Another 5 Scams that Have Become so Normalized, We Don't Even Notice Them Anymore.
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I work in the heating and air conditioning industry. I've literally shed tears as I pulled out a 70 year old furnace that still worked, to install a furnace that's been designed to fail in 15 years. It's evil.
Or how about replacing 150 year old windows for vinyl windows that will only last 15 years before wearing out. The window industry was told by the government years ago that their higher efficiency claims were grossly exaggerated and yet people just believe it now without them advertising it that way.
If it was still working, WHY did u not tell her the furnace was still working? You cheated & took advantage of her instead.
@@nansnook3920you misunderstand. The home owner was turning the house into a rental and wanted the furnace replaced with a newer unit for "perceived safety" with future tenants. No trickery at all. Just giving the client what they wanted.
Two years ago, I replaced a 1978 water heater that had zero rust and worked just fine. You can't get homeowner insurance with a unit more than 7-10 years old, depending on carrier. While I worked, I was the underwriting manager for the insurance carrier so it wasn't a problem. Retired now so I'll let you know when the new one springs a leak!
@@jaredcarlson3500 Thanks for the clarification.
As a millennial, I've noticed the change in quality of things pretty dramatically. There are things from my childhood that are in better shape than the toys I've bought for my children.
Same with clothing! I still have souvenir T-shirts from middle school that are still in better condition than shirts I bought 6 months ago.
Yes it's true for everything. Nearly every single thing was made with better quality materials back then. I think it's the shift in all companies using more plastic that has made quality worse @@DemureSpectabilis
Tonka Trucks for example
I bought a waffle iron that was built in the 1930s at a flea market and it still works bought a brand new food processor at walmart that didn't even work when I took it out of the box
You're telling me. I'm 28, and I've always worked jobs wher eI'm on my feet. The past 3-4 years especially, Im wearing throw footwear MUCH faster. On the other hand, I just had an 8 year old pair of sneakers FINALLY have the soles wear through on me this summer after a longer hike. I'm lucky to get 6-8 months out of a shoe, even when it's not daily use
The soul crushing and singular drive for profit has made almost every industry completely predatory at this point. Everything is designed to extract as much money from you as possible. You see it absolutely everywhere and it is driving me crazy. Great list!
It’s not the drive for profit. Do YOU work for free? Companies provide value in the form of goods and services. The problem is the public. We’ve become so dumbed down and conditioned that we accept shittier and shittier deals. The public sucks.
@@RM-jb2bv Yes the public is far less educated than they used to be but this tells me you don't know how things work. Corporations are sharks and know exactly how to extract every dollar possible out of us. They study us and know you better than you know yourself. They hire data scientists to study you, not themselves and they know with better accuracy if you're going out this Saturday than you do. For instance, Allstate studied their customers and other companies customers so well, that they knew which group was not likely to shop around for other car insurance so they charged that group of customers $1500/yr more. They all use algorithms to take advantage of us in a predatory way as a normal course of operation and it's become normalized when it should be criminal.
1. Planned obsolescence
2. Subscription based business models
3. Religion
4. Pyramid scheme Monopolies
5. Middleman delivery services
Thank you!
Freezers: I used to deliver appliances for Sears. When we delivered them we had to remove the old ones. It was part of the deal. I removed 50 year old freezers, International Harvester comes to mind, that still worked but people wanted new ones. I laughed when you said, "old appliances, from the 80's...." LOL. I delivered those. They weren't the good ones. The ones from the 50's and 60's were. Remember "The Maytag Repairman"? There used to be commercials about an old guy that never worked because Maytag appliances were too good. It was true. Many of the oldest washers I replaced were Maytags and they still worked and were sold after they were replaced with a new matching set. That new matching set needed to be repaired while the old Maytag was still working in someone else's basement.
The answer? I don't know, but the planet is becoming a garbage dump. That is a problem we are all going to have to face, but the super rich, the ones making all this happen, will be the last to be effected.
And the great irony is that the super rich are the ones lecturing us & manipulating politicians in to voting for the Sustainability Agenda.
If they want smaller carbon footprints, then the things we buy should last a very long time. And these individuals own, or at least own major stock in, the corporations that are manufacturing garbage products.
The largest carbon footprint of a product is manufacturing. The manufacturing process itself & the transportation (huge!). The super rich are insuring that the manufacturing of garbage products is excessive & constant. They are the very ones who are creating unsustainability through planned obsolescence.
My mother had an upright freezer that was kept in the barn when we lived on the acreage. Worked great. It was bought in the early 50s.
City expanded, and we were then living in the city. My mother moved the freezer into the basement, and after some time, she was having trouble with it. The repair guy came out, cleaned the mouse poop out of the innards, and it was back up and running. The freezer was left in that house. For all I know, it's still running.
I remember the Maytag repairman advertisements.
Thank you for your post.
What I find bizarre is the disconnect of some of my friends who are reciting the _"global warming"_ news that they hear, and yet they are willing to rip out their completely functional kitchens to be replaced by *new and shiny* particle board cabinets... Their old cabinets will likely end up in a landfill along with their appliances, and they do not consider that, or the waste that is involved by he factories and suppliers who make, finish and ship their *new and shiny* particle board cabinets and silver appliances. Cognitive dissonance. 🙄
my great grandmother had a freezer she bought new in the 1950's, it was still running when she died in 2008
My dad bought a Coldspot freezer in 1957 and he gave it to me in 1974. It stopped freezing during the pandemic in 2021. I am not convinced it is dead. I just can't get anyone to work on it. I think the compressor is still good and that the problem is something simple. It is a ruggedly built machine.
Home Owner Associations are a big scam.
