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dflprincess

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7. Remember when we told how good deregulation would be for consumers?

Reply to erronis (Reply #5)

Sun May 24, 2026, 02:10 PM

20 hrs ago

I miss the days when the only way banks & airlines could compete was with service.

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"An openly hostile relationship" -- how consumers are treated by major corporations [View all] lostnfound 22 hrs ago OP

I am currently in a hate relationship UpInArms 22 hrs ago #1

Thank you for putting into words Susan Calvin 21 hrs ago #2

Reading the OP I found myself thinking the same. yardwork 20 hrs ago #9

We are... The Madcap 20 hrs ago #21

Almost every day Cirsium 21 hrs ago #3

True llmart 16 hrs ago #36

I have a lot to say about this Cirsium 13 hrs ago #53

No one should be surprised by this as major corps only care about money, not people sakabatou 21 hrs ago #4

Local companies versus major corporations -- a pleasant experience lostnfound 14 hrs ago #51

A large part of the blame is monopolization and deregulation - goals the (r)epugs have had for years erronis 21 hrs ago #5

Remember when we told how good deregulation would be for consumers? dflprincess 20 hrs ago #7

Started with Reagan llmart 16 hrs ago #37

That was always a transparent lie misanthrope 13 hrs ago #54

What do we call "lip service" in 2026 Bluetus 21 hrs ago #6

Cancellation friction--I didn't know there was a word for it! mtngirl47 20 hrs ago #8

Wow! Each one of those are horrible. It's almost as if they really don't want our business. erronis 20 hrs ago #14

That's somewhat typical durablend 20 hrs ago #22

That sounds exactly like my week has been! llmart 16 hrs ago #39

Are you sure that Medicare pmt situation vanlassie 12 hrs ago #57

Health Insurance Companies are the worst! RainCaster 20 hrs ago #10

Good way of saying what I have been feeling Sanity Claws 20 hrs ago #11

Defend, delay, defer and deny. multigraincracker 20 hrs ago #12

Bartenders at my regular bar treat me like a king, Dr. T 20 hrs ago #13

Currently fighting my new "corporate" mountain grammy 20 hrs ago #15

Back in the day . . . Bumbles 20 hrs ago #16

Yes, it was nice to experience some of that positive service lostnfound 11 hrs ago #62

Stockholders Rule. Every Last Penny, I Mean, Nickel Must Be..... ColoringFool 20 hrs ago #17

We just need to give them more tax cuts, so they can trickle it down all over us. IronLionZion 20 hrs ago #18

I used to have Verizon as my family mobile phone provider, but switched to T-Mobile several years ago. patphil 20 hrs ago #19

Excellent OP! gulliver 20 hrs ago #20

Endless advertising wastes our time, too lostnfound 17 hrs ago #33

My friend canceled Verizon for an Xfinity deal and it was a nightmare. live love laugh 20 hrs ago #23

Telecom companies are required to let you port your number Pinback 19 hrs ago #29

Thanks very good info. live love laugh 18 hrs ago #31

I switched my car insurance from AAA to Acrisure. Initech 15 hrs ago #43

I think that's because the American People are treated as customers or consumers, not clients, Uncle Joe 20 hrs ago #24

American late stage, tech-powered hypercapitalism is the biggest wealth extraction and transfer scheme in human history. Celerity 20 hrs ago #25

The 'customer' was never 'king'. They just made it seem that way. OldBaldy1701E 19 hrs ago #26

Veterans don't count Puppyjive 19 hrs ago #27

There's a whole term for this: HappyLarge 19 hrs ago #28

It's that way because REPUBLICANS mostly have made it that way, by B.See 18 hrs ago #30

I got an email about a class action lawsuit llmart 16 hrs ago #40

And if you want to read about it in-depth... debsy 17 hrs ago #32

Costco and Chewy have fantastic customer relations, in my experience. MoonlightHillFarm 16 hrs ago #34

Costco rules! I buy from them as often as possible lostnfound 16 hrs ago #38

I have been very happy with Costco Wifes husband 15 hrs ago #41

I frequently go to Costco for my whole bean coffee needs. Crowman2009 15 hrs ago #45

I totally agree with everything you say... it's what I've been saying now for years, slightlv 16 hrs ago #35

On my American flight home yesterday, they took out the backseat entertainment. Initech 15 hrs ago #42

OMG that is an EXCELLENT slogan. "Treat us like humans not like walking dollar signs"!!! lostnfound 14 hrs ago #49

Exactly! Initech 14 hrs ago #50

Me: Yeah, but I want to pay you money! Aussie105 15 hrs ago #44

Many deceptions in those offers are hard to spot or quantify at first lostnfound 11 hrs ago #59

Now that we have a corrupt system of justice, it will only get worse mdbl 15 hrs ago #46

Fuck Republic Services with the red-hot cock of Satan! hatrack 15 hrs ago #47

The title .... 😂😂😂😂😂😂 live love laugh 10 hrs ago #63

True. Excellent post. It's a jungle out there. Joinfortmill 14 hrs ago #48

On the other hand- Here's a wall filled with compliments from customers of my independent hardware store, posted on Yelp NBachers 14 hrs ago #52

Nice! We need some stronger ways to identify the good ones -- lostnfound 12 hrs ago #58

Our economy has shifted to a wealth extraction mode. unblock 13 hrs ago #55

Rumpelstiltskin! (You've named the problem quite clearly / accurately.) lostnfound 12 hrs ago #56

It's as if Armageddon and the Final Days of Planet Earth are anticipated . . . Aussie105 11 hrs ago #61

I was thinking about issues that predate today's difficulty reaching a human... CBHagman 11 hrs ago #60

It's called "Enshitification" Hieronymus Phact 8 hrs ago #64

The truth is corporations are Glaisne 3 hrs ago #65