points by ThrowawayTestr 2 days ago | 0 comments
What does selling an old thing to buy a new thing say about our society?
[–] triceratops 2 days ago
A payment plan for a phone says things
[–] ashdksnndck 2 days ago
They’re giving 0% interest, which is a discount. It’s rational to take that instead of paying cash.
[–] Jtsummers 2 days ago
It's been normal(ish) in cellphones for decades now, at least in the US, to offer a payment plan for phones. It was tied to your plan, which is still how a lot of these work.
[–] lirolero 2 days ago
come on, vagueboy. what are these things?
[–] triceratops 2 days ago
That people can't even afford to save up the few hundred dollars to buy a phone outright.
[–] jerlam 2 days ago