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It is estimated that in 2021 an average person might be exposed to as many as 10,000 ads per day. It seems like a lot, but when you think about it, ads bombard us on social media, TV, billboards, and even inside our fortune cookies. We get so used to them that we don't even notice.
One would like to think that marketing and advertising should bridge the gap between the seller and the buyer; make people trust the product and encourage them to use it. But their words often sound too good to be true. And they often are. If you see a big sign yelling “Everything's 30% off”, it might be designed to make you miss the small line at the bottom where it says that the offer applies to a handful of selected items only. Congratulations, you've just encountered false marketing.
This time, we will check out a few 'sometimes ridiculous, other times alarming and infuriating' marketing techniques that evil businesses use to take advantage of us and manipulate customers into buying more stuff. Continue scrolling and see these examples for yourself!
After you're done reading, don't forget to check out this previous Bored Panda post with 30 pictures that companies do not want you to see.
This post may include affiliate links.
#1
Trashy Company
DE Ray 4 years ago
Depends on jurisdiction, but unlawful use of a righted image mostly falls under slander laws.
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8Yorkies-and-63cats 4 years ago (edited)
I don’t understand why they didn't just hire a model for an hour or had any random person just sit in this chair and photographing it. Now he's allowed to sue, if I'm not mistaken? Why not choose an easier, legit way over this weird decision that would potentially cost them legal trouble, and a bad reputation as well!?
Rissie 4 years ago (edited)
They would love for him to sue. That way the bad publicity will be in their advantage (people not knowing him, seeing their product). By only alerting his followers, and he has many, he shows the people who know him that he doesn't endorse it, even objects to their methods, without alerting anyone else. And it only gets out within that context too. This is more hurtful than any lawsuit you can think of.
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Eppe 4 years ago
If this is a stock photo and he signed a release form they are likely within their rights to do this.
Kaleb Prichard (MiraiKuma) 4 years ago
It is not a stock photo. This guy is a top review on YouTube. They just stole a photo from his set.
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Yoinks! 4 years ago
Really doesn't matter which company; they ALL do it. Look at any furniture listing on Amazon and 85% of the time a person sitting in the chair is Photoshopped into it. The worst ones are deceitful, shrinking the person to make the chair look bigger. And it's not just furniture, or Amazon! I was looking at an item on eBay that seemed unusually cheap; turns out the main display photo was a different, more expensive product, and the five or six "additional" photos were of the product they were actually selling. When I pointed this out, they just said "Whoops, we'll fix that right away!"...and continued running the listing as-is.
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#2
Man, That's Really Cheap... Oh
Demi Zwaan 4 years ago
Holy sh*t. Seriously? It’s 24 dollars an hour just to park? Ridiculous!
John Baker 4 years ago
Just one of many reasons to not live in a big city.
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Amazon QT 4 years ago
I live in Washington state and parking is one reason why I don’t drive up to Seattle very often- parking is a bitch. I remember when I went up there for Art School back in 1993-95 and it was ONLY $15/day to park my car in their parking garage. I thought that was ridiculous back then. So most the time I’d just take the Express Bus up there 5 days a week and have to walk about 7 city blocks to get to the school. Wow wish I had bought a Forever Parking Pass back then! LOL
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Sarah Schumm 4 years ago
I fell for this one at my gym once. You really couldn’t see the small print unless you were out of the car. It was about a 10 point font. It said “per 10 minutes” in a large readable font as you were exiting the garage. 34 bucks for parking for one workout!
Brian Bennett 4 years ago
This is not unusual it's done in Canada all the time, The SOB who owns the lot can charge what he wants and use any signage he wants.
Lord Mysticlaw 4 years ago
That's about ZAR360 per hour. That's 24 loafs of bread. Or 2 pairs of shoes. Or 1 week's school fees.
Discordant Bluecheese 4 years ago
Even in germany you can be hit with ridiculous parking fees. My girlfriend parked in a parkinggarage near our airpart a few weeks back to go to a concert that was in the area. Parked at 20:00, got her car the next day at 09:00 in the morning, 125€ gone. That just felt criminal..
Maciamo Hay 4 years ago
I don't think that would be legal in most of the EU. That's misleading advertising.
To find out more about false marketing, Bored Panda reached out to Atul Minocha, partner at marketing consulting firm Chief Outsiders and author of a recently published book “Lies, Damned Lies, and Marketing: Separate Fact from Fiction and Drive Growth”.
Generally, false advertising involves companies giving out false and misleading information to advertise products to their customers. This covers product descriptions, pricing, and quality. Big organizations might advertise benefits you won't actually get or give features you didn't expect to see in the first place.
#3
Packaging For These Markers
Buren 4 years ago
We have enough law and regulations, but I hope there is a regulation that prohibits company from doing this. Besides the lies, they create so much unnecessary waste, and excess packaging too.
K.Kobayashi 4 years ago
It says 48 pens on the package, and there are 48 pens in there, so it's pretty hard to claim they are lying. They even make sure you can see all 48 pens in the package. Trying to legislate against "excess packaging" can be messy too, some things actually do need a lot of padding to protect the content. Like how people complain about all the air in potato chip bags, but if they packed them tightly and didn't inflate the bags with air, the chips would all get crushed during shipping.
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Natalie Bohrteller 4 years ago
Interesting. I think I've never seen them package their boxes like this here in Germany, probably because it's not allowed. Even more upsetting to see they do it in other places just because it's not forbidden.
H Edwards 4 years ago
I lived in Germany almost 20 years ago, and they were so far ahead with environmental stuff - deposits on bottles and cans, separate recycling bins for all households, laws preventing packaging from being x percent larger than the item, lots of locally sourced produce etc etc. It wasn't until years later that the UK even started charging shoppers for plastic shopping bags.
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Layla Corman 4 years ago
Farber Castel is a great brand! The reason for this package is 2 fold. 1st, you get to see the variety of colors offered in the pack. 2nd, the box/plastic doubles as a holder for other art supplies.
4 years ago
48 colour shades Plastic cube box Creative "Colour me" booklet of 10 framed animal drawings Matching connector caps and smooth bullet medium tips for brilliant colouring (1.5 mm line width) Looks good.
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Lily Mae Kitty 4 years ago
it says there are 48 pens and there are. The packaging is ridiculous but it contains what it says it contains.
Amazon QT 4 years ago
It’s not the only company that does this with packaging. There’s a lot more out there.
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#4
And During A Pandemic
Hans 4 years ago (edited)
Hans' pro tip: make exams in which you actually assess students' knowledge and problem saving skills. You can even make these open-book and allow them to browse the Web. As long as they do not plagiarise and cite correctly, everything is perfect. What do you say? Too much effort, you rather go for mindless multiple choice? Well, then do not complain that students try to game the system.
Leodavinci 4 years ago
Sounds like it violates several federal (and likely State) anti-hacking laws. I'd inform the school board (anonymously, of course) of this possibility. If this software does as described, they could be liable. Schools have every right to run whatever software they choose on school PCs, but outside of school they cannot mandate use of software that violates the law.
Remy 4 years ago
I remember having live proctors on my online final exams where I'd have to share my screen with the live person proctoring and have my camera open. I wish I remembered the name of the company!Again, the proctor was a person, not a weird app lol! I feel old because this was pre-iPhones/smartphones and pre-"there's an app for that". The proctor could close windows or tabs that weren't pre-approved. Also, before and randomly during the exam, they'd ask to see your workspace where you had to aim the camera at your desk and show what was in front of you, next to you, behind you, etc. Hahaha I feel like this is a bit less intrusive than an app where you have the illusion of privacy because there's no privacy illusion when you see the live proctor. odidn't offer this same illusion.
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Martha Meyer 4 years ago
t would still be so easy to cheat. Just keep another computer open beside that, out of view, and enter all the questions there on google if you don't know them.
Judes 4 years ago
They're watching you through your webcam. You're not allowed to do anything out of the webcam's view. Some proctoring programs don't even let you look around the room.
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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
It's stupid, because everyone has access to more devices, so you'll be able to cheat anyway. It just shows how illiterate schools are about IT.
8Yorkies-and-63cats 4 years ago
Yeap! Definitely! Also, if it was me, just for this test I would use an old laptop, which we don't use because of some missing keys.
Load More Replies... Shane S 4 years ago
If schools are going to force this programming then they need to supply the equipment. You can’t tell me it’s not cheap to get a crummy flimsy laptop with only a couple programs in bulk from computer manufacturers. Should be like a library book- check it out and return it. Don’t hijack my personal equipment.
Jeff Striks 4 years ago
That sounds about right. Schools rushing into something that will screw over everyone. And they'll take 0 responsibility
Atul Minocha told Bored Panda that false marketing has an effect on everyone; it's bad for the businesses that practice it and it's obviously bad for the customers. “It simply builds distrust. In fact, if a customer has been through this a lot, she or he will start distrusting even good and legitimate messages,” he said.
When asked why deceptive marketing is so widely used, Atul said he doesn't actually think it forms the majority. “In other words, most of the marketing is legitimate. Unfortunately, a few bad apples can create a lot of stink and distrust,” he explained further. Having these kinds of doubts might lead customers into thinking that all marketing is more or less self-serving.
#5
I Have An Ad In My Fortune Cookie
Thomas E S Thomas 4 years ago
We have been trying to reach you regarding your car's extended warranty.
Amy Pattie 4 years ago
Bro, if you want to do this, put your logo on the bottom but DO NOT FORGO A FORTUNE OR AT LEAST A FUN FACT
Connie Martin 4 years ago
Doubt this is real. Fortunes are baked into cookies and this paper is way too thick and plastic coated.
#6
Bought A Chicken Pot Pie Thinking It Was The Size Of The Outer Tin Before Cutting Into It And Seeing This Monstrosity
Ivo H 4 years ago
But... would you like these poor corporations to lower they profit by 0.2% by making chicken pie larger? The least we can do is support their excessive waste they are producing so that the poor souls are not suffering from poverty. /s
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Marcellus II 4 years ago
Ah, that old Jewish joke "The meals are horrible, and the portions so small!"...
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8Yorkies-and-63cats 4 years ago (edited)
Isn't this a misrepresentation of the actual size? Is this even legal?
Paul Davis 4 years ago
In the U.S. if there is any packaging it would have to report the actual net weight of the product, and that is all that's required. Companies can play all the games they want with the packaging.
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Ray Martin 4 years ago
This means, quite literally, that aluminium/aluminum is cheaper than basic food. Think about that for a bit, and ask yourself if taxing billionaires and corporations, and mandating a liveable minimum wage is such a bad thing.
JP 4 years ago
That would piss me off so bad that I would be uploading this photo with the company name on every website and review site I could find. Sell tires? I'll upload it. Veterinarian's office? I'll upload it. Septic and Sewer Sucking Service? I'll upload it.
Kimikazi 4 years ago
In my country, people will just tell you to calm down since you weren't forced to by it. Nevertheless, this is a pure scam
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Seadog 4 years ago
A recent deception I've come across. SaraLee Cheesecake. About 3 months ago I got one and the crust thickness had doubled. Which of course ruins the cheesecake due to the ration of crust to cake being off. I thought maybe it was just a batch issue but I've had about 6 of them now, latest one was last week and the crust on all of them is too thick. Rather than go up on price they cut back on filling and ruined a great product.
Mystery Egg 4 years ago
Apart from anything else, that needs to go back in the over for another 10 minutes.
According to this study, almost 70% of British consumers don't trust advertising (which is a slice of the marketing pie) in general and 42% distrust brands, seeing them as remote and unreachable. The internet era has turned customers into researchers. The ability to fact check “has built cynicism as consumers investigate multiple sources“ to reach the truth. The same study shows that six in ten buyers claim they have become more loyal to the brands they trust.
