Anyone else tired of purchasing?

Posted by Grazmahatchi@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 323 comments

Anyone else tired of purchasing?

total old person yells at cloud post.

I am sick and tired of making transactions. anyone else feel the same?

Shrinkflation, lesser quality, warranties at Walmart, subscription fees.... every place you go is disappointing.

Starbucks used to be a great break during the day. now, the quality has dropped in the dirt and the prices are sky high.

Restaurants all get their food from the same supplier, the prices are insane, and the expectations for tips are going wild- your food gets dropped off and you get forgotten about, and they drop the bill an hour later with a 25% or more suggested tip calculated on the bill, or worse yet, the Restaurant itself adds a fee.

Basically everywhere you go, they want your money, give minimal service, and tell you to fuck off.

We used to compare slimy people to "used car salesmen"... and the used car salesmen of our youth had more scruples than most corporations do now with the bait and switch.

as a kid, if we bought something and it broke, the store stood behind it.

when I bought a guitar or a bike at a shop, they would welcome you back for tips and tune ups and support.

you had a problem and called a company, the people on the phone knew their shit or could at least weird the authority to refund your money.

now, you get a third party call center with no power to troubleshoot and no power to authorize a return or refund.

I am so tired of being viewed as an ATM with legs.

seriously, I am at the point where I choose not to buy things I want because it just isnt worth the hassle.

thanks for reading my rant. I am gonna go shake my fist at the clouds some more.