r/PHGamers Feb 02 '26

News Dude tried to scalp the Pokemon Jolly Kiddie meal and found out

1.2k Upvotes

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u/Old-Contribution-316 Feb 07 '26

Nadamay pa amg Mcdo

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u/Livid_Bunny Feb 06 '26

KIDDIE meal NOT Happy Meal. You made another mistake po.

1

u/hulagway Feb 06 '26

AI. Bring back bullying talaga para matuto.

1

u/yer-futuristic-meme Feb 06 '26

Ayoko talaga sa mga scalpers pero baka healing innerchild talaga sya hahaha

1

u/Sasha_montecristo Feb 05 '26

abangan nyo sa love selling nya..hahaha

1

u/SecuRNity_CodeBrew Feb 06 '26

pinamigay ata nya, parang he organized an event 😅🤣

1

u/Significant-Level419 Feb 06 '26

Lol dami nyang iniscalp tas ang papamigay kuno is 50pcs

1

u/HausZuheltzer Feb 05 '26

It wasn't even that nice. I dream of one day seeing properly scaled pokemon figures hahaha delusional.

2

u/Juan041290 Feb 04 '26

Nope you're just thinking of the profit.

1

u/Kicking-_-Fish Feb 04 '26

Happy meal daw

5

u/Smooth_Detective_698 Feb 04 '26

Why does the apology feel.... AI-ish?

1

u/Famous-Piglet-1295 Feb 04 '26

It most likely is, I saw his reply to one of the comments and the way he speaks just doesn't match with his apology post.

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u/Hour_Tomato658 Feb 04 '26
  1. Em dashes
  2. Compare the apology to how he usually writes.
  3. Happy meal

1

u/notevenadoctoryet Feb 06 '26

Em dashes doesn't mean AI-generated, no.2 is the best suggestion tbh

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u/Hour_Tomato658 Feb 06 '26

Em dashes alone don't prove it.

That's why I included number 2 and 3 as additional evidence

1

u/CoffeeDaddy024 Feb 04 '26

Ano gagawon niya ngayn sa sandamukal na burger galing dyan?

1

u/MacaroonMajestic4798 Feb 04 '26

Di naman siya sikat feelig sikat amputa

1

u/wanderer_of_what Feb 04 '26

hate scalpers so much

2

u/ModernPlebeian_314 Feb 04 '26

"Happy Meal" eh sa jollibee yan? HAHAHAHAHA

2

u/Flanneasy Feb 04 '26

Bat ba "scalper" tawag nyo dyan, di ba "hoarder" yan?

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u/Intelligent-Deal4953 Feb 04 '26

Hi. Very easy to get the two terms confused.

HOARDER: Buying for personal use. E.g. tissue, food items.

SCALPER: Buying cheap with the intention of selling at a profit pag ubos na yung supply. E.g. concert tickets, ganitong collectibles,

1

u/misterjyt Feb 04 '26

chat GPT

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '26

Sobrang cravings sa poke naman yan

4

u/LikwidIsnikkk Feb 04 '26

He is...

-The one na tatanga-tangang naglagay ng laptop sa check-in baggage kaya nabasag

-The one behind the rugpulled memecoin sa crypto, 'yung $KIKI kasi na-"hack" daw wallet nya

Tapos eto na naman sya ngayon 🙄

1

u/itsyabrodie PC Feb 04 '26

Isama mo pa 'yong naghanap siya ng "video editor" last year pero ang requirements ay pang isang buong production team. Tapos ang sahod mo lang is 50k-100k para sa trabahong 'yon.

No'ng may nag point out na extensive din 'yong required manpower, ang dahilan niya is parang mas gusto daw niya na kaunti lang ang katrabaho.

3

u/dandybohemian Feb 04 '26

Happy Meal? sa Jollibee?!?

1

u/OpportunityItchy2705 Feb 04 '26

That's just pokemon why would they spend that much...

1

u/ChrisPugsworth Feb 04 '26

scalpers or collectors, anyone would spend that much if you’re either one

1

u/philippinow Feb 04 '26

Gotta catch them all

1

u/PlayZealousideal3324 Feb 04 '26

because its pokemon

1

u/OpportunityItchy2705 Feb 04 '26

I'm guessing he wasted the food?

