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Mine is beard pills. Because some days feel like beard days and some don't.

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[–] BiggestPiggest@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago

Subtitles for audio books

[–] ArchEngel@lemmy.ca 2 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

Mailbox adblock subscription service. Blocks spam and advertisements, political mail, you name it!

[–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 9 hours ago

I've never understood why companies continue to send me junk mail even after I call them and ask to be removed from their mailing list, or that the person they're mailing hasn't lived at my address in years.

Like, what do they expect to happen- that I'll somehow become more inclined to purchase whatever they're selling instead of associating their brand name with a sense of frustration/annoyance?

[–] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 10 points 19 hours ago

The money store. You go there to buy money, and that's how the store makes money.

Shit I think I invented banks nm

[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (5 children)

I will sell deals. Great deals! 20% to 80% off following complex rules that you will enjoy keeping track of. Discounts if you haggle well. Coupons too!

50% off on repeat purchases! Referral codes giving kickbacks in the form of discounts!

You will feel like you are a very smart and savvy consumer when you shop with me.

You won't buy a specific product or receive anything after payment, though. The shopping experience is what you pay for.

[–] justaman123@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Oh man, you should sell this idea to those dopamine sites where you don't actually buy anything

[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Good tip! I'll give them a special discount

[–] justaman123@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

Can I apply this tip to my current discount? Im really trying to fill up my punch card, and an extra 15 percent off couldn't hurt

[–] josephc@lemmy.ml 2 points 16 hours ago

You've invented Groupon!

[–] dabaldeagul@feddit.nl 3 points 21 hours ago

Sean Lock's (RIP) coupons are pretty similar. He even made a coupon for shoplifting; and you'd only have to cash it if you get caught ;)

[–] diaphragmwp@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You are quite late on this invention

[–] Deestan@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago

That makes it impractical

[–] zxqwas@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (4 children)

My litteral enshittification idea is coin operated flushing on public toilets.

[–] finalarbiter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

BaaS (Bathrooms as a service) is unironically something I would consider paying for, especially when I'm travelling.

[–] brightandshinyobject@lemmy.world 1 points 11 hours ago

There is a musical about this, "Urinetown"

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 15 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

Guess I won't flush then. Enjoy your heap of shit.

Just like I have seen people piss on the door of toilets that charge entry fees.

[–] justaman123@lemmy.world 3 points 18 hours ago

I used my first pay toilet in Europe and I was at first disgusted, a whole euro to use the bathroom! Preposterous!

But after a few days of tooling around Prague and Istanbul I was delighted to see a pay toilet, I knew it would be clean the stall doors would go all the way to the ground and I would finally get to pee.

[–] Okokimup@lemmy.world 5 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

Paying someone else to go to the bathroom for me.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 points 19 hours ago

Poo, yes!

But I kinda enjoy peeing. I drink tons of water, and peeing clear is a pretty nice reinforcement.

[–] Aneb@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago

People do that already. It's pretty lucrative if you can pass too.

[–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not my idea but I saw a guy on YouTube that makes somewhat impractical but unique inventions that are 3D printed. He created a contraption that you eat your taco over and it fills in a new taco by catching the stuff that falls out of your first taco. I really wanna buy one, but it is so ridiculous.

[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

That's not just impractical that's a .... unnecessary invention

[–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

The same guy created a 3D printed cactus where the spikes are toothpicks making it a decorative toothpick holder. He also made a pumpkin that opens up into a chess board where the pieces are gourds. He makes all kinds of weird things but people order them. It's all novelty though. There is also a coaster that effectively can turn your couch arms into a cup holder. There are so many things if I find his profile I will link it.

[–] akwd169@sh.itjust.works 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Clearly your not putting enough stuff in your tacos then

1/4 of mine end up falling out and I eat it as a kind of taco salad with a fork after

[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

No, I was referring to the "unnecessary inventions" youtube channel

[–] akwd169@sh.itjust.works 1 points 19 hours ago

Ah whoosh then lol

[–] sharkweek@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 day ago

Automatic cow tipper - does the hard work so you don't have to!

Could also be used to tip over other kinds of animal in theory, however we haven't field tested that functionality.

[–] viral.vegabond@piefed.social 10 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Why not just a beard wig then?

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

Well now I have two money-making inventions.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 2 points 19 hours ago

The oversized head pictures are very funny.

[–] viral.vegabond@piefed.social 2 points 20 hours ago

Those are fantastic!

[–] HoneyMustardGas@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

They have them. Kind of. They are called Beardo's. They are really just knitted beards you can wear over your face.

[–] radiofreebc@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Posting threads like this and then stealing everyone's ideas. Judging by the response to the other comment in here, that's all OP is doing.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 3 points 1 day ago

Pills that get people busy on shadow work.