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“We Never Went Back”: 30 Reasons That Made People Ditch A Company For Good
Interview With Expert
Trust is hard to earn and easy to lose. That’s true for most situations in life, but in the business world, the stakes are even higher. There, your mistakes don’t just affect your reputation and opportunities—they can eat into your profit margins and put your employees’ careers at risk. In short, the ethical and smart thing to do is to focus on brand loyalty, product and service quality, and returning customers.
Recently, a group of disappointed customers vented their frustrations about companies, stores, and restaurants in a viral online discussion on AskReddit. They opened up about what brands they’ve learned to avoid and why. Scroll down for their stories and warnings. Do these posts sound relatable? If so, don’t forget to upvote them as you read on.
We wanted to learn more about brand loyalty, so we got in touch with Matt Johnson, PhD, a marketing psychology expert who specializes in topics such as consumer psychology and serendipity. You'll find the insights he shared with Bored Panda below, including why some companies might have different priorities, as well as what drives consumers away from brands.
This post may include affiliate links.
#1
F**k Nestle.
I can't always avoid their products 100% of the time, but I certainly will never intentionally support them ever. Trying to privatize water is one of the most evil things, short of privatizing air.
David 1 year ago
Subaru, Yes, the formula scandal is IMO worse than the water thing. Also allegations of child labor for their cocoa beans. Though on that one, even reputable companies say it is difficult to be sure their suppliers are 100% free of child labor. Probably other stuff but the formula one is the worst one I know about because it involves actual intended evil for the sake of profit.
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Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
They sued a local township for not classifying the well sites as Agriculture on land taxes. Township won, thank God. Company bought up everything between the well sites and the pump station (yes, they tanker the water to the bottling plant), stripped buildings and other structures from the acreage they bought, thereby classifying it as fallow land. THEN had the audacity to demand an Ag classification.
Angarade 1 year ago
Nestlé and all it's companies are banned in our house for years.
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Tamra 1 year ago
To be fair, many of Nestle's reprehensible actions are fairly well-known. The problem is that so, SO many products fall under the Nestle umbrella, that it's almost impossible to avoid them all. You'd need to carry a list with you to the store, to remember them all. I do believe Nestle is subject to Swiss law, so I'm not sure if Switzerland has done, or is doing, anything about them.
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olaff 422 1 year ago
Imagine thinking one big company is better/worse than any other big company. They're all the same, and none of them care about anything other than the bottom line. Also, don't forget that Nestlé itself owns like 30 other companies and brands, and they themselves are owned by investment companies that also own other things. They're all connected.
As per Investopedia, there is a strong correlation between brand loyalty and profitability. For example, the Harvard Business School reports that increasing customer retention rates by just 5% increases profits by at least 25% and up to 95%. So, customer retention is key.
Meanwhile, Microsoft reported that a 7% increase in brand loyalty increases the customer lifetime value of each client by 85%. Customer lifetime value is, essentially, the total expected revenue earned from a single customer over the lifetime of the relationship between them and the company. In short, it’s one way to measure a company’s growth.
Meanwhile, Investopedia also notes that 83% of customers would switch brands due to bad customer service while 74% of people (say that they) stay loyal to a brand due to the quality of their products.
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#2
Starbucks.
Low quality drinks at premium prices.
So many BETTER mom-and-pop coffeehouses out there instead.
David 1 year ago
I usually make my espresso at home (TONS cheaper, obviously) but when I do buy coffee out there are two local chains I prefer over starbucks. I have not checked recently if they are cheaper (maybe a bit) but I just like their coffee better.
nottheactualphoto 1 year ago
Seconded. I can't even estimate how many times my espresso machine has paid for itself, and it was not inexpensive.
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Bored Sailor 1 year ago
When in Seattle I always went down the side streets in Pikes Peak for the small coffee shops, never Starbucks.
Damned_Cat 1 year ago
I had the opportunity to duck into a local coffee shop that is right across the street from my usual Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. For the first time in my life, I knew what a great Vanilla Caramel Latte really is. I'll never go back to the chain place.
Zephyr343 1 year ago
Went out of necessity a few months ago for a tall, black coffee....I regret thinking it was a necessity
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
Your local C-store probably has Colombian blend which taste wise, is close enough for < 1/2 the price.
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Celtic Pirate Queen 12 months ago
It's kind of funny, because we moved up to Springfield, OR from San Diego 3 years ago - and it just occurred to me reading this that I don't think I've even seen a Starbucks. We have Dutch Bros. and The Human Bean, but I don't recall a Starbucks. I basically don't drink coffee anymore (maybe, MAYBE once a month) but if I want one, I'd rather support our local businesses.
#3
Tesla. It's a pity, too, because I really like my model 3. But I can no longer justify financially contributing to Elon Musk.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
It looks like he's running Tesla into the ground almost as fast as Xitter.
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
We had a guy that was kinda ADHD who bought up a bunch of local businesses. Figured they would run themselves, they don't. Not sure if he has even one left. One party store was offered to my wife and I from the full time proprietor for $250k. Place was a gold mine, lines stretched from the back coolers to the register on payday. Ya can't part-time that sorta stuff. Musk reminds me of that guy.
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Karen Mercury 1 year ago
I was just saying the exact same thing to a friend! Even if I thought the cars were banging, which they are not, I would refuse to buy one on principal.
Bob Jones 1 year ago
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy will lead a new “Department of Government Efficiency”. Together, they will pave the way to dismantle Government Bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure Federal Agencies. In other words, making it easier for the wealthy to get richer at the expense of the environment and everybody else
Tamra 1 year ago
Of course, deregulation is the swan song of the Republican party. How the average person believes that any Republican has their interests in mind is beyond me.
Load More Replies... Bob Jones 1 year ago
Agree. I don't think me not buying a Tesla will make any difference to him, but I do not want to be associated with that psychopath in any way.
María Hermida 1 year ago
YOU won't make a difference, but a million "yous" definitely will.
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Cammy Mack 1 year ago
I hope you research every product you buy. For instance, did you know the manufacturer of Zyklon B is still in business?
We asked Johnson why, given the positive impact brand loyalty has on profit, some companies choose to ignore it. "This is a classic trade-off for brands between the short-term (performance marketing) and the long-term (growth marketing). Building brand loyalty is a long-term project, and as a result, some businesses don’t prioritize it because they’re focused on short-term goals, like immediate sales or rapid growth, which often seem more tangible and measurable," he explained to Bored Panda.
"Building loyalty takes time and requires consistent investment in creating meaningful customer experiences, which might not show quick returns. Additionally, some industries—like commodities or fast-moving consumer goods—might see loyalty as less relevant, relying instead on convenience or price competition. However, this is often a missed opportunity. Loyalty doesn’t just drive repeat purchases; it creates advocates who amplify the brand, providing long-term value that far outweighs short-term gains. It’s an investment worth making," Johnson said via email.
#4
Ticketmaster.
Separate_Shift_3453:
i have almost stopped going to see music because of how our ticketing systems are now set up.
Dr Jimmy 03 1 year ago
I'm fortunate to live near two awesome venues that don't have anything to do with TicketBastard.
Libstak 1 year ago (edited)
The idea of booking to a sporting, theatrical or concert event gives me too much anxiety to even bother. Perversely, im of the generation that woke at 5am and lined up in front of ticket providers till 9am and had a blast doing so. That says alot about what is a rip off and what is worth some leg work.
Jeff White 1 year ago
There are many worthy examples on the list (Nestle) but I think this is the best worst example.
#5
Apple
I had an epic iTunes library and one day they said my songs weren't mine anymore. Probably 10k just f*****g gone. There was zero ways to contact them.
F**k you, Apple!
Bacon Tentacles 1 year ago
Except that one album from U2, which is yours forever, and will be bequeathed to your descendants when you die. You can never get rid of it. EVER.
MegDragon 1 year ago
Why you gotta trigger everyone by bringing up our past trauma
Load More Replies... Sven Horlemann 1 year ago
I am 58, so I got about 5k CD's and a few hundred pieces of vinyl. All is digitalized as FLAC so... I am good.
Chris the Bobcat 1 year ago
This is the reason I still buy CD's. I have a hard copy of every song on my computer and my mp3 player in the event my computer (windows) goes t!ts up. I may be a Luddite and storage-challenged, but I won't lose my songs.
Zephyr343 1 year ago
Just like Amazon. You don't own the digital media you pay for, you only rent it
Pencil 1 year ago
Amazon is so bad for workers in all industries everywhere. Not to mention small businesses. I implore everyone to please do your best to just reduce your Amazon use by 20%. It will really make a huge difference in the long-run.
Load More Replies... Featherytoad 1 year ago
When they acquired all the rights to Peanut properties, and you can't watch A Charlie Brown Christmas anymore unless you subscribe to Apple, that pissed me off. They should be ashamed of themselves.
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
Apple have been worthless for decades. They don't care about tech, they care about being a boutique brand. Been that way since the early eighties, but they stopped even trying to pretend otherwise with the iPhone.
Warren Peece 1 year ago (edited)
You can down download songs for free with or without video (MP3 or MP4) from YouTube.
josh M 1 year ago
That's why you can technically pirate anything. Not that I condone that, though.
Hyacinth (Any pronouns) 1 year ago
If buying isn't owning, piracy isn't stealing. - My mom
Load More Replies... John Dilligaf 1 year ago
that's why you buy physical media (CDs) and then rip them to your computer. Or pirate off the internet.
#6
Twitter.
In 2020, I didn’t realize exactly how much it was manipulating people until I created a second account and followed 2 republican senators. My entire feed was transformed into pseudoscience, how the virus was fake, how Biden was a criminal mastermind, yet fumbling fool at the same time, etc.
I deleted both accounts and never looked back. It’s no wonder people spread misinformation and say “well everyone’s talking about it.”
It literally warps your worldview.
Remi Flynne 1 year ago
Bluesky seems much better. They're fighting back against the bots and have human moderators. Nigel Farage got kicked off because he's a spreader of misinformation.
Bryn 1 year ago
Too bad one of their major investors is good buddies with Steve Bannon
Load More Replies... Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
Xitter always sounded like a dumb idea to me. It's even worse since Muskrat took over. Why won't it just die already?
Darth Continent 1 year ago
Former Twitter is merely a political tool, a means to an end for Russian asset and Putin's puppet Elon "Space Karen" musk to loft his VP Donald Trump to squeeze working Americans (not them) to line their wallets. The platform itself nowadays is absolutely infested with fake American and scam and spam sock puppet "users".
Sven Horlemann 1 year ago (edited)
This dynamic will change societies (not just the US) forever. A pity.
BarfyCat 1 year ago
Same. But I do kind of miss some of the humor accounts I followed.
Load More Replies... Rich Black 1 year ago
To be fair this is the entire internet. Facebook. Instagram. YouTube. Tik Tok. Reddit.
Hyacinth (Any pronouns) 1 year ago
This is why my only social media accounts are here, and on Fandom.com. Much less drama, a lot more people sharing my interests.
Dav Carro-Ripalda 1 year ago
Same happened to me but in Spain politics. I wish we could get rid of all these forma of politics where the only polítical agenda is talking b******t about the opposing party.
Bored Panda was also interested in what factors drive consumers away from brands. "Brands matter when, and only when, they matter to their consumers. The consumer's perspective, then, is absolutely crucial. Here, the main things that drive them away from a brand are a lack of trust, relevance, and emotional connection," the marketing psychology expert said.
"Trust can falter due to poor product quality, inconsistent messaging, or unethical practices. Relevance is equally vital—if a brand doesn’t align with their evolving values or needs, it risks being seen as outdated or tone-deaf. Poor customer experiences, such as unresponsive service or overcomplicated processes, can quickly sour relationships."
He continued: "Additionally, a lack of authenticity or transparency often leaves consumers feeling disconnected. In a competitive landscape, brands must stay attuned to their audience’s expectations to maintain loyalty and engagement."
#7
AirBnB. Have been stung too many times. Some places are good but when they’re terrible there is no recourse.
Sa Ruuu 1 year ago
They're more expensive than hotels nowadays which kinda defeats their purpose
turk 1 year ago
It depends. If it's just my wife and I, I'd rather go for a hotel. But when it's for a number of family members, it seems cheaper to rent a large apartment or home, especially overseas, where prices seem to be better.
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Mark Hastings 1 year ago
Stayed at an Airbnb for 2 nights in Phoenix. Followed the hosts wonky rules to a T. Tried to charge me $250 for an extra cleaning fee. There was an empty paper coffee cup in the bathroom garbage can. It was left by the previous guest. I took anything that needed to be thrown away that I generated with me when I left. Airbnb put me on a restricted list. F them.
ZestyBison 1 year ago
They were cool when the cleaning fee was reasonable. Now the "cleaning fee" has been the entire price of the stay.