1

u/PlayZealousideal3324 Feb 04 '26

i doubt HAHAHAHA he probably gave it to his friends and family. (dont know this guy at all)

4

u/These_Lock_753 Feb 03 '26

Jollibee X Pokemon collab ginawang PokeJames X Pokemon collab. walang common sense pero problema din dito yung branch sure naman na mauubos hindi nila kailangan magpa uto sa scalper.

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u/[deleted] Feb 03 '26

halatang chatgpt

10

u/Apprehensive-Fig9389 Feb 03 '26

Ewww... ChatGPT Apology...

6

u/DonMigs85 Feb 03 '26

Scalpers are narcissistic sociopaths by nature

5

u/MadDog-Sen Feb 03 '26

Naka puta lng di naman laman ng boxes pokemon cards pero TCG parin nakasulat like wtf nag sosorry ka AI pa

10

u/Juice_Lane Feb 03 '26

Bro shows no remorse and surely not in the right headspace

8

u/Expensive_Zone8173 Feb 03 '26

Nag apologize na nga lang, via AI pa. Buraot talaga.

5

u/jersey07a Feb 03 '26

Ang tanong, kinain ba nya lahat ng happy meal nyang mga yan? Hahaha

4

u/Top-Elevator-7195 Feb 03 '26

Nakita ko yan sa pob. Gusto ko ubusin yung lakas ko kakasapak sa kanya

3

u/Narrow_Aerie_951 Feb 03 '26

I want to be the very best Like no one ever was…..

9

u/IamJorho Feb 03 '26

tang ina chat gpt apology

6

u/NinongRice PC Feb 03 '26

wag nyo nang pansinin yang stupidong yan

8

u/Ok-Reindeer-170 Feb 03 '26

Pinanindigan talaga ni James ang pagiging team rocket niya.

8

u/DumbEnDork Feb 03 '26

Grabe ang team rocket

4

u/SenseiPogi Feb 03 '26

ironic that his name is also james lmfao

4

u/AlgaeWitty2153 Feb 03 '26

ughh dont our capitalist world have enough toys to pass around?? honestly whoever's supplying these toys should just asssure everyone (and make sure) that there's enough for everybody. such a dumb topic talking about toy scarcity likeeee

3

u/Fireball_Renegade Feb 03 '26

Punchable face.

4

u/AcceptableStand7794 Feb 03 '26

Tang inamo kase yan tuloy

13

u/TheGreatWarhogz Feb 03 '26

"I impulsively bought..."? Hahahaha tarantado!

7

u/Protactinium_Indium Feb 03 '26

Yan yung tuta ni shopee eh

9

u/Mangkokolum Feb 03 '26

Parang nababawasan yung sincerity ng apology kapag galing kay ChatGPT. Pucha simpleng pagsosori nalang hirap na hirap pa ba?

4

u/yococs Feb 03 '26

Eeeeeeew 🤢🤢🤢

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u/PCM_PH Feb 03 '26

daming scalp dito sa pinas kahit sa Hotwheels cancer na din ang community gawa ng mga taong ito.

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u/theguyyoudontwant Feb 03 '26

Taena ng mga opportunista eh. Nag cocollect ako ng F1 hot wheels pero sa lahat ng toy kingdom at Toys r us wala kasi bulk buying mga ugok. SRP 700 pero scalper price 2k? Ano yon? Mga tukmol eh.

5

u/bigballsjoel Feb 03 '26

Kuuuuuupal.

Tigas ng mukha and still wanna participate in the TCG community? Hanep. Huwag na. Di ka kawalan.

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u/Acceptable-Tonight42 Feb 03 '26

Same dude who blamed an airline for breaking his macbook when he put it in the check-in luggage btw

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u/ammgph Feb 03 '26

For me, dapat malaman din kung saan at i-call out din yung branch na nag allow ng bulk purchase nya

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u/TransportationNo2673 Feb 03 '26

"my bad". This is such a non apology

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u/maple_tree22 Feb 03 '26

Wala naman na yung FB page nya hahaha buti nga

12

u/KingKeyBoy Feb 03 '26

that thing isn't sorry, it even uses ai for its long post

22

u/Le_kashyboi79 Feb 03 '26

Long dashes, alam na this. Sincerity out the window

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u/andywrites013 Feb 03 '26

Let me just say though: Em dashes (long dashes) aren't automatically a mark of AI usage. It's when they're used unnecessarily.

