Consoomers / Consoomer Culture - Because if it has a recogniseable brand on it, I’d buy it!

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When your life long identity of being a lego consumer is catching up to you in disappointment.
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Gar For Archer said:
On the topic of Funko Pops, between the shutdowns it’s been a while since I hopped in this thread but Funko Man himself is offloading his 9000+ collection! Not $9000… 9000 Funko Pops. He cites Funko’s predatory business practices exploiting FOMO and creating artificial exclusivity making it no longer fun to buy them. So you know things are REALLY bad when even a king consoomer like him taps out.
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This video is eye-opening. The sheer expanse he has to devote to his plastic, how much of his collection is apparently never even removed from the box it was shipped in and how much he plans to keep.

It goes to show that even people like that have a breaking point for FOMO.
 
John Titor said:
Were legos always that expensive or is it just specific stuff?
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They've always been more expensive than comparable toys, but in recent years Lego has been targeting the adult consoomer market with increasingly expensive display pieces. I believe that they've also been increasing the price per piece in general, but even if they haven't, the fact that they're putting out larger numbers of the upmarket sets every year forces collectors to spend more to keep up.
 
John Titor said:
Chipotle is okay but they got nothing on these Mexican food stands I occasionally see.
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I think Chipotle is definitely one of the most overrated fast food places and I do not understand the fierce hype and loyalty I see from some of its lovers. Like you say it's okay but I can get better Mexican food for the same price or cheaper at a dozen other places, chains and dives both.

As a Californian there's also a huge consoomer culture for In-N-Out. Which again is just "okay" at best but it has an outrageous following in the state. There are so many better places to get a burger and their fries aren't even that good.
 
Ensok said:
As a Californian there's also a huge consoomer culture for In-N-Out. Which again is just "okay" at best but it has an outrageous following in the state. There are so many better places to get a burger and their fries aren't even that good.
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You forgot about the "secret menu"
 
Ensok said:
As a Californian there's also a huge consoomer culture for In-N-Out. Which again is just "okay" at best but it has an outrageous following in the state. There are so many better places to get a burger and their fries aren't even that good.
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In-N-Out is ok compared to other restaurants, but it's top tier compared to other drive-though joints and their burgers make a good baseline. My main complaint is that they are usually packed and have outrageous lines for the drive though.

Also, I order my fries crispy, which makes them a lot better.
 
EyeGuy said:
They've always been more expensive than comparable toys, but in recent years Lego has been targeting the adult consoomer market with increasingly expensive display pieces. I believe that they've also been increasing the price per piece in general, but even if they haven't, the fact that they're putting out larger numbers of the upmarket sets every year forces collectors to spend more to keep up.
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Get the Speed Champions if you really want lego shit because they do cars and they look good, however if you're into mechs get the parts from bricklink.
 
EyeGuy said:
They've always been more expensive than comparable toys, but in recent years Lego has been targeting the adult consoomer market with increasingly expensive display pieces. I believe that they've also been increasing the price per piece in general, but even if they haven't, the fact that they're putting out larger numbers of the upmarket sets every year forces collectors to spend more to keep up.
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I honestly don't understand Lego that's intended to be put together once and for all, and never deconstructed to build something original. I suppose it's model-making for people who can't be trusted with glue.
 
ForgedBlades said:
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I will say this though, the one nice thing about having hot pink or weird purple tools laying around is that no one else in the shop steals them. And if anyone does steal them it isn't hard to tell who has your tools. Not that these are suitable for anything other than hanging pictures and putting together flat pack furniture mind you.
 
Have any of you guys posted about Consoomers Posting Their L's Twitter account? This account causes so much ass rage with Redditors that they ended up creating their own account called Consoomers Posting Their W's. Imagine getting so ass mad over people laughing at you for being a mindless consoomer zombie that you had to make an account to cope post that spending all your money on cheap plastic Chinese made crap. At the same time these men also wonder why they can't get a woman. Jeez, maybe it is because you spend all your money unresponsibily on Funko Pops that will have no real value in 10 years time and continue to indulge your Peter Pan Syndrome instead of being an adult.
 
RangerBoo said:
Funko Pops that will have no real value in 10 years time
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I will again restate that I cannot understand the deal with funkopops. At least with Gundam consoomerism, there's a building process involved and the possibility of real artistry and craftsmaship in painting and customization with platic plates.
 
RangerBoo said:
Have any of you guys posted about Consoomers Posting Their L's Twitter account?
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What a lovely thing you've discovered!
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RangerBoo said:
This account causes so much ass rage with Redditors that they ended up creating their own account called Consoomers Posting Their W's. Imagine getting so ass mad over people laughing at you for being a mindless consoomer zombie that you had to make an account to cope post that spending all your money on cheap plastic Chinese made crap. At the same time these men also wonder why they can't get a woman. Jeez, maybe it is because you spend all your money unresponsibily on Funko Pops that will have no real value in 10 years time and continue to indulge your Peter Pan Syndrome instead of being an adult.
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This is an account of great emptiness.
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RangerBoo said:
Have any of you guys posted about Consoomers Posting Their L's Twitter account?
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Unsurprisingly, none of them look like normal human beings.

JoseRaulChupacabra said:
I will again restate that I cannot understand the deal with funkopops. At least with Gundam consoomerism, there's a building process involved and the possibility of real artistry and craftsmaship in painting and customization with platic plates.
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I personally believe it's because it is the easiest and cheapest way to get nerd creed, why buy expensive anime figures or plushies? or model kits you actually have to build? why read comics-books, play videogames or watch movies? When you can easily just buy the cheapest and most convenient merchandise to show everyone how much of "such a nerd XD™️" you are?

Funkos seem to specifically cater to this very kind of people, not to mention that a lot of the biggest Funko hoarders seem to have the same profile as most gambling or drug addicts, they have just replaced one addiction with another.
 
RangerBoo said:
Have any of you guys posted about Consoomers Posting Their L's Twitter account? This account causes so much ass rage with Redditors that they ended up creating their own account called Consoomers Posting Their W's. Imagine getting so ass mad over people laughing at you for being a mindless consoomer zombie that you had to make an account to cope post that spending all your money on cheap plastic Chinese made crap. At the same time these men also wonder why they can't get a woman. Jeez, maybe it is because you spend all your money unresponsibily on Funko Pops that will have no real value in 10 years time and continue to indulge your Peter Pan Syndrome instead of being an adult.
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The latter account clearly doesn't know what a consoomer is or why they're mocked. An old lady collecting banana stickers is not the same as someone who buys funko pops just because it's a funko pop and probably doesn't even like the series they bought it from.

I will also ask again why would anyone buy the same game for five different platforms.
 
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