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We've all heard about crappy design, something that turns a blind eye to user-friendliness, logic and common sense, aesthetics, and people in general. We’re talking billboards, TV ads, product packaging and product design, websites and apps, you name it.

The phenomenon of crappy design is that no matter how much our marketing strategies and advertising techniques have evolved in the past decades, it still finds its place in our daily lives. Check out some examples of crappy design in Bored Panda’s previous features here, here and here.

This time, we are taking a step further. Sometimes the design is so annoying, senseless and defunct that it seems like the brands are doing this deliberately or at least without shame. There’s even a whole corner of reddit dedicated to cases “when a*** design things.”

With a whopping 2.9 million members, the community pokes fun at the mentality that “nothing comes before profit, especially not the consumer.” Below, we wrapped up some of the evilest designs, so let us know what you think of them in the comments!

#1

Ah Station Design

Ah Station Design

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BobTDG
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Cruelty. I was gonna make a comment about Tories, because they'd do this, but it's NYC.

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#3

Appstore For You

Appstore For You

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Bad design can be found everywhere, from the products we use every day to the websites we visit. Poorly designed products can be difficult to use, causing us to waste time and energy. They can also be dangerous, as faulty product or packaging designs can lead to accidents.

Meanwhile, websites with bad design can be hard to navigate, preventing us from finding the information we need. They can also be visually unappealing, making us less likely to return. At the same time app can have a very bad user experience which means people will be reluctant to use it. From confusing navigation to cluttered layouts, anyone can spot a very poor design. 

#4

Brand New Protein Powder, Not Even Filled Half Whey

Brand New Protein Powder, Not Even Filled Half Whey

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#6

Screw You Pinterest

Screw You Pinterest

Your content fills up and pollutes the search engine results yet people can’t even view your bulls**t user-submitted content without signing up for a damn account. Going to add to you to my Personal Blocklist so you don’t appear in my searches and waste my time anymore.

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Jrog
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Pinterest is a cesspool. I found some of my facebook photos had been uploaded on pinterest. A girl (wannabe maker/influencer/scammer) reuploaded them with her watermark and used them as example of her creations. Had to subscribe to the website to report the images, and after weeks of waiting... nothing happened. Zero answers, support or even an automated mail. In the meanwhile those images were stolen by others and popped around for a while on other websites, mostly on ads of promoting scams. Stopped uploading my work anywhere.

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Jerk designs seem to take a step further than simply bad designs and come across as downright unethical and immoral. They snuck their way into the products and services we consume, and sometimes we don’t even notice them.

According to Danny Sapio, the lead product designer at Method and cofounder of Confettihabits.com, shrinkflation is a classic case of less product and more profit. “Companies use this tactic to discreetly sell less of a product at the same price that it was before.”

Moreover, Sapio argues that “companies can do this through labeling by displaying “FAMILY SIZE” or “PARTY SIZE” despite it being the same amount as the regular item.” For us, the unsuspecting shoppers, it’s something that’s really easy to miss.

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#8

Hellofresh. If I Don’t Need To Call To Make Orders, I Shouldn’t Need To Call To Unsubscribe

Hellofresh. If I Don’t Need To Call To Make Orders, I Shouldn’t Need To Call To Unsubscribe

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Another great example of jer design practices is the use of lethal enforcers. They require the user to take the action that the company wants before they can do what they intend to do.

“Lethal enforcers are essentially a way that companies gatekeep the decision making for users. Instead of giving users a free choice, the company decides for the individual the decision that should be made then makes that their only choice,” Sapio explained.

An example of a lethal enforcer is when you want to write a review on Yelp but have to download the brand’s app first. “Or when a company suppresses relevant search results to display sponsored products or content.”

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#11

I Chose The Bottle Because A Tube Wasn't Enough! This Trojan Trickery Is An Abuse Coming From A Brand With Recognition

I Chose The Bottle Because A Tube Wasn't Enough! This Trojan Trickery Is An Abuse Coming From A Brand With Recognition

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Hippopotamuses
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well here’s a company that cares FA about both its customers and the environment.