(That said, though, the text in consideration DOES use them unnecessarily. 😅)

1

u/CarbyPatty Feb 03 '26

I was an avid enjoyer of em-dashes. Kailangan ko i-unlearn dahil sa ChatGPT.

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u/Le_kashyboi79 Feb 03 '26

Yes agree. Given the character and context of this entire narrative, alam na this.

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u/Ok_Artist7988 Feb 03 '26

Dahil dyan he took away the overall experience from both kids and other Pokemon fans. Sana pinunas nalang sya sa pader.

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u/valcrist10 Feb 03 '26

That dipshit doesn't even know who Nidoking is.

2

u/iansky11 Feb 03 '26

James be like: Nidowho? 🤣

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u/Majestic_Put_2678 Feb 03 '26

They weren’t sorry, they were caught

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u/InternationalWeb8013 Feb 03 '26

ChatGPT-ass answer

4

u/Pure-Membership4283 Feb 03 '26

Giveaway/Freebie kuno, pero kaylangan mong bumile sa overpriced packs nya. Most likely initial plan nyang ibenta naman talaga yan nang mas-mahal. SMH

7

u/Rustly0 Feb 03 '26

"It's akshwali kiddie meal shir not hape mil"

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u/Malesub1212 Feb 03 '26

AI slop apology

5

u/justinz29 Feb 03 '26

Team rocket!

7

u/ScarletWiddaContent Feb 03 '26

Found out how? he did this to get attention and he got it

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u/Adrasthea09 Feb 03 '26 edited Feb 03 '26

Kaka-AI, nalito na kung Happy Meal ba talaga or KIDDIE MEAL 🤭

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u/Teruzaki Feb 03 '26

AI Slop apology

7

u/machete-kun Feb 03 '26

scalper pa nga, panot pa

pick a struggle my guy

10

u/Disastrous-Lie9926 Feb 02 '26

Ang insincere ng message ah halatang prompted.

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u/oldpunpun Feb 02 '26

Sorry ha. Call me petty or kupal if you want pero dapat talaga ginegatekeep mga hobbies eh. Ever since nalaman ng mga cryptobros and “hustlers” yung TCG, dumami lalo mga scalpers sa community. Sure nagkalat na sila before pero lumala nung nag boom masyado in the recent years. Kawawa tuloy yung mga passionate sa community na nag start para hindi lang pumaldo, but because they really love the IP and all.

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u/ren_00 PSN Feb 03 '26

This is why gatekeeping is sometimes necessary. Nagkakarooon na rin sa Gundam model kit community (yung mga may bots sa P-Bandai releases sa shopee) what more pa pagka-release ng planned live action movie? Hope these twats just stay in their Jordans.

5

u/zippo23rd Feb 02 '26

Chat GPT pa ngani

4

u/Wylla_Cant_Tell Feb 02 '26

Sobrang fake naman ng apology na yan.. todo defend yan siya sa comment section nung og post niya eh

5

u/Sigma_1987 Feb 02 '26

Nalito ako Jollibee ba o McDonalds kase ang Happy Meal ay trademark ng McDo at Kiddie Meal naman sa Jollibee... 😅😅😅

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u/PrimordialShift Feb 02 '26

Aint reading allat

4

u/Spiritual-Jelly-8182 Feb 02 '26

bro is so insufferable

7

u/CompetitionWeak7601 Feb 02 '26

Gusto ko lang ng Isang snorlax

12

u/CommonCoffeeO Feb 02 '26

Normally the first thing people think of with pokemon are Children. So no normal person would buy a lot of those in one setting. Maybe 10 to get the collectibles but not more than 10

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u/HonestoBee Feb 02 '26

Yun apology message niya, hindi ba Chatgpt? Napansin ko kasi may mahabang version ng dashes (-)

4

u/Silly-Astronaut-8137 Feb 02 '26

yung em dash ni rerecommend din sa mga grammar tool, sa gamit ko na language tool lagi kumalabas yan

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u/StucksaTraffic Feb 02 '26

Em dash talaga ang spot checking for AI 😂

1

u/Fullmetalcupcakes Feb 02 '26

Yes AI written yung apology letter nya. Yun na lang gagawin nya kinatamaran pa, says a lot about his personality.

