Yeah, I don’t understand why this is downvoted either… do people not think women’s rights are in jeopardy? I mean, if they don’t live in the US maybe nothing has changed in their world so this doesn’t impact them. Being American, Roe v Wade being overturned is terrifying to me.

Ikr! Like everything is 10x more expensive nowadays

Should higher! We need this to survive!

Yep. In china, everything you do once you set foot out of ur home is recorded.

Affordable home is a myth.

I am severely asthmatic and if I have to walk through some employee's cigarette smoke to enter a business, I turn around and take my business elsewhere. Not worth it.

YES PLEASE!

a 'stupid tax' if ever there was one.

Just stayed in this thing, - hotel they are calling it. Didn't have to take the garbage out, strip the room, pay a "cleaning" fee or feed anyone's cat. Hope they catch on.

Say that again... I got distracted at "Att..."

I disagree. I come on boardpanda on a regular basis and I find my faith in humanity restored regularly

Let me guess, this is in the US?

I still buy DVDs/BluRays. I like actually owning the thing and being able to reliably access it for the next 20-50 years. Only series and movies I've rewatched at least once and want to watch again though.

Without cash our society would be far worse off

My local op shop has two buildings, one is the usual cheap things and cheap clothes and the other is the higher end stuff like vintage clothes or collectibles. It works well.

Op shops were once upon a time brilliance personified. Then the corporates took over and sodomised everyone. In five years there will be very little vintage, as in well made clothes left, no well made clothes are being made now or not purchased by the masses. Whats next down the line. What?

Unfortunately, due to the general state of shittiness that makes up the global economy, as people focus on less disposable things there will be one of two results. 1) Products will be made so poorly that they'll be unfixable - planned obsolescence, or 2) Everything will be so proprietary they will become impossible to fix - more computers, subscriptions, specialized tool sets. The population will never again be able to focus on self sufficiency. BUT there will be an app for it with a 6 month free trial!

Goodwill used to have a 50 cent color (or was it 25) and a half price color all week. Now they just have the half color and the prices are insane. However, I discovered that the one by my sister still has the old system and low prices so I go once a month. I remember some elderly folks used to line up at the door for the color change on Sundays at the one by me. That no longer happens.

Goodwill sells their nicer things people donate on their websites like Ebay. Making the owner an even wealthier millionaire.

I work at a thrift shop and I can confirm. Because of inflation, and the price of fuel for our trucks and supplies.. or at least that's their reasoning.. they have raised our price point averages. But because people are paying those prices, it is a profitable move for the company.

Anything decent or interesting immediately goes online for auction.

I blame Antiques Roadshow.

The thrift store I used to go to was next to an antique shop. I always saw the owner of the shop in the store.

Yet rich people will throw their entire wardrobe in the dumpster when they've worn it more than twice

A careful shopper at Goodwill can have a wardrobe full of silk, linen, and designer items for very little money.

Depending on the state, Goodwill will only sell “quality” items on their website. Some states don’t care and will put the items out for sale. Years ago clothing was one price depending on the item, now they have a good/better/best pricing system and it’s still too much. Especially for a non profit.

I think this is a different culture in the US. Here we have charity shops selling stuff at affordable prices still. Well worth a visit..

It's the Wal-Mart problem, too. When Wal-Mart first came out, a big deal was made about how it was intended for people who couldn't afford shopping at bigger places. But suddenly everyone- rich and poor- started shopping there because even when you're rich you want a bargain. So prices eventually went up. I remember when Wal-mart first opened and the prices were truly low. A dollar for tools, 2 dollars for clothes...it was a huge deal. Add to that a culture of people 'restoring' things like you said as a business now, and thrift stores are starting to realize they can charge a lot more to the people going in there to buy out all the items they will resell on ebay or etsy, etc. People who are actually in need and go to those places to look for cheap items are getting screwed.

I've heard they've installed a revolving door at #10 Downing 😉

And the amount in savings accounts

Unless absolutely required, coming to office should be optional.

I live in a 24hr city, and I feel for those who work nights and struggle to do their shopping now.

Yup, Sitcoms are fading in general. Or are already completely gone. At least good ones. Maybe because you can't have dark-humored, sarcastic content anymore. Imagine "Married with Children" going on air nowadays. My favorite Sitcom...

Yup, with the new law in 2024 these are a thing of the past in the EU. USB-C for any brand. Not just Apple.

not in africa, we have too many unemployed people. We need job creation.

Nope, I think real menus are a hill many will choose to die on.