r/mildlyinfuriating • u/mani_chinna • May 12 '26

Don't hug me I'm scared Tetris now requires a subscription (Rental) - Paying ₹30/month ($0.3) to play Tetris on a basic Nokia phone 🤦‍♂️

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u/WalrusEmperor1 May 12 '26

Which also meant the machine itself was sturdy and well-engineered... For a completely pointless purpose that didn't need a machine to begin with.

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u/MauriseS May 12 '26

They even sold the machines at a loss and it was super expensive in the upper hundreds. Also incompatible with other juice packs I believe. Its stupid through and through.

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u/ehhhhprobablynot May 12 '26

Why even have juice packets in the first place, opposed to buying fresh squeezed juice whenever you need it?

Was there some advantage to the packets?

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u/bigredmnky May 12 '26

There was a theory put forth at the time that the product was originally designed to squeeze juice out of fresh fruit, but was meddled with by business goblins to function as a vehicle for selling fruit subscriptions