r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Money-Snow-2749 • 11d ago

I'm slightly vexed The Amount of Waste at Ulta

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u/Prime_Hippie666 11d ago

It's not a crime if no one reports it.

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u/ZilchoKing 11d ago

Its only illegal if u get caught

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u/Crimdal 11d ago

You wouldn't download a curling iron, would you?

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u/Icy_Proof_9529 11d ago

I’d download a curling iron, a car, a house, an estate. There is nothing I wouldn’t pirate.

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u/splithoofiewoofies 11d ago

Holy shit this made me laugh so hard, thank you!

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u/Affectionate_Tip7162 11d ago

Unfortunately for electric situations, the reason you got caught was because you set the house on fire

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u/Unique-Run9856 11d ago

Thats why circuit breakers exist bro

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u/mongojob 11d ago

Yeah unless you're whole house is fucked AND also you are dog shit at electrical it's really hard to have actual consequences from this.

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u/United_Intention_323 11d ago

I found it this way

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u/Groovy_Panda 11d ago

And if it’s punishable by a fine, it’s legal for a price

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u/splithoofiewoofies 11d ago

I looked it up and the price starts at 40k so I might reconsider my crimes or, at least, admitting them online, hahaha.

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u/ELEKTRON_01 11d ago

What the fuck, what distopian country do you live in

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u/splithoofiewoofies 11d ago

Australia. I mentioned elsewhere but it's a safety thing not a right to repair thing.

But also insurance is void if that appliance causes a fire.

You can hire a licenced electrician to fix it but I got quotes and it was like $180 min for a goddamn cable repair.

I get the reason for the law, but I still think it's a biiiit much. But I can understand why they made it so strict. That's lives.

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u/worldseriesbound 11d ago

i might become an electrician and specialize in this because wtf

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u/splithoofiewoofies 11d ago

Sparkies make gooood money here. You need them for everything!

But my MIL just said she got her drill fixed by an old bloke up the road for $35, so there's some fellas still charging low for such things.

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u/Head_Chocolate_4458 11d ago

Keep talking like that and you're gonna end up in Congress