I don’t even answer my phone anymore. The vast majority of calls I get are robocalls or scammers. I figure, anybody who actually does want to contact me will leave a voicemail. Yeah, it will suck if there’s some sort of emergency, but unfortunately thanks to a bunch of scammers, we can no longer have nice things.

So as an alternative to sugary drinks we’re gonna drink a sugary/alcoholy drink? Seems legit.

On American Ninja Warriors, all of the contestants and audience root for all of the competitors. No one ever says bad things about anyone else. Everyone truly wants everyone to succeed. Truly good life lessons.

Who you kiddin with this “borderline” obese shit? He may be borderline morbidly obese but he is sure as hell plain old obese.

Wow, I thought I knew all the ways I could be screwed at a dealer. I’m glad i have a credit union. Damn, I hate dealerships. I hope Tesla’s model takes over.

“Most men think this is what sex is”?? That is ridiculous. Most men reading this are horrified.

I used the Consumer Reports offer solicitation feature. I picked the car (manual transmission Mazda CX-5) and the dealerships, and they reached out to the dealerships for bids. I got 5 back - 2 were high, but the other 3 were very competitive prices with one of them being absurdly low (almost $4k under sticker price).…

Yeah working in IT this is basically how we do it all day. We get a list of exactly what we are looking for, get the 3-4 big players to give us quotes, and then bring in the two who best give us what we want for the price and invite them to demo.

This. If I can refinance my goddamn house (worth an order of magnitude more than my cars) over the internet and via email (I’m currently doing that right now and have yet to meet my loan officer in person OR walk into an office), I sure as shit don’t have to walk in to a damn dealer to “negotiate like a man”. What an…

What does it benefit a dealer to send an itemized quote via email?

Nobody gives a shit if it “benefits” you or not. This is simply the reality of shopping in the 21st century, and you can either adapt to that reality or become obsolete. Virtually every type of high-value bidding is done electronically now, from real estate to government contracting. We’re talking eight-to-nine figure…

Fuck off. I hate being in car dealerships. I hate negotiating; not because I’m a pussy but because I hate the lies and “I gotta talk to my manager” garbage. I don’t have the patience for it. I generally hate the bullshit car sales people spew. I guarantee I know more about the car I want to buy than the sales guy…

And your arrogant attitude is EXACTLY why people hate dealers.

Uh, I’m not suggesting giving up rights at all. I’m explaining a very complicated situation to those who might want more information about the issue being discussed. I’m not sure why you equate knowledge with a hidden agenda to take everything away and create a dystopian bubble—that’s a very skewed view. Get unbent :)

People’s resilience and ability to not be physically harmed by words is not a reason to perpetuate demeaning and hateful expressions, even if they’ve lost some of that ugliness over time. I get what you’re saying here (they’re only words, right?), but this concept of “people just shouldn’t take it the wrong way” is…

While I’m not a huge fan of watching people get hit in the nuts myself, I’m also not a fan of when people state that they’ve never seen any part of a show, but then assert that anyone who liked it is a bad person. The people who liked watching the show didn’t like watching people get hurt, they liked watching people…

I’ve had a similar experience, for about a block (it was “hey, faggots” in my case, as I was walking with my then-bf). Bunch of frat-type bros. We were terrified, imagining ourselves being beaten with baseball bats if they were to stop, and we just looked straight ahead. We were relieved when they finally sped away…

He said, “these people,” therefore his apology is invalid and also full of sad excuses.

Sorrell is accused of driving next to the couple for more than 20 blocks (seriously, that shit is frightening)

your opinion is bad and you should feel bad.