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We’re Paying for Stuff We Don’t Need
And it’s getting harder to do anything about it.
Years ago, I remember a TV ad for a big pickup that said they were catering to the 1% of truck owners that were hard to please. The ad went on to state the truck had certain capabilities that only 1% of buyers would use. The company also indicated they catered to the hard to please customer.
So, if I just wanted a basic truck and wasn’t a pain in the rear to deal with, why would I want to deal with them?
And here’s the real kicker…
If a truck had features I was unlikely to need, why would I buy it? I figure that those extra features added to the cost of the truck, so why should I pay more for stuff I wouldn’t need?
It’s another case of the 99% subsidizing the 1%
As in other cases in life, 99% are paying for stuff only 1% use. Ah, the American way.
It’s unusual for a company to be so blatant in letting consumers know they are trying to sell them stuff they probably won’t use. But car manufacturers and other companies sell stuff to consumers that they can’t use all the time. And we have no choice in the matter.
