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OldBaldy1701E

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26. The 'customer' was never 'king'. They just made it seem that way.

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Sun May 24, 2026, 03:09 PM

May 24

And, yes, nowadays, they don't even try to hide it behind good presentation.

But, we still make them rich, so...

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"An openly hostile relationship" -- how consumers are treated by major corporations [View all] lostnfound May 24 OP

I am currently in a hate relationship UpInArms May 24 #1

Thank you for putting into words Susan Calvin May 24 #2

Reading the OP I found myself thinking the same. yardwork May 24 #9

We are... The Madcap May 24 #21

Almost every day Cirsium May 24 #3

True llmart May 24 #36

I have a lot to say about this Cirsium May 24 #53

No one should be surprised by this as major corps only care about money, not people sakabatou May 24 #4

Local companies versus major corporations -- a pleasant experience lostnfound May 24 #51

A large part of the blame is monopolization and deregulation - goals the (r)epugs have had for years erronis May 24 #5

Remember when we told how good deregulation would be for consumers? dflprincess May 24 #7

Started with Reagan llmart May 24 #37

The Republicans popsdenver Monday #66

That was always a transparent lie misanthrope May 24 #54

What do we call "lip service" in 2026 Bluetus May 24 #6

Cancellation friction--I didn't know there was a word for it! mtngirl47 May 24 #8

Wow! Each one of those are horrible. It's almost as if they really don't want our business. erronis May 24 #14

That's somewhat typical durablend May 24 #22

That sounds exactly like my week has been! llmart May 24 #39

Are you sure that Medicare pmt situation vanlassie May 24 #57

Health Insurance Companies are the worst! RainCaster May 24 #10

Good way of saying what I have been feeling Sanity Claws May 24 #11

Defend, delay, defer and deny. multigraincracker May 24 #12

Bartenders at my regular bar treat me like a king, Dr. T May 24 #13

Currently fighting my new "corporate" mountain grammy May 24 #15

Back in the day . . . Bumbles May 24 #16

Yes, it was nice to experience some of that positive service lostnfound May 24 #62

Stockholders Rule. Every Last Penny, I Mean, Nickel Must Be..... ColoringFool May 24 #17

We just need to give them more tax cuts, so they can trickle it down all over us. IronLionZion May 24 #18

I used to have Verizon as my family mobile phone provider, but switched to T-Mobile several years ago. patphil May 24 #19

Excellent OP! gulliver May 24 #20

Endless advertising wastes our time, too lostnfound May 24 #33

My friend canceled Verizon for an Xfinity deal and it was a nightmare. live love laugh May 24 #23

Telecom companies are required to let you port your number Pinback May 24 #29

Thanks very good info. live love laugh May 24 #31

I switched my car insurance from AAA to Acrisure. Initech May 24 #43

I think that's because the American People are treated as customers or consumers, not clients, Uncle Joe May 24 #24

I'd add that today, the American People are no longer even customers/consumers, but only data producers for data ancianita Monday #67

American late stage, tech-powered hypercapitalism is the biggest wealth extraction and transfer scheme in human history. Celerity May 24 #25

The 'customer' was never 'king'. They just made it seem that way. OldBaldy1701E May 24 #26

Veterans don't count Puppyjive May 24 #27

There's a whole term for this: HappyLarge May 24 #28

It's that way because REPUBLICANS mostly have made it that way, by B.See May 24 #30

I got an email about a class action lawsuit llmart May 24 #40

And if you want to read about it in-depth... debsy May 24 #32

Costco and Chewy have fantastic customer relations, in my experience. MoonlightHillFarm May 24 #34

Costco rules! I buy from them as often as possible lostnfound May 24 #38

I have been very happy with Costco Wifes husband May 24 #41

I frequently go to Costco for my whole bean coffee needs. Crowman2009 May 24 #45

I totally agree with everything you say... it's what I've been saying now for years, slightlv May 24 #35

On my American flight home yesterday, they took out the backseat entertainment. Initech May 24 #42

OMG that is an EXCELLENT slogan. "Treat us like humans not like walking dollar signs"!!! lostnfound May 24 #49

Exactly! Initech May 24 #50

Me: Yeah, but I want to pay you money! Aussie105 May 24 #44

Many deceptions in those offers are hard to spot or quantify at first lostnfound May 24 #59

Now that we have a corrupt system of justice, it will only get worse mdbl May 24 #46

Fuck Republic Services with the red-hot cock of Satan! hatrack May 24 #47

The title .... 😂😂😂😂😂😂 live love laugh Monday #63

True. Excellent post. It's a jungle out there. Joinfortmill May 24 #48

On the other hand- Here's a wall filled with compliments from customers of my independent hardware store, posted on Yelp NBachers May 24 #52

Nice! We need some stronger ways to identify the good ones -- lostnfound May 24 #58

Our economy has shifted to a wealth extraction mode. unblock May 24 #55

Rumpelstiltskin! (You've named the problem quite clearly / accurately.) lostnfound May 24 #56

It's as if Armageddon and the Final Days of Planet Earth are anticipated . . . Aussie105 May 24 #61

I was thinking about issues that predate today's difficulty reaching a human... CBHagman May 24 #60

It's called "Enshitification" Hieronymus Phact Monday #64

The truth is corporations are Glaisne Monday #65

After fourteen years practicing medicine for publicly funded community health clinics, Aristus Monday #68

Wow that. Is disturbing. Nt lostnfound Monday #69