However, some companies still choose to hide disclaimers on billboards and posters, lie on product packaging and deceive their customers into signing agreements without asking to read them first. “People who practice [false marketing] still do it because, perhaps, they are what we might call fly-by-night operators who are really not interested in long-term success. They are only interested in short-term and immediate gains,“ Atul Minocha told Bored Panda.
#7
New Cereal Box Is 11% Taller With 1.6% Less Cereal
d bradley 4 years ago
if you see a "new and improved" label on an item it's time to check and see how much less they are putting in the new package
lara 4 years ago
EVERY TIME they "new and improve" something, they destroy it. Charles of the Ritz, New Coke, shampoo [any], lotion, specifically there used to be a fabulous shampoo that I used exclusively. It was prefect. It was "Preference" by L'Oreal. They "new and improved" it to the point that NO ONE bought it. Way to go MBA's.
Load More Replies... Bobert Robertson 4 years ago
I'll be blunt. You're dumb if you fall for this. I never look at packaging. My wife thinks I'm nuts, but if something comes in multiple sizes and prices I used math instead of visuals to determine the best deal.
Memere 4 years ago
I always check the per unit price on the shelf label - if the larger package costs less per ounce (or whatever unit of measure it is), I'll usually get the larger package. I do sometimes buy the smaller package but only if it's something I only need for a specific, one time use, like holiday baking.
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marianne eliza 4 years ago
Always compare the per ounce (or whatever) prices. I've found some smaller packages are less expensive than the "family size" of the same stuff. Be aware of that little cheat too.
Lord Mysticlaw 4 years ago
I've noticed that these days instead of increasing price, they sell a smaller quantity for the old price, assuming people won't notice. Unfortunately for them, I notice.
Sasha 4 years ago
Fun thought, yes this kind of constant increasing of packaging size creates more garbage but heres a thing people dont usually think of: it also takes up more space. That means the truck hauling these to the store can carry less for the same price of transportation cause youre hauling air. The store selling these needs just a bit more shelf space which means that they can stock just slightly less for the same rent. This is why i hate liquid soap and detergent. Its like 90% water. So youre paying for the transportation and storage of 900g of water and a 90% bigger container. It would be so much cheaper and more efficient if you just paid for the transportation and storage of a small 100g box of concentrate, and then you can add water in a bottle at home if it really makes that much difference to you. Seriously, buy a bar of soap, and keep track of how many bottles of liquid soap you would have used in the timeframe it takes it to run out, and how much money you save in that time.
Nathan Jones 4 years ago
All of that is wrong. These boxes are taller, not bigger. If you compare them side by side, the tall one is barely half as wide. Also, the cardboard is far more thin than it used to be. If anyone has noticed the box won't stay closed after opening anymore, this is why. This was all done to save space, and reduce shipping cost, since freight charges are based only on weight, not size or room available. What you said about liquid soap is fairly accurate though.
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Sandy Kavanaugh 4 years ago
They call it "shrinkflation." Reese's singles used to be .75 ounces, now they're.55 ounces. Frozen vegetables, sugar, coffee, almost everything has suffered from less product at the regular price. Even animal feed us in 40 pound bags, not 50.
#8
So Basically Every Price
Marco Conti 4 years ago
Everything 1 penny! (or more, likely not less, but the air inside the store is free, for a limited time only, between 23:00 and 05:00 on every fifth Sunday of the month)
Marcellus II 4 years ago
It's like an estimate of car repairs. Up is the likely way.
Load More Replies...But how should consumers react when they see deceptive marketing examples? According to Atul, customers should stay vigilant. If you have suffered from it, you should do at least one of these things (maybe even both): “One, file a complaint with the authorities. And two, use the power of social media to call out any misleading marketing encountered,“ he said.
Lastly, Atul is asking you not to reject all marketing, since most of it is actually good. “Great marketing starts with understanding the customer. This helps customers receive what they would want to receive,” he said. This way, there's trust between a company and its customers and that is crucial for any successful long-term relationship.
#9
Imagine Cleaning A Fan So Well That You Uncover 2 New Blades
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
If they clean it even more, maybe it'll turn into a whole air conditioning unit.
Chucky Cheezburger 4 years ago
Playing devils advocate here, but this may have been a layout screw up at the printer. In the top right corner is a clean version of the 5 bladed fan in the center. So maybe not so much scammy, but incompetence.
Don't Look 4 years ago
Two more blades, make all the blades a different shape, tone and give the whole thing a new case. Pretty impressive. I’ll take 12.
Erica Cochrane 4 years ago
not completely related, but there's a windowcleaning van in my neighbourhood (in scotland, btw, not america) where there's a before and after the windows are cleaned picture on the side. before, you can just just about see a confederate flag hanging in the background behind the dirty window. after, it's gone. and i find this hilarious
#10
That Would Explain Why My Ankle Hurts
lara 4 years ago
Instead of "made in China" they should put "you are a fool if you buy this." There is a company on Amazon called "Made in Scotland" selling cashmere scarves for 19 bucks. "Made in Scotland" is the NAME of the Chinese company and the "cashmere" is not, duh, cashmere.
#11
By Opening The Envelope For The License Agreement, You Agree To It
Robert van Deventer 4 years ago
It is legal and it's called a shrink wrap contract. Most jurisdictions have statutory consumer protection though in case of limitation or exclusion clauses.
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Marcellus II 4 years ago
Every single computer / software license in the 2000s was like that. Which got thrown out of court quickly, but didn't stop the practice.
Jon Steensen 4 years ago
In many cases what matters is not what IS true what matters is what people BELIEVE to be true. A lot of companies get away by telling people who do not know any better something that they know is not correct, but wish it were.
Load More Replies... Ivo H 4 years ago
Or just rip the hole or something. The wording of this shitty sticker says it clearly - if you don't break it, you can do anything with the rest of the envelope without accepting anything. I would probably do that anyways
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Ayden Manning 4 years ago
That's consent without being informed of what you're consenting to. I'm pretty sure that's not legally binding.
ProductofNZ 4 years ago
Ferrari is famous for this kind of sneakiness. Apparently, their technicians would change demonstration cars to be more powerful and enjoyable for motoring journalists and then the car sold at the dealer gets the normal tuning. (for more reliability) Also, they serve you papers if you try and modify your own Ferrari.
#12
Walmart Employee Here. We Were Given These Shirts Today. Walmart Profits Billions Off Of This Pandemic, Then Compares Their Sacrifice To WW2 Veterans
I I 4 years ago
pretty sure i wouldn't have been stacking shelves and serving anti maskers during a pandemic , so they're brave to me
Robert T 4 years ago
My thoughts as well. Considering the sheer number of people who refused to wear masks or social distance, working on the floor of a supermarket was (and still is) a high risk job. Note that these thoughts do not apply to the management!
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Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
God, I hate Walmart, but they were appreciating their EMPLOYEES for continuing to work during the shutdown.
Elsie 4 years ago
No they were just making it appear that they care. It's time customers showed some appreciation to the essential workers
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Hannah Edwards 4 years ago
This is tacky as f**k, but I do appreciate the supermarket staff who kept us stocked with food in our darkest hours of this pandemic.
#13
This “Dual” Camera Smartphone Doesn’t Have Two Functioning Cameras
A B C 4 years ago
Wouldn't it have been helpful if they said what brand this is so we can avoid it?
Bored Panda 4 years ago
If we take this literally, it does not seem to be in error. Assuming that phone has a camera on the other side (for selfies), then it does appear to be a two-camera phone; one on the back and one on the front. The other thing in this picture that looks like a camera lens may be a brightness sensor or an LED light (flashlight).
ProductofNZ 4 years ago
I cover each one and go through the different camera modes. Not sure if this is a legitimate way to tell though.
I'mNotARoboat 3 years ago
If it has both a back facing and a front facing camera, technically it is dual camera.
Thomas Turnbull 4 years ago (edited)
There are hundreds of these wish phones on the market that have up to four fake cameras just look at the Smoorez YouTube channel.
#14
False Advertising Should Be A Felony
CorgiGirl 4 years ago
$50 flights are first come/first serve basis. Usually there are only about 3 or 4 seats on a plane that go for $50 ONE WAY BEFORE TAX. Once theses are gone, you pay the higher price in increments depending on how many seats they are selling
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Bet they wait to send out the emails until after those 3 or 4 seats on the best flights are already gone.
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cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
My e-mail has a Phishing scam button. I mark all junk/spam as phishing scams and I have noticed there are less getting through. Apparently it logs what everyone marks as a phishing scam and actively blocks it
ZAPanda 4 years ago
yeah our local airmiles programme (SAA, who i am naming to shame them) used to do this: you have 20 000 airmiles, you can get a flight to cape town! ... go to website, nope. You can get ⅔ of a one-way ticket at best, but they require you to either fully cover the ticket with airmiles OR cash but not both. So in short, lies.
absolute zero 4 years ago
They're on there, it's just not the flight, destination, or time frame you will accidentally stumble onto. It's like ads for tires, the prices advertised are for cars with 14" wheels, which are nearly extinct and are already dirt cheap because no one has a use for them.
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Mark as spam or demand to be taken of their spamlist, sorry, mailing list. Problem solved.
Bob Belcher 4 years ago
I got 1 coming up from Hou to LAX. It's $139 there but $49 back. Not a bad deal.
Patti Smith 4 years ago
They have them but a carry on bag costs, a checked bag costs, seat selection costs. When you pay the extras it is cheaper to use the competition
Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago (edited)
Hahaha! Booked a flight from San Diego, CA to Spokane, WA to see my Mom last August. Great rate. Got to the airport at 7:30 in the morning for an 8:45 flight - which left SD at 8:45 PM. I had to re-route through Seattle, because there was no way in hell I would expect my 78 y/o Mother to pick me up at midnight. It cost an extra $150, but still worth it to see my Mom.
#15
When You Thumbs Down Trash Like This On Netflix But It Keeps Coming Back At The Top Of Your Homepage
Kel Hudson 4 years ago
Should say, “a bunch of rich people go to an island suffering from economical problems to get high AF at the resorts.”
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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
They probably use the same algorithm as youtube: Just tell them what you don't want to see and you'll be flooded in that exact crap.
Rebecca Trinkner 4 years ago
The word Goop is way more cringe to me than "Moist". Change my Mind.
Marcellus II 4 years ago
A "gamut of goopers" seems a misnomer, as they all live on exactly the same whacky end of the spectrum, or gamut.
Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
It's like how there's a secret "Wacky" axis on the political spectrum.
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#16
Went In For The $1.99 Lunch Special. Sorry Sir, That Says $7.99 Lunch Special
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
And get a lot of negative reviews on the internet calling you a scammer.
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Laura 4 years ago (edited)
It's weird but in my country, Spain, we write the 7 with a little line in the middle, so it avoid confussions. A French friend and a Polish one wrote it like me, so maybe it's a UK/US cultural thing. Curious 😊
DennyS (denzoren) 4 years ago
That is very intentional...there is no way that was drawn to be a seven. Ridiculous.
Dawn K 4 years ago
Exactly. Because a seven is usually drawn with the top line straight across and the down stroke is slanted. This is just the opposite.
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Kiryn Silverwing 4 years ago
A place that's really desperate to get new customers to come try them (and hopefully come back in the future to pay full price).
Load More Replies... Dani Alexander 4 years ago
What a cheat. The guy who did this probably thought he was so smart, until people walked in them straight baxk out. 😆
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
And that's why I put a dash thru all my 7's even tho it ain't the American way.