Yes
Buy a house but you pay for neiborhood “maintenance” and your not able to do anything to your house that you own like if I wanted to put graffiti around my house HOA starts bitching and have to ask for permission a scam a lot of home owners don’t talk about
Ugh! Paying a group of elitists who tell you how you can and cannot decorate and don't do anything useful... yes, HOAs are a scam
@@Lifeoftheparty8290 to be fair, your graffiti example is a pretty bad one. In that way, an HOA prohibiting you from doing that is a good thing for anyone who lives nearby and doesn't want to see that. Plus, such a thing would bring down property values for homes nearby.
@@whattheflimflam not a scam, just not for everyone. Paying a fee to preserve an expectation of appearance for a community is not always a bad thing. HOAs are not inherently bad. Some are, some aren't. Some people benefit, others don't. It's subjective.
I was once sitting in a doctor’s office waiting area. A pharma drug rep walked in with coffees and treats for the office staff. It’s well known that there are huge incentives for doctors to prescribe specific meds (trips and getaways)
People don’t talk about what medications they are on. I believe there are many people taking unnecessary medications…generating a ton of money for some. Huge scam…people spending money on drugs they really don’t need.
As a former registered nurse for 35 years I worked in a variety of medical settings. I really did not see people taking drugs they did not need. What I did see was the doctors in offices prescribing a certain brand of drug that the Pharma reps represented. The doctors were plyed with trips and various perks in return.
Does Prilosec ( PPI inhibitor) really help those with acid indiegestion? @@virginiav.1172
@@virginiav.1172 Does the medication begins with a P or an O?
@@dilsiam there were a lot of different medications, depending on the specialty of the doctor.
I once asked my doctor if he gets many requests for specific medications constantly advertised as, "ask your doctor about..." He just rolled his eyes.
Nicole, I’m a 56 year old ER physician from South Carolina. I’m loving all of your videos and binging on them. Just subscribed! Keep up the great work. Keeping spreading the truth!
The biggest scam this year was!!! My Daughter got tickets to see Beyonce at Metlife stadium and I took her, and when I went to pay for parking it was $40 Bucks!!! I started telling the poor cashier that I saw the Stones there years ago and the tickets were less than $40 and my daughter just said I sound like an old man complaining about it 😂😂😂 But we all know that's a total rip off!!! Great video Nicole!!!
Exactly my thoughts when going to see Guns N’ Roses last month!
I can’t believe anyone goes to those events. Especially in a recession.
For real, my dad took my brother and I to see Clapton a couple weeks ago and parking alone was $40. 😢 idk what my dad even paid for tickets.
anybody who is stupid enough to borrow money from a bank to pay 4 thousand dollars to a Taylor Swift Concert is an idiot and I have heard stories where those same people couldn't even pay their mortgage.
Bigger scam is going to her concert... What a waste of time and money😮
I have not even finished watching your video and just want to say, someone has finally said OUT LOUD what I have always thought to be the truth. THANK YOU Nicole.
You are 100% spot on here. I’m surprised that more people within society don’t feel the same way.
They do but they’re afraid to stand up and say it.
You can separate faith, God, spirituality and belief from organized religion and attending a place of worship.
Nicole, cover charity scams if you haven't already. Most charities, only 10 or 20% of the actual donation goes to help the people it's intended to help. The rest goes for administrative costs and marketing. It's all part of the 501 3c non profit deal here in the US. Excellent video.
Yep!! There is nothing GOOD about Goodwill. They take advantage of every loophole out there so their CEO can get a huge salary while they are paying some of their employees below standard minimum wage. I no longer donate anything there, I take it to a local group that is all volunteer run and after they cover basic expenses, the money made goes back into the community. And sad, this is just one example of many.
OMG, I hate when cashiers at stores ask me if I would like to donate. Grrrrrr
Interestingly..I attended a legal conference several years back and one of the topics was about setting up a charity. By law (and it could vary by state, but I doubt it), when you set it up you can have employees and you can be an employee. Salaries are allowed to employees. As long as a certain percent of all collected goes to the actual cause. That percent is really low. As I recall, it was like 5 or 7%. Crazy. All those big charities like ASPCA, Humane society of America, etc. you can find their annual tax returns online and see how much they spent on everything from those cushy 6 figure salaries, to printing, advertising, whatever. And they show what % was left for the cause.
Yeah, what really pisses me off is how the CEO's make a huge bundle of dough that could be going to animals or kids or the employees who may or may not do the actual work, for example. There should be a serious limit on how much they can earn.
Yes! I feel like Goodwill is a huge scam.
I'm so glad I found your channel. I'm a 65 year old white man I've been married to the same woman for 45 years. In that time we have owned 11 toasters, for a average of 4.09 years each. My mother in law had a toaster made made in 1947 bought at Montgomery Wards. When she died her son took the toaster, ( I really wanted it. It makes perfect toast) my brother in law still uses it, 76 years old.
I moved into my retirement house, Jan 2007, 16 years ago. New built house so we bought all new appliances. Washer and dryers, on my third set. Oven with cook top third one (second one caught fire). Refrigerator 4th one (one from old house is in garage keeping my beer cold). On my second microwave.
I just buy cheapest razors I can find. Hated krig when it first came out, $11.95 coffee is good for me I spent 28 years in the US Navy. I do buy a $16 coffee maker about every 18 months or so.
I am a Christian, I take no offense to what you said about religion, because you sound just like me, I've been saying it for thirty years.
The last concert my Bride wanted to go to, would have cost $768.03 American fiat money each. Kiss my ass. I hate ticket master.
Keep up the good work Nicole.
Thank you for your service! I am a U.S Navy veteran also, WT2
It is amazing how shoddy they make consumer products! That's everything, homes, cars. Appliances ect
Great work as usual Nicole!
Your furbaby is soooo cute!!
thats crazy on toaster yet i did pay up 10 years ago for a breville. I bought my house 10 years ago and the appliances are close to 20 years old working fine and really dont want to replace as they run fine. They add this smart/dumb crap in them where its almost impossible to repair and your out to buy more china 💩.
