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

[moocow]

Holy fuck not even in my third-world hell you see shit like this, is there video of this? like a tour showing this shit?

I didn't think to take any pictures or video, sorry. If I ever happen to go back (unlikely, since I can't stand the place anyway) I'll try to remember.

Funny you got all these migrants from central america going there because thats exactly the kind of shit they are escaping from

It's not usually the "good ones" who manage to escape. Or, at least, they bring their problems with them. Illegals are absolutely a protected class in the US. Cops get grumpy if you gun down one of your own in self defense, but they'll come down on you like Zeus throwing bolts from Mount Olympus if you dare try to take out the foreign trash.

And its really hard to come back from that because when thats the new normal the entire culture of the country changes, people become apathetic to crime or even glorifies it, good luck changing that

We're already there. Black "culture" has long glorified criminality. Rap has always glorified it (along with vicious violence), and it's mainstream now and teaching an entirely new audience that shooting people is fun, women are cattle, whitey is evil and thugs are just the best.

 

[Cool Dog Returns]

's not usually the "good ones" who manage to escape.

What normalfags dont get is that the average joe from any country cant go and walk 2000 miles thru jungle and desert to reach another country, but you know who will? criminals on the run who have nothing to lose, lazy fucks looking for gibs and slum trash that has no education nor planning to get any

Its the same in europe with the arabs and the africans

We're already there.

Nah I'm talking when everybody even the old ones think like that, that you should get a government just to steal as much as you can because "everybody else is doing it", and that everything is a zero-sum game so you should always look for ways to scam others because they are planning to do the same. And never help anybody who wont reward you for that, as if you should be rewarded for being a decent person and not a piece of shit

That wigger/nigger shit most middle class kids grow out of it, but the shit I'm talking about is the national ethos of many latino countries, thats why the place never seems to finally get its shit together, how you change this? if you try to be good in that environment you're dead, its a everybody drops that shit or nobody does-situation, you get me? and if you guys go the same way then its over

Anyway, seriously do a tour of the store, I been looking for videos and all there was is a demo of security system for stores but it was a fake store

 

[moocow]

And never help anybody who wont reward you for that, as if you should be rewarded for being a decent person and not a piece of shit

America is one of the few nations in the world to have so-called "good Samaritan" laws that explicitly protect people in situations where they're clearly trying (in good faith) to help someone in danger and the person they save (or their family if they fail) tries to sue them. i.e. if you save someone's life by performing CPR, by definition you've also just deliberately broken most of the ribs in their chest (because that's how CPR works) so without those laws in place to protect you, the ingrate you saved can try to come after you for costs and "pain and suffering."

Not every state has laws like that, and that doesn't even stop assholes from suing anyway. It also doesn't stop wily prosecutors from getting creative if they don't like the Samaritan for some reason.

But we're effectively approaching the point of "don't help anyone unless there's something in it for you" as it is. For one thing, most people can't afford to in the first place. For another, we're all collectively learning that decent people are taken advantage of (endlessly) by less decent people. You have to be cautious because even the best intentions can still get you fucked. After all, the best way to lose a friend is to loan them money.

if you try to be good in that environment you're dead, its a everybody drops that shit or nobody does-situation, you get me?

Yo dawg I'm hip.

Consider the modern reality of gun ownership and self defense in the US. Even in states that are absurdly pro-2A, complete with stand your ground and castle doctrine laws, if you actually have to blow someone's head off to stop them from killing you, you're probably going on trial anyway. Ask Zimmerman or Rittenhouse.

Hell, it's common wisdom these days that if you have to defend yourself with a gun, you're better off killing them than just maiming them. And if it's on your property, you're far better off making sure the bodies land inside your house instead of in your yard.

I think we're getting pretty close to the environment you describe already.

Anyway, seriously do a tour of the store, I been looking for videos and all there was is a demo of security system for stores but it was a fake store

I'll try to remember next time I'm in that neighborhood. Mind you not everything was under lock and key, but there were certainly no big-ticket items up for grabs and there were no checkout lanes for sure.

It'll be fun to see how long it takes them to get pissy with me for filming in their store. I distinctly recall from the days of my rebellious youth that Best Buy was one of the most uptight stores when it came to conspicuous recording. I wonder if their employees even give a shit anymore.

