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We've all heard about crappy design, something that turns a blind eye to user-friendliness, logic and common sense, aesthetics, and people in general. We’re talking billboards, TV ads, product packaging and product design, websites and apps, you name it.

The phenomenon of crappy design is that no matter how much our marketing strategies and advertising techniques have evolved in the past decades, it still finds its place in our daily lives. Check out some examples of crappy design in Bored Panda’s previous features here, here and here.

This time, we are taking a step further. Sometimes the design is so annoying, senseless and defunct that it seems like the brands are doing this deliberately or at least without shame. There’s even a whole corner of reddit dedicated to cases “when a*** design things.”

With a whopping 2.9 million members, the community pokes fun at the mentality that “nothing comes before profit, especially not the consumer.” Below, we wrapped up some of the evilest designs, so let us know what you think of them in the comments!

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Ah Station Design

Ah Station Design

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BobTDG
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cruelty. I was gonna make a comment about Tories, because they'd do this, but it's NYC.

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Appstore For You

Appstore For You

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Bad design can be found everywhere, from the products we use every day to the websites we visit. Poorly designed products can be difficult to use, causing us to waste time and energy. They can also be dangerous, as faulty product or packaging designs can lead to accidents.

Meanwhile, websites with bad design can be hard to navigate, preventing us from finding the information we need. They can also be visually unappealing, making us less likely to return. At the same time app can have a very bad user experience which means people will be reluctant to use it. From confusing navigation to cluttered layouts, anyone can spot a very poor design. 

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Brand New Protein Powder, Not Even Filled Half Whey

Brand New Protein Powder, Not Even Filled Half Whey

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Screw You Pinterest

Screw You Pinterest

Your content fills up and pollutes the search engine results yet people can’t even view your bulls**t user-submitted content without signing up for a damn account. Going to add to you to my Personal Blocklist so you don’t appear in my searches and waste my time anymore.

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Jrog
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pinterest is a cesspool. I found some of my facebook photos had been uploaded on pinterest. A girl (wannabe maker/influencer/scammer) reuploaded them with her watermark and used them as example of her creations. Had to subscribe to the website to report the images, and after weeks of waiting... nothing happened. Zero answers, support or even an automated mail. In the meanwhile those images were stolen by others and popped around for a while on other websites, mostly on ads of promoting scams. Stopped uploading my work anywhere.

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Jerk designs seem to take a step further than simply bad designs and come across as downright unethical and immoral. They snuck their way into the products and services we consume, and sometimes we don’t even notice them.

According to Danny Sapio, the lead product designer at Method and cofounder of Confettihabits.com, shrinkflation is a classic case of less product and more profit. “Companies use this tactic to discreetly sell less of a product at the same price that it was before.”

Moreover, Sapio argues that “companies can do this through labeling by displaying “FAMILY SIZE” or “PARTY SIZE” despite it being the same amount as the regular item.” For us, the unsuspecting shoppers, it’s something that’s really easy to miss.

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Hellofresh. If I Don’t Need To Call To Make Orders, I Shouldn’t Need To Call To Unsubscribe

Hellofresh. If I Don’t Need To Call To Make Orders, I Shouldn’t Need To Call To Unsubscribe

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Cashing In On That *cough*

Cashing In On That *cough*

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Mirt
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The US is the only country you can go bankrupt because of medical debt, trust me I know from personal experience

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Amy
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had to file for bankruptcy at 24 because of medical debt. I've had no less than three people tell me I should have just sucked it up when I got sick because I'm just an entitled millennial with no right to medical care.

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Upsidedowndemoness
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In America, ALWAYS ask for an itemized list of hospital charges. I have lupus and we would be dead broke without this habit. Once got a hospital bill down 65% by making them explain every charge. They found so many "erroneous charges" it was amazing. I was charged for a CAT scan I did not get. It is now LAW. They cannot say no to giving you that list.