Buy the hello kitty toaster…. I’ve had mine for years and it never got messed up. It’s a secret. 🤫 I’m so sorry about your toaster dilemma 😢
I love the 'Kiss my ass' comment of yours. This should be pinned.
“If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religious people.”
- Dr. Gregory House
Edit: If Christians used their minds to think and reason, there would be no Christians.
So true.
I used to go to the box offices to buy tickets to avoid all those "convenience" fees. Now, many places don't even sell at the box office anymore.
Spot on all points!! Especially religion. Pastors go on holidays while poor congregants starve. Using guilt and shaming for money is disgusting.
So start a savings account give to first & give only what you can afford
Not all pastors charge. No one should shame anyone if they do or do not give to their church. I believe it is biblical to tithe 10 per cent. Some people think it's old testament teaching or law. Whether a person does or not is his own business. Holidays ... I agree, spot on. Money grabbing, guilt tripping, feeling hurting days that are way overrated! Santa Claus, don't get me started. That lie starts early and is spawned on by parents, relatives, friends, strangers ... doesn't matter ... what do you want Santa to bring this year. My 3 yr old granddaughter "my mom is santa. Lol
You can worship any god or gods you want for free. Except Xenu. You gotta pay to worship Xenu.
I love that you go ahead and say things even if they can get you cancelled. Good work 👏🏻
You are 200% correct. You are saying what I’ve been thinking for many years. My deceased husband was a devout member of a local Episcopal church. I became a member after marriage. We fell under some hard times financially and could not meet our yearly pledge. When the church sent us a
legal collection notice, I decided to worship Jesus in my own way and place.
Wow. I've never heard of such happening. I guess it does but I've never heard of it.
Oh my I hear you. As a child my Dad took us to church ever sun faithfully. My Dad ended up in hospital and we missed 1 Sunday. Come Tuesday morning my parents got mail from church. Not one word as to hope all is well with you and your family...just...Mr. Solo if you couldn't come to church you still could have sent your weekly donation for the basket. That did it. We never went back there.
Collection notice from a church, wow. That's new to me ha
Wow! The nerve!
I am a Rabbi and started my own Synagogue. I do not charge and am very appreciative when people donate. At the same time, for something to be sustainable, it must be sustained! The services and value delivered by a religious institution are life enhancing! Community, friendship and mental & spiritual stimulation are priceless and pay rich dividends in continued health and vitality and this is proven by statics! So, whether you can prove God or not, the money people give or donate to a religious institution is well spent. Unfortunately, some are money hungry and do not see beyond the $ signs.
"Some" are money hungry???!!! LOL!!!
Nicole, I wish we had smart, honest, gutsy people like you in politics. Think about it.
Nicole for Prime Minister!!! 😁
Ahem cuzinz
She's not old enough. Maybe when she's 90 she'll fit right in.
Hopefully Nicole is too smart to run for a political position, but I do hope the knowledge shared will help change regulations.
Haha maybe I’ll vote for the first time if she runs
I never understood how people pay so much for food (restaurant) delivery apps. If you need your food delivered why not just have groceries delivered from the grocery store? As someone who has a disability that causes severe pain, weakness and fatigue I understand it can be difficult to cook but there are simple meals such as tv dinners that just need to be microwaved, pot pies that you just stick in the oven, crock pot meals where you just dump in a few ingredients, etc. If you have groceries delivered you pay one delivery fee/tip for meals that last a week or so rather than a delivery fee and tip per meal. But it's not just the delivery fees, I feel that going out to eat these days in general is a scam. Quality has gone down immensely. The food is never worth the cost and I always regret it wishing I had just made something at home.
I think it is a sense of being in community - even if it is just someone coming to the door.
It is the modern version of the neighbor that pops over to see if you're ok. Neighbours used to chat at the front of their houses or on the street or from a window for all to see and hear - community.
Convenience. And laziness.
Could you imagine actually letting some stranger crackhead pickup your food and bring it to you? Fk that. I'll go get my own food from the person who prepared it. Infact Im about to go and pickup a pizza from a "real" fkin pizzeria. Not some bullshit cancerous fkin chain. Imagine having some shop for you and touch all your food, get all your chicken and meat warm, have it in their fkin car and then bring it to you? Yea...........ehh, no.
Your thoughts on religion are exactly mine. Almost nobody in my life can see through religion in this way because the brainwashing is so prevalent, and it's so frustrating. Thank you for being a refreshing voice of reason!
It just wears a rainbow flag now.
Praise the Lord and pass the collection plate!
@@churblefurbles. Every industry and corporation, including the religious industry, now buy into the marketing strategy of using the current popular niche demographic to try and increase market share. The cynicism of advertising execs, who will exploit any trick to pretend inclusivity. Banks, fast-food chains, media networks, clothing, sanitary product, pet food,...EVERYTHING is product.
When people are outraged, and boycott a particular brand because they pretend to support gay rights, the 2nd Amendment, ecological issues, Palestine, whatever...just know that the business doesn't care. Due to mergers, takeovers and buyouts, most major brands, and many minor brands too, are owned by just 2 or 3 vast global financial investment concerns.
Whatever brand you buy...they profit. Your petty moral, religious, ethical or political feelings have no part in their calculations.
When people got angry because Bud Light used a trans activist as a marketing tool, Anheuser Busch stock went down...which was a good opportunity for massive beverage conglomerate InBev, the owner of Anheuser-Busch, to promote their other beers. It's all just business...and they want it ALL.
Yeah, but thankfully the internet is spreading the word on how bs religion is. All across the USA more and more churches are getting "empty pew" syndrome. It's just a matter of time.
Thank you for having the courage to speak about the scam that is religion.
“Religion is excellent stuff for keeping common people quiet. Religion is what keeps the poor from murdering the rich.”
― Napoleon Bonaparte
Ohh this right here! Facts
Best quote ever!!!
