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# crazy prices

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How much would you pay for a 'shed in a living room flat' in London? It’s the week in numbers

Plus: What’s LGBT tourism worth to the Irish economy?

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Sep 5th 2015, 6:30 PM

Why did someone buy this cup for $36 million? Because he liked it, of course

Liu Yiqian does not understand why people are questioning the price tag of an item known as the ‘chicken cup’.

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Apr 8th 2014, 7:00 PM

6 different types of pain you'll feel while sales shopping

As illustrated through people suffering on Twitter.

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Dec 30th 2013, 10:04 AM

'Rare' vintage Quinnsworth plastic bag for sale... for €997

Possibly the best money-making scheme ever.

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Jan 25th 2013, 12:06 PM