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Have you ever been ripped off and what did you do to feel better about it?
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Awareness of a situation is often a step towards considering what to do about it... congratulations!
Are you referring to this new transdermal HGH stuff that is making its way around facebook these days? Because I am seeing a LOT of people say how it does everything. But the person talking about it was rather vague but mentioned enough for me to find their website and am pretty surprised their dubious claims haven't been shutdown yet being "Registered with the FDA"
I suspected it would not be your cup of tea.
It's based on a comic. I enjoy it because of some of the quirky stuff, like being serenaded by a hit man before he tries to kill you, one v one with the 7' tall Russian, defying death. I also like it because of it's vigilante nature, but as a rule this is not something I seek out on a regular basis.
All I knew about the Punisher when I first watched it, was that he punished those deserving of being punished. Netflix also turned this into an outstanding series. Fequently in comics we have heroes who technically operate outside the law because the law seems unable to handle the outlaws.
I suspected it would not be your cup of tea.
It's based on a comic. I enjoy it because of some of the quirky stuff, like being serenaded by a hit man before he tries to kill you, one v one with the 7' tall Russian, defying death. I also like it because of it's vigilante nature, but as a rule this is not something I seek out on a regular basis.
All I knew about the Punisher when I first watched it, was that he punished those deserving of being punished. Netflix also turned this into an outstanding series. Fequently in comics we have heroes who technically operate outside the law because the law seems unable to handle the outlaws.
Well, perhaps this discussion can be continued in a separate thread, but I like stylish, classy criminals, (A. J. Raffles, Arsène Lupin and so on), rather than a world where violence is the preferred common currency of the characters in question.
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I did not. The contact number I had doesn't work any more. We met in a Tesco carpark
My dad got ripped off a few years ago and it infuriated me at the time. He was sitting in his car when two shady characters approached him with a Samsung device and tried to sell it to him. It was legitimate, worked fine and they had a box with accessories which looked fresh. Most sensible people would still turn it away right? Nope, my dad forked over £200 and bought it home. They switched the device in the box for a low quality clone which did not work properly.
He was embarrassed of course, sheepishly gave me the device to dispose of it and we never spoke of it again.
I destroyed it with a hammer.
He was embarrassed of course, sheepishly gave me the device to dispose of it and we never spoke of it again.
I destroyed it with a hammer.
Two shady characters - it takes two to sell a Samsung? - approaching a car - okay, I'm female, but this alone would serve to set off my radar.
To this day I am disbelief that my father even spoke to them, let alone go along with what they were saying.
Ah... I know that con well. I've been approached numerous times. One guy is the quiet guy: he's the lookout. He keeping his eyes on the surroundings looking for cops, other potential marks, nosy witnesses. The other guy is the seller: silver tongued, extremely polite, but won't take no for an answer. The sort of guy who could sell brass knuckles to Ghandi.
The product is either surplus they found or extra items placed on their truck but not on the invoice. Whatever their reasons, they claim the items are legit. If it's an unknown brand, they'll have a specialty (one you're never heard of) magazine with an article/ads showcasing that brand. The best way out is to pretend you need to ask your significant other before buying. Use your phone to call the cops from inside your car. They'll run off when the quiet guy sees a patrol cruiser approaching.
I have and the only thing I could do was to stop buying extenze by the case............ I am hoping a Harley or lifted truck does the trick for me........
There's some Italian options that definitely help
BTW, having a "big ego" doesn't really correlate to asking anonymous strangers on the internet how to "feel better about myself"
I enjoy researching things so much - and I'm naturally paranoid - so I generally have avoided any kind of "ripoff", including buying used Macs, cars, umm, other sorts of products ...
A couple of guys did try to roll me in a parking lot, when the one guy regained consciousness (the other guy ran when I dropped his buddy) one of the cops told me he claimed I "hit him with a rock or something", nope, no weapons/objects, I guess he had never been hit by someone who knows how to handle themselves
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