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posted by Fnord666 on Thursday November 29 2018, @04:23PM   Printer-friendly
from the another-brick-in-the-wall dept.

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Parents putting together baby registries on Amazon have begun to notice a pesky problem, one that has resulted in parents receiving items they neither listed nor wanted. The online retailer has been placing sponsored products in baby registries, the Wall Street Journal reports, but because the ads look so similar to other registry items, people are purchasing them, unaware that the items weren't added to the registry by parents. Like added items, the sponsored products include an image, rating, price and a "0 of 1 Purchased" tag. The only thing that distinguishes them is a small, gray "Sponsored" label situated just above the item name.

[...] One new dad told the Wall Street Journal that he only realized Amazon had placed sponsored products in his baby registry when the Aveeno bath-time set arrived at his home. He said the ads were "blatantly trying to trick you." "Worst part is a friend spent money on something we didn't want. And Amazon profited," he added. While users can remove these ads from their registries, Amazon reportedly told advertisers that around 60 percent were left in place.

Source: https://www.engadget.com/2018/11/28/amazon-inserting-sponsored-products-baby-registries/


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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by pkrasimirov on Thursday November 29 2018, @04:30PM

    by pkrasimirov (3358) Subscriber Badge on Thursday November 29 2018, @04:30PM (#767775)

    Can they refund the purchase? I think the vendors will quickly frown on this practice if they start to get their goods send back by a significant percentage.

  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @04:36PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @04:36PM (#767776)

    "Amazon reportedly told advertisers that around 60 percent were left in place."

    no shit, you suited whores. that's the percent that don't know they're there.

  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Knowledge Troll on Thursday November 29 2018, @04:43PM (6 children)

    by Knowledge Troll (5948) on Thursday November 29 2018, @04:43PM (#767780) Homepage Journal

    All modern marketing is based on the idea of getting people to buy crap they don't need by showing advertising that tricks their brain into feeling good about it bypassing the logical purchasing decision.

    It sounds like Bezos found a way to optimize this: why invest a ton of work in a commercial? This is a much quicker easier way to trick people into having crap they don't even want.

    100% marketing success.

    • (Score: 5, Insightful) by urza9814 on Thursday November 29 2018, @06:37PM (1 child)

      by urza9814 (3954) on Thursday November 29 2018, @06:37PM (#767835) Journal

      I've seen a few studies showing that people are becoming less and less susceptible to traditional forms of advertising...here's one such report for example:

      https://www.forbes.com/sites/danielnewman/2015/04/28/research-shows-millennials-dont-respond-to-ads/ [forbes.com]

      First they had the traveling salesman. Then people started to learn that the salesman would be long gone with your money by the time your found out that the product sucked, so they stopped buying the "snake oil" and other products.

      So then they had stuff like TV/radio ads and big national brands. You can trust them, because you know where they are! Except they'd still sell you pure lies, they just had a new shield -- legalese and fine print. But people again learned to be cautious and "don't believe everything you see on TV"

      Then we get product placement, but we start to learn how that works too, and pretty soon instead of "Spiderman drinks Coca-Cola!", we see the can and go "Nice attempt at product placement ya jerks"

      So now they impersonate your friends and family and pretend the ads are coming from someone you know. I'm really not sure how the hell they're shielding themselves from fraud laws in doing so...but I guess they've bought out enough politicians by now...

      • (Score: 3, Interesting) by JoeMerchant on Thursday November 29 2018, @10:59PM

        by JoeMerchant (3937) on Thursday November 29 2018, @10:59PM (#767993)

        Research shows: millennials are just like every other generation - except that they're significantly less wealthy.

        --
        🌻🌻 [google.com]
    • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @07:09PM (2 children)

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @07:09PM (#767854)

      100% marketing success.

      100% short-term thinking. These people are new parents and are going to be buying a lot of stuff for their kid(s). Tainting their view of Amazon will probably translate to less future sales from these parents and their families (whether it's for their kids, their family or themselves).

      • (Score: 4, Informative) by VLM on Thursday November 29 2018, @07:54PM (1 child)

        by VLM (445) Subscriber Badge on Thursday November 29 2018, @07:54PM (#767885)

        All Amazon employees are short term, I don't mean the company is going to fail (immediately) but if company policy is to make sure very few people survive past three years of employment, well, most decisions made are not going to care about post three year effects, probably leading eventually to the death of the company.

