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[-] starblursd@lemmy.zip 112 points 1 week ago

Wow! Who could have predicted this?

[-] Z3k3@lemmy.world 59 points 1 week ago
[-] NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago

But not necessarily at exact 12 hour intervals as you'd expect.

[-] aramis87@fedia.io 80 points 1 week ago

Even aside from being Trump-branded, how was this not a gigantic red flag -

The timepieces are made by TheBestWatchesonEarth LLC

[-] BrokenGlepnir@lemmy.world 63 points 1 week ago

What do you mean. The company is called BEST watches! Not WORST watches. Checkmate liberal.

[-] Fit_Series_573@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago

The generic names really do fool the geriatric

[-] moondoggie@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

THEY CAN’T CALL IT THAT UNLESS IT’S TRUE!

[-] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago

You mean his gullible followers didn't think before they bought them? Shocking.

[-] formergijoe@lemmy.world 43 points 1 week ago

Surely there is some federal bureau meant to protect American consumers from things like this?

[-] tetris11@feddit.uk 29 points 1 week ago
[-] Wigglesworth@retrolemmy.com 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
[-] elvith@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago

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[-] _cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 31 points 1 week ago

The timepieces are made by TheBestWatchesonEarth LLC and range from $499 to $2,999 per watch, or $5,389 for the “Ultra Mega Collector Set.”

if you spend over five thousand dollars on a device to tell the time, you are an idiot with more money than sense.

[-] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 1 week ago

Well, telling time is one more feature than most jewelry has, and that's what mechanical watches really are. That's not even very expensive as far as watches go.

I sure wouldn't buy one myself, but I won't judge anyone for their taste in fashion accessories. In this case I will absolutely judge them, but for entirely different reasons.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 week ago

My guess is that Trump was going after the "forth at the mouth for anything with his name on it" audience.

There are Rolex collectors who will throw $20k at a watch easy.

That's not who Trump is trying to attract.

He's going after people who buy shit with his name on it because they want to be shown as in the "in group".

[-] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago

It's simpler than that. It was a way for him to accept bribes from foreign enemies of the US.

[-] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

Por que no los dos 🤷

[-] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

Rolex watches cost up to 10x that and don't even keep accurate time. It's a feature.

[-] blattrules@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago

It’s pretty simple; if they’re going to continue getting scammed by him, he’s going to keep scamming them.

[-] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 1 week ago

If you buy MAGA shit then you are not being scammed. You are just a fucking dumbass that shouldn't spawn more dumbasses.

[-] frezik 20 points 1 week ago

Is it still a scam if the outcome was obvious ahead of time?

Does the guy (at Wired ?) that bought a Trump Phone got his phone finally ?

[-] ImADifferentBird 15 points 1 week ago
[-] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago

This being animated is deeply unsettling.

[-] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago

Any word on those gaudy Trump sneakers too?

I went into the wrong line of business. A lotta money to be made off of MAGA rubes.

[-] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 week ago

Scammed by trump? How is that possible? He would never! Donny is an honest man who never did anything ever in his life that would hurt someone else. (if white and not poor, and shares the profits with him until they become useless)

[-] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago

They've been scammed by Trump watches? I've been scanned by Trump President! What's the common factor here? Hmmmmmm

[-] paperazzi@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

100% those watches were made in China.

[-] expatriado@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

it was only a matter of time they would realize

[-] Wigglesworth@retrolemmy.com 6 points 1 week ago

"The overall 2.8-star rating appears to suggest a record of over-promising and under-delivering."

Enough about his presidency, get to the watches!

[-] Blumpkinhead@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

I'm constantly amazed at how stupid and gullible these people are.

[-] northernlights@lemmy.today 5 points 1 week ago

Well yeah they literally bought a watch from a grifter what did they expect hahaha

[-] PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Marks get marked

[-] jaybone@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

He can’t think of a better scam than selling watches, which will piss off his base? He should just give out a bunch of government contracts to shell companies he owns. Of course I suppose his base will still support him even if they get ripped off for a watch.

[-] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 4 points 1 week ago

The headline didn't need the last word.

[-] zarathustra0@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Surely it is an honor to be scammed by Trump?

[-] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago
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