29 bucks for a fridge sounds pretty good

Love your profile picture by the way. Is it from The Wall by Pink Floyd?

@@serb619 chances of the average user being able to remember then subsequently easily cancel all the services they signed up are pretty slim. Unless you use a virtual card like he mentions, before you know it you'll be balls deep in useless subscriptions.

Imagine if someone automated that "(fake reward) crawling" Bonus points if it automatized chargebacks so the person doesn't lose their money, but the business do (and risk getting fined and have their bank accounts closed)

Actually, they are $38 at Amazon. $30 at Walmart. Frigidaire brand at Home Depot, $27.

Those sleazy scammers will do anything to get your data.

Free=No credit card

“This is free but how will you pay?”

i was about to sign up for a free trial for something the other day when i was given a prompt for my card number. after seeing all the memes about this stuff, i closed the tab right away. it’s not free if you give them your card number

I once put my mom's credit card information into a website that asked for it because of a mini Lay's bag. Never knew what happened next

christian, how is a scam "legit," anyway?

@@valuecalc ??? Read my comment again buddy. Read and maybe think about what I said a little harder too.

Not if it's international

@@HackerActivist True. It will only work within the US.

Normally it would work but since they are international all it'll do is just create a "record of claims" which is not enforceable under international law. That why I want a law the would enforce a KYC (Know Your Customer) to obtain a U.S. telephone number. Someone needs to be chargeable for wrongdoing, preferable executives.

This is so American

That’s if they actually get served the papers and don’t ignore the serving.

A wise saying indeed

Repent to Jesus Christ “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” ‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭27:17‬ ‭NIV‬‬ K

What's the anime on your profile

@@CooltasticOG full metal alchemist

yup! kids who grew up in the 2000s and 2010s trying to get free currency know all about this BS.

I thought I was the only one 💀

Haha!

Smart businessmen these scammers...

Plot twist, the guy who sells the Dr. Pepper mini fridges on Amazon is the friend of the channel who gave Ben the video that lead to all of this in the first place.

Reminds me of when I was in college and had to buy book for my English class. My professor discovered that when the seller learned that their book was being bought for classes, he/she jacked up the price to something like $350 each.

Apparently 'Haha!' translated to English by Google is 'Lol!' What is going on here?😂🤔

At least you can see what is in the machine

@@njalsand133 Exactly!

True, claw machines in japan are a lot better than the ones in the west. Although I have been good enough to win consistently in japan, it's nothing in usa because the claws are way too weak compared to what I'm used to. They're extremely fun if you know how to play properly, but some are scams too.

The problem with claw machines is that they're built out of cheap parts and assembled poorly so they won't get a good grip. I used to manage an arcade and I had to rebuild my claw machine to make it more fair. A stronger solenoid for the claw, tighter rivets on the joints, Loctite on the housing so the screws wouldn't wiggle loose, beefier capacitors on the power board, and less play in the joystick switches. It was still profitable, but at least you stood a chance of getting the best items in the pile.

True, at least claw machines dont tell you, that ,,you have already won a price 24 months, so you dont qualify to win,,

That's funny because I have one that matches the colors in my kitchen and until I saw your comment, I never used it once. Now I'll put it in the kitchen somewhere as a decoration 😂 thx

I want to see that kitchen!

The Amazon page says 'freon-free' and 'eco-friendly', so you know it can't be a good fridge

Really those fridges are just not well insulated, to begin with. As you stated about your handle which sucks to hear. But yeah flimsy plastic. The main issue is they also stick the crappest Peltier device (which is what used to provide the cooling.) in the thing likely not using really any proper thermal transfer compound on the heat sinks so it never really can reach its max and is wasting energy. They always just end up burning out in like a month if your lucky with daily use and if you get a halfway decent one. The sad thing is, even if they put a proper Peltier device in them, it would really jack up the cost of the fridge, and second. really unless you're running it off a solar and powerful enough battery bank system to last overnight into the day, and recharge before sunset while still powering the fridge. They really aren't eco-friendly at all. They are really not efficient with power at all when used in this fashion. They are more suited when used as little generators when heat is applied to them, but even then they are pretty piss poor at that too. But in a pinch with a camp fire could maybe charge a cell phone with one. lol

