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[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml [S] 23 points 9 months ago (1 child)

If you have to ask, you can't afford it

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[–] scott@lem.free.as 3 points 9 months ago

POA == Piss off, assholes.

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[–] Nemo@slrpnk.net 39 points 9 months ago

Select, bespoke, artisanal, reserve

[–] KittenBiscuits@lemmy.today 29 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Financing available

Curated

One of a kind

Invitation only

[–] howrar@lemmy.ca 1 point 9 months ago

Financing is available for your $1 candy bars now.

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[–] whiskers165@lemmy.ml 15 points 9 months ago

Bespoke

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml [S] 30 points 9 months ago (4 children)

Boutique. Designer. Choice. Select. Prime

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[–] Heikki2@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago (3 children)

3 of those are grades of steak

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[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 10 points 9 months ago

A5 wagyu jeans

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[–] plantfanatic@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago

And none are the top grade either.

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[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml [S] 2 points 9 months ago

Correct 🤣

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[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 14 points 9 months ago (6 children)

Premium.

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[–] dizzy@lemmy.ml 11 points 9 months ago* (2 children)

I always see premium nowadays as “not the absolute bottom of the barrel”

Premium hotel room: not the cupboard in the basement with a single mattress and a broken TV but the next one up. No view or anything though unless you upgrade to a deluxe or higher
Premium economy seat on a flight: basically cattle class but with one inch extra leg room and fake leather seat cushions. Still can’t lie down or access better loos like in business or first class
Premium spirits: supermarket own-brand spirits but in a glass bottle rather than the super cheap shit they sell in plastic bottles

Etc…

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[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Exactly. It's a variant of "military grade" for those products where it would sound odd.

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[–] Semester3383@lemmy.world 1 point 9 months ago*

In my job, I need to use materials that have a mil spec; that means it's literally military grade, but it's just saying that it meets or exceeds a certain specification for X product that is used in the military in some way. IMO, if something says 'military grade', but isn't listing the mil spec(s) that it complies to, then it's essentially meaningless.

I do have a compass that I think was advertised as military grade. It's the same lensatic compass that is currently used by the military (...when they aren't using GPS...), except that it doesn't use tritium on the face. The half-life of tritium is about a decade, so it didn't seem like a great idea to pay a ton extra for something that would barely glow in the dark in 20 years or so.

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[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Oddly enough, I've always associated claims of being premium in advertising with it actually being garbage.

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[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 9 months ago

I think it definitely has gotten a tarnished reputation. But even modern software tiers are standard, advanced, premium and premium means you get all the features at a huge price

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 9 months ago

Yeah, the euphemism treadmill has gotten that one. Now you want select, legacy, platinum or some jumble of similar words.

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[–] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 14 points 9 months ago

"Made with ingedients you can pronounce"

If you took the time to expand your vocabulary you wouldn't need to pay a premium.

[–] tropicflite@piefed.social 14 points 9 months ago

Market price

Certified reference material

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[–] amorangi@lemmy.nz 10 points 9 months ago

Anything marine or aeronautical

[–] 1hitsong@lemmy.ml 10 points 9 months ago

Kids

[–] queerstudbroalex@piefed.ca 9 points 9 months ago

Custom

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

Organic

[–] guy@piefed.social 8 points 9 months ago

Luxurious

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago

Groceries

[–] renegadespork@lemmy.jelliefrontier.net 15 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Enterprise

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[–] SatyrSack 7 points 9 months ago

Galaxy class

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[–] fizzle 15 points 9 months ago (4 children)

When I say to a client "this is a particularly complex area" it means they gonna pay.

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Yeah, when I've heard that my immediate thought is "welp, guess I'm on my own".

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[–] fizzle 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I can't speak for everyone but I wouldn't apply that kind of pricing structure to someone who couldn't afford it or wouldn't get any value from it.

I'm an accountant and tax consultant.

Suppose a client contacted me, they're semi-retired with very little income, they need to resolve some business affairs from years ago in order to collect a pension or whatever. I'm going to tell them the hackiest workaround to achieve their goal, and tell them how to do it themselves, hopefully without really having to charge them even for the consult.

On the other hand if someone wants to sell their family farm for several million dollars and wants to know the tax ramifications, they're going to get the "particularly complex area" pricing, full written report, and so on and so forth.

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 9 months ago (1 child)

That's good of you. I can't imagine every accountant is so flexible. Lawyers straight up have to charge most of the time, I think.

It could also be a technical expert, or the government (in which case, refer to the lawyer).

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[–] fizzle 2 points 9 months ago

I think any accountant and lawyer does this to some extent, if I'm honest.

There's no obligation to take on any client. If a client has a problem to be solved but very little money, of course we're reluctant to get involved. If it's a situation where a potential solution is "you should call the tax office and tell them XYZ." then that's really just a polite way of telling them you don't want to get involved.

Lawyers will work in a similar way, but are more likely to truncate their advice to "You should call and ask them what to do".

I've often heard of lawyers explaining to potential clients that the costs in pursuing their matter would be unreasonable given the likelihood of success.

It's not really altruism, although I'd like to think that I do my best to help people when I can. It's really just a natural way of avoiding doing a heap of work for someone who can't afford to pay you. Additionally, if you can make the client feel like you've helped them instead of just rejecting them then they will be more likely to recommend you to their friends and family who may be a better fit.

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 6 points 9 months ago

“Name Brand”

[–] ToTheGraveMyLove@sh.itjust.works 6 points 9 months ago

R-r-r-r-r-itzy!

[–] quinkin@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (1 child)

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 7 points 9 months ago

All my homies HATE AI

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[–] kutt@lemmy.world 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I’ll come back tomorrow

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Lemme think about it and circle back

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[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml [S] 5 points 9 months ago

"Is there anything I can help you with?" "I'm just window shopping"

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[–] Overconfidentiality@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 9 months ago

Vintage

[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 4 points 9 months ago

Exclusive, luxury

[–] MercuryGenisus@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Hand made

[–] KittenBiscuits@lemmy.today 10 points 9 months ago

Hand crafted

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[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 9 months ago*

The irony is that there's two kinds of consumers here. Either it's a rich yoga lady buying from an influencer, or it's, like, an African person buying from another African person. Anyone in the middle just enjoys the wonders of industry.

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[–] AceTKen@lemmy.ca 12 points 9 months ago (1 child)

Apple and Mac come to mind.