Doing business in America now just feels like a scam

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I’ve done some home repairs recently (nothing major), and the MO for the contractors seems to be: come in, talk nicely, explain what you will do, give a quote then go to the nearest Home Depot parking lot, pluck a few people and hope they can do what they say they can. If not, the better contractors will apologize, go back and bring someone else. The others will insist that the quality is acceptable and, besides, what you gonna do now.

What's mo

Modus operandi meaning the mode of operation or the way of doing things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes. I’ve done some home repairs recently (nothing major), and the MO for the contractors seems to be: come in, talk nicely, explain what you will do, give a quote then go to the nearest Home Depot parking lot, pluck a few people and hope they can do what they say they can. If not, the better contractors will apologize, go back and bring someone else. The others will insist that the quality is acceptable and, besides, what you gonna do now.

Yeah. This is definitely strange. I hired a contractor from Company XYZ, and the worker showed up in a shirt that had a different company's logo and name on it.

[Anonymous]

Back in the day apartment rentals were stress free and fees were included for the premium on renting an overpriced apartment. Now that's not the case you might as well buy a SFH even a small one if you don't need so many bedrooms. Here are the fake fees my apartment complex (UDR) imposes:
2 service fees
1 monthly Billing fee
1 convenience fee
1 Membership fee
2 amenity fees (even if you don't use the amenities)
pest control fees (even if you don't need pest control)
hot water fee
water fee
sewage fee
Parking fees per car
Technology fee
Trash
Package room fee (monthly and daily if a package is in a locker)

Gas and electric I pay myself now-these all used to be covered in rent fee as a convenience now there is zero "convenience" for renting an apartment.

Renting is now scam you also have to pay for things to be fixed now! Even small stuff like light bulbs (odd sizes too) that they used to cover no problem they're nickel and diming.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone is just following the President's way of doing business, so this is no surprise.

Wow what a stupid comment. These problems began way before Jan. SMH.

So enlighten us. What do you think was a pivotal point or event where maximizing profits became more important than customer relationships, where companies didn't care about quality or reputation, just selling units? Any insight?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Back in the day apartment rentals were stress free and fees were included for the premium on renting an overpriced apartment. Now that's not the case you might as well buy a SFH even a small one if you don't need so many bedrooms. Here are the fake fees my apartment complex (UDR) imposes:
2 service fees
1 monthly Billing fee
1 convenience fee
1 Membership fee
2 amenity fees (even if you don't use the amenities)
pest control fees (even if you don't need pest control)
hot water fee
water fee
sewage fee
Parking fees per car
Technology fee
Trash
Package room fee (monthly and daily if a package is in a locker)

Gas and electric I pay myself now-these all used to be covered in rent fee as a convenience now there is zero "convenience" for renting an apartment.

Renting is now scam you also have to pay for things to be fixed now! Even small stuff like light bulbs (odd sizes too) that they used to cover no problem they're nickel and diming.

This is a great example. Along these lines, my husband was a renter when we were dating. We cleaned out his apartment when we moved in together, and it was SPOTLESS: dusted, vacuumed, moved the appliances to make sure the floors underneath were cleaned - we worked all day.

Stupidly (I guess) my husband didn’t do a walk through with the property manager when he left (this is a large regional property management company). Not only did my husband NOT get his deposit back, but this company had the gall to send him a BS invoice charging him for non-existent damage and a cleaning fee. Yes, he should have done a walkthrough, but it’s a crappy feeling that these people just walk around fraudulently charging people.

There are so many other examples but I’m too tired to write more.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone is just following the President's way of doing business, so this is no surprise.

Wow what a stupid comment. These problems began way before Jan. SMH.

So enlighten us. What do you think was a pivotal point or event where maximizing profits became more important than customer relationships, where companies didn't care about quality or reputation, just selling units? Any insight?

It’s general degradation of collective societal values.

Dp

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone is just following the President's way of doing business, so this is no surprise.

+1,000. It is exhausting. And really frightening for our elderly parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No I don’t feel that way but I shop small and local. You need to find better places to shop.

Well how nice for you

Where small and local are you getting your phone service, internet service, computer hardware, plane tickets, and /or health insurance?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone is just following the President's way of doing business, so this is no surprise.

+1,000. It is exhausting. And really frightening for our elderly parents.

You're a sock puppet and you're not very bright either are you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, I haven’t noticed this at all. Maybe it is a DC thing, the Midwest is still the Midwest.

No it’s not

Trump fired all investigators into fraud the whole department is gone

[Anonymous]

Part of it (not all of it) is people’s search for the cheapest product always. So my kids order from Amazon and probably half the time the product is just crap and will break immediately. I’d rather buy from an established company and brand that at least cares a little about its reputation. Like you may pay more buying at Rei but they will stand behind the product and take it back if it stinks.

All the companies are trying to compete with the crap no name brands and so they cut quality control, they cut customer service, etc etc. it’s the temu-fixation of the market.

[Anonymous]

Corporations should be tried for murder

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone is just following the President's way of doing business, so this is no surprise.

And, a President who is constantly bullying and threatening people and organizations and reducing oversight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, I haven’t noticed this at all. Maybe it is a DC thing, the Midwest is still the Midwest.

It's a DC and DMV thing. I can't wait to leave.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone is just following the President's way of doing business, so this is no surprise.

And, a President who is constantly bullying and threatening people and organizations and reducing oversight.

I do agree we have lost all ethical and moral standards. It's been happening since Trump became president the first time and it has become increasingly worse.