Out shopping this evening, and...
Feb. 6th, 2026 10:11 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
thewayneAmongst the things that I was purchasing was a set of replacement heads/brushes for my electric toothbrush.
The cashier rings them up and then, since it popped up on her register screen, ASKS ME IF I WANT THE PROTECTION PLAN FOR THEM.
WTF?!
We were both quite puzzled over that one. What exactly would a protection plan cover? If they wear out, I can get them replaced? THEY'RE EFFING DESIGNED TO WEAR OUT!
When I told it to Russet just now, she said 'Do they offer a protection plan on these paper plates?'
That would make just about as much sense.
The cashier rings them up and then, since it popped up on her register screen, ASKS ME IF I WANT THE PROTECTION PLAN FOR THEM.
WTF?!
We were both quite puzzled over that one. What exactly would a protection plan cover? If they wear out, I can get them replaced? THEY'RE EFFING DESIGNED TO WEAR OUT!
When I told it to Russet just now, she said 'Do they offer a protection plan on these paper plates?'
That would make just about as much sense.
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Date: 2026-02-07 06:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2026-02-07 08:51 am (UTC)Does it have to be driven by a coyote?
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Date: 2026-02-07 11:36 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2026-02-07 02:46 pm (UTC)Hi: we make crappy products that fall apart quickly. Want to pay us extra to replace them when they do? (Realize not quite the issue, but related.)
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Date: 2026-02-07 04:09 pm (UTC)Anything to squeeze another buck out of the customers. :o :o :o
Hugs, Jon
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Date: 2026-02-11 06:54 pm (UTC)I suspect it was a last chance to get the toothbrush protection plan? If that applies. That poor clerk. Reminds me how much I hated working retail. :D
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Date: 2026-02-11 10:30 pm (UTC)I'm glad that when I was in retail, we didn't have protection plans as a rule.
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Date: 2026-02-11 09:10 pm (UTC)