So basically…without religion people would murder other people? So you agree, religion is necessary to maintain a sense of morality in the world.
This quote doesn’t “slap” like atheists would like to think it does.
Statism is the most dangerous religion. 🍎
I will agree with that one. It keeps them under control
Do you remember Hallmark's comic 'Maxine' and her dog? My favorite is when she opened a gift and said, Great, another piece of shit I have to drag out when you come over.' ❤
Omg thats me
🤣YES
One scam we have been discussing in my industry. Is the lack of replacement parts for battery powered tools. They claim that the cost of repair by a dealer would exceed the cost of the equipment. However, a whole lot of people know how to fix them themselves if they just could get a hold of replacement parts. It kinda falls into planned obsolescence.
That's by design. I used to rebuild alternators, starters for cars and a lot of other things including tools because, as you said, you can no longer obtain the parts. It's rather aggravating at best. I still can occasionally manage to scavenge the parts but that's not the ideal way to repair things as these parts may fail in a short time
I dislike the pressure on people to buy things, because there is for example an international day of whatever. Or black Friday. I don't want someone to spend their hard earned money on flowers or gifts because "what others will say?!"
It was hard to get used to living without the fear of judgement, but I am a lot happier and still have food in the fridge before payday. 😅
My family belonged to a church for generations. One day a cousin had some family problems and went to a local branch. They told him to go away that their congregation was small and elderly. He said, "there needs to be change in the system", and the not old priest replied, "I can not spare any change." It was a total brush off. But boy, they sure have not problem accepting tithes for generations. I suspect Nicole might be right about this one.
Wow, another awesome video! I love the way you call a spade a spade! Yes, organized religion is designed to keep most people docile and compliant, while a very few at the top become unfathomably rich.
AND the manufacturer quits making replacement parts.
I’m personally tired of the “bait and switch” scams. I’ve had this with car dealers and more recently a cell phone carrier. I absolutely HATE wasting my time only to be told something completely different than what was advertised. And yes I do read the fine print. I wasted an hour today at this cell phone carrier only to be told in a roundabout him hawing meandering way that I couldn’t get what was advertised because they didn’t actually offer it. The old me, “always be polite, be a nice girl” doormat has gone out the window and I simply walk out! I won’t be played with. 🤷♀️ I think too often we allow it trying to be nice!
Business as usual at some stores like wallyworld. I went in one once on the first day of a sale and showed them their print ad for something they didn't have. Of course there was a smaller version available for more money and when I pointed out that this was bait and switch, their reaction was, "sue us." They even refused to return the ad I showed them, but there was a stack of them on the counter. Small wonder why I never shop there anymore or even look at their ads.
We need more people like you, who aren't afraid to talk truth ☝️
Oh, hey, what about guaranteed student loans? What financial institution gives a $30-120,000 loan to someone in their 20's with no idea how to pay it back? Any institution that can, because they are guaranteed that the student can't go bankrupt on the loan and it will follow them into their grave, long after their house is paid off. Just thoughts.
this.
Why would you pay off your house if you have student loan debt. Pay the student loan first or if you have equity in the house that is enough to pay off the student loan, take out the equity and pay off the student loan. You can walk away from a house but you can’t walk away from student loan debt.
Why would you pay off your house if you have student loan debt. Pay the student loan first or if you have equity in the house that is enough to pay off the student loan, take out the equity and pay off the student loan. You can walk away from a house but you can’t walk away from student loan debt.
My family has a refrigerator made in the 1940s and has run continuously. Still going strong.
Yep. I'd keep that as long as you possibly can because I'm sure it will still run longer than something new you would buy now. Nothing lasts anymore.
An ex-pastor joined our nonprofit and he advised us to get members’ credit card numbers in order to automatically bill them if they miss a fundraiser. He said they did that at churches he preached at. Terrible!!
I believe you are supposed to have in the fine print that you will be automatically billed. I wouldn't have anything to do with a church or minister that believes this is okay. Sickening!
God just can't handle money! No one knows why!
One big scam is mobile phone battery. They should make phones that have removable batteries.
they do. they are called androids. and they are a lot cheaper
@@Joe-yc4fs I think it depends on the mobile phone. I'm current using android Oppo mobile phone. It doesn't have a removable battery.
I stand corrected and humiliated@@timfoo8228
Batteries + has replaced all my android phone batteries for a reasonable price
The EU is enforcing removable batteries with a new law, goes into effect 2027. So we should all have removable batteries soon.
I'm in my 60's and I've been a car nut my whole life - but its hard to get excited about so many modern cars with engines and transmissions that don't last and are very costly to rebuild, and high tech features that are unrepairable.
My personal peeve is the software subscriptions. It’s ridiculous. Why am I paying for the same word processing program each year? If you don’t pay, you can’t load the program you already paid for.
I've never been religious for all the reasons you state! You nailed it!
It's one of the oldest scams.
I am a woman of faith but I take no offence to this Nicole I actually agree with you. I’ve never been part of a church that enforced tithing so there was never pressure to donate so there are some churches or some denominations that don’t enforce the 10% tithing of the bible. Not sure why that poor lady was doing 15% (inflation 😂or different religion maybe) so I’m grateful I never felt pressure to financially support the church but I have huge issue with organised religion and the mega churches and ‘celebrity’ pastors hence I no longer go to church that and the BS ways they have never supported me at times when I most needed it 😢
Tithing originally was contributing to a fund to support destitute people. Jesus said sell everything and give the money to the poor, not give it to a church so priests can get paid and they can hire a professional organist and choir director and professional lead singers for the choir.
I am of the faith too. Religion has twisted what tithing really means. It doesn't have anything to do with giving money to a church. It's about offering help and support by helping others, tithing can be donating your time and effort such as mowing you elderly neighbor's grass, or maybe giving up some extra canned food or something to someone whose lost their job, tithing in no way has to be monetary.