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#12

Bought These Sticky Notes Cause I Thought The Gold Border Was Nice

Bought These Sticky Notes Cause I Thought The Gold Border Was Nice

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Sapio also urges to look out for one of the trick questions known as the loaded questions. They take an advantage of our good nature. “We assume that we don’t need to read the entire question because we’ve already collected the information we need to answer it.”

#13

Natural Is A Trademark

Natural Is A Trademark

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Another very shady design practice is throttling. “Throttling is when a company intentionally downgrades the service or product with the hopes that the customer upgrade. This is different than forced obsolescence because the product still works; it’s just much slower and shittier than it used to be,” the product designer explained.

It turns out that even giant brands like Apple have been found guilty of this. Apple has settled a class-action lawsuit over its practice of slowing down older iPhones, agreeing to pay up to $500 million to impacted consumers.

“Another example is ‘unlimited’ data providers that sneakily slow down internet speeds once they pass a certain threshold of data usage,” Sapio concluded.

#16

Youtuber Gets Every Single Video On His Channel Copyright Claimed Despite Having The Rights To All The Music In His Videos

Youtuber Gets Every Single Video On His Channel Copyright Claimed Despite Having The Rights To All The Music In His Videos

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Khara Mei
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Similar to the lowfigirl channel, had the rights to the music on the channel and was overnight deleted on false copyright claims.

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#17

This Mcdonalds Menu

This Mcdonalds Menu

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Mohsie Supposie
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Just hold up the queue on purpose till the ad finishes, so you can choose what you want!

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#18

Both Weigh 500g But The Green One Is In A 30% "Bigger Bag More To Share"

Both Weigh 500g But The Green One Is In A 30% "Bigger Bag More To Share"

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Adam Chang
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Customer: it's a bigger bag with more chips. Company: no no, it's just a bigger bag

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#19

Cup Design That Makes The Drink Look Like It Has Actual Fruit

Cup Design That Makes The Drink Look Like It Has Actual Fruit

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#20

Disney Leaves The Inside Of Their $6 Icecream Hollow

Disney Leaves The Inside Of Their $6 Icecream Hollow

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#22

Amazon Prime Video Doesn't Tell You If A Show Is Unavailable In Your Country Until After You Subscribe To Amazon Prime

Amazon Prime Video Doesn't Tell You If A Show Is Unavailable In Your Country Until After You Subscribe To Amazon Prime

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#23

This Design Pisses Me Off Every Single Day

This Design Pisses Me Off Every Single Day

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Erin Fish
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

One of the worst things about this is that the adapters I've found to be practically disposable. I've been through maybe 20 of them, tried every price range, and they all break within a month or so. Such a racket.

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#25

Spending $175 On A Textbook Only To Receive A 2 Inch Stack Of Unbound Papers. Binder Sold Separately!

Spending $175 On A Textbook Only To Receive A 2 Inch Stack Of Unbound Papers. Binder Sold Separately!

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Dislikes Helped You Know If A Video Was A Scam, Misleading Or Had False Information

Dislikes Helped You Know If A Video Was A Scam, Misleading Or Had False Information

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Hippopotamuses
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Read: We intend to continue to host questionable content as long as it generates revenue for us, and no, we’re not going be transparent about it, because that will obviously also affect our revenue.

UncleRussian
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah.... And with the current events surrounding YouTube... Yeah no it's gotten worse

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Firstname Lastname
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe we should start commenting "I hit the dislike button" and have people like that comment so we can get an accurate idea on the trash. See how long until Youtube catches on.

Ovata Acronicta
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

On comments too. I desperately need to know how much I upset the Phil McGraw stans.

Khara Mei
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Read: Big corps were booing to us about people disliking their bs c**p, so we hid the numbers in exchange for them not pulling their sweet advertising moolah.

Brent Fisher
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Or if a video has dangerous advice...such as high voltage electronics projects where kids could watch them, or bad medical ideas...or would incite hatred towards the concept of making your own life situation better with your own effort and hard work....

Mary August
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

After this rule I stopped using the like/dislike buttons. If the info is not open for everyone to see, you dont't get my opinion.