Richard Wareham 1 year ago
I have used airbnb just four times. I would rate the service and value of three of them five stars out of five and the other four stars. I'm not easy to please, believe me!. Perhaps I have just been lucky. All of these were in Northern Europe, 3 different countries.
BarfyCat 1 year ago
I've never had an issue with Airbnb, other than high prices. Sometimes you want an experience that a hotel just can't give you. Husband and I recently rented a little cabin in the woods with a woodburning fireplace and a gorgeous view, just an hour from home. It was just what the doctor ordered, and not an experience that you could get at a hotel.
Orange Panda 1 year ago
I've only used Airbnb once, and it was because there were no hotels close to where we were going. It was really nice. You're right, there are some good ones out there.
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Donna Peluda 1 year ago
And don't forget that in many tourist destinations it has push the price of residential property out of reach of working class people. Should be banned.
#8
Anything with food delivery services DoorDash, Uber. Those f*****g fees are crazy.
The Other Guest 1 year ago
And they charge more for the food itself. I was going to Door Dash a sandwich from a nearby shop until I noticed the item on their menu was $3 more than what the shop charges.
Load More Replies... JayhawkJoey 1 year ago
Good or bad, I'm out of anyone's delivery area. It's helped with those late-night munchies.
Diolla 1 year ago
Huh? Uber is often chaper than a normal taxi. And having foor delivered often is free or costs like 1,50.
Upstaged75 1 year ago
But the food prices are way more expensive than if you bought the food and went to get it yourself.
Load More Replies... Celtic Pirate Queen 12 months ago (edited)
We love the pizza at our local spot (about 5 miles away). I'll call in my order and then go pick it up. I refuse to use any service that expects a tip BEFORE they provide said service. No f*cking way. AND - no, I will not be adding a tip for the young lady to take two steps back and two steps forward to hand me my pizza.
MacintoshID 1 year ago
My very first DoorDash order was a total disaster! The driver claimed they could not find my house, and instead of actually asking the pizza place, they drove home and ate it. I was able to track the order as it was being delivered. Then the second driver claimed to DoorDash I was rude to him so he refused to deliver the second pizza, no idea what he did with it. Probably ate it. The third pizza was delivered by the owner since she had enough with DD and stopped using the service that very evening. She told me that this was happening more and more and she was losing money. DD was a joke when I went to put in a complaint.
#9
Wells Fargo. When my dad died, they made settling his accounts so hard. They kept moving the goalposts every time I came in with the last requirements they had. My dad died practically destitute. It took over a month to get ahold of the $2000 he had in his checking account.
Story_Man_75:
We were Wells Fargo customers for over thirty years.
Found out my online banking password had been hijacked by bad guys. Immediately went to the bank the following day and asked to speak to a manager about what to do. Their sole recommendation? Change my password.
I did.
One week later our account was hit for a $50,000 loss.
Eventually, and by sheer luck we got the funds back. But not without living through a totaly preventable nightmare.
F**k Wells Fargo.
Larry Kearney 1 year ago (edited)
They were also a major player in the sub-prime debacle of 2003 that almost brought the world economy to its knees and causing thousands of home owners to lose their homes. They were also caught using customer accounts for trading without authorization. I'll walk across the street before passing in front of one of their scam joints.
Sue 1 year ago
They got caught but never really got punished. I knew several people who lost their houses because WF "lost" their paperwork, lied, didn't return calls, didn't answer calls & forged signatures. There were even 2 Florida investigators hired to investigate this. When they found proof of fraud, they were fired. The middle class & working poor ailed them out & they turned around & screwed them. I voted for Obama, but I will never forgive him for not just paying off a year or two of payments directly to the mortgage companies & letting them have all of that money with no oversight. I will never bank with a private bank - I stay with credit unions. I will also vote against anything that benefits them in the future.
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Glen Ellyn 1 year ago
Forget the banks, use a Credit Union. I've avoided the banks for some 25 years.
Isis905 1 year ago (edited)
I had Wells Fargo as one of the any holders of my former mortgage. My mortgage was bought and sold at least 4 times. Wells Fargo was the worst. Holding my payments, claiming my check arrived late. When I disputed all the charges because I pay all the bills I can online. After months of back and forth, they had to refund the 10 lates charges
Chirp 1 year ago
I’ve been banking with them for years and haven’t had any issues. But don’t get me started on Bank of America!!
Papa 1 year ago
I have also not had any problems with them. Many years ago they bought out the local bank where I'd been banking since 1977, and I never moved it. Someone apparently got my debit card number and used it a few years ago, but I called them as soon as I found out about it. If I remember right it was around $800.00, and the money was back in my account in a day or two.
Load More Replies... Celtic Pirate Queen 12 months ago
I agree with this one. My WF card was hit for 2 separate charges for some video bullsh*t totalling $450. Um, we were heading to my stepsons wedding in about a week. They hemmed & hawed until I threatened to report the fraud to the CA State Atty General. They put those charges on hold and sent me a new card (overnight, which I had to pay for). They were such @ssholes. Gee, no - big American banking institution, I did NOT order some video games from f*cking Bulgaria.
Ashtophet’sRevenge 1 year ago
Never go to a physical branch to dispute a transaction. I know the phone can be frustrating, but the operators on their fraud line should be better able to act quickly.
A company’s values are genuinely important. For instance, a quarter of millennial and Generation Z consumers are prepared to spend more on a brand’s products if the company takes a strong stand on corporate social responsibility issues. The latter shows a company’s efforts to enhance society rather than degrade it, and includes environmental impacts, ethical responsibility, philanthropic endeavors, and financial responsibilities.
According to Forbes, one of the main ways to gain and keep trust as a business is to always follow through on your promises. It’s a fundamental piece of advice, but it’s hard to apply consistently in real life, no matter if you’re at the helm of a company or talking about relationships with other people on an individual level.
Something else for businesses to consider is the importance of empathy. Namely, you want to connect with your target audience and show that you understand their concerns, experiences, and opinions. Of course, you want to do this as authentically as you can. It shouldn’t be done ‘just for show.’
#10
Hobby Lobby.
mincynius1:
Hobby lobby came to town and it took so much business from my dad's knick-knack store that he had to shut his store down. It's sad because he invested a lot of time, money, and hope in that store sustaining him during retirement. He worked all his life as a mason laying bricks and doing manual labor so running a little knick-knack store was really a dream come true for him. Just sucks tbh.
polakbob:
This is the one I came to say. I used to shop at HL regularly. When their scum CEO took a stand against supporting healthcare for his female employees I dropped them immediately. Haven't been back in one in probably a decade at this point?
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
Technically Christian Nationalists, but so were the actual NAZIs. Don't let MAGA gaslight you into thinking NAZIs weren't CHristian, because they were.
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Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
They're also second only to the British museum for stealing and hoarding artifacts, but that tends not to get reported on since they stick to stuff only orthodox religious folks care about.
PurpleCatStencil 1 year ago
Oh hell no!!! Never, never, never. They are the most homophobic company, along with Chick-fil-A and others. I'll never even walk near either of those despicable companies. Nike either since they continue to support Michael Vick.
Glen Ellyn 1 year ago
The same thing happened to the mom & pop craft store in my small city. They hung on for four years after HL came to town, but closed late 2024 after 32 years in business.
Pencil 1 year ago
That makes me so sad. I get it that everyone is broke and saving a dollar or two matters but shuttering small businesses in favor of these giants is part of what keeps wages low across the board. Every time we choose a corporation when a local shop is an option, we're shooting ourselves in the foot.
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Chippy Chap 1 year ago
They also bought stolen historical artifacts and illegally shipped them into the US via their stores. https://www.fordhamilj.org/iljonline/2021/2/17/fool-me-twice-shame-on-me-hobby-lobbys-continued-buying-of-smuggled-antiquities
#11
Shein. I'm trying to go to consignment/second hand exclusively rather than fast fashion. Shein is the first one off the list. Tacky, cheap, horrible c**p and I'll never buy anything from them again.
Sven Horlemann 1 year ago
German TV (not private channel) did a documenatry about Temu. Good Lord. Full of material / chemicals not allowed in the EU, especially not for children. Also, simply tax fraud - deliberately giving false claims to import tax, to avoid it. With 4 billion packages per year, the percentage of what is found out is so low, this fraud is working. Disgusting business practices. Meanwhile our own companies go broke because no one can compete with these prices.
Load More Replies... David 1 year ago
I just read a BBC article yesterday documenting the long working hours in the sweat shops that supply them. 72 hour work weeks, many get one day off a month and stuff like that. Also low pay of course. This is the article if anyone wants to read it. "The Truth Behind Your $12 Dress" - https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdrylgvr77jo
Dawnieangel76 12 months ago
I wish I had enough income to NOT have to rely on cheap but affordable things from Shein & Temu.
ZestyBison 1 year ago (edited)
I've found several gems on SheIn that haven't fallen apart as assumed and are of good quality, I've even bought jeans and sweats which not only hold together but look good. Yes there is also junk. The problem is the level of chemicals in the clothing exceeding the already questionable legal limit and the work conditions for the employees.
#12
I still haven't bought gas from BP since the oil spill.
David 1 year ago
Geoffrey, Shell stations are easy for me to avoid because the one near my home is always much higher per gallon than Costco (where I buy my gas). Lowest I've seen is 25 cents more. Worst I've seen is $1 a gallon more. Usual is around 45 cents more. That's not counting the additional 4% cashback I get for using my costco visa on costco gas.
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Game Guy 1 year ago
You probably have. Not all BP stations sell BP gas, and non-BP stations can sell BP gas. When the spill happened I did some digging, and it turns out the gas station branding frequently has nothing to do with what gas is in their tanks.
M O'Connell 1 year ago (edited)
If in doubt, you can ask their customer service what refinery their fuel comes from. I was able to confirm that my preferred brand sources their fuel from the White River refinery (Louisiana crude), rather than from other corners of the world.
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Seadog 1 year ago
So you focus on one event out of hundreds? There have been bigger spills in the Gulf, they just didn't let the media ram it down your throat. If the EPA and oil cartel were kept out of the auto industry, we'd all be driving ICE cars that get over 200mpg. Ford, GM and Dodge have been building these engines for decades, but the oil cartel controlled government won't let them release them. There has also been 3 engines built in the last 50 years that run off of water. The oil cartel eliminated the creator and their designs.
Charles Kormos 1 year ago
"Let the oil company who has not spilled oil cast the first stone". Jesus, updated.
Transparency is also key. Forbes, reporting on a survey from NielsenIQ, notes that 72% of consumers see transparency as an important or extremely important trait of a business.
Broadly speaking, brands should be willing to engage with their customers and share information that they need to know or that is relevant.
That being said, total transparency is practically impossible in a corporate environment: there will always be parts of how the company functions that need to be kept covert, out of necessity.
#13
Etsy. Seller issued us a full refund on some faulty chairs ($1,200!!!!), and Etsy held it and still refuses to send it to us. It’s been over a year. Typing this is making me mad again.
Upstaged75 1 year ago
It depends on the seller. There are still individual artists selling their stuff.
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Myoviridae 1 year ago
I also have. Got an awesome present for my brother's partner on there this Christmas. It was exactly as shown and she loved it!
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Alexandra 1 year ago
I'm sorry to hear that, especially since I've had good experiences with Etsy.
MegDragon 1 year ago
Me too. There are still a lot of small business craftsmen there too, but sadly you have to search for them.
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Tamra 1 year ago (edited)
No, not entirely. Speaking only about Etsy, we all know Amazon is a clearinghouse for cheap Chinese c**p. There are still genuine artists and artisans on Etsy among the Chinese junk, you just have to dig around a bit. My problem with Etsy is that since they went public, they're starting to hit their sellers for more and more fees, oftentimes holding up payment for sellers, or refunds for buyers. What used to be a great site for handmade items, has become mostly just another greedy $hithole.
Load More Replies... Baali Venomax 1 year ago
I haven't had problems from Etsy. I suppose it depends who you buy from.
Erla Zwingle 1 year ago
Lost $100 on a dress they said was made for me, then claimed they never received the return. Etsy was useless as mediator, mainly because they never tried. Etsy must have "caveat emptor" tattooed on every employee.
#14
In 2000 I was in college and had a part-time job doing as a substitute after-school caretaking for the YMCA. My checks were small and I didn’t have much money. The YMCA had Bank of America, and I banked at SunTrust, but I figured that I could cash my paycheck at the nearby Bank of America and just have cash.
It was pretty standard practice at the time to be able to go to a bank that a check was issued from and get cash for that check.
