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Initech

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50. Exactly!

Sun May 24, 2026, 08:42 PM

15 hrs ago

And what's truly insane is that the credit card bullshit is EVERYWHERE. I must get at least 20 credit card offers in my inbox during the day.

My favorite thing was once you login to the American Airlines onboard Wifi, it takes you to a screen to sign up for a credit card offer. It says in big letters "ENJOY THIS ONBOARD OFFER!!!". Nobody enjoys signing up for credit cards, dipshits. Yeah you're $6,000 in debt but you get 80,000 points, which barely qualifies you for one leg of a round trip. Fucking nuts.

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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 23 hrs ago #1

Thank you for putting into words Susan Calvin 23 hrs ago #2

Reading the OP I found myself thinking the same. yardwork 22 hrs ago #9

We are... The Madcap 21 hrs ago #21

Almost every day Cirsium 22 hrs ago #3

True llmart 17 hrs ago #36

I have a lot to say about this Cirsium 15 hrs ago #53

No one should be surprised by this as major corps only care about money, not people sakabatou 22 hrs ago #4

Local companies versus major corporations -- a pleasant experience lostnfound 15 hrs ago #51

A large part of the blame is monopolization and deregulation - goals the (r)epugs have had for years erronis 22 hrs ago #5

Remember when we told how good deregulation would be for consumers? dflprincess 22 hrs ago #7

Started with Reagan llmart 17 hrs ago #37

The Republicans popsdenver 37 min ago #66

That was always a transparent lie misanthrope 15 hrs ago #54

What do we call "lip service" in 2026 Bluetus 22 hrs ago #6

Cancellation friction--I didn't know there was a word for it! mtngirl47 22 hrs ago #8

Wow! Each one of those are horrible. It's almost as if they really don't want our business. erronis 22 hrs ago #14

That's somewhat typical durablend 21 hrs ago #22

That sounds exactly like my week has been! llmart 17 hrs ago #39

Are you sure that Medicare pmt situation vanlassie 13 hrs ago #57

Health Insurance Companies are the worst! RainCaster 22 hrs ago #10

Good way of saying what I have been feeling Sanity Claws 22 hrs ago #11

Defend, delay, defer and deny. multigraincracker 22 hrs ago #12

Bartenders at my regular bar treat me like a king, Dr. T 22 hrs ago #13

Currently fighting my new "corporate" mountain grammy 21 hrs ago #15

Back in the day . . . Bumbles 21 hrs ago #16

Yes, it was nice to experience some of that positive service lostnfound 12 hrs ago #62

Stockholders Rule. Every Last Penny, I Mean, Nickel Must Be..... ColoringFool 21 hrs ago #17

We just need to give them more tax cuts, so they can trickle it down all over us. IronLionZion 21 hrs ago #18

I used to have Verizon as my family mobile phone provider, but switched to T-Mobile several years ago. patphil 21 hrs ago #19

Excellent OP! gulliver 21 hrs ago #20

Endless advertising wastes our time, too lostnfound 18 hrs ago #33

My friend canceled Verizon for an Xfinity deal and it was a nightmare. live love laugh 21 hrs ago #23

Telecom companies are required to let you port your number Pinback 20 hrs ago #29

Thanks very good info. live love laugh 19 hrs ago #31

I switched my car insurance from AAA to Acrisure. Initech 17 hrs ago #43

I think that's because the American People are treated as customers or consumers, not clients, Uncle Joe 21 hrs ago #24

I'd add that today, the American People are no longer even customers/consumers, but only data producers for data ancianita 10 min ago #67

American late stage, tech-powered hypercapitalism is the biggest wealth extraction and transfer scheme in human history. Celerity 21 hrs ago #25

The 'customer' was never 'king'. They just made it seem that way. OldBaldy1701E 21 hrs ago #26

Veterans don't count Puppyjive 21 hrs ago #27

There's a whole term for this: HappyLarge 21 hrs ago #28

It's that way because REPUBLICANS mostly have made it that way, by B.See 19 hrs ago #30

I got an email about a class action lawsuit llmart 17 hrs ago #40

And if you want to read about it in-depth... debsy 18 hrs ago #32

Costco and Chewy have fantastic customer relations, in my experience. MoonlightHillFarm 17 hrs ago #34

Costco rules! I buy from them as often as possible lostnfound 17 hrs ago #38

I have been very happy with Costco Wifes husband 17 hrs ago #41

I frequently go to Costco for my whole bean coffee needs. Crowman2009 16 hrs ago #45

I totally agree with everything you say... it's what I've been saying now for years, slightlv 17 hrs ago #35

On my American flight home yesterday, they took out the backseat entertainment. Initech 17 hrs ago #42

OMG that is an EXCELLENT slogan. "Treat us like humans not like walking dollar signs"!!! lostnfound 15 hrs ago #49

Exactly! Initech 15 hrs ago #50

Me: Yeah, but I want to pay you money! Aussie105 16 hrs ago #44

Many deceptions in those offers are hard to spot or quantify at first lostnfound 13 hrs ago #59

Now that we have a corrupt system of justice, it will only get worse mdbl 16 hrs ago #46

Fuck Republic Services with the red-hot cock of Satan! hatrack 16 hrs ago #47

The title .... 😂😂😂😂😂😂 live love laugh 11 hrs ago #63

True. Excellent post. It's a jungle out there. Joinfortmill 16 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 15 hrs ago #52

Nice! We need some stronger ways to identify the good ones -- lostnfound 13 hrs ago #58

Our economy has shifted to a wealth extraction mode. unblock 14 hrs ago #55

Rumpelstiltskin! (You've named the problem quite clearly / accurately.) lostnfound 13 hrs ago #56

It's as if Armageddon and the Final Days of Planet Earth are anticipated . . . Aussie105 12 hrs ago #61

I was thinking about issues that predate today's difficulty reaching a human... CBHagman 12 hrs ago #60

It's called "Enshitification" Hieronymus Phact 9 hrs ago #64

The truth is corporations are Glaisne 4 hrs ago #65

After fourteen years practicing medicine for publicly funded community health clinics, Aristus 6 min ago #68