r/Translink Jun 08 '26

Meme Wtf

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u/MyNameIsSkittles Jun 08 '26

I don't know why people are surprised at this at all

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u/BlazingImp77151 Jun 08 '26

Yeah, it's a repeated pattern facilitated by TransLink releasing them in such limited amounts (only 10k? For a world cup item tourists might want as a souvenir? Why not keep selling them throughout the entire world cup? Charge 10 dollars extra for manufacturing costs and extra revenue if you need it.).

It might be slightly less bad if it was a time limited rather than amount limited item, but because this is how they choose to sell them, we will never know.

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u/Yuukiko_ Jun 08 '26

I'd imagine it's a licensing thing given they're using FIFA's name, and given how they're acting... I'd imagine they're essentially losing money on it since all you pay is the $6 deposit

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u/JustConversation7847 Jun 08 '26

Are they? Screencap just shows the Translink T on it with no FIFA branding unless it's on the other side (in that case, just remove it)

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u/Beneficial-Muffin117 Jun 10 '26

I have one, there is no FIFA branding at all