It Sucks To Purchase Something In 2023

Not too long ago, my spouse and I went out to do some Christmas purchasing. We additionally grabbed some lunch whereas we have been out, introduced dinner dwelling, rented a film, and purchased a sport to play the subsequent day. It ought to have been a chill weekend, nevertheless it wasn’t. In 2023, because of grasping billionaires and big, shitty corporations, shopping for absolutely anything is a horrible expertise.

As human beings studying the web in 2023, I’m certain you all are properly conscious of how shitty it’s today to purchase…something. So this submit isn’t supposed to level out some hidden fact or reveal some new a part of the world you weren’t conscious of. As a substitute, I’m simply drained and needed to guarantee you all that, sure, it’s unhealthy on the market, it’s getting worse, and all of it sucks. It sucks a lot.

Procuring on-line or on the retailer is horrible

First, even earlier than we headed out to purchase some presents and different gadgets, I used to be on Amazon making an attempt to get another gift-shopping finished. I hate Amazon. However most of the time, out right here within the Midwest, it’s the one possibility for some particular gadgets. Nonetheless, it sucks. Utilizing Amazon now, in 2023, is like working via a maze of lure doorways and pretend gadgets. Is that actually a PS5 controller within the particular coloration I would like? Or is it one of many many fakes and dropshipped imposters? It’s a must to verify the vendor and the worth and hope that what you order really arrives and isn’t broken earlier than it will get to your own home. Or stolen off your porch.

Maybe, like we did, you determine to say “Fuck Amazon!” and go to native shops or brick-and-mortar supercenters to select up your gadgets. Good luck! I seemed on-line for a selected merchandise and located it in inventory at a retailer in my space. But after I acquired there, the merchandise I’d been informed was in inventory was…not in inventory. Once I requested one of many only a few overworked employees members on the retailer in regards to the merchandise, all of them appeared far too busy and drained to reply with something greater than “Possibly subsequent week?”

Ultimately, we did discover a few of our gadgets, however our trials and tribulations weren’t over, as we then found, like typical, that many of the checkout strains have been closed. The Goal we have been at had round 20 of them, however solely two have been open. Two employees have been being pressured to take a look at and cope with a whole bunch of Christmastime buyers. It was not going properly.

So we went to self-checkout, solely to find lengthy strains on account of some machines not working. One particular person was in control of managing the machines and all of the folks utilizing them. It was additionally not going properly.

And to be clear: none of that is the fault of the overworked, underpaid employees desperately making an attempt to make a residing whereas being yelled at by Karens for coughing or not smiling sufficient. Don’t take away from this exasperation that I’m mad on the employees at Taco Bell or Goal or something like that. I’m mad at their bosses and everybody above them who’re slowly squeezing us all right into a paste that they’ll scrape off of their boots and throw away as soon as we run out of cash.

Anyway, as soon as we acquired out of the shop we made a number of extra journeys. And it was the identical story. Shops felt naked, with most gadgets relegated to on-line outlets, whereas overworked staff who’re anticipated to keep up far an excessive amount of directly did what they may as vacation buyers descended on them like ravenous predators.

Shopping for anything sucks, too

Throughout all of this, we stopped to seize some lunch at Arby’s. We discovered, nonetheless, that the road on the drive-thru was 20 automobiles lengthy. So we went some place else: a neighborhood Taco Bell that’s normally not too busy. And it wasn’t, fortunately, however inside I discovered one particular person working the place. Not solely is that this harmful, it’s a horrible approach to handle a quick meals joint. We went to order our meals, however their methods at that location have been down and we didn’t have money on us. The only employee prompt we use the app to purchase the meals and pay that approach. The longer term fucking sucks.

Once we acquired dwelling, we tried to observe a film. However it wasn’t out there on any streaming companies so we’d need to lease it, though Roku and different web sites mentioned in any other case. So we determined as a substitute to observe a film I already owned however that we hadn’t watched, solely to be taught that Vudu was down that evening for some purpose.

Once I went to observe the movie on YouTube utilizing my Moviesanywhere account, it had been disconnected for safety causes. So we mentioned fuck it and opened MAX to observe a cooking present we get pleasure from. However that particular present wasn’t loading for us, even when every thing else labored. It’s nice paying for apps that by no means work!

Ultimately, we gave up, opened YouTube, and watched some random nonsense. Whereas we did that, my spouse tried to purchase a sport on Xbox, solely to be confused by all the varied editions and bundles. And after I helped decide the correct one, the app crashed and we simply went downstairs and used the console to purchase it anyway.

It’s wild how horrible it’s to purchase something as we speak. All of us have much less cash than ever and firms have greater than ever, and but, they nonetheless demand even extra. And now, they don’t even thoughts how transparently clear it’s in 2023 that each one they need is that cash. They don’t care about their employees, their prospects, or the purchasing expertise in any respect.

As a substitute, we’re pressured to hop via increasingly more hoops, as costs rise and the straightforward act of shopping for one thing turns into more durable and shittier with every passing month.

At this charge, I think about by round 2025 or so I’ll need to spend $200 on a small quick meals order made by one one who maintains a thousand robots making every thing in a tri-state space.

I say, fuck that. Let’s outlaw billionaires, take their cash, and make this world a greater place earlier than all of us get crushed by the wealthy. That sounds significantly better to me.

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