 

[Cool Dog Returns]

America is one of the few nations in the world to have so-called "good Samaritan" laws

We got laws like that too, but what I'm saying is that people are not gonna help because they simply dont care, again zero-sum mentality and no sense of community

For another, we're all collectively learning that decent people are taken advantage of (endlessly) by less decent people

That has always been a problem but people kept helping others because "its the right thing to do" and most of the time it was people who actually needed help

I'm talking about china-levels of DGAF, like you have a guy bleeding to death and people just walk by, which is something not even latino countries have reached yet

Ask Zimmerman or Rittenhouse.

Not the best example since they went free despite insane amount of national pressure to fuck them over. Had that happened in any latino country they would be in jail forever if only due to the political pressure to jail them

Most latino countries dont let you own guns and the ones that do have retarded laws like forcing you to keep the gun in your house under lock and unloaded, the fuck are you gonna do? ask the home invader rapist/murderer to give you 5 minutes to get your gun out of the safe and load it?. And if by sheer fucking luck you manage to shoot the criminal within your house some judge is going to unironically ask why you didnt go into robocop mode and used VATS to just shoot him in the leg as if movies were real life, I shit you not

One doctor guy got fucked because the criminal was just outside his house even tho he was about to run him over with the car he just stole from him, the judge literally said he should've let the criminal run him over instead of shooting him

 

[Yaks]

I wonder if their employees even give a shit anymore.

If there are 10 on-floor staff walking around, 9 of them will not give a shit and 1 will be the turbo autist. Good luck!

Also can we stop sperging about good samaritan laws, immigrants, and gun control in the consoomer thread?

I'm shocked mystery boxes are still popular. Every now and then I run into another niche monthly subscription box.

This made me wonder about crystal hoarders, since they're the basic white girl thing right now, especially if you're into the woo woo.

This one's a munchie.

Tiktok strikes again. Ironically her channel is called "The Cheap Chick".

1k in rocks ELEVATED haul

Blonde chick in this is either high as fucking balls or the dumbest valley girl stereotype I've seen in a while.

Supporting small businesses.

 

[NoReturn]

$140k for a used handbag. And you have to spend money and grovel just to be in the running to be permitted to buy one.

This shit is actually a sign of mental illness. It has to be. For fuck's sake.

Imagine buying a used handbag that costs more than a lot of houses. That's so retarded. I can't actually wrap my head around that. I can't imagine spending anything but like a house for that. My mind is blown these people are beyond salvation

$140k on sale. The original price for that one is $165k.

Bonus Jeffee:

Results?

No dinero for el gato.
You need to have a minimum number of sales within a certain time period to stay "active". If you don't then they shut down your account. Same for if you don't make a single sale within 180 days.

Cheap plastic shit is what zoomers aspire to? are things really that bad in burgerland?

Yes.

Holy fuck not even in my third-world hell you see shit like this, is there video of this? like a tour showing this shit?

 

[Yaks]

I wanna know where people are hiding those giant tubs of protein powder other than an oversized, obvious purse.

 

[Laughter1145]

I debated putting this in the new marketing thread, but it's more about the things being consumed and the buyers themselves:

I was going to ask why this topic was trending...

But then I saw something in related videos, and I found all these published within the last week:

I guess ppl who are into these junk have six figure annual income, in the top tax bracket with multiple mansions, superyachts and private islands, right?

 

[WelperHelper99]

We got laws like that too, but what I'm saying is that people are not gonna help because they simply dont care, again zero-sum mentality and no sense of community

That has always been a problem but people kept helping others because "its the right thing to do" and most of the time it was people who actually needed help

I'm talking about china-levels of DGAF, like you have a guy bleeding to death and people just walk by, which is something not even latino countries have reached yet

It depends on where you are really. My town you get in a wreck? People are rushing over to help. LA? People are too stoned to care.

Not the best example since they went free despite insane amount of national pressure to fuck them over. Had that happened in any latino country they would be in jail forever if only due to the political pressure to jail them

Most latino countries dont let you own guns and the ones that do have retarded laws like forcing you to keep the gun in your house under lock and unloaded, the fuck are you gonna do? ask the home invader rapist/murderer to give you 5 minutes to get your gun out of the safe and load it?. And if by sheer fucking luck you manage to shoot the criminal within your house some judge is going to unironically ask why you didnt go into robocop mode and used VATS to just shoot him in the leg as if movies were real life, I shit you not

One doctor guy got fucked because the criminal was just outside his house even tho he was about to run him over with the car he just stole from him, the judge literally said he should've let the criminal run him over instead of shooting him

Other countries gun laws make me realize that despite how bad it is, I have it pretty good. I can actually defend myself in Utah, even if I go to court.

