking people to share the things they wrongly guessed as very expensive or cheap when they were children has shed light on all the things we just had no idea about. Here are some of the replies below. 

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  • 01
    Text - 14apkillian 3.6k points · 21 hours ago Always had sparkling grape juice as kids but only for New Years. Seemed like such a lavish bottle. They're cheap as hell... but only having it that often made it feel so special
    via u/14apkillian
  • 02
    Text - Trawhe 9.6k points · 21 hours ago It never occurred to me that some food was more expensive than other food. I 100% thought my mom made spaghetti all the time because it was her favorite. I was much older when I realized it was because it would feed a lot of people very cheap.
    via u/Trawhe
  • 03
    Text - lifeofchrist_ 13.9k points · 21 hours ago Rugs!! Why are rugs so fking expensive
    via u/lifeofchrist_
  • 04
    Text - rabbit92 5.9k points · 22 hours ago I always thought Viennetta ice cream was so posh and expensive
    via u/rabbit92
  • 05
    Text - crocodiley 5.5k points · 22 hours ago The dentist. Didn't think I'd be in debt from getting teeth fixed.
    via u/crocodiley
  • 06
    Text - MonsterMunch678 5.0k points · 21 hours ago Food colouring and fondant icing for baking. Thought it was sooo expensive and that's why only fancy cakes used them. Turns out they cost like £1 each
    via u/MonsterMunch678
  • 07
    Text - Zallarion 1.4k points · 1 day ago I remember wanting to have the cheapest beverage at a themepark with my aunt and uncle when I was 11. I insisted on having water, while they were subtly nudging me towards milk. Milk was cheaper, who knew
    via u/Zallarion
  • 08
    Text - romanticmisery 2.5k points · 1 day ago Houses, used to think they were like £500
    via u/romanticmisery
  • 09
    Text - Kyle102997 3.1k points · 1 day ago Legos Those things are expensive
    via u/Kyle102997
  • 10
    Text - denatured_enzyme_ 761 points · 1 day ago When writing compositions in primary school, I'd give my characters a $5k fine for jaywalking
    via u/denatured_enzyme_
  • 11
    Text - Shyrt_ 2.5k points · 1 day ago When I was a child I thought an average car costs like 100k
    via u/Shyrt_
  • 12
    Text - maleorderbride 3.0k points · 1 day ago Figured credit cards meant infinite money. Turns out they do for a little bit if you're real stupid. Which I was.
    via u/maleorderbride
  • 13
    Text - costofdarkmagic 962 points · 1 day ago Always thought clothing was cheap. Wasn't until I was in college that I realized I always had new clothing because my mom never bought anything for herself for life 15 years
    via u/costofdarkmagic
  • 14
    Text - nannerbananers 357 points · 1 day ago I stood on our toilet seat and broke it when I was around 10. I was so upset thinking that it was the biggest mistake of my life and would cost my parents so much money. I replaced my toilet seat last week and it cost me $6.
    via u/nannerbananers
  • 15
    Text - Zuzublue 520 points · 1 day ago Concrete statues. Our neighbors had two lions at the end of their driveway (in a very modest neighborhood) and I thought they must be the richest people in the world.
    via u/Zuzublue

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