I am also a woman of faith, and I feel the same way. I chose not to attend church as an adult. I am not offended at all. As always, Nicole makes very valid points, and always makes me think. I absolutely appreciate that.
Same. Organized religion, mega churches, pulpit pimps...I want no part of it. I'm a Christian and I am happy praying and studying the Bible.
Christian churches in the US these days teach a LOT of things that are not biblical at all. I gave up trying to find one that actually follows the Bible rather than twisting and reinterpreting it.
And these wealthy celebrity pulpit pimps? They're the ones Jesus warned us about. False teachers.
Tithing is part of Old Testament laws to support the temple system; the priesthood...because they were not given any land, so they had no means to support themselves. We are not required to tithe under the New Testament. Giving is up to the individual. A lot of people cannot afford to give--they are struggling & should probably be the beneficiaries of giving, and guilting them in to giving money they cannot afford to give is just so wrong.
@@aaronwaddington1208 If you are specifically speaking about the Bible, then the tithe was explicitly established similar to a tax specifically to support the priests of the tribe of Levi, who were set aside to serve the L^rd and did not get share of the land like the other tribes. See Leviticus 27 and Numbers 18.
I don't see scriptural mention of mowing grass, apart from, perhaps, a harvest where a tenth of the clipping are set aside. Nor do I see any mention of slinging cans at people. There is some stoning, though.
In reality it does take money to maintain a staff and building and serve G^d and the community, assuming the church in question is doing those things.
I regularly attended a Christian church for a few years and never once dropped money into the tithing and everyone knew I didn’t donate. Even still, not one person in the congregation ever made an issue of it or pressured me in any way to give.
So you had a free ride
@@christinebeames712 Yes but I never “took” from the church either.
@@timothyswauger3984 hi , as an ex Christian , who used to go every week , I have to say that a church costs money to heat and repair and pay the vicar/ priests wages , graves to maintain etc , to go and contribute nothing to the thing you need to go to , is mean ,
@@christinebeames712 I'm always confused by this. People hate that churches collect money...but expect a building, heat, A/C, lights. I'm mean, who is supposed to pay for that, if not the people attending. But no, I've never been pressured to give. And no one even knows who does or does not give. And if someone couldn't, no one would know or care. We just all do what we can and work with that.
@@Breezy-jq6hq giving what you CAN/WANT is different than expecting. I haven't seen many churches with less than extreme surplus. And when your church business is turning a profit, NO ONE SHOULD BE TOLD THEY ARE GETTING A FREE RIDE!!! Ya'll need some jesus.
I love your videos, listening to you is like fresh air, I live in the U.S., and the daily insanity is suffocating.
I love your scam videos, Nicole. The 3 credit reporting agencies are another big scam. They “own” and sell our personal data. How can this be? They have a “secret” formula for determining our credit rating score. To earn a good credit rating a person must have and use credit-thus benefitting the banks.
And you can be falsely billed and refuse to pay and take a hit to your credit. Pay a fake bill or take the hit.
The "credit companies" are unregulated and have no outside oversight.
I hate planned obsolescence too, it doesn’t get round this issue, but I try to buy tech secondhand, it means these big corporations don’t get my money, I’m paying a lot less for these items, and yeah, it might mean they don’t last as long as a brand new one, but it’s so much better for the environment, and my bank account. I also keep tech until it’s completely unusable, I’ve only just replaced my laptop, I kept it for thirteen years, I’ve not yet had the ‘blue screen of death’, but it’s now so slow, it just can’t be used at all. I’m almost 50 though, and remember when appliances basically lasted decades, and were taken to repair shops before being discarded and replaced (tvs, vhs players, stereos, even hairdryers, radios, toasters, and kettles!), everything is so disposal now, no wonder the planet is f@*ked.
I also remember queuing outside of venues for tickets, getting up early, and chatting with fellow fans, it was all part of the fun, booking fees were minimal, or even absent. Everything nowadays is just about squeezing every last penny from people 😕
You are great! Tell it like it is sister!
i get around it by only using prepaid mobile services and whenever i need a new phone, i'll switch to a carrier that's offering a good one for free for switching.
Nicole.... You have my vote when you said "And then there's FUCK YOU FEES". Adorable. I am now subscribed and will spread the word. Let's build Nicole's YT army y'all. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Stopped giving all my tithe to church & began buying groceries for the poor, helping them do resumes to get jobs, glasses, etc. When i was very poor i gave nothing for awhile. God is not a thief of the poor & elderly. Leviticus says the tithe is for the poor elderly & stranger
I run a machine at my job that is over 75 years old and the only thing that failed in my machine was a BUSHING!!! The bushing had to be fabricated because the company that built it closed up shop about 25 years ago.
Thats a big problem with older machinery. Parts. Doomed our old fuel oil furnace.
These scam videos are great. You may need to create a playlist. I agree with all of your points. My Son-in-Law's family own a successful restaurant. The delivery apps all hit them up and at first they thought it was a good idea. Then the apps told them how much it would cost them. They were going to lose money on every transaction. They told them to pound sand.
Many American houses fall into the planned obsolescence category. "McMansion" homes are so poorly designed/cheaply made that repairs and maintenance costs need to be factored into monthly budgets. Walk through any newer housing development & you'll inevitably see construction contractors making repairs.
Regarding Ticket Master: I just buy directly from the box office for theater & symphony concerts, completely skipping extra fees.
Houses kind of do these days. Bought my first house in 2009 and it is in a brand new community. The houses are built to a price to pass inspection which is why at about 10 years in the majority of the houses here are replaceing their roofs. A couple of good windy thunderstorms and shingles are flying off left and right.
My grandmother bought her house in 1931. The back porch light bulb finally burned out in 1998.
Its ok you can literally sneeze these days and offend someone. Informative vid thanks!
