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https://i.imgur.com/qz4EeQS.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qz4EeQS.jpg - This is (was?) their ads "15% interest. No surprises."

by xuki 4y ago

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quickthrower2 4y ago
Technically "15% interest. No surprises." is correct
- arcturus17 4y ago
  No surprises in it being complete bullshit?
braingenious 4y ago
15% interest? No! Surprises!
- rchaud 4y ago
  The most egregious case of false advertising since Homer's lawsuit against the "all you can eat" seafood restaurant.
  - optimalsolver 4y ago
    Fortunately, his lawyer had experience from the case against the makers of "The Neverending Story".
  - zhoujianfu 4y ago
    "Do these sound like the actions of a man who had had ALL HE COULD EAT?!"
ww520 4y ago
Not surprisingly 15% of 0 is still 0.
itsoktocry 4y ago
And the YC board looked at this and funded it. That's unbelievable, isn't it?
- teraflop 4y ago
  Not unbelievable at all. I've pointed this out before, and I'll probably have cause to do so again, but Y Combinator has twice funded companies whose entire business model is smuggling: https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/13/backpack-connects-you-with-travelers-so-you-can-purchase-items-in-other-countries/ https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/13/backpack-connects-you-with... https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/28/shypmate-pays-travelers-to-bring-products-to-ghana-and-nigeria/ https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/28/shypmate-pays-travelers-to...
  - AlexandrB 4y ago
    They also funded a second life knock off that claims it will become the meta verse: https://www.playdreamworld.com https://www.playdreamworld.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w3fZMkE69s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w3fZMkE69s
  - wsgeorge 4y ago
    > whose entire business model is smuggling That's interesting. I never thought of it that way. Solutions to the "Amazon doesn't deliver here" problem are quite popular in Ghana. Asking someone returning to get you something is quite common. I have friends who've created businesses around this.
lfmunoz4 4y ago

https://i.imgur.com/qz4EeQS.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qz4EeQS.jpg - This is (was?) their ads "15% interest. No surprises."

by xuki 4y ago

https://i.imgur.com/qz4EeQS.jpg https://i.imgur.com/qz4EeQS.jpg - This is (was?) their ads "15% interest. No surprises."

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quickthrower2 4y ago

Technically "15% interest. No surprises." is correct

arcturus17 4y ago
No surprises in it being complete bullshit?

braingenious 4y ago

15% interest? No! Surprises!

rchaud 4y ago
The most egregious case of false advertising since Homer's lawsuit against the "all you can eat" seafood restaurant.
- optimalsolver 4y ago
  Fortunately, his lawyer had experience from the case against the makers of "The Neverending Story".
- zhoujianfu 4y ago
  "Do these sound like the actions of a man who had had ALL HE COULD EAT?!"

ww520 4y ago

Not surprisingly 15% of 0 is still 0.

itsoktocry 4y ago

And the YC board looked at this and funded it. That's unbelievable, isn't it?

teraflop 4y ago
Not unbelievable at all. I've pointed this out before, and I'll probably have cause to do so again, but Y Combinator has twice funded companies whose entire business model is smuggling: https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/13/backpack-connects-you-with-travelers-so-you-can-purchase-items-in-other-countries/ https://techcrunch.com/2014/08/13/backpack-connects-you-with... https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/28/shypmate-pays-travelers-to-bring-products-to-ghana-and-nigeria/ https://techcrunch.com/2016/01/28/shypmate-pays-travelers-to...
- AlexandrB 4y ago
  They also funded a second life knock off that claims it will become the meta verse: https://www.playdreamworld.com https://www.playdreamworld.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w3fZMkE69s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_w3fZMkE69s
- wsgeorge 4y ago
  > whose entire business model is smuggling That's interesting. I never thought of it that way. Solutions to the "Amazon doesn't deliver here" problem are quite popular in Ghana. Asking someone returning to get you something is quite common. I have friends who've created businesses around this.

lfmunoz4 4y ago