Except that wasn’t the case at Bank of America. Unbeknownst to me they had a $5 check-cashing fee if you didn’t have an account. I was surprised when I was shorted $5 (again, this might have been a $32 paycheck). They didn’t tell me about the fee first and wouldn’t reverse the transaction (I would have happily deposited it for the full amount at my own bank, even if it meant waiting a few days for it to clear).
I will never go to a Bank of America. I will walk blocks to not use their ATMs. I would never set foot in their branch, because they f****d me out of $5 25 years ago when $5 was a lot of money to me.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
BOA sucks. About a decade or so ago, BOA let somebody in Las Vegas take out a $500 cash advance on my checking account. Here's the thing. I NEVER banked with BOA. That money came out of my US Bank account. Never got it back either. BOA sucks.
Chirp 1 year ago
Well well well - my deep hatred of Bank of America goes back nearly 50 years where they lost my deposited paycheck and refused to even entertain that they might be wrong. At 18 years old it was tough to have resulting bounced check fees due to their mistake. Like this person, I would go miles out of my way to avoid BofA. They are the worst
Sue 1 year ago
My daughter's ex beat up the machine when it took his whole paycheck & didn't give back any cash or receipt. The cops had a hard on for him, even posted his pic in the local paper, where everyone sympathized with him. Thankfully, after all the publicity, they dropped the charges on BOA's request.
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sari swick 1 year ago
We quit banks 30+ years ago and use a local credit union. It's much better.
Rich Black 1 year ago
Why didnt you simply deposit your paychecks at sun trust in your own account? Something doesn't add up here.
Joy Chapman 1 year ago
And I DID have an account there for twenty years and they still charged me a $5 fee for a cashier's check
#15
Victoria's secret ruined my self esteem as a young girl. In high school I got fitted there and they said I was a 38C. Everything was uncomfortable, my clothes looked awful, but they were the experts so I believed this was the pain of being a woman; that my body was the problem.
In my mid 20s I found /r/abrathatfits and learned that I was actually closer to a 32G - a size that VS doesn’t carry. Suddenly the back rolls were smoothed out, shirts fit better, and I was more comfortable. They convinced me my body was the problem, but it was their limited sizing.
If they’d just told me that I’d be better off at Nordstrom, I’d probably still buy other things there. But anytime I’ve been in since, I start to feel like that insecure girl again.
Remi Flynne 1 year ago
They measure strangely to me, band size is above instead of below. Maybe other companies do this but measuring services I've used, or was taught for home, measure below - where the actual band will sit. Surely that makes more sense?!!
Kit Black 1 year ago
NM, i just watched their instructional video... what are they smoking?????
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Michael Largey 1 year ago
A friend of mine bought a nun costume for a costume party. Hoping to get more use out of it, she began wearing it whenever she shopped at Victoria's Secret. She said just the looks from the staff repaid her investment many times over.
Joshua David 1 year ago
I feel like if the "expert" is making minumum wage, they probably aren't too knowledgeable.
Myoviridae 1 year ago
I went there once when I was younger. I was an athletic person, with a size A cup, but with a larger ribcage than they were used to. They looked at me like I was a freak of nature. Never went back.
Laris Mills Winchester 1 year ago
I used to go there. But the last time i was there i was in the changing rooms and i asked a sales lady to see if i had the right size and if it looked good on me. She said " in a couple of minutes im busy" she was not she was talking to a coworker of her. After 10minutes we left. Just because i don't have hair because i habe alopecia and im not skinny doesn't make them have right to ignore me. When we walked out then she suddenly can help. But it was already too late. Now i go with local bussines who are nice to help me and friendly
Joy Chapman 1 year ago
I think this is a place for the ME TOO hashtag! My boyfriend finally said to me "I'm in love with YOU! I thought you would like fancy underwear. If they make you feel bad, burn them!" Tossed the underwear. Kept the man. Never went back to those esteem busters.
What are some companies and brands that you genuinely don’t trust anymore, Pandas? What happened to make you feel this way?
On the flip side, what businesses do you trust and why? We’re really curious to hear your thoughts on this. If you have a moment, share them in the comments below!
#16
Meta
Edit: Good morning, darling lovelies. Since there have been a number of comments, I am referring to Meta, the parent company of a number of apps. Not just Facebook, but Instagram, Threads, WhatsApp, etc. I left Facebook in 2016 the day after the US election. I maintained Instagram to stay in touch with folks and events, but just can’t in good conscience continue to support what I believe is a major destructive source of disinformation.
And I agree that I wish municipalities, schools and other organizations would stop using them! My children’s schools are constantly attempting to get parents to use Facebook, for example.
Anyway, hope you all have a warm and pleasant day (and thoughts and prayers to all Mets fans).
Limey 1 year ago
I have never participated in social media (yes I know BP counts, sort of) but I mean the heavy duty stuff like xitter, FB, IG and so on. I am not a technophobe, I have been working in tech all my life and still do. I just can’t stand the nonsense and from the outside looking in have just seen it get steadily worse. It amazes me when people say they keep it up to stay in touch with friends. You can do that, using tech, without being on ”social media “. I tell my friends, when I text you something it’s because I am thinking about YOU and not just firing a photo or a poem or a book review at everyone regardless of our relationship or their interests.
Pencil 1 year ago
The big difference is that BP (and Reddit and the like) are almost entirely anonymous. So even though I post here and have an account on imgur, I still say that I don't use social media. I call this user-content media. Completely different thing, imo.
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Robert Larson, LPN, JD 1 year ago
Yesterday, went cold-turkey with both FB and Instagram. They can keep their toys, I don't want them anymore.
El Dee 1 year ago
I have gradually withdrawn from social media (does BP count?) until I have no presence at all. Not missing it..
Pencil 1 year ago
To me, BP is user-content media, not social media. We're completely anonymous strangers and may never come across each other on this site again. And there are no algorithms that will feed me your comments or connect you to people I've responded to. We're here to engage with the content, not each other. Totally different paradigm and not "social" media at all, imo.
Load More Replies... Joshua David 1 year ago
We're kindred spirits you and I. I also deleted ALL social media the day after the 2016 elections and I've never been back. I will never go back. If someone needs me, text. If i need you to see a picture ill send it over.
Myoviridae 1 year ago
I only joined now-Xitter for professional reasons. Stopped posting after 2020. Then finally just quit in 2024 after "Your body, our choice" started trending. I don't miss it a bit.
Cara Vinson 1 year ago
I quit FB after they live streamed the Christchurch massacre for 17 minutes. I don't miss it.
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
Left FB in 2020 and IG in 2023. Didn't do as much for my mental health as did getting out of the workforce, but it's a pretty damn close second. (and I would like to offer my condolences to those same Mets fans, though it looks like we mightve finally seen the end of the era of complete Yankee dominance...)
Limey 1 year ago
After this last election, I stopped all my news feeds and stopped doom scrolling, I voted and did my bit and figured reading about the s**t show to come wasn’t going to help. Omg I feel so much better. It’s amazing how much less stressed I feel. Also, and this was an added bonus, when I DO look at my news feeds (for instance to see about the fires) I have noticed that the amount of hysterical scare mongering ( from both sides ) has significantly decreased. Which I found interesting.
Load More Replies... Rich Black 1 year ago
Anyone who quits a social media site in an emotional snit the day after an election probably needs to get a life.
#17
Sony - I promised the reps I talked to through my issue with them that I would share this engagement every chance I got. So here it goes. Sorry for the long post.
I owned one of the early 55 inch LCD projection flat screen TV's from Sony. I had it for 13 months and it worked perfectly. But in that 13th month - one month after the warranty expired - a yellow grid pattern appeared on the screen. I called Sony Support about the issue, and told them I know it's out of warranty, but asked what I might be able to do to get it fixed. The very helpful rep went to bat for me and came back with good news. Apparently this was a "known issue" for which a recall has been issued. And even though my unit wasn't under warranty they would cover it, because of the recall. They told me who to call (a fairly local authorized repair shop) and that I would need to pay the repair, send them the invoice from this shop, and they would reimburse me.
The technician came and replaced a part (can't remember the part, but that doesn't really matter). The total bill came to nearly $1500, which I paid and sent to the address their rep shared with me in order to get reimbursed.
About a month later I received a letter from Sony declining to pay for the repair, due to the fact that my unit was out of warranty.
Not concerned, I called support once again and shared with them the conversation I had with their rep, and that if I had to pay for the repair I simply would have gotten a new TV for $1500, rather than repairing it, but I took this action solely based on the direction of the Sony rep. This new rep indicted that the rep I had spoken to originally "would never have said that to me". When I challenged him and insisted it was true, he volunteered to listen to the recording with me, which, of course, I welcomed, gladly. After hearing what I said was, absolutely, true, he still refused to honor the reimbursement promised, because "the rep was wrong to offer it to me".
I appealed to an arbitration board, who offered me half of the repair. I accepted, but told them I'd share this with everyone I ever had the chance to share it with, and would NEVER purchase another Sony product in my life. And, 25 years later, I still haven't caved in and bought Sony - I invite you to do the same.
Needie 1 year ago
I've had similar issues with LG & Philips, it seems to be the way of the world at the moment.
Limey 1 year ago
It’s only the way of the world because we let it be. Boycotting works, if enough people do it.
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Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
Sony are so entrenched and diversified in media that it's almost impossible to completely get away from them) kind of like nestle in the food world. Figuring out all the brands whose pies they have fingers in can be difficult, and I've never believed that's an accident.
The Queen Of France 1 year ago
I had a Sony Walkman when they were fairly new (1983 or so). Went through 4, each breaking before it was out of warranty. After the 4th, they declined to replace another. I bought a Panasonic. Absolutely no problems and it probably still works. Have never given Sony another penny.
Rebecca McManus 1 year ago
In the UK there's a reasonable use clause, regardless of warranty if an item costs over a certain amount of money then you can expect to get reasonable use out of it, if it breaks within a certain amount of time the manufacturer should compensate you based on age . It's a sliding scale but my dad had a £200 bread machine break 6 months after the warranty ended (so it was 18 months old) and he got the £200 back when he cited reasonable use.
nottheactualphoto 1 year ago
I like mine too. See my reply to Tom De Paul.
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#18
AIG insurance. 40 years ago they wouldn't sell me insurance since I was divorced and no husband.
crayonsocialism:
Geico wouldn't sell my parents insurance 45 years ago because they were cohabiting but not married. My parents are still boycotting, and so am I.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
All for profit insurance should be abolished and the executives and CEOs loaded into Starship and fired directly into the sun.
Sue 1 year ago
But privatization saves SO MUCH money! You know how wonderfully efficient these private companies are. And you know how much better it works if you contract with one company, then contract with someone else & they fire everyone & hire their own or maybe a few former employees. And it saves so much money to train new people every contract. That's why social services is worse than ever & why the pay is even worse. Meanwhile, they allow kids to be abused. Sickening.
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Maartje 1 year ago (edited)
Ah ... yeah those type of things are for life. Sears would not sell my husband and me a TV on financing (This was 1982 and normal those days) their reasoning was that I was a foreigner and my husband (who was American and had good credit) and I might leave the country and default on the $300 loan. Well dang, guess what. The foreigner controls the purse strings.
Charles Kormos 1 year ago
How is not buying insurance a problem? Take the money to a casino instead. If you win, the casino pays. If you have an insurance claim? Get a lawyer and go to court for ten years.
#19
Walmart.
I was a vendor so I had to work inside them. They treat employees and vendors like c**p. I live next to one I drive across town to target.
Patricia Steward 1 year ago
I haven't purchased anything from them in decades because of the way they treat their employees.
Clay Nicolsen 1 year ago
I had a senior position with a company that was doing a shared project with Walmart. I visited their world headquarters in Bentonville, AK, twice. The atmosphere was absolutely toxic. Employees were stressed and terrified. The dark, filthy employee break room had a coffee pot, and you had to pay for a cup of stale coffee. I took the team out to lunch, and as the senior person, I said I'd pay. The WM employee literally screamed: "NO! NO!! I have to pay for my own lunch, or I'll get fired!" Epically horrid corporation.
veirdbuttrue 1 year ago
WTF! We don't have Walmart in NZ. I cannot believe these working conditions.
Load More Replies... Chris the Bobcat 1 year ago
I have long avoided buying anything from walmart. It was, however, fun to go into the store at 2 am just to see the complete freak show that came out during the small hours. Still didn't buy anything though.
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
Overall Meijer has better quality products, especially their private brands. Their'fresh' vegetables section is superior.
Dawnieangel76 12 months ago
As I said about Shein & Temu, I wish I could afford to NOT shop at places like those & Walmart.
BookFanatic 1 year ago
I happily consumed their stuff when I was in college. Then I met someone whose BF worked there. It was such a horror story that I haven't shopped there in 20+ years.