I lucked out getting my mom's mini "college fridge" from the 1980s. It still works great; and ironically, the company had asked if she wanted insurance for an annual fee ($10 she thinks it was) which would've ended up costing more than the fridge!😆 And my BF's kitchen fridge is older than everyone in the family and still works perfectly. Some of these vintage fridges really are better (and cheaper!) than new. . . And definitely durable!

If the product is free, then you're the product...

Agreed. No free lunch. Certainly no free fridge ❌

Ive bought people free lunch before though?

@@nolives lol that's actually really good

Actually thats not how the theory goes. If you get a "free lunch" is it truly free when people work to make the lunch? Or if someone bought it for you, they paid for it with their money. That although you are getting something supposedly free, in the end someone ends up paying with their labor or their own money. So is it ever truly free then? No. TINSTAAFL

Yikes!

@@PleasantGreen Ha wow I have never once ever gotten a reply from a video creator before. Kinda neat.

@@JBKiser have a great weekend!

@@PleasantGreen Also, I just deleted them, but that video with the sponsor for the plot of land or whatever? You know the one. I left some mean spirited comments and I know you either didn't see them or didn't get bothered by them, but anyway just wanted to apologize. I was kinda going through something and just was in a bad mood to say the least, but that isn't a reason to be mean. So anyway, for what it's worth, I do apologize and really appreciate what you do. Just wanted to say that. Thanks.

Unrelated but Jesus loves you Have an amazing day

Unfortunately I think the scam website took everything but a few cents at best.

@@emmestein I don't think so, I believe they do take a referral cut but it directs to the STC website. I believe that it works the same as, say, an amazon affiliate link.

@@momothebug Let's hope so! :)

@@momothebug I hope that you are right. But remember they can easily copy paste the whole website with logo’s and everything. And then redirect the button to pay to some of their own payment information. I don’t hope this is true but I believe if the can make 20 bucks a reward for it they will do it.

Same her 6 months after you

Awesome! 👍

You're awesome, I hope I'm also this cool by the time I retire

Hi

Wall Mart 25 bucks..

I'm curious how cold does it get a can of soda and how energy efficient is it (more or less energy used then a xbox

Hi

@@TheTallOne890 it only holds six cans but those six cans stay cold 24/7 and can chill them even faster than a normal fridge, i have two mini fridges

That’s not how that works. Ac also is not polarized it moves back and forth.

So basically get a real minifridge at home depot for less than $100 and slap a Dr pepper decal on it if that's what you want

These are thermoelectric coolers. I have a cheap Wal-Mart one that cools very well.

Not true i got a $30 mini fridge from walmart and it actually works really well, makes me drinks really cold.

@@gooddogtrainingservices5351 Your wrong, that is how it works. There's a DC power supply inside of the fridge and a slider witch will reverse the polarity to the Peltier. the AC only powers the power supply inside

We’ll have a party when I get there! 🎉

@@TomGeek1980 Did you complete at least 3 premium surveys though?

@@PleasantGreen any updates on chickrita

5 reply?

@@englishwithme9922 ... the pokemon?

I've actually had one of those survey things work before, it worked twice before I gave up because I realised the time I spent answering questions wasn't worth the money.

@@patcam8652 There are a lo of legit survey sites and a lot of scam survey sites. The legit ones pay so little it's not even close to worth it imo

I did this once and got a family guy DVD with the $1 amazon credit.

@@shybzrk Exactly they pay is so little and the questions are endless simply not worth it, this reminds me of that time i was a broke college student.

i did surveys and got like 3 $10 amazon giftcards a week but it takes too much effort

Exactly, and they know by the time you give up, they've mined a lot of data.

