Plagued Consoomers / Consoomer Culture - Because if it has a recogniseable brand on it, I’d buy it!

[Jonah Hill poster]

That’s a lot of Blu-Rays and DVDs for a man that loves cartoons so much.

 

[D.Angus]

Saw a car this afternoon that I wish I could have gotten a picture of for this thread. (By the time I thought about this thread we were two blocks away. My husband doesn’t really approve of the farms (lame), so I wasn't going to ask him to drive back around to take a picture for mocking here (I'm also lame))

White, Chevy something - that car they make that vaguely looks like those PT Cruisers? It had a giant Nintendo NES light gun decal stretched across the two doors on the side (each side) and an orange Nintendo logo on the back window.

Probably a Chevy HHR



We got quite a few around here, but none of them ever look what you described. The worst around here is that one car that is just loaded with political stickers everywhere.

 

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Probably a Chevy HHR

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We got quite a few around here, but none of them ever look what you described. The worst around here is that one car that is just loaded with political stickers everywhere.

That's it. I see them everywhere here too. Most of them don't have anything on them, the political stickers are saved for the big trucks that are also everywhere - always Trump.

 

[Thiletonomics]

Probably a Chevy HHR

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We got quite a few around here, but none of them ever look what you described. The worst around here is that one car that is just loaded with political stickers everywhere.

That's it. I see them everywhere here too. Most of them don't have anything on them, the political stickers are saved for the big trucks that are also everywhere - always Trump.

What kind of cars would be full of Bernie and Biden stickers then?

 

[Unyielding Stupidity]

What kind of cars would be full of Bernie and Biden stickers then?

Electric hippie cars and Land Rovers driven by 40-something wine aunts.

 

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What kind of cars would be full of Bernie and Biden stickers then?

Bernie stickers are on Priuses or compact Chevy cars. Biden stickers are hardly ever seen. I saw Biden signs all around my town, more than Trump actually, but only a couple stickers - mostly when driving in the city about an hour away.

A popular Democratic senator candidate a few years ago was everywhere. Except on the big trucks. He barely lost, but if we voted by bumper stickers he would have swept the state. I've never seen a Democrat be that popular here.

 

[Retired Junta Member]

Good lord, this is all such crap.

Spoiler: My brain hurts

Fake. Fake. It's all fake. All is simulacrum.
They aren't using these things as replacements for something nice, they think this IS the something nice.

Dollar Tree too GenX-y? Don't worry, the millinizooms have you covered with Amazon finds!

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Thanks to the above, the YouTube algorithm introduced me to this person. Enjoy:

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She keeps saying "I want to be that girl." which makes me think she's trying to be ironic, but like, you still bought all this crap. You're still showing off all this crap. You're still making money and getting subscribers off this crap.

I wish someone could explain why this Hazel bitch made me feel unreasonably angry. There’s something about her tone of voice and cadence that sets my reptilian brain of fire.

 

[NoReturn]

The irony is that this was posted by some Muslim woman from Malaysia, lol.

This might be racist, but why is it always Asian women who are big on this type of thing?

I looked into it. The twitter account is just reposting the stuff from the "that girl" to sell affiliate links to all the other stuff she "curates" which makes this whole situation a second level of weird.
Original creator of the videos (and the one with the weird voice, as @Retired Junta Member pointed out) = @HoneyBobaBear

Malaysian twitter consoomer chick = @bellaathoughts

 

[Skipjack]

That's it. I see them everywhere here too. Most of them don't have anything on them, the political stickers are saved for the big trucks that are also everywhere - always Trump.

Trucks are definitely worth touching on. Car companies love to market gigantic pickups as a way for men to (re?)claim the gritty manly man blue collar hunter they wish they had. That prefab suburban house and office job is so emasculating, you know what you really need? A brand new $60,000 pickup truck that gets 15 MPG. After all, just how else are you going to haul around Braxton's hockey equipment? And don't forget the gun/Punisher bumper stickers so everyone REALLY knows just how tough you are.

 

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Trucks are definitely worth touching on. Car companies love to market gigantic pickups as a way for men to (re?)claim the gritty manly man blue collar hunter they wish they had. That prefab suburban house and office job is so emasculating, you know what you really need? A brand new $60,000 pickup truck that gets 15 MPG. After all, just how else are you going to haul around Braxton's hockey equipment? And don't forget the gun/Punisher bumper stickers so everyone REALLY knows just how tough you are.

