Remember when flash sales actually meant something?

I snagged a $20 blender during a 15-minute flash sale back in 2018. Thing still runs like a beast today. Now every "limited time offer" feels like it lasts a week and the product is junk. Anyone else notice how fake the urgency has gotten?

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the_alex5d ago

Yeah, more like the same trick but now with worse products.

the_oliver5d ago

Did we just fall for the same trick twice?

jenny1984d ago

Is it bad that I'm already trying to figure out how to fall for it a third time? @the_alex is probably right, the products are getting worse but my memory is getting worse too so I keep convincing myself this time will be different. Last time I ended up with a gadget that promised to fold laundry and it barely managed to wrinkle my socks differently. My brain just conveniently forgets the disappointment until the next shiny thing comes along. I swear I'm like a goldfish with a credit card and a youtube subscription. What's the trick called when you keep buying the same useless stuff over and over again because you think you've finally outsmarted the system?