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[–] paperazzi@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

100% those watches were made in China.

[–] starblursd@lemmy.zip 112 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wow! Who could have predicted this?

[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 61 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] NoForwadSlashS@piefed.social 9 points 1 day ago

But not necessarily at exact 12 hour intervals as you'd expect.

[–] aramis87@fedia.io 83 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Even aside from being Trump-branded, how was this not a gigantic red flag -

The timepieces are made by TheBestWatchesonEarth LLC

[–] BrokenGlepnir@lemmy.world 63 points 2 days ago

What do you mean. The company is called BEST watches! Not WORST watches. Checkmate liberal.

[–] Fit_Series_573@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

The generic names really do fool the geriatric

[–] moondoggie@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

THEY CAN’T CALL IT THAT UNLESS IT’S TRUE!

[–] bobs_monkey@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 day ago

You mean his gullible followers didn't think before they bought them? Shocking.

[–] formergijoe@lemmy.world 45 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Surely there is some federal bureau meant to protect American consumers from things like this?

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 30 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Wigglesworth@retrolemmy.com 11 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)
[–] elvith@feddit.org 2 points 1 day ago

deleted by the r~~eg~~ul~~ago~~_e_r

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 26 points 2 days ago

It’s pretty simple; if they’re going to continue getting scammed by him, he’s going to keep scamming them.

[–] _cryptagion@anarchist.nexus 27 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The timepieces are made by TheBestWatchesonEarth LLC and range from $499 to $2,999 per watch, or $5,389 for the “Ultra Mega Collector Set.”

if you spend over five thousand dollars on a device to tell the time, you are an idiot with more money than sense.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My guess is that Trump was going after the "forth at the mouth for anything with his name on it" audience.

There are Rolex collectors who will throw $20k at a watch easy.

That's not who Trump is trying to attract.

He's going after people who buy shit with his name on it because they want to be shown as in the "in group".

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's simpler than that. It was a way for him to accept bribes from foreign enemies of the US.

Por que no los dos 🤷

[–] GenderNeutralBro@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 2 days ago

Well, telling time is one more feature than most jewelry has, and that's what mechanical watches really are. That's not even very expensive as far as watches go.

I sure wouldn't buy one myself, but I won't judge anyone for their taste in fashion accessories. In this case I will absolutely judge them, but for entirely different reasons.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Rolex watches cost up to 10x that and don't even keep accurate time. It's a feature.

[–] Bluefalcon@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 2 days ago

If you buy MAGA shit then you are not being scammed. You are just a fucking dumbass that shouldn't spawn more dumbasses.

[–] frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 2 days ago

Is it still a scam if the outcome was obvious ahead of time?

Does the guy (at Wired ?) that bought a Trump Phone got his phone finally ?

[–] ImADifferentBird@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

This being animated is deeply unsettling.

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Suckers never learn.

[–] northernlights@lemmy.today 7 points 1 day ago

Well yeah they literally bought a watch from a grifter what did they expect hahaha

[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 15 points 2 days ago

It is on them for buying one in the first place.

[–] Wigglesworth@retrolemmy.com 7 points 1 day ago

"The overall 2.8-star rating appears to suggest a record of over-promising and under-delivering."

Enough about his presidency, get to the watches!

Marks get marked

[–] TigerAce@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 days ago

Scammed by trump? How is that possible? He would never! Donny is an honest man who never did anything ever in his life that would hurt someone else. (if white and not poor, and shares the profits with him until they become useless)

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

Any word on those gaudy Trump sneakers too?

I went into the wrong line of business. A lotta money to be made off of MAGA rubes.

[–] Blumpkinhead@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I'm constantly amazed at how stupid and gullible these people are.

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago

They've been scammed by Trump watches? I've been scanned by Trump President! What's the common factor here? Hmmmmmm

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

He can’t think of a better scam than selling watches, which will piss off his base? He should just give out a bunch of government contracts to shell companies he owns. Of course I suppose his base will still support him even if they get ripped off for a watch.

[–] douglasg14b@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

No, he has dozens of scams going on constantly raking in millions. The more the merrier for him and his ilk.

It's kind of insane.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

it was only a matter of time they would realize

[–] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 4 points 2 days ago

The headline didn't need the last word.

[–] zarathustra0@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Surely it is an honor to be scammed by Trump?

[–] bitjunkie@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago