Sticking it to the man
Discussion
Like many people I follow some low budget youtubers that make interesting content. They are often filming it on a serious budget limit and it’s clear it's passion for them rather than a business.
Now they make money from youtube, who in turn make money from advertisers.
In my view the only people who can afford adverts on youtube are large multinational companies who have got so large by general making an overpriced product.
Thus the money they spend on advertising to me is wasted as I will not be buying their product.
I am therefore (in my head at least) sticking it to the man - supporting good content (win) with wasted monies from terrible companies (win)
Do you have a man you are sticking it to? If so, how are you wining.
Now they make money from youtube, who in turn make money from advertisers.
In my view the only people who can afford adverts on youtube are large multinational companies who have got so large by general making an overpriced product.
Thus the money they spend on advertising to me is wasted as I will not be buying their product.
I am therefore (in my head at least) sticking it to the man - supporting good content (win) with wasted monies from terrible companies (win)
Do you have a man you are sticking it to? If so, how are you wining.
pistonheadforum said:
Leaving bank accounts open with £1 in them - they have to backup and manage the account which is a headache and costs them money.
I did that with Barclays many years ago, out of the blue they sent me a cheque for the balance and told me they were closing the account, lol.I take my own bag of sweets to the cinema. f
k you, Dan Odeon.
I walk everywhere barefoot. fk you, Nigel Adidas.
I sing to myself at home. fk you, Reginald Bon Jovi.
I sit in the dark at night. fk you, Florence Ecotricity.
I eat my chicken raw. fk you, Hiresh British Gas.
Or something.
k you, Dan Odeon. I walk everywhere barefoot. f
k you, Nigel Adidas. I sing to myself at home. f
k you, Reginald Bon Jovi. I sit in the dark at night. f
k you, Florence Ecotricity. I eat my chicken raw. f
k you, Hiresh British Gas. Or something.
Mr-B said:
pistonheadforum said:
Leaving bank accounts open with £1 in them - they have to backup and manage the account which is a headache and costs them money.
I did that with Barclays many years ago, out of the blue they sent me a cheque for the balance and told me they were closing the account, lol.Some years ago, before the days of easy online tranfers, I once had £250 mysteriously appear in my bank account. Several days later I received a letter from my bank, saying they'd deposited the amount in error and could I send them a cheque for it.
I wrote back asking for more details, as I would need to check my records first. There ensued a brief back and forth, as I made then jump through a few hoops. Finally I sent them a cheque for £200, with a covering letter explaining that I had enclosed their payment, less a £50 admin fee for having to deal with it. Never heard back from them
I wrote back asking for more details, as I would need to check my records first. There ensued a brief back and forth, as I made then jump through a few hoops. Finally I sent them a cheque for £200, with a covering letter explaining that I had enclosed their payment, less a £50 admin fee for having to deal with it. Never heard back from them
These are all pretty weak examples of sticking it to the man so far.
Proper sticking it, which I am semi pro in -
I disputed that I owed British Gas £75 a few years ago, I sent them a weekly cheque for £1.50 for 50 weeks.
I sued Sky TV for not meeting the terms of the deal they offered, ended up sending the bailiffs into their headquarters.
Received a parking ticket, sued the parking company for harassment after 8 of their chasing letters. Never had to pay the ticket either.
Probably some other examples will come to mind.
Proper sticking it, which I am semi pro in -
I disputed that I owed British Gas £75 a few years ago, I sent them a weekly cheque for £1.50 for 50 weeks.
I sued Sky TV for not meeting the terms of the deal they offered, ended up sending the bailiffs into their headquarters.
Received a parking ticket, sued the parking company for harassment after 8 of their chasing letters. Never had to pay the ticket either.
Probably some other examples will come to mind.
QJumper said:
Some years ago, before the days of easy online tranfers, I once had £250 mysteriously appear in my bank account. Several days later I received a letter from my bank, saying they'd deposited the amount in error and could I send them a cheque for it.
I wrote back asking for more details, as I would need to check my records first. There ensued a brief back and forth, as I made then jump through a few hoops. Finally I sent them a cheque for £200, with a covering letter explaining that I had enclosed their payment, less a £50 admin fee for having to deal with it. Never heard back from them
That sounds highly likely...I wrote back asking for more details, as I would need to check my records first. There ensued a brief back and forth, as I made then jump through a few hoops. Finally I sent them a cheque for £200, with a covering letter explaining that I had enclosed their payment, less a £50 admin fee for having to deal with it. Never heard back from them
85Carrera said:
Largechris said:
I disputed that I owed British Gas £75 a few years ago, I sent them a weekly cheque for £1.50 for 50 weeks.
Why did you pay them if you’ disputed you owed them the money? Sounds pretty weak to me.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff