Life’s Best Things Are Free, Oh! Pay £16.99 First

This picture should be the one that goes with the term “irony” in the dictionary. The finest things in life aren’t free, despite what this embossed card would have you believe, something that the designer must have known. It costs £16.99 in this instance, which isn’t exactly a reasonable price for a piece of cardboard, even if it’s calibrated.

Interestingly, the appropriately named song “The Best Things in Life Are Free” from the 1927 musical “Good News” is where the proverb’s origins may be found. It discusses how developing a romantic connection with another person is among life’s greatest pleasures.