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Hello fellow adults! Anybody else feel like almost every time you have to talk to someone to buy a thing, you're being swindled? If so how do you keep yourself from being taken advantage of? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by Ski@kbin.social to c/AskKbin@kbin.social

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I constantly feel like any interaction with a sales person is just a big con. Whether it's a car, insurance, an apartment, internet, or a specialty item that I'm interested in but not an expert on. I always feel completely lost and uncomfortable and like no matter what decision I make I'm making the wrong one.

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[–] Dav@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Buy tech that is relatively new

This is a great point but just to add, if its a brand product you can get common issues that don't crop up for 6 months (e.g. xbox 360's red ring of death). So buy new but not on 1st day release, and do a quick research on issues people often have.

[–] HidingCat@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Yes, first production runs can have issues, so go for the second or third!

[–] nii236@lemmy.jtmn.dev 1 points 1 year ago

I find negative reviews are a lot more scathing and off putting too, mostly because those who have a bad product are much louder about it