Years ago I belonged to a church that did a "tithe trial." If you would consistently tithe for 3 months, and if your financial situation did not demonstrably improve over those 3 months, they would refund your tithe. Fair enough, I signed up. My situation did not improve, in fact it demonstrably worsened dramatically, and I got a full refund. But, the people whose situation did improve made video testimonials (advertisements) for the church. It was gambling, pure and simple, and the house always wins. The only way to not lose is to not play.
Yes I remember that happening. I never did it myself.
Yes, Ticketmaster is a joke. I have been going to concerts for almost 30 years. I can’t justify the fees anymore. It’s basically half the ticket price. And don’t get me started about resellers. And parking. It’s criminal. Glad I have seen most of my favorite bands already. 😂
The fee to park your car is what the ticket ought to cost, and then, as if you are a criminal suspect instead of a guest, they want to frisk you and search your bag. Nuts to that. I stopped attending large venue concerts two decades ago. These days, I reserve my concert dollar for Performing Arts Center shows, where they don't gouge you and the staff treats you with respect.
Same here, have already seen my favorite bands so that’s enough for me lol 😆
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they cant even print a ticket for you but you pay more for convienience. I always call them ticketraper cause thats what they do without lube.
I saw a bunch of shows right after covid. They were all mad cheap. Saw 20 in a year. Never again. Crowds suck these days and the prices are now double triple again. I saw shows in the 80s and 90s. THose were rproper shows with insane crowds. Concerts these days are awful eenergy wise. Braindead crowd.
The food apps are a massive con.
You are paying twice for already over priced food. Why do people do it?
They are lazy.
Vacuum cleaners that require bags! Expensive bags.
I’m here for all of this. The Ticketmaster bullshit is really a thorn in my side. I’ve not supported artists I really love bc the fees made the price of the ticket untenable.
Liked this video about one minute into your “religion” section! Its so true. I was brought up in a very religious household - we had to tithe 10%, do all the donations for all the things etc etc. As an adult I have visited many churches and have been amazed at the amount of money sermons I have heard. Its interesting to see how well off the pastors and leadership are and how the congregation is struggling or the lack of community involvement - helping the homeless, single moms etc. I am over it. My time and money are better spent elsewhere.
Just found your channel, and watched three "5 scams" vids. You have a new subscriber.
Everything you mentioned is true in some part, (I won't argue semantics) and people need to be aware of it.
Thank you for doing what you are doing, Nicole.
Great video. I have always been spiritual, but not religious. Religion never seemed right to me, but I never thought about it as a scam. You are 100% correct. I know many people who were active in their church, but the minute they fell on hard times, the church just ignored them. Seems they only want to help the non-believers so they can convert them and ultimately collect more money.
same happens with union members.
You are not going to like what I am going to say, but I will say it. And this isn't to bash you or attack you in anyway. I find people who say they are not into religion but are spiritual as the most confused group of people.. What does it even mean to be spiritual? Why do you need to replace religion with spirituality? Why can't you just exist?
I find it as fluff that people use to indicate that they are special and not like other people. You know the same category as the " I am not like other girls" battalion.
@@NellyMacharia Interesting comment. I do exist but in a more intentional manner that doesn't buy into the dogma and fear of organized religion. I live as a good person because that is what I want, not because a book or organization tells me to be that way. I find compassion for everyone, not just those that look, act or believe the way I do but because they are living beings. It is a life long journey/struggle that helps you to evolve as a person, not to get into the good graces of the established authority in hopes of a reward. Also, at its core, spirituality teaches that we are all one; separateness is just an illusion. So no, I do not use it to indicate that I am different, only that I do not wish to participate in something that I do not feel moves me along my path. I normally never even mention it, but it seemed germane to the topic as background information for the rest of my comment. Have a wonderful day.
@homeschoolwithjackandmama But the way you explain it, to me, it's just you living your life just like everyone else. You treating everyone equally doesn't equate you to being spiritual. It just means you are a decent person. There is nothing spiritual to me it's just basic common sense. That's why I said when someone says, " ooh I do not believe in any religion, but I am spiritual," they are actually trying to say they are better or special than other people. And to me, it's just silly and doesn't make sense at all. It's just some word salad people have mastered to sound intelligent , unique, and "not like other people"
Tithing is not something I've EVER understood. Does no one even ask the question as to what they are using the money for? Why is it okay for the money to be automatically direct debited from each person's paycheques? How many people are being forced by their spouses or family or friends to tithe? Absolute insanity.
It’s panhandling.
I think they give 10% because the bible says to do so in Leviticus 27:30 and some people think God will bless them more financially if they do the tithing thing. Of course these greedy church leaders also overlook that the bible says clearly in the new testament in 2 Corinthians 9:7 to give only what you feel comfortable giving.
Why is anyone taking life advice, and specifically financial advice, from a fiction book? 🤔
@@AccordingtoNicole because sometimes fiction is actually distilled wisdom from many sources. I believe ' Never give up, never surrender!' Source - Galaxy Quest ( movie staring Sigourney Weaver and others!).😂 😂😂😂
@@lynnoorman2144 I am not religious at all but my sister is and the bible gives her comfort and guidance through all her difficulties. I much prefer that she uses the bible for comfort, most of us have our 'opioid' that we turn to for comfort and some can be very destructive. I like knowing what is in the bible so when and if these charlatans church leaders try to bullshit her, I can use the bible itself to refute their claims. Some of the guidance in the bible even in financial matters makes sense.
At the end of the day: consumers are the only ones who can make this stop.
Right, but we’ve had a huge shift of power with corporations and gov partnering together. They have all the info on and about us and we just let them have it… They know when we open our front doors, watch a movie/UA-cam, shop, drive, etc. What choices do we have when necessities are controlled and more interdependence is required to access them??? 🫤😓🙆🏼♀️
@@Deelitee you can't do what you don't believe you can do . . . CHOICES is the key
People are weak and corporations are very very smart when it comes to manipulating people and using there egos and desires against them to make them feel better to buy more products
I recommend people to replace their phone batteries. It can be done outside of Apple and it’s obviously cheaper than buying a new phone.