TotallyNOTAFox 1 year ago (edited)
One of the reasons why they never got a foot in the german market
nottheactualphoto 1 year ago
There is a big Wal-Mart very close to my house. I drive past it to get to Costco, and also to any number of proper supermarkets.
#20
Hooters. Not for any reason you might think. The staff were fine, the food was adequate. However, for the entire 40 minutes I was in there, though, they played one song on repeat.
That song was “Happy” by Pharrell Williams. I now also hate the song.
Myoviridae 1 year ago
I went to Hooters once for a group event. I really spend most of the time hoping the servers were getting tons of tips for their work because the male patrons just seemed to lose all decorum in that restaurant.
Firstname Lastname 1 year ago
They played a slideshow with this song at repeat at our job for a few weeks as well. Ruined it for me.
Beachbum 10 months ago
I have never ever been to a Hooters, had thier food at a Christmas party one time, and it just wasn't good, I really don't see the ppeal. Oh and that episode on Under Cover boss where the manager made the servers at a plate of beans with thier hands tied behind thier back to see who got to go home early
Seadog 1 year ago
I've only ever been to one where the food was good and that was just south of Myrtle Beach near Ocean Lakes. The staff was great. It's long out of business. Figures. As for OP, it's a good thing you weren't around in 78 when Chic released Le Freak. Anywhere there was a juke box, that is the only song that got played. People would put dollar after dollar in there and just select that song.
#21
Chik fil la.
The most boring chicken sandwiches I have EVER eaten in almost 60 years.
Whyyyyyy do people go crazy over this c**p?
Bacon Tentacles 1 year ago
They're doing you a favor by not being open on Sundays, forcing you to go somewhere else and discovering that everything else is better.
Robert Larson, LPN, JD 1 year ago
No thanks on the bigot-chicken sandwiches. I'd rather starve. :)
Clay Nicolsen 1 year ago
Make no mistake, the founders absolutely have the right to hate people for how they were born, and to actively support organizations that share that hate, and I absolutely have the right to spend my money elsewhere. Which I do.
veirdbuttrue 1 year ago
I feel sorry for the poor chickens. They must have such miserable short lives.
Rob Miles 1 year ago
Yea, all the controversy over CfA's religious and political stances, as well deserved as they are, kind of hides the fact that they are meh at best. I'm convinced that the long lines everyday are just another means of social signaling among the right-wing crowd. Or it's a cult.
Kyle Simonson 1 year ago
When I finally broke down and tried a Chick-fil-A sandwich I was astonished. How could something this barely mediocre be so popular? But hey people voted for Trump so maybe quality isn't that important to Americans.
#22
Vrbo.
Their policies don't protect their customers from something like this happening: Some friends and I booked a house in San Diego (for Comic Con) and drove in from out-of-state, pulled into the driveway, and discovered other people had already checked in. (A door had been left unlocked, so we entered and scoped it out but then decided to go back outside and get some answers.) 20 minutes after our check-in time, *as we were sitting in the driveway of the home we booked,* Vrbo sent us a cancellation notice.
The service had double-booked the property.
So here we were stranded in San Diego, having paid a massive amount of money to attend the convention, with no available rooms anywhere (except for some exorbitantly priced options), and Vrbo wouldn't help us.
Many hours later, we were finally able to find something, but it was pretty run-down, and still cost much more than the place we'd booked through Vrbo.
Bacon Tentacles 1 year ago
Vrbo should have eaten the cost to put you up somewhere else, since they f****d up. But of course they probably gaslit you instead. Yeah, f**k Vrbo.
#23
I might be downvoted for this, but.... Chevy. I finally couldn't take the endless repairs, the s****y dealerships who wouldn't repair stuff even when it was in warranty 50k miles ago, never knowing when the car was going to conk out. Now I'm driving a camry. Hopefully for the next 200k miles. 🤞🤞.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
I'll take just about anything from Japan over the USA these days.
veirdbuttrue 1 year ago
Same with Toyotas. Anything Japanese is still built for longevity.
Load More Replies... Chris the Bobcat 1 year ago
GM didn't deserve to be bailed out. Their engineers could make truly innovative stuff, but the bean counters always cut corners and rewarded themselves bonuses for doing so. Along the way, GM just forgot that they needed to make good cars, and even now they still make a lot of also-ran mediocrity. I drive an 01 Mazda Miata and even after almost 25 years the car is a reliable and durable daily driver. My dad still has his 85 pickup with over 200K miles that gets used almost daily too. It's still on the original clutch and just keeps going on. It's sad that GM and Ford can't get their act together; I feel like I'm rewatching the collapse of the British car industry when I was a kid.
Reset Game 1 year ago
I actually just commented about s****y Chevy engines a couple of entries up. Chevy makes the worst freaking engines.
Dusty's mom 1 year ago
My sister and I both had Chevy Cobalts. Both models, four years apart, had several identical issues, such as turn signal sounds going out, under chassis rust, gear shift thumb cover popping off. Seems no one cared to correct these issues. Wonder if all Cobalts are the same?
Celtic Pirate Queen 12 months ago
I have to say we love KIA Motors. I have a 2018 Soul (we bought it in 2020 and it had less than 2700 miles on it). It's the 3rd one we've had and other than regular tune-ups/oil changes, the only thing we've had to do was buy tires.
Deborah Coalter 1 year ago
Ford, Dodge and Chevy. All crappy. I have purchased from 2 out the 3. All sucked. Drove Honda's for many years after. Currently have a 2012 Nissan Juke SV, which I absolutely love. Wish the USA would bring them back..
#24
Applebees. Went once and they took so long for everything despite it being empty and our server acted like us being there was an inconvenience. Had been there and hour and my wife was so hungry that when they messed up everybody’s orders she got up, walked across the plaza to Publix, and got a sub. I cancelled her plate and my plate and they rushed the kids meals so they could eat and comped the meal. We never went back to one after that.
Joshua David 1 year ago (edited)
Dining in a corporate chain doesn't do it for me anymore. I can find better quality in a mom and pop restaurant that needs to be supported.
Julia Mckinney 1 year ago
I'm going to go against the tide here and am going to praise my local Applebees. Everytime I've gone, the service has been nice and fast and I just can't get my steaks to taste as good as theirs. We've been going with my parents-in-law, one of whom has dementia and the other's gotten very frail in the last 6 months. Everytime, the server or the busser has been very helpful about helping them in or out of their chairs, has picked up my FIL's cane when it's fallen multiple times, given us a little extra when we decide to take part of their food home, have been understanding of our need for extra napkins when one of us spilled a little and so on and so on. Sure there's been an occasional mistake but nothing major. They even remember to leave tomatos off my burger when I tell them too (allergic to raw tomatos- I just throw up, no anaphylaxis).
Lez Be Honest 12 months ago
Yuck!! I just can't do it. I gave them a go a few times and it was absolutely awful every single time!!
Load More Replies... David 1 year ago
A summary of my last experience at my local Applebees, quite a few years ago. 1. Very narrow parking spaces. Difficult to park and to get in / out of your car. 2. Sat near a neon sign in the window. Transformer for the sign was emitting an annoying 60 cycle hum. 3. Food was okay but hardly amazing. 4. I ordered a strawberry daiquiri. It was very full and the server slopped it over the side of the stem glass when carrying it so he wrapped a napkin around the stem. I was handed a drink with a glass / soaked napkin covered in sticky liquid. 5. At the exit they had 'exit greeters' asking about my experience. A serious manager inquiry would have been fine but these ladies were being sickly sweet and talking in a falsetto voice like some female voice actors in anime. "How was everything? Was it DELICIOUS!?" (ugh!) I didn't rip on her because she was just some young lady doing the job she was told to do, but I did give her an honest answer about my experience.
Pencil 1 year ago
Many years ago, a few Applebee's stores booked their holiday staff parties at the bar I managed. We had about six parties booked in total. After the third one, we cancelled the contract. For fellow hospitality workers, I was SHOCKED at how they behaved. Openly doing d***s, trying to reach over the bar to steal bottles, deliberately clogging toilets, graffiti EVERYWHERE including on an upholstered sofa. We tried talking to the managers who were hosting but they were just useless. I had to hire extra security and pay them all double. Just an absolute nightmare. I've never eaten there, though so I don't know if this counts.
Patricia Steward 1 year ago
One Applebee's, apparently under poor management. I've never had an issue with my local one.
Lez Be Honest 12 months ago
I boycotted the Applebee's back home for myriad of reasons. Service sucked, food sucked, wasn't clean, etc...I now live in a much bigger city and decided to brave it and see what happened. I was pleasantly surprised at how good everything was, and the service was absolutely amazing. Have gone back a couple times and every time has been a great experience.
#25
ADT by far. I called them after 2 years because there was an issue with the alarm. They informed me that, although I was paying every month, their tech never activated our house in their system. Refused a refund.
Edit: this was like 10 years ago in my first house. I’m not going to take any action.
Laura 1 year ago
In Finland there's a company selling this security-stuff for homes door to door. And I can't even imagine buying something from them, just for how seriously fricking annoying those sellers are! They are young and I understand it's how they get payd. But they show up at your door at bedtime, their selling technique is quite aggressive and seriously won't take No for an answer. I put up a sing on my door, telling anyone selling anything to just go away, only because of these people.
Maartje 1 year ago
Coincidentally ADT was the company that would call us every bloody day to try and get our business when we bought our house. I ended up threatening them with legal repercussions.
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When I bought a house many years ago, the previous owner had just signed a contract with ADT maybe 6 months before. I think it was a 2 year contract. After I moved in ADT threatened to take me to court for not honoring the contract! Needless to say, I ignored their letters and invoices and nothing ever came of it...
Bacon Tentacles 1 year ago
ADT is s**t. I have a self-install system through them that I bought in order to avoid a cancellation fee on a professional-install system that stayed with the last house I had when I sold it back to the builder due to multiple code violations. Spoiler alert - it didn't avoid the cancellation fee, which I had to pay and now I'm in a 24-month contract. When that runs out, I will cancel and never buy anything from them ever again. The lack of communication between their various departments as well as any company that does sales and installs on their behalf (Safe Haven, for one) is a f*****g joke.
eekelley511 1 year ago
ADT charged us thousands after we canceled our system that did not work properly six months early to the THREE year contract, which stated it had to work properly. We fought with them that entire time to get it working and they never did. They lied to the BBB and stated they refunded our money to keep their rating. HORRIBLE COMPANY and I tell anyone that will listen not to use them.
Mary Beth Miller 1 year ago
The only people I want knocking on my door are the Girl Scouts. And they don't even do that anymore, I can order them all online. Weird.
Pencil 1 year ago
I'd like some trick-or-treaters but sadly that's not a thing anymore, either.
Load More Replies... Joy Chapman 1 year ago
ADT sent me a letter telling me my system was down. The battery was dead and the system was unplugged so it couldn't recharge. They had my home phone number, my work number, my cell number, and my email and they sent me a LETTER telling my system had been inoperable for two weeks. Oh, yes, I felt safe.
john doe 1 year ago
The ADT sign out front of your house makes you a target for people casing areas for B&E it means that you have nice things, an alarm doesn't stop anyone from breaking it it calls the police, who are very slow to respond B&E people can be in and out in a few minutes, just don't have the sign that goes way further in stopping burglaries.
#26
H f****n P. They made the Compaq laptop I bought in college for nearly a thousand dollars. That thing s**t the bed almost immediately. I sent it off to be repaired multiple times but eventually demanded a refund because it was a lemon. Their customer service was non-existent and the service manager was a prick. He laughed when I told him that I'd never buy another HP product again. It's going on 20 years, but I kept my word. F**k HP. Never again.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
That's ALL desktop printers. I haven't seen a good desktop printer since the '90s and that thing was a Dot Matrix.
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Nils Skirnir 1 year ago
For me it’s Dell. Had two. Both crapped out within a month and Dell was no help. If I hadn’t bought them via Amazon, wouldn’t even have got a refund. If you buy Dell ALWAYS buy the warranty which adds 20% to the price
iseefractals 1 year ago
Compaq used to be great....once HP took it over, it became a dumpster fire. My dad had bought a Pentium 4 laptop in 2003, or 2004....'member pentium 4? Power hungry little heaters, and they put a desktop chip into a laptop. Well, couple months after he bought it, it stopped charging....why? Because the barrel jack got so hot, that the plug de-soldered from the motherboard. The only way to get at the plug was to FULLY tear the thing down. 50 some different steps had to be followed, every one of the 70 odd screws in the thing was different size, length and bit type. It took 12 hours to tear it down and reassemble it, for a fix that took 30 seconds.....but then it happened again....and again. The final solution was to cut the cord off a Compaq scanner keyboard (which had the same kind of barrel jack) and solder it to the motherboard of the laptop in place of the PoS that was included. Stopped melting after that, but was still an overpriced PoS.