Steve Fischer 4 years ago
That's just as crooked as the 7. I'm sure many people walk out. I certainly would
#17
The Mixed Signals Of This Shoe Sale Advertisement
Rosemary Probert 4 years ago
Maybe that's because the ones shown are not Nike, they're a cheap copy being sold as genuine.
April Pickett 4 years ago
I see more and more stuff like this. It really irritates me. We should have a consumer strike until they stop stuff like this.
#18
Unremovable Ads On My $2,500 Samsung Smart TV
Jess Thompson 4 years ago
This just creates animosity towards brands though right? Like even on YouTube, those f*****g 15-30s non-skippable ads - bitch I am remembering you and making sure I never give you my money, I’m going to your competitors. I don’t care if that’s petty, all ads should be skippable, they are here to SERVE us, not RUN us. It’s a different kind of payment for getting the content you want - time. And you don’t get that back (allegedly 😂)
Timothy Engel 4 years ago
What's worse is this one slows down the TV, makes it work double time to download the ad everytime you press Home.. blocked Samsung to fix
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Another reason to stick to my 8 year old €599 Samsung dumb LED TV.
Connie Martin 4 years ago
I just downloaded an update to my Pixel phone, to discover the bar that increases/decreases screen brightness now has a popup ad on it. Incredible
Cecily Holland 4 years ago
They peel off. Some people do the same with microwaves and remotes leaving the plastic film protector on
#19
My Mother Recently Passed Away. This Morning I Thought I Got An Email From Her. Nope, Just A Spam Tabloid Naming Their Contact "Mom"
GenericPanda09 4 years ago
I quite often get spam emails from my late daughter's account that is being used to send out spam to her contacts. They're hard to filter out too because i wouldn't want to block her account and end up losing some of her old emails accidentally. Always like a kick to the balls when i see her name in my inbox though just because some twat is sending spam from random accounts.
Rannveig Ess 4 years ago
There's several ways you can save the ones you want or have (blocking her account won't effect any emails you have on your email already. Depending who her email was, you might be able to report it as compromised and reclaim it. Not enough info in your post to help you, sorry :/ When spam is being sent to someone's contact list it's typically from a specific email "virus". It isn't really a virus. AOL was hammered with this and so was Yahoo. It's a little program that just hits your contact list. This is fixable by changing the password - change your password constantly for safety! ... or entering a new contact with a foreign character in it (like $ or #) and then any made up name - just so it'd be the #1 contact on the list. The bots who send the mail can't read this, so stop. Anyone clicking on a email from her, if it has a link, will get this "virus" too. It goes on and on and on
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AngelWingsYT 4 years ago
Happened on fb. My late grandma "made a post" and "sent a DM" a yr after her death. Scared the SHEET outta me
lfc73 4 years ago
FFS. This is Evil. When did "Regulations" become a bad word? Protecting people does not curatil rights...(unless the "people" are fraudsters, scammers, & anyone acting to cheat people out of their property & rights).
BetweenTheCracks 4 years ago
When "protection" took on more of the Mafioso meaning as opposed to the original version...
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Chloe *Leah* Pheonix 4 years ago
Should I upvote this for raising awareness or should I downvote it because this is inhumane asf
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
I'm usually very careful with emails/phone calls/texts, but when I started getting emails and texts from myself, I knew I had to beef up security.
#20
This Packaging. Was Wondering Why It Ran Out So Quickly
Layla Corman 4 years ago (edited)
I have this same exact product so of course I had to go see if my bottle looked like this too. After prying the top open for 5 minutes, sure enough mine looks the exact same, BUT I can't complain. The bottle is labeled as .5oz, which is a bit less than standard for skincare products. (For reference, a typical foundation is 1oz). This type of vaccum packaging helps us get most of the product out of the jar with little waste. The alternative would be to scoop the remaining product out with a cosmetics spatula. For the price of this, you definitely don't want waste. The good news is the glass jar is recyclable. Tip- when buying cosmetics and skincare, always look at the ounces and not the package/tube/jar!
Anna Lill-Smeds 4 years ago (edited)
This is how airless packages look like. The part you can see is slowly getting smaller and smaller when you use the product. First it was the same size as the bottle.
Bianca Banghart 4 years ago
Sunday Riley also got in trouble because they were having staff post fake reviews on Sephora for 2 years.
Robert T 4 years ago
So the product is in a bag inside the bottle, but it looks to me like this is what it looks like when it is EMPTY. How much product was there in there when it was new? Yes, there will be less than the bottle, but not nearly so dramatic. Also it will say on the outside the volume it contains.
Layla Corman 4 years ago
This product contains .5 fl.oz of product. The vaccum bag system in the bottle ensures you are able to get almost every last bit.
Load More Replies... WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
And I'm sure the packaging was about 4 times the size of the bottle.
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Has anyone noticed how much lip balm is still in the tube after it reaches the rim? I scrape that out into the cap, use my pinky to dab, and get a ton more uses out of the amount we normally throw away.
Gregg Bender 4 years ago (edited)
I'm glad we can all see the product so we can avoid it in the future.
#21
Walgreens Replaced Their Freezer Window Panels With Screens That Constantly Flash/Move And Don't Even Accurately Represent What's Inside The Fridge
Beth Sito 4 years ago
As a person with a vestibular disorder, this would be a nightmare for me. I could see this giving me balance issues.
Lsai Aeon 4 years ago
Same here. Maybe we should all go have accidents at walgreens?
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H Edwards 4 years ago
So shoppers have to open the doors more often and leave them open for longer to find what they are looking for. Doesn't sound very energy efficient.
A B C 4 years ago
Plus the energy that's wasted for powering the screens. What a useless shitshow.
Load More Replies... Layla Corman 4 years ago
So people have to open every door to find what they actually want, wasting electricity/energy in the process. Not to mention the cost to have these installed (and possibly franchise fees to actually have the rights to use those screen images on top of that) FOR WHAT?! To have a false justification to raise prices?! No thanks. Take your screens back. We don't want them!
8Yorkies-and-63cats 4 years ago (edited)
When their sales radically drop, they will definitely get the hint. The transparent fridges were created for a reason, to boost sales, and they did. This takes marketing strategies backwards many years.
The Scout 4 years ago
Reminds me of an indian fast food restaurant in our local shopping mall here. They have no menu, but LED screens instead - but those do not list their dishes, but show them in a slideshow, so if you want to know what they offer, you have to wait about five minutes until the slideshow is through. Would be half-bad if the workers actually knew their dishes, but if you ask them, the answer is "It's all on the screens"...
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
I would be opening and closing every f*****g door to find what I want/need. Get rid of the shitty screens, put back the windows, and I would only be opening the doors I needed to. You know, like before.
#22
This Post Card Is Made To Look Like It’s From The Dealership. It’s Printed To Look Like The Information Is Smudged So That You Will Call Them
It’s a third-party warrantee company.
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Will result in *smudge* repair costs. Prey on anxiety. This is so sad
Rannveig Ess 4 years ago
It is. I read these kind of articles and wonder why people don't report these jerks. All the jerks who do this kind of thing or misrepresent or scam.
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CincyReds 3 years ago
OMG! I get these all the time! I did buy an extended warranty when i bought my car (have already used it twice) So then I start getting notices that the payment has gone up and it is changing., but the notices are not even from the company that I bought the warranty from! Just shitty!
#23
This "Avocado" Oil
Dirk Daring 4 years ago
That's going to cause a lot of kitchen fires. Avocado oil has a much higher smoke point than canola, so anyone who doesn't closely inspect the label is in for a nasty surprise.
Bob Stuart 4 years ago
One reason Canola is the cheapest oil is that birds know enough to not eat it. You are basically eating sub-lethal doses of poison.
Memere 4 years ago (edited)
Canola oil was initially developed as an industrial lubricant, but the big petroleum companies blocked it. The canola developers then swerved to making it a 'food' product. It has absolutely no nutritional value, so everyone believes it's "healthy". I just don't like how it performs in cooking so I don't use it & don't buy anything containing canola. I refuse to use anything with palm oil too - palm oil is overhyped & environmentally devastating.
Load More Replies... Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
So basically it’s cheap cooking oil that they waved an avocado over, so they could call it “avocado” oil. Does this company make that “flavored” seltzer water too?
Paul Davis 4 years ago
FYI almost all olive oil sold in the U.S. does the same thing. I think the minimum they can go is 1% and still call it "olive oil". But also FYI from my experience working with food scientists, canola oil is actually healthier than olive oil. For some reason there is a lot of anti-canola oil propaganda out there. Perhaps because it isn't as profitable as other oils except when being sold as fake avocado or olive oil.
Lillukka79 4 years ago
Canola oil tastes like s**t and the pestisides used to grow it are one of the worst bee killers, so no canola for me.
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#24
Dish Network Sent Out Advertisements In Envelopes That Make It Look Like A Special Occasion Card
Also, trying to manipulate people by making the cards look handmade by a child.
FABULOUS1 4 years ago
I had a guy from the cable company come to my door to try and convince me to change our carrier. He almost had me at the cheaper price per month, but further research it was only for 3 months than I would be charged regular price. But he continued to hound me after I told him that it wasnt a good time to talk because I had all 4 of my grandkids that day. I dont like to be pressured on a sale, took a while for him to understand the word no.
Bored Birgit 4 years ago
They are all the same. They know, if you sleep and think about it, you will never accept.
Load More Replies... BetweenTheCracks 4 years ago
*breathy whine* But, but, but, misterrrrrr, childwin are wike innocent an' stuff!!! Why do you hate pwecious childwin when they jus' wanna SHAAAARE wif youuu! *loud crying* (...Yes, I am aware an actual child had nothing to do with this ad.)
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Seadog 4 years ago
Neither one of them are worth a damn. I asked my mom why she stopped watching TV. She said there's nothing to watch. She was paying for 150+ channels so I sat down and went through them. Sure enough, after ruling out sports crap, weather, shopping, infomercials etc, there was actually only 11 stations to watch that were actually showing shows and most of those are available locally with an antenna. Bring back C band, we had more channels available for less money. Needless to say, we called and cancelled her service. It should be illegal to count free stations and crap programming as part of a package. If they advertise 150 channels for $xxx then the consumer should be allowed to decide which 150 channels they want (I can see there being a limit of 1 or 2 movie channels for that price) other than that, the full menu should be available.
#25
I Live In Minneapolis, Some Jerk Is Leaving This In Tip Jars Around Town Ahead Of Trump’s Rally Today
Victoria Pitt 4 years ago
puke. All these people are so contradictory. They say kneeling during the national anthem is a disgrace to the flag or brag about their patriotism, flash forward and they are hanging rearranged flags with different color stripes and making fake money... Don't get me started on how they claim to be Christians yet choose to idolize a false god... It's all so wacky.
Memere 4 years ago
That 'golden' statue of 45 at one of their big meetings was straight out of "The Ten Commandments" movie!
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Tara Moov 4 years ago
Failing to tip for a service and instead taking the opportunity to insert politics into a simple transaction. Yup, sounds about right for a Trump supporter. Sorry that you were stiffed by someone who cared more about his own personal preference than helping a worker pay bills.
DC 4 years ago
I'm fed up. Trump sucks. He should never be seen or heard again, but his braindead followers are even worse than him - luckily letting him exploit them, selling them expensive trash and whatnot. Trump supporters are braindead. All of them. I hardly believe they're able to tie their shoes on their own...
Joe Reaves 4 years ago
I mean don't you always feel more inclined to vote for someone when his supporters are making sure you can't afford your bills? I don't care if it's Captain America running for office, getting something with his face on it instead of actual currency in a tip jar would not make me feel like voting for him. I do not get how these twits manage to get so much support, you don't boycott companies by buying their product and then destroying it and you don't get people to like your candidate by stiffing your waitress.
