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[–] 110 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wow! Who could have predicted this?

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  • [–] 81 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Even aside from being Trump-branded, how was this not a gigantic red flag -

    The timepieces are made by TheBestWatchesonEarth LLC

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  • [–] 45 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Surely there is some federal bureau meant to protect American consumers from things like this?

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  • [–] 27 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Lol, the one positive review mentions how it's designed for "a very small wrist"...

    I wonder if this is just because it was made cheaply in Asia and not designed for the average heft of a trumpet, or if they used Trump's baby hands for sizing?

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    I wonder if this is just because it was made cheaply in Asia and not designed for the average heft of a trumpet.

    I'm sure it's this. Everything about this, down to the variable delays that different customers endure, screams out that this is a shady, shoestring operation stalling until they finally hit minimum order quantity with their drop-shipper in China.

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  • [–] 26 points 1 year ago

    It’s pretty simple; if they’re going to continue getting scammed by him, he’s going to keep scamming them.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 year ago

    If you buy MAGA shit then you are not being scammed. You are just a fucking dumbass that shouldn't spawn more dumbasses.

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  • [–] 20 points 1 year ago

    Is it still a scam if the outcome was obvious ahead of time?

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  • Does the guy (at Wired ?) that bought a Trump Phone got his phone finally ?

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    It is on them for buying one in the first place.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    Conservatives do t understand consequences till they are effected...

    All these grifts do, is slowly chip away at his most loyal supporters, because they're the only ones even attempting to buy this shit.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    You might be right, but I think the question is, "does my commitment to the cult outweigh my commitment to self and empirical reality?"

    I think like in any other cult that fleeces its members, the answer for many is, "yes."

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Cults tend to charge for immaterial things, and if you complain they say it's your fault it didn't work, and to fix it you need to give more.

    This is different.

    These are capitalist grifts where the victims anticipate a tangible exchange of goods.

    It's a lot harder to say a shitty watch is worth it when it can be appraised and assigned real world value.

    It's not going to be a huge loss of support, but like I said, this is just chipping away at the most feverant supporters, which historically is the best way to fight fascism. And Trump's doing it to himself because he's greedy

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    How do we know the watches are shitty? Apparently the complaints are they never got one in the first place!

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    He's been doing the watch grift since before the last election.

    Some watch collectors ordered earlier models to see how bad they are, and they're basically being made with the same components as shitty Rolex knockoffs, which line up with assumptions after hearing the producers name.

    If you know absolutely nothing about watches they might seem different, but if you appraise it or a collector looks at, they'll probably openly laugh when looking at them.

    It's cheap junk spray painted gold then stamped with Trump's name and the word "crypto".

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  • [–] 14 points 1 year ago

    Well, telling time is one more feature than most jewelry has, and that's what mechanical watches really are. That's not even very expensive as far as watches go.

    I sure wouldn't buy one myself, but I won't judge anyone for their taste in fashion accessories. In this case I will absolutely judge them, but for entirely different reasons.

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  • [–] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    My guess is that Trump was going after the "forth at the mouth for anything with his name on it" audience.

    There are Rolex collectors who will throw $20k at a watch easy.

    That's not who Trump is trying to attract.

    He's going after people who buy shit with his name on it because they want to be shown as in the "in group".

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    Any word on those gaudy Trump sneakers too?

    I went into the wrong line of business. A lotta money to be made off of MAGA rubes.

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  • [–] 9 points 1 year ago

    Scammed by trump? How is that possible? He would never! Donny is an honest man who never did anything ever in his life that would hurt someone else. (if white and not poor, and shares the profits with him until they become useless)

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  • Marks get marked

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    Well yeah they literally bought a watch from a grifter what did they expect hahaha

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    They've been scammed by Trump watches? I've been scanned by Trump President! What's the common factor here? Hmmmmmm

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  • [–] 7 points 1 year ago

    "The overall 2.8-star rating appears to suggest a record of over-promising and under-delivering."

    Enough about his presidency, get to the watches!

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    100% those watches were made in China.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    it was only a matter of time they would realize

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago

    Suckers never learn.

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    I'm constantly amazed at how stupid and gullible these people are.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    The headline didn't need the last word.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    He can’t think of a better scam than selling watches, which will piss off his base? He should just give out a bunch of government contracts to shell companies he owns. Of course I suppose his base will still support him even if they get ripped off for a watch.

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    Surely it is an honor to be scammed by Trump?

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