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Upstaged75
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Absolutely. I have a serious medical condition that is going to require surgery and I'm having panic attacks already about how much I'm going to pay out of pocket. Never mind that I actually have medical insurance - I needed an MRI this week and they told me I would be on the hook for $900 after my insurance pays their part. Seeing a specialist for a consultation cost me $875 after insurance as well. I've had thousands in ER bills too. And I'm likely looking at around $15,000 that my insurance won't cover for this surgery. How does anyone afford to be sick in this country? I'm considering putting it off, even though I really do need to have it done. Most days I hate being a citizen of the US. The government only cares about money, not people.

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Nobody
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

and when you have a real health system (i.e in NZ) it would be free

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Jimifan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had surgery to repair a sports hernia, and the woman I was dating at the time assisted on the operation (she was a foot surgeon and had her own practice). She requested an itemized bill, and on it there was a listing for "medication transport fee," with each (six of them) being a $20 charge. I couldn't figure that one out, but it turns out the "transfer fee" was the nurse carrying Tylenol down the hall to my room. My surgeon girlfriend actually defended it (she requested the itemized bill so she could see any little tricks she could use in her billings), saying that the nurse's time was worth the charges. Nope.

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JJ
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How long did it take for the nurse to bring that Tylenol? Let's say 1min to go there, 1 min to stay, 1min to leave. Makes $20 every 3min for the nurse, right? So her hourly wage is $400. Okay, let's say 50 % of that goes to the hospital itself, still she makes $200 an hour. No? What am I missing here? (yeah, it's sarcasm. Bull*hit system!)

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Fiona Parky
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I broke my ankle during lockdown. Everyone else is out jogging and exercising and cycling during their allowed exercise. I spend half an hour walking my dog in a deserted field and fall over her. Yep, I inherited the clumsy gene. I had 3 X-rays, 3 different casts (a half cast, a royal blue cast with silver disco glitter on and a dark green cast with red Christmas glitter). I had to have a course of blood thinner injections because I wasn’t very mobile. I had a little knee scooter so I could scoot round without putting weight on my ankle and a pair of crutches. I then had a solid ankle brace and 12 weeks of physio. Total cost £0. To be fair, I should have paid £9 odd for the injections but the card reader wasn’t working at the hospital pharmacy and they couldn’t be bothered so they just gave them to me.

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AnnaB
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ask for an itemized bill. They'll usually cut the bill down considerably.

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Seedy Vine
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We should legally be allowed to slap people who do this. Just millions of us lining up to do so...

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kath morgan
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

A human being chose that. Someone decided it was ok to do this to people.

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Jen F
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nothing new. Used to work in EMS. For a trip to the hospital in an ambulance it was 750.00 minimum with no/basic interventions (blood pressure, pulsox basic). To start a 12 lead for an EKG it was 1500.00, for a blood glucose check was 100.00. Easily made them 10k a night for a 12 hour shift. In a week they would make what I made plus more in a year. Was paid about 14 an hour... Hospitals are no different. Bloodwork and a CT Scan? 5k. Hopefully you don't have a Heart attack after opening those bills... Neverending cycle that unfortunately the lower employees and public suffer most from. Not enough pay for an extremely stressful job and overpriced basic necessities and tests ( I obviously understand some of these you can't get around expense) but some are just grossly overpriced. It's disgusting.

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Bananaramamama
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I am (in a scary way) desensitized to the US healthcare system...but one charge that will always stick with me is the money I paid to hold my newborn. Literally a charge for "skin to skin care". Apparently because a nurse handed and supervised me holding my newborn to my chest. True story.

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Bananaramamama
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also we do have Medicaid and Medicare to pay for health services at no charge to the individual if they are low income or disabled. Which is nice...but if you have a job that pays you above the bare minimum, you no longer qualify. So the whole system literally is designed to keep you poor and subsequently less empowered. Many families who had rough starts will tell you they were more financially sound when they had to rely on government assistance than they were after degrees and good jobs. Some even choose to not marry to benefit from programs for single parents. Even older generations will DIVORCE to get better medical coverage. It's not just that the expenses are outrageous, but the paths to affordable healthcare will put you in a disadvantage class.

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Nathan Bein
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My mom used to be the president of the company that did billing for blue cross shield and she helped to create a lot of the biling codes when she was on the hospital they tried to charge her 1000$ to take her tempature not knowing who she was she immediately called in the hospital board and her doctor whom all knew her and she presented this part of the bill to them and they immediately forgave her bill

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Deborah B
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They're Halls, so, pay your bill with Halls Cough Drops at a £10 per lozenge exchange rate.