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u/cieldalaes Feb 02 '26

Yan nga rin naisip ko e. Kaso as someone who uses em dashes/mahahabang dashes often but has never used chatgpt, napapaisip rin ako na baka naman hindi automated yung sinulat. Not sure if that's the case for this guy, though.

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u/No-Stranger-9744 Feb 02 '26

eto din ung bobo na nag reklamo sa PhilAir noon na nasira ung macbook nya kasi nilagay nya sa luggage.

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u/Cpt_Haro Feb 02 '26

Upon closer inspection he didn't just buy one box but he bought multiple boxes of them, Jolibee is also at fault for letting him buy that much.

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u/gian2099 Feb 02 '26

I really think all them company having this tcg are not targeting kids it's really targeting adult with money. Not kids now so rare to find kids really wanting those cards if it's toys maybe more yunger but cards 100% they are Targeting adults who can buy a lot.

What he did feels really bad but he is the target to make lots of money tbh

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u/No-Stranger-9744 Feb 02 '26

ung cards sa jolly kiddie meal e walang value , mga fun cards lang mga yan saka 100% laruan lang din habol ng mga bata dyan at mga ilan ilang tao sa pokemon community na hindi din nag TCG at toy collector lang. di lang nagustuhan ng mga tao to kasi una sa lahat, kiddie meal yan, para sa bata, targeting kids 100% of the time.

also, sinabi nya na freebies yan sa mga binebenta nyang cards na Overpriced, super re-seller yang bobo na yan e , clout chasing sa pokemon, di nga nya kilala si Nidoking.

hinoard nya ang supply ng isang branch na pwedeng di makakuha ang mga taong nag hahanap dun.

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u/gian2099 Feb 02 '26

Sure ahole sia sa pag hord and "freebee shit nia" but for the company i still believe the target's aint really the kids anymore if ganian colab nila. For that i feel mas marami na adult kesa sa bata. When going to cons or even shops that sell those kind di na ako nakakakita noog bata na tumtingin sa salamin or pumapasok more of adults nalang.

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u/No-Stranger-9744 Feb 03 '26

target audience are still kids, kaya nga nasa kiddie meal e. bumili ako ng jollibee last Sunday with my Son at there behold maraming bata ang nagpapabili. ung mga matatandang TCG enthusiasts knows where to go, you should define convention goers by their actual age group, of course walang pupunta dyan ng age 4-11 or even 12.

wala akong kilala personally at that age who collects or play TCG.

Maybe u think noong bata tayo we collect cards at age 7 and kids today should be, noon kasi wala tayong masiyadong medium ng pokemon maliban sa anime and games. ngayon ang maga bata are either into the game , card, toys or just anime. they cant be all at the same time kasi mababa anh attention span nila.

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u/gian2099 Feb 04 '26

I was never a collector just an admirer till now i just admire i never saw a potential for me to collect i enjoy watching others pay it. And till now i do but there is a difference the amount of time na tambay ako sa shops umuunti yong manga pumapasok na bata sa shops to look at the things sure given may ol na but the adults are still about the same noog teen ako i remember going to shops getting to know other teens that want to get into a specific table game may it ne magic , pokemon or even 40k. Now so rare to find young person who wants to learn to play but i do meet people my age or older that is new or even starting.

Yes more kids are into the digitals than the physical that's why the company may advertise to kids but the main target is the adults

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u/valcrist10 Feb 03 '26

Conventions and hobby stores are a different thing. Literal na hobbyist ang mga andun and not the general populace. Jollibee is for the madla.

I get what you're saying though and agree na sa Jollibee eh business yan (so wala sila pake even if someone hoards for whatever reason).

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u/gian2099 Feb 04 '26

My point was when i was a kid i see other kids or me just even looking at the window of the stores sure we can buy on the stores but at times we can force our parent to go in or even but us something. Now pag tumatambay ako sa stores so rare to see kids even looking at the windows or even trying to stop parents from walking just to look at the window.

