11 things you could buy for $999 instead of the iPhone X
Yeah, the new iPhone X is a meme now.
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Well, of course the internet had a field day with Apple’s new iPhone X after it was revealed to have a starting price of $999.
Yep, $999, and that's just for the starting version. Be prepared to part with one of your beloved kidneys if you want that 256gb version, which starts at a whopping $1,149.
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Online, of course, this led to a new math-driven meme, which points out all the (mostly ridiculous) things you could buy for $999 instead of the iPhone X. It turns out it's a lot.
We may just talk you out of shelling out for that shiny new future phone after this.
Here are 11 things you could buy for the price of an iPhone X;
1. For example, movie buffs could invest in 83 copies of Shrek the Third.
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2. Willing to chip in an extra $52? You could get the entire Texas Roadhouse menu.
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3. Even the Cracker Barrel menu is up for grabs--no modifications necessary!
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4. 43 pairs of Lighting McQueen shoes seems like a reasonable investment.
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5. You can never really have "too much" toilet paper.
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6. That's a lot of eggs, hopefully they don't crack like an iPhone screen.
7. That is a lot of garlic bread and a lot of carbs.
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8. Chicken lovers around the world rejoice, the iPhone is worth a lot of KFC.
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9. There is nothing more valuable than friendship.
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10. I'm surprised you could only get 18 hoodies for this price.
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11. If your idea of fun is jumping around piles of leaves this makes perfect sense.
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