        Everyone I've ever met who's worked there in any form from the lowest manual labor to the highest skilled cloud IT described it as some kinda hell on earth where everyone's trying to escape, in the long run companies like that always eventually die.

        • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @09:15PM

          by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @09:15PM (#767934)

          Short term employees are problematic, but I was talking about losing customers for life (and the life of their children) for a quick additional profit. "We don't trust Amazon because they tried to take advantage of our child's birth" is not something that is easily forgotten, and is something they will mention every time they see an Amazon box, product or ad.

    • (Score: 1) by khallow on Friday November 30 2018, @02:08AM

      by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Friday November 30 2018, @02:08AM (#768105) Journal
      It's not advertising, it's fraud just like if one faxes to a business advertising disguised as an invoice. On that latter activity, you can read an amazing story about one such case, "Anatomy of A Scam" [popehat.com]. From Chapter One [popehat.com], we have this interesting observation:

      But first, let me anticipate the scammers' defense and the devil's-advocate arguments I may draw: how can it be fraudulent if the invoice says right on it "Thank you for your business. This is not a statement for services rendered but for preventative maintenance"?

      Simple: fraud law doesn't work like that.

      Whether a communication is fraudulent — for the purposes of criminal law, torts, or consumer protection law — depends upon communications as a whole. Scammers cannot insulate themselves with fine print, hidden disclosures, or contradictory disclaimers when the entire solicitation is intended to defraud and is misleading to a reasonable person. Now I go all lawyery on your ass: See, e.g., Federal Trade Commission v. Cyberspace.com LLC, 453 F.3d 1196 (9th Cir. 2006) (apparent "refund check" that, if cashed, signed up recipient for monthly fee was deceptive even if back had disclaimer that would have informed customers if pointed out to them).

      Here are the reasons why the UST Development, Inc. "invoice", taken as a whole, is fraudulent:

      1. It's made to look exactly like an invoice for services rendered.

      2. UST Development will argue that it's only a solicitation for business, but nothing on the invoices advertises or describes the type of services UST Development offers, or why a consumer should choose them, making it appear even more like an invoice rather than a solicitation. (See Cyberspace.com, supra (“[t]he receipt of a check, the perusal of which would reveal no obvious mention of an offer for services, no product information, and no indication that a contract is in the offing, coupled with an invoice that has no advertising or solicitation purpose, creates an overall impression that the check resolves some small, out-standing debt.") What honest and competent advertiser would try to solicit business with a document that describes the services offered only as "preventative maintenance," without offering any indication whatsoever of what type of maintenance is involved or why the recipient should choose this particular business to provide it?

      There are more points which were specific to faxed/mailed advertising which looks like invoices. But consider those first two points with respect to the Amazon ads. The ads are made to look just like any other item on the baby registry and nothing aside from an ambiguous "sponsored" is present to indicate that it is an ad. My view is that Amazon better shut it down and lawyer up fast. Amazon's clients who put ads on these registries may want to do that as well.

  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by Freeman on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:00PM (8 children)

    by Freeman (732) on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:00PM (#767788) Journal

    While true that, scummy marketing tricks sell products. Scummy marketing tricks are also a good way to lose customers.

    --
    Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
    • (Score: 4, Interesting) by Knowledge Troll on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:19PM (4 children)

      by Knowledge Troll (5948) on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:19PM (#767798) Homepage Journal

      It became apparent to me that Amazon is a psychopath when they suggested a product for teen-age girls that uses a webcam to analyze their outfits, tells them how cool they were, and what Amazon products they can buy that helps make them even more cool.

      • (Score: 4, Interesting) by Freeman on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:27PM

        by Freeman (732) on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:27PM (#767800) Journal

        Apparently I've never heard of that product and would assume it would open one up to serious legal troubles. Unless, those pictures aren't actually going anywhere and are analyzed locally on their own machine. Then again, I have things called ethics and morals, which get in the way of "Great Business Opportunities!"

        --
        Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @07:10PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @07:10PM (#767859)

        Sounds like "My Little Camera" - less pony, more perv.

      • (Score: 2) by VLM on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:08PM (1 child)

        by VLM (445) Subscriber Badge on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:08PM (#767893)

        From what I understand that product is "outfit compare" and it doesn't sell stuff. Merely an A/B testing "hot or not" which supposedly is not public. Honestly I think its more a demo for Mechanical Turk than a real feature.