2024 3 years ago
for what? Putting a piece of paper in a jar? What a crime.
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An "Empty" Ink Cartridge That Probably Could Have Printed Another 50+ Sheets
A B C 4 years ago
It's amazing and disgusting that companies are willing to waste so much ressources to make a little more profit
Trillian 4 years ago
Especially if you wanted to just print black letters and the effing printer won‘t let you because the PINK cartridge is empty
Flo 4 years ago
I've printed 200+ sheets on the same ink cartridge since it 'ran out' and it's still printing fine
Candia Lee 3 years ago
How? Most printers won't even try to print if they are "out" of ink.
Load More Replies... WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Switch to laser printing. It's cheaper and the cartridges still function even when you didn't print a page in the last 12 months.
Miguel justino C 4 years ago
Ive posted this before. Burton snowboards apparel is designed to break down after 1-2 years of use. Zippers, seams, and waterproofing are made for failure. Some duct tape, hot glue and scotch guard have kept my ski pants going for 13 years. You’re buying the brand and they screw ya. I learned this from a Burton executive by the way
Miguel justino C 4 years ago
Why the downvote? It’s a fact from the actual people that work there.
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Jon Steensen 4 years ago
I've done that long time ago. In this day and age, most things can be handled digitally anyway, and the few time I really need a printer I can borrow one, or pay per page. The inkjet printer scam just lost them a customer, and I hope that many more will follow suit, so we can get "the free market" to work like it is meant to.
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#27
Sign The Contract Without Reading It Please
Monic Krugell 4 years ago
You should not be legally bound to an agreement which you were not able to read prior to agreeing to it anywhere
#28
I Just Found 20 Tunisian Dinars (7.5 Dollars) On The Ground, Then After Opening It, It Was Just An Advertisement For Some Stupid Discount
Jess Thompson 4 years ago
New marketing ploy discovered! Trick potential customers and destroy their trust! What rascals. I’ve seen this where it’s Jehovah’s Witness or some other religious text on $20 bill or whatever - not a fan. Pretty sure Jesus isn’t either
absolute zero 4 years ago
Jesus freaks do this all the time in the US. Homeless (and not quite there) guy came into a pizzeria I worked for with one so we just gave him a few slices and a bag of french fries we made by accident.
Erika Jones 4 years ago
Fake money is only acceptable for board games. Advertising use is the worst.
Marty BlackEagle-Carl 4 years ago
i've seen that done with american money also. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
#29
This Website Hilariously Just Stretches The Pixels To Turn Regular Clothing Into "Maternity" Clothing
Ray_gunn 4 years ago
You're right about that. Judging from the pic her left hip is definitely pregnant
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BluEyedSeoulite 4 years ago
I HATE it when they use non-pregnant models and a fake bump under the clothes as well. It's pretty obvious and extra frustrating because most pregnant women don't look like they've just swallowed a beach ball!
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
She’s carrying that pregnancy on her left hipbone, or is it actually a tumor?
Layla Corman 4 years ago (edited)
That's how you know, almost for a fact, that the photos were stolen from the real site that manufacturers the clothes and you will be getting a knock off version. If they can't even bother to take a pic of the actual "maternity dress" they are hawking, it's a major red flag!
#30
They Took Away The In-Store Signage To Force You To Download Their App
Buren 4 years ago
Find it fast????? Is it faster than just displaying it? I hate 'forced technology', garbage apps, useless memberships to enable some basic functions that are not broken.
Layla Corman 4 years ago
My dad, who is 78, complains about this all the time- and rightfully so. He has a basic flip phone for emergencies (he really didn't want that either, but finally caved). So because he doesn't want to have a smartphone, he cant download the app and get the deals.
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juice 4 years ago
i think prices are still there, but the signs saying where products are located were replaced. so you won't be able to find anything without the stupid app
Load More Replies... lara 4 years ago
When this happens, I turn around and leave. There are two restaurants I no longer go to, that I used to go to a lot. Both have no menus but they force you to "scan" their menu into your phone. Two other restaurants I do go to, started to do that, but NO ONE wanted to "scan" so they copied their menus on regular paper for people to use.
John 4 years ago
Restaurants by me did that during the pandemic when they were allowed to reopen on a limited basis. They had menus available for those without the technology, but everyone seemed to prefer the scan and use your own device way. Less chance of passing germs.
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bryguy 4 years ago
It's all just a way to data mine and get your location, shopping habits, email address etc. But at least they're paying you to steal and sell your info... ohhh wait they aren't paying you a thing. You're paying them at the cash still though. These corporations just have teams of people thinking up these clever ways to fool you and get the very most out of you, whether that's revenue from ads, revenue from data, or free shopping analytics for them to use. They see this month people looking for toothpaste is up a certain percentage on the app, lets order a pallet display and put it closer to the cash, oh wow we sold out. It can all be automated.
Jon Steensen 4 years ago
I hate this, you need our app to do this, you need our app to do that, if you just get our app you get all these wonderfull options. I DO NOT WANT ALL THAT CRAP IN MY PHONE. I just need to pay for my parking, put up a F**king machine for that, and do not use the GPS in my phone or a software system that is prone to failling resulting in me getting a fine without a way to document that I have paid.
absolute zero 4 years ago
Is this one of the weird things they did years ago in supermarkets, where the app is tracking you in the building and sending you targeted adds in real time based on the aisle you're in? You'd literally be staring at one brand of breakfast cereal when your phone would alert you to a sale on a different brand.
Ellie Rosser 4 years ago
If you can't find the price just take everything you even remotely consider buying up to the cashier and ask them to scan it, then don't buy it if you don't like the price. It doesn't take more than a few friends all doing this to clog up their ability to make sales and they might start marking prices nice and clearly again.
#31
I Just Got Ad In The Mail Disguised As A Hand-Written Letter. Address Is Covered So I Don't Doxx Myself
Ms.GB 4 years ago
Yes, I don't understand the thought process behind this...I understand that it's written so that you will have to open it and look at it but once I find out that it's junk mail with extra steps I'm going to be so pissed off that I'm going to boycott whoever sent it.
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Nathan Pogorzala 4 years ago (edited)
Those instantly go in the recycling bin when i see that stamp. That stamp always mean it is crap.
Memere 4 years ago
Or the bulk mail meter print. We rip them in half & toss them.
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Caro Caro 4 years ago (edited)
It's direct marketing / direct mail and pretty creative. And yes, I'm sorry but I was in this business.
Nicole Weymann 4 years ago
We'd have to agree to disagree on that one. As a potential customer I HATE advertisement with that pseudo personal approach on an irrational level. Comes over fake and hypocritical A.F.
Load More Replies... More Thinking Needed 4 years ago
We should all give Carl Isaacs of Renewal by Anderson in Minneapolis MN a call today.
Doc Thissen 4 years ago
I don't waste my time opening these, I immediately tear them up and drop in the recycle bin.
Eric Lafleur 3 years ago
Since the Jehovah Witnesses can't advertize door to door due to the pandemic, I got two letters (two and three pages, written on both sides!) by mail. Dude! What the heck? Don't have anything else to do?
#32
This Pamphlet I Got On My Door Making Me Not Want To Touch My Doorknob Until I Realized
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
Eh, I don't have a problem with this one. It's attention-getting but clearly only an ad as the ants are 2-D not 3-D.
Stephanie A Mutti 4 years ago
Right... some of these things are just legitimate clever ads. Other things are clearly deceptive
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Sarah Jochim 4 years ago
When we first moved into our home our bug guy left his business card. Inside an empty drawer. In the back. And it was white with a brown recluse spider on it. I about jumped out of my skin!!
#33
This "Gold" Chalk That My Daughter Received As A Gift. White Chalk Spray-Painted Gold
Aria Whitaker 4 years ago
My little one got one similar to this for Christmas last year...it is not supposed to be "Poop", it is supposed to be a "Golden Unicorn Horn" type of chalk....lol.
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Riley Quinn 4 years ago
Have you ever tried returning items for a refund with these scam artists? It's a tedious battle that rarely ends well.
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I Love Ads On My £250 Console That I Continue To Pay £6 A Month To Play On
Box Knight 4 years ago
You have to pay monthly fees for Xbox Live in order to play online
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Layla Corman 4 years ago
Ridiculous! I just paid an extra $20 for an Amazon device to NOT see ads! It's really sickening!
Kirsty 4 years ago
I've got a kindle with ads so I use it in airplane mode now, sick of scrolling through stupid adds to get to my own library ffs
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James016 4 years ago
My most recent games console was the original Wii. I should get an adaptor for the TV and see if it still works
A B C 4 years ago
I have an N64 set up on my TV, so a console decades younger should work as well :)
Load More Replies... Thomas Sweda 4 years ago
Public TV started in the U.S. as completely free, being sponsored by the viewers. Now there are as many ads as on commercial TV, but they still want my donations. Well, I do get a free coffee mug.
Chris Wade 4 years ago
Can confirm, if and when they work, they're a game changer.
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Metallic Geisha 4 years ago
I have ps4, don't have ps+. But I will never be able to get ads for hbo+, prime tv, ESPN & more off. Hate. It.
#35
Is That Really Free Delivery?
cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
One time annual fee? How is it one time if you have to pay it once a year?
Paul Davis 4 years ago
Dang it you guys uncovered my secret to getting free stuff at ANY store. You just pay a certain sum for your items at the register -- and after that, they let you walk away with all of it for FREE!!
ThEboRedEsTpANdA 4 years ago
And it's only for a year as well! (look at the small print on the other side)
Robert Brooks 4 years ago
Not only is it misleading, it's impossible... The fee by definition cannot be both "one-time" and 'annual"
The Chosen One 4 years ago
A one-time annual fee? As in you only have to pay it once but you also have to pay it every year?? Doesn't that kind of contradict itself?
#36
This Vending Machine Is 100% Sold Out. It Only Tells You That Items Are Sold Out After You've Put Money In/Used Your Card
H Edwards 4 years ago
Vending machines in sane countries return your money when they can't dispense an item.
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
It doesn’t say you don’t get your money back, Challenger.
Load More Replies... Buren 4 years ago
I don't know about card system, the the ones using coins usually gives you refund if you cancel your purchase.
Just JoLynn 4 years ago
I've never been charged by a vending machine that is empty, but I still developed the habit of pushing the button first to see if the product I want is sold out and to check the price.
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
Those white dots are supposed to be lights that are lit when they're in stock. Unfortunately, these machines aren't designed to be totally sold out (of course), so the "sold out" light on the dollar feeder doesn't "know" when your individual choice is sold out until you've made a choice. Very standard around these parts.
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
And this is why there are more deaths by vending machines than by sharks.
Gregg Bender 4 years ago
Do that in someplace like inner city Chicago and you'll find your expensive vending machine in little bits all over the road.
#37
Food Delivery Service That Tells You “Someone Is At The Door! Okay We Lied”
Paul Davis 4 years ago
It seems like every year they make it harder and harder to disable notifications. Find more ways to obscure the controls to do that.
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UpupaEpops 4 years ago
Somehow that stupid emoji is making it even more irritating. I know I might be getting too old and grumpy, but I hate to see companies using it.
ravina nimje 4 years ago
Been there, Swiggy send more romantic messages than actual boyfriend.
Chloe Custodio 3 years ago
YOUR MOM JUST GOT MURDERED! Ok, we lied 🤪 But she could be murdered soon if you-
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
I envision myself blocking this number and never ordering thru them in the future.
#38
This Kettle Saves 70% Energy. As Long As You Need To Boil 70% Less Water
Tami 4 years ago
Some people would indeed waste energy by boiling a larger pot of water for just a one cup serving.