Gaya Knust
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a chrome extension that allows you to see the number of dislikes in yt vids. :)

Chad Bingham
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's pretty easy to add the dislike count back. Just Google it.

Ania Barrett
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That's handy, thanks, but I guess the dislike count has lost its value as when people don't see the count, they simply don't press 'dislike' anymore where they would have otherwise.

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BadCat
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not necessarily with small, upstart channels. Ones with little to no following tend to get downvotes the most because people don't like the quality, the content itself or the person isn't comfortable being on camera yet, or any sort of silly reason. Or it could be from people who know the person behind the channel and have a personal issue with them. Commenting is actually more affective at getting your opinion across as then the creator can see what can be improved and what is working with viewers.

Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This. So much this. I follow a few moderately-known channels and before the dislike button got blindfolded, there used to be so many dislikes when they said something that offended a certain group of people. And I'm not even saying that they were offensive! They just stated an opinion about something or reacted to a song that was currently trending in being "cancelworthy" and BAM - dislike galore. If some weirdos do that on a huge channel with tons of likes, it just passes by. But on smaller channels, it can easily get them more dislikes than likes for no reason but people being dipsh*its

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JessG
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But but, there's an actual reason for "targeted dislikes"

Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sometimes, yes. Sometimes, it is just a huge fanbase targeting another artist who has some altercation (verbal, financially, whatever) with their idol.

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Riley Quinn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's extremely rare for me to click Dislike on a YouTube video, but when I do, it's because the content was misleading, dangerous, or it contained offensive -isms. Now that the Dislikes are hidden, I will make it a point to include my dislike and reason in the comment section.

Brina
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Commenting will throw it back into the algorithm. Dislike "numbers" visually, don't do much, other than let you know if it's worth watching. I rarely leave dislikes as well, but if its something that truly deserves it, its best to just report the video, commenting and likes throw content into the algo. There are tons of options to stop certain content from popping up. I kinda get it, it keeps people from being biased before they watch something. I honestly miss it in shorts tho, a lot of people are hopping back n forth between tiktok, and it causes some really toxic fan bases. Definitely showing up in comments. If you need to, hit the 3 dot button, or go to your yt settings and set it to only what you want to watch. I had the weirdest ish for 2 weeks, until I could get my algo back on track.

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Nannerdog
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I feel like it's kind of odd that uploaders can still privately check their dislikes, though. Wouldn't it be less emotionally discouraging for uploaders if they did away with the whole concept of the dislike button, if they're already doing it publically? I could be wrong.

Darian Starfrog
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yup..the official reason is bullocks. Nonsense, it's just big companies, so they can get away with dodgy products.

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Ben
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You should really know that many channels WANT you to dislike it. Because of the broken algorithm ANY interaction path the video (like, dislike, comment) drives these videos to more popular and generate more ad revenue. Report and ignore.

Jennifer .S
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I found it really useful for judging how trustworthy a creator was about the information they give. I find reading people very difficult and don't really trust my instincts when it comes to believing people or not, so the dislikes really helped me know whether a person's ideas were good or not actually harmful. Now I have no way to know and has made accessing information much harder

Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Read the comments. if all you had were the dislikes to make a decision on the trustworthiness, that's not really helpful at all. There might be millions of upvotes for utter bullcrap that no reasonable person watches (which means few dislikes) and it is still utterly wrong. And if the comment-section has no actual conversation-value and only shows one side of a topic - ... actually, you should really invest a ltitle bit more into researching topics across the board, nut just youtube. I mean that kindly, but really... don#t just believe something because he/she has a big fanbase and they are charming and say a lot of words. if you want videos, try yourself on subjects you know about, find channels that say the right things about this subject, learn how to spot truth and facts and then proceed to more complicated things. But please - don't just believe the snake-oil salesmen!

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Patrick Linnen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Given the cesspool that is youtube comments in general, are lop-sided downvotes (aka brigading) a surprise?

Darian Starfrog
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So EVERYONE must lose their voice? Howabout instead, YT better polices their own platform?

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Anonymous panda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Hey guys on incognito mode you can see hiw many their is still i forgot

Anonymous
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They also show you that you're in a minority for enjoying something.