        Its funny that every mass media story including actual footage of the product always involves messy bedrooms in the background, Jordan Peterson would not be amused. Because of my military background I never lived like a filthy hoarder or maybe living in filth was less acceptable in my generation, now tell those kids to get off my lawn and put their dirty underwear in the laundry hamper like a civilized beast. Just pointing out a little research into the product is both informative (as per above) and also sometimes very funny.

        I'm not disagreeing with you WRT psychopath etc, although I am disagreeing in some minor details.

        • (Score: 2) by Knowledge Troll on Friday November 30 2018, @12:21AM

          by Knowledge Troll (5948) on Friday November 30 2018, @12:21AM (#768051) Homepage Journal

          Thanks for the comment - those little details matter! Though it's pretty obvious that someone at Amazon is paying a firm to analyze the market to figure out when it'll be socially acceptable enough they can flip that "sells stuff" bit for the product.

    • (Score: 3, Insightful) by ikanreed on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:36PM

      by ikanreed (3164) Subscriber Badge on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:36PM (#767804) Journal

      Good thing Amazon's got that monopoly almost locked down now.

    • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @06:20PM (1 child)

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @06:20PM (#767829)

      They lost me already. I don't do business with amazon any more.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 30 2018, @04:55AM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 30 2018, @04:55AM (#768166)

        When they listed my book as "out of print" because of a quarrel with my publisher, I vowed to never buy anything from them (the book was in print, but Amazon demanded better terms than every other bookseller).

        That was coming up on 20 years ago and I haven't bought from them yet. Although, some eBay purchases have been fulfilled by Amazon, not announced at purchasing time.

  • (Score: 5, Informative) by bob_super on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:18PM (5 children)

    by bob_super (1357) on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:18PM (#767796)

    When you "buy" a gift on a registry in France, you reserve the gift, but it's not really "bought" until the parents/newlyweds review the list afterwards, check what's not been taken, and potentially reassign the money towards things they need (or big items). It helps so you don't get 7 forks, 9 plates, but 12 champagne flutes, for example, and you can put big items that no single person would buy (expensive stroller or dishwasher). You also schedule get the presents all delivered later, at home, when the dust settles.
    I always thought that was a better way to manage the gifts, and as a bonus that stupid Amazon trick would not work at all there.

    • (Score: 2) by VLM on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:11PM (4 children)

      by VLM (445) Subscriber Badge on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:11PM (#767895)

      At that point, why not just stick a $20 in the card and skip the middleman? Oh yeah, cashless society means profitable middlemen, etc.

      • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:20PM (2 children)

        by bob_super (1357) on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:20PM (#767908)

        Yeah, it's essentially that, but with the appearance of having chosen a gift out of the registry.

        I haven't looked at trends, but I wouldn't be surprised to learn that later marriages and modern consumption patterns are badly hurting the whole wedding registry industry. Baby shower registries probably have some future...

        • (Score: 2) by VLM on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:35PM (1 child)

          by VLM (445) Subscriber Badge on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:35PM (#767921)

          later marriages

          I resemble that remark, I recall relatives asking if I wanted a toaster for a wedding gift because boomers and depression era folks all got married at 18 with nothing but the clothes on their backs, but my bride and I both being over 25 we already had three toasters between us, so ...

          consumption patterns

          That's where its at, we got several bottles of really nice booze and ironically we don't even drink very much, we enjoyed those for a long time. I suspect between consumption patterns and income inequality increases, baby shower gifts are gonna tend toward stuff like coupons for baby sitting or exotic chocolates for mom and less daily stuff like toys and clothes.

          • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @09:37PM

            by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @09:37PM (#767941)

            I know you're a bit of a right wing nutcase but please at least don't emulate Pence and start calling your wife "mom" or "mother" when not talking to your kids!

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:42PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:42PM (#767926)

        I found baby registry useful. Though I suppose wife could have just bought the items as fast as adding them to registry.

  • (Score: 5, Interesting) by Rosco P. Coltrane on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:18PM (8 children)

    by Rosco P. Coltrane (4757) on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:18PM (#767797)

    and many other things I see on the internet and in real life, is why I never EVER buy anything that I see an advertisement for. I work my butt off to filter online ads, skip through TV ads, and ignore billboards whenever I see them. Whatever manages to get to my brain, I make a conscious and deliberate decision never to purchase - because whoever sells it made a real effort to invade my brain with their marketing shit, and I don't like it.

