@AutisticInnovator yeah, that's a #RipOff!

• Would've propably been cheaper to pitch one's products to some YouTube channels with some perpetual discount codes / affiliate program in the rear...

🚨 SCAM ALERT 🚨
Eneba and G2A took my money and never sent the PayPal code I paid for.
No code, no refund, and no real support response.
Their system is broken, their customer service is trash, and they clearly don’t care about users.
Avoid these shady platforms at all costs!
#Eneba #G2A #Scam #Fraud #PayPal #ConsumerRights #Ripoff

Yay to private train companies blatantly trying to rip, people in a rush to get to pintage, off!
Wanted an extra £5 for a £13.40 journey.

**Hel! Fuck! & No!** (imagine these three/four words in bold all caps, possibly flashing neon)

So, now I'm having an extra long wait for the next train to meet & relax with a friend, a greasy spoon breakfast & some pints.
I'll be late but the pub & the 'spoon'll still be there. My friend probably too, so… chill mode engaged …

#Life #UKTrains #PublicTransport #RipOffMerchants #RipOff

https://www.muskwatch.com/p/musk-promised-budget-cuts-he-delivered?triedRedirect=true

Musk promised budget cuts. He delivered a panopticon.

#us #domestic #surveillance #elonmusk #nazi #elon #musk #TSLA #Tesla #nasdaq #tariffs #business #economy #finance #usa #markets #stocks #equities #kakistocracy #tariff #tax #retail #taxes #trade #global #imports #financial #fascist #musk #maga #usaid #doge #personal #data #database #privacy #pii #IRS #SSA #immigrants #DHS #DETCOM #spying #bigbrother #americans #fascism #authoritarianism #ripoff #consumer

Tesla rips off Canadian government, then threatens to sue. "The four Tesla dealerships filed more than 8,600 rebate claims, which, according to Transport Canada's website, must be filed before the vehicle is delivered to the customer. This means those dealerships would have had to sell two cars per minute, 24­hours a day, all weekend." #swasticars #nazimobiles #ripoff #canada #ev #muskisevil #muskisafascist #musk #tesla
https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/tesla-threatens-canadian-government-with-legal-action-over-frozen-electric-vehicle-money/article_b102f46a-c9a2-4f0c-a1f6-3084c538437b.html

Absolutely NOT "Knight Rider!" In NO way is this that!
What it is, is available on YouTube and Tubi, and it looks spectacular!
Here is a taste...
#NightDriver #KnightRider #Bmovie #RipOFF
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkKYH7UnWEc

$28 for two adult tickets.
$ 4 for convenience fee ordering online.
$ 8 for a ONE SMALL POPCORN.
$ 6 for a ONE SMALL SODA.
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$46 to go to a movie in #SantaFe

And that's cheap! Prolly be way more expensive in other cities.

#movies #cinema #ripoff #newmexico

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/studios-ticket-price-hikes-summer-box-office-1236193826/

One of the Most Egregious Ripoffs in the History of Science – The Race to DNA

https://nautil.us/one-of-the-most-egregious-ripoffs-in-the-history-of-science-238331/

#HackerNews #One #of #the #Most #Egregious #Ripoffs #in #the #History #of #Science #– #The #Race #to #DNA

science #history #ripoff #DNA #research #ethics

Using #AI to create a Ghibli-style art of yourself, while extremely harmless, is an absolute disservice to Hayao Miyazaki, the founder of Studio Ghibli.

#HayaoMiyazaki #Ghibli #StudioGhibli #OpenAI #RipOff

@allanb @Impish4249

Phone companies in general are pretty famous for charging extra for absolutely anything they can get away with. It was worse forty years ago, when many things people today assume are an essential part of the basic service were optional add-ons.

Monopolies didn't help, either. For example, I had a girlfriend who lived *just* outside of my local calling area, in a town about 65 kilometers / 40 miles away. It was in the same province, so the phone company had a monopoly on calls from her to me, or me to her. If I waited until after midnight, the rates were 60% off, so it would only cost me about $0.32 *per minute* to call her. During the day, it was $0.78 per minute.

This was at a time when the minimum wage was $4.25 per hour. So working for an hour meant I could call her for five minutes during the day - without accounting for income tax eating some of it.

In comparison, they didn't have a monopoly on calls to or from places outside the province. So I could call L.A., thousands of kilometers away, for about $0.25 per minute during the day.

#ripoff #phone #LongDistance #monopoly

Once again I am reminded what a monumental ripoff uk service station food is. £4.99 for a soggy looking chicken wrap. It’s not like it’s difficult and expensive to get the stuff here - it’s on the fucking M1. #motorway #serviceStation #RipOff

@serpicojam What a bunch of crap. My eggs are up about $2/dozen or about 17 cents per egg. None of these places buy eggs a dozen at a time, so their increased cost per egg is probably less than 1 cent.
What a #RipOff

Will Consumer Data Collection Lead to Algorithm-Adjusted 'Surveillance Pricing'? - Slashdot

"Imagine walking into a grocery store and seeing a price for milk that's higher than what the next shopper pays because an #algorithm calculated that you're willing to spend more..."
#surveillance #surveillancepricing #privacy #ripoff

https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/02/22/230253/will-consumer-data-collection-lead-to-algorithm-adjusted-surveillance-pricing?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

#Colesworth yesterday - eggs -$13.25 a dozen. But the only cartons left had broken eggs.
#Aldi - eggs -$5.69 a dozen. Good supply.
#ripoff

Here we go giving a fucktonne of money to the Americans for nothing.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-08/donald-trump-supportive-of-aukus-pete-hegseth-says/104913062

#News #AUKUS #Ripoff #InvisibleSubs #Auspol #USpol #Trump #Scammer #MAGA

What a rip off. I live in a town where a job at McDonald's is one of the top paying jobs. Most people make less than $10/hr.

The gym that just opened is charging $50/month just to use the weights and treadmill, not even the showers or sauna
#RipOff #BadEconomy #EatTheRich

https://futurism.com/openai-mockery-stole-work-deepseek #ai #ripoff

#synths #synth #ripoff