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Suggestions for best course of action to convince parents that cutting the cord is going to save them quite a bit of money and they can still watch all their programs? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I’m clearly doing it wrong because they just don’t seem to believe that they won’t be missing out on their regular programs, many of which they can also access on apps they already have. But they would rather keep watching DirecTV for $120 a month. I’m worn out

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

I fucking hate apps. Maybe I don't hate them enough to warrant 120 a month, but I can see why people pay extra not to have to bother with figuring out what show is on what app and how to search and cast and browse the damn things

If they use the TV box all the time, why do they have those apps?

You showed them the price difference. They clearly value the current setup over the savings. Unless they're using your money to pay for all this, just drop it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

If they use the TV box all the time, why do they have those apps?

Exactly. (They use both equally)

They are on a fixed income, and I would rather see them get a nice new mattress for my mom’s back pain, so she’s not in the living room every night sleeping in the recliner.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 days ago

I totally agree, but unless there's something wrong with their mental faculties, they can choose back pain over TV savings. The downside of freedom of choice is that people make the wrong choices all the time.

Even if you cut 120 dollars a month, a good mattress will still be half a year or longer in the future. And that's with a normal one, not a medical mattress.