If there are 10 on-floor staff walking around, 9 of them will not give a shit and 1 will be the turbo autist. Good luck!

Also can we stop sperging about good samaritan laws, immigrants, and gun control in the consoomer thread?

I'm shocked mystery boxes are still popular. Every now and then I run into another niche monthly subscription box.

This made me wonder about crystal hoarders, since they're the basic white girl thing right now, especially if you're into the woo woo.

This one's a munchie.

Tiktok strikes again. Ironically her channel is called "The Cheap Chick".

1k in rocks ELEVATED haul

Blonde chick in this is either high as fucking balls or the dumbest valley girl stereotype I've seen in a while.

Supporting small businesses.

Crystals. Literal quartz, mining waste except for clocks. How people fall for hoarding this shit I don't get. I know they look cool, but you don't need this many

 

[NoReturn]

I wanna know where people are hiding those giant tubs of protein powder other than an oversized, obvious purse.


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It's gotta just be their proximity to other goods... right?

I guess ppl who are into these junk have six figure annual income, in the top tax bracket with multiple mansions, superyachts and private islands, right?

"Affordable luxury"

"Dupes"

"Old money" trend*

etc etc etc
It's the zoomer version of Boomer's "You deserve it" but since they're young and the economy sucks it's all knockoff or cheap versions of what the Boomers had.

*This one is the weirdest one to look at, because the concept is "Buy it for life" or "Timeless classics" but people are buying fast fashion versions of these things because it's what they can afford.

 

[Yaks]

It's gotta just be their proximity to other goods... right?

I'm trying to find the video of the woman on CCTV trying to shove a weed whacker down the back of her pants to steal it but failing.

 

[NoReturn]

I'm trying to find the video of the woman on CCTV trying to shove a weed whacker down the back of her pants to steal it but failing.

It was a chainsaw:

 

[Yaks]

It was a chainsaw:

THANK YOU!

Everything about this video is hilarious. I get the same joy out of it as I do watching dumb people at walmart buy a TV that won't fit in their car, but try anyway. With the added bonus of her being too stupid to look up at the camera looking directly at her.

I will give her credit she is at least trying to steal something useful and not cosmetics.

 

[Ed Weed]

Soy Cyraxx collects Funko pops

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

I'm trying to find the video of the woman on CCTV trying to shove a weed whacker down the back of her pants to steal it but failing.

Wish I could find that news story about the guy that tried shoplifting by shoving a bunch of steaks down his pants. Spoiler alert: he didn't succeed.

 

[WelperHelper99]

Soy Cyraxx collects Funko pops

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Look at those racks behind this derpy looking dude. Thousands of dollars worth of Funko. At least they aren't in a landfill. Yet. Such a waste of PVC.

 

[The Great Citracett]

Soy Cyraxx collects Funko pops

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Holy shit, TsimFuckis is still alive? Guy was a pretty big 4chan/ED meme back in the day.

Haven't thought about his goofy ass in like 10 years. Last time I saw him, he was a massive juggalo and wrestling sperg, so I'm sure he's consoomed huge amounts of ICP and WWE merch too.

 

[Maggots on a Train v2]

A horror story:

https://www.silive.com/business/2023/05/lesson-learned-staten-islander-warns-of-hazardous-balloons-purchased-from-shopping-app-temu.html

You really can't trust a goddamn thing you buy straight from China. At least the big brands in the US do some safety testing, and do regular recalls. China does not give a shit. They fucked up something as cheap as balloons. Who even knows what kind of industrial chemicals that poor girl was exposed to.

 

[Yaks]

Who even knows what kind of industrial chemicals that poor girl was exposed to.

When you buy directly from China this is a chance you are willing to take. I do feel bad for her, I wouldn't exactly consider balloons a questionable purchase normally. But still, they'll feed each other literal sawdust and chemicals in local markets, they care even less about us.

 

[Fëanor Curufinwë]

A horror story:

https://www.silive.com/business/2023/05/lesson-learned-staten-islander-warns-of-hazardous-balloons-purchased-from-shopping-app-temu.html

You really can't trust a goddamn thing you buy straight from China. At least the big brands in the US do some safety testing, and do regular recalls. China does not give a shit. They fucked up something as cheap as balloons. Who even knows what kind of industrial chemicals that poor girl was exposed to.

this is awful but was she really gonna blow up 143 balloons by mouth?