# You're being skrued and don't even know it.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-being-skrued-and-dont-even-know-it/35165>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [September 30, 2000, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-being-skrued-and-dont-even-know-it/35165 "2000-09-30T19:11:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![dietrologia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@dietrologia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dietrologia)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2000, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/youre-being-skrued-and-dont-even-know-it/35165/61 "2000-10-03T23:40:53Z")

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Skribbler, after reading your rantings I have to conclude:

1. You think people need to be protected from themselves (more legislation/regulation anyone?).

2. You have no idea how either capitalism or the **FREE** market works

3. The the words _choice_ and _freewill_ have never been a part of your lexicon.

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I find it incredible that a person that declares himself to be ripped off on a consistent basis by Walmart would continue to shop there. Who’s the stupid one here? Maybe we should pass a law that if you’ve paid too much for something at a store you should be forbidden to enter it again. After all, we’d only be protecting you from your own ignorance, Skribbler.

I wait to see how to proceed, Skribbler. It’s obviously **your** world and I just live in it. Please, please, protect me from myself. Why just last week, I think I may have bought some candy and not received the amount I thought I was getting. I know, I know, I coulda just _looked_ at the package and seen that the weight was lower… but c’mon that’s too much work. Can’t somebody pass a law?!

I have to go now. I have to pick up a power tool on the way home. Rather than ask around or do some research, I’m gonna be a knee-jerk, no-thinking sheep and pick up a Craftsman at Sears, 'cuz, hey, they’ve got Bob Villa plugging for them, so they _have_ to be good!

Skribbler, you are a **DUMBASS!**

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