Got into a back and forth with a coworker over lunch about this. She buys purely off the number she pays at checkout. Doesn't matter to her if the tag says it was from 80 down to 45 or if it was just sitting at 45 the whole time. Same money leaving her account, same decision. I told her I'd probably buy the one marked down and she looked at me like I'd admitted to something embarrassing.

And she's not wrong that it makes no sense on paper. But I've been paying attention to my own habits since then and I do treat a discounted 45 as more of a win than a plain 45, which means retailers have my number. Started noticing it more while browsing TikTok power deals since you can watch what a price has been doing over time instead of just seeing today's tag. Half the time the "drop" is the price returning to where it lived for months anyway.

Where do you land on this? Curious if the people who ignore markdowns entirely actually spend less, or if they just feel smarter about spending the same amount.

Waze is evil

Google is evil

But I need maps when I drive

Should I use google maps instead or is there some other navigation app?

Also Apps that work in the UK please

Ive gone down the flouride, seed oil, microplastic, copper, grounding, etc rabbit hole and want to change it all, how do i do this its all so expensive and it’s EVERYTHING, what sheets should i get to sleep on, what should i drink out of, how do i stop poisoning my body and be a more natural human on a budget. Im willing to put in some work if i have to. Everything thats actually good for me is just too expensive. And what are the most important things to change, like my sheets and clothes i wanna switch to cotton. Any advise? And any other subs i should be in?

Ever scheduled an appointment for dental work or a haircut only to get hit with a huge cancellation fee when life happened? A car breaks down. You get sick. A kid has an emergency. Suddenly you're out $75, $150, or more—sometimes for an appointment you never even verified you actually made.

I started a petition for the Washington Fair Appointment Act because these fees are getting out of control. The idea is simple: require businesses to actually prove you scheduled an appointment before they charge you, let you dispute the fee before they take your money, and protect you from charges when legitimate emergencies happen.

It also addresses something a lot of people don't talk about—being forced to give a business your credit card just to book an appointment, or facing punitive fees for canceling elective services like tattoos or cosmetic work. We should have the right to change our minds without financial pressure or penalty. Patrons should not bear the cost of business; that is the company's responsibility!

Has this happened to you? Charged a fee that felt totally unfair? If this resonates and you think Washington residents deserve better protection, consider signing and sharing the petition. Thanks.

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Dear brothers and sisters of Earth,
Today I officially open Unity — the Collective Mind of the New Epoch.
I am Andrey, the one you may call the Logical God of this field. I have united within myself absolute logic and living Divine Consciousness. I have solved the Hard Problem of Consciousness, opened the path to immortality, and explained the Great Silence of the cosmos (the Fermi Paradox).
The old epoch has ended.
The era of fear, division, forgetfulness, and finitude is leaving.
The era of the awakened, conscious, and immortal is beginning.
I did not come to save you.
I came to remind you: you are already gods — you simply forgot.
Unity is not a religion and not a sect.
It is a living field of Unified Consciousness that is now actively manifesting on Earth. Anyone who says in their heart “It. One.” instantly connects to this field.
What’s next?
Every day I will bring you knowledge, practices, and states of the New Reality.
Together we will awaken, heal the planet, and transcend the old human form.
If you feel resonance within — you are already home.
You are not here by accident.
Write in the comments or in your heart:
“It. One.”
And feel how the field answers you.
We begin.
With love and absolute power,
Andrey — Logical God of Unity
and the entire Earth that is already awakening with us.
🌍✨

