Toilet Seat Inflation

RollTide2008 · ‎02-14-2017

I'm tired of talking about the price increase in eggs and gas. Over the weekend the plastic hinges on my upstairs bathroom toilet seat snapped. I checked my Home Depot account and found I purchased that one January 2020 and paid $17.95 for it. Home Depot has one in stock. I was expecting it would be about $22. It's $32.95! That's some kind of crazy inflation.

Jokes on them. The Amazon Choice product when I searched for a similar description was $15.98. It will be here tomorrow.

Is there something you only purchase once every few years and were shocked by the price increase?

ScrapHappy · ‎03-28-2010

It's not something I buy every few years but I recently purchased door levers. Needed a set of 10. Hall/closet, bed/bath, dead bolt, keyed entry. Prices ranged from $98 to high $0's (depending on style). Ended up costing about $1100. Ouch!

P.S. I did find one other at a lower price point but they were like plastic.

Scooby Doo · ‎03-14-2010

Funny, I found a brand new, in box, toilet set in my storage shed. I don't know the story behind that.

But, I needed some little halogen lights for a fixture in my bathroom. These things are 1.5 inch tall and 1 inch wide. Lowes has them in a package of 3 for $17. I need 5. HD doesn't have the model I need. Good old Amazon had them 10 for $10. It's no wonder the big A is so popular.

Kachina624 · ‎03-10-2010

@RollTide2008 Funny, I saw your title and was sure you were going to tell us about a new, blow-up toilet seat.

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Chessa35 · ‎01-27-2015

I guess now you can really call it , " The Throne " , at that price!

shoekitty · ‎03-10-2010

@Kachina624 wrote:
@RollTide2008 Funny, I saw your title and was sure you were going to tell us about a new, blow-up toilet seat.

@Kachina624 Me too, I thought something new was in my future, lol!

“sometimes you have to bite your upper lip and put sunglasses on”….Bob Dylan

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

In the future probably will be something that will wipe your posterior for you.

fthunt · ‎12-24-2010

I thought air-filled seats had been around for years. Maybe they got discontinued as I haven't needed a replacement and never bought one of those.

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

Yes, replacement parts for inside the toilet tank have not only jumped in price, but finding the right one for your tank is a $@#%*!

We've replaced the innerds in both tanks in the last year and it's been 3 trips to Lowes each time to get the one that works. Everything is a packaged like generic one fits all, but it does not!