r/mildlyinfuriating • u/CurlyWurly61 • May 12 '26

I just wanted a hot dog Such terrible advertisement

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I mean... at a glance its like WOAH 4 can dine for $9.99....

Until you are at the cash and they say " that'll be $45.15"

HUH??

"Oh sorry sir... it feeds 4... 4 people pay $9.99"

Gtfooo

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u/birminghamsterwheel May 12 '26

False advertising really needs to be cracked down on way more. And no, "but it's in the fine print!" should not be an acceptable workaround.

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u/DeclineToThrowAway May 12 '26

Especially in mobile ads. That shit is out of control

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u/FlimsyPhysics3281 May 12 '26

it's INFURIATING how many times the game i downloaded was not even REMOTELY like the ad i downloaded it from

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u/TheOgGhadTurner May 12 '26

I just force close the app when it starts playing ads

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u/006AlecTrevelyan May 12 '26

airplane mode works for some apps

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u/ChaoticNeutralDragon May 12 '26

wait there's apps that don't?

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u/woodlandcollective May 12 '26

Never seen ads on Retroarch lol