David 1 year ago
HP printers in the 90s - Gold standard, rock solid, highly recommended. HP printers in recent decades - POS's that fail prematurely and whose consumables are grossly over priced. 10+ years ago I switched to a Brother laser printer and it keeps going like a champ. HP computers are less horrible. Not my favorite brand but my current PC is an HP from Costco I bought about 5 years ago. Decent bang for the buck and still runs newer games pretty well.
#27
LA fitness. Their cancellation policy made me so mad. Only can do it in person and you have to do it with a manager who’s there m-f 9-5.
No issue signing me up outside those hours though. F**k LA fitness.
TheDefiantGoose:
I used to work at a bank and people would always come in complaining about canceling LA Fitness. They would cancel and the gym would continue to charge them and then they would have to dispute it. I saw the struggle over and over again.
So more recently, for a similar type gym, I was preparing for battle when cancelling our membership. I did it online and it worked the first time easy. I was like...oh. Cool.
Brandi🧚 1 year ago
Yes! When Covid happened, an email was sent out that we would either have a free month or be refunded. I called, emailed and went in person several times and never received my refund. Never again will I deal with them. I’ve heard nothing but bad things about most gyms and cancellation. You’re better off paying as you go or month to month. And DO NOT, under no circumstances allow auto pay for any gym.
Load More Replies... David 1 year ago
I can't remember if it was federal or my local state, but I remember reading about a law that requires companies to make cancelling the same level of easy as signing up. So if you can sign up with a couple of online button clicks, you have to be able to cancel the same way. Not "certified letter delivered by camel to a special mountain peak". I THINK it made it into law but I can't remember for sure if it was in process and only partway passed or something like that. I do remember being happy when I read it. At the very least, lawmakers have noticed that many companies pull this c**p.
Rich Black 1 year ago
This is true of every fitness chain in America. Its an unregulated racket.
john doe 1 year ago
Not sure if this still works but the last few gym memberships I had when I wanted to cancel is just say my card they charged was lost and ask for a replacement, then I would not update my payment with them and ghost their calls, they just cancel your membership then. I've heard some places require like banking information now which would make that harder, you could always open a checking account just to close it when you want to cancel.
#28
American Airlines.
Absolutely horrible from front line employees to online customer support.
David 1 year ago (edited)
It's not a US company but Korean Air seems pretty great. Flew on them to PI in 2016 and 2024. Good food, super polite staff, on time. And if you happen to have a long layover at Incheon, the KA lounge there is pretty awesome. You have to purchase admittance with sky miles, but inside is comfortable chairs, a 24 hour buffet, bidet toilets, showers that are basically private bathrooms. A dark room with a limited number of beds, but also an area with chairs that are fairly comfortable to nap in. Also more of the super polite staff. We had 9 hours to kill and it was SOooo much nicer than sitting in the chairs by the boarding gate.
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Warren Peece 1 year ago
A news story published today: https://www.yahoo.com/news/black-cop-accused-trafficking-white-192455949.html
Gracie Mae 1 year ago
Couldn't agree more! the one & only time I flew with them, they lost my luggage and although we got it back later the next day, that was time I had to spend in the same clothes...their customer service was pretty much non-existant as far as being helpful and cordial or sympathetic. Oh, and aside from that, we sat on the runway for a couple of hours because of mechanical issues. No compensation as far as lunch, snacks or anything. It was miserable dealing with them all the way around. This was 20 yrs ago--haven't flown with them since
Nils Skirnir 1 year ago
United is worse. Delta and Southwest are tolerable, as is ZipAir. JAL and Singapore are good
Lisa Wright 1 year ago
I like Delta. Just upgrade to first class for a little more. More leg room
#29
Dodge. Every Dodge i ever owned and every person i ever met who had a Dodge had trouble after 50k miles.
Reset Game 1 year ago
Anything with a Chevy engine is a hard no for me. Once they hid 60,000 miles, it's a constant stream of mechanical problems.
Papa 1 year ago
That has not been my experience. I'm currently driving a 2006 Silverado with 290,000 miles on it.
Load More Replies... Chris the Bobcat 1 year ago
Picture shows a Dodge Stealth, which was a lightly restyled Mitsubishi 3000GT sold through Dodge dealers. It's Japanese in everything but name.
Sue User 1 year ago
I dont know if this us true anymore ( my newest car is 14 years old ) but Ford used to be pretty resiliant.
nottheactualphoto 1 year ago
I'd consider a Ford, but they don't make cars anymore (except the Mustang). I want a car, not a pickmeup truck or a van.
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Toothless Feline 1 year ago (edited)
I’ve had the exact opposite experience with Dodges. We ran a 2001 Intrepid well over 250K miles. I’m currently driving an ‘07 Caliber with nearly 140K on it. Everything depends on the specific car and how it’s been cared for. Sometimes it’s just up to luck (good or bad).
#30
1800 flowers.
Actually I never thought I would hold a grudge this long. 15 years I think. I just figured they'd be out of business by now. Shocking they aren't.
TheFacelessMann:
My wife got so mad when I ordered this one Valentines day and the flowers never showed up. It took probably 3 hours and 4 different calls to finally get a refund. They kept asking for another chance to send flowers....
Kiss Army 1 year ago
My local florist does flowers for my dad and brother's birthdays and death days. She varies the arrangements but always remembers to include a red rose in my dad's and a blue carnation in my brother's and to put DAD or BROTHER on the ribbon. SHE IS AWESOME and makes beautiful arrangements for less than half of what national florists charge.
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David 1 year ago
I've never used them (possibly once, decades ago, not sure). But I've seen many examples posted over time of "What I ordered - vs - what my friend received". The advice I see repeatedly is to just call a local florist in the city of delivery and work with them directly. They know what they have in stock. They don't always have the stock to create whatever you chose from the 800flowers catalog. Also no middle man so all the money goes to the local florist, which probably gives them more to work with for what they give you.
ZestyBison 1 year ago
I've had success with 1800 flowers. The thing is, you buy [bouquet] and a local shop arranges it so you might not get exactly what's pictured.
Toothless Feline 1 year ago
Contact your local florist directly. They’re the ones who are going to be providing the actual flowers anyway. You’ll pay less money without the network fee, and you might actually get something resembling what you ordered.
Joshua David 1 year ago
1800 is a joke. My boss's husband passed away so i sent her a boquet. Luxkily I intercepted it because the flowers were old and damaged. I was embarrassed for them and me.
Jesse hoover 1 year ago
s to finally get a refund. They kept asking for another chance to send flowers..
Sue 1 year ago (edited)
Had a friend who got flowers at work from her husband once time. They died within a couple of days & she made him reorder them. When Valentine's Day came up & several people got red roses, a few days later when she left for the day, we replaced them with someone else's flowers that were dying. She was fuming until she found out it was a joke.
#31
Red Roof Inn. (Which yes, it’s a budget hotel so my expectations were low).
Checked in. Wasn’t the room type we booked, called front desk, they assured us all was fine. Went out the next day. Came back to find our key didn’t work. Turns out they put us in the wrong room, and took everything out of our room while we were gone (did not call us to tell us) and put it in their housekeeping office. By the time we got back to the hotel they tried to tell us the housekeeping office was locked for the night and we couldn’t get our stuff till the morning. I never ever yell at customer service people, hell at the time I worked front desk at a hotel so I am generally nice. I raised hell. Demanded management, and then demanded higher management. Finally got our stuff back late that night…they had thrown it in bags randomly and some was rather destroyed (most memorably a toothbrush in with shoes?). The manager tried to blame the whole thing on us.
MotherRobinson 1 year ago
Almost stayed at one. Then within an hour of being in my room I saw a group of roaches by the bathroom sink. Checked right on out of there
#32
Cheesecake factory: most money i've paid for the most mid meal i've ever eaten. i legitimately don't understand why its so popular.
Zephyr343 1 year ago
They changed the recipe for their creme brulee french toast. They will never be forgiven
MegDragon 1 year ago
Because you know the difference between right and wrong.
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Fire Singer 1 year ago
I understand why people don't like Cheesecake Factory, but man I'm a sucker for it. The cheesecake is delicious (though getting awfully pricey as with all things) and their meals have really gotten better in my opinion. But I'll never fault someone for not liking it.
Joshua David 1 year ago
Ive been there a few times and never again. Food was cold and undercooked. Like this is a restaurant and at bare minimum should be able to deliver. No.
#33
Panera. Half a sandwich and a tiny soup is crazy expensive. Like wtf. It’s basically prison food.
nagol3:
Panera, worst food poisoning of my life.
_-DungeonKeeper-_ 1 year ago
When I was a kid panera was the best. Its so small now. And I feel like the green tea is different. Also, those charged lemonades shouldn't be legal
MegDragon 1 year ago
I am waiting for it to be in the news… Refillable energy drink can’t end well.
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HardBoiledBlonde 1 year ago
Panera was sold to a private equity firm , that's why it sucks now.
sofacushionfort 1 year ago
Acquired by private equity. They cut costs on quality and staffing, and milk all the profits they can until the customer base realizes the downhill plunge has occurred. Then they declare bankruptcy to avoid the outstanding debt
Fire Singer 1 year ago
I didn't know that! That makes sense now. Thanks for sharing.
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KamaboCo. 1 year ago
Apparently it used to be a small business that wanted to introduce European bread into American culture. Guess what happened. Company buys it up, becomes what it is today.
Bacon Tentacles 1 year ago
I remember about 10 years ago Panera being pretty awesome. Nowadays? Pretty awful.
Load More Replies... Joshua David 1 year ago
I also got food poisoning there from a steak or roast beef sandwich. The squash soup is amazing though and when in the mood I find jt at the grocery store.
BookFanatic 1 year ago
Yeah. I ordered online for rapid pickup. Food was supposed to be ready at X time, I got there five minutes beforehand. Half an hour later, I'm still waiting. No acknowledgement from staff, no explanation. Finally flagged someone down and was told they were holding my meal because they were out of the cookie I ordered. If I hadn't taken the first step, I'd probably still be waiting.
R Dennis 1 year ago
They got bought by JAB Holdings (a multi-billion dollar German company owned by four siblings). That's when it truly went to s**t. Was there for the last good years. Knew they were selling when the original leadership started cutting expenses to pad the balance sheet before going up for sale.
Chris the Bobcat 1 year ago
My best friend works at Panera. She has come to hate the company and everyone who patronizes it.
#34
Frontier Airlines.
Ok-Bit8368:
Frontier Airlines is only good if you really want to be stranded in Denver.
popeyoni:
Frontier has the rudest, most inconsiderate and outright dishonest ground crew of any airline.
R Dennis 1 year ago
I would rather walk 500 miles in sleet carrying my luggage than ever get on a Frontier flight again. Needed a last minute flight from IAD to DTW and it was all that was available. My luggage looked like it went through an industrial can opener and my seat looked and felt like a plastic lawn chair.
#35
Petsmart, they lost my dog like 1 minute after I dropped them off for grooming. Thankfully I found them eventually but they were lost for 3 days. Also boycotted for all the obvious reasons.
ETA they didn’t tell me 1 minute after I dropped them off, maybe like half an hour. I guess they wanted to find him and pretend it didn’t happen, which was even worse.
SourSensuousness:
Their groomers killed my cat. Never got an apology, a sympathy card, an explanation. I did get PTSD, though. I will never go there again, ever, for any reason.
Sue 1 year ago
Pet Paradise allowed a bigger dog to kill my boss's little dog, letting them out at the same time. Paid nothing. I tried to get her to get an attorney, but she just wanted to forget about it.
Load More Replies... Upstaged75 1 year ago
I worked there and the animals that live in the store (the ones for sale) are often neglected. Especially the poor Beta fish that live in tiny cups. I did the best I could for those animals, but it broke my heart and I had to quit.
Papa 1 year ago
Beta fish should never be in those cups. They belong in heated aquariums, just like the other fish. Stores don't do that because they've been bred for fighting, so many of them have to be kept alone. Some are okay with fish of other species, but many aren't.
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Madam Puddyfoot 1 year ago
One good thing about Petsmart, at least in the town where I worked, is that they do not sell purebred cats. They foster shelter cats and adopt them out, which is, IMHO wonderful. Those cats get adopted quickly.
Upstaged75 1 year ago
Except it's not Petsmart that does the adopting. Individual rescue groups rent the space where those cats live. It's completely staffed by volunteers. The Petsmart staff doesn't even have a key to those rooms and they don't do any of the care. Source: I used to take shifts with a rescue group and clean the cat room. Also, I worked at Petsmart for a bit.
