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Consumer Ripoffs

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by Another Brother, Mar 11, 2005.

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  1. Another Brother

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    Carwash- They advertise all the packages and basically do the same thing everytime. I pay between 16 and 30 bucks sometimes to get my car washed, yet they seem to get upset when I request that my rims be smudge free and to clean areas that they have obviously missed.

    I don't have the time to wash the car at home all the time, so I am forced in many cases to pay for this freaking ripoff.
     
  2. Falcons Talon

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    Damn that's expensive.

    I never get the full interior exterior anymore. They usually end up busting stuff inside the car...ash tray lids, equalizer settings...I just do the interior myself.
    $9.00 for exterior and Armor All the tires. Then I get home and break out the bottle of "Meguiar's spray and mist" and finish the detailing myself.
     
  3. swilkins

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    Clean the wheels yourself and then right up a new act involving it and cash in.;)
     
  4. MR. MEOWGI

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    Or make a comedy movie about it. You could call it "Car Wash"
     
  5. pirc1

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    Let see what Another Brother looks like before we decide the cast members.
     
  6. Falcons Talon

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    Jerry Seinfeld for the lead role!
     
  7. RocketMan Tex

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    I always use a coupon to pay $6.99 at the car wash, but I always have to finish the job after I get home.
     
  8. LegendZ3

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    $30 car wash? Is it one of those car wash place where girls pour soup water over their see through shirts?
    [​IMG]
     
  9. Faos

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    Consumer ripoffs?

    Popcorn and soft drinks at a movie theatre.
     
  10. Sishir Chang

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    What kind of soup are we talking about here? Clear broth or something chunky? Is it hot soup or cold soup like gazepacho?
     
  11. pirc1

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    No way, it is hot and sour soup.!
     
  12. LegendZ3

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    LOL, I can't think today, soap is what I meant.
     
  13. mc mark

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    Two drink minimum
     
  14. Another Brother

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    ;)
     
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    Biggest scam industries:

    Banks.
    Insurance companies.
    Auto mechanics.

    The medical industry and credit industry will probably be added to that list soon.

    -- droxford
     
  16. MadMax

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    :D yeah..we ought to get rid of them!
     
  17. droxford

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    You can't - but that's part of the scam. You can't go through life without any of the above, and they know it, so they scam you.

    (technically, you probably could, but you'd have to separate yourself from society and become a survivalist )

    -- droxford
     
  18. pirc1

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    I will put all cash under my bed, get a bike to get to work. On second thought maybe not.
     
  19. MadMax

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    who do you bank with? how do they scam you? there are few things in the world more regulated than banks.
     
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    If you have money, banks treat you like god. If you are poor, they do all sorts of things to you, especially the big banks. They will charge this and that service fees for not keeping enough in the bank and using their ATM, etc.
     

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