BasedWang12.3
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

If you look up the timeline of this... And no I am not an advocate for either side of our system, I know this was in the talks before, but they pulled the trigger on it a little after Biden got absolute s**t views. The right was up in arms about it and I actually can't say they were totally wrong on that specific part

Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

oh sure. It's all a huge conspiracy. And "the right" is always up in arms, which is exactly the problem!

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Strawblurries
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a reveal thing but lost it when I cleaned my cashed...I should go look how to reinstall that. They mainly did this to cover up dislikes on everything on the Whitehouse channel.

Bruce Ferrier
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1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

And they keep making their ads longer and adding more. I bet by the year 2100 they will hide the likes, views, comments, and subscribers and make the ads longer than the time it takes to fly to mars

Margaret Weaver
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are dozens of extensions for every browser that reinstate the dislike counter, because the data is still accessible.

Ja R
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

they did it so people will still click and watch a video that has say 100 likes but if you saw the 10k dislikes you tube would lose a chance to give you 2 ads every minute 10 seconds of a 4 min tube

Duncan
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There is an actual issue ongoing on YT where smaller content creators are targeted by dislike attacks. Which make them practical invisible for the major audience. There should be a report video option available. If only people weren't so busy so they could and would actually use this report button instead of just clicking dislike. Oh wait you are all bored pandas so from now on forth to be less bored actual report content if a report is needed. The majority probably replies with hell no right now. Hit the dislike button moved on and forgot about it already. And yes those two unskippable adds are annoying. So I always get myself a drink and take a break to stretch my legs. Return to my pc with coffee and rewind the video I want to watch

Giobemo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"But don't worry! Creators will still see every single hurtful little one of them you send."

RedRoses99
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What. Is. It. With. Social. Medias. Removing. Dislikes. Because. They. Think. The. Button. Itself. Is. Bad?

SkekVi
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

the hilarious thing is there's a firefox add-on that puts this back AND highlights it bright pink.

AngelWingsYT
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Funny this dropped shortly after their rewind video became #1 most disliked

Jeannette Treusch
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Sorry, but the dislike button was (and still is) b******t. Most of the time these dislikes came from haters and trolls. "Ugh, you're a fat b***h. Dislike!" Uhm, nope.

Darian Starfrog
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yea..no not really that big of a problem.. sure there may be some. But there's morons everywhere. You can't use that excuse when the large number of people agree.. same thing happens with people who support something for political reasons. They do it as much.

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Milla Bell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The best part is that creator still gets the same deppressing feedback.

GloryToArstotzka
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Disable dislike count- People commenting- Disable comment- Create seperate videos to dislike- Deleted- People dislking on social media- Take social media down- People riot in the streets- NUKE THE WHOLE EARTH

Tricia Coleman
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I wondered why nothing i watched had dislikes anymore. Huh interesting

Salty Wild Hair
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This helps no smaller creators. It actually hides downvotes on political speeches. Why do you want to hide those youtube?

EpicVoidBird YT
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It doesn't really matter tho. I just use an extension to bring it back

Des
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So you'll know everyone hates you, but you are the only one to know ? That means they spare you the embarrassment of having been completely humiliated in front of millions of people, for having posted something questionable... 🤔

KM
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's just dumb. Now I leave a very nice dislike comment.

Seth
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, I'm sure their reason for removing the dislike visibility is exactly what they're saying. It can't possibly have anything to do with them having their official "YouTube Rewind" videos become the most-disliked video ever 3 years in a row due to them abandoning the community-content focus present in the earlier years to instead feature traditional media figures like Will Smith...

Nuno Prata
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Good thing there are addons that fox that, like return youtube dislike and similar.

zakk jakkl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've seen a content creator say that creators can still see the dislike numbers, so the only people who can't see it are the viewers (who don't really care, in general), and does nothing to reduce the impact on creators at all

Engelhafen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah we should be able to voice a scam including commercials online

Hyde and Seek
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Maybe you should get rid of your content that has been reported multiple times for items that are abusive towards animals. Jackasses

Lisa H
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What sucks is clicking the dislike button will still generate more similar content into your feed as opposed to just ignoring it. You may as well just click the like button.