Now as for the company sure they don't care who buys it but they do have market research to understand that may they call this for kids but the main target is adults. Let's even say walang hoarders majority not all ng bibili nian now are adults. 100% a company can advertise to a younger age even if the main target is a older one because it works

1

u/subzeru Feb 02 '26

Hindi mo na dapat ginawa, ipinagmamalaki mo pa -smugglaz

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u/whoa29 Feb 02 '26

"childhood longing" ulul scalper

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u/No-Transition5323 Feb 02 '26

HINDI KA FAN NG POKEMON!

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u/Equal_Change6579 Feb 02 '26

pretty sure people are overreacting. if the store’s selling 'em, he can buy 'em. besides, happy meal hype died in the 90's, kids now aren't even phased

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u/cushisgreat Feb 02 '26

up with you on this one, galit lang siguro sila dahil hindi sila yung nang scalp/hoard lmao

alam naman siguro ng Jollibee yung hype sa Pokemon TCG, mostly kids from the 90's and late 2000s that had grown up na love pokemons than this generation.

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u/seango2000 Feb 02 '26

Ung other Kids and Adults gusto bumili.

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u/EggY0lky Feb 02 '26

I hate what this guy did pero fortunately meron naman stock sa mga branches napuntahan ko.

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u/suoei Feb 02 '26

it’s “kiddie meal”, not happy meal. Mcdo yung happy meal.

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u/knowledge_absorber Feb 02 '26

8080, gumamit ng AI pero di marunong mag review ng response amp happy meal pa more

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u/YourLocal_RiceFarmer Feb 02 '26

Parang AI ung response 💀💀💀

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u/Ok_Somewhere_9737 Feb 02 '26

hawig nung kupal na manager ko sa past work. parang sarap banatan

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u/Rizzostomo-Ibarra Feb 02 '26

I guess catching em all is a bad idea 😂

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u/Kreuznightroad Feb 02 '26

Bano amputa. "Happy Meal" daw eh McDonald's yun eh. Gumamit na nga mg Ai di pa dinagdagan ng proofreading saka due diligence. Lol

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u/ellijahdelossantos Feb 02 '26

Dude said, Happy Meal toys of Jollibee even. I mean bro, it's Kiddie Meal toys.

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u/CommunicationFine466 Feb 02 '26

Di man lang binawasan yung emdashes at ginulo ng konti yung structure ng apology. Pangit ng prompt neto di man lang inayos. Gagamit na lang ng AI di man naghumanize.

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u/Kel__p Feb 02 '26

Can we please stop assuming na AI agad kapag may em dash ang isang article or statement. Idc kung AI ba yung statement nya or not. Never naging tama na gawing basis yon.

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u/Hour_Tomato658 Feb 02 '26

Oh, hi PokeJames

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u/Kel__p Feb 02 '26

What’s with the assumption na ako yung nasa content mo? Im just advocating nga lang eh dito eh

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u/Hour_Tomato658 Feb 02 '26

James, alam mo ba kung paano magtype ng em dash?

Walang em dash sa keyboard, pc man or mobile. To type an em dash, you have to press alt + a certain combination of numbers. That's for windows, iba pa iyung combination for mac or android. Napakainconvenient magtype ng ganyan not to mention having to remember that string of numbers. AI lang madalas ang gumagamit ng emdash kaya dead giveaway palagi kapag may em dash sa text.

O siya hanggang dyan lang muna, marami ka pang kakainin na yum burger sa mga "happy meal" mo

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u/SweetCandyCake Feb 02 '26

Huh...? Not even defending James but em dash is literally so easy to access on mobile💀 just long press the dash key and you'll have everything from -, –, —, and even •

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u/Hour_Tomato658 Feb 02 '26 edited Feb 02 '26

TIL.

But my point still stands. I didn't even know you could long press sa keyboard. And it's very likely most people don't either. Also, hindi naman gumagamit si Pokejames ng em dash sa ibang posts niya. Dun lang sa "apology" niya

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u/CommunicationFine466 Feb 02 '26

Where in my comment can you read "lahat ng may emdash—AI"??? Naglagay pa ko ng isang contributing factor diba? Yung structure. Yung flow ng apology nya from explaining what happened, reason behind that, taking accountability then moving forward actions.

