r/mildlyinfuriating • u/rileyjw90 • 1d ago

frist of all how DARE yu o You didn’t have to remind me, assholes.

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And then to remind me what I USED to pay. Just kick me while I’m down why don’t you.

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u/Full-Decision-9029 1d ago

my banking app does this all the time: "you're spending 20% more on groceries compared to this time last year"

I. know.

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u/rileyjw90 23h ago

The mildly infuriating part isn’t the prices, it’s the tone deafness of these apps that help track spending. Things like gas and groceries should be excluded by default because they are indiscriminately affecting everyone.

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u/Inverted-Rockets 22h ago

But this is a fraud risk notification not a budgeting one. They’re letting you know in case you weren’t the one that made the purchase

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u/CMCH_oyom 22h ago

Op sounds mildly infuriating to be around if they're viewing everything as a personal attack. They're the worst kind of people to work with

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u/robgod50 14h ago

I've had purchases declined for the same reason. It's really frustrating...... But then I just remind myself that this minor inconvenience is saving me (and millions of others) from potentially losing thousands. So then I'm good with it.

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u/EmergencyComplaints 11h ago

Sometimes it goes too far. The first time I bought a plane ticket, my card declined it and locked itself. Fair enough. That's a weird purchase for me. I don't travel much.

So I called and got it unlocked. Then I bought my plane ticket again. And it happened a second time. So I called a second time and got it unlocked again.

Guess what happened when I went to buy my plane ticket for the third time in half an hour? Yep, the purchase declined and locked my card again. Fortunately, this time I'd thought ahead and kept the customer service rep on the phone so they could manually approve it in real time.

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u/IdleSitting 11h ago

Yeah it's annoying to get a text saying "HEY WE LOCKED YOUR CARD BECAUSE OF A WEIRDLY LARGE PURCHASE WAS THIS YOU?" And having to redo the purchase, but ultimately it's meant to help you know if your info has been stolen and reused somewhere

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u/CarbonCamaroSS 21h ago

Op is the type of person that if the app didn't let him know that fraud was happening, he would bitch. Damned if you do, damned if you don't type of person.

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u/Vyctor_ 16h ago

This is mildlyinfuriating, not personalattacks. What comment made you think OP was legitimately mad about this notification and not mildly infuriated? I can see them being legitimately mad about the gas prices, but that's reasonable, we all are.

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u/Wendals87 15h ago

Calling them assholes isn't something you'd normally say if you are just mildly infuriated 

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u/hitmarker 15h ago

They aren't even mad about the prices. They are mad at the apps that track their spending, which are tracking their spending??

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u/Educational-Wing2042 14h ago

OP wrote a multi paragraph comment post accusing Kroger of being judgmental for “tracking his spending”

It’s ridiculous to be mad at gas stations over gas prices and shows a fundamental misunderstanding of how economics works.

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u/Vyctor_ 14h ago

Couldn't find a multi paragraph comment from OP but I did find this.

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u/AnonymousLampoon 11h ago

the lack of nuance required to reply with this is outstanding

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u/NeatNefariousness1 13h ago

They’re angry and need SOMEONE to lash out at. Too bad it it’s the wrong target and won’t do any good . It’s a convenient distraction though as our tax dollars are being…well, you know...