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teanatheart
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've seen hospital bills where a hospital actually charged a mother for holding her newborn immediately after it was born. Skin to skin. They charged her for skin to skin.

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Nathan Pogorzala
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We constantly vote in people who claim they will fight this scam. Then the second they get in office, they get blinded and silenced by the lobbyist dollars.

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Bug
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And you aren't allowed to use your own. Unless they don't carry it, and then they still charge you because they want you to give it to them to dispense.

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Brenda
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Get detailed, itemized bills. Question EVERYTHING! Those cough drops? No way! Refuse to pay for any outrageous items like that. Take the time to type up each item you are disputing and why. List their price, regular prices and what (if any) you'll pay. They once told me that I couldn't take my personal medicine, had to take what they gave me. Flat out refused & argued till Dr agreed. Also used my monitor for checking diabetes cause they charged $10 each time. FIGHT IT! Pay small amounts each month on what you owe. No obligation to pay the amount that they ask as long as you pay something

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Steven Windfeld
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Only in America. I would hate to be an American. I have a few medical conditions, and in Denmark, we have free healthcare. I wouldn't be able to afford living in America, with their insane healthcare prices.

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Limey
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Ah yes, our wonderful healthcare system in the US. My father in law was charged $25 per aspirin. We offered to bring a bottle in but we’re told no that was not permitted.

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GoGoPDX
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My son broke his hand and finger this summer. He had to get 2 casts, because he got one wet (he is 6, I am surprised we only had to replace it once). I work in the medical field and often buy supplies. I know a roll.of casting material is about $7, the protective guaze they put on 1st, about $2 a roll. They used one roll of the guaze and 2 rolls of the casting material for each cast. It took the ortho tech about 30 minutes each time. I will be generous and put their wage at $30 an hour, (which it should be), so $15 for labor. So, $2 for the guaze +$14 for the cast + $15 for the labor x2 = $46. I would have been happy paying $100 for covering operating costs. My bill was $598. We have a $1000 deductible on our insurance plan, so I had to pay the whole amount. Thankfully my employers give us HSA with the amount of our deductible. But I feel so bad for anyone under insured or who have no insurance.

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Miss Papadopoulos
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I would say "Wow! Unbelievable!"... but it is believable, actually. ☹️

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Misa
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is insaneee. Reminds me of that new mother's hospital bill wear there was a charge for 'skin to skin contact' with her OWN BABY...

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Steven de Jong
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's almost funny how Americans seem unable to fix the absolute crapfest that their country is. A rich developing nation with a barely functional democracy.

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Seth
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Republicans made sure that the people negatively affected by the problem (anyone who is not wealthy) are powerless to fix it. They've perpetually stonewalled socialized healthcare, claiming it will destroy the economy, even though every other industrialized society has socialized medicine and managed to avoid catastrophe. They also managed to have it written into law that corporations are legal "persons" so they can use their wealth to make campaign contributions to politicians who will defend their billing practices. The only way this gets fixed is if the people directly benefitting from it decide to fix it out of the goodness of their hearts.

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DPNY 53
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I don't care what their justification is, that's highway robbery!!

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Mama Penguin
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd rather crawl to the nearest CVS and get a bag of Halls for 4 dollars.

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Antonius van Reisen
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Here in Sweden, once you reach roughly the equivalent of 200$ medicines are free for the rest of the year. There's a similar system for health care.

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Seth
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We'd copy your functional system were it not for the corrupt Republicans that make that impossible.

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Patricia Stilwell
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That can't be legal! I would refuse to pay and send them a bag of cough drops instead. Bastards

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Karen Marino
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I was hit by a car. Ambulance came. I walked on my own power to the stretcher, they wheeled me in the ambulance and drove me 3 miles to the hospital. The bill from the fire department was $3,012. To ask me if I needed to go to the hospital and a 3 mile ride.

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Analyn Lahr
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What the ever loving f**k? A full bag costs what five bucks at Rite-Aid. This is highway robbery!

