This. Would upvote more than once if I could.

"Get a priest and some friends for $3k"? That sounds like people trafficking, but sure, I'll buy a priest 😂

Cremation. Fought fire for years, I'll let it get me at the end :)

There is an even weirder belief which says that the gut gets lined with dried up s**t over time and therefore needs to be rinsed out at intervals. I mean, strictly speaking the gut IS a sort of pipe, but a) it can't dry out inside, b) the walls are too soft and move too much to maintain a dry lining, c) the contents don't trickle, they are pushed through, rubbing against the walls so how is a stable layer of grime ever supposed to build up? d) the gut cells are constantly renewed with the old and dying gut cells being expelled into the gut interior. People have the weirdest beliefs about bodies.

This is the biggest scam, and really should be cracked down on - I hope this one makes it to number 1. Reminds me of the stingy influencers who want you to work for free for exposure/experience, except it involves the biggest, most profitable companies

Well that's the whole point of conspicuous consumption - you're also advertising yourself, as being able to afford it (even though it's probably a knock-off). Still ridiculous though, I'd rather advertise to the world something I genuinely enjoy, like a band or icecream 😁

Totally agree. You are preach into the ground about eating healthy but when its time for meal prep and grocery shopping, you can feed a family for $20 with unhealthy foods or $60 for better choices. Many families have to take what is affordable for their situation. How can fresh fruit cost more than a loaf of bread that has a process to produce it for sale? Makes no sense at all.

And filthy rich pastors. The religion, where your pastor is richie rich and greedy is a scam.

In some countries... Well one in particular 😉

For the USA, if it doesn’t make a profit then it is communism and therefor trampling your freedom (somehow).

Totally agree with this one. When I watched a mates sky TV For the first time I couldn't believe that they were adverts in the middle of something he was paying for. Whilst I'm on a rant - in England we used to get football on terrestrial channels which are, except for the BBC's licence fee, free. Then Sky took over and hoodwinked people into thinking that their coverage was sooooo much better. The majority of people fell for the idea and subscribed with the result that we now have to pay an arm and a leg to watch our national game. Same with boxing and cricket. All previously very cheap or free now we have to take out loans to watch it.

STOP buying diamonds. You rape the earth and keep the poor poor. Stimpy is right: synthetic diamonds are ok.

They’re usually pyramid schemes. However I’m not sure how often they’re accepted by everyone - I think most people realise (?).

I buy popcorn at our discount cinemas. There's one that does second run films for $2 and another that does movies after the theater runs but before the DVD release for $5. That's less than half the cost of a standard movie ticket. I know the concessions are how they make their money, and I'm okay supporting them that way.

That is how they make their money. That one is not really a scam.

because studio ripped them off. cinema makes money almost only with the food

I stop at a shop on the way, and fill a bag with popcorn and other goodies. It saves me a fortune.

That's how theaters make their money. They don't make any money off the ticket, that money goes to the people that made the movie.

They make their money on the food, the movies basically break even. This allows poor people to still see movies. Would you rather they double the ticket price and give the food away for grocery store prices? Then the poor could not get in to see the movie, but you would feel better about buying popcorn.

The cinemas get the best popcorn through brokers. Without charging more for concessions, film houses would be broke. Nearly all the money from admittance goes to pay production companies who license the films to be shown. Through contract (you don't get first run films without them) with the distributers, the film houses also have to pay for, and run the not so good films out. Not a rip off on the part of the cinemas.

We just bring it in. No one’s stopped us so far, and no one will because those kids aren’t paid enough to give a damn

All box office money goes to Hollywood. The concession stand is the only money that actually goes to the theater and pays the employees. Just remember the employees working concessions make minimum wage and are told multiple times a day how outrageous the prices are. No one says you have to purchase anything from the concession stand, so please if you purchase something be nice to the employees and keep your mouth shut about the prices.

That's why taking a backpack full of snacks bought from the local shop around the corner is a must have for cinema visits. You can get a massive bag of popcorn for £1 and some skittles for 60p. No way I'm paying £12 for the same from the cinema. A couple of cans of shop bought pop and you're sorted.

crazy but you have those fat lardasses who need to stuff their faces during a movie. I think people go there to eat vs. to see the movie

The issue is the movie theaters have to charge crazy amounts for refreshments because the big movie studios only pay those theaters pennies to show the movies. They don't make money off showing movies, they make their money on food and merch!