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DramaDoc 1 year ago
The Banfield Vets inside the PetSmart are also terrible. More specifically, if their pet health plan or whatever. It's a yearly thing, but they bill you monthly--and this is the important bit--regardless of whether your fur baby is alive. EG: You have a dog and sign up for this program. You are enrolled for 2 mos and then the dog crosses the Rainbow Bridge. You *still* have to pay for 10 mos of a service you no longer need. Just ZERO compassion.
MegDragon 1 year ago
These are obviously extreme examples. Aside from that, I hate how pet stores put out messaging that they are experts and then sell any and all pet products, many of which are not safe and/or appropriate. They have a long history of mistreating all types of animals they sell, and what might be worse: recommending harmful products to people (incl kids) who don’t know better and end up hurting their pet for the rest of its life. Do your own deep research about your pet’s needs instead of trusting the stores and save a lot of grief.
#36
Goya. Ever since they were pushed by the president from the oval office. I thought that was so f*****g low and unprofessional.
General Anaesthesia 1 year ago (edited)
They were pushed by Ivan-ka©™® from the White House, then by DJ "Buy These Beans" Trump at a photo op from the Oval Office. The year was 2020. Here, have a presiduncial NFC.
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Dell. They stopped making computers and got into the finance-computer-purchases business. Then scammed me by charging for an “extended warranty” I explicitly declined to purchase.
Upstaged75 1 year ago
I have a personal graveyard of Dell laptops. They suck. Now I only buy Lenovo.
M O'Connell 1 year ago
Were they Inspiron? Back in the day I had Latitude (business class) laptops and they were basically bulletproof.
Load More Replies... Glasofruix 1 year ago
They've decided to change the names of everything to bull* applesque names like pro, max, plus, the xps would still exist but will be called something like "dell pro max premium". This is what happens when you replace your marketing team by AI.
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Shell. Back in the 70’s they denied my business owning grandmother a gas card because she wasn’t married at the time. I’m holding that grudge on her behalf now that she’s passed.
Wal-Mart for obvious reasons, haven’t set foot in one since 2003.
Game Guy 1 year ago
Yep. Took a 1974 federal law before women could apply for a credit card without their husband's permission.
Load More Replies... Michael Largey 1 year ago
Liberty Mutual. My mom worked for them in the 1970s. She got promoted several times and was then told "Sorry, ma'm, but we've promoted you as high as we promote a woman." She made a memorable exit and got what turned out to be her dream job.
#39
Doc Martens. Used to love them, now they’re expensive and don’t hold up.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
They really do suck now. I had a pair of English Docs that didn't make it two years. Never buying them again.
#40
Samsung. Two cr*ppy refrigerators in a row. I will never trust their products again.
Bacon Tentacles 1 year ago
Their large home appliances are pretty bad. TV's, tablets, phones are decent. Usually.
Rob Miles 1 year ago
Everybody's mileage will vary, and I do like the Samsung phones, but we bought a 70" TV for our new house a few years ago, and I loathe that TV. The operating system sucks, and I wound up putting a Roku device on it instead. The picture is worse than the two TCLs that we have, and cost 3 times as much!
Load More Replies... Patricia Steward 1 year ago
Check Consumer Reports at your local library before buying anything this major.
David 1 year ago
The employees at both Costco and Best Buy told me Samsung TVs are not as good as they used to be / have more problems. I have a medium sized samsung tv i've used mostly as a monitor and a samsung tablet - both over 10 years old and working great. Also a couple of samsung phones I've had for several years. But for my TV about three years ago I went with LG.
Joshua David 1 year ago
The appliances are c**p. When i bought my house, the former owners purchased and installed a stove and microwave but i replaced them before moving in. They sold quickly.
BookFanatic 1 year ago
And apparently their microwaves have a reputation for bursting into flames. Can't wait to see that in person. (s)
Julie Zugz 1 year ago
Brilliant phones, dumb refrigerators. They need to stick to what they do best
Glenn M 1 year ago
I have a Samsung 55" tv, it is the worst tv I have ever owned. Will never buy another Samsung
highwaycrossingfrog 1 year ago
What's so bad about it? I always buy Samsung TVs, just got a new one a few weeks ago in fact, and I think they're great
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#41
Dollar General. The self check out is always broken. Pallets and boxes all over the floors in aisles. At least 1 manager and or employee sitting in the office behind the check out counters when 5-6 people are all in line waiting to check out, but stuck behind someone requiring a 10 minute check out with 43 items, wanting cigarettes, a propane exchange and the price of every single electronic item on the shelf behind the 17 year old checking them out that started 3 days ago.
Bacon Tentacles 1 year ago
Had to go inside a Dollar Genital about a year ago since they were the only place I could drop-ship a return through FedEx. The people working there were very much not happy to see me. Guessing the company pays them s**t, so I can't say I blame them, but man they make a Wal-Mart seem like a Nordstroms by way of comparison.
MegDragon 1 year ago
They are well known for deliberate understaffing and underpaying, which results in (one example) roach and rat, etc infestations because the employees don’t have time to manage the inventory properly. Also the food products are the lowest quality rated that the manufactures produce, which is how they sell it so cheap. If you taste test you can tell the difference pretty easily.
Featherytoad 1 year ago
I read an article on DG where the customers where actually putting away the milk in the coolers because the employees just couldn't get to it.
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#42
Dyson. Spent a fortune on a battery-powered stick vacuum, and a couple of years on the battery is dead. They want $140 for a replacement battery, and will only offer a 1 year warranty on their batteries.
Clay Nicolsen 1 year ago
I've had a Dyson stick vac for years. When the battery wouldn't hold a charge anymore, I looked on Amazon. $32. The Amazon replacement battery lasted for years.
James016 1 year ago
We have had our Dyson for about 8 years, I replaced the battery last year with a higher capacity one which cost about £40. Now it lasts longer on a charge.
ScootyPuffJr 1 year ago
Same! I wonder where they got their replacement battery, because mine was around $40 and worked better afterwards than when I first bought it!
Load More Replies... Donna Peluda 1 year ago
He also was a big supporter of Brexit donating millions to the campaign..once it was effective he laid off most of the manufacturing in UK because they couldn't export to EU easily.
Chris the Bobcat 1 year ago
I have one of the original Oreck handheld canister vacs. It has a long cord and a powerful-a*s motor and the bags are still available. I'll use that thing til it dies.
M O'Connell 1 year ago
Honestly, your best value is still a Bissel. Replace the filter each year, belt every 2 years, and the brush roll every 3 or 4 and it will perform for 25 years no problem.
#43
Ashley Furniture. Couch broke not even two years in, I removed the fabric underneath. Staples and scrap wood. Not a single nail or screw was used in the construction.
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
We bought one from Wayfair when moving into this apartment a year ago, and I think we're on the same trajectory.
Zephyr343 1 year ago
If you think that is bad, look up their safety record for workers. It's okay, I will wait.
Hile Troy 1 year ago
Thanks for waiting! 1,000 worker injuries in 36 months, "exposes employees to amputations and other hazards." Wow. I think there are miners in Africa saying "at least we don't work at Ashley."
Load More Replies... Myoviridae 1 year ago
I got my couches from Ikea. People joke about low quality or needing to assemble things from Ikea, but here I am 15 years later with perfect couches and no regrets.
camomooey 1 year ago
Our local Ashley is ALWAYS having a huge discontinued items sale. And they have someone standing on street corners with signs, and trucks driving around with big signs in the pickup beds. It reminds me of fake fire sales or something. However, I did buy a loveseat about 9 years ago, and while I can tell it's very cheaply built, I'm the only one who uses it-no kids do, so it's held up okay.
tracy black 1 year ago
i went to our local ashley ( which closed and for unknown reasons reopened) and ordered 2 love seats they wouldnt let us take the ones from the floor they had to be ordered and we would get them in approx 3 weeks this was in july thanksgiving still no love seats i called to cancel the order i would have cancelled long before this but my boyfriend at the time really wanted em and he was paying but when i called to cancel they had no idea what i was talking about mind you the credit card had been charged and long since paid it took forever to get his refund
Upstaged75 1 year ago
Well duh they don't let you take the versions from the show floor! How are they supposed to show them to other people if you do? Every furniture store has to order them from the warehouse.
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#44
Geico, after a s****y insurance guy added me without my consent to my bf's insurance after he filed a claim--we lived in same building but not together and his car was broken into and I witnessed it and called 911. My bf gave the insurance guy my info thinking he needed it for the claim and then a few weeks later noticed his premium had gone way up. Insurance guy was like well she has access to your car and I can't change anything now. Had to demand a higher up and rip into them before they removed me and only after I threatened to get the state involved. Still makes my blood f*****g boil.
Zephyr343 1 year ago
Pay $2100 a year for car insurance. 1 car, 1 truck. Great driving record. Progressive quoted us $460 for the same coverage rates
ScootyPuffJr 1 year ago
Yeah, their coverage is cheap, but you'll quickly find out why when you eventually have to deal with them regarding an accident.
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#45
**Golden Corral**
Absolutely disgusting food.
Patricia Steward 1 year ago
Little kids sticking their fingers into the chocolate fountain, no thanks.
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
Hard disagree. One of the few chains that consistently gets fried okra right. Never gotten slimed, not even once.
Isis905 1 year ago
The food used to be pretty good. I won't go to any buffet restaurant post-COVID. Went to a Big Boy's in Georgia, while picking up my granddaughter after the travel restrictions were lifted during the pandemic. Everyone was looking at us like we were aliens from another planet because we were wearing masks when we walked in. The Buffet was open, and I saw some of the most disgusting behaviors and this was from the adults. Tasting things with their fingers. UGGG...GROSS!
Joshua David 1 year ago
I hate that place. I ate at one in St. Petes in Florida. Florida. It was an experience.
#46
Levi’s jeans. They use poor quality denim these days.
Deborah 1 year ago
I have some really old Levi's from when they were good. A 40 year old jeans jacket. Starting to wear out around the collar a bit.
Patricia Steward 1 year ago
Betcha a local alterations place could turn that for you.
Load More Replies... Fire Singer 1 year ago
Are there any jean brands that still use ACTUAL denim? If so what are they because I sure can't find them. It's all the stretchy, fake denim stuff that wears out in 6 months if you're lucky to last that long.
#47
Comcast. My local ISP ran fiber into my neighborhood. 10Gb symmetrical fiber for $49/mo, and it's as stable as a rock.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
When I moved into my new place last year, I called EVERY broadband provider in the city (Portland, Oregon), and Comcast and Starlink were the ONLY options and I'll be damned if I'm giving Muskrat one thin dime. Comcast gets away with highway robbery because they have a monopoly.
Jenny Barnes 1 year ago
I was looking to buy a house back in 1999 and I was having trouble deciding between two houses. They were really similar and similar price. I called Comcast and asked if they serviced either of the two houses. The tech told me that 1 of them was in their network, the other was not. Did I want to start my service for my new house? I said no, that was going to go with the other house because their service sucks. Click! I was at that house for 20 years and only once had an issue with my internet and that was because a drunk drove into their switching station. I avoid Comcast like the plague.
Isis905 1 year ago
Oh, I had Comcast years ago in my old house. I knew someone that worked there and was told they would randomly add charges for rented movies onto the accounts of users that didn't purchase rented movies to get paid the commission. Then would refund the charge when customers complained. I didn't really believe it until I saw a charge for "Spiderman" on my bill. A movie I owned on DVD. When I called to complain, I was interrogated, asked if I had visitors that could've ordered it. No and I live alone. Did you order it and forget you did? No and the movie was ordered during the time I was at work. I told them if they refused to take it off my bill, I'd just pay the bill, minus the $9.00 I'd been charged for the movie rental. This went on for several months...the bill would arrive with the charge on it and I'd pay it, less the $9.00. I eventually cancelled my service, took them their equipment and told them I would NEVER use their services again.
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
Used to work for a janitorial services company. We hired a new telecom whip about a year before I left. It took her both far too long and almost no time at all to storm into our CIO's office and request permission to cancel every contract we had with Comcast nationwide. (he said yes. I was not privy to the conversation, but I imagine there was great glee in his voice.)
Bacon Tentacles 1 year ago
Yeah, we couldn't get fiber at our house when we moved in, so we went with XFinity. 6 months later and fiber is now available. 6 more months until the end of our contract and we will Fiber it up. Not quite as cheap as OP, but still symmetrical, which will be a huge improvement over the current 40Mbps upload we get (my wife and I both work from home, and in tech, so upload is definitely important).
#48
Jiffy Lube. I smelled burning oil shortly after driving away. I had to pull over on the side of the highway. They left the oil cap off. Luckily it was still in the engine compartment. I have changed my own oil since.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
Had a buddy who worked at Jiffy Lube when I was in college. When the waste oil tank was full, his boss told him to flush the overflow down the toilet. So back then, my mom worked for Department of Environmental Quality. Damn right I reported that sh!t.
