• robocall@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I assume this is not a benevolent action, but a gimmick to get people back to spending more.

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      5 months ago

      Your assumption appears to be correct. They even state they want to break consumers out of the frugal habit (paraphrasing).

      People are broke, you dumb twats.

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        5 months ago

        And we’re learning how to frugal better, therefore buying less in the future too. I do not feel sorry for the shareholders.

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        “People are broke, you dumb twats.”

        I want to make this into a billboard that we lease right outside the CEO of walgreens office window.

        Then I want to send him a T-Shirt with this on it.

        And then a custom doormat to put outside his house.

        …how hard would it be to tattoo it on his forehead without him noticing until after we’re done/gone? I don’t even want him to know we’ve been there.

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        Want us to spend more money and buy more crap? Simple, pay us more and we spend more. I used to spend $20 a week on lunches and $10 a week on coffee and muffin for breakfast, I stopped when it was $20 a week for coffee/muffin and $30+ for lunch. If my minimum spending on my basics is leaving me with less each month, I am going to start cutting back on even that. I guess if you want a cut of my money you need to find a way to get more out of my LL cause that is where most of it goes now, or the utilities. Something, something, blood from a stone.

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      Even if it wasn’t a gimmick, it still wouldn’t be benevolent. Corporations only lower prices when they think the lower price can make them more money overall.