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melbaboutown@aussie.zone ⁨3⁊ ⁨months⁊ ago

Shrinkflation/enshittification

Tried to stretch out the overly tight undies elastic that was cutting into me and the fabric straight up ripped. Then I was using the hairdryer to dry some slightly damp sponged spots on the electric blanket and the motor burned out. It literally died and produced smoke. Big W and Kmart used to be good for basics but are now just cheap and nasty. Barely usable. I’m in a Sam Vimes situation constantly spending to replace things that are unwearable or break extremely fast. Unfortunately the more expensive brands seem to be similarly bad so that’s not a reliable solution. Even the material I could buy to make my own clothes would be more expensive and worse. Also I bought a soap I used many years ago. The reformulation stinks, burned my skin, and the bar is now tiny. Not only shorter more narrow and thinner but the arch on the back has become so pronounced that half the bar is gone.

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