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[–] [email protected] 15 points 6 months ago

Tbh I think that bugs everyone not just us lol

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

yeah fuck that.

if they make you jump through hoops it was probably a shit deal anyway

[–] [email protected] 40 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Even worse: when you have to call to cancel a subscription.

I subscribed online, I should be able to cancel online.

Of course, it's also hidden deep in the terms of service that you can't cancel online. They know what they're doing.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago

Think California specifically made a law that whatever the sign up method is there must also exist that method for cancellation.

Laws against bs.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

What is the point of consumer protection laws if brands can just write "nuh-uh?"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

We updated the terms of service. You cannot sue us for getting all your data stolen.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Guess i'll take my business elsewhere. Too bad nobody else in this world sells desks 😘

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'd guess they don't actually want to sell you a desk. They are probably in the business of selling hundreds of desks for offices, and this is their way of keeping out the small purchases that they aren't targeting.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's just lazy. They can put min order quantity to achieve the same effect.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (1 children)

There's an art supply store Michaels, they don't list so much as a paint brush price on their site. This combined with their incessant need to ask me for my email every time I buy even one tiny thing at their store, ensures that I'm never going there again. From what I understand the employees get in trouble if they don't ask and get emails which is bullshit

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago

I just looked and everything has listed prices on their site. I thought it was weird you said they don't list paint brushes cause I buy them from there somewhat frequently.

I use the Michael's and joann's apps for the coupons cause almost everything in those stores is overpriced. But the coupons are usually worth it.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Feel the same way about restaurants that don't have prices on their menu.

Basically assume "if you have to ask you can't afford it" because if the price wasn't an immediate deal breaker they wouldn't be withholding it.

Same with job listing, of they don't list the salary it's because they know that stating the salary would make you less likely to apply.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Same with certain home improvement companies that hope once you're on the line, they can close the sale there and then.
I swear they must make all their money off people who don't want to think about what the job involves, and just hand over a chequebook.

The water softener from Costco is £500, the one from ScrewFix is £400, but I'm curious how much the one from NameBrand is.
NameBrand website "Well, it can vary a lot depending on how complicated..."
Forum posts: "£2k including fitting and a year's salt, £1500 for the unit"
(Which isn't an insane price to just have it sorted, I just hate the bollocks excuses when everyone magically still comes out around £2k)

The physical staircase will cost me about £1000, then a few days of skilled labour for someone to fit.
I wonder how much one of those "we'll just handle it" companies in the back of the sunday supplement could do it for...Oh, that's 15 times the price, wonderful.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I get what your saying and obviously overpaying by 15x, like in your example is a terrible idea but, I will say, overpaying by a much smaller amount to save time is sometimes worth it.

One thing your example does not do, and its something most people don't do is factor in how much your time is worth. Is spending an extra $500, for example, worth as much as multiple hours of your time?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

I absolutely agree.
Honestly, if NameBrand posted their prices, I might have considered them, as once my time organising/plumbing (or paying a plumber) is factored in, the difference isn't so massive.
I just loathe the principle of having to get a quote for even the basic device in a box!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

During the call: "The table is how much???"

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