Today I went to the cinema and a small bottle of coke cost 3 50

The price of everything at cinemas, not just popcorn.

If you didn’t buy popcorn at the cinema for those high prices, your movie ticket would cost a considerable amount more.

Popcorn? You mean everything.

Cinemas make 40% of their income from sales of food and drink. I refuse to pay those prices.

There have been enough online exposés of rats inside of cinema popcorn vats that I completely avoid it now.

Sneak in your own

I used to work at a theater for years as a projectionist. We would get 50 lb. bags of popcorn seeds for the popper. The whole bag cost probably about $100, but the theater would make thousands of dollars off that one bag. Save your money. Popcorn isn't that good.

I love movie theater popcorn. I have my husband buy it for me all the time on his way home from work. They give you a refill, so I literally get a garbage bag full for $6.00.

Anything at a cinema

That's why it makes sense to check the price for cartridges *before* you decide for a printer, so you can buy the one that is the most cost-efficient *including* the future cost of replacement cartridges. The printer ink will still be overpriced, mind you, but a lot of companies try to entice you with a super cheap printer but then make up for the difference and more with every purchase of printer ink. THAT at least is something you can avoid.

No thank you, I will donate that myself.

Bridal showers came about in the 19th century to replace the dowry. The original intent was to provide the bride with items for her wedding night and money that would ensure the wedding would take place. That of course was in a day and age when most women did not work. This is yet another tradition that needs to dropped. I suggest unmarried people (men and women both) bring back the "hope chest" or "glory box" that they begin to fill with household items while still in their teens. The items move with them to their first home away from mom and dad.

Yes, from a customer’s point of view, this also used to really annoy me, until I started selling goods and services (including digital products) online. In order to do so, I need a business bank account (for which I have to pay a monthly fee, plus additional fees, if I have to pay in a lot of cheques), but most of all, I need another third party that processes the customers’ card payments. This also incurs a monthly fee and in addition to that, a card processing fee that varies in amount depending on which type card they use (debit or credit) each time someone buys something. Plus, each time you pay for something with your card online (ie where you’re not physically present) the processing fee is automatically higher than if you pay in a shop, as the card processing service provider claims that the risk of fraud is higher (and thus the risk that they might have to refund you.)

New edition every year so you can't resell them.

Some people are allergic to (some) pet hair, thus more cleaning will be needed, I don't know of any people being allergic to baby hair. Don't think the fee has anything to do with potential mess and noise, because if so I agree that children likely is deserving a higher "fee" :)

I wouldn't say people accept this as normal. Most people know this is a scam.

Good heavens, I have never paid for WiFi at a hotel.

Those basterds should post evidence that they donated.

Double check though - some vitamins marketed at women do have a higher proportion of folic acid because that does have more benefit for women (particularly pre-pregnancy). If the two sets of contents are genuinely identical - don't spend more for just the pretty lady on the front.

It always amazed me how organic carrots and non organic cost the same. Either you are scamming me or organic are not organic and the other way around. BTW, I have a local farmer's market where I live and these "organic" products from supermarkets look nothing like a real ones.

Some airlines (looking at certain Irish owned ones) used to not allocate seating. Priority boarding means you get your choice of seat and who you sit with. This was often short haul internal flights as well.

Use a smaller plate. Worked for me.

Anyone who ever got what they ordered from Wish?

I have seen nothing good about this organisation. I have spoken to a number of autistic adults online after my son was diagnosed. They all hate it. They also have a major problem with this Spectrum10k thing where scientists want DNA from autistic people but have not been clear on why and who will have access. That has been likened to eugenics.

I wish people didn't push so much for higher education for everyone remotely intelligent, and I wish trade jobs weren't marketed as something for the people "too stupid" for higher education. What's people's problem with having intelligent craftsmen? Do you really prefer stupid craftsmen doing work at your house? And on the other side of the coin, a lot of the jobs for which university education is expected don't in fact need to be done by the most intelligent people. Can't we finally accept that intelligent jobs aren't an opposite of manual jobs, but rather are the jobs where independent problem solving is required? It's not the difference between blue collar and white collar and it shouldn't be.