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dflprincess

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7. Remember when we told how good deregulation would be for consumers?

Reply to erronis (Reply #5)

Sun May 24, 2026, 02:10 PM

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I miss the days when the only way banks & airlines could compete was with service.

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"An openly hostile relationship" -- how consumers are treated by major corporations [View all] lostnfound Yesterday OP

I am currently in a hate relationship UpInArms Yesterday #1

Thank you for putting into words Susan Calvin Yesterday #2

Reading the OP I found myself thinking the same. yardwork Yesterday #9

We are... The Madcap Yesterday #21

Almost every day Cirsium Yesterday #3

True llmart Yesterday #36

I have a lot to say about this Cirsium 22 hrs ago #53

No one should be surprised by this as major corps only care about money, not people sakabatou Yesterday #4

Local companies versus major corporations -- a pleasant experience lostnfound 23 hrs ago #51

A large part of the blame is monopolization and deregulation - goals the (r)epugs have had for years erronis Yesterday #5

Remember when we told how good deregulation would be for consumers? dflprincess Yesterday #7

Started with Reagan llmart Yesterday #37

The Republicans popsdenver 8 hrs ago #66

That was always a transparent lie misanthrope 22 hrs ago #54

What do we call "lip service" in 2026 Bluetus Yesterday #6

Cancellation friction--I didn't know there was a word for it! mtngirl47 Yesterday #8

Wow! Each one of those are horrible. It's almost as if they really don't want our business. erronis Yesterday #14

That's somewhat typical durablend Yesterday #22

That sounds exactly like my week has been! llmart Yesterday #39

Are you sure that Medicare pmt situation vanlassie 20 hrs ago #57

Health Insurance Companies are the worst! RainCaster Yesterday #10

Good way of saying what I have been feeling Sanity Claws Yesterday #11

Defend, delay, defer and deny. multigraincracker Yesterday #12

Bartenders at my regular bar treat me like a king, Dr. T Yesterday #13

Currently fighting my new "corporate" mountain grammy Yesterday #15

Back in the day . . . Bumbles Yesterday #16

Yes, it was nice to experience some of that positive service lostnfound 19 hrs ago #62

Stockholders Rule. Every Last Penny, I Mean, Nickel Must Be..... ColoringFool Yesterday #17

We just need to give them more tax cuts, so they can trickle it down all over us. IronLionZion Yesterday #18

I used to have Verizon as my family mobile phone provider, but switched to T-Mobile several years ago. patphil Yesterday #19

Excellent OP! gulliver Yesterday #20

Endless advertising wastes our time, too lostnfound Yesterday #33

My friend canceled Verizon for an Xfinity deal and it was a nightmare. live love laugh Yesterday #23

Telecom companies are required to let you port your number Pinback Yesterday #29

Thanks very good info. live love laugh Yesterday #31

I switched my car insurance from AAA to Acrisure. Initech Yesterday #43

I think that's because the American People are treated as customers or consumers, not clients, Uncle Joe Yesterday #24

I'd add that today, the American People are no longer even customers/consumers, but only data producers for data ancianita 7 hrs ago #67

American late stage, tech-powered hypercapitalism is the biggest wealth extraction and transfer scheme in human history. Celerity Yesterday #25

The 'customer' was never 'king'. They just made it seem that way. OldBaldy1701E Yesterday #26

Veterans don't count Puppyjive Yesterday #27

There's a whole term for this: HappyLarge Yesterday #28

It's that way because REPUBLICANS mostly have made it that way, by B.See Yesterday #30

I got an email about a class action lawsuit llmart Yesterday #40

And if you want to read about it in-depth... debsy Yesterday #32

Costco and Chewy have fantastic customer relations, in my experience. MoonlightHillFarm Yesterday #34

Costco rules! I buy from them as often as possible lostnfound Yesterday #38

I have been very happy with Costco Wifes husband Yesterday #41

I frequently go to Costco for my whole bean coffee needs. Crowman2009 Yesterday #45

I totally agree with everything you say... it's what I've been saying now for years, slightlv Yesterday #35

On my American flight home yesterday, they took out the backseat entertainment. Initech Yesterday #42

OMG that is an EXCELLENT slogan. "Treat us like humans not like walking dollar signs"!!! lostnfound 23 hrs ago #49

Exactly! Initech 23 hrs ago #50

Me: Yeah, but I want to pay you money! Aussie105 Yesterday #44

Many deceptions in those offers are hard to spot or quantify at first lostnfound 20 hrs ago #59

Now that we have a corrupt system of justice, it will only get worse mdbl Yesterday #46

Fuck Republic Services with the red-hot cock of Satan! hatrack Yesterday #47

The title .... 😂😂😂😂😂😂 live love laugh 18 hrs ago #63

True. Excellent post. It's a jungle out there. Joinfortmill 23 hrs ago #48

On the other hand- Here's a wall filled with compliments from customers of my independent hardware store, posted on Yelp NBachers 23 hrs ago #52

Nice! We need some stronger ways to identify the good ones -- lostnfound 20 hrs ago #58

Our economy has shifted to a wealth extraction mode. unblock 22 hrs ago #55

Rumpelstiltskin! (You've named the problem quite clearly / accurately.) lostnfound 21 hrs ago #56

It's as if Armageddon and the Final Days of Planet Earth are anticipated . . . Aussie105 20 hrs ago #61

I was thinking about issues that predate today's difficulty reaching a human... CBHagman 20 hrs ago #60

It's called "Enshitification" Hieronymus Phact 17 hrs ago #64

The truth is corporations are Glaisne 11 hrs ago #65

After fourteen years practicing medicine for publicly funded community health clinics, Aristus 7 hrs ago #68