Posts by melloworca652

Is it possible to change my username to melloworca652, Jopi, or Jopaaa? I wonder if they're all taken already..

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Just pick one, check if it's available, and then let us know.

It seems like melloworca652 might be free.. So, maybe go with that one.
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You can have melloworca652; just reach out to Sash.

steeleagle70 said:Maybe you could file a private lawsuit, though I wouldn't be certain; if this gets moved over to the Department of Commerce, perhaps someone there can clarify whether filing a private suit against a corporation is actually an option...

I probably won't go that far.

I think I've had enough legal battles for one lifetime.

Listen, my mother used to work at Visa, and she was always compensated properly for handling situations like this. I realize auditing an entire inventory isn't easy, but we’re talking about products that expired two months ago. I honestly can't wrap my head around how absolutely nobody checked the expiration dates during that entire two-month window.

God forbid anyone loses their job on my account, but I actually consumed a product myself after which I haven't been feeling particularly "mentally" well.

We all love to praise the German way of doing things, yet when it comes to actually implementing those same standards here, everyone just gives up.

I suspect there might still be chocolate from that specific batch left on the shelves. Just imagine if a child or someone with a compromised immune system ate it. What then? Will we all just sit around crying because no one wanted to report it—some wanting to protect a coworker's job, while others inadvertently put a life at risk?

As an economist, I deal with marketing tactics every single day, so I'm quite familiar with how this works.

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I suppose I just opened this thread to figure out where the appropriate section for my topic might be.

Here is what the product actually looks like..

steeleagle70 said:The Department of Labor would then step in, which is incredibly awkward for retail businesses; getting fired seems quite likely if they catch you.

I am certainly not looking for anyone to lose their job, nor does that bring me any satisfaction. I wouldn't call myself a negative person.
Just tell me what you would personally do if you realized a product you had already eaten twice expired two months and three days ago.

I suppose I will file a report with the Department of Labor and send an email to Visa.

steeleagle70 said:The Department of Labor or maybe consumer protection agencies. Though, I suppose if you put yourself in the shoes of the people working there, you might be able to forgive an oversight—you take the item back, they apologize, and they swap it out for something fresh.

My family used to work in grocery stores, where their entire livelihood depended on avoiding mistakes like this. I’m certainly not some wealthy snob who reports every little thing, but I do feel cheated here. This was their own store brand, and the expiration date had passed exactly two months ago. To make matters worse, the product quality is so poor it could practically serve as a coaster. I can provide photos if necessary.

Where can I start a discussion regarding Visa supermarkets?

Is there an existing thread for this? I picked up a few items from them yesterday and realized they were already past their expiration dates. I wasn't really paying attention because, honestly, I figured it wouldn't happen to me, and I suppose I was just being careless.

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Richard Wilson4 said:I'm not trying to troll anyone, but if I remember correctly, in the developed areas around Mumbai, about 50% of kids are still living on the edge of starvation. It’s a shame I don't get to spend much time in India, even though I gotta admit, they're growing fast.

I’m honestly not sure what you mean by "traveling" to a place.
Should we just stop building factories and schools then, simply because 50% of children are hungry? That was essentially the situation before India started implementing its economic reforms.
I have no desire to get into an argument; I won't move this to off-topic, but the focus should remain on the G7.

Richard Wilson4 said:I swear, I'm thinking of countries where more than half the people are living under the poverty line.

You can talk all you want, but at the end of the day, labor capacity is what actually matters.
Maybe India produces more geniuses than there are students in the USA.

In a few years, India might just climb straight to the top of the global economy, perhaps even overtaking China. Brazil is also a nation making serious strides toward economic improvement.

Richard Wilson4 said:Japan and Germany are total heavyweights when it comes to economy and culture.

India and Brazil are basically third-world players at the end of the day. They don't have any real pull in global politics because they can't even manage their own people, most of whom are stuck living in slums under conditions that are just straight-up inhumane.

