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10-15-2020, 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted By climberbrah⏩
Bang on.I have another good one.
Realtor fees.
Brb find home on zillow myself, drive myself to home, worthless realtor walks me around house, is now somehow deserving of 5% of sale. Especially buyers agents.
Complete scam of an industry. Closing costs lmao.
Should be just paying a lawyer to hash out contracts and work with bank directly for the mortage. That's not worth upwards of 10 to 20k that a realtor gets
Realtor fees.
Brb find home on zillow myself, drive myself to home, worthless realtor walks me around house, is now somehow deserving of 5% of sale. Especially buyers agents.
Complete scam of an industry. Closing costs lmao.
Should be just paying a lawyer to hash out contracts and work with bank directly for the mortage. That's not worth upwards of 10 to 20k that a realtor gets
The funny thing is, the actual realtor makes barely half of the actual commission. The brokers are the ones laughing all the way to the bank because they take 35% of agent commissions for things like office overhead, paperwork, providing an office, etc. And basically do nothing but sit in their office and take on the fattest deals so they don't have to pay out their employees. It's like a pyramid scheme.
I once offered a realtor $100 an hour for his time and he laughed in my face. And it is a zero barrier to entry industry where 10% of the people make 90% of the money.
10-15-2020, 06:32 AM
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Warranty. How I hate that word . The warranty lasts till you bring your product back usually
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10-15-2020, 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted By climberbrah⏩
the other side of this coin is mechanical watches. the swiss have done a *masterful* job of marketing to men a product that is inferior and obsolete in every way and their business model is almost exactly like diamonds. create the illusion of value and control the supply chain. I'm sure there are a few collectors who actually believe the BS that is trotted out about appreciating the engineering/craftsmanship, etc. but 90% are just buying a brand for status and have a piece of jewelry that needs maintenance and can break.The wedding diamond ring.
Compete marketer scam thrust on western society. Lol at duping countless young men into spending a months paycheck on a rock for a girl.
Compete marketer scam thrust on western society. Lol at duping countless young men into spending a months paycheck on a rock for a girl.
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10-15-2020, 06:50 AM
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- insurance that claims to be an investment product
- actively managed investment funds
- crypto investment products (bitconnect, optioment, ...)
- rebranded chinese products
- foreign currency loans
- supplement industry
- alternative medicine
- actively managed investment funds
- crypto investment products (bitconnect, optioment, ...)
- rebranded chinese products
- foreign currency loans
- supplement industry
- alternative medicine
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10-15-2020, 08:12 AM
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Originally Posted By Rajc⏩
They work on ships BECAUSE of of the environment they're used in (ie. surrounded by salt water). They're just about useless on a car though.rust protection in todays cars are pretty good from factory (benz beemer audi etc)
you can load them on a container ship for months and they wont have anything, just wash the salt layer off srs (speaking from experience)
id be more worried about the battery dying lol
you can load them on a container ship for months and they wont have anything, just wash the salt layer off srs (speaking from experience)
id be more worried about the battery dying lol
10-15-2020, 08:52 AM
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Brand name sunglasses
Example, Rayban. They probably own the biggest market share in sunglasses. All your buying the brand name.
Example, Rayban. They probably own the biggest market share in sunglasses. All your buying the brand name.
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10-15-2020, 08:58 AM
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10-15-2020, 08:59 AM
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10-15-2020, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted By iradumass⏩
but what will all the girls from high school with 2.5 kids who never moved out of our hometown do?MLM pyramid schemes
took until page 3 wow
took until page 3 wow
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10-15-2020, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted By northernlights7⏩
Remdesivir . 3000 a pill and does not even come close to what hydroxychloroquine does which is 1,25 a pillI'll start by saying - delivery fees tacked onto the main bill by restaurants.
They started it off with $2 "delivery fees". Now that has been increased to as much as $4 "delivery fees".