    I'm far from the only one to completely reject the disgusting world of forced marketing. So I and a sizable portion of the consumer market like me are doing the exact reverse of what the marketdroids intended, as a result of their marketing efforts. If enough people think like us, maybe we'll be free of advertisements one day...

    • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:40PM (7 children)

      by Freeman (732) on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:40PM (#767807) Journal

      No, you'll never be free of advertisements. There's too much money at stake for that to happen. I would also say, that you've gone nuts, if you're actually avoiding any product that's ever been advertised to you. When you get right down to it, a product label is an advertisement. The item has been attractively packaged so that you will be more likely to buy it. What about places like HEB where they advertise 2 for 1 deals? Are you not going to buy 2 packages of HEB brand coleslaw for the price of one? Instead you'll buy the higher priced organic choice, because it wasn't advertised to you? That's some seriously slippery slope there. Perhaps a more moderate stance would be best?

      --
      Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @06:32PM (1 child)

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @06:32PM (#767832)

        I'd buy the fancy organic one since most likely it doesn't have the massive number of preservatives and other artificial crap put into it.

        • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 30 2018, @11:50AM

          by Anonymous Coward on Friday November 30 2018, @11:50AM (#768236)

          I'd probably buy the fancy organic one as well, as I simply can't eat two packs of coleslaw; the second one would just go rancid and get thrown away. (In my experience, coleslaw doesn't freeze very well.)

      • (Score: 2) by VLM on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:12PM (4 children)

        by VLM (445) Subscriber Badge on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:12PM (#767897)

        No, you'll never be free of advertisements.

        Speaking of Amazon and spam, I recently noticed Prime Video seems to prefix lots of videos with ads now. WTF is this, youtube?

        • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:32PM (3 children)

          by Freeman (732) on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:32PM (#767920) Journal

          I've been using Netflix for quite some time. While their streaming lineup may or may not be as extensive as with Amazon Prime, I've experienced 0 advertisements. Unless you count those auto-playing video previews. Which is at least just trying to catch your attention for movies / shows that are available or will soon be available through Netflix. My wife has threatened to drop Netflix once Disney's streaming service becomes available, but we'll see. We likely won't be affording both, though. We also have the 1 DVD plan, but haven't taken full advantage of it recently.

          --
          Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
          • (Score: 2) by VLM on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:40PM (2 children)

            by VLM (445) Subscriber Badge on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:40PM (#767925)

            auto-playing video

            That is a recent style or fad I could enjoy never seeing again across the entire internet, more than just on streaming video. So annoying.

            • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @09:42PM (1 child)

              by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @09:42PM (#767943)

              I canceled my subscription over that auto-play issue. Netflix didn't listen to the hordes of complaints about it and just said "fuck you guys our metrics show its fine".

              At the least they could have added an option to disable the auto play but noooooo.

              The other factor was their content line up. I found myself just re-watching shows I liked and the Netflix created content wasn't frequently good enough to maintain my interest. I realize that they license content, but if I subscribe to a service I expect the content to remain steady. Oh, also the region availability. They would license shows for some countries but not others, that pissed me off. Once again region controls are being applied, bunch of bullshit!

              • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Thursday November 29 2018, @10:01PM

                by Freeman (732) on Thursday November 29 2018, @10:01PM (#767953) Journal

                Region controls aren't necessarily something they have control over.

                --
                Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by Thexalon on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:31PM (8 children)

    by Thexalon (636) on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:31PM (#767801)

    If you want to help out a new parent who isn't a relative or very very close friend, give them one of the following:
    1. Money.
    2. Babysitting help.
    3. Food to mom's specifications.
    4. Assistance pushing away people who are fawning over the baby but are just making things harder.

    If the new parent is a relative or a very very close friend, then have an actual conversation with them about what they need.

    --
    The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
    • (Score: 3, Interesting) by Freeman on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:46PM (1 child)

      by Freeman (732) on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:46PM (#767813) Journal

      As a relatively new parent. I can definitely say that Money is always a welcome gift. Assuming, you're dealing with people well off enough to not care about money, sure go the whole caring, gifting route. Otherwise, give them some cash. Option #2 If you want it to "be special" or whatever, give them a interesting, cheap cool thing, and some cash.

