Americans are getting tired of subscriptions. CNET’s second annual subscription survey found that an average American spends $1,080 per year on subscriptions. What’s more, 61% of the respondents are rethinking the amount of their subscriptions, and 26% have canceled at least one.
One woman recently called out Walmart for charging shoppers a fee to bag their own groceries. Membership-only Sam’s Club also got some flack for asking members to pay $55 if they want to shop before 10 AM. People started saying how this was straight out of a Black Mirror episode and voicing their fears about the ugly side of capitalism.
Bored Panda reached out to the woman who raised this issue on TikTok, Kirby Le Metayer, and she kindly agreed to share more of her thoughts on absurd subscriptions and gave some advice to those who would like to fight similar subscription services.