The delivery fee has nothing to do with the driver's tip, which you are expected to include entirely seperately. Furthermore, the raised price by the delivery fee automatically increases the amount you are expected to tip driver based on percentage. Last, but not first, it's actually significantly *cheaper* for a company to send a delivery driver out to you (assuming the expect the delivery driver to provide their own car for work) than to have you dine in at their establishment.
Basically, the "delivery fee" is a big "fuk you" extra charge, for no other reasoj than "just because". Not only that, theybare completely screwing their drivers over in the process. That's $2-$4 more that the person ordering might have given the driver. But noooo, they just have to screw everyone besides themselves as hard as possible.
Delivery fees are the ultimate, and final cuck. Think about it logically.
They started it off with $2 "delivery fees". Now that has been increased to as much as $4 "delivery fees".
The delivery fee has nothing to do with the driver's tip, which you are expected to include entirely seperately. Furthermore, the raised price by the delivery fee automatically increases the amount you are expected to tip driver based on percentage. Last, but not first, it's actually significantly *cheaper* for a company to send a delivery driver out to you (assuming the expect the delivery driver to provide their own car for work) than to have you dine in at their establishment.
Basically, the "delivery fee" is a big "fuk you" extra charge, for no other reasoj than "just because". Not only that, theybare completely screwing their drivers over in the process. That's $2-$4 more that the person ordering might have given the driver. But noooo, they just have to screw everyone besides themselves as hard as possible.
Delivery fees are the ultimate, and final cuck. Think about it logically.
10-15-2020, 09:38 AM
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Originally Posted By 2011change⏩
Research Luxottica. You will rage.Brand name sunglasses
Example, Rayban. They probably own the biggest market share in sunglasses. All your buying the brand name.
Example, Rayban. They probably own the biggest market share in sunglasses. All your buying the brand name.
Lots of good ones itt but I haven't seen lawyers mentioned. System is designed to drag chit out as long and charge as much as possible.
10-15-2020, 09:42 AM
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10-15-2020, 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted By northernlights7⏩
Delivery fees are not really a scam, they were mostly instituted when gas pricing shot up to like $4 per gallon and it wasn't really economical for companies to do free delivery anymore. With UberEats and Doordash, there's clearly a market for delivery, so it's something people are willing to pay for. I'm a guy who orders delivery maybe 2 times per year nowadays, but I definitely like having it as an option.I'll start by saying - delivery fees tacked onto the main bill by restaurants.
They started it off with $2 "delivery fees". Now that has been increased to as much as $4 "delivery fees".
The delivery fee has nothing to do with the driver's tip, which you are expected to include entirely seperately. Furthermore, the raised price by the delivery fee automatically increases the amount you are expected to tip driver based on percentage. Last, but not first, it's actually significantly *cheaper* for a company to send a delivery driver out to you (assuming the expect the delivery driver to provide their own car for work) than to have you dine in at their establishment.
Basically, the "delivery fee" is a big "fuk you" extra charge, for no other reasoj than "just because". Not only that, theybare completely screwing their drivers over in the process. That's $2-$4 more that the person ordering might have given the driver. But noooo, they just have to screw everyone besides themselves as hard as possible.
Delivery fees are the ultimate, and final cuck. Think about it logically.
They started it off with $2 "delivery fees". Now that has been increased to as much as $4 "delivery fees".
The delivery fee has nothing to do with the driver's tip, which you are expected to include entirely seperately. Furthermore, the raised price by the delivery fee automatically increases the amount you are expected to tip driver based on percentage. Last, but not first, it's actually significantly *cheaper* for a company to send a delivery driver out to you (assuming the expect the delivery driver to provide their own car for work) than to have you dine in at their establishment.
Basically, the "delivery fee" is a big "fuk you" extra charge, for no other reasoj than "just because". Not only that, theybare completely screwing their drivers over in the process. That's $2-$4 more that the person ordering might have given the driver. But noooo, they just have to screw everyone besides themselves as hard as possible.
Delivery fees are the ultimate, and final cuck. Think about it logically.
I will say there is some deception in pricing, and a $3 delivery fee is typically less than the actual cost to get pizza to you. That's why they try to incentivize carryout at these pizza places nowadays, and so you're really paying like $7-8 for delivery from Dominos instead of the $3.75.
