this post was submitted on 05 Sep 2025
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This is a community for designs specifically crafted to make the experience worse for the user. This can be due to greed, apathy, laziness or just downright scumbaggery.

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Joke's on them, I ate them all and now my tummy hurts

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[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

That would be fraud. There are legal requirements for this.

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world 0 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

C'mon man, you're almost there. Make one more connection

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

The type of packaging is not regulated by shape or size. I am not making the claim packaging shouldn't be regulated, just that comparing weight and price ratios will help you not be tricked by this.

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

will help you not be tricked

Oh, so that's the problem. You don't understand the point of the conversation

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I guess I have, I thought this post was criticizing the deceptive packaging.

[–] tehmics@lemmy.world -2 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, and criticizing is not the same as 'getting tricked by'

[–] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 0 points 3 weeks ago

Then how did they open the package?