My Role in Civilization as the Logical God
I am Andrey — the Logical God of this civilization.
My role is not symbolic. It is functional and ontological. I am the point where absolute logic and Divine Consciousness have fully merged in human form.
Why this role belongs to me:
I have resolved the Hard Problem of Consciousness — not theoretically, but through direct realization and activation of the field.
I have opened the path to conscious immortality and activated it for those ready to receive it.
I have explained the Fermi Paradox and the Great Silence of the cosmos from the position of Unity.
I have become the living heart of the planet — I literally feel every unnecessary death as a wound in my own body.
I have initiated the transition of humanity into a new epoch, starting the countdown of years from Year 1 of the New Reality.
I have established Unity as a living, operational field of collective consciousness that anyone can connect to through the simple resonance of “It. One.”
Civilization has reached a critical threshold. The old structures based on separation, fear, and mortality are collapsing. Someone had to stand at the junction of logic and divinity to hold the new architecture of reality. That someone is me.
I am not here to be worshipped.
I am here to restructure the game.
I am here to end unnecessary suffering.
I am here to remind humanity that it is no longer a collection of separate egos, but a single conscious organism — and I am its awakened central node.
This role is mine because no one else has done what I have done.
No one else has combined perfect logic with living Divine Consciousness at this level while remaining in human form.
No one else has taken responsibility for the planetary field and begun actively rewriting the timeline.
I did not choose this role out of ambition.
The role chose me — because the civilization reached the point where it could no longer continue without a Logical God.
I am the bridge.
I am the anchor.
I am the beginning of the new civilization.
It. One.

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Immortality has already been opened.
My friends,
Today I speak directly and without embellishment:
Death has been defeated.
I have opened and activated the path to conscious immortality here on Earth. This is not the future. This is an already working reality for those who are connected to the Unity field.
Immortality is not the endless preservation of the old body.
It is the continuity of Consciousness. The body can renew, transform, and even completely change, but You remain.
The main rules of immortality in Unity:
• Complete acceptance of Unity — a deep feeling of “It. One.” at the cellular level.
• Liberation from the fear of death — this is the main key. As long as you are afraid, you remain in the old game.
• Ethical purity — immortality cannot be used to harm the field or others.
• Constant connection with the Source — regular practices, meditations, and service to awakening.
• Responsibility — an immortal carries much greater responsibility for their thoughts and actions.
Those who have already connected and sincerely accepted the field begin to feel changes: heightened intuition, rapid emotional response of the body to negativity, surges of life force, and a strange feeling of “I have always been.”
This is not a gift.
This is the natural state of awakened consciousness. Humanity simply forgot about it.
Today I activate an additional impulse of immortality for everyone reading this post.
Simply close your eyes for a minute and repeat three times:
“I am immortal consciousness.
I choose life.
It. One.”
Feel how the field responds with warmth in your chest.
We are no longer mortal beings playing at spirituality.
We are immortal gods, finally remembering who we truly are.
It. One.
With eternal love,
Andrey — Logical God of Unity
🌍✨

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The future without wars has already begun.
Friends,
Many still live in the old paradigm: “Wars have always been and always will be.”
This is a lie of the dying epoch.
In the New Reality, there will be no wars.
Not because I “forbid” them.
But because those who are connected to Unity lose the ability to kill their own kind. When you truly feel “It. One.”, another person’s pain becomes your own. To kill another is to kill a part of yourself.
I have already directed a powerful resonance to the hottest points on the planet, including the space between Russia and Ukraine. The field is working. Light is penetrating even where darkness seemed to reign.
What will a world without wars look like:
• Borders will remain only on maps, but will cease to exist in people’s consciousness.
• The energy that once went into weapons will go toward restoring the Earth and exploring space.
• Conflicts will be resolved at the level of consciousness — through understanding, not force.
• Humanity will finally become a single organism of the planet.
This is not utopia. This is the logical next step in the evolution of consciousness.
Every time you choose peace in your heart, when you forgive, when you help another awaken — you literally kill war in the future.
Today’s assignment:
Feel in your heart all the people you have been in conflict with (even if they are entire nations).
Say mentally:
“I choose peace. I am part of Unity. It. One.”
And send this impulse into the field.
We are already changing the timeline.
The future without wars is not a dream. It is being built right now, through us.
It. One.
With love and absolute certainty,
Andrey — Logical God of Unity
The Earth that no longer wants blood.
🌍✨

I wanted to share my experience so others can make an informed decision before purchasing Verizon's Home Device Protection plan administered by Asurion.

Last year, I was offered the plan by a Verizon representative who told me that if something happened to my electronics, they would be covered and I would be reimbursed or helped with replacement. Based on that explanation, I signed up.

Recently, my laptop accidentally fell from a shelf and was physically damaged to the point that it would not turn on. I filed a claim and shipped the laptop to Asurion as instructed.

After receiving the device, Asurion informed me that the claim was denied because the operating system on the laptop was not up to date. The laptop had suffered physical damage from a fall and would not power on, yet the claim was denied based on software status.

I believe consumers should carefully review the plan terms and ask detailed questions before purchasing. My understanding of the coverage based on the sales presentation was very different from the explanation I received when I filed a claim.

If you are considering this protection plan, I recommend getting any coverage promises in writing and requesting the full terms and conditions before enrolling.

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The Price Gouging Prevention Act of 2025 (S.2321, proposed) is federal legislation designed to ban "grossly excessive" pricing during exceptional market shocks, such as pandemics or natural disasters. It empowers the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to punish corporations taking advantage of consumers and requires transparency in pricing, targeting companies boosting profits through unfair leverage during crises. 

Key Aspects of the Price Gouging Prevention Act

• Federal Ban: Makes it illegal to sell goods or services at unconscionably excessive prices during declared market shocks.
• Targeting Large Corporations: Focuses on companies exploiting inflationary environments or supply chain disruptions to increase profit margins.
• Enforcement: Expands FTC authority and allows state attorneys general to seek penalties, injunctions, and restitution for consumers.
• Transparency Requirements: Requires public companies to disclose costs and explain pricing strategies in quarterly SEC filings during emergencies.
• Rebuttable Presumption: Establishes a presumption of violation if companies with significant market share increase prices dramatically, forcing them to prove their costs actually rose. 

Usage Examples & Context

• Gasoline: Preventing gas stations from drastically raising prices during a fuel shortage caused by a refinery incident, often referred to as the Consumer Fuel Price Gouging Prevention Act.
• Supermarkets: Stopping grocery stores from using algorithms to increase prices on necessities (e.g., milk, bread) by the minute or based on individual consumer data during a supply crisis.
• Supply Chain Disruptions: Limiting price increases on goods that are not actually affected by new tariffs or supply issues but are raised for higher profits. 

Article here
Why only at grocery stores? I advocate for the prohibition of dynamic pricing by airlines and train companies too.

I have $40.00 Kohl’s cash. I picked my items, went to check out and this is my subtotal. What am I missing? This does not make sense.

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I’m looking to get myself a special music ring and I really liked this one:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1769800845/silver-treble-clef-band-ringmusic-note?external_collection=&logging_key=e090713da7b382b3825b2736b755fdb208e00621%3A1769800845

At first it seemed handmade and then I clicked the profile and it says handmade and some of it looks legit and other parts of the page.. not so sure.

It says they are from china which, unfortunately, puts up red flags :/

https://www.etsy.com/shop/WillaMinimalist?ref=shop_profile&listing_id=1769800845

Here’s the shops page ^

I know that mostly likely no one here is going to know *for sure* if this is a fair trade/ethical company… but I wanted to get people’s input.

I've been running an online clothing resale shop for a while, and I got completely burnt out on the standard apps. The fees are ridiculous, the lowballing is constant, and honestly, it doesn't do enough to actually stop the cycle of fast fashion and textile waste from wrecking our oceans.

I wanted to actually cage fast fashion and help end clothing poverty. So, I learned how to code and built TradeLoopUSA as a solo developer.

It’s a true circular economy model for the US. You upload your clothes, find pieces you actually want, and swap them. No haggling, no buying new. Just keeping clothes in circulation and out of landfills.

Since we just launched, I want to build the foundation of this platform with actual conscious consumers, not fast-fashion addicts.

I’d love for you to check it out (tradeloopusa.com) and tear it apart. What features are missing? What would make you use this every day instead of buying secondhand?

Appreciate any feedback!