What’s the purpose of the megathread? I’m so confused what’s going on with this community…

Bosses hate this one. The things they’ll do for a full office…

When you order something with 2-day delivery, it not only needs to be in stock… but it needs to be in a warehouse in your city. This requirement means there needs to be a surplus.

They don’t know where the orders will come in, so they make enough to send them to every warehouse in the country. But if all of them got sold, the supply would drive the price down. So, they wait until a certain number gets sold (say… a few hundred) and then destroy the rest.

It’s sickening that this is even a thing. But that’s the world we live in.

Thanks for the feedback – I’m really excited about starting this community, and I think I overdid it on the promotion 😬

Welcome aboard! I really hope this commumity provides the support you need. Keep writing!

Never tried it… but I should!!

Ooh, sounds amazing!

Peanut butter and cheese.

Peanut butter and pickles.

Peanut butter and raw onion slices.

Peanut butter and tuna fish.

I’ve tried peanut butter combined with the strangest pairings I can imagine. They’ve all been excellent.

Phone, keys, headphones, wallet, loose change, pen, mask, portable battery pack.

At least, that’s what’s in my pockets this very moment. Not including trash (random receipts, etc)

In simple English… A number is divisible by 7 if the difference between 2 times the last digit and the remaining digits is divisible by 7.

Examples:

• Is 14 divisible by 7? 4*2=8. 8-1=7. Check.
• Is 28 divisible by 7? 8*2=16. 16-2=14. Check.
• Is 182 divisible by 7? 2*2=4. 18-4=14. Check.
• Is 1323 divisible by 7? 3*2=6. 132-6=126.
  • Is 126 divisible by 7? 6*2=12. 12-12=0. Check.

OP, if I have misunderstood your reasoning, please correct me.

Why haven’t clothing manufacturers figured this out yet?

I wish my energy company had that sort of an app! I usually have to calculate everything manually using the rates included on the back of each bill I get.

Wait, pocket-less pants are cuter? I’m suddenly tempted to start looking at girls’ pants on the metro (except for the fact that will probably get me labeled as a perv…)

Excellent point. Thanks.

Thanks, this is the answer I was looking for. I’m trying to save money because we don’t have a lot. My wife is on board with saving, but she hasn’t done the math to see where most of our money is going.

I might need to back off a bit. I like to save, but this might be a bit much.

But if you pirated a book to read it, then applied those ideas to make a product, you still committed a crime.

The problem stems from the fact that brands want their products to be made readily accessible to anyone who wants to order with next-day delivery, which means there needs to be a surplus to satisfy customers’ cravings for instant gratification… but a surplus would drive prices down, which is why they mass-produce products, then immediately trash whatever is not sold.

It sickens me to know this is even a thing. But what can be done to prevent it?

That’s incredible. I would love to live in this sort of a city!

Fascinating article – thanks for sharing!

According to Gino “we are trying to make a good impression on others, and show them we are knowledgeable and competent individuals.” Taking advice somehow feels like admitting that we don’t really deserve our high status.

Oh, the irony… since ignoring obvious advice only makes us look even more stupid.

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