actionjackson posted:

my blender was $30

bike tory posted:

That idea of the 4.5 tatami mat room with a couple of futons on the floor (that get folded up and stored in a cupboard every morning) is a very quintissentially Japanese kind of ideal, even if probably increasingly few people actually adhere to it.

Len posted:

Pfft baby toys.

http://www.willitblend.com/

Shame Boy posted:

My parents have a blender they got as a wedding gift back in 1990 that has nothing but a simple mechanical switch to select "low" and "high" settings and they use it all the time and it's never even needed maintenance let alone replacement.

That's my blender story thanks for listening.

Shame Boy posted:

I'm sure there are plenty of young people who follow that ~Japanese ideal~ except by living in a single small room containing nothing but a computer with monitor that doubles as a TV, a videogame console, hot plate, and their collection of figurines

"[b posted:

"We Just Love Our LaCroix" Consumers Chant"]“We are truly sorry for these results stated above. Negligence nor mismanagement nor woeful acts of God were not the reasons – much of this was the result of injustice! Managing a brand is not so different from caring for someone who becomes handicapped. Brands do not see or hear, so they are at the mercy of their owners or care providers who must preserve the dignity and special character that the brand exemplifies. It is important that LaCroix’s true character is not devalued intentionally − in any way. National Beverage Corp. is and will remain the preeminent innovator that adds zest and authenticity to the ‘sparkling water’ phenomenon in North America,” stated Nick A. Caporella, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.[/b]

“Additionally, gross margins were impacted by volume declines. Comparisons were further skewed by the adoption of the new tax act in the third quarter of the prior year, which included credits and rate reduction adjustments aggregating $11.3 million. Nothing herein mentioned has detracted from the ultimate value and future of our dynamic company.

There is no greater passion than the kind that creates the wonderful refreshment and contentment described as unique! No doubt, the sound and personality of the word LaCroix, coupled with the awesome experience of its essence and taste ...is unique. One can be induced to purchase by cheapening price or giving away a product, but falling in love with a feeling of joy is the result of contentment. Just ask any LaCroix consumer ... Would you trade away that LaLa feeling? ‘No way, they shout – We just love our LaCroix!’ I am positive they respond this way each and every time,” Caporella concluded.

Mr.Radar posted:

Managing a brand is not so different from caring for someone who becomes handicapped.

Cybernetic Vermin posted:

buying the cheapest possible thing is not anti-capitalistic, it is in fact largely by definition the highest form of participation in capitalism.

actionjackson posted:

I mean it's lasted a couple years already. You're saying I should overspend to own the capitalists

Doctor_Fruitbat posted:

Hacks 2 - 5: the neck

Cybernetic Vermin posted:

no ethical consumption under capitalism of course, but otoh lol'ing at the cost of a quality blender made in an ohio factory with decent health insurance and some level of pension savings match, while tossing in a brag that you got ahead in the game by buying one built by for you by a chinese child, doesn't exactly seem that enlightened either

Mr.Radar posted:

Broke: pretending your food brand is a person on Twitter.

Woke: pretending your food brand is a person in earnings reports when your earnings are 30% below projections:

quote:

There is no greater passion than the kind that creates the wonderful refreshment and contentment described as unique! No doubt, the sound and personality of the word LaCroix, coupled with the awesome experience of its essence and taste ...is unique. One can be induced to purchase by cheapening price or giving away a product, but falling in love with a feeling of joy is the result of contentment. Just ask any LaCroix consumer ... Would you trade away that LaLa feeling? ‘No way, they shout – We just love our LaCroix!’ I am positive they respond this way each and every time,” Caporella concluded.

quote:

There is no greater passion than the kind that creates the wonderful refreshment and contentment described as unique! No doubt, the sound and personality of the word Cocoa Puffs, coupled with the awesome experience of its essence and taste ...is unique. One can be induced to purchase by cheapening price or giving away a product, but falling in love with a feeling of joy is the result of contentment. Just ask any Cocoa Puffs consumer ... Would you trade away that Coo Coo feeling? ‘No way, they shout – We're Coo Coo for Cocoa Puffs!’ I am positive they respond this way each and every time,” Caporella concluded.

Mr.Radar posted:

Broke: pretending your food brand is a person on Twitter.

Woke: pretending your food brand is a person in earnings reports when your earnings are 30% below projections:

Peanut President posted:

I still use the same blender my mom bought in 1986

bike tory posted:

Wait is that for real? La Croix only had $1m in sales last year?

Jesus you can even buy that poo poo here in NZ now, I'd assumed it was doing well. How is that in any way a viable business?

bike tory posted:

Wait is that for real? La Croix only had $1m in sales last year?

Jesus you can even buy that poo poo here in NZ now, I'd assumed it was doing well. How is that in any way a viable business?

bike tory posted:

Wait is that for real? La Croix only had $1m in sales last year?

Jesus you can even buy that poo poo here in NZ now, I'd assumed it was doing well. How is that in any way a viable business?

Effective-Disorder posted:

I don't know if it's especially her or just the cult that has erupted around her. There's a whole subreddit of people who post stuff that's more capitalism.png, but honestly what gets me is that she's selling a kind of absolution built around this woo-woo idea that Japanese people are some kind of wabi-sabi minimalism fairies.

It's bullshit, they hoard pretty good around there too (also thanks to omiyage and stuff you just can't throw out), the only thing that limits it is the fact that living space comes at a premium, moreso than some other places. Futhermore, the folks living in the blue tarp huts in Yoyogi park are better at "KonMari" than she is by sheer force of being homeless, but nobody pays much attention to them, even though they're everywhere, it's like they're imaginary. I mean, despite the very visible blue tarps in every city, nobody talks about it in Japan, like "Homelessness? Ehhh (sucks teeth)." Get a few drinks (or zero) into any older person and they'll tell you what neighborhoods the "buraku" live in though.

Anyway, she's got a Netflix show, so she's doing okay. Hey, find joy, right?

Edit: It also occurs to me now that it might not be obvious how getting rid of "clutter" is a great way to make room to acquire more poo poo. If her stated goal succeeds in a permanent fashion, she's out of business (consulting, at least), but assuming people will always hoard more poo poo, the cycle only works in her favor. I wouldn't say that Nitori and so on built her in a loving secret lab somewhere to increase consumer goods turnover so as to sell more new lovely furniture and stuff, but it's not like they're crying over this.

Either way, she ultimately makes her killing off of selling people the idea/feeling that they aren't consumers, but rather quasi-spiritual curators of things to which they are dependent upon for joy.

Moridin920 posted:

shout out to this dude:

Moridin920 posted:

Cybernetic Vermin posted:

no ethical consumption under capitalism of course, but otoh lol'ing at the cost of a quality blender made in an ohio factory with decent health insurance and some level of pension savings match, while tossing in a brag that you got ahead in the game by buying one built by for you by a chinese child, doesn't exactly seem that enlightened either

Jerry Cotton posted:

This idiot is what happens when people grow up in a two-party system.

DrPossum posted:

Who the gently caress reads this and says "yes, this is how competent normal people sound. I will give them money."

Jerry Cotton posted:

This idiot is what happens when people grow up in a two-party system.

CYBEReris posted:

communism will win!!!! [shooting at brown communists] sorry I'm sorry you have NO IDEA how hard it is to get by as an American student I'm so sorry