Ever try people watching at the grocery store and seeing if you can match people to their cars? Around here there's a definite look style and age wise to people, both men and women, who drive trucks or the big suvs. Other cars and brands sometimes have a certain look to them too, but it's most noticeable with trucks, big suvs, and sports cars.

 

[dflatline]

Ever try people watching at the grocery store and seeing if you can match people to their cars? Around here there's a definite look style and age wise to people, both men and women, who drive trucks or the big suvs. Other cars and brands sometimes have a certain look to them too, but it's most noticeable with trucks, big suvs, and sports cars.

There's a Sam Hyde and Nick Rochefort bit on youtube where they do that and they're suprisingly accurate

 

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Trucks are definitely worth touching on. Car companies love to market gigantic pickups as a way for men to (re?)claim the gritty manly man blue collar hunter they wish they had. That prefab suburban house and office job is so emasculating, you know what you really need? A brand new $60,000 pickup truck that gets 15 MPG. After all, just how else are you going to haul around Braxton's hockey equipment? And don't forget the gun/Punisher bumper stickers so everyone REALLY knows just how tough you are.

It is ALWAYS some under 40, slightly overweight white guy driving trucks like that. Always wears a hat and sunglasses, and often stands about 5'6-5'9. The truck is always clean and rarely hauls anything in the back. The most work the truck gets is going 85-90 on the interstate. Usually they jack up the tires and put extra large, extra loud exhaust on it too. This truck will last 4-5 years before they move onto another truck of the same model. It's usually accompanied by lots of brand loyalty and refusal to buy other makes of truck (if they buy Chevy, they'll buy Chevy for life).

Trucks like this are to white people what a Mercedes or Bentley is to black people, and if you turn on a country station it'll get namedropped a couple times an hour along with other popular brands among this crowd like Jack Daniels and other bourbon brands.

 

[Thiletonomics]

It is ALWAYS some under 40, slightly overweight white guy driving trucks like that. Always wears a hat and sunglasses, and often stands about 5'6-5'9. The truck is always clean and rarely hauls anything in the back. The most work the truck gets is going 85-90 on the interstate. Usually they jack up the tires and put extra large, extra loud exhaust on it too. This truck will last 4-5 years before they move onto another truck of the same model. It's usually accompanied by lots of brand loyalty and refusal to buy other makes of truck (if they buy Chevy, they'll buy Chevy for life).

Trucks like this are to white people what a Mercedes or Bentley is to black people, and if you turn on a country station it'll get namedropped a couple times an hour along with other popular brands among this crowd like Jack Daniels and other bourbon brands.

How bad are those truck loyalists, compared to the said Mercedes or Bentley or other luxury car loyalists, or even hardcore JDM fanboys?

 

[Moguro Fukuzou]

It is ALWAYS some under 40, slightly overweight white guy driving trucks like that. Always wears a hat and sunglasses, and often stands about 5'6-5'9. The truck is always clean and rarely hauls anything in the back. The most work the truck gets is going 85-90 on the interstate. Usually they jack up the tires and put extra large, extra loud exhaust on it too. This truck will last 4-5 years before they move onto another truck of the same model. It's usually accompanied by lots of brand loyalty and refusal to buy other makes of truck (if they buy Chevy, they'll buy Chevy for life).

Trucks like this are to white people what a Mercedes or Bentley is to black people, and if you turn on a country station it'll get namedropped a couple times an hour along with other popular brands among this crowd like Jack Daniels and other bourbon brands.

The amount of people that buy massive trucks who never actually use them for their actual purpose is just massive. I've seen so many white suburban women rolling around in giant pristine looking trucks or the kind of guys that you describe. Still see some people use them for their intended purpose, but they are usually either super beat up and filthy or at least mildly worn but cleaned regularly as good as they can.

 

[eternal dog mongler]

The amount of people that buy massive trucks who never actually use them for their actual purpose is just massive. I've seen so many white suburban women rolling around in giant pristine looking trucks or the kind of guys that you describe. Still see some people use them for their intended purpose, but they are usually either super beat up and filthy or at least mildly worn but cleaned regularly as good as they can.