It's so ironic that the Bible literally warns for leaders who use the faith to extort money from people 😭
Europe is passing a law that requires batteries to be replaceable.
Couldn’t agree more on these scams. Mormon church has about 150 BILLION in shell companies. Wtaf
Great video, Nicole. I love your style. I completely agree with all your points. You reminded me of someone I know who actually lost her house because she gave so much money to the church that she could no longer afford the payments.
I wonder how many people who do that are trying to buy their way into heaven because their heart is lacking.
It's really weird how money hungry churches are. If you are gonna go, find one that doesn't bill you.
@@CS.AtheistChannel.VoteBidenAOC I agree 100%. Even the friends I know who belong to the local Buddhist sangha are frequently asked to give money to the group. I can understand some donations, but there is very little that is done without having to "tithe." Top be fair, this group probably asks for less money than the local Christian churches.
Well done. A dose of common sense that more people should think about. Thank you
This is your best scams video yet. And I agree with you 100% on the religion aspect.
Love these scam videos. I agree with all of your points. Keep them coming!
I'm a shoe repairman let me give you a tip here: Mens shoes and boots and work boots buy only " Goodyear welted" shoes and boots if it's not a stitched in Goodyear leather welt don't buy it. Same w women's if possible you can find Goodyear welted leather soled cowboy boots. For women in the more feminine shoe buy only 100% leather uppers and leather soles. You will pay considerably more for them but they will last you decades. If they go out of fashion don't throw them away they will come back in style and you will find that you will enjoy wearing top quality shoes and boots. This is how you eliminate planed obsolescence w shoes. It's how our ancestors did it and it still works today because you can have them resoled and wear them time and again and enjoy ultimate comfort at the same time.
They are scams I agree with you totally.
Love your work Nicole! I agree with everything you said in this video. It is important that these scams are brought out into the light. Change starts with awareness, although I suspect things have gone too far and there is too much money and power involved for that to happen now. I follow another frugal minimalist who has said that we are at a crossroads where we have to make a choice between outsourcing everything and becoming slaves at the mercy of those with money and power, or to learn to do things for ourselves to maintain our independence and options. These days people outsource everything: buying groceries, cooking meals, minding children and pets, servicing cars, renovating homes, cleaning, making clothes, and maintaining gardens etc. This ties us into a vicious cycle of needing to work more and to take on larger debt to be able to afford it all which makes us feel we need to outsource more just to cope with it all.
A pair of jeans used to last so much longer. I remember when I was a kid, you had a breaking-in period of every new pair.
👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 yup you hit the nail on the head!!! especially on the topic of religion & cults.
Never trust fancy hats.
You are right on in everything you say about scams....
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As an electrical engineer I can attest that the obsolescence problem does exist in consumer electronics, but possibly in not as "planned" a way as you might suppose. For example, several years ago a large electronics vendor set up a competition with a number of design houses for the same audio product, from which the winner was the one with the lowest cost to manufacture but met their specifications. One of these design houses was my client, and we had a problem that was easily solved with a 50 cent component but could also be solved with lower reliability with a 5 cent part. When I pointed out that the cheaper part would probably only last a year or two with heavy usage, my client pointed out that they likely wouldn't win the competition with the better part, and to my dismay he said that the failure doesn't matter in the sense that the specification only applies when the device is purchased. But I'd also think the free market would correct this to some degree since once a vendor is tagged as having poor quality it gives a competitor leverage to take away their market, albeit with a higher cost product. So a part of the problem is with us seeking out the cheapest item.
Also, I'd just chime in that I became a Christian at about your age partly because of both science and history. But sadly yes, Christ made a big deal about "wolves dressed in sheep's clothing" so one has to be very careful. I generally tell people to first read the Bible and not listen to those who might have some ulterior motive, the logic being that without having that reference they have no means of judging the validity of the information they're getting. I see it much like any other area of study.
Jesus comes back to earth and walks into a church. The preacher goes "beat it kid, we gotta business to run."
Hey, I am so glad to find your channel. It is so refreshing to find someone who thinks like me. So far i agree 99.9% with you. Well churches collecting "offerings" on Sundays in small town churches goes to pay the pastor and upkeep and overhead costs on the building. When I was young my dad was treasurer of our church. He told me thats where all the money goes at that time. I have not gone to church but a few times after I joined the service after high school. I agree, religion now is big business. I am now almost 67.
I was visiting church, and probably for a couple of years , I donated max $100 a year and then nothing at all the following years.
Once exception to food delivery is if you're sick and cannot have someone you know bring you food. I was traveling and tested positive for COVID while staying at a hotel w/o room service. Uber Eats and Doordash was my saving grace, and I tipped well because I've also done delivery back when it paid better.
That said, most drivers don't see the true cost per mile for their vehicle or do the math before taking small orders at large distances, so the delivery company wins through exploitation.
When it come to Razors y'all I just replaced my razor after 4 years. Yes the same razor head(blades) 4 years without a nick!!! And believe me I am a hairy man. Hair does NOT dull a steel edge. What is happening is the blade is oxidizing from moisture. I use a towel and and run my blades across the towel several times to dry them, and no oxidation of the steel. Just try it!!!
Years ago when a friend lost his job and was having a financially hard time, I recommended to him that he clean/disinfect, dry and reuse the blades and he has been doing that ever since.
I'm grateful for finding your content. It feels like my thoughts are being projected by another competent, mature, intelligent woman. Thanks for sharing, Nicole!
your comments about religion being a scam reflect exactly my thoughts but you expressed them so much better than I could.
