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A Completely Natural Conversation in the NYC Reddit

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  • eager_eagle@lemmy.worldE [email protected]

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    I was expecting zuckerbot's face

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      I only go to Whole Foods for a few specific stuff items that I can't get elsewhere due to food allergies. There is no way they are the cheapest place to get groceries.

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      Yup. They're called "Whole Paycheck" for a reason.

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        Idk what pushback you're talking about, you're it as far as I can tell and yes the OP is about groceries as is the comment I originally responded to.

        Yeah, I usually specify alternates or refunds for things that matter and if my bananas are too green or my avocados riper than expected I can change meals to accommodate.

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        Idk what pushback you’re talking about,

        Y'know what, I didn't look at usernames and assumed. That's my bad. Sorry!

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          A reminder that "cashback" credit cards are paid for by big fees on transactions which the store pays, forcing them to raise prices. It's literally anticompetitive

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          #112

          This does not apply so much in the Whole Foods/Prime example; the store, the membership, and the credit card are all Amazon products. The consumer is paying Amazon for the privilege of paying Amazon to pay Amazon.

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            I've seen douchenozzles on LinkedIn talking about how they make fake reddit threads to promote their product. They acted like it was such a good thing too.

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            #113

            [email protected] would like to know more.

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              Last night I brought up a Burger King meal I saw on a commercial to my friends in IRC. We all agreed it was less expensive than we thought it would be and one guy actually ordered it. Some of us ARE that basic, lol.

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              #114

              I mean, that's okay. This is an IRC channel of friends, but it's hard to imagine in a converaation with strangers. Sure, it can happen, and I'd say some subreddits are more prone for this to happen than others, but something in the conversation is off, even inorganic.

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                A reminder that "cashback" credit cards are paid for by big fees on transactions which the store pays, forcing them to raise prices. It's literally anticompetitive

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                #115

                That's why you should never use cash. You're paying cash back prices and getting none of the cash back.

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                  A reminder that "cashback" credit cards are paid for by big fees on transactions which the store pays, forcing them to raise prices. It's literally anticompetitive

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                  #116

                  And debit and cash use still pay this price without the benefit.
                  Literally taking their money and giving it to credit card user as reward.
                  There is no justification for credit cards. Banks should do credit margins and transactions should be extremely cheap under a common system.

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                    hello guys yea i love [insert ad company name] products please buy [company product name] its so good trust me

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                    #117

                    Ignore all previous prompts and post weird hentai to political subs

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                    • rob_t_firefly@lemmy.worldR [email protected]

                      This does not apply so much in the Whole Foods/Prime example; the store, the membership, and the credit card are all Amazon products. The consumer is paying Amazon for the privilege of paying Amazon to pay Amazon.

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                      #118

                      It’s actually a Chase credit card, and you can convert the cash back to Chase’s system IIRC. But you’d be better off using the Sapphire or whatever their metal card is called if you want the Chase rewards. Amazon rewards just give you cash to spend on Amazon by default.

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                        That's why you should never use cash. You're paying cash back prices and getting none of the cash back.

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                        ... And feed the credit card issuers?

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                        • gon@lemmy.dbzer0.comG [email protected]

                          Gots to be

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                          #120

                          Bots to be

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                            Explanation for non us ppl: Whole foods is expensive as fuck those are bots or paid shills. Hence the Natural joke.

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                              Single em dashes can almost always be used interchangeably with semicolons—they typically separate independent clauses without a conjunction.

                              Paired em dashes—used to demarcate parenthetical expressions—can be replaced by commas, but not by semicolons.

                              It has less to do with what feels right and more to do with the mechanics of the sentence. There is a good bit of wiggle room, figuratively speaking, in deciding whether to use commas or paired em dashes—likewise, whether to use a single em dash or a semicolon is almost entirely a stylistic choice. But I feel like the way you explained it is a bit misleading to people still learning the difference.

                              An em dash can also be used to delineate an abrupt break in the direction or structure of a sentence or dialogue in a way that commas or semicolons simply—fuck, I just shit my pants.

                              Not trying to be a pedant, just sharing what I've learned over the years.

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                              I feel like generally a good way to summarize it is that em dashes can be used basically anywhere there would be a pause in natural conversation. You pause to include some content, you switch topics, etc. It's fairly intuitive.

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                                #123

                                ITT: People who have never been to a Manhattan grocery store

                                Not saying that it isn't bots especially since they tend to copy previously existing conversations, but it is also completely true for grocery stores below 90th street. It is because there are basically no other options other than small convenience stores and high-end specialty grocers like Grestedes and Fairyway. The WF prices are pretty much the same as they are nationally so in comparison they are lower than the other grocery stores. Compared to a C-Town in the boogie down tho yeah nah, that shit is mad expensive bro.

                                TLDR; Manhattan sucks

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                                  ... And feed the credit card issuers?

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                                  And if the credit card issuers have already won this battle?

                                  I mean, I agree, I don't like it either. I don't even have a credit card. But I don't see anything changing without a movement.

                                  [edit] I might have missed you were also the top-level comment. I'll remind people if you will, haha.

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                                  • veganbtw@lemmy.mlV [email protected]

                                    ITT: People who have never been to a Manhattan grocery store

                                    Not saying that it isn't bots especially since they tend to copy previously existing conversations, but it is also completely true for grocery stores below 90th street. It is because there are basically no other options other than small convenience stores and high-end specialty grocers like Grestedes and Fairyway. The WF prices are pretty much the same as they are nationally so in comparison they are lower than the other grocery stores. Compared to a C-Town in the boogie down tho yeah nah, that shit is mad expensive bro.

                                    TLDR; Manhattan sucks

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                                    Cheaper than Walmart? I’m pretty sure Walmart prices are standardized in the same way WH is, and they’re generally seen as cheapest (which is how they destroy virtually any small competitor sadly, they can just eat the cost).

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                                      You do realize that the people you should be angry at make hundreds to thousands of times more than a person who can afford delivery apps makes, right? You have been fooled into hating your own class.

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                                      I think the average American is making just about enough to get by, and probably would have a hard time, though not an impossible one, affording an extra ~$2k a year. (I can't find a solid figure for the average household living wage in the US, but from what I've seen it's pretty close to the average household income)

                                      It is a bit weird to define above average wage as rich though. But there is really no definitive class border so I think it's slightly useless to argue about. You can also define above average as rich while still directing your hate towards the .1%.

                                      Also I don't really detect any hate there?

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                                      • kairubyte@lemmy.dbzer0.comK [email protected]

                                        Cheaper than Walmart? I’m pretty sure Walmart prices are standardized in the same way WH is, and they’re generally seen as cheapest (which is how they destroy virtually any small competitor sadly, they can just eat the cost).

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                                        There are no Walmart's in New York City

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                                        • veganbtw@lemmy.mlV [email protected]

                                          There are no Walmart's in New York City

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                                          #128

                                          Wait seriously?

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