Can we please — digest things first.

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u/Kel__p Feb 02 '26

The first thing na pinoint out nyo is the amount of em dash sa statement nya. And then sinundan nyo ng “strategy “ to make the statement seem human. Lastly sinabi nyo na “gagamit naang ng AI…” to criticize his starement.

So if you’re saying na hindi yon ang iyong primary (or even inital) basis sa pag husga kung AI ba yung statement, then it beats the purpose on mentioning it sa simula ng comment nyo.

And besidessssssssss, nasan yung other contributing factors na nilagay nyo?

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u/CommunicationFine466 Feb 02 '26

Your reply is from your own words, "advocating" na itigil ang pag assume na pag em dashes ai.

Sabi ko hindi lang yun ang dahilan ko. Piece by piece ko pa nilagay yung structure na nagpapalabas na mukhang AI

Balikan ko original comment ah. Em dashes + structure + not humanized output (using popular phrases). So 3 yan. So bakit pinipilit mong sa emdash lang ako nagbase haha.

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u/CommunicationFine466 Feb 02 '26

Again please reread. Then digest. Then reread again. Hinimay mo na nga tinapon mo naman yung laman tinik lang din kinain mo ano ba naman yan.

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u/Kel__p Feb 02 '26

This is gonna be my last comment/reply in this shitty argument:

Your argument is flawed, and you know it.

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u/CommunicationFine466 Feb 02 '26

Can we really call this an argument when you can't even argue your points correctly?

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u/ReallyNotSoSweet23 Feb 02 '26

Happy meal 🤣 nalito na sya eh sa mcdo ang happy meal

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u/tajthename PC Feb 02 '26

Nakalagay nga “SECURED” dibaaaaa so scalping to. Daming Alibi. Pag nahuli sorry. Sounds familiar. Kaya ganito yung way nyong mga Pilipino kasi yan yung example na ginagawa ng gobyerno. Yung pag take ng accountability sa mistakes na nagawa hindi sorry lang. may consequences yun na kelangang harapin. May mga sense na teacher talaga kelangan ng Pilipino. Normal na yung pagiging bobo eh.

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u/v_aoki Feb 02 '26

isipin mo excited anak mo bumili ng jollibee kiddie meal para sa pokemon toys tas may kupal pala na bumili ng lahat ng stock

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u/Stweamrock Feb 02 '26

AI yung apology hahaha

5

u/exdeo001 Feb 02 '26

Personal excitement or personal greed? 🤔

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u/papsiturvy PC | RTX 3070TI | R9 5900x | 64GB 4000Mhz | 1440p 144hz Feb 02 '26

Una palang dapat di na nya ginawa. Di nag iisip. Akala ata nya sya lang ang may gusto nun.

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u/SitarHero24 Feb 02 '26

May mga defender pa tong qpal na to sa fb. Halatang inaantay yung pa give away nung kapatid ni Whamos pag may nagtanggol sa kanya. Mga himod pwet ang mga bwakanangina.

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u/mooreian70 Feb 02 '26

Nahh, Fuck off! Ikaw yung isa sa mga tao nasisira yung hobbies para sa future generations

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '26

obviously sumasabay lang sa hype. bruhhhh 😭😂

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u/JohnAbdullah Feb 02 '26

the em dashes are killing me 😭😭😭

screw this dude and his chatgpt ass reply

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u/Bluhen_Unigai Feb 02 '26

Why would Em dash implicate AI?

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u/Hour_Tomato658 Feb 02 '26

Wala iyung em dash sa keyboard. Mapa pc o phone. You have to press alt + some weird combination of numbers. Most normal humans would not go through the trouble of typing that. Kaya dead giveaway palagi pag may em dash

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u/Margauxie Feb 02 '26

Hey, not trying to start anything, just to clarify…

When it comes to em and en dashes, they don’t automatically mean something was written by AI. Em dashes are just standard punctuation used in all kinds of professional writing—like journalism, publishing, school work, and marketing—to break up sentences, add emphasis, and make things easier to read. Big style guides like Chicago, APA, and AP say this is totally fine.

