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   Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 23-Mar-2026 08:47:05 JST Adrianna Tan

   I hope everyone who works on data analysis for dynamic pricing for anything gets bed bugs.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 23-Mar-2026 08:53:52 JST Adrianna Tan

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     I mean I don’t really necessarily want or need this thing but

     Now I’m invested

     I want to see what happens if a customer insists on the physical sticker price.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 23-Mar-2026 09:02:11 JST Adrianna Tan

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     lol they tried to tell me that I had to wait an hour for a GM to come back and honor the printed price

     I was like yeah I can wait I have lots of time

     I sat down and just stared at them

     10 min later they said fine you can have the printed price

     Best Buy is a scam

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 23-Mar-2026 09:06:41 JST Adrianna Tan

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     They also try to sell you a Best Buy credit card for a $20 discount. Retail is so fucked in this country

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 23-Mar-2026 09:15:52 JST Adrianna Tan

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     Anyway, this is how I ended up with an open box ROG Ally X

     Now I can play Cyberpunk on the train (I’m going on several long train rides) to bemoan this dystopia

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 23-Mar-2026 09:23:09 JST Adrianna Tan

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     They were trying to get me to ‘upgrade’ to the full price box ‘coz you never know what’s wrong with open box’ but their own open box sticker said ‘excellent condition’

     I think sometimes men in consumer electronics think they can scam me on anything to do with computers and devices? It’s very confusing for everyone. Yes I know what RAM and SSD is!

     I’ve never bought a car. But I imagine it’s a similar experience

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     Luke Kanies (lkanies@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 23-Mar-2026 10:02:20 JST Luke Kanies

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     @skinnylatte the absolute misery of shopping there has to be intentional

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     Kay Ohtie 🔜 FWA (kayohtie@blimps.xyz)'s status on Monday, 23-Mar-2026 10:22:25 JST Kay Ohtie 🔜 FWA

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     @skinnylatte That's so fucking bizarre. Usually Best Buys are more than happy to let go of Open Box stock because it's just taking up space for them and they lose money if they have to send it back to the DC for inventory changes.

     Got my TV for turbo-discount from one about 2 years ago marked as basically "nothing but the TV in the box", lowest pricing. It was in perfect condition with all accessories; learned they do that to move inventory faster sometimes with the lower price.

     Fucked up they aren't doing that now.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 23-Mar-2026 10:22:25 JST Adrianna Tan

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     • Kay Ohtie 🔜 FWA

     @KayOhtie their whole corporate mission in the last two years is ‘just sell predatory credit cards’. I truly think that’s all there is to it. They’re not interested in moving products anymore

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     EndlessMason (endlessmason@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 23-Mar-2026 10:38:40 JST EndlessMason

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     @skinnylatte
     Actually [crunching sound] seems like this one might not be in "new condition" [sound of a screw dropping to the floor then sloooowly rolling under the heaviest piece of furniture in the room]

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     Rich Felker (dalias@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 23-Mar-2026 10:46:55 JST Rich Felker

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     @skinnylatte I've never bought a car from a dealer and never will. Once got my time wasted by a "for sale by owner" listing on Craigslist that turned out to actually be a dealer and told him to fuck off once it turned out he didn't actually have a title in his name. I do not need that energy in my life.

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     ClickyMcTicker (clickymcticker@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 23-Mar-2026 12:04:15 JST ClickyMcTicker

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     @skinnylatte We included our tire warranty subscription because you’ll need it. I got three nails in my tires on my way to work just this week! We also went ahead and included the windshield warranty subscription. This one is really important to have because there are rocks on the road and they can chip your windshield. It costs money to get that fixed. We also included our extended drivetrain warranty. If there’s an issue with the drivetrain that isn’t covered under the manufacturer warranty, it’s going to be really expensive to fix and you won’t have a car till then. That’s why we included the loaner plan.

     Your dealer addons will come out to the same monthly price as the entire car if you don’t put your foot down. You’ll also be spending several hours just waiting and/or skimming through a binder of paperwork. It’s far worse than buying electronics IMO, even for men who don’t have to endure the mansplaining you would.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 23-Mar-2026 12:42:04 JST Adrianna Tan

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     Hey people from countries with consumer protection laws.

     We also have them! They are being ignored!

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     Yer ol' Pal Gordo (gordoooo_z@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Mar-2026 00:38:34 JST Yer ol' Pal Gordo

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     @skinnylatte Cars are an even bigger can of worms because they combine the psychological/identity marketing we've all grown to adore, the perverse incentives of sales commission, and the bundling cable companies use to force you to buy 5 or 10 channels when you really only want one (except in this case, you have to buy a bunch of stupid plastic trim bits to get access to a specific kind of paint, and it costs $9000 instead of $10/mo.). And of course stir it in with the same can of worms you get with consumer electronics because now your car is decked out with microphones and an eSIM, so they are most definitely listening to everything you say, and selling your data, with the added bonus of data about your droving behaviour so insurance companies can buy that data second hand, and either increase your premiums in the future, or just choose to not insure you at all (though by the time you get to that point, one could argue that—ignoring the dystopian overtones—they might just be providing a public service lol).

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     Enia (eniatitova@sfba.social)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Mar-2026 10:57:48 JST Enia

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     @skinnylatte very specific and appropriate. whenever I shop for anything at Target, I set my store to the one near my sister in rural Ohio where prices are a lot lower. Then I switch to pick up at the last moment once everything is in my cart. That way I get the Ohio price at the store in San Francisco.

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     Adrianna Tan (skinnylatte@hachyderm.io)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Mar-2026 23:26:32 JST Adrianna Tan

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     @Canuckduff JFC

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     Joni Bitchell (canuckduff@mas.to)'s status on Tuesday, 24-Mar-2026 23:26:33 JST Joni Bitchell

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     @skinnylatte I started temping on reception at their Canadian HQ in mid-aughts. It was just after New Years, when unhappy Boxing Day shoppers had gotten even more unhappy with customer service and tried my number. Manager could not offer me enough to go permanent.

     Plus they wouldn't give me key for security gate so I could use washroom at will, the asshats. Had to change a pad in the job interview room.