Huddo's sister 3 years ago
When I moved in with my dad I had to explain to him why I only put enough for one cup if I'm just making tea for myself. Thankfully he changed his habits after that.
Load More Replies... Thomas Sweda 4 years ago
Right on! Drink cold coffee. Drink cold tea. Wanna really save money? Stop eating!
Kristoffer Rahbek-Jensen 4 years ago
Well, it takes one joule to raise the temp. one kilo of water one degree celcius no matter what device you use...
Jon Steensen 4 years ago
No, it takes one CALORIE (4.18 joules) to raise the temperature of 1GRAM of water 1 deg celcius. So it takes 4180 Joules (4,18kJ) to raise the temperature of 1 kg water 1 deg. celcius. The energy consumption you have stated is the physically minimum required assuming an effectiveness of 100%. However not every device is 100% effecient (in fact none are and ever will be). If you do not have a very well isolated device and you do not apply the energy quickly, a lot of it will disipate to the surroundings before you get the water heated and you will end up spending lot more energy to heat the water.
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Ben Dreyer 4 years ago
I preboil all my water on weekends, then i freeze it for use in the week.
Celtic Pirate Queen 4 years ago
The microwave takes about a minute to boil 1 cup of water. Or I can use my Keurig. Piss off.
absolute zero 4 years ago
This scam is a rather clever. It doesn't claim to use less electricity, only less energy. Electric devices have nearly 100% efficiencies, versus gas which can be as low as 30%. But, you pay at least three times as much for electric in the US and I'll wager in other countries it's much higher.
#39
Nearly Didn't Notice The Cheapest Car Wash Program
Johanna 4 years ago
Katzen-Wäsche! Thats what children do, just a very quick cleanup in the morning. XD
Marcellus II 4 years ago
Lick your hand and wipe your face with it? Seems accurate for mine.
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Ben Steinberg 4 years ago
So for 6,95 euros, a bunch of cats come out and lick your car clean? Sounds like a great deal to me!
Danny Meeks 4 years ago
If you don't want people to buy it so much you hide it, just remove it from your services!
Jess Thompson 4 years ago
Cat wash, like when you don’t have time for a full shower and just splash the nads n pits in the sink?
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Cheaper doesn't make it better. It pays off in the long term when you properly wash you car. I'd hate it if the paint of my car had swirls and tiny scratches because of bad washing techniques.
4 years ago
Why? I've never washed my 12 year old car and I have it for 10 years. It can only get somewhat dirty in our rainy kikkerlandje. I wouldn't want to remove that little protective layer of dust.
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lolliegag69 3 years ago
I knew some one who always said just wash your possibles. Up as far as possible and down as far as possible ;)
#40
Chipotle Goes All-Out Advertising That For The Next Week Delivery Is Free, And Then Casually Makes The Delivery Menu Priced Higher Than The Regular One
Dave P 4 years ago
Delivery is usually done by a third party app or company that takes a 25%-30% cut, nearly all places mark up for deliver so they actually make money.
Chris Freeman 4 years ago
Yeah, those deliveries are really expensive before tip. I make a good living and cannot understand how people use it so often. What a huge waste of money, both eating out and then getting it delivered.
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Giles McArdell 4 years ago
Supermarkets do this on the long game, they gradually hike up the price of a product over weeks or even months, then suddenly put it on sale, which actually puts it back to the correct price. Such B.S.
Pungent Sauce 4 years ago
Common for 3rd party delivery app menus now as well. Smarter to call the restaurant yourself and pick it up, you pay less, they get more.
Mike Rodrick 4 years ago
Beware of free shipping added to the price of the item. You'll find the same item elsewhere cheaper with shipping charges.
#41
Advertise Free WiFi But Make Sure The Customers Know The Procedure For How To Pay For It
Dirk Daring 4 years ago
I see no problem with this. If you're running a small café, you don't need Harry Hipster taking up a table for the whole day working on his moustache blog while not buying anything.
Kristin Ingersoll 4 years ago
Same. I mean, the writing is embarassing. But the sentiment makes sense. I have had to "camp" at a restaurant before, when my internet went out at home. They didn't have a sign like this, but I did buy something small every hour or so. It only seemed fair. Especially when they got busy and I was hogging a (small) table.
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Layla Corman 4 years ago
This should say, "Free WiFi for Customers Only". I'm sure if it did, it wouldn't have made this list.
Ely Tanaka 4 years ago
the problem is people. They would buy a 1€ coffee and stay for 10 hours.
Load More Replies... cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
Soooooo you get 'free' Wi-Fi when you leave? I went to Nottingham, and they have free Wi-Fi EVERYWHERE in the city centre. Where I live, pretty much any store has free Wi-Fi and so does our shopping centre (mall). Mind you in our town centre the signal strength for the mobile networks is sh*t
#42
Retail Sign At H&M Today. The Small Line Is Hard To Read In Person
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
There's always been a joke about these sales. Somewhere in the store, in the most unlikely place, is a $3 facecloth. So prices do indeed start at $3
Monty Is Fiennes 4 years ago
All that does is cause a lot of angry for your retail cashier employees... but what does corporate care...
DennyS (denzoren) 4 years ago
I've seen this so many times. There would be one completely useless item for $3...and everything else is expensive.
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
I wouldn't expect ethical advertising from these immoral b*stards who exploit workers and grossly contribute to environmental degradation.
#43
I Got A Ticket. No, Just An Ad For A Tattoo Place
Sasha 4 years ago
Yeah i dont get why these kinds of ad campaigns are the most popular now a days. Surely people must realize that this actively makes consumers hate your brand, but everyone from massive global chains to governments seem to love these kind of ads.
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Jon Steensen 4 years ago (edited)
You should dump it in the tatoo shops own mailbox, so they can handle the waste they are generating themselves. That you are still allowed to generate waste like that and post the disposing burden onto someone else by stuffing their mailbox full of it, is still a topic of wonder for me. The "commercials no thanks sticker" on my mailbox, saves me for a lot of work carrying that s**t directly from my mailbox into the papers dumpster.
cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
Go in. Give them the ticket back. Tell them that because of this stunt they have lost any chance of your custom
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
It's crap because most people throw these away as soon as they've read them and they don't throw them in a waste bin.
Kitty Jordan 4 years ago
I got an advertisement stuck to my window like this (while my car was parked in my driveway, which makes it even worse) that was made of some type of shiny cardstock. I live in a hot, humid climate, and it actually melted onto my window. I thought of sending them a bill.
Lara Verne 4 years ago
They just make sure everyone will hate their place and no one will get a tattoo there.
#44
My School Has Vending Machines With Candy That Costs 1.50. They Conveniently Leave Off The 1 So It Looks Like It Costs 0.50
Bobert Robertson 4 years ago
Yes. At least where I live. If you display something for that price, you must sell it for that price. For example discrepancies between the price of gas at the pump and at the cash register, they always go off the pump price because that's what the customer recognizes as the price.
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Monic Krugell 4 years ago
at least you get your candy - in our vending machine you have to decide if you are hungry enough to gamble if the product will get stuck or not.
Riley Quinn 4 years ago
I repeat, this is why there are more vending machine deaths than shark-related deaths.
Lyn Moffett 4 years ago
It MUST be clearly marked or you can demand the product at shown price
#45
Who Thought It Was A Good Idea To Put An Image Of 7 Churros For The Sign Of 3 Churros
Don Golosso 4 years ago
$4 for three churros, Damn! I mean, it's literally some fried dough with sugar on top.
Melissa Johnson 4 years ago
It's astounding what people will pay to not have to do something themselves.
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#46
Please, Just Stop Using Fake Money As Advertising
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Most companies have a freepost number. Collect the unwanted garbage, pack it in a box with a brick and send it back to them. They have to pay for the weight of the package. In the Netherlands you can send packages up to 30 KG (66 Lbs) to a freepost number which will cost the company €17 on postage.
Not A Panda 4 years ago
I've been doing it for years. I usually switch it out though, so company A gets unwanted garbage from company B and vice versa, plus some old newspapers, some random flyers and whatever I fancy stuffing in :D I get very little unaddressed advertising and no addressed advertising at all. Wonder why that is.
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GoddessOdd 4 years ago
I don't know about free post, but I do use the postage paid envelopes to send junk mail back to recipients. I also write environmental messages on some of them...."this junk mail is a waste of resources..." or "I won't subscribe until you're chlorine free" ... like that. Also, when I donate to charities that ask for my address even though they only want it so they can bombard me with solicitations, I list my street address as '100 DON'T SEND SOLICITATIONS STREET"
Rannveig Ess 4 years ago
Yes, it is. For the 3rd time on this thread I'll say it - why don't people report these jerks? This is literally a police matter.
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Jay Cee 1 year ago
Because most of the World doesn't use US dollars as currency?
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Got A Letter In An Envelope Which Said My Lease Was Terminated. Just Another Ad
8Yorkies-and-63cats 4 years ago
Forces you to open it, with your heart pumping out of your chest. This is mean and ruthless, and if this is their initial contact where they're supposed to draw you in, I can only imagine how they'll treat you as an established customer.
TitanFoxX 4 years ago
Here in NL you can register your address for blocking unwanted advertising. Companies are required by law to respect that, or they can get sued by a privacy watchdog.
Dill 4 years ago
Have similar in the UK. Mailing preference service. Companies are supposed to run lists against this before mailing. I don't get junk mail but part of that might also be that it is quite old fashioned and most companies are doing e-marketing these days.
Load More Replies... Chris Freeman 4 years ago
Given the car market right now, anyone with a Lease is losing a ton of money turning it back in versus buying the car and then reselling. My friend had a BMW coming off lease, he was going to turn it in but looked into it after I mentioned this and made an extra $8k. Please do not turn in leases to dealers today folks. That is why they are paying for this ad, to troll for suckers.
#48
How To Dissapoint Every Student On Campus
Caro Caro 4 years ago
I like this one. It's a sign for not eating in the Library with a quirky sense of humour.
François Carré 4 years ago
Yes, that one is legit. You can't imagine the struggle (and the irony) of librarians looking for ways to get people to actually READ the signs and posters displayed in the library.
Load More Replies... WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
It's just to draw the attention of people who are too stupid to understand that a library isn't a lunch room.
Jon Steensen 4 years ago
I once saw an image of a sign that said (big letters) FREE (small letters) wifi, great (big letters) BEER. I thought it was funny, as it, when read from a large distance looked like it said FREE BEER.
Kitty Jordan 4 years ago
Honestly... as someone works in a library, this wouldn't be necessary if students would read the giant signs we post! This one's just clever (and fueled by desperate librarians).
#49
Film Producers: "We Need To Advertise We Have Multiple CGI Dragons." Marketers: "Say No More"
CrunChewy McSandybutt 4 years ago
You like dragons? We have dragons coming out of our asses!! C'mon down for Dragonpalooza!
Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
*rolls up in this bad boy* Where they at? stout-scar...a4f20c.jpg 
Ethan Lang 3 years ago (edited)
3 parts if you’re talking about the movies
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#50
This Advertisement Designed To Look Like An Amazon Package
Earl Grey 4 years ago
They’re playing with fire on that one. I can only imagine how many lawyers Amazon has on their payroll.
K Killian 4 years ago
Definitely some trademark litigation waiting to happen
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Jeff Striks 4 years ago (edited)
That's actually illegal (in the US). That is NOT a Fair Use of their logo. Can be barely be described as a "transformative" use. It's too close to the original and is easily mistakable as Amazon
Daniel (ShadowDrakken) 4 years ago
This would be a violation of trade dress laws in the USA. Slimy companies like this just rely on the fact that no one is going to report it.