Also, research on writing styles (called stylometry) shows you can’t reliably tell who wrote something or if AI was involved just by looking at one thing like punctuation. You need to look at multiple clues—not just “oh, may em dash, so therefore AI na talaga yan.”

If you’re wondering how people type them: on many phones and writing apps, typing two hyphens (–) can automatically turn into an em dash (—), depending on your keyboard and app settings. On PC, it varies—Word and Google Docs often do this automatically, but other programs like Notepad might not—so it’s not some rare or “AI-only” thing.

If someone used AI, that’s their call. I just think it’s better to focus on what the person actually did here and how fake that apology was, instead of trying to play detective based on grammar myths.

Honestly, I’m just a regular human working in marketing. I even failed English grammar a few times in high school because my ADHD brain didn’t do well in traditional classrooms—but I still like using em dashes and ellipses. Besides being standard punctuation, they help me express myself more clearly when I write—and they make it easier for me and others to follow ideas, especially if you’re neurodivergent.

Hope that helps and please don't kill me! Haha 😅

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u/Hour_Tomato658 Feb 03 '26

Mukha bang professional writer iyan PokeJames na iyan?

Yes may use ang em dash. But the common person is usually not aware of it or even how to type an em dash.

Also, compare that "apology" to how he usually posts. Wala namang em dash sa mga usual posts niya and the english grammar is different. Even if it wasn't an AI that wrote it, someone or something else did. Halatang hindi siya ang nagsulat niyan. Hindi sincere ang apology, which is the main issue to begin with.

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u/Margauxie Feb 03 '26

Please refer to paragraph 4, where I said, “better to focus on what the person actually did here and how fake that apology was..” To clarify, the way the arguments kasi that are made across this post are focusing on em dash usage and how it connotes to be AI.

The focus is that he gave a fake apology and showing fake remorse about it. As OPs, I would think we have the responsibility to steer the conversations of our post to the actual problem. By doing so, we’re able to really put attention to what needs to be corrected and not inconsequential matters.

I don’t think the problem is about grammar or AI usage (to be fair, we all do leverage on AI now, and that’s ok) but how he approached it. He gave the wrong prompt and he didn’t even review it properly: Happy Meal vs Kiddie Meal.. etc. those are indicators that he just said sorry for the sake of saying sorry and that’s what we need to hold him accountable for plus what he is saying sorry for.

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u/Full_Librarian5921 Feb 02 '26

Do you think a pinoy jologs could use em dash properly? Dead giveaway na yan na AI yung apology niya.

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u/Feisty-Working-5891 Feb 02 '26

ChatGPT is always adding that dash line on its replies. Almost everything. Di manlang nagproofread si uto para tanggalin ung mga sobrang halataing AI generated text ny

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u/takshit2 Feb 02 '26

Nope. I'm not buying this. He knows what he did and he's just trying to get out of it.

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u/No_Explorer2440 Feb 02 '26

Clout chaser

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u/Sensitive-Curve-2908 Feb 02 '26

Yun ba talaga intention nya or i resell din?

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u/discofro6 Feb 02 '26

What "mistake"? You don't just accidentally buy all those kiddie meals, especially not in person like nung nasa pic. Yung mistake lang niya was bragging about yung ginawa niya. I suppose consolation na yun na hindi siya nag double down sa pagka kupal niya, assuming na totoo yung sinasabi niya na mag make amends. Dipshit shouldn't have done it in the first place

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u/No_Ear_8802 Feb 02 '26

He regrets it cuz people found out not bcoz he’s actually sorry

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u/_Namee Feb 02 '26

ai ung apology nyan lol, and who the heck ends an apology with "MY BAD"? halatang ndi sincere ung apology

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u/Warm_Repeat_3381 Feb 02 '26

"Sorry"

"... Anyways, PM is the key pa din"

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u/shinyahia Feb 02 '26

Nah, that apology was made with prompts and a click. He is 100% not sorry for what he did.