10-15-2020, 09:56 AM
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Originally Posted By OliverHeldens⏩
yup. Restaurants gotta pay doordash 20% . So jack up DD menu price or push them to buy direct and pickup.Delivery fees are not really a scam, they were mostly instituted when gas pricing shot up to like $4 per gallon and it wasn't really economical for companies to do free delivery anymore. With UberEats and Doordash, there's clearly a market for delivery, so it's something people are willing to pay for. I'm a guy who orders delivery maybe 2 times per year nowadays, but I definitely like having it as an option.
I will say there is some deception in pricing, and a $3 delivery fee is typically less than the actual cost to get pizza to you. That's why they try to incentivize carryout at these pizza places nowadays, and so you're really paying like $7-8 for delivery from Dominos instead of the $3.75.
I will say there is some deception in pricing, and a $3 delivery fee is typically less than the actual cost to get pizza to you. That's why they try to incentivize carryout at these pizza places nowadays, and so you're really paying like $7-8 for delivery from Dominos instead of the $3.75.
10-15-2020, 10:08 AM
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Herbalife. Can't believe this chit has captured so many simpletons
10-15-2020, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted By DarthCholo⏩
Well Domino's doesn't use the delivery services, but they just have an always running pick up special of $5.99 large one topping or $7.99 large 3 topping. You can't get these same deals for delivery, and in reality the coupon for delivery would be something like 2 Large 1 Topping for $17.99.yup. Restaurants gotta pay doordash 20% . So jack up DD menu price or push them to buy direct and pickup.
So the difference between pick up pricing and delivery pricing is $6 if you buy two pizzas, then add the $3.75 delivery fee, so you're really paying a cost of $10 for delivery(without including tip). Basically what Dominos did is because they already had the delivery mechanisms in place, instead of paying a 3rd party delivery service then kept all of that revenue in house. And that's why their stock has been skyrocketing for the last 9 months.
10-15-2020, 10:55 AM
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That thing that some football teams do where you have to buy therightto buy a ticket and then you can actually buy the ticket.
fcuking amazing.
fcuking amazing.
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Avocado Toast
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Selling change management work. You're basically a well compensated scapegoat.
- Join troubled company with promises of a turnaround
- Hold meetings with buzzword filled powerpoints on modern business practices to entrenched boomers who will never retire or better yet, companies that never developed strategy to match their size
- RIF the unchangeables and those whose leaders refuse to performance manage out and be the one to blame for layoffs
- Get "forced out" by hero new leader
- Fly business to vacation home with accumulated points from your months-long Startwood stay
- Join troubled company with promises of a turnaround
- Hold meetings with buzzword filled powerpoints on modern business practices to entrenched boomers who will never retire or better yet, companies that never developed strategy to match their size
- RIF the unchangeables and those whose leaders refuse to performance manage out and be the one to blame for layoffs
- Get "forced out" by hero new leader
- Fly business to vacation home with accumulated points from your months-long Startwood stay
Originally Posted By frutistafreeze⏩
excuse meAvocado Toast
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10-15-2020, 11:30 AM
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The Circle Game,
The amount of 30k a month billers that were duped into playing in the office.
The amount of 30k a month billers that were duped into playing in the office.
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10-15-2020, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted By climberbrah⏩
Until you get into an accident and than are on the hook for your deductible. And if it was your fault your insurance company says thank you very much, we are raising your rates.Rental car insurance. Most people's car insurance plans cover rentals as well. Total waste to purchase it extra from hertz or enterprise. Total scam.
Example: I declined the insurance, got rear ended. Had about $500 worth of damage. Because I hadnt taken the insurance the car rental kept the hold that they put against your credit card and charged me for the balance.
So I paid it. Than they told me I can put in a claim with my insurance company. If I had put in the claim I still would have had to pay the deductible ($500) and they probably would have raised the rates.
You take the insurance - anything happens? You hand them the keys and walk away. Its their problem.