David 1 year ago
I believe it was Jiffy Lube that once left my oil drain plug slightly lose so it was dripping some. Thought I had an oil link - turned out it was one I could fix in 30 seconds with a wrench. And another time, stopped in before a trip due to a special price they were having. They tried to add another $5 to the price because I had a "special oil filter that cost more". I do most of my oil changes at home in my shop so I knew that was utter BS and called them out on it. The guy waived the charge no fuss, but told me on the side he was supposed to add it unless the customer complained. That one I emailed corporate and heard back from the regional manager who assured me they were not supposed to do that. EXCEPT I've found other stories online of the same thing happening and not at the same location.
BookFanatic 1 year ago
Jiffy Lube overtightened my oil cap and cracked it. Had to take it to the dealer and they (on purpose) broke it in half to remove it.
#49
Pringles. Used to be a guilty favorite. Just bought some today and they enshittified them. Same can, but chips look about 20% smaller.
Hile Troy 1 year ago
Coined by Cory Doctorow, a semi-famous writer. Compare to Ed Zitron's "Rot Economy," another writer who's not yet famous but probably will be.
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I personally have not shopped at 'Best Buy' for over 25 years. They used to pull some really shady s**t with their so called "deals". After being screwed over a few times I decided never again.
Joshua David 1 year ago
I loved BB in the early 00s. They had every 📀 DVD imaginable back then.
BookFanatic 1 year ago
They happily sold my mother a desktop setup that was incompatible with dial-up. The first words out of her mouth at the store were "I still use dial-up."
camomooey 1 year ago
I tried to apply for credit, and they said I already had an account under my SSN, but it was a different name. I couldn't get them to correct it. It never showed up on my credit report so I don't know what the deal was. But yeah, I won't buy from them either, just because they refused to fix the problem, or offer any solution.
Glen Ellyn 1 year ago
I understand a lot of their stuff is very over-priced. I say it this way because I haven't shopped at Best Buy in about 20 years.
#51
Wayfair. tl;dr: they f****d me once and I swore never again. Then I got tricked when I bought something from them under one of their sub-companies and they f****d me again.
The first time I ordered six outdoor chairs. Two of them arrived broken. They said the best they could do was a 25% refund. I said 33% were broken. They said my only options were 25% or break down and send back all six, I couldn't just send back the broken ones. So now I'm stuck with two broken chairs.
A year later I bought a bathroom vanity from Joss and Main not knowing that it was just Wayfair under a different name. I bought it for $900 and paid for Express delivery to arrive on Thursday. It still hadn't arrived by Monday so I went online to ask customer support and saw that it was marked down to $380 (60% off). I asked them if I could get a refund of the difference since it hasn't even arrived yet. They said no. I asked what their return policy was and they said it would be an $80 return shipping fee. I said I'm going to do that (returning and repurchashing would still save me $440). Are they really going to make me waste my time and theirs and all that unnecessary shipping? Yep. So I returned it and then instead decided to buy a vanity from someone else instead and still finished ahead.
Joshua David 1 year ago
Anyone else remember the conspiracy back in the day? They were saying that children come with certain purchases. Who comes up with this?
#52
AT&T. I had a bill pay go wrong, called them and told them I would pay the bill if they would waive the late fee, and the agent I was speaking to refused. I asked if he could do it as a one time courtesy. Again, he refused. I asked to speak with his supervisor. The supervisor refused to waive the fee. In anger, I told him to cancel my line and...Poof. the line went silent and my phone wouldn't make a call. Called customer service back and said I had to pay the bill, late fee and reactivation fee. F**k that. I walked into a Sprint store and never looked back.
#53
Five Guys. Over hyped, over priced, over rated and awful tasting food all round.
Chirp 1 year ago
I agree with Sully - good food but yes it’s expensive. Can’t imagine taking a family there
Load More Replies... MegDragon 1 year ago
Aren’t they one of the few places that use fresh ground beef and make the patties in store? It’s a great tasting burger but yeah I was shocked by the price last time.
M O'Connell 1 year ago
Heck, Wendy's does that for a fraction of the price.
Load More Replies... _-DungeonKeeper-_ 1 year ago
What five guys is OP going to? Sure, it's more expensive than other places, but I first tried it a few days ago and it is genuinely the best fast food place I've been to.
Michael P. 1 year ago
I would rather go to Five Guys than Mcdonalds, sure it's a bit pricey but it's worth it. The portion sizes are decent, and they always add extra fries.
Hyacinth (Any pronouns) 1 year ago
Five Guys is our family tradition before going to watch sports, haha. The poutine slaps, although the portion sizes a bit large, but they are an American chain, so it’s not too crazy.
#54
CRUMBL cookies. Expensive, too sweet, and underbaked 🤮.
Patricia Steward 1 year ago
They've started offering minis, I'm guessing because of this issue.
BookFanatic 1 year ago
My boss brought some in for everyone to try. We ended up cutting them into quarters--the only way we could stand the sweetness.
#55
American Express credit cards. They say “no pre-ser spending limit” as if it’s a good thing. What it means is they arbitrarily decide when they’ll cut you off.
When I was 21 I got a corporate Amex and used it for the first time to book a business trip. I needed clothes during the trip (less than $100 worth) and was declined at checkout because that small amount was apparently too much after the much larger plane fare and hotel charge. If they had a preset limit I would’ve know where I stood before making a purchase.
Limey 1 year ago
I don’t know for sure, but as the holder of Amex corp cards from various companies for years now I suspect there was some rule from your company about what you could use it for and clothes (without them knowing why you ‘needed” them while on a business trip) may have red flagged the card.
DeoManus Argentem 1 year ago
Agreed, that's not Amex, it's the employer. I remember we used to have an "entertainment" cap of $200/day (I was a very low level manager at the time, lol) so sometimes while entertaining accounts (just food/booze, nothing risque) if it ran over that we'd charge half before midnight, and wait until after midnight to charge the rest, or ask management to let us come in the next day to settle. Other times, if we urgently needed something, hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of gear went through fine. I did have my card declined for buying gasoline once (I absent-mindedly added a soda or something - my fuel was paid for, so I guess it was classed differently).
Load More Replies... David 1 year ago
This seems maybe unfair. "No preset spending limit" is not all AMEX cards. It was a bigger thing back when only 'rich' people could get AMEX. I had an AMEX card for years through Costco until Costco switched to CITI Visa. My experience with AMEX was positive. The card did have a limit but it was more than I generally needed. I don't recall if it was $2K or 5K when I got it but it went up over time (I have good credit / payment history). I think it was about $12K when I switched to CITI. I paid it off in full every month so I always had more than I needed. And in 2016, when a new camera was stolen while I was in PI, AMEX bought me a new one because I purchased it on their card and it was stolen on a trip. One of the few times to extra perks credit cards brag about was actually a win for me.
#56
LG. My dishwasher didn't even last 6 years. My fridge lasted 4 and the compressor died twice. I'll never buy another LG appliance ever. F**k LG, their products are trash.
camomooey 1 year ago
I bought a GE range a few months ago, and already had issues with one of the burners. (It was stuck on high heat-wouldn't adjust to lower heat.) The repairman said he'd had several with the same problem, and was probably a bad batch of switches. Fortunately it was under warranty, but still...
Sean Parker 1 year ago
65 inch TV. $900. Worst I've ever owned. Bad picture, sound and very very slow. Offhand TVs are better quality
#57
IHOP. It was $80 for pancakes and hot chocolate for 4 people. Never again.
#58
Still haven’t been back to Qdoba since I got e.coli 7* years ago. When I called the store I went to after getting out of a week-long hospital stay, they asked if I was the girl who called earlier that day to report this… I was not.
#59
#JEEP.
Stranded me once in rural Wyoming on a cross country drive.
Stranded me again at a ski resort. At night.
Stranded me a third time on a forest service road. With no cell signal. With my infant.
Don’t EVER buy a Jeep.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
Reliability for Stellantis vehicles is so low it's giving Tesla a run for it's money.
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
Pity too...the 4.0 L motor was what put Jeep, on the map...now gone.
Load More Replies... veirdbuttrue 1 year ago
Jeeps are heaps of c**p. Be prepared to shell out a lot of money for repairs
Chris the Bobcat 1 year ago
I can honestly say that between the ducks and the "Angry Eyes", Jeeps hold absolutely no appeal for me anymore. Maybe the old ones, like a J series Gladiator, Commanche or SJ series Wagoneer, but no Wranglers for me.
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago
My daughter has a Compass, has no issues. BIL&SIL have had 2 Compasses, except for R bearing issues, pretty trouble free.
#60
BROOKLINEN. look, their bedding may be expensive, but don’t worry it also f*****g sucks! “cooling” comforters that are hot as hell, sheets that tear easily. another IG ad disaster purchase.
Fire Singer 1 year ago
As a hot sleeper I have yet to find a "cooling" item that actually works. Those pillows? Nope. Sheets/pillow cases. Nope. Mattresses? Nope. Not a one has helped me to not sweat.
[>.<]/ 1 year ago
Put a (gel)cooling mat for dogs in your pillowcase. Thank me later ;)
Load More Replies... #61
TGIFridays. Worked there as a teen, never ate there again and recommended NOT going there to friends and family. Glad when I found out they went bankrupt.
#62
Quicken Loans. Took advantage of me as a first one home buyer and cost me $600. Anytime I find a lender is a subsidiary of Quicken (like Rocket Mortgage), I tell them exactly why I could never use them.
#63
Harry and David. Straight up
Didn’t deliver a sympathy basket and I was notified the day it was supposed to be delivered that the order was cancelled. No reschedule just cancel.
ScootyPuffJr 1 year ago
All their stuff reminds me of the weird, stale c**p in the food aisle at TJ Maxx stores.
Fire Singer 1 year ago
I like some of their stuff (their pears are amazing) but man it's so expensive for so little!
#64
Old Spaghetti Factory. Went once. My lasagna was frozen in the middle. That told me everything I'll ever need to know about Old Spaghetti Factory.
Fire Singer 1 year ago
We used to go there with my niece because she liked the decor. Super cute restaurant, absolutely awful food! There's a reason they went out of business. At least here anyway, I don't know if they have other locations still open.
#65
GM. Three straight vehicles that failed at 100k.
David Houde 1 year ago
Everyone's experiences are different. I had a GM vehicle that I sold with 260k miles, the GM I bought to replace it was totaled at about 230k miles when my wife hit a deer. The GM vehicle that I bought to replace that one currently has about 130k miles. Give me some time, I'll get it over 200k.
Geoffrey Scott 1 year ago (edited)
Definitely need to research the models. ANY of the Detroit 3 small vehicles are generally sub-standard. Had a 2008 Silverado Work truck, 4.3 was still running very well @ 165k miles, just rusted out due to Michigan winters.
Load More Replies... Chris the Bobcat 1 year ago
Second rate junk mostly, but an Iron Duke will run pretty much forever. It'll run like c**p forever, but it will run forever.
Kit Black 1 year ago
Have any of the people who claim that all of their vehicles fail sooner than promised ever look at the maintenance recs? Oh yeah I know - every single one of you did all of the maintenance right on time every time...🙄 No you didn't. 🤣
veirdbuttrue 1 year ago
I work in the auto industry. They fail when the vehicle has done over 100,000 kms when the warranty has run out. They are built for obsolescence.
Load More Replies... #66
Red Robin- food poisoning. I've never been so ill in my life.
Fire Singer 1 year ago
Same. It's a regular outing spot for my family. It's not amazing, award winning food, but it's always been good.
Load More Replies... Bacon Tentacles 1 year ago
Dined there once. Don't understand the appeal. The burger and the onion straws were bitter AF. About the only pleasant thing about the entire experience was the server, who was smoking hot. But the food was not.
#67
Raising Cane's is awful. Bland, flavorless chicken. Their selling point is their sauce, which is also pretty mid.
Dirk Daring 1 year ago
They recently opened one near where I live. The line at the drive through lane was super long, so I decided to see what the fuss was about. I went inside, got very quick service. But as soon as I started eating, I began to understand the "My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined" guy. Hangry Joe's is 1000000% better.
Bacon Tentacles 1 year ago
Have only tried one Cane's, in Pflugerville, TX, but it absolutely slaps, including the sauce. Except for that one time where I ordered a 25-piece tailgate, and instead of Cane's sauce, I got 25 packets of ketchup. That was...odd.
#68
Olive garden. I don't understand why so many people love it.
As soon as you walk in, you are met with a garlic and hot oil smell.
The food looks and tastes like it all came frozen with zero pride put into it.
Sbarros tastes better than this s**t.
Service was great, though.
M O'Connell 1 year ago
It's not a good "garlic and hot oil" smell, it's like garlic powder and a well-used deep fryer. Very intentional and synthetic.
