If You Thought Ads in Apple Maps Was Bad, Samsung is Putting Ads on $1,900+ Refrigerators

[CocktailHour]

Ha. No.

 

[BB714]

Looking forward to my toaster imprinting an ad on my sandwich bread

 

[UliBaer]

Exactly. Ads on a refrigerator are asinine, but that by no means excuses Apple ******tifying their own products.

Logical fallacy, thy name is…

^This. Unfortunately my original statement got censored squished - don't really understand why though...

 

[cardfan]

Not seeing the big deal. Turn widgets off or opt out. Personally I don’t need a fridge with a screen on it. Samsung makes crap appliances imo.

However it’s not surprising. Apple and everyone else is doing it. It’s kinda fascinating. Companies know people don’t like ads. We pay to get rid of them. So in creating a negative impression or experience for customers let’s pay to have our branded ad placed there. lol. Samsung or whoever gets less satisfied customers. The companies ad gets seen in a negative light which is a total win for them right? Customers get annoyed.

And yet companies pay for this.

For customers it’s all about expectations . So where’s my compensation for putting up with these ads. Is my fridge cheaper. Is my iPhone cheaper? No?

Streamers discount their subs with ads. Customers put up with them because they’re getting a discount.

 

[SAIRUS]

A dongle would be fine. After less than two of years use, my brand new 2017 Samsung fridge required the following just to get ice out:

• An ice scraper.
• Bowls of hot water.
• A Philips screwdriver to completely disassemble the icemaker.
• A 24 inch long flat-blade screwdriver to reach in the back and dislodge chunks of ice on an ad-hoc basis.
• A hair dryer for quick thaws to get the perpetually-frozen mechanism going.
• Towels to mop up the drips.
• Hours to scour YouTube and other websites to find many other unhappy owners offering hints and tips just to get ice.
• An hour or so to disassemble, dry out and reassemble the ice maker every couple of months.
• More hours to find potential replacement parts - only to decide good money was going after bad.
• Duct tape to fix an ice bin that broke because it spent most of its time frozen solid and impossible to move.
• A tub in the garage to collect random plastic and metal pieces that broke off regularly. (The whole fridge lives in the garage now).
• An even bigger container to hold mine (and everyone else’s) disgust at Samsungs refusal to acknowledge their design issue for years. Google it.

That was for a top of the line $3500 Samsung fridge back in 1998. I wound up buying a whole new fridge (not Samsung) just to get ice out.

Today, Samsung could invent a fridge that displayed tonight’s lottery numbers and I’d not be interested.

Same.

 

[Olde Dave]

It won’t be long now…your fridge will soon be telling you to drink more Brawndo.

‘cause it’s got electrolytes

 

[I7guy]

Waiting to hear from those who will sell their Samsung refrigerator and exit the ecosystem.

 

[majus]

Corporate greed knows no bounds.

 

[I7guy]

I'm still trying to figure out how to sabotage (w/o actual vandalism) gas pumps that immediately start shoving video/audio ads down my throat while I'm pumping gas. GIVE US YOUR MONEYYY WE MUST HAVE YOUR MONEYYY MORE MONEYYYY FOR US

Jerseyans don’t deal with that because we don’t pump our gas.

 

[yanki01]

on the topic of "smart" fridges, what's everyone's best "dumb down" fridge? ice maker and water dispenser with a filter is all I need.

 

[turbineseaplane]

It won’t be long now…your fridge will soon be telling you to drink more Brawndo.

‘cause it’s got electrolytes

It’s what plants crave!

 

[Mousse]

on the topic of "smart" fridges, what's everyone's best "dumb down" fridge? ice maker and water dispenser with a filter is all I need.

The basics of basic--freezer and refrigerator compartments. Well... I wouldn't mind an AI fridge that shames me into dieting or one that will snitch on whomever is stealing my chocolate tiramisu. Curse you food thief.

 

[minik]

Products from 2024 and Samsung decided to inject them with ads in November 2025? Should be there on day one to utilize the screen real estate.

 

[Olde Dave]

on the topic of "smart" fridges, what's everyone's best "dumb down" fridge? ice maker and water dispenser with a filter is all I need.

So far, my wife and I have been really happy with our Frigidaire Gallery. Model # FGHB2868TF7. Tech is minimal on it. It does have a digital settings screen, but no “smart” features. The water and air filters on it have lasted us longer than our previous Whirlpool model ever did.

 

[Kidseeghost]

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[Techwatcher]

People crying whataboutism are missing the point. The Apple Maps ads will be bad. We all agree on that. I’m sure Macrumors agrees as well.

The point of this article is to show that even on no frills expensive appliances they’re putting ads on them. Companies realize that growth has to keep coming from somewhere and ads are that “somewhere.” Both Apple and Samsung are making dumbass choices here and we must continue to complain to make our voices heard.

Most effective way is to not purchase Samsung fridges, and to not use Apple Maps. Google Maps is better anyway, I hate to say it.

 

[C7 POWER]

We bought one of these Samsung Refrigerators earlier this year, and this wil be total BS to have ads on our appliances,

 

[cowtownapple]

What's even worse, Samsung is still allowed to make refrigerators. Their appliances are cursed from the moment they roll off of the factory floor.

 

[vantelimus]

After less than two of years use, my brand new 2017 Samsung fridge required the following just to get ice out:

[...]

Today, Samsung could invent a fridge that displayed tonight’s lottery numbers and I’d not be interested.

Everything I've read about Samsung refrigerators mentions low reliability and that after two years something on the unit will require repair work.

Perhaps repair services will be the biggest advertisers on those Samsung refrigerators.

 

[Mike_Trivisonno]

Hopefully it has an "Add to Fridge" button so the advertised goodies will be delivered right away.

 

[tribeaumes]

It's really just news ads on the bottom of the screen. I don't mind them.

 

[bushman4]

Samsung always looking for $$$$$$. Not in good ways

 

[brunerd]

Now imagine your refrigerator getting a virus from "malverstising" 🤒

 

[LoggerMN]

Can’t wait until they require you watch an ad before they will unlock the door, enforced by eye tracking lidar cameras.

 

[polyphenol]

There ads in Apple Maps? I never noticed. I go to work and come home. I’m not one of those dweebs that has their gps on to go the same route everyday.

I frequently use Apple Maps even for modest journeys I know well. Including knowing alternate routes.

Many times, I have not done so and ended up hitting all sorts of issues - accidents, roadworks, breakdowns - which I could have avoided by re-routing or changing time of journey (if I look before setting out). And cursed that I had not used Apple Maps before starting out.