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mountain grammy

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15. Currently fighting my new "corporate"

Sun May 24, 2026, 02:29 PM

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Management company. Charged me a late fee that was erroneously charged and then charged me a late fee on that while I was disputing it and now another late fee on that one.
I told them it’s elder abuse!

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

I am currently in a hate relationship UpInArms Sunday #1

Thank you for putting into words Susan Calvin Sunday #2

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

We are... The Madcap Sunday #21

Almost every day Cirsium Sunday #3

True llmart Sunday #36

I have a lot to say about this Cirsium Sunday #53

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

Local companies versus major corporations -- a pleasant experience lostnfound Sunday #51

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

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

Started with Reagan llmart Sunday #37

The Republicans popsdenver 13 hrs ago #66

That was always a transparent lie misanthrope Sunday #54

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

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

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

That's somewhat typical durablend Sunday #22

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

Are you sure that Medicare pmt situation vanlassie Sunday #57

Health Insurance Companies are the worst! RainCaster Sunday #10

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

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

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

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

Back in the day . . . Bumbles Sunday #16

Yes, it was nice to experience some of that positive service lostnfound Sunday #62

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

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

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

Excellent OP! gulliver Sunday #20

Endless advertising wastes our time, too lostnfound Sunday #33

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

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

Thanks very good info. live love laugh Sunday #31

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

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

I'd add that today, the American People are no longer even customers/consumers, but only data producers for data ancianita 13 hrs ago #67

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

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

Veterans don't count Puppyjive Sunday #27

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Exactly! Initech Sunday #50

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

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

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

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

The title .... 😂😂😂😂😂😂 live love laugh Yesterday #63

True. Excellent post. It's a jungle out there. Joinfortmill Sunday #48

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

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

Our economy has shifted to a wealth extraction mode. unblock Sunday #55

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

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

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

It's called "Enshitification" Hieronymus Phact 23 hrs ago #64

The truth is corporations are Glaisne 17 hrs ago #65

After fourteen years practicing medicine for publicly funded community health clinics, Aristus 13 hrs ago #68

Wow that. Is disturbing. Nt lostnfound 1 hr ago #69