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Della
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's so much bull$h!t!! And the pandemic!! How many rich people got richer while normal folks struggled??? See the trees in the forest people!!

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SCamp
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Nurse: but aren’t we in the business of helping people? Hospital manager: 😂😂😂😂😂

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Saksham Tiwari
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I used to buy HALLS for Re. 1 ($0.013) per piece when I went to school. (India - sometime around 2012)

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Pamela Blue
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How to say you live in the US without actually saying you live in the US.

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Brie Sansotta
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yes, I asked the billing dept. at my local hospital. The person there was remarkably honest. She said that every drink of water they give is a charge on your bill

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della by the sea
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Oh yeah, I remember when I had my son, I got charged $10 for each Tums heartburn medicine I had, and $13 per Tylenol!

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elcee
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

wtf. I was in the hosp for a week, and a nurse has to wrestle up some tampons for me from someone's personal supply or some left by another patient. they should start their own nurses black market

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Edward Hara
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think I would go out and buy a couple of boxes of Hall's cough drops and bring them to them personally. " I don't owe you anything." End of story.

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Impetus
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yep. Just bring your own cough drops and don't tell anyone in case you get that one nurse in the whole hospital who cares. I mean, it's menthol in candy, it's not going to interact with anything.

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Brenda S
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

American health care …. I thank god I’m Canadian. Stage 4 cancer treatment(s) and all it cost me was the odd parking pass and fuel for my car …. if required, I could have even got help with those costs. 🇨🇦🙏🏼🇨🇦🙏🏼🇨🇦🙏🏼🇨🇦🙏🏼

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DetongLhamo
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me and my family have had surgeries done, snake bites tended to, fingers reattached, angiograms, X rays and I’ve had 2 kids, and all for less than the price of a US hospital cough drop. Cheers, altruistic socialism, and cheers to Clement Attlee.

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Lisa Roe
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How is this legal? That's what the hell is really wrong!

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Rick Drew
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Thank lawsuits. It has to be prescribed. Dispensed. Delivered. Has to be individually packaged. Scanned every step of the way. Labor alone is probably $6.00

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Lynn Morello
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You're paying for a nurse (maybe) to $2. find the cough drops, $2. open the box, $2 take out a cough drop, $2 put the box back and $2, write it up for your stay. Oh, I almost forgot, free delivery.

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Sherry Murdock
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I always have some in my purse, just in case.Perhaps if you put them in your pocket you could sneak one.

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Richard Baker
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Had an IV inserted about 15 years ago and the cost to do it then was $113, the device included. Took about 10 seconds to insert.

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Pam Davis
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That is disgusting! Hospital bills are crazy! I would like to buy all my medical paraphernalia for after surgery or recuperating in a hospital myself! The hospital needs to give me a list of things I might need during my stay and I would fill the order myself before I go to the hospital stay is an expected stay or a family or friend could go to the drugstore for after I have become registered patient! It would be a lot less!

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Ja R
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

there's been push by gov and activists to require all otc meds to be blister packed in one case is Imodium reason illegal opioid users sometimes use it and in higher quantity than 2 tabs to counteract some effects of the drug. but it will increase cost and it will not stop illegal drug use but penalize cancer patients as well as ibd i think the agency who long ago lost the war on drugs proposed it along with increasing there budget to do the exact same thing its done since inception that failed but don't want to try anything different that might just work. but they sure enjoy making life harder for patients with real diseases and injuries. I'm convinced its a sadist agency

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Angersly
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Many hospitals bill your insurance based on what is in your room. Not uncommon to see someone coming in a room and scanning equipment. Unless it is actively being used by you, tell them to remove it. Iv poles, those pulse ox machines, etc. Also if you're I'm the hospital and they give you one of those clear and blue plastic things to breathe in once an hour to prevent pneumonia and what not. Keep it and bring it the next time you or a loved one go to the hospital. Hospitals charge like $500 for those are even if you don't use it once they put one in your room you will be billed for it.

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Jessica J.
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But, if you call the hospital, and ask about it, they will suddenly disappear off your bill.

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Laura E Shook
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you think that’s bad, you should see what a hospital charges for a band-aid or an alcohol pad. 🙃

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Dee Bowmer
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's why a lot of people have stopped going to the hospital unless they have no choice.

