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Grand_Kirby posted...

I kinda doubt even the diner owners would care or understand. You could bring it up with them to find out more about why it was set up and confirm the specifics about it, and then explain why you think it's manipulative to children and see what their response is.

this is basically how I feel about it, yeah. I doubt the store owners would really care if I tried to explain it to them, and it would take a lot of effort, so I don't really want to do it.

Shattered posted...

Trading card stores (and eBay) also buy up bulk to do this. It's not a one off scenario you have run into, these things are all over under many different forms

I know this guy isn't creative or intelligent enough to come up with this scam on his own, but it's still sad that he's scamming random children.

-hotdogturtle-- posted...

The strangest part about this is that a random regular person is allowed to set up a dispenser like that.

this is the part that seems illegal to me. it feels like it probably requires a permit, which I doubt he has. I'm not the kind of person who is going to go out of my way to tattle tale on someone reselling trading cards without some kind of sales permit, but, if you're scamming children that's a different matter.

Uglyface2 posted...

If it bothers you a lot, talk to the owners.

eh, not really 'a lot.' just enough to bring it up here since I figured people on board 8 might find it interesting.