LG to offer subscriptions for already purchased appliances and televisions, evolving into a provider for “Home as a Service”

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LG to offer subscriptions for appliances and televisions
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LG to offer subscriptions for already purchased appliances and televisions, evolving into a provider for “Home as a Service”::Subscription fatigue is a thing and regulators are circling, but Korean giant reckons you're ready to cough up after buying hardware

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Mark my words we are soon going to have to subscribe to our toilets. You get one flush a day for free. Save money by subscribing to the flush-lite which gives you 2 additional flushes. If you choose not to subscribe, you will be charged 2.99 for each flush beyond the first one.

I literally have paid a toilet subscription for the past 10 years.

Its the fee on my water bill called waste removal.

Power is a subscription model, you want to have power at your house you pay a quarterly connection fee on top of what you use.

Yeah, in my facetiousness, I forgot that I actually do something remarkably similar in terms of a sewer bill.

If it's yellow let it mellow. Is it's brown flush it down. Possibly for $2.99. And unlock your toilet paper dispenser for just $1.99 per every 10 one-ply squares.

Yup. The privatization of everything ends up with every moment of our existence monitored and metered and billed.

There will also be a free tier, where you have to watch adds for a whole toilet visit in order to flush.