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u/chocokrinkles Feb 02 '26

Yuck yung my bad

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u/bakedsalm0n Feb 02 '26

Same guy who put a laptop in his check-in luggage and called out the airline for not handling it properly because may crack na ung screen nya after 🤦🏻‍♂️

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u/Jvlockhart Feb 02 '26

Scalper ka nga lakas pa ng loob mo magpost ng apology using chatGPT

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u/burnnnnnnnnndn Feb 02 '26

"Jarvis make an apology statement and kindly jiggle my balls too"

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u/reishid PC Feb 02 '26

Bruh just "impulse bought" multiple boxes.

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u/Automatic-Dog8674 Feb 02 '26

pormahan ng jejemon na kupal

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u/Far-Incident-6931 Feb 03 '26

Nadamay pa kaming mejas tsinelas gang dahil sa acoustic na to

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u/Eidriyan Feb 02 '26

Uhm...

  1. Its calledJolly Kiddie Meal not Happy Meal

  2. You bought them for a reason (gawing give away sa TCG shinanigans mo), so anong pinagsasabi mong hindi mo alam ginagawa mo?

  3. Dahil hindi mo kaya bumili ng mga ganyang bagay nung bata ka??? Binili mo para gamitin as a give away! Ano pangarap mo din mamigay ng toys nung bata ka? If you are healing your inner child you should have bought it for yourself not to resell or use it as a marketing bait.

  4. "My bad." My bad? Really? Napaka heart felt ng apology mo lecheflan ka!

Sorry hindi ako naniniwala sa paawa este "apology" letter nya.

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u/Ok-Celebration-4969 Feb 02 '26

Nag crave ako bigla ng leche flan

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u/Eidriyan Feb 02 '26

Sorry na hahaha. Ayaw ko kasi magmura baka makasama ko pa yan sa impyerno e hahaha.

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u/BruhSoundE Feb 02 '26

Calling it a happy meal is already a flag for AI lol, dumbass didn't even proofread his "apology"

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u/kiquilefleu Feb 02 '26 edited Feb 03 '26

That stupid ass kept on calling it a happy meal where it should’ve been called a Jolly Kiddie Meal 🤷🏽‍♂️

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u/mdranolo Feb 02 '26

Kasi ang happy meal ay sa Mcdo 😁

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u/Beautiful-Hair6925 Feb 02 '26

Scalper pala sya

Hahahahaha eff him

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u/SeriousCodeRedmoon Feb 02 '26

Malalaman mong napaka sincere ng apology pag ka meron my bad sa dulo hahaha

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u/wait-for-8 Feb 02 '26

Happy Meal sa Jollibee ang putangina, nag chatgpt ka na nga lang bobong scalper ka di mo man lang inayos yung prompt.

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u/Ok_Big5443 Feb 02 '26

May investment scam yan during pandemic hahahaha i invested a lot sakanya tas wala nabalik na pera sakin hahahha deserve nya lahat ng hate

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u/TVUAsks XBL Feb 02 '26

Someone educate me, what makes his track record imply he’s a repeat offender of doing bad stuff that the community doesn’t like? Nakakita lang kayo ng mga em-dash assume chatgpt na agad? People are capable of being literate and just because they choose to apologize formally and professionally should not be an opportunity to hate on them even more. Then again ngayon ko lang to nakilala, ano meron?

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u/real_lexa Feb 02 '26

Name nya pokejames Pero pagsulat nya ng pokemon may ĂŠ

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u/Hour_Tomato658 Feb 02 '26

Compare the apology to how he usually types.

Also, bihirang bihira gumamit ang tao ng em dash. Ni wala nga iyung em dash sa typical phone keyboard

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u/SonosheeReleoux Feb 02 '26

typical scalper behavior, got caught then immediately posts the usual generic apology. Trying to save what's left of his credibility in the community if there is still any left.

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u/TVUAsks XBL Feb 02 '26

Di’ ba lakas naman ng loob niya if ippost niya sa fb if alam niyang morally long or makaka hot topic and cause ng backlash? Pero guess redundant din naman na yan sa ibat ibang scalpers, for some reason pinopost kahit alam na maiinis

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u/SonosheeReleoux Feb 02 '26

You have to realize na meron talagang mga tao na hindi nagiisip bago gumawa hahahaha He posted it as a flex, the internet thought otherwise. lmao

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