So, what exactly is missing from India and Brazil?
India actually has a significant educated population, and Brazil is loaded with resources.
If you combined all four countries, you’d probably hit the jackpot.

granitemarlin77 said:The Democratic Party crew led by Jurcic—or maybe it’s Milanovic, or hell, maybe it's Jurcic again... I can't even keep track of who's actually in charge anymore. Anyway, those are the ones footing the bill for the next gas bill.😂😂😂

Word on the street is they aren't just covering the gas, but the water and electricity bills too.
I suppose I’ll be taking showers every single day from now on. haha 😍😍

granitemarlin77 said:😂🤣
Zack and Milton will cover his tab.😂

Running around the country telling everyone to crank up the heat because they'll pick up the tab... I suppose entering politics has never been easier. 😍😍

I suspect we won't be seeing much of you once that ConEd bill actually arrives. 🙂

Matthew Hernandez6 said:Jeeee, and I'm definitely acting in the sequel, *Return of the Counted*😛

Maybe you could take on the role; if I just call a few people over, you can start acting. I guess you'll just end up being some smoke-blower, but then again, that's how some people have already started. 🙂

Matthew Hernandez6 said:Forget it—my chicken-brained IQ isn't high enough to actually follow the plot of this thing.🙂
And three sequels? Yeah, right.
Pfft, give me a break.🙂

Oh, please. I actually thought I wouldn't do it, but they’re going to make an index of how everything unfolded anyway. The first installment will be titled *Arresting the Crew*, followed by *Two Chimneys*, and the third part, *Return to Auschwitz*. 🙂

Matthew Hernandez6 said:Man, just tell me Seve's dad is gonna be the vocalist—just some smooth tracks playing over the sound of waves hitting a yacht somewhere.😂

They say she’ll be in the third installment, so I guess they’re trying to turn this into a trilogy. Apparently, each movie will only run about 20 minutes long. 🙂

Word on the street is the soundtrack for that movie will be a new Thompson album. I guess we'll see if that's actually true. 🙂

restlesscrane152 said:It's because the government in a democracy is basically slow as hell when it comes to reacting. Plus, they had to vote on that $700 billion, and it didn't even pass until the second attempt.

Personally, I think small businesses didn't get saved because they aren't important compared to the massive corporations (mostly looking at the auto industry here), whether you look at total jobs or all the suppliers that rely on them.

Bush requested the $700 billion, and the government didn't bite until the second try.
But looking at this situation, I wonder if things will change if the government pours that money into the auto industry. Just a month ago, General Motors and Chrysler were bailed out; $17 billion in aid arrived. If they don't get things moving by March 31st, they'll have to pay that loan back.🙂

graniteowl88 said:

The reality is simple: the government should not intervene....

What power is allowed to stop the state from protecting its own market?

Or rather, which power would actually benefit from that?

THAT IS NOT SOCIALISM IN ANY SENSE SOCIALISM.

You really ought to know that; if not for objective biological reasons, you have parents, aunts, and uncles.

Pardon the interruption, but before you start talking—if you are even going to start—I should point out that government intervention doesn't save anyone, it saves the ASSES of the taxpayers, which is exactly why taxes are collected.

And from what I can gather, PRIVATE INITIATIVE is not being threatened at all. Quite the opposite. Over there in the USA.

Regards

Just to respond to Ann Taylor and the Talbots retail chain, who are considering closing about 12,000 of their stores.🙂

restlesscrane152 said:The reason they stepped in to bail out the auto industry? Simple. It’s one of the last massive pillars left in America. We're talking about millions of jobs on the line—not just at places like General Motors or Chrysler, but for all the suppliers and support businesses too. Huge stakes!

And yeah, you could totally call it socialism. I mean, the government stepping in to save jobs just so workers don't end up out on the street? That's basically the definition!

I wonder why they didn't step in at the very start of the 2007 crisis when the banking system, specifically Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, began to crumble; instead, they waited until they were weakened and then moved to nationalize them. They even took over the largest bank.

Then there were the two massive banks, like Lehman Brothers, which I believe shed 1,500 employees immediately and lost $2.8 trillion in just a matter of days.

Then you have the third giant, Merrill Lynch, which lost $19.2 billion and declared bankruptcy. It was taken over by Bank of America, and everything seemed fine until about a month later when they announced they were cutting 35,000 jobs.

As for AIG—which we see on the MU jerseys—once the crisis hit, the government stepped in with an $85 billion credit line.

What happens to the small businesses? There are rumors that 1,600 small retail enterprises will lose everything and be forced to lay off their staff. Nobody seems interested in helping them.

And I am not even just talking about the state taking over the auto industry; I mean any large corporation. This is pure socialism. Imagine being a citizen, paying your taxes and saving your money, only to have a government that promises security buy up private companies with your money just to bail someone out. You get nothing from those acquisitions, and if the crisis persists—with the dollar losing value and oil prices dropping globally—it might just mean the crisis spreads further into the American economy. So, you work your whole life and pay into the system, only for the government to make a bad call on a buyout, leaving them unable to honor your hard work. Or worse, they announce layoffs because the budget is overextended. I think anyone would protest in that situation, much like what happened in France.

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