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

[Shaka Brah]

I actually ordered those bad dragon sample discs years ago because I thought they would be fun to play with and they were a dumb meme. Kind of wish I still had them.

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The real question is, are they more or less expensive than industrial-quality silicone test samples?

 

[Sleazy Car Salesman]

Oh good lord it's so much worse than I thought.

There's a thread on /trash/ called Fantasy Toy General. There is a list in the sticky for that thread that has well over 100 Bad-Dragon type sex toy producers.

 

[Toolbox]

What the hell do you even do with this? Is this like the three seashells from Demolition Man?

Fidget spinner?

 

[Pissmaster]

I actually ordered those bad dragon sample discs years ago because I thought they would be fun to play with and they were a dumb meme. Kind of wish I still had them.

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If you have a friend that uses bar soap, you could have replaced his soap with one of those and hid his actual bar underneath his sink

 

[Aunt Carol]

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What the shit man?

A thousand dildos lying on a carpeted floor. A long-haired cat looks on.

I am going to pretend that this photo is from right before a spring dildo cleaning or something, because otherwise this person owns a mid-range sedan's worth of dildos and just plain doesn't mind if they're covered with cat hair and lint.

 

[bigbombguy2222]

Stumbled upon this the other day.

You'd think there's a point where anyone would say "alright, that's enough".

 

[Yeeted Teet]

Well this turned into hell of a thread lol

I was thinking a bit more mild perhaps? You're a 40-50 something mildly successful businessman who brings in a modest disposable income. You have loved Porsche since you were a kid, youve always followed GT and LMP Racing. Every few years you buy a newerish late model mid range Porsche and trade the old one in. You collect Porsche diecast, shirts, posters, etc. Youve got 2 classic Porsche's in the garage.

Are you a CONSOOMER due to your culture related brand loyality, or are you simply and enthusiast? Thats what im asking

I think the difference between enthusiast and consoomer is a gradient rather than a distinct line, but it's somewhere around buying a lot of stuff just to have it. There's nothing wrong with liking things and living in a house with no decorations or personal touches would be a bit grim, but when you start buying a lot of the same or related things purely to accumulate them, you're getting into consoomer tendencies. You can descend into consoomerism like an alcoholic descends into chemical dependency.

Someone can start out really loving music and buying physical copies of albums they enjoy, then they start buying a few special editions, then albums they don't love to have complete discographies, then new releases just because they're hyped up and sought after and throw tantrums if they don't get one, and then overpaying for multiple presses from different years or labels where the only discernible differences are the matrix codes. I'd say the change is somewhere around step three, where they're gone beyond what they originally loved and are buying things for their own sake. In your example, buying a car and even a couple of classics that you've always admired isn't really consoomerism, but collecting anything with the logo on it is in that territory.

 

[TheBeanz]

buying a car and even a couple of classics that you've always admired isn't really consoomerism, but collecting anything with the logo on it is in that territory.

100% agree with this comment. When you're buying even a brand new car, the manufacturer doesn't make any money off that sale because they've already made the money selling to the dealership network for them to then sell cars to you. Classic cars, with the exception of situations like Jaguar Classic or Porsche Heritage which is owned directly by the OEM, are used goods and completely removed from making money for the corporation that made them.

Car merch is entirely consoomer, and while I can understand someone wanting some level of related stuff if they're particularly passionate about their cars (Lord knows I am), buying the ///M badged polyester coats and baseball caps made in China is just pure cringe. It's like going out wearing a football shirt.

 

[Sleazy Car Salesman]

100% agree with this comment. When you're buying a even a brand new car, the manufacturer doesn't make any money off that sale because they've already made the money selling to the dealership network for them to then sell cars to you. Classic cars, with the exception of situations like Jaguar Classic or Porsche Heritage which is owned directly by the OEM, are used goods and completely removed from making money for the corporation that made them.

Car merch is entirely consoomer, and while I can understand someone wanting some level of related stuff if they're particularly passionate about their cars (Lord knows I am), buying the ///M badged polyester coats and baseball caps made in China is just pure cringe. It's like going out wearing a football shirt.

It doesn't matter what you're buying or where the money ultimately goes to, it's the behavior of consooming.

 

[TheBeanz]

It doesn't matter what you're buying or where the money ultimately goes to, it's the behavior of consooming.

You're right, that goes back to my earlier comment about the retards who get into never ending PCP finance cycles just for the sake of having a new car. But there is a bit of a 'Support the business' mentality I've seen among consoomer types as well. A weird sense of brand loyalty where they think they're doing a brand a service by purchasing product constantly.

 

[Vingle]

Stumbled upon this the other day.

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You'd think there's a point where anyone would say "alright, that's enough".

I think it is this chick, she's kinda obsessed with Pokemon.

 

[Shaka Brah]

I think it is this chick, she's kinda obsessed with Pokemon.

I 100% guarantee she wants to fuck Charmander.

 

[𝕺𝖑' 𝕯𝖎𝖗𝖙𝖞 𝕱𝖆𝖙𝖘𝖔]

You're right, that goes back to my earlier comment about the retards who get into never ending PCP finance cycles just for the sake of having a new car. But there is a bit of a 'Support the business' mentality I've seen among consoomer types as well. A weird sense of brand loyalty where they think they're doing a brand a service by purchasing product constantly.

Buying to support a business is fine if it's a small/local/family/etc business, but acting like buying fucking Porsche merch is "support" is ridiculous.

 

[Shaka Brah]

Buying to support a business is fine if it's a small/local/family/etc business, but acting like buying fucking Porsche merch is "support" is ridiculous.

True Porsche fans travel back in time to make sure Ferdinand Porsche wins the Tiger I tank trials. Everyone else is a poser.

 

[TheBeanz]

Buying to support a business is fine if it's a small/local/family/etc business, but acting like buying fucking Porsche merch is "support" is ridiculous.

Just so long as you aren't constantly bleating about 'SuPpOrTiNg sMaLL BUsInEsseS' on social media, those faggots are the worst.

 

[Vingle]

Car merch is entirely consoomer, and while I can understand someone wanting some level of related stuff if they're particularly passionate about their cars (Lord knows I am), buying the ///M badged polyester coats and baseball caps made in China is just pure cringe. It's like going out wearing a football shirt.

Buying to support a business is fine if it's a small/local/family/etc business, but acting like buying fucking Porsche merch is "support" is ridiculous.

It's equal to buying cheap designer stuff, because they can't save up to 2000 usd handbags.

 

[Protistology]

I think it is this chick, she's kinda obsessed with Pokemon.

"I'm actually going to be giving away these boxes [...] so if you'd like to know how to enter"

What the unholy fuck?

 

[Battlecruiser3000ad]

The fantasy toy community absolutely needs a thread of its own.

We need to see just how deep this rabbit hole goes. And how many demigargoyle dicks fit in it.

 

[Nigger Respecter]

A big difference in consoomer vs normal person is the former actively pays attention to the releases of new products for their respective interest. They're not casually strolling through Target, spot a Charmander shirt and buy it; no they're subscribed to newsletters, forums, Facebook groups, have push notifications, etc. They're addicted to the rush of discovering a New Product and acquiring it ASAP

 

[Vingle]

A big difference in consoomer vs normal person is the former actively pays attention to the releases of new products for their respective interest. They're not casually strolling through Target, spot a Charmander shirt and buy it

What about Amberlynn? She mostly hoard at Target.