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Phillip Blair
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Plus we're paying for upper class health care. Reward systems for American airlines, Visa card annex, Platinum, Amex, black, etc. Etc. The only reason why those incentives exist is because middle class and lower pay for it all with them failing to make payments and paying an exorbitant interest rate pays for the ones above as above so below.

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Phillip Blair
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's why if I'm a headache or I'm coughing, I'll ask the family member to grab me something. I'll only let them administer. Intravenous and vital drugs in my system. I was taking advantage where they can because you're in pain and you're not thinking.

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giku T
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

say you live in the USA without saying u live in the USA

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May Au
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

When I worked in a hospital, I sat in with a few of the nurses in my department; probably eating lunch and they were talking… maybe an informal meeting? This was probably 2 lifetimes ago so exact details have been long forgotten. Somehow the conversation steered into patient billing. The charge nurse justified billing patients per pillow charge. She claimed doctors come into a patient’s room, greet the patient and then walk out. Maybe 5 -10 min turnaround time and they get to bill the patients the doctor’s consult fee for that. Nurses don’t have that luxury so, to make up for it, bill the patient for every pillow that is requested or even given to patient. I think it was from that moment on, those nurses lost all credibility in my eyes. I can’t say if the others genuinely agreed or just because they did not want to contradict the shift charge nurse. Either way, I was shocked pikachu faced especially in my head. At the time, I was not a nurse and have never been one.

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Shelby Minchew
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I keep asking myself if Big Pharm can get any worse!! And, yes. The answer is yes every single time. It is the goddamn devil.

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ChrissySue
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I found out that the hospital has been charging me for pregnancy tests when I've had my tubes tied for 20 years. Anytime I need radiography.

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Thea
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wait what? Halls are sold like candy here not medicine

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Ivan Petrov
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Money can't buy you health, but we'll still make you pay an arm and a leg.

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Shadowcat
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Holy #*#*! What a rip-off!!! If I get a cough while hospitalized, I'll have a family member or friend sneak in the cough drops.

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ADJ
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The price tag on that thing is almost exactly 100 times higher than similiar drops sold in Poland off the counter...

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BluEyedSeoulite
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'd be denying that and sneaking to the closest pharmacy to buy a bag

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Petie
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

America in an (individually packaged, overpriced) nutshell

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Herbert Ackermans
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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

My father used to get medicine, an injection for each quarter, while he was being treated for prostate cancer. The prices on them was 3000 euro. This was never any problem for my parents and these costs are all covered in Dutch health care. But seeing those prices on medicine is a step made to make people conscious about the cost of health care. Which is a joke... People NEED these medicine, putting a price on them doesn't make people think... nah... I'll pass, I'll just suffer my illness instead of using this medicine. It's just not the right way to combat rising health care costs

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

At least this is an easy dispute. Shouldn't have to at all but there is something out there where if you point out the drastic difference between the hospital price and the store price they have to lower it. But only if you call them on it

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Never thought it would be cheaper to just buy a pack of cough drops at the gift shop. Jeez.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is ridiculous. I can get like 2 or so bags of cough drops at Walmart.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every time I go to the hospital I take a bag of little essentials lit tissues and cough drops just because.

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I just took a trip to the ER. Had full blood and urine workup, CT scan, chest x-ray and an EKG. Can't wait for that bill. Yay Murica!

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Another great example of jer design practices is the use of lethal enforcers. They require the user to take the action that the company wants before they can do what they intend to do.

“Lethal enforcers are essentially a way that companies gatekeep the decision making for users. Instead of giving users a free choice, the company decides for the individual the decision that should be made then makes that their only choice,” Sapio explained.

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An example of a lethal enforcer is when you want to write a review on Yelp but have to download the brand’s app first. “Or when a company suppresses relevant search results to display sponsored products or content.”

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I Chose The Bottle Because A Tube Wasn't Enough! This Trojan Trickery Is An Abuse Coming From A Brand With Recognition

I Chose The Bottle Because A Tube Wasn't Enough! This Trojan Trickery Is An Abuse Coming From A Brand With Recognition

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well here’s a company that cares FA about both its customers and the environment.

