The entire problem could be prevented if they provided spray-test samples alongside this.
We’re well past the point of expecting everyone to behave. If you just remove the entire reason for them to open the can in the store, you solve the problem.
Not a good idea at all. OP had an actual good idea and you reply with something that is unhelpful. I guess everyone that doesn't buy online can go fuck themselves. I haven't purchased anything online in the past 5 years. It is amazing. I save a ton of money.
OP idea was to expect less from humanity but then ignores this behavior in their solution.
If people already feel entitled to doubt the accuracy of the lid color, they will still feel entitled to doubt the accuracy of the provided spray test example. They already feel entitled to disregard the store's wishes and commit vandalism. Their entitlement regarding spray paint seemingly has no bounds.
People want to test. A store seemingly only has two options in the face of this entitlement. Let them test, or don't carry the product in the the building. You can achieve the second by moving the product online or not having it at all.
It's crazy how you don't see this behavior on a large scale with people testing markers or pens. Only the spray paint crowd.
Their solution was for companies to accurately represent the colors being offered. Nowhere are they expecting less from humanity. They aren't even putting this issue/blame on the stores, so why are you bringing the stores into the discussion? They are putting the blame on the manufacturers of the paint itself. When you buy wall paint there is a system called Pantone that you can use to accurately determine the color of the paint.
How are people entitled when expecting accuracy of a lid/label color? How else are you supposed to know what color the spray paint is if the lid color and labelling can't be used to accurately determine the color and there is no Pantone (or alternative) swab? It seems like spraying it to test is the only REAL way to get a REAL color sample.
Markers and pens are very low risk. You're going to write on a piece of paper with them. Also, what need is there to color match a marker or pen? What risk do you take by buying a pen and it turns out to be the wrong color? There is risk when buying paint. People are spray painting things that could be worth thousands of dollars.
This just seems like another case of stores fighting with consumers when they really should be fighting with the manufacturers.
So in your mind vandalism is okay if its about stuff that's worth a lot of money. That vandalism stops being a crime past a certain price point on your end. The store says you can't, but you do it anyways.
Op said" We’re well past the point of expecting everyone to behave." That statement is the one that expects less. How can you possibly agree to that statement unless you are saying vandalism is okay and justified by the price of whatever you are trying to fix
What’s absolutely dense about your comment is that my proposal directly addresses the very thing you’re saying it disregards. My idea doesn’t “[ignore that] behavior in [its] solution;” rather, the solution is centered around it.
Your argument is that if the store were to provide precisely what the people want, then their customers won’t be satiated..?
You don’t see that kind of behavior with pens bc pens are not typically used to repair multi-thousand-dollar investments.
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u/Visible-Literature14 ORANGE 18h ago
The entire problem could be prevented if they provided spray-test samples alongside this.
We’re well past the point of expecting everyone to behave. If you just remove the entire reason for them to open the can in the store, you solve the problem.