Years ago in Seattle I got frustrated with the price of ink. I noticed that they were selling a Lexmark (Office Depot, I think) printer for less than the cost of the cartridges, and the printer came with cartridges. So I bought it, thinking that it couldn't be as stupid as I thought, but no - I literally got two cartridges and a printer for less than the cost of just two cartridges. I only did it once, since I'm aware of how toxic electronics are in landfills. But that, and the fact that cartridges will go dry so you have to use them up, and the whole scam that you can't print in black and white if the color cartridge goes dry, have prompted my to say fuck it. If I've got stuff to print I'll put it on a thumb drive and take it to the print shop. WAY cheaper and way less hassles. Printers are a scam I'm done with.
And oh yeah...you need to find Jesus. Which should be easy, because from what I've heard he's literally everywhere. Like the world's most accomplished stalker.
Thank you for making this video! As consumers wr really need to wake up and demand better quality. Also, I agree with you about religion. It was used and is still used as a form of control. They ask all the time for money making people think they can buy themselves a "spot in heaven." I say, believe what you want but you don't need to attend a place of worship that is so predatory. I go crazy when people making less than 6 figure are donating 10 to 20 percent of their salary to the religious organization 😵💫
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My kitchen fridge has been replace 4 times in 35 years. My basement fridge is over 40 years old and is working perfectly.
Ticketmaster!! Thank you! I’ve been saying this for years…consumers and artists have no choice…AND they make money off reselling fees, making money twice!!
Also, I never use door dash…it’s a tech bro scam. They bully the restaurants. I’ll go pick it up myself.
There is a saying "if you could only take an old head and and put it on young shoulders". The opposite is true for you. How in the world did you get so wise at your age? I'm an old lady who thinks you're terrific and has a realistic view of the way things are. 😊
Nicole these scams really eat at me more so than the previous ones, wow I would have a hard time listing them one to five.....have to all be a one, A scam I hate is retail stores have to put "Best Before" dates on items and throw it out after it past it when its perfectly just fine.
I’ve got nothing but love for you, Nicole! Thanks for speaking the truth! ❤
Ticketmaster is of the devil! I paid $75 to see Jessie Ware live (it was an AMAZING show) this past October but the day of the show, the value of the ticket was $40.
My neighbor bought a $2500 fridge and the ice dispenser shoots ice across the room. So he does not use it. Crazy! Look for older appliances at estate sales. Cheap and much higher quality (if an older model).
Oh no! I laughed as I pictured it in my mind. Unfortunate for your neighbor though.
I agree with everything you are saying. Totally agree on the religion/money thing. Religion is manmade business but faith is God given. There’s a big, big difference between the two. Keep em’ coming girl.
Were there gods before humans came along to have faith in them. The Czech Republic has the least amount of the population ( 21.6%) that believes in a higher deity whilst, for example, Turkey has 98.8% that believes. Does that mean that few people are listening in the Czech Republic or is there another reason. Just food for thought. Peace.
Excellent statement regarding faith vs religion. I was baptized and raised Lutheran, but have not “practiced” any religion in 50 years. I am, however, a believer and don’t need any intermediary. Planned obsolescence is a bane on us all. I try to buy only made in the USA, but even that has become disappointing in terms of quality at times. We just try to take the best care of what we buy, hoping to extend its life as much as possible. Thanks Nicole, another great video.
Nicole, I'm so pleased you went there. Thanks for keeping it real!
Hey Nicole, long time subscriber here, and this is another great list, well done.
Here's an idea for your next normalized scams video: I am surprised TIPPING CULTURE in the food & service industry hasn't yet made your list, as it seems like one of the biggest scams we all accept as normal.
I mean specifically the whole forcing, shaming, pressuring system.
How it started in the great depression in the US because patrons felt pity for business owners who couldn't afford to pay their employees, to the frenzy it's devolved into these days - card machines showing minimum 18%, 20%, or 22% tip options, and the sneaky tactic that those percentages are actually tacked onto the total of your bill PLUS tax. So essentially we are tipping on the tax the restaurants pay to the government ON TOP of the amount for the meal/service. I don't think most people are aware of this.
And before I hear some commenters' favourite counter-argument "WeLl If YoU cAn'T aFfOrD tO tIp, DoN't EaT oUt ThEn" - my answer would be "if you can't afford to pay your employees, don't hire them". Let's not distract from the fact that this whole system is a SCAM that is dependending on us feeling guilty and pressured and forced to fork out around 30% ON TOP of the price of the meal/service itself in order to pay people fair wages. It's a fucking S-C-A-M.
Another related scam is how here in North America, taxes are largely not included in the ticket price. Just how insidious and impactful this is, I think is underrated. As someone who has lived in countries where taxes are usually included in the price.
But that's enough ranting for one day. :)
Thanks for reading this far, and I'd love to hear your thoughts.
I made an entire video about this a couple months ago.
oh cool, I didn't see it - I was looking for it in your other 'normalized scams' videos@@AccordingtoNicole
Totally agree! Especially on religion. "We accept you as you are..." to "No, you need to totally change your life and live the way we tell you to...otherwise, you're not accepted." They really monopolize the fear of not belonging, being loved, being enough. All wrapped up in a feel-good, back stabbing kind of way.
Not to mention threatening you with hell. It's basically extortion.
@Chloe7270 Cops and judges threaten people with going to jail. Are they also a scam or immoral? Weird how it's fine for us to send people to prison for breaking the law but God is somehow a "big meanie" for doing the same for us lawbreakers.
From the Bible belt and love God... Gotta say thank you for saying it so eloquently, organize religion is just an untaxed business guilting the poor into the saddest scam of all time.
Earth is my church!
Completely agree with this whole video, I say this to my family all the time... people just drone on in compliance and think when we tell them we are the ones that are horrible lol
All true! I don’t need anyone telling me how to be a good person. It’s just common sense and I don’t have to pay for it.