Zach to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 2 years agoAnother reason to sail the high seassh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square112fedilinkarrow-up1285arrow-down114file-text
arrow-up1271arrow-down1imageAnother reason to sail the high seassh.itjust.worksZach to Piracy: ꜱᴀɪʟ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ꜱᴇᴀꜱ@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square112fedilinkfile-text
$25 to rent the movie, one watch within max 24 hours after you start watching it… Or $5 more to own it. Scammers.
minus-squareDecoy321linkfedilinkEnglish36•2 years agoThen, when they remove it, they offer you a measly $5 gift card only redeemable on their platform.
minus-squareJackbyDevlinkfedilinkEnglish15•2 years agoOn that last post where someone got a refund they gave a full refund as a gift card and an additional 5 euro gift card. (Not saying it’s an okay think to do, just in case you’re referencing it.)
minus-squarearchomrade [he/him]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoA gift card isn’t a refund It also doesn’t change the false implication they would “own” the digital copy
minus-squareJackbyDevlinkfedilinkEnglish-1•2 years agoIt’s a refund in the sense that you can exchange it for an item of equal value. A real refund would be more appropriate, I agree.
minus-square@AeroLemming@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 years agoEqual value to the store != equal value to actual people.
Then, when they remove it, they offer you a measly $5 gift card only redeemable on their platform.
On that last post where someone got a refund they gave a full refund as a gift card and an additional 5 euro gift card.
(Not saying it’s an okay think to do, just in case you’re referencing it.)
A gift card isn’t a refund
It also doesn’t change the false implication they would “own” the digital copy
It’s a refund in the sense that you can exchange it for an item of equal value. A real refund would be more appropriate, I agree.
Equal value to the store != equal value to actual people.
Who does that??
https://lemmy.world/post/6245858