Vietnamispretty
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Keeping he dislike key implies the site has not got any dislike. Therefore it is a positive for the site no matter how awful their scam is.

Cosmo
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There's a chrome extension you can use to see dislikes

Analee Frolic
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every web action, response, input, reaction, or interaction, including pausing to look, is recorded, cross-indexed with all the other data known about you and people like you, and used to manipulate into acting against your own self interest. The notion that Google and its ilk care about how anyone feels about anything is so naive as to suggest either childhood or mental illness.

Darian Starfrog
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is more about saving face for big corporations, esp when they've been caught by the general public. They even have the choice to turn off comments, or only allowing those they mention to comment. This is very dangerous..Yt need to be replaced..

Nikki Sevven
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You're actually better off not clicking anything for videos that are scams. Even a dislike feeds the algorithm and pushes the video higher in searches.

moggie63
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So you are allowed to dislike something, but knowing if anybody does as well is none of your business, nosey git.

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#28

Hey This Hotel Room Is Only $99 A Night, Great Deal!!!

Hey This Hotel Room Is Only $99 A Night, Great Deal!!!

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Mohsie Supposie
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They should have just said the hotel is FREE, then charge the $99 as a booking fee or something. Who wouldn't like a FREE hotel, eh?

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#29

They Replaced Half The Mirrors In My Local Shopping Mall's Bathroom With Advertising Boards!

They Replaced Half The Mirrors In My Local Shopping Mall's Bathroom With Advertising Boards!

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#30

Heard We Are Having A Rigged Democracy Binge

Heard We Are Having A Rigged Democracy Binge

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Sandy D
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This country is on the verge of collapse due to the rights compete demolition of the constitution, the rules of law not being applied to the rich, the powerful, and especially the "orange" and worshippers thereof. RIP American democracy

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#31

The Fact That You Can't Uninstall Facebook On Certain Phones

The Fact That You Can't Uninstall Facebook On Certain Phones

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Ace
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Bloatware has long been a feature on Android phones, with some major manufacturers like Samsung installing a lot of their own software on top of Android. At least allowing the app to be disabled allows the user to stop it from running automatically.

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#32

They Decided To Completely Cover Their Tenants' Windows With Ads Because Who Needs Natural Light And Fresh Air?

They Decided To Completely Cover Their Tenants' Windows With Ads Because Who Needs Natural Light And Fresh Air?

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#33

My Work Place’s ‘Low Plastic, Recyclable Eco-Pens’ Have A Secret At Their Core

My Work Place’s ‘Low Plastic, Recyclable Eco-Pens’ Have A Secret At Their Core

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Erin Fish
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

The most important part about saving the planet is the illusion that you're helping. 😂

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#34

My Age Preferences Are There For A Reason, Tinder

My Age Preferences Are There For A Reason, Tinder

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Erin Fish
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

We want you to keep using our app so we lowered your standards for you. 😂

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#35

Keurig Sensor Blocks Your Brew Unless It's "K-Cup Compatible", Aka Has Scannable Foil. Slap On An Old Foil To A 3rd Party Cup And Suddenly No Issue

Keurig Sensor Blocks Your Brew Unless It's "K-Cup Compatible", Aka Has Scannable Foil. Slap On An Old Foil To A 3rd Party Cup And Suddenly No Issue

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#37

My Chinese "Smart TV" Plays A 15 Second Chevrolete Commercial Every Time I Turn It On

My Chinese "Smart TV" Plays A 15 Second Chevrolete Commercial Every Time I Turn It On

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#38

Perfectly Fine Lighters With No Way To Refuel Them... Planned Obsolescence Is Asshole Design And Terrible For The Environment

Perfectly Fine Lighters With No Way To Refuel Them... Planned Obsolescence Is Asshole Design And Terrible For The Environment

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Khara Mei
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

You can jimmy them open, it's a basic bic lighter base inside. It's a disposable product though, not planned obsolescence.

