Nearly 600,000 Trump supporters paid deposits for a gold smartphone that remains undelivered, sparking outrage and calls for investigation into Trump Mobile's practices.

600,000 people sent in $100 deposits for this thing—!😧 (Dumbass is laughing all the way to the bank. )

  • pyre@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    15 hours ago

    this is important to understand: they weren’t buying the phone. they were owning the libs. For every magat who’s furious, there’s four to six hogs who’ll feel good because all they care is that you don’t want that money go to him.

  • odama626@lemmy.worldEnglish
    13·
    1 day ago

    I mean, I have a feeling that a lot of these pre-orders or $100 deposits were probably bulk purchased by CEOs as bribes.

  • johnofrobotz@news.girolab.fooEnglish
    114·
    2 days ago

    For nearly 600,000 Americans who trusted a brand built on the Trump name, the gold phone has become the latest entry in a long record of ventures that took their money and delivered nothing.

    They wanted a Trump experience and they got one. Could argue they got what they paid for.

    • Test_Tickles@lemmy.worldEnglish
      161·
      2 days ago

      I know that you meant this as 100% sarcasm, but this is going to be the real answer.

      It’s going to be Biden, possibly Clinton, Samsung, and possibly whoever else has slighted or failed to bribe him who are at fault. And these dumb, hateful mother fuckers are going to accept it and keep worshiping Trump.

      • ferrule@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        7·
        2 days ago

        What I really love about this scam is that it was NOT going to just be a 3rd party phone with Trump branding. They were going to actually make a new, 100% American designed and made phone by the Trump brand. And this was going to happen for a mere $500.

        At that pricepoint for a startup they wouldn’t be paying anyone anything. That is a pipedream of a kickstarter pricepoint for a phone. Them blaming Samsung for this would be laughable

  • entwine@programming.devEnglish
    33·
    2 days ago

    And people are now getting emails saying that their phone will never arrive, with no mention of them getting their deposits back.

    Anyone have the text of the actual email?

  • Eddbopkins@lemmy.worldEnglish
    451·
    2 days ago

    Can’t feel bad for people who got conned by a con man and now are suckers and losers for getting scammed.

  • flop_leash_973@lemmy.worldEnglish
    411·
    2 days ago

    You mean to tell me the con man scammed them out of their money? Shocking. /s

    Seriously it would be more surprising if they did come out.

    • atrielienz@lemmy.worldEnglish
      103·
      2 days ago

      Now this is a sticker I want. Gonna start slapping this puppy on gas pumps over the stupid “I did that!” Biden stickers.

      • PattyMcB@lemmy.worldEnglish
        511·
        2 days ago

        Pro tip: there are now Trump “i did that” stickers on Amazon for CHEAP.

        Bonus: it’s the picture of him looking into the eclipse with no eye protection and pointing

        • IratePirate@feddit.orgEnglish
          302·
          2 days ago

          …and by buying them on Amazon, you’re filling the coffers of fascist supporter Bezos. How ironic.

          • Gloomy@mander.xyzEnglish
            91·
            2 days ago

            They cost much more on other sites, but you can get them.

            It is deeply ironic the fascists are making money with this. And realy sad.

            In addition, buying there of Amazon might bring along a visit from some rather unfriendly people in the not to distant future.

        • atrielienz@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          1 day ago

          I don’t want to buy anything with his face on it because I’m tired of seeing him everywhere. But thanks for the heads up.

        • takeda@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          6·
          2 days ago

          Is there a version that also says “Iran from Epstein files” I think it is also important to remember why we have this.