J.L. Martin 4 years ago
This should be illegal if it isn't already. False/midleading advertising?
#51
Nordstrom Rack Is Trying To Sell These Sketchers As Magnannis? A Very Poor Job, No Less. Cool
Peter Weir 4 years ago
yes, but yet thousands buy based on brand name...have to have it because its what the stars have or their friends. if you think brand name is important than you deserve to be fooled and conned
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Layla Corman 4 years ago
Magnanni is not, by any means, a cheap brand. It's been producing premium men's shoes for more than 50 years in the small city of Almansa, Spain, with some styles asking for more than $1,000. Conveniently, though, the Spanish label also sells shoes in the $300-$350 price bracket.
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#53
This Iron Man Blow Up Toy
Katie Lutesinger 4 years ago
Looks like Iron Man got into W***y Wonka's magical blueberry chewing gum.
Katie Lutesinger 4 years ago
...they censor [short for William] here too?! Good grief.
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#54
Diphenhydramine (Generic Benadryl) Costs $3 More When Marketed As A Sleep Aid Rather Than An Allergy Medicine
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Neurofen was pulling this scam, packaged it 6 ways same strength, different price. Period cramps one was the most expensive. They got caught out and had to change their packaging and stop being misleading, especially as they chose menstruation to be the most expensive, when all the pills were the same dose 😡
s. vitkovitsky 4 years ago
Pharma companies are out to make big bucks and that is all.
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Nicholas Kraemer 4 years ago
I worked in a pharmacy for years... I tried to help a guy save money once by pointing this out. He yelled, I mean really yelled, at me, then the pharmacist, and then the store manager.
Rob Chapman 4 years ago
When Vick's came out with ZzzQuil a few years back, they marketed it as some revolutionary new sleep medicine "from the makers of Nyquil". It's just grape flavored diphenhydramine that costs twice as much as Benadryl.
Nadine Debard 4 years ago
I always take 'over the counter' drugs at the counter (that's very frequent where I live) and I call them by their International Nonproprietary Name (INN) (like paracetamol instead of Doliprane or Dafalgan which are brand names) so I can ask them to give me the lower price. Sometimes the generic one is more expensive, sometimes not.
Pascale Pierloot 4 years ago
Actually 2 pills of any drug aren't as strong as 1 pill double that dose!! Ask your doctor if you don't believe me. It's because most pills don't contain 100% of the active ingedient.
Nadine Debard 4 years ago
Well, I have a master's degree in drugs evaluation and pharmacokinetics, and I disagree with you. 2 × 500mg of Paracetamol is the same as 1g when the 2 pills are taken at the same time.
Load More Replies... Robert Martens 4 years ago
I've seen this on multiple products, but the price difference wasn't because of a particular medication, but rather if they are sold as tablets or caplets, like in these examples. A quick search said it was because tablets are cheaper to manufacture than caplets.
#55
Apple’s Proprietary USB An Extension Cable
Dan Buczynski 4 years ago
Apple computers used to be legitimately better than most PCs. I used to use them religiously. That isn't the case anymore. Apple is a phone company now that still makes very expensive computers that are no better, and arguably worse than, much more affordable PCs.
J. F. 4 years ago (edited)
And their phones are just fancier Samsungs with already established technology - just a lot more expensive
Load More Replies... Ansirk 4 years ago
The problem is, no matter what anti-consumer things Apple does, people will still buy their products.
Load More Replies... Jon Steensen 4 years ago
USB is a standard meant to make things easier, but Apple want to break that principle. I have always hated branded charger, and think that someone should just make USB c the standard.
J. F. 4 years ago (edited)
The European Union actually did this recently - all chargers HAVE to be USB-C by law
Load More Replies... Jon Steensen 4 years ago
I parted with Apply when they forced me to use their newest operating system, and it slowed my phone so much down that the navigation app became useless, as it had such a big lag that it gave the instructions after I had driven through the crossing where I was supposed to have turned. I also once spend two hours trying to figure out how to get a non-Apple-genrated MP3 on my phone, since Apple tries to force you to act in way that they think is the best and removing all the other options which gives you any flexibility to do what you want. Use dirty tricks Apple and customers like me will punish you for it.
#56
Saw These On Every Single Car Parked Behind Me Today Only To Realize I Had One As Well
cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
Go to the YouTube video of his song. Don't listen. Just type: This c*nt had the gall to post fake parking violation notices on everyone's car. I did not and will not listen to the music of anyone who uses scare tactics to make people listen to his content. Then give him a thumbs down before moving onto Apple Music, Spotify etc
Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
And then tells the recipient to refuse to be angry with petty things. So if anyone is annoyed by this crap it's their own fault for not trying harder. Oooh, that would really grind my gears.
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
Honestly it’s more off putting that he did that clown shít “remember, you got this!” than the whole parking ticket thing. Fùcking gross.
#57
Warranty Void Sticker On The Outside Of The Box
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Love it! Ah but which seal? Personally I have not been to any zoos or beaches, and therefore have not even patted let alone broken any seals. They were not clear enough on their label 😁
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Nathan Pogorzala 4 years ago
This is imported Amazon crap. The 10 companies from China with random letters as their names selling the same garbage.
Seadog 4 years ago
My son worked at a big box retailer who's policy on anything damaged or non-functional was to toss it in the compactor. Customer returned a Compaq PC saying it didn't work. Even though the security seal had been tampered with they took it back. Due to the value the manager agreed to have me look at it since I was into building computers at the time. I open it and tell him that yeah, they robbed the RAM and hard drive from it so of course it doesn't work. I offered a fair price for it as is but due their corporate policy he had to crush it.
#58
Nearly Had A Heart Attack
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
This makes it seem like you are about to be arrested/have bailiffs at the door! I can barely tell it's an ad, tbh I would have freaked that I had some unpaid debt somewhere
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
English is not my native language and to me it looks like it's a letter from some debt collector. People living in the US with a poor knowledge of the language would fall for this scam.
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Vic D 4 years ago
I received these type of scam all the time, but lucky for me I live in Canada and Speak French, 99% of these scams are in English, the government or any company that I do business with, would do it in French. There is never any doubt about these scams and when they call on my cell I do the idiot only speaks French, they never call back LOL
Janos Schumacher 4 years ago
These are so silly. Occasionally they are real, but very rarely. They do have the formatting correct, however, "Eligibility Department" at "Enrollment Centers" is not a real thing. That's where they lose it. Still, there's never a worry. We don't have debtors prison. Not a thing. If the IRS, VISA, and Moscow send you letters about how you owe them money, don't worry about. They can't take away your birthday.
#59
Amazon Making You Pay $18.99 Per Season, Henry Danger Only Had 5 Seasons But Amazon Stretched It And Made It 12 Seasons Each $18.99
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Record companies do the same. Release album, release album +bonus track, release collector edition album + 2 bonus tracks and booklet, release Best of, Highlights, Remastered and Unedited versions. Release all the versions with a poster and call them Vintage Edition.
ZAPanda 4 years ago
or worse. You have an audio cassette of an album. People stop making music playing devices with audio cassette features. You buy the cd version. They stop making those. You buy the mp3 from apple itunes. They switch to m4p format (rights protected version). You buy that format. They discontinue it. You buy the mp3 again. They announce apple music streaming and keep bullying you to sign up for that instead. Result: you make an archive of pirated mp3s and stop supporting the music industry.
Load More Replies... ZAPanda 4 years ago
they're powered by the bottles of pee from warehouse workers.
Load More Replies... Klas Klättermus 4 years ago
I noticed a similar thing on Netfillx, although since you don't pay per season there it makes less sense. The series "The Ranch" seems to have been originally released as 3 seasons, but Netflix for some reason split it up to 6 seasons. Probably to make it seem like more content
#60
Dollar Shave Club Makes Their Online-Bought Razor Handles Incompatible With Their In-Store Razor Refills
The Scout 4 years ago
One more reason I am glad that I switched to classic double-edged blades years ago. They are sometimes hard to get in "normal" stores, butthe price is absolutely unbeatable even if you go for premium brands. As an added bonus, a classic razor used with soap and a shaving brush upgrades what would otherwise be a grooming chore to a morning ritual...
SkekVi 3 years ago
I feel the same way! safety razors are also much better if you have sensitive skin.
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Erik Lawrence 4 years ago
right, because those are the 6 blade cartridges.... not the executive, or 4 blade razors... those arent compatible with each other either.
Erik Lawrence 4 years ago
they send you a new handle when you switch cartridge type
Load More Replies... Ole Peder Amrud Hagen 4 years ago
Disposable razor blades can be sharpened on denim fabric (worn, blue jeans or jackets work best) and will last for months, if not years.
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
And since all of these razors are made of plastic you are forced to contribute to the enormous plastic waste problem.
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#61
This Website Fakes A Chrome Error To Convince You To Disable Your Ad Blocker
rspanther 4 years ago
I hate these. I don't want intrusive ads. That being said I understand that the ads pay for your site.
Isaac Harvey 4 years ago
I don’t mind ads on the sides of pages, but I am annoyed at the ones that take up half the screen.
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Jon Steensen 4 years ago
The worst are those that use the close window button in the corner as link that brings you to their webpage. Misusing a standard and making your application do something other than what the customer have been preconditioned to expect, and leaving him no way of getting rid of your stupid window blocking part of his screen should be illegal.
Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
And sometimes it doesn't even have the "f*ck you i'm not interested" thing.
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J. F. 4 years ago (edited)
Without tracking cookies and over the top ads, nobody would need an addblocker in the first place
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Zoom In On The 5th Star
cybermerlin2000 4 years ago (edited)
I think this might be a miscommunication with the graphics company that made the banner. Owner: Can you make me a banner with five pictures of stars but the last one needs to have half in it. Print shop: Got ya! No probs mate
#63
This Ad For Vitamin Water That Claims It Works Better Than Flu Shots
Jon Steensen 4 years ago
I think that advetising that your product has medical properties when it is not a type of medicin is in fact illegal.
cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
Had my free flu shot already. I can get water from the tap any time
Amy Pattie 4 years ago
This is the worst case of “things that did not age well” I’ve seen recently
#64
So, Which Is It, Campbell's? 30% Or 40% Bigger?
Donkey boi 4 years ago
It's actually neither. 10.7oz is 303g (rounding off) 303+40%=424g the tins have 432g so it's closer to 42-43%.
Susan Bosse 4 years ago
I'd check the expiration dates on those. One has to be old as they wouldn't advertise these at the same time. Lol
#65
Sneaky Bastards
#66
Top Slice Of Bacon vs. The Rest In The Package
#67
Shrinkflation Used By Cadbury To Literally Cut Corners. The Bottom Chocolate Bar Is More Than 8 Percent Smaller
Layla Corman 4 years ago (edited)
I would like to know the exact weight of each of these bars. The rounded off bar on the bottom looks thicker than the flat bar on top. Is the volume that is removed from the corners actually put on top of the chocolate pieces? *if you were looking at both, next to eachother on a table at eye level, the rounded bar looks like it would be taller.
Amanita Virosa 4 years ago
I agree, I want to know too. Then we can do a taste test.
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olx 4 years ago
wait a minute?? the bottom one is deeper?? I got one of the flat ones the other day cuz my mate took the last round one and the round on is deeper than the flat one. maybe some volume lost, but probably not as much as it claims.
Alan Green 4 years ago
I would imagine they went by the weight to get to that 8% figure? Who knows. Does seem a bit odd that they don't show how many grams each one weighs in these pictures.
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Spend Two Dollars For 100 Pennies. What A Bargain
Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
Okay, someone is going to have to explain this one to a non-American. Why would anyone want or need to buy a bag of pennies to start with?