In grocery store yiu see those little tables and people selling you on buying a 100$ massage, or dinner for 2, or donating to children... the money goes to the Marketing company.

Yep. Exactly. Learn from my experience!

@@PleasantGreen I made the same mistake

Never seen this type before

@@kneefreedom817 There are soooo many like this, have been around for a couple of years - at least in THE UK

I keep seeing one for a free pack of lures, I went to the site because the company is actually real and sells lures, but they want you to pay an insane shipping price that equals what you would pay for the lures anyway... needless to say I'm not buying from them again out of principle, even though their lures actually catch fish. It's just scummy business practices.

At least you got a fridge. But you should check your passwords and information.

Look at the profile pics as well. Pics used for advertising are often cropped by scammers to use in fake profiles. They can be ridiculously obvious.

OK bot.

Your comment is not grammatically correct.

Comic sans or nothing at all!

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Unrelated but Jesus loves you Have an amazing day

@@verlax8956 Unrelated but Jesus loves you Have an amazing day

@@verlax8956 Unrelated but I DONT WANT TO DRINK THE FIZZY DRINK I DONT WANT TO DRINK THE FIZZY DRINK NO CORNSYRUP NO CORNSYRUP PLEASE LET ME GO

Back in the 90s, when I was a kid, I filled out all sorts of stuff with bogus information in the hopes of getting a free laptop / similar devices I has the correct shipping details but I thankfully didn't have any credit card details available

I got a free grill once. Also free McDonalds... But these things are so iffy, like 95 percent of them are wastes of time.

dunno if those books are quality

@@MsZsc Mark the Shark is one I've read at school. :)

@@maysmith4906 same

That’s a sweet thing to say✌️

Becoming better > wanting to become better

Yes you are losing money. Where do you think the scammers get their money from? Its ultimately from you.

@@Hedning1390 you're not "losing" money. You're purchasing a genuine product at the correct retail price. The scammer gets their money from the commission. Buying something you don't need and "losing money" aren't the same thing.

@@spliffnotes8359 That's why I said "ultimately" and not "directly". The same as shoplifting and other theft. If someone shoplifts a steak I didn't lose the money directly, but the price of steak is increased to cover the loss, so I'm still paying for it.

@@Hedning1390 that's honestly a terrible metaphor. There is no loss. In your example, the company lost a steak and increases the price on future steaks. A company with an affiliate sales program already factors commissions into the price. They WANT to pay commissions, that's their COA per customer. The business and the "victim" both got what they paid for. The scammer just connected them to each other in a shady way and took a sales commission. Super unethical. But not theft.

@@spliffnotes8359 If it was not a scam the scammer would have paid the tiny fridge as compensation for the money he got. He did not deliver the fridge but he still got the money. That's why it's called a scam. Are you a scammer yourself? Because you are trying desperately to find some loophole to say there is no loss, but there is a loss because the scammer made money. Every single cent the scammer got is money stolen. It's like MLMs saying they are not pyramid schemes because they have a product. It's just scammer rhetoric. You are on the wrong channel to try such bs language.

I was thinking about that and was wondering if anyone actually thought he went into this with total ignorance, so it's good to see a lot of fans already see through that. I also think he could just be presenting in a way that is genuinely relatable to people who might actually get excited by these offers because they don't know the kind of rabbit hole they lead to, yet. It's a lot easier to go on that journey with someone than to just watch a video on "why YOU shouldn't do these things," which might feel condescending to some people. Whatever the case may be, I appreciate Pleasant Green's delivery because he shows genuine empathy and really captures the feeling of going through these scams for the first time. It satisfies everyone's curiosity about them in an entertaining way while making sure that they don't make the same mistakes!

Also contests like a free car at the mall, where you fill out your info, drop it in a box.