My neighbor owns four full-size trucks and the only thing that bitch hauls is groceries. I have no idea what the point is.

I own a 2014 Maserati Quattroporte S and people think that shit is expensive. No I got it for $20k. Luxury cars depreciate so fast it's hilarious.

 

[Skipjack]

The amount of people that buy massive trucks who never actually use them for their actual purpose is just massive. I've seen so many white suburban women rolling around in giant pristine looking trucks or the kind of guys that you describe. Still see some people use them for their intended purpose, but they are usually either super beat up and filthy or at least mildly worn but cleaned regularly as good as they can.

Even if you're going out to the country/hiking or something, they're still not very necessary unless you have a ton of stuff to lug. If you're going on a very long and remote drive down a paved road, you'd be much better off in something smaller, with better mileage. Of course, the money saved doesn't matter. What's most important is showing what a big truck you have, because you're cool, or something. It's especially stupid in the suburbs, where turns are tight and kids often play in the street.

It's another way companies are trying to sell that "working class grit" or whatever.

 

[Jeff_the_Thriller]

Trucks are definitely worth touching on. Car companies love to market gigantic pickups as a way for men to (re?)claim the gritty manly man blue collar hunter they wish they had. That prefab suburban house and office job is so emasculating, you know what you really need? A brand new $60,000 pickup truck that gets 15 MPG. After all, just how else are you going to haul around Braxton's hockey equipment? And don't forget the gun/Punisher bumper stickers so everyone REALLY knows just how tough you are.

I have someone in my family with the giant F250 complete with a bunch 2A and Trump shit. Don't get me wrong I'm supporter of 2A and think Trump was the less shit choice but why do you need to advertise what a heterosexual tough guy you are?

I love how he makes fun of my nissan frontier and tells me I can't haul shit with it. I've hauled wood, landscaping tools, and motorcycles all over the backwoods state inhabit. Meanwhile he has a cover over the bed of his truck and is probably as clean as when he bought it.

But yes big truck people are in the same category of consumerism as nu-nerds. They have their little clubs, cute uniforms, and dumb bullshit they slap on their stereotypical vehicles.

 

[eternal dog mongler]

I love how he makes fun of my nissan frontier and tells me I can't haul shit with it. I've hauled wood, landscaping tools, and motorcycles all over the backwoods state inhabit. Meanwhile he has a cover over the bed of his truck and is probably as clean as when he bought it.

Honestly you can tow most shit with a fucking Prius. Only reason I can see to get a F250 is if you have an RV. Or a huge boat.

 

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Honestly you can tow most shit with a fucking Prius. Only reason I can see to get a F250 is if you have an RV. Or a huge boat.

You're not supposed to haul with a Prius. It says so in the manual. The weight limit for riding in them is 800 pounds. But yes, you can. I've seen a Prius with a trailer. They are far more powerful and fast than people think they are.

A Prius is surprisingly big inside too. I have fit a almost six foot tall wardrobe from Ikea in mine (as well as two people) and an overstuffed recliner (the back of the recliner detached).

 

[Skipjack]

I have someone in my family with the giant F250 complete with a bunch 2A and Trump shit. Don't get me wrong I'm supporter of 2A and think Trump was the less shit choice but why do you need to advertise what a heterosexual tough guy you are?

I love how he makes fun of my nissan frontier and tells me I can't haul shit with it. I've hauled wood, landscaping tools, and motorcycles all over the backwoods state inhabit. Meanwhile he has a cover over the bed of his truck and is probably as clean as when he bought it.

But yes big truck people are in the same category of consumerism as nu-nerds. They have their little clubs, cute uniforms, and dumb bullshit they slap on their stereotypical vehicles.

Yeah, even if you ARE hauling shit, you can do it with a much smaller, less costly truck. F-150s can tow 14,000lbs, a Nissan Frontier 6,000. Why on earth would you need that extra 8,000lbs of towing capacity if you're not regularly hauling giant trailers? And now for the extra-extra consoomer they have expensive truck bed attachements and doors with all kinds of gadgets on them, even speakers (for tailgating, I guess).

And all of these are advertised either under the pretense of ripping up natural landscape or football.