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LisaM

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9. Online shopping has to be a contributor.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Thu Jun 4, 2026, 09:29 PM

11 hrs ago

I largely avoid it. But it's harder and harder to shop in actual stores, where you can see the quality of what you're buying and also engage with customer service face to face.

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Why are US consumers so angry? It's not just high prices [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 12 hrs ago OP

Flagrant price gouging is a big one. People are starting to understand what its like when so few own so much Cheezoholic 12 hrs ago #1

I regularly fantasize about the methods of the French Revolution being applied here in America today-- Jack Valentino 10 hrs ago #19

Lol, yes I use the metaphor loosely. The French Revolution didn't exactly end well for the French people ;) n/t Cheezoholic 50 min ago #25

Yeah, that's called capitalism. BlueTsunami2018 11 hrs ago #2

No to mention the incorporation of A.I. into customer service. Crowman2009 11 hrs ago #3

When you call customer service.... SergeStorms 11 hrs ago #4

I'd rather talk to Bangalore than to an AI bot DBoon 11 hrs ago #5

and that's not saying much DinahMoeHum 11 hrs ago #8

Not to mention, both are hard to understand! slightlv 10 hrs ago #12

You mean "Jessica"? Yeah, I've talked to her too Takket 33 min ago #27

Nothing works the way it is supposed to anymore. Nothing. Midnight Writer 11 hrs ago #6

I could not have written this better myself! slightlv 10 hrs ago #13

Because people keep voting for fascist conservatives who don't give a shit about us? Initech 11 hrs ago #7

Online shopping has to be a contributor. LisaM 11 hrs ago #9

It's dealing with insurance that drives me nuts BeneteauBum 10 hrs ago #10

Didn't see a lot of hope in the article. Raven123 10 hrs ago #11

Anger over blatant company greed over developing or maintaining a reputation for service is on the rise. Aussie105 10 hrs ago #14

Seriously? America is a GIANT ripoff now. johnnyfins 10 hrs ago #15

I purchased a Hart product mgardener 10 hrs ago #16

I'm sick and tired of getting nickel and dimed JoseBalow 10 hrs ago #17

Prices keep climbing and products samplegirl 10 hrs ago #18

And these foreign corporations buying out our local businesses Farmer-Rick 10 hrs ago #20

The United States of RIPOFFFFFFFFFFFF johnnyfins 9 hrs ago #21

Is QA still a thing? moondust 9 hrs ago #22

Former QA Officer F-18_AMO 9 hrs ago #24

EV Purchase (short version of a long story) F-18_AMO 9 hrs ago #23

Easy times make soft men. OC375 44 min ago #26