I'll start: printers.

I bought an HP in March 2020 when my job went remote and HP bricked it remotely after only 100 pages because I wouldn't sign up for their subscription program. Ended up trashing a perfectly good printer.

Luckily my library's close by and I can print there remotely.

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[–] 21 points 3 months ago (8 children)

If I see an ad playing at a gas station pump, I get back in my car and keep driving.

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago

    I stopped at a station a few years back, it started blaring an ad at me so I immediately stopped pumping, gave the cameras the finger, and left. left a shitty review.

    almost exactly a year later, drive by and it's convenient time to get gas, sure let's stop. exact same situation plays out, except when I went to leave a review, I found I had already done that.

    I had remembered that there was a reason I didn't go to that gas station, just not what that reason was, and so I had pulled in anyways because it was on my way.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    I absolutely support that. Also FYI all of them should have an unlabeled mute button. I just start pressing buttons until the audio turns off when I have to use one, and it helps with my sanity.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Most of the gas stations removed the mute functionality where I am when moved to touch screen only. I now get most of my gas at a place that is consistently more expensive, but has no ads. I am just trying to drive less and less and avoid the entire process.

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