Comment on Refrigerator ads are finally here!

logicbomb@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• thurstylark@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  That’s exactly the thing that turned me off cable. I’m not interested in paying for a service that’s going to pipe ads into my home. OTA TV, fine, I’m not paying for that. When I can pay for services that don’t show me ads, why would I pay for one that does?

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  • TheLowestStone@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    When I can pay for services that don’t show me ads, why would I pay for one that does?

    Don’t worry, they are gradually taking that option away too.

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    • Godort@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Then the answer becomes to get those things without paying someone to show you ads.

      When the illegal choice becomes the objective best experience, you’re just a savvy consumer.

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      • thurstylark@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I arrgree

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  • solrize@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Joke’s on you: product placement in movies. The ads are already there.

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    • Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Jokes on them, I don’t recognize half the car emblems they flash at me.

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  • MourningDove@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah, but you end up paying extra to not see ads, so… it’s the same thing either way.

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    • thurstylark@lemmy.today ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      So? If I’m paying for a thing, I’ll sooner pay for a thing that doesn’t have ads than one that does.

      When that fails, there’s always the high seas.

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      • med@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You wouldn’t download a fridge, would you?

        fridge0.branchable.com

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      • MourningDove@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        True enough!

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• caboose2006@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  If you paid me just 5 bucks a month I’d let them install that fridge in my house.

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  • Cocodapuf@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yeah, I might accept that.

    Actually, I could use a new fridge…

    Ok, who wants to pay me a subscription fee to give me a fridge? Get in line, I’ll only be accepting applicants today!

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• Cocodapuf@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  You not only paid for the refrigerator, but also the electricity and the internet access.

  That’s a good point actually. You can eliminate these ads by taking it off the Wi-Fi.

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  • Honytawk@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Why you’d connect it to the internet in the first place is a mystery to me

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    • humorlessrepost@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I have my washer and dryer connected to the internet. I set up an automation that flashes the lights upstairs when a load is done, and turns on the laundry room lights. I suspect there are some fun automation opportunities with this fridge, too. But my washer and dryer don’t have giant touch screens or ads. I’d never buy this fridge.

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      • person420@lemmynsfw.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        You don’t have to have a smart washer and dryer to do this. If you get a smart outlet that monitors power usage, you can have it notify you when the usage dips. That’s how I do it.

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    • Cocodapuf@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I mean, yeah. I’m with you 100%

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• 0_0j@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Now who’s the patsie

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