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#39

As**ole School System Charging Kids For Lunch And Then Blaming Parents

As**ole School System Charging Kids For Lunch And Then Blaming Parents

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#40

My Printer Just Did A Firmware Update And No Longer Recognizes My Third-Party Ink

My Printer Just Did A Firmware Update And No Longer Recognizes My Third-Party Ink

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#41

Shrinkflation Used By Cadbury To Literally Cut Corners. The Bottom Chocolate Bar Is More Than 8 Percent Smaller

Shrinkflation Used By Cadbury To Literally Cut Corners. The Bottom Chocolate Bar Is More Than 8 Percent Smaller

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That other Panda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Mess with my sandwich, mess with my glue… BUT DO NOT MESS WITH MY CHOCOLATE

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#42

5$ Pen Size vs. Ink

5$ Pen Size vs. Ink

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loty moty
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

To be fair, this pen will be lost or broken way before it runs out of ink.

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#43

Designed For Dissuading The Homeless. Literally Just Uncomfortable For Everyone Else

Designed For Dissuading The Homeless. Literally Just Uncomfortable For Everyone Else

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That other Panda
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Why do people do this stuff? Like, if you dont want people to sleep on the streets, there are infinitely better things to do

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#44

8% Alcohol Or

8% Alcohol Or

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Rachknits
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had to look at this several times before I worked it out, super sneaky

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#45

Food Delivery Service That Tells You “Someone Is At The Door! Okay We Lied”

Food Delivery Service That Tells You “Someone Is At The Door! Okay We Lied”

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#46

I Wish My Professors Graded Like This

I Wish My Professors Graded Like This

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#47

Press Dismiss To Update This Printer

Press Dismiss To Update This Printer

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Jo314129
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anytime I update anything, it completely messes everything up. I dismiss updates on everything for as long as possible.

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#48

Facebook, I'm Beyond Words

Facebook, I'm Beyond Words

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#49

Tenerife Airport Shows Ads On The Flight Information Screens Every Few Minutes (For At Least A Minute), So If You're Unlucky You Have To Wait Before Knowing Which Gate To Go To

Tenerife Airport Shows Ads On The Flight Information Screens Every Few Minutes (For At Least A Minute), So If You're Unlucky You Have To Wait Before Knowing Which Gate To Go To

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mulk
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

An ad which tell you how important is to be at your gate on time?

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#51

Makes Me Want To Cancel Even Harder

Makes Me Want To Cancel Even Harder

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Little_redheaded_girl
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They will try to offer the craziest deals if only they can get you to stay. It took me 20 minutes to finally cancel.

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#52

I Love Ads On My £250 Console That I Continue To Pay £6 A Month To Play On

I Love Ads On My £250 Console That I Continue To Pay £6 A Month To Play On

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#53

New Instagram "Feature"

New Instagram "Feature"

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Labellesouris
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I quit Instagram last week. The new shenanigans are more than I can take. I just don't need that much advertising for overpriced t-shirts

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#54

I Would Like To Thank Suave For Increasing The Size Of Their Bottle By -17%

I Would Like To Thank Suave For Increasing The Size Of Their Bottle By -17%

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#55

They Knew What They Were Doing. It Was Perfectly Placed In The Box

They Knew What They Were Doing. It Was Perfectly Placed In The Box

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#56

By Opening The Envelope For The License Agreement, You Agree To It

By Opening The Envelope For The License Agreement, You Agree To It

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#57

My $2,500 TV Has "Sponsored Content" Built Into The Menu

My $2,500 TV Has "Sponsored Content" Built Into The Menu

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Labellesouris
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That show is really awesome(I love Lucy) but the advertisements put a damper on it. Honest question, why are they doing this? It's not like they are startups

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#58

Wanted To Cancel My Subscription... Now I Have To Talk To Someone

Wanted To Cancel My Subscription... Now I Have To Talk To Someone

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BlackestDawn
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Every country should have a law that states that ending an account/subscription must be as easy and convenient as it is to starting it.