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#12

Bought These Sticky Notes Cause I Thought The Gold Border Was Nice

Bought These Sticky Notes Cause I Thought The Gold Border Was Nice

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Sapio also urges to look out for one of the trick questions known as the loaded questions. They take an advantage of our good nature. “We assume that we don’t need to read the entire question because we’ve already collected the information we need to answer it.”

#13

Natural Is A Trademark

Natural Is A Trademark

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Another very shady design practice is throttling. “Throttling is when a company intentionally downgrades the service or product with the hopes that the customer upgrade. This is different than forced obsolescence because the product still works; it’s just much slower and shittier than it used to be,” the product designer explained.

It turns out that even giant brands like Apple have been found guilty of this. Apple has settled a class-action lawsuit over its practice of slowing down older iPhones, agreeing to pay up to $500 million to impacted consumers.

“Another example is ‘unlimited’ data providers that sneakily slow down internet speeds once they pass a certain threshold of data usage,” Sapio concluded.

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Youtuber Gets Every Single Video On His Channel Copyright Claimed Despite Having The Rights To All The Music In His Videos

Youtuber Gets Every Single Video On His Channel Copyright Claimed Despite Having The Rights To All The Music In His Videos

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Similar to the lowfigirl channel, had the rights to the music on the channel and was overnight deleted on false copyright claims.

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#17

This Mcdonalds Menu

This Mcdonalds Menu

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just hold up the queue on purpose till the ad finishes, so you can choose what you want!

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#18

Both Weigh 500g But The Green One Is In A 30% "Bigger Bag More To Share"

Both Weigh 500g But The Green One Is In A 30% "Bigger Bag More To Share"

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Customer: it's a bigger bag with more chips. Company: no no, it's just a bigger bag

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#19

Cup Design That Makes The Drink Look Like It Has Actual Fruit

Cup Design That Makes The Drink Look Like It Has Actual Fruit

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#20

Disney Leaves The Inside Of Their $6 Icecream Hollow

Disney Leaves The Inside Of Their $6 Icecream Hollow

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#22

Amazon Prime Video Doesn't Tell You If A Show Is Unavailable In Your Country Until After You Subscribe To Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime Video Doesn't Tell You If A Show Is Unavailable In Your Country Until After You Subscribe To Amazon Prime

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#23

This Design Pisses Me Off Every Single Day

This Design Pisses Me Off Every Single Day

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of the worst things about this is that the adapters I've found to be practically disposable. I've been through maybe 20 of them, tried every price range, and they all break within a month or so. Such a racket.

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#25

Spending $175 On A Textbook Only To Receive A 2 Inch Stack Of Unbound Papers. Binder Sold Separately!

Spending $175 On A Textbook Only To Receive A 2 Inch Stack Of Unbound Papers. Binder Sold Separately!

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#26

Dislikes Helped You Know If A Video Was A Scam, Misleading Or Had False Information

Dislikes Helped You Know If A Video Was A Scam, Misleading Or Had False Information

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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Read: We intend to continue to host questionable content as long as it generates revenue for us, and no, we’re not going be transparent about it, because that will obviously also affect our revenue.

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Hey This Hotel Room Is Only $99 A Night, Great Deal!!!

Hey This Hotel Room Is Only $99 A Night, Great Deal!!!

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They should have just said the hotel is FREE, then charge the $99 as a booking fee or something. Who wouldn't like a FREE hotel, eh?

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#29

They Replaced Half The Mirrors In My Local Shopping Mall's Bathroom With Advertising Boards!

They Replaced Half The Mirrors In My Local Shopping Mall's Bathroom With Advertising Boards!

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#30

Heard We Are Having A Rigged Democracy Binge

Heard We Are Having A Rigged Democracy Binge

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This country is on the verge of collapse due to the rights compete demolition of the constitution, the rules of law not being applied to the rich, the powerful, and especially the "orange" and worshippers thereof. RIP American democracy

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#31

The Fact That You Can't Uninstall Facebook On Certain Phones

The Fact That You Can't Uninstall Facebook On Certain Phones

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bloatware has long been a feature on Android phones, with some major manufacturers like Samsung installing a lot of their own software on top of Android. At least allowing the app to be disabled allows the user to stop it from running automatically.

