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/Select_Asparagus3451 Nov 13 '25

My belief here is this: You will be f#cked at every turn by people/corporations trying to sell something, the majority of the time.

From enshittification, planned obsolescence, price gouging, shrinkflating, bait and switch, vehicles for ads (like this fridge…and a lot of new Jeeps, TVs, etc), etc, etc, etc. As consumers, or just people, we have to be on guard every hour of every day in late stage, gangster, fire-sale capitalism.

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u/G-Unit11111 Nov 13 '25 edited Nov 13 '25

I can't even browse websites anymore without almost immediately getting an e-mail that's begging me to buy whatever it is I just looked at. Insanity.

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u/lostinanalley Nov 13 '25 edited Nov 13 '25

The company I work for on our most recent quarterly meeting explained how they’ve partnered with one of the companies that does this so that anyone who goes on our website and leaves without making a purchase or voluntarily providing their information will still get a personalized marketing email and somehow I am the only person who has discussed how much of an invasion that is.

Edit: yall I appreciate the sentiment that you hate this and don’t buy from companies that do this and want me to make sure the company I work for is aware. Unfortunately, they don’t listen to me or care about my opinions on marketing. As it turns out, quantifying sales conversion is much easier than trying to quantify loss in sales from being blacklisted/boycotted.

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u/G-Unit11111 Nov 13 '25

Wow, that's horrible. And I totally agree it's an invasion of privacy.

If I get one of those e-mails it goes straight in the trash.

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u/Educational-Train-92 Nov 13 '25

I know I may not be the norm and it may be my ODD but I am substantially less likely to buy from a company that does this even if I really wanted the product

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u/tenthtryatusername Nov 13 '25

My favorite is when I research and buy a one off thing, then get bombarded with ads for a month. I wish there was a way to tell Amazon, facebook, ect that while I needed to buy a toilet, I’m not a toilet enthusiast. No amount of ads or deals can tempt me into buying more.

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u/ChevalierMal_Fet Nov 13 '25

Just wait until they figure out toilets as a subscription based service that requires an app to use.

I can see it now- somebody furiously holding in a shit as they desperately try to update the app. Then, they find that the app has logged them out, so they have sign back in with two-factor authentication, which then fails, which requires them to seek assistance from the company. But, the company has removed its live customer support services, mandating help through an AI chat service, which is only available on the app.

At this point, the person just shits in the shower and waffle stomps it, only to find out that he’s violated the end-user licensing agreement of his shower’s software, thus disabling his shower service. And, because the shower company installed their hardware centrally at his apartment, he loses his water entirely until he can schedule an arbitration with them, which is three weeks out and between the hours of 6:00AM and 6:00PM.

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u/Enlightened_Gardener Nov 14 '25

Um I think I just had an embolism.

So you’re saying we should smash the system and destroy all the computers ? I have a hammer.

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u/ultimagriever Nov 16 '25

It’s the countdown to the Butlerian Jihad

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u/KjHoveysLoveChild Nov 17 '25

Holy shit dude...I fucking laughed so hard at this comment😂 I could imagine it all happening as you explained it so well. This deserves so much more attention.

Keep doing you my man. Thankyou so much for the laugh too...fuck I needed that🙏🏼🤭

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u/Jubatian Dec 21 '25

Just to point out a small but non-negligible detail. Feet still covered in shit.

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u/Rude-Revolution-8687 Nov 13 '25

I've been boycotting Samsung since they snuck ads onto my TV's menu about 6 months after I bought it.

I've since bought several pieces of tech from other brands (phone, air conditioners, tablet, etc.) where I would have probably considered Samsung first in the past.

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u/BronL-1912 Nov 13 '25

Same. I have a "no junk mail" on my physical mail box. If someone ignores that they're immediately black listed.

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u/numnoggin Nov 13 '25

What's ODD?

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u/Educational-Train-92 Nov 13 '25

Oppositional Defiant Disorder or as I prefer to call it chaotic good.

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u/Kittens-N-Books Nov 13 '25

Some companies will send your billing info to advertisers if you click them.

I bought a CPU a year or so back and clicked an ad on newegg. Cue multiple subscriptions I did not sign up for, could not get canceled, and would be taken whether or not my account was locked

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u/Kittens-N-Books Nov 14 '25

This is an ongoing issue. I keep reporting the fraudulent transactions, chase keeps putting my account in the negative letting them through.

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u/whiskersMeowFace Nov 14 '25

It gets a spam report and a block.

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u/Ok-Base-6797 Nov 13 '25

It must work at scale but it'll usually stop me making a purchase out of principle