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sticker shock 

A condition resulting from seeing the total price of a bunch of items and realizing the damage is much greater than you originally expected. May cause a person to have second thoughts about the purchase.
I wanted to book your mom for 7 days of her "services," but when I realized the total came to $21, I got major sticker shock and decided to bail out.
sticker shock by Nicholas D June 17, 2006
Word of the Day on May 21, 2010

Sticker Shock 

A problem that affects people as soon as they try to buy groceries in Alaska, Hawaii, New York City or San Francisco.

Also very common at cheesy 'upscale' nightclubs in nearly every mid to large sized city in the United States.

From what I understand there is a seriously acute version of the disease in London too. Not sure if the British variety is contagious.
In Alaska everything is imported so prices are higher resulting in early sticker shock. When you start to notice that even products produced in that state (i.e. petrol, weed) are way more expensive than they would be elsewhere in the U.S. the condition moves beyond sticker shock and there is a new word for it: Gouging.
Sticker Shock by Big Gaspar May 21, 2010

Sticker Shock 

The feeling people get when the realize the true price of an item that they initially thought was a bargain or at least a good buy. Often leads to buyers remorse.
Many Obama voters are feeling a sense sticker shock now that they are faced with the true cost of his programs and agenda.
Sticker Shock by lbsrfr September 14, 2009

sticker shock delay

When you realize, at the end of January, that the Christmas gifts you received were not genuine Dolce and Gabbana (D&G) they were Dollar General (DG). The stickers, logos and emblems are bogus, fake and you've been punked!
Kelli- Damn Momma', all that stuff you got me for Christmas was from Dollar General not Dolce and Gabbana!
My friend Karlee saw it and now my whole class is laughin' at me!
Momma- Well darlin' I thought it was what you were askin' for with the big D and G and all! That's sticker shock delay fer sho'.
sticker shock delay by mimimmmmmm January 31, 2010

Sticker shock 

The reaction you has when you discover exactly how young the girl you've been dating really is.
"Brian had sticker shock when he discovered that his girlfriend was really 17"
Sticker shock by Telewyn May 10, 2007

sticker shock 

the pain u experience,when people put a sticker on your skin..and then pull it off...
Ouch!..dont give me a sticker shock
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Instead of doing my homework, I decided to piddlefart around for two hours.
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