Vic D 4 years ago
Canadians pennies, we don't use pennies anymore, their are probably sold for crafting, I have seen people do incredible pieces of art with pennies.
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Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Now, if they’re all pre-1982 pennies, they’re 100% copper, and worth 1.75 cents each. Still not a bargain, and probably not such old pennies.
J.L. Martin 4 years ago
I feel like this is also illegal. US Treasury Dept know about this scam?
Not A Panda 4 years ago
It might be cheaper than what the bank charges. Lots of banks charge companies for getting coins.
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Is this in Rick Harrison's Gold & Silver P**n shop? " Eh, I have this $50 note...." "The best I can do is 25 cents."
Hank Woods 4 years ago
If they were minted 1982 or before pennies than the price of copper makes them worth about 5 cents or more.
#69
My Wife’s Cell Phone Plan Was Automatically Signed Up For The 1GB Shared. The 3GB Shared Is Exactly The Same Price
Had to navigate manually to find this
jammer 4 years ago
I pay €9 for 6GB (which so far I have never fully used) of 4G in any Scandinavian country, and it includes 1GB in any EU country.
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Mahayana 4 years ago
In Canada probably. We are the worst for our cell service. I remember being in Ladakh (a remote part of India in the Hymalayas, basically a desert that don’t even have electricity full time) in 2012 and they still had a better service and price than here in canada in 2021. I pay 55$ a month for 4GB and there is no cell service in many areas (at least in Quebec)
#70
Illusion 100
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Delete Bullguard now and get rid of all the offers that you can't skip.
DuchessDegu 4 years ago
Bullgard is a piece of crap, just delete the whole thing (if you can, it's a pain to delete from a mobile)
#71
This Barbershop Advertises $12 Haircuts In Big White Font But Mentions A Very Important Detail In Small Black Letters
Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
But why? How is this good business? Do they think people will book in for a cut on a different day, without mentioning the offer? Do they think the customer will sit there, get their hair cut, and then be told 'oh, you have to pay full price because - look - its not Tuesday or Wednesday today', and, hurray, they've made more money for the business? Do they think this customer will come back?
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Yes they do and they are really surprised when they get bad reviews calling them scammers and angry customers walking out without paying.
Load More Replies... Robert Bailey 4 years ago
Why name your business after a show that has been off the air for about 30 years?
#72
Found Two Of These On My Car Today. I Almost Freaked Out
Amy Pattie 4 years ago
The ad itself is funny, finding it on your own car should entitle you for compensation for your mental health
#73
Your Virus Protection Expires Soon. Have A Popup You Can't Close With A Counter That Keeps Resetting To 200
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Delete McAfee and get a decent scanner. Windows defender does a pretty decent job with 99.97% online protection rate and 96% online detection rate. https://www.av-comparatives.org/tests/malware-protection-test-september-2021/
Fatér Dezső 4 years ago
Ofc they know when a new malware is being released. They do work hard to release them on time.
Hugh Walter 4 years ago
Get the free version of Avira (German), it'll try to sell you priced versions, it has annoying pop-ups (the 'scrip not working' is almost a scam/spam), but it IS very good and I've never been attacked . . . touch wood.Cheers Olly!
Chucky Cheezburger 4 years ago
Its like the product you pay for to protect your stuff is just as bad, if not worse than what its protecting you from...Kinda like paying the mob "protection" money...
#74
This Thing I Bought For My Son: You Don't See The Actual Toy Until You Open The Package. It Literally Advertises: "Seems Real!"
Deutschland Mädchen 4 years ago
I would never be able to figure out that it was fake...
Load More Replies... Ole Peder Amrud Hagen 4 years ago
'Oh, look, a cheap plastic toy in an opaque wrapper...this is bound to be high quality!'
#75
Drop An "F" For All The Parents Who Will Buy This For Christmas, Not Knowing That The Game Is Free
ProductofNZ 4 years ago
Clarification: The base game is free. The freeze bundle was a special retail version of the game with the 'Deep Freeze Bundle' Addons. So the cost is for addons not available in the base game.
Vansh Popli 4 years ago
This is just some cosmetical bundle that comes with 1000 in-game currency and the base game is just how it is.
Dav Carro-Ripalda 3 years ago
The game is free, yes, but the options/different clothing/better weapons/ special facemasks and all other parafernalia can be bought, and there is where you have to be carefull, as the kids will buy the spidey stuff for 4-5€ today, and the 2karat shitgun tomorrow for another 3€, etc, etc...
Marco Hub-Dub 4 years ago
This bundle is roughly $30 if you were to purchase it in-game with v-bucks. It’s just a physical way to buy in-game items for kids so they have something to open other than a gift card.
#76
120 Mbps Plan Has 100 Mbps Download Speed. When I Asked The Explanation On The Phone, They Said That "120 Mbps" Is Just The Name Of The Plan
Mohsie Supposie 4 years ago
You will never be getting anywhere near the 100MBPS either anyways!
De Gueb 4 years ago
I have a local Fiber company and I pay for 100MBs I get 3 times. Really I live on my own so at most I'm streaming a movie. Much better than the big corporations. Olive-net-...5-jpeg.jpg 
Nick P 4 years ago
And its Mega Bits per second (Mbps) and not Mega Bytes Per second (MBPS) "Capital Letters"
Nick P 4 years ago
So a 100 Mbps (Mega bits per second) will give you an actual speed of 100/8 = 12.5 MBPS (Mega Bytes per second) speed.
Load More Replies... Seadog 4 years ago
The real deception with ALL internet plans is they advertise the download speed. Doesn't matter how fast the download is if you have crappy upload. Recently got new commercial service at the offices. Specifically told them we run VPN, RDP and VOIP and require a minimum of 20 up. They said oh no problem our basic service is above that. Yeah, guess what speed we have? 8mbps up. Hardly enough to run our system on. These companies count on the ignorance of the genpop not understanding the difference. They're so accustomed to it, they don't even listen to requirements when they deal with someone who does know the difference and has specific needs.
Chucky Cheezburger 4 years ago
Yeah, that super duper high speed is the absolute, ohmygod, straining like hell, fastest they could ever go speed...Not the actual average, everyday most common speed that you will have.
#77
What A Gimicky Way To Sell Less For The Same Price
TitanFoxX 4 years ago
They are two different types and flavors. Either the "special" type is more expensive or reduced in weight.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Did you not notice the hole in the ones on top? Less ice cream and chocolate. For the same price.
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Jon Steensen 4 years ago
I once almost got fooled by a package of butter while making a cake. Normally they contained 250 g of the stuff, so the 125g I needed should be half a package. However I counted the 25, marks on the paper to figure out exactly where to cut, and was wondering why some of them seemed to be missing, as I had to go further than to the middle for them to add up to 125g. Turned out that they had reduced the size to 200g. Sneaky.
Candia Lee 3 years ago
Mean. My fave taquitos are 15 instead of 18, same price.
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Aahzmandus Pervect 4 years ago
But the quantity is the same, and in this case it isn't.
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This Will Make Me Order Food From You
Seadog 4 years ago
Funny? Ok, say you're asleep and grab your phone to check time and see this BS. Guarantee you're awake now and good luck getting back to sleep anytime soon. Still think it's funny?
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Free App, Then Get Forced To Pay $80 When You Download It
Bill cipher 4 years ago
same thing happened to me with a cool voice changer app it was free but it charged $200 F*****G DOLLARS JUST TO GET THE DAMN VOICE CHANGER
#80
This Company Re-Packages Sour Patches For A Jacked Up Price
Samantha Mix 4 years ago
A local woman opened a store that sells only repackaged candy that I can get at Walgreens 3 blocks away for about half.
#81
The Sneaky “& Up” On The Sign Of My Local “Dollar” Store
#82
I Thought A Pair Of NZ Police Vans Overtook Me On The Road This Morning. Then I Caught Up With Them On The Lights And Realized
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Anyone can see that this aren't police cars. They haven't made exact copies of the markings of police cars and they don't have the blue lights on their roof. It's not illegal to have similar markings as the police does, as long as they don't actually pretend to be police. At least that's what the law says in the Netherlands.
Load More Replies... Chucky Cheezburger 4 years ago
I think this is less scammy and more to stand out and get attention.
#83
My $108 College Textbook Does Not Come With Binding To Make It Harder To Resell
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
That's weird. Books without bindings are more accessible for low vision students. The students can easily put the full, unbound book onto a scanner, then have their e-reader read or enlarge the test. I wonder if your textbook was somehow marketed for that? Seems odd to have all textbooks unbound.
David Mitchell 4 years ago
That makes sense but that's definitely not why they are doing this more often now. These books are harder to resell and way more fragile. It's all about making more money. It's similar to publishers releasing new editions of textbooks where the only difference between the older edition is fixing a grammar mistake or adding a sentence
Load More Replies... Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
Most of these are also workbooks that you have to write in, with online keys that expire after the semester is over. No reselling opportunity at all. Critical Thinking would make you give it—-and the class—-a hard pass.
Ines Olabarria-Smith 4 years ago
I know about copyright and such, but get a couple of mates, but one and foto copy it for the rest.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Smart idea. I scanned the only copy of an out of print book the entire class needed to read several chapters of, and emailed it to everyone. It wasn’t available anywhere, even on the internet. Instructor was oblivious to the fact that certain key materials in his ancient teaching plan were no longer being printed.
Load More Replies... Nicholas Kraemer 4 years ago
Seems like putting it in a three ring binder would then make it super valuable on the resale market as it is better than new
Tami 4 years ago
Printing and binding books in the low quantities that universities use is quite expensive. There's a lot of setup involved. Not sure what their profit margin is though.
Jon Steensen 4 years ago
Priced at $108 and basically just being produced at a laser printer, I would say the profit marging must be substatial.
Load More Replies... Victoria Pitt 4 years ago
I like the idea. You can put it in a 3 ring binder and/or only carry around the chapters you want. And lets be real, the amount you get back selling your text books is such a small fraction of what you paid anyway.
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Oh, come on. You can pick these binders up for a few dollars at Walmart.
Chucky Cheezburger 4 years ago
Yeah, you can, bit for how much the book costs, it should come bound in with silk and gold with silver leaf for pages and the blood of endangered species for ink.
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NordVPN's Infinite "Only Now 70% Off" With A Fake Timer That Eventually Resets
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
You should know by now that every "Time Limited Offer" is always followed by another "Time Limited Offer" that might even be better....
Seadog 4 years ago
I hate the companies that send email coupons for x% or $x off next order over XX but no matter what you want, it's on the exclusion list. My most recent one was from an auto parts company that caters to a specific model and year span of car. I can understand if the item is on sale but to deny the discount of a part that's well above the set minimum is just wrong. It's not like it's a case of our brand and their brand, they don't have a house brand, everything they sell is made by specific companies.
Demi Zwaan 4 years ago
Oh I see that a lot. I get a FB ad that always says 'now 30% off', but it's been a year and it's still 30% off. At this point it's a ripoff if they ever add the 30% :)
#85
Plumbing Company Disguised As Missed Package To Get You To Call Them And Setup Appointment To "Test Water". The Blue Ink Was Printed On
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Would be illegal in most European countries. Mostly, misleading ads are forbidden and if the offender doesn't stop this practice after they have been warned they can get hefty fines up to €100 000.
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
Ugh, how did the post office even accept these ads? I wish there was a way for them to reject clear scams like this.
Alicia Miller 4 years ago (edited)
I've received one of these. They show up, say your water is bad (no matter what) then pressure you into buying their water filtration system.
#86
Brand New Package Of Staples. Took A Note From The Chips People
Bill 4 years ago
As compared to making several different sized packages for different counts?
