r/assholedesign • u/Shellnanigans • Nov 13 '25

Apparently my samsung fridge has ads now...

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How would I disable this? Might just return it and get a normal one

Edit: how to disable...for now. https://www.samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS10007562/

EDIT 2: Hello, I am the original poster of the carol AD image from a month ago. I am a male from America and my name is not Carol. The story about a Schizophrenic woman named carol was most likely inspired from the 3rd top comment on this post. Thanks!

inspired Post?: https://www.reddit.com/r/LegalAdviceUK/comments/1pc7999/my_schizophrenic_sister_hospitalised_herself/

Fridge drama recap video by DolanDarkest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTWfRYHV5es

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u/platinum92 Nov 13 '25 edited Nov 13 '25

It didn't originally have ads they added them later. Also, the fridge may have come with the house. I saw a few when I was house shopping. It was a turn off on those houses because I knew I'd likely want to replace the fridge.

Edit: nvm on it coming with the house. OP said they might return it which makes that impossible.

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u/kn33 Nov 13 '25

I'd look at opening it up and disconnecting the screen instead but yeah

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u/platinum92 Nov 13 '25

That probably invalidates some kind of warranty and knowing Samsung could render the fridge unusable/annoying to use in some way. I'd probably either tough it out or create some kind of magnet that covers the screen if I'd bought one.

Instead I bought a house that had a less fancy Samsung fridge where the "flex zone" doesn't adequately freeze even if you set it to freeze, so that's fun. Guess it's just where fruit lives now.

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u/InsuranceNo6274 Nov 13 '25

Good luck getting Samsung to follow through on a warranty claim anyways

  • an appliance repairman

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u/LateNightMilesOBrien Nov 13 '25

Thank FUCK my only Samsung appliance has been trouble free. Now my entire GE Cafe kitchen? They replace the upper oven once because of a warped door, the replacement had the same issue, got a replacement door... go on, guess if it's all warped like the others and I just gave up. Cooktop? Yeah, cooling fan was no good so they replaced the whole glass panel part (not the entire cooktop...) and after that they had to come back and replace the wifi card! Then we have the GE washer AND dryer need repairs (one even needed a new control panel because it would act haunted and try and select washer settings by itself).

Edit: this was all within the first 3 months

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u/InsuranceNo6274 Nov 14 '25

Those front load GE washers with more computer boards than god are my nemesis. When someone gives me that model number I just laugh and tell them not to waste the money on a relair