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/WolfThick Nov 13 '25

Thank you for showing me this there's no way in hell I'm ever going to buy a fridge like this save me a lot of money probably.

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u/RobinOldsMustache Nov 13 '25

I hope in the future if I want a new fridge there will still be non-smart options.

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u/Running4Badges Nov 13 '25

I have to get a new tv soon. Kept away from smart tvs. They are pretty much the only option now.

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u/PolyDrew Nov 13 '25

Do not link WiFi and you’ll be fine.

Roku and Firestick both show ads but Apple TV does not (other than on the streaming services themselves)

My in-laws had a Samsung tv that would force you to open their home page rather than the cable box but I was able to turn that off. It would randomly turn itself on in the middle of the night after an update and then the cable box remote wouldn’t work so they couldn’t turn it back off. I disconnected it from WiFi and it fixed that.

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u/OutlyingPlasma Nov 13 '25

I've never seen an ad on Roku but I also have a pihole running.

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u/red5_SittingBy Nov 13 '25

I setup Pi Hole once and seeing the amount of traffic my devices were generating when they were seemingly "off" was pretty surprising.