@@DecrepitBiden yes that's another one

I always thought some legit businesses were getting contact info from people who don't have any interest in whatever they're selling. It's unfortunate, because these callers really think these are legit leads, and I'm sure a lot of them get screamed at by customers who think these callers are scammers when the callers really didn't know.

Having worked for State Farm, most "cheap insurance" companies sell customer information to advertising companies, which end up being bought by both State Farm and Farmers to name a few, thats also why you get notifications for "This customer is shopping around for insurance"

That is true for the most part legally but if you pirate things such as games they are free since you can play the full thing with out paying it.

@@cosmicsvids Yes but that's just theft. You could say shoplifting gets you free stuff too. Downloading illegally is no different to five finger discount.

@@ticketyboo2456 I guess but if it some old game you could say the good out ways the bad since the games likely not sold anymore and piracy is the only good way to preserve it. I'm on the side of stuff being presvered rather then a massive company trying to make a quick buck of an old games by taking years to release it to hype you up for old games. Pirating old games is morally right

Not that i would since i like to support the creators but in a case where you can't support them anyways because the product is no longer sold i'd compare that to pulling old stuff out of a rubbish bin that is no longer cared about and is gonna be thorwn out anyways.

@@ticketyboo2456 would you not say it's theft to sell a game that's unfinished for $70? At that point who's really the criminal. As for shoplifting, if insulin was sold on counters it would 100% be shoplifted and those people would be justified in doing so, it's a life saving drug being price gouged for 300% of the original price.

They are, but what its really about is click schemes for web traffic. There are places that pay you to "click" on websites and pay like 1/10th of a cent per click. Well phishing scams like this lead people to click on those sites while the "phisherman" reaps in the clicks. It rarely amounts to much, but....There have been reports about massive click scams that can reap up to hundreds of dollars a month. It's not hard, create a fake page with redirect features, put out a fake "lure" (usually a prize) and make you click and keep that carrot dangling juuust out of your reach. Oh and btw? Walmart had a closeout sale on those novelty fridges and they were $9.99USD. Bought one for my mini bar. Umm the trick to get them to work is this. Make sure the drinks are COLD from your big fridge, and the little fridge will keep it cold for 2 days. You have to shut it off and shut it back on. Stupid I know. But it will give you a little bit of function from those steaming heaps of plastic.

Privacy is great, but many of these "e-commerce" platforms have become savvy and won't process prepaid cards as valid, for this reason. In these cases, which are numerous, Privacy doesn't work and you need to use your personal cc#

I always do!

Your pfp doesn't look like a human bean child

there were no humans, beans, or children.

The only legit ones are IRL. There's a mall near us (before the pandemic) where a Survey person would ask if we wanted to make $20 cash for answering some questions about (whatever) product. I did that once and they asked about a food franchise and what I would or wouldn't like, and gave me $20 after about an hour. Those can be a fun way to spend some free time. Or were. They've stopped here since the pandemic.

That’s true mr van man

they're still up to it. I did a little looking into it cuz my mom was mad for it last month when they started putting on commercials again. I'm not sure if you actually get entered without buying products but it's heavily implies that you won't. It'll have a banner saying something like "Don't miss out on your chance" in huge letters and then "to get 35% off these amazing products" in really tiny lettering underneath. Like to at least trick you into really thinking you won't be entered without a purchase. I think it's largely an ad revenue farm, though.

Have you heard of some random pebble in a forest? Is it not free?

@@tamoozbr You have to spend gas to drive out to the forrest to get that pebble. Not free

@@Josh-jw3go you can walk

@@tamoozbr pebble is great until you're caught on satellite "stealing protected wildlife" from a nature preservation area and the government wants to fine you $500 or something.

@@J_Lynn how is a pebble wildlife?

Dejasela cómo Barney

Me too

*Sees like count* Won't be me...

Watching pepple get scammed gives you joy?

@@elgabri1878 who's Barney?