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#59

My $200 Textbook Won’t Let Me Copy Paste More Then 84 Words To Make A Study Guide

My $200 Textbook Won’t Let Me Copy Paste More Then 84 Words To Make A Study Guide

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BobTDG
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's because they don't want you to copy and paste the whole thing. They need that definitely not overcharged $300

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#61

Sony's $330 Headphones Doesn’t Work With A Ps4

Sony's $330 Headphones Doesn’t Work With A Ps4

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#62

Chipotle Goes All-Out Advertising That For The Next Week Delivery Is Free, And Then Casually Makes The Delivery Menu Priced Higher Than The Regular One

Chipotle Goes All-Out Advertising That For The Next Week Delivery Is Free, And Then Casually Makes The Delivery Menu Priced Higher Than The Regular One

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moggie63
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Our local chip shop has it's standard menu in the shop and a menu on Just Eat which is about 30% more expensive to reflect the commission it pays. I also notice that free delivery on Just Eat seems to have vanished.

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#63

These Bluetooth Headphones Have To Be Permanently Plugged In To Provide Power

These Bluetooth Headphones Have To Be Permanently Plugged In To Provide Power

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Nicole Weymann
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That one's arguably the stupidest and most impudent so far: You specifically buy bluetooth pods so you're not leashed to your phone and they not only kill that single advantage but have the audacity to advertize with "never needs charging"! OF COURSE I DOESN'T IF THERE'S NO BATTERY AND IT'S CONSTANTLY PLUGGED IN!

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#64

Apple’s Proprietary USB A Extension Cable

Apple’s Proprietary USB A Extension Cable

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Chich
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

IIRC Europe is (or has?) mandated all phones, tablets etc to use the same cable. Makes sense to me.

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#65

The $20 Toilet Paper My Auntie Bought (On The Right) On Amazon Compared To A Normal Roll (On The Left)

The $20 Toilet Paper My Auntie Bought (On The Right) On Amazon Compared To A Normal Roll (On The Left)

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#66

Powerade Is Using Shrinkflation By Replacing Their 32oz Drinks With 28oz And Stores Are Charging The Same Amount

Powerade Is Using Shrinkflation By Replacing Their 32oz Drinks With 28oz And Stores Are Charging The Same Amount

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BadCat
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's not really deceptive. Inflation is happening whether it's a price increase or reduction of product.

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#67

Youtube Lets You Purchase A Movie, But Still Age Blocks You

Youtube Lets You Purchase A Movie, But Still Age Blocks You

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TheAquarius1978
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Well lol, if you are age " blockable " you shouldnt be buying anything online, because lets face it, there is 99.9% chances you're using your parents card, and they should be the ones buying it.

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#69

Can We All Agree Having To Pay For A Human Necessity Is A Major As**ole Design?

Can We All Agree Having To Pay For A Human Necessity Is A Major As**ole Design?

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Sarah Richardson
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

No, we can’t. The toilets are always kept clean, an attendant is always on duty and no-one is ever just hanging around in there doing god knows what. If the bogs are open, an employee is there somewhere. It’s also a lot safer - I’d rather use a paid toilet at the railway station late in the evening than anywhere else.

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#70

2k19 Is A Retail 60$ Game. They Put Non Skippable Ads In From Another Company

2k19 Is A Retail 60$ Game. They Put Non Skippable Ads In From Another Company

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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah but it's a sports game, what do you expect? It's literally just the same thing every year

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#71

Apple Using Different Wallpapers And Trying To Make Us Believe The Pro And The Pro Max Has No "Notch" Compared To The Base Model

Apple Using Different Wallpapers And Trying To Make Us Believe The Pro And The Pro Max Has No "Notch" Compared To The Base Model

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#72

You Can't Play Doom I And II Offline On Switch Without Creating A Bethesda Account

You Can't Play Doom I And II Offline On Switch Without Creating A Bethesda Account

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#73

They Took Away The In-Store Signage To Force You To Download Their App

They Took Away The In-Store Signage To Force You To Download Their App

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Rob Chapman
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Um...no. I despise Walmart, but this isn't even remotely true. The circled area highlighting the missing price tags is an overstock area. You can clearly see the price tags on all the other shelves. That...and this photo was posted on Reddit 2 years ago.

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