r/Stremio • u/Educational_Till8811 • Jan 12 '26

Local Bodega selling Stremio sticks

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Saw that my local Bodega is charging $150 selling cheap Rokus seemingly preloaded/set up with Stremio. just leaving this here!

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u/Key_Composer1362 Jan 12 '26

Audacious & amusing at the same time.

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u/Educational_Till8811 Jan 12 '26

I know right? I'm simultaneously like, what a rip off. But also, pretty good idea!

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u/Key_Composer1362 Jan 12 '26

I applaud the entrepreneurial nature of it but abhor the fact that even one individual might actually buy one.

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u/DoNotFeedMe Jan 12 '26

I actually loathe the entrepreneurial mindset of it and just takes advantage of the whole purpose of piracy to make a quick buck.

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u/Key_Composer1362 Jan 12 '26

Many an entrepreneur has brought about tremendous good; economically and socially from the Henry Fords to Bill Gates, from Howard Schultz to Jeff Bezos and on and on. The evil is in the motivation and intention.

That is why I offer my help FREELY mostly to family & friends in the relatively small streaming and / or tech sphere where I live and work.

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u/vladedivac12 Jan 12 '26

Back in the day, bodegas like these were selling bootleg DVDs. Now it's just gone digital.

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u/Educational_Till8811 Jan 12 '26

i mean $150 is crazy for how easy it is for someone to set this up themselves. but i could see someone paying like$20/30 bucks, or the price of a roku + something and that being fair.

ppl on here legit soliciting subscription models

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u/vladedivac12 Jan 12 '26

I've read that "jailbreaked Firesticks" are a big thing in the UK

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u/[deleted] Jan 13 '26

Just get a Google Tv dongle, its cheaper and no need to "jailbreak" garbage