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#32

They Decided To Completely Cover Their Tenants' Windows With Ads Because Who Needs Natural Light And Fresh Air?

They Decided To Completely Cover Their Tenants' Windows With Ads Because Who Needs Natural Light And Fresh Air?

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#33

My Work Place’s ‘Low Plastic, Recyclable Eco-Pens’ Have A Secret At Their Core

My Work Place’s ‘Low Plastic, Recyclable Eco-Pens’ Have A Secret At Their Core

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The most important part about saving the planet is the illusion that you're helping. 😂

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#34

My Age Preferences Are There For A Reason, Tinder

My Age Preferences Are There For A Reason, Tinder

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We want you to keep using our app so we lowered your standards for you. 😂

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#35

Keurig Sensor Blocks Your Brew Unless It's "K-Cup Compatible", Aka Has Scannable Foil. Slap On An Old Foil To A 3rd Party Cup And Suddenly No Issue

Keurig Sensor Blocks Your Brew Unless It's "K-Cup Compatible", Aka Has Scannable Foil. Slap On An Old Foil To A 3rd Party Cup And Suddenly No Issue

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#37

My Chinese "Smart TV" Plays A 15 Second Chevrolete Commercial Every Time I Turn It On

My Chinese "Smart TV" Plays A 15 Second Chevrolete Commercial Every Time I Turn It On

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#38

Perfectly Fine Lighters With No Way To Refuel Them... Planned Obsolescence Is Asshole Design And Terrible For The Environment

Perfectly Fine Lighters With No Way To Refuel Them... Planned Obsolescence Is Asshole Design And Terrible For The Environment

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Khara Mei
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can jimmy them open, it's a basic bic lighter base inside. It's a disposable product though, not planned obsolescence.

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#39

As**ole School System Charging Kids For Lunch And Then Blaming Parents

As**ole School System Charging Kids For Lunch And Then Blaming Parents

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#40

My Printer Just Did A Firmware Update And No Longer Recognizes My Third-Party Ink

My Printer Just Did A Firmware Update And No Longer Recognizes My Third-Party Ink

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#41

Shrinkflation Used By Cadbury To Literally Cut Corners. The Bottom Chocolate Bar Is More Than 8 Percent Smaller

Shrinkflation Used By Cadbury To Literally Cut Corners. The Bottom Chocolate Bar Is More Than 8 Percent Smaller

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mess with my sandwich, mess with my glue… BUT DO NOT MESS WITH MY CHOCOLATE

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#42

5$ Pen Size vs. Ink

5$ Pen Size vs. Ink

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, this pen will be lost or broken way before it runs out of ink.

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#43

Designed For Dissuading The Homeless. Literally Just Uncomfortable For Everyone Else

Designed For Dissuading The Homeless. Literally Just Uncomfortable For Everyone Else

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why do people do this stuff? Like, if you dont want people to sleep on the streets, there are infinitely better things to do

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#44

8% Alcohol Or

8% Alcohol Or

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had to look at this several times before I worked it out, super sneaky

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#45

Food Delivery Service That Tells You “Someone Is At The Door! Okay We Lied”

Food Delivery Service That Tells You “Someone Is At The Door! Okay We Lied”

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#46

I Wish My Professors Graded Like This

I Wish My Professors Graded Like This

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#47

Press Dismiss To Update This Printer

Press Dismiss To Update This Printer

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anytime I update anything, it completely messes everything up. I dismiss updates on everything for as long as possible.

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#48

Facebook, I'm Beyond Words

Facebook, I'm Beyond Words

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#49

Tenerife Airport Shows Ads On The Flight Information Screens Every Few Minutes (For At Least A Minute), So If You're Unlucky You Have To Wait Before Knowing Which Gate To Go To

Tenerife Airport Shows Ads On The Flight Information Screens Every Few Minutes (For At Least A Minute), So If You're Unlucky You Have To Wait Before Knowing Which Gate To Go To

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1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

An ad which tell you how important is to be at your gate on time?

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#50

F**k You Vegas

F**k You Vegas

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