10-15-2020, 12:02 PM
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Personal trainers
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Used to go on uber eats when I was hungover.
Brb $10 burrito
Brb ok not bad
Brb $5 fee for “small order”
Brb $15 burrito before tip
So $10 burrito is really $18, not going to punish the driver.
Add to cart, see all of the extra fees, close app and rot
Edit:
Brb order from uber eats
Brb driver picks up food and has 2 other orders to drop off before yours
Brb right down the street but gets to your house 45 minutes later
Brb $10 burrito
Brb ok not bad
Brb $5 fee for “small order”
Brb $15 burrito before tip
So $10 burrito is really $18, not going to punish the driver.
Add to cart, see all of the extra fees, close app and rot
Edit:
Brb order from uber eats
Brb driver picks up food and has 2 other orders to drop off before yours
Brb right down the street but gets to your house 45 minutes later
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Originally Posted By northernlights7⏩
You are wrong. period.Delivery fees are the ultimate, and final cuck. Think about it logically.
Delivery has always been deeply undervalued. Meaning that delivering to some rich guy or some mom with 3 kids who has to put all her kids into the car....is a much different experience for them to goto the restaurant and pick up their food vs. just paying some $$ amount to have it delivered. That is why delivery services in general are so popular.
It used to be these folks would be getting their stuff delivered for almost free (in regards to the time they saved). Of course he still is, relatively speaking, however the balance has been tipped slightly against them.
btw: of course if you are single incel miscer...it makes no sense to NOT PICKUP your own stuff but that isn't really who these businesses are catered to. I mean Jeff Bezos didn't get rich not considering these factors.
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Originally Posted By Merc009⏩
This is right about 95% of the time. The 5% that are worth it are definitely worth it if you want accountability and results.Personal trainers
Most trainers today are salespeople who work out, and now that most stuff is online everything is cookie cutter. Today if you want workout programs you would be better off googling it, finding videos or purchasing stock programs.
10-15-2020, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted By 2010JW⏩
Yeah, I've been known to use uber eats and the like when drunk though. Drunken munchies + lowered inhibition.brb a 10 dollar meal is now 21.50 with tips and fees
It is a real rip off. Especially the ones having a processing fee on top of the delivery fee and tip.
At any rate - didn't read the whole thread, but saw some other really good examples mentioned. The wedding industry for sure.
10-15-2020, 01:02 PM
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ticketmaster brb 80 ticket is now 100 wtf brah your literally purchasing electronically
all the uber eats/postmates/doordash
bnb fees
las vegas or any resort fees
"Ocean Drive" fee on restaraunt tabs (srs) pissed me off when i was in Miami
all the uber eats/postmates/doordash
bnb fees
las vegas or any resort fees
"Ocean Drive" fee on restaraunt tabs (srs) pissed me off when i was in Miami
10-15-2020, 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted By redraider86⏩
A few years ago in Australia, someone wrote an article in our flagship newspaper that the reason entitled millennials couldn’t afford a house in Sydney is because they spend too much money on smashed avocados on toast.Selling change management work. You're basically a well compensated scapegoat.
- Join troubled company with promises of a turnaround
- Hold meetings with buzzword filled powerpoints on modern business practices to entrenched boomers who will never retire or better yet, companies that never developed strategy to match their size
- RIF the unchangeables and those whose leaders refuse to performance manage out and be the one to blame for layoffs
- Get "forced out" by hero new leader
- Fly business to vacation home with accumulated points from your months-long Startwood stay
excuse me
- Join troubled company with promises of a turnaround
- Hold meetings with buzzword filled powerpoints on modern business practices to entrenched boomers who will never retire or better yet, companies that never developed strategy to match their size
- RIF the unchangeables and those whose leaders refuse to performance manage out and be the one to blame for layoffs
- Get "forced out" by hero new leader
- Fly business to vacation home with accumulated points from your months-long Startwood stay
excuse me
Millennials went bananas. Turns out, their feelings are hurt very easily.
I think that’s what this poster was referencing.
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