• Hugh_Jeggs
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    3 months ago

    Dear god.

    So you think that your paying the employee benefits and wages should be in advance, regardless of whether you shop there?!? They actually convinced you of that?

    They blackmailed you into thinking that prices would rise and wages would go down… Yes, by approximately the fees you pay for membership, whether you shop there or not

    Then you actually, genuinely think that you’re getting a “gift certificate” without any idea that you already paid for it

    Holy shit 😂

    It’s honestly scary how gullible the average consumer is

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      3 months ago

      They didn’t “convince” me of that. I’ve looked at their earnings report and could see that their profits are roughly the same as their membership revenue. They convinced me to buy a membership by having lower prices than other retailers so I buy most of my dry goods, electronics, and other sundry goods from them

      My wife and I saw how much we were spending there annually and realized that an executive membership would pay for our annual fees in the rebate we’d get each year, so it made the membership essentially free. I’m not a sucker who got tricked into some “scheme”. I’m maximizing my purchase power, you dolt.

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        3 months ago

        ☝️The capitalist’s wet dream 😂

        The normal supermarkets gouge you for every penny, so you now believe that you’re being gouged less by paying an annual fee

        Fuckin hell mate 😅