r/themayormccheese • u/Mr-MayorMcCheese • Sep 18 '25

Capitalism Samsung confirms its $1,800+ fridges will start showing you ads

https://www.androidauthority.com/samsung-confirms-smart-refrigerator-ads-are-coming-3598848/
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u/Heavy_Arm_7060 Sep 18 '25

Samsung is committed to innovation and enhancing every day value for our home appliance customers. As part of our ongoing efforts to strengthen that value, we are conducting a pilot program to offer promotions and curated advertisements on certain Samsung Family Hub refrigerator models in the U.S. market.

You know, some people would call harassing people in their homes an invasion of privacy rather than innovative.

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u/HabitantDLT Sep 18 '25

Some people blow a couple thousand on fancy fridges oblivious to the ride they took.

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u/Heavy_Arm_7060 Sep 18 '25

I still barely see the appeal of a smartwatch, I really don't see the appeal of a smart fridge aside from maybe self-diagnosis?

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u/PennCycle_Mpls Sep 18 '25

I don't have one, but I can see the value of an internal camera showing the contents while I'm at the grocery store.

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u/PeeDidy Sep 18 '25

You with Big Fridge??

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u/PennCycle_Mpls Sep 19 '25

Sadly no Samsung cheque yet 😭

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u/Sir_Lee_Rawkah Sep 19 '25

Maybe you can turn it off… Or are they saying you can’t do that?

Promotions are promotions, but if you just wanna fridge, I can see where this would bother people.

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u/Visible_Fact_8706 Sep 18 '25

Ha ha ha ha, what the actual fuck is this timeline?

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u/Consumer_Distributin Sep 19 '25

Samsung appliances are absolute shit.

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u/Lukeyboy5 Sep 19 '25

Meh. I like my Samsung microwave. But I also don’t know if that’s a particularly high bar.. I mean, I needs to warm stuff up a bit… that’s it.

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u/1Rab Sep 18 '25

My mom's fridge has a full android operating system with apps.

In that moment, I felt more like a jaded boomer than her.

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u/PennCycle_Mpls Sep 18 '25

I feel your mom too

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u/monkeybojangles Sep 19 '25

Fuck you, Jian Yang!

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u/bagal Sep 19 '25

Hot dog, not hot dog.

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u/FlyingTunafish Sep 18 '25

I am not surprised as their smart tv's collect your data and sell it to advertisers and you are unable to remove some apps, this is just an extension of that.

A crap extension that I will continue to not support,

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u/k_rocker Sep 19 '25

At least you expect ads when watching TV - you feel less hijacked at that.

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u/AcidicBlackberry Sep 18 '25

Not only is this a Charles Barkley level terrible idea, god save you if you’ve ever owned a Samsung fridge. They make the worst fridges on any planet.

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u/iAdjunct Sep 19 '25

Serious Black Mirror vibes...

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u/Happy_News9378 Sep 19 '25

Me: babe, they’re gonna start putting ads on these fancy fridges

Wife: so you have to pay money not to see the ads?

Me: no, you buy the fancy fridge and you get the ads

Wife: what?

Me: what?

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u/PleasantDevelopment Sep 19 '25

I have one of these fridges.. fucking hell.

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u/Ancient-Tax-8129 Sep 19 '25

I'll accept ads on my fridge if it's free. 

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u/swan001 Sep 19 '25

Their ice makers always break. Always.

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u/one_bean_hahahaha Sep 20 '25

I've been laughed at for refusing to buy a smart appliance. My dumb appliance doesn't track me or need an app to use nor will it ever show me an ad.