Load More Replies... Victoria Pitt 4 years ago
They might be using the same packaging for different quantities. Still wasteful.
#87
Notice The Extremely Small "Up To" Could've Fooled Me If I Wasn't At A Stoplight
Wilf 4 years ago
Imagine living somewhere where companies actually BOAST about paying you only $12 and hour and giving you paid leave!
Lindsey Judd-Bruder 4 years ago
Lemme tell you a secret. I work at McDonald's. We have a giant notice painted on our front windows. NOW HIRING up to $15.5O/HR. That $15.50? Yeah, that's for people being hired in as managers. It you get hired on as regular crew? You start at $12.50. They are deliberately misleading people, to get them to apply. They know that. They don't care. And McDonald's is just one of many companies guilty of this.
Andy Acceber 4 years ago
"Up to $12/hr?" Please tell me that sign is really old. $12/hr is ridiculously low during a pandemic.
Tamra Stiffler 4 years ago
Ah, but it gets worse. The minimum wage here in the US is $7.25 per hour. I guarantee you that most people who get hired at a place like this are being hired in at far less than $12/hr.
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Optimum Admail Tricks You Into Opening It With Fake Amazon Gift Card
Ellis Reed 4 years ago
A lot of older folks. That's why these scams keep going, they prey on seniors.
Load More Replies... #89
I Was Waiting For A Very Important Call And I Just Received This Notification From A Shopping App
SkekVi 3 years ago
yeah a lot of these are just 'get an ad blocker' and 'turn notifications off'
Load More Replies... WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Delete annoying shopping apps from your phone. It's not rocket surgery.
#90
This Is Printed To Look Like An Eviction Notice. Imagine Walking Up To Your Door And Seeing This Ad For Window And Door Replacements. During A Pandemic When Many Can't Pay Rent
Stephanie A Mutti 4 years ago
This just looks like a regular estimate form where the top copy stays with the company and the lower copy goes to the prospective costumer
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
I'm guessing that any similarity to an eviction notice is accidental. It's a standard carbon-copy color, and it's intended only for home-OWNERS. (Not only does it say specifically that, but it's also pointless to market window replacements to a renter.)
Chucky Cheezburger 4 years ago
These kinds of ads really bother me. Not because they look a certain way, but because if they're real estimates of the property, someones been creeping around my house when no one is there. I caught one of these creeps one day. Came home from work and this goober comes walking out from the side of my house. Scared the hell out of me. Guy started to explain, I told him he needed to be a bit more careful cuz thats a good way to get shot. He said on 15 years of doing this type of thing, he's never had a problem. I was like "dude, times change and you never know what kinda nut job might be packing nowadays" I pulled back my jacket to show that I was carrying my weapon that day and said "Fortunately, I'm not a nut job". I told him I wasn't interested in replacement windows and to be more careful cuz people can be jumpy in these times. I guess he didnt listen cuz he went to the house next door and started creeping round there.
#91
Suddenly I Don't Trust All The High Ratings On My New Controller
Samma Jamma 4 years ago
Amazon purchase? You can file a complaint about the 3rd party seller soliciting reviews in exchange for coupons, monetary value, free products, etc.
Chris 4 years ago
Haha. I did that, they ignored me. I put a review saying ignore the reviews due to bribery, they blocked my review!
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Sky Render 4 years ago
I see a slip like that in nearly everything these days, especially no-name products from China. It's exploiting a loophole to get more sales, that being that bought reviews are not considered illegal advertising in the US.
#92
Bought "Genuine" Converse At A Market
Guy MacGregor 4 years ago
Well "the market" is, for the majority of people in the world, the only place they can buy things.
Load More Replies... WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Isn't there a law that says that it's up to the buyer to check if the goods he buys meet his expectations?
#93
Makes You Think It Has An IGN Award, Until You Read The Fine Print
Ellis Reed 4 years ago (edited)
A parent or grandparent buying a headset for their kids maybe? They'd be led to think this one was a good choice if they weren't in the know.
Load More Replies... #94
This Facebook Ad Which Has A Fake "+100" Which Makes People Click On The Ad
Klas Klättermus 4 years ago
Facebook is just soo full of scams in their paid ads. How come Facebook doesn't have to take responsibililty for when they spread scams and pyramid schemes and such?
Seadog 4 years ago
Not to mention all the viruses, adware, malware and trojans your device will pick up from Facebook.
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RedstonewolfX 4 years ago
The four games shown here are common puzzles. (the bottom left one is also a cliche puzzle I've grown to hate because it's always fake)
#95
I've Ordered Something From Flipkart. So I Panicked A Little When I Saw That 19 Missed Calls From Flipkart In Notifications. Too Bad Flipkart Is A Jerk
#96
These Items At A Dollar Store Are Basically The Same Thing In Different Packaging But The One On The Right Is Twice The Price
Kristin Ingersoll 4 years ago
It looks like there's something additional in the yellow package. Maybe that's why it's more expensive?
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
You’d almost think the one on the right would be pink and advertised as a fairy wand or something, since that’s the usual ruse to make girls’ toys, tools, bikes, etc twice as expensive. Unnecessarily. Good thing I never liked the color pink, as it saved my parents a load of money when I was a kid.
Nicholas Kraemer 4 years ago
Nothing deceptive here. They even placed them together for easy comparison
Sasha 4 years ago
I think this is a bit of a different scenario. You know that store brand, mid cost and high cost butter you see at your local supermarket? Guess what they usually all come from the same local dairy factory. That factory gets orders from several different brands and packages the same butter in different foil. The ordering company then sets the price. These wands are made by some factory in china. 2 different brands bought a bunch and put them in their own brand packaging and decided on what they thought was an appropriate price, then sold stock to this store. And thats how you get the same product from 2 different brands at 2 different prices and its not technically anyone's fault, the 2 brands just price differently (there might be legit reasons for this btw, one brand might have higher overhead or something)
#97
Wondered Why The New Pens Were Running Out So Quickly. Turns Out There Is No Ink, Just A Tip
A B C 4 years ago
Normally the tip is stuck into some foamy material holding the ink, so these pictures don't actually show if there's anything wrong with this pen.
cybermerlin2000 4 years ago
Look inside the main body, and you will see a cylinder of padding filled with ink. What you are looking at is the other end of the nib that transfers the ink from the cylinder to the tip. If the cylinder is not in there, then send the pens back with a letter explaining the manufacturer's error
#98
Interesting How The “Earn Up To” Isn’t The Same Font Or Dark Green Color As The “$13.50 An Hour”
Demi Zwaan 4 years ago
Not when you drive by and see the sign. It's not meant to be read standing still and up close, you know.
Load More Replies... WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Time to practice your negotiation skills. : "I'll take a job for $15 an hour and I don't care if other people accept up to $13.50 per hour. Take it or leave it."
Ellis Reed 4 years ago
Which would 100% get you laughed at and not hired.
Load More Replies... #99
Got Me To Delete My Account There
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
We're going to send you annoying mails because you lately haven't bought any stuff that you really don't need.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
And, apparently, you don’t get enough spam emails, so here’s one more.
Load More Replies... #100
AT&T's New Deceitful Mailing Tactics Including Fake Handwriting, Coffee Stain, And Sticky Note
Bri Lancaster 4 years ago
Not surprising. My family was with AT&T for 32 years. The landline cost $13 a month and suddenly without warning $90 a month. 😧 They offered us a landline and internet bundle for $59 a month for a year. Bullsh*t. The cost was actually $90 to $120 a month. After 34 years as customers, we kicked AT&T to the curb!!
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Well, addressing it to “Chapel Hill Neighbor” should be a dead giveaway, regardless of the handwriting and fake coffee stain. (BTW, shout out to the Tarheels! I lived in Raleigh for 15 years, and made many trips to Chapel Hill, including the book shop where William Faulkner stayed on the upper floor and slept off an epic drunk, while stopping at Carolina [UNC-Chapel Hill] on a speaking tour in the 1930s).
#101
Local Market Trying To Trick Me
Hugh Willie Mungous 4 years ago
There's a tradition of such amusing pub signs. Everybody knows them for what they are. They are not offensive in any way.
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
You'd only fall for this when you've already had too much to drink.
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What do you think ?
Caroline Sinclair 4 years ago
Many of these are absolutely appalling. What happened to integrity, decency and honour? Apparently they don't bring in the money
G. Ross 4 years ago
They never existed in the first place. At least in the world of business.
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Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
This article could have been entitled "How to Market Your Product to Guarantee No One Will Ever Buy Anything from You Ever Again."
Hans 4 years ago
There are no "Evil Companies". This is a myth, and it makes the problem seem intangible. There are evil people who refuse to behave ethical. They work in these companies, from simple jobs to management. If they would refuse to work in places that treat people like crap, pollute, tax-evade, etc., and if those managers would put ethics before gains (you can have both if you are good!), all the stories here would not exist.
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Partially agree. Evil companies are run by low lives who use "company policy" as an excuse to scam, defraud and deceive people, but at the same time they are out of their job if they don't follow the policy of the evil company. So evil companies exist.
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Lara Verne 4 years ago
Remind me of certain e-shop, that add random items to your order and make it very hard to notice before you complete it. Or mobile game ads, that are nothing like actual game.
Kitty Jordan 4 years ago
Not many people know this, so public service announcement! If you get tons of "pre-approved" credit offers in the mail, you can opt out of those in the U.S. by filling out a form here: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/prescreened-credit-and-insurance-offers You'll still get regular junk mail (though if you are so inclined, you can look and they'll have in very small print a way to get them to stop sending them), but it cut back on my junk mail significantly. It also makes me feel better knowing that they're not wasting paper and ink on something I'm going to just throw away.
That_One_Harry_Potter_Nerd 4 years ago
I absolutely HATE the apps that don’t cost money to download, but do cost money to use. Like, if you are going to make me pay for this, don’t wait until I have actually downloaded it to tell me. Disgusting.
Caroline Sinclair 4 years ago
Many of these are absolutely appalling. What happened to integrity, decency and honour? Apparently they don't bring in the money
G. Ross 4 years ago
They never existed in the first place. At least in the world of business.
Load More Replies... Nikki Sevven 4 years ago
This article could have been entitled "How to Market Your Product to Guarantee No One Will Ever Buy Anything from You Ever Again."
Hans 4 years ago
There are no "Evil Companies". This is a myth, and it makes the problem seem intangible. There are evil people who refuse to behave ethical. They work in these companies, from simple jobs to management. If they would refuse to work in places that treat people like crap, pollute, tax-evade, etc., and if those managers would put ethics before gains (you can have both if you are good!), all the stories here would not exist.
WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago
Partially agree. Evil companies are run by low lives who use "company policy" as an excuse to scam, defraud and deceive people, but at the same time they are out of their job if they don't follow the policy of the evil company. So evil companies exist.
Load More Replies... Lara Verne 4 years ago
Remind me of certain e-shop, that add random items to your order and make it very hard to notice before you complete it. Or mobile game ads, that are nothing like actual game.
Kitty Jordan 4 years ago
Not many people know this, so public service announcement! If you get tons of "pre-approved" credit offers in the mail, you can opt out of those in the U.S. by filling out a form here: https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/articles/prescreened-credit-and-insurance-offers You'll still get regular junk mail (though if you are so inclined, you can look and they'll have in very small print a way to get them to stop sending them), but it cut back on my junk mail significantly. It also makes me feel better knowing that they're not wasting paper and ink on something I'm going to just throw away.
That_One_Harry_Potter_Nerd 4 years ago
I absolutely HATE the apps that don’t cost money to download, but do cost money to use. Like, if you are going to make me pay for this, don’t wait until I have actually downloaded it to tell me. Disgusting.
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