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What's the biggest scam in life that no one's wants to admit

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By *usman 199 OP   Man
over a year ago

Stockport

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By *heArrowsCouple
over a year ago

25% free on groceries.

It's not free. The prices were increased by increments before the promotion

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

adulting. Px

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By *ellhungvweMan
over a year ago

Cheltenham

Everyone should be happy all the time. Just isn’t possible.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"adulting. Px "

Yup girl xx

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By *etcplCouple
over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

Life

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By *itygamesMan
over a year ago

UK

A "CAT D" car, i.e insurance right off dosent have to be declared on the V5 log book , so you buy a second hand car in good faith , insure it tax it n drive it thinking happy days , i love my car.

i found this out when trading it in recently , 2 years after buying it , it was CAT D , so that also means effectively i'd been driving un insured as not declared to the insurance company ?

true value 2400 quid if legit , cat d value 1100 quid.

moral of the story , a dvla check when buying a car isnt good enough , you neeed to dig deeper , very deep.

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By *oubletroubleCouple
over a year ago

South West

Values in art market / NFT's, classic car and hyper car market, luxury goods market watches and high end jewelry.

Crypto currency. Stocks in companies that don't actually make a profit.

The list goes on and on

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Black Friday

It’s leftover stock that the company couldn’t sell

Sold off just above they per unit cost value

They need space in they warehouse for next years stuff come in

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By *nliveneTV/TS
over a year ago

Selby

Bitcoin

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Love

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

The weight loss industry.

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By *nliveneTV/TS
over a year ago

Selby

Cryptocurrency

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Capitalism

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By *ex HolesMan
over a year ago

Up North

Price of beer.

Work out the price of a gallon of beer against a gallon of petrol and tell me we’re not being fleeced.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

hypocrisy with their pretence to care...

esp. Government(s) Worldwide...

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land

Fast fashion, perfectly summarised by Terry Pratchett.

"The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.

Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles.

But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.

This was the Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socioeconomic unfairness."

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Love"

this has to be #1

unconditional love - rare gift...!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Humanity

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By *nn_JamesCouple
over a year ago

the

Consumerism

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Fast fashion, perfectly summarised by Terry Pratchett.

"The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.

Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles.

But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.

This was the Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socioeconomic unfairness.""
this is about budgeting and cashflow more than fast fashion imo.

My answer is gold membership here

Warranties.

And any membership upgrades in dating apps (tho having never tried maybe I'm wrong here !!)

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

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By *2000ManMan
over a year ago

Worthing

'Named' brands of items (more expensive) v Shops own brand. Both are usually the same product just with a different label.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'd definitely say working!

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By *elvet RopeMan
over a year ago

by the big field

Trickle down economics is more hoover up economics- taxing big corporations won't cause them to shut up shop.


"A "CAT D" car, i.e insurance right off dosent have to be declared on the V5 log book , so you buy a second hand car in good faith , insure it tax it n drive it thinking happy days , i love my car.

i found this out when trading it in recently , 2 years after buying it , it was CAT D , so that also means effectively i'd been driving un insured as not declared to the insurance company ?

true value 2400 quid if legit , cat d value 1100 quid.

moral of the story , a dvla check when buying a car isnt good enough , you neeed to dig deeper , very deep. "

I can recommend the RAC fact check service- £20 buys you a detailed history report and an insurance policy to refund any loss if they get it wrong. Had one for each of my last 3 cars (even one from a main dealer who had their own HPI report available)

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By *heVonMatterhornsCouple
over a year ago

Lincoln

All the extras you have to pay for when you buy a house? Why is stamp duty still a thing!?

LvM

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By *heArrowsCouple
over a year ago


"Fast fashion, perfectly summarised by Terry Pratchett.

"The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.

Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles.

But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.

This was the Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socioeconomic unfairness.""

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By *eniandMikeCouple
over a year ago

Edinburgh

Tesco Clubcard price!!!!!

The price of a share bag of crisps was not £25 before you put the Clubcard price of 99p on them lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Carbon tax

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By *emorefridaCouple
over a year ago

La la land


"Fast fashion, perfectly summarised by Terry Pratchett.

"The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.

Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles.

But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.

This was the Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socioeconomic unfairness."this is about budgeting and cashflow more than fast fashion imo.

My answer is gold membership here

Warranties.

And any membership upgrades in dating apps (tho having never tried maybe I'm wrong here !!)"

True but it kinda holds, if we persist in wanting cheap new clothes because that is what is in fashion instead of quality items that last. They spend more in the long term hence why I think it's a con.

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By *osaint1971Couple
over a year ago

Near Taunton

Subjective moral values that allows one group of people to use threats of violence to take money from the other, much larger group of people who are subjected to living by a different set of moral rules.

Government

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By *omer47Man
over a year ago

leigh

Filthy rich people who take advantage of cheating the tax system for their own gains.

Footballers on insane wages getting away with not paying taxes, (Ronaldo 15million euros),moved to juventas to get away with it, (messy also millions of euros),Barcelona paid it for him.

Cyclists being given priority on the roads,(no insurance, no licence, no lights,no indication etc),over the tax paying, insurance paying,licenced motorists.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Black Friday

It’s leftover stock that the company couldn’t sell

Sold off just above they per unit cost value

They need space in they warehouse for next years stuff come in

"

Also to add to that if you read the small print on a tv advert about black friday deals they actually put the prices up a few weeks before it and the saving your getting is just them taking the mark up off the price drop

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Fast fashion, perfectly summarised by Terry Pratchett.

"The reason that the rich were so rich, Vimes reasoned, was because they managed to spend less money.

Take boots, for example. He earned thirty-eight dollars a month plus allowances. A really good pair of leather boots cost fifty dollars. But an affordable pair of boots, which were sort of OK for a season or two and then leaked like hell when the cardboard gave out, cost about ten dollars. Those were the kind of boots Vimes always bought, and wore until the soles were so thin that he could tell where he was in Ankh-Morpork on a foggy night by the feel of the cobbles.

But the thing was that good boots lasted for years and years. A man who could afford fifty dollars had a pair of boots that'd still be keeping his feet dry in ten years' time, while the poor man who could only afford cheap boots would have spent a hundred dollars on boots in the same time and would still have wet feet.

This was the Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' theory of socioeconomic unfairness."this is about budgeting and cashflow more than fast fashion imo.

My answer is gold membership here

Warranties.

And any membership upgrades in dating apps (tho having never tried maybe I'm wrong here !!)

True but it kinda holds, if we persist in wanting cheap new clothes because that is what is in fashion instead of quality items that last. They spend more in the long term hence why I think it's a con. "
fast fashion is a con, I agree. I don't agree the examole is fast fashion tho. It's more an example of why it's ahtd to break out the poverty cycle.... Who can budget to spend over a months income on one item, even if it is better value in the long term. They are condemned to buy cheap and buy often.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Growing up!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"The weight loss industry. "

I second this. Such a scam , all you need to do is eat clean and exercise

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Owning a cat. They are cheating on you with another family or two.

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By *haneportsMan
over a year ago

portsmouth


"'Named' brands of items (more expensive) v Shops own brand. Both are usually the same product just with a different label. "

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