25 of the Biggest Scams that Nobody Wants to Admit are Scams

Nobody likes to get played. That's why most of us have gotten pretty good at spotting scams.

By PocketEpiphany

Published 2 years ago in Funny

Nobody likes to get played. That's why most of us have gotten pretty good at spotting scams.

Except when they are right in front of us, of course. Here are the biggest scams that NOBODY wants to admit are scams!

1
Buying a star and naming it. A waste of your cash and time. The only organization that can name a star is International Astronomical Union.

2
"Do what you love for a living, and you'll never work a day in your life!"Pure bullsh*t that will kill any enjoyment that you ever had for it.

3
The fact that airlines have X amount of seats per flight, but almost always sell X+10 seats and then refund you about 80% of your ticket cost. Do that to the 10 people and suddenly you have about 2 tickets worth of profits seemingly out of nowhere, and everyone still has a flight. Just an unbelievably immoral way to gain a few bucks, but everyone just goes with it since the airplanes aren't exactly a train that comes every 10 minutes.
4
A lot of us have been convinced that we are selling our labor to companies at the correct price, but in reality, we're selling it too cheaply.

5
How the f*ck does HEALTH insurance not cover dental and vision? What kind of shenanigans is that?
6
Penis enlargement pills gotta be up there too. No one wants to admit they got them, so when they don’t work it’s not like they’re posting reviews or telling their friends they don’t work.
7
Mom: tell me the truth and I won't be mad.

8
That saving the earth is in the hands of consumers and not big companies.
9
Hustle culture.
10
$18 Salad? lol.

11
Mega Churches on TV and elsewhere.
12
Paying exorbitant amounts of money for health insurance, and still having to pay boatloads of cash for any doctor/hospital visits.
13
The subscription-based economy.

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15
Ticketmaster and similar sites / services.
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That large global companies actually care about you.

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The easy-to-join, difficult-to-cancel subscription model.
18
Claw Machines in arcades,
19
Fashion trends, and the incredible amount of waste it createsIf everyone learned how to mend/alter garments in school, and value was placed on investing in a few quality made items instead of a closet full of disposable fast fashion, there would be wayyyy less clothing in landfills and wayy less demand for chemical laden garments to be cranked out in sweatshops. our relationship to clothing is so warped.(Buying second-hand is a great way to wiggle out of the grip of the fashion industry if it’s available to you).

20
The entire wedding industry.To be clear, not marriage but weddings specifically.I’m happily married to my wife and we were content to do something special just the two of us, maybe spend a couple of grand and treat ourselves a little bit to something amazing.Cue the families getting involved and before you know it we’re spending closer to twenty grand on one day and feeding a bunch of people I’ve not heard of before or since the wedding.
21
Online convenience fees.
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The prices of anything baby related. Toys, food, clothes, etc. Was in a store on Saturday to get a cot mattress and cover. I cried.