      In the event, you're worried about where the cash may go, that's when you buy them a gift.

      --
      Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
      • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @06:04PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @06:04PM (#767823)

        Agreed. Cash is always useful and is not tacky in any way.
        Don't let the "gift industry" brainwash you into believing you HAVE to buy one of their products!
        I would LOVE money for diapers or formula!

    • (Score: 1) by Sulla on Thursday November 29 2018, @06:25PM (3 children)

      by Sulla (5173) on Thursday November 29 2018, @06:25PM (#767830) Journal

      I appreciated receiving diapers more than any of the other gifts.

      --
      Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
      • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:29PM (2 children)

        by bob_super (1357) on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:29PM (#767918)

        Also: Clothes for 12+ months ...
        Everyone wants to give the cute newborn outfts, which will be used once, maybe twice. But what really hurts the wallet, if you don't have enough hand-me-downs, is dressing them up after 6 months. Expensive as hell, still short lifespan.
        Tell your friends those clothes will get used more. And passed down.

        • (Score: 2) by Freeman on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:37PM

          by Freeman (732) on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:37PM (#767922) Journal

          My wife has gone to several baby / kids clothing sales. Nothing like quality clothes at Wal-Mart or cheaper prices. Don't be so bent on buying new.

          --
          Joshua 1:9 "Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee"
        • (Score: 1) by Sulla on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:39PM

          by Sulla (5173) on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:39PM (#767923) Journal

          Good point. I was fortunate enough to have three boys so all of their cloths were interchangeable, although in this glorious modern age we live in you could use boys cloths for girls. Right now though most of the handmedowns I have for the baby are full of holes because of our collie puppy, but they are kids so whatever.

          --
          Ceterum censeo Sinae esse delendam
    • (Score: 2) by VLM on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:25PM (1 child)

      by VLM (445) Subscriber Badge on Thursday November 29 2018, @08:25PM (#767915)

      Food to mom's specifications.

      Agree 99% with your specs, to extend your remarks, gifting baby food is a logistical headache, but give mom and dad a gift card for pizza hut always works, its not even remotely healthy food but its fast and easy and inevitably new parents will need a quick meal due to baby problems sooner or later.

      Lots of "whoops this week's pediatrician appointment is during normal food shopping time, what to do?" and a slightly healthier solution than pizza or Chinese takeout is grocery delivery service gift cert.

      We did asynchronous sleeping when my kids were small; help with the logistics (aka, hang out at grandma's with the baby at weird hours while spouse catches up on sleep in blissful silence). That gift costs nothing but time.

      I also played EVE Online with some friends and coworkers when I was up all night with my youngest (like back when EVE was brand new, LOL) and that helped with sanity. The baby and I might not be sleeping but at least I'm having fun. I suppose the modern equiv is if new parents can't travel to board game night anymore, at least play fortnite duos/squads with them sometimes. Again, this costs nothing but time. Surfing the net one-handed means something new and G-rated when you're up with a teething little baby.

      • (Score: 2) by Thexalon on Friday November 30 2018, @04:37PM

        by Thexalon (636) on Friday November 30 2018, @04:37PM (#768341)

        I wasn't thinking food for baby: Baby is either getting formula or breast milk at first. This is food for the new parents who are tired and stressed and generally miserable. And while delivery is easier than cooking, if you're a good cook delivering a tray of lasagna or something wouldn't go amiss.

        --
        The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:32PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @05:32PM (#767802)

    It's past time to add Amazon.com to the list of scam websites.
    No legitimate business does the stuff they do. Pure deception, the very definition of "scam."
    Why don't the browsers flag them? Oh that's right, because once you reach a certain size in sales figures, you are AUTOMATICALLY legitimate! Like buying your way into heaven.

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @09:28PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @09:28PM (#767938)

      Oh that's right, because once you reach a certain size in sales figures, you are AUTOMATICALLY legitimate!

      too big to fail

  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @07:05PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @07:05PM (#767851)

    So, WTF is a "Baby Registry"?

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridal_registry [wikipedia.org]

    In real english it's called a "Wish List"??

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @09:45PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @09:45PM (#767944)

      Just a long-con by the deep state so that when they tell new parents they are registering their baby the dupes will think they're getting gifts!

  • (Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @10:27PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 29 2018, @10:27PM (#767963)
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