A few weeks ago, I was at a mall in St. Louis. At a sports store, I came across an Air Jordan jacket that I liked. I tried it on and I liked it even more. However, I did not buy the jacket because of its price, $90, not including tax.

The only problem I have with Air Jordan items is that they are simply too expensive. They usually cost about $5 to $10 more than their Nike counterparts. Is there something about the Air Jordan items that make them superior to others?

It is not just clothes that can be overpriced. It is always fun to spend a day at Six Flags, but it is never fun to pay for anything there. At Six Flags, a soda from a vending machine costs about $3.

You can go to the gas station across the interstate and buy the exact same kind of soda for less than half the price you will pay at Six Flags. Why pay more for the exact same product?

Nothing is more annoying than having to pay for something that you left behind. At Hurricane Harbor, the water park at Six Flags, one bottle of sunscreen costs $15. If there is one thing somebody is most likely to forget to bring to the water park, it is probably sunscreen.

When I was in elementary school, we would have a soda sale every Friday to raise money to help buy classroom materials. One can of soda cost 50 cents. I think every soda should cost 50 cents, no matter where you are. Why? Because it is the same product no matter where it is.

Fast food has an issue with prices as well. Some places have better tasting food for a higher price, while some offer cheaper food that may not taste as good as the competition. Customers now have to consider what is more important to them, price or taste. Nobody should have to deal with that kind of pressure!

When money is as tight as it is now, people cannot afford to compromise on price for something they need. Isn't it annoying when you think you know the price of something, and then take it to the register, only to find out that it is more expensive than you thought?

Prices on blue jeans are always horrible. If you compare two pairs of the same size, chances are one will be more expensive than the other because of the brand.

To me, jeans are jeans. I would not pay more money just for the label. I wear blue jeans almost every day, and I usually do not know what brand they are.

I listen to my iPod frequently, and I download new songs from iTunes every once in a while. A year ago, every song cost 99 cents, regardless of the length, artist or genre.

Now, some songs cost $1.29, and those songs are usually better and more popular than other songs that iTunes offers.

This is good for Apple because it will increase its profits. This is bad for the customer because it burns a hole in their wallet.

Why can't there be universal prices on everything? Is there a reason two of the exact same items are priced differently because of the store they come from?

Most teenagers have very little income, so if the companies think that their products will sell well in the teen market, they are sadly mistaken.