Load More Replies... Sean Parker 1 year ago
Awful food. It has to come in frozen and microwaved. I hope no one could ever cook a meal that bland. Bread sticks are way better at Fazolis. Paying for atmosphere i guess. I just don't understand why they are still open
Michael Largey 1 year ago
Olive Garden amazed me. I didn't think tasteless Italian food was possible.
ScootyPuffJr 1 year ago
I stopped eating at chain restaurants 20 years ago for obvious reasons, but Olive Garden was my last straw. Ordered some gross pasta and there was a giant chunk of broken plate in my food and they acted like I had placed it there! It was clearly one of THEIR plates, and I was their with my mother. They didn't even comp the meal! They gave me free dessert. And food poisoning.
Patricia Steward 1 year ago
I know it's not authentic Italian, but DAMN it's delicious, so I don't care.
camomooey 1 year ago
That seems to be the case with most restaurants now. However, I've always been happy with Olive Garden.
Load More Replies... Bacon Tentacles 1 year ago
I have had hot and cold experiences with Olive Garden. It really depends on the location. Some are amazing; some are abysmal. Have seen this both in the Austin TX and Roanoke VA area.
#69
Kia. I got screwed so bad and they did it with a smile on their face. I was young and they took advantage.
_-DungeonKeeper-_ 1 year ago
Both parents had the same kind of Kia. Lasted a good 2 years when both of them got into individual crashes. Neither is hurt and they're both okay. My dad flipped TWICE over a car he hit trying to swerve around a parked one and walked out with only a bruise. It was maybe briefly on some news because a student at a nearby school was talking about it. My mom hit a deer.
*raspberry sound 1 year ago
Man, I had a Kia once, when I was in my 20's. That thing was a trouper!! Someone borrow/stole my car and crashed it into a ditch, bending the frame. She still drove for another few years.
ScootyPuffJr 1 year ago (edited)
Then there's the ease of theft with most models. The "KIA boys" have been terrorizing my city for nearly five years now. They steal every single one they can, use them for other crimes, and drive recklessly until they're totaled.
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
How long ago? I had a LOT of maintenance troubles with Kia back in the early 00s, but they've really improved. Got my first Soul in 2012. After it tried to blind date a deer in 2017 I didn't even think about replacing it with anything but another Soul. (full disclosure : my dad worked for GM his entire career.)
#70
I decided I would try long John Silvers with a friend of mine. We ordered all kinds of s**t because we had never been there before.
It was so, astonishingly bad. Everything tasted the same, all just “fried”. No actual difference between hush puppies, shrimp, fish, or fries. Slight variation in texture and shape, but even that was only slight. Just a mountain of tan colored batter shapes that taste of nothing.
That was the one and only time I have ever been. That was in around 1999 or so.
The Other Guest 1 year ago
Believe it or not, they used to be good; but yeah, by 1999 they were awful. Everything gets fried in the same oil, so everything tastes like old fish.
Bacon Tentacles 1 year ago
I can't imagine it has gotten any better since then. If you go back you might look back upon the 1999 visit as a happy memory in comparison...
#71
Ulta. Had such a strange experience with the staff there. My mom bought a pair of pants in the store nextdoor, then she bought something at ulta and left the pants in a shopping bag on the checkout counter by accident. We realized it when we were getting back in the car and she went back to Ulta. She spoke to someone and they said they didn’t see it (we realized this pretty quickly so only about 10 min had passed). She went up to the counter and looked over and one of the girls was standing over the bag, it was on the inside of her leg on the floor, so they had to have moved it and thought we wouldn’t notice. Such bad vibes. Never shopping there again.
ScootyPuffJr 1 year ago
I've had solid customer service at Ulta, but I got sick of shopping amid throngs of rude, 13 year old girls using their parents' credit cards.
#72
Quiznos. Are they still around?
They offered our building a 10% discount, so fine whatever. I bought a sandwich and said I work here and they gave me grief because i only ordered a sandwich, not a meal. I Said, whatever it was your idea.
The next time I go in I order the special meal deal, and said I work here and they said "no discount since it is already a deal." I didn't want their chips and fountain drink anyway, so I just left.
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
There are still a relative handful in business, but most of them have been gone a long, long time. I miss the chicken bacon avocado. And the spongmonkeys
BookFanatic 1 year ago
Friend and I went to our local Quiznos when we were in high school. She got their broccoli cheese soup and we went back to my house to eat. Soup tasted funny. Being dumb teenagers, we kept eating it. It finally occurred to us that some of those green chunks...weren't broccoli.
Michael Largey 1 year ago
Some friends of ours were part-owners in a Quiznos franchise. Luckily they could see early where things were going and got out with their investment intact.
#73
Volkswagen. Never mind the occasional poor construction/ design and the very expensive parts.
You have to use their parts and their certified mechanics. Being lied to and scammed by their outright thieving mechanics ensured I will never use this brand again. I won't even rent it.
I will subsidize family car purchases if they buy another brand.
Bacon Tentacles 1 year ago
You have just described every single major car company on the planet in regards to certified parts and mechanics. That's just the way it is across the board.
Remi Flynne 1 year ago
Well, I've never owned one but I do know VW owners who have oil leak issues (googled it - states VWs have oil leak issues) and many manufacturers require that original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts be used for repairs and maintenance during the warranty period to keep the warranty valid. Maybe they were still in the warranty period 🤷🏻♀️
Load More Replies... Chris the Bobcat 1 year ago
Old VWs were good cars. A Beetle can run forever with basic maintenance, while the original Golf and Scirocco were simple enough to repair in the garage. Now VW (and every other German company) designs the cars to be near-impossible to work on. It's a genuine scam.
M O'Connell 1 year ago
My parents owned several Volkswagens they had been perfectly happy with, then they bought an Audi. That was the worst POS I had ever experienced, it was one critical failure after another mostly due to using Little-Tykes quality plastic in high temperature automotive applications.
Robert Beveridge 1 year ago
Hello, long lost cousin! How do you feel about Kia? Mine's gettin old...
#74
John Deere. I had fun on the tractor and it ran great. When parts wore out and I had to go to the dealership to buy new ones it was like they were doing me a favor to condescend to order the overpriced original John Deere parts. Once asked for a part and the parts desk told me to buy it at Tractor Supply. Tractor Supply didn't have them. Next time it will be a different brand.
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
John Deere is one of the worst for DIY fixes. Their tractors come with DRM. You want to change out a headlight or a simple seat switch? If you try to use third party components the computer throws an error and the machine won't even start. You think you're buying a machine outright but they are locking down the software it needs to run.
camomooey 1 year ago
I think I heard that they changed that policy. Or were forced to.
Load More Replies... David 1 year ago
Love/Hate for me. I like their tractors but hate how overpriced they are. At one point I needed a new grass catcher chute. The new one was only sold as a "kit" with a set of mower blades. Except the blades DID NOT FIT my model. Star hole instead of round hole. No option to purchase the plastic chute separately or to exchange the blades for the style that fit my mower. So - forced to buy a $50 set of blades I ended up giving away.
#75
Sugar Factory. The worst restaurant I’ve ever been to.
#76
I once ordered a salad at my school and I was about to take my first bite and I saw a spider. I looked down and there were baby spiders all on my salad.. There is no way they had even washed the lettuce because all the baby spiders were on it. They then ask if I wanted a replacement salad. Uhmmm no.
Game Guy 1 year ago
It's the most original excuse for being a dropout I've seen in awhile...
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Scooby Snacks 1 year ago
BoredPanda. They used to be a fun, community site, but now it seems like they hate their users and are actively trying to alienate them and drive them away.
Reset Game 1 year ago
CVS - their pharmacy messed up every single freaking time. They were the closest to my apartment but after numerous mess-ups and them trying to blame me or the doctor. I gave up on them. I won't even step into their stores. And how is Amazon not mentioned??
Diolla 1 year ago
List should be renamed to what made AMERICAN ppl boycott brands. A lot of the brands mentioned don't even exist outside of the USA. I got tired of googling brands in this list. Just saying. Otherwise, an entertaining list.
Mike Arclight 1 year ago
Hey, if ever there is a chance to badmouth the US, BP is gonna be there
Load More Replies... Bill Evs 1 year ago
McDonalds. Obviously they'd never say it themselves but they and we all knew it was never meant to be fine dining, its key to success was being a cheap and quick belly filler. These days take a family of four there for food and you'll be lucky to get change from £50. Unfortunately though the quality hasn't increased in conjunction with the price so same old stuff for thrice the price. And the less said about the utterly underwhelming and over hyped McRib the better!!
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
Recently I switched from Google-Fi to Mint because I'd just moved into a new apartment and was using my cell phone's mobile hotspot for internet until I could get cable hooked up. I went to upgrade my account to handle the extra data and G-fi told me I could only change plans at the end of the month. I told them "I'm either upgrading my plan RIGHT NOW or I'm finding a new carrier RIGHT NOW". So I'm with Mint Mobile and the service is much better.
BookFanatic 1 year ago
If I have a bad experience, I’ll usually give the place the benefit of the doubt and try again. Everyone messes up sometimes. Maybe the employees had a bad day, maybe something went wrong that was beyond the company’s control, maybe the stars and planets just weren’t aligned that day. Whatever. But if I go back and have another bad experience, that’s it for me.
MotherRobinson 1 year ago
Not sure why you were downvoted, but here's my upvote. I agree with you on that. It would have to be an experience so outrageous for me to not give a company another chance. I normally have a 3 strikes rule.
Load More Replies... SaraCapybara 1 year ago
Lee Jeans. I recently ordered a pair online and when they came I discovered that they don't have full sized pockets on their women's jeans. I can't even fit my keys in the front pocket. I hate the outdated sexism that insists women don't need/don't want pockets.
Peacemaker Wolf 1 year ago
Amazon. Delivered my order to the wrong address in my neighborhood, driver sent a picture of some else's front porch. Had to send three emails, one for each item. Still never got refunded or replaced. $48 isn't a lot of money, but we were living off of 1300 a month and really needed that new underwear that we never got! It's been over a year ago and I'm still ticked off.
Scooby Snacks 1 year ago
BoredPanda. They used to be a fun, community site, but now it seems like they hate their users and are actively trying to alienate them and drive them away.
Reset Game 1 year ago
CVS - their pharmacy messed up every single freaking time. They were the closest to my apartment but after numerous mess-ups and them trying to blame me or the doctor. I gave up on them. I won't even step into their stores. And how is Amazon not mentioned??
Diolla 1 year ago
List should be renamed to what made AMERICAN ppl boycott brands. A lot of the brands mentioned don't even exist outside of the USA. I got tired of googling brands in this list. Just saying. Otherwise, an entertaining list.
Mike Arclight 1 year ago
Hey, if ever there is a chance to badmouth the US, BP is gonna be there
Load More Replies... Bill Evs 1 year ago
McDonalds. Obviously they'd never say it themselves but they and we all knew it was never meant to be fine dining, its key to success was being a cheap and quick belly filler. These days take a family of four there for food and you'll be lucky to get change from £50. Unfortunately though the quality hasn't increased in conjunction with the price so same old stuff for thrice the price. And the less said about the utterly underwhelming and over hyped McRib the better!!
Ray Ceeya (RayCeeYa) 1 year ago
Recently I switched from Google-Fi to Mint because I'd just moved into a new apartment and was using my cell phone's mobile hotspot for internet until I could get cable hooked up. I went to upgrade my account to handle the extra data and G-fi told me I could only change plans at the end of the month. I told them "I'm either upgrading my plan RIGHT NOW or I'm finding a new carrier RIGHT NOW". So I'm with Mint Mobile and the service is much better.
BookFanatic 1 year ago
If I have a bad experience, I’ll usually give the place the benefit of the doubt and try again. Everyone messes up sometimes. Maybe the employees had a bad day, maybe something went wrong that was beyond the company’s control, maybe the stars and planets just weren’t aligned that day. Whatever. But if I go back and have another bad experience, that’s it for me.
MotherRobinson 1 year ago
Not sure why you were downvoted, but here's my upvote. I agree with you on that. It would have to be an experience so outrageous for me to not give a company another chance. I normally have a 3 strikes rule.
Load More Replies... SaraCapybara 1 year ago
Lee Jeans. I recently ordered a pair online and when they came I discovered that they don't have full sized pockets on their women's jeans. I can't even fit my keys in the front pocket. I hate the outdated sexism that insists women don't need/don't want pockets.
Peacemaker Wolf 1 year ago
Amazon. Delivered my order to the wrong address in my neighborhood, driver sent a picture of some else's front porch. Had to send three emails, one for each item. Still never got refunded or replaced. $48 isn't a lot of money, but we were living off of 1300 a month and really needed that new underwear that we never got! It's been over a year ago and I'm still ticked off.
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