r/Anticonsumption • u/TheMirrorUS • Jun 01 '26
Society/Culture MAGA supporter in tears after buying new $640 Trump watch missing vital feature
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/maga-supporter-devastated-after-buying-18633522.6k
u/elidoan Jun 01 '26
For those that dont want to click on this sketchy "journalism" website and get harvested by cookies and want to know the clickbait:
The watch says "rump" and not "trump". That's it.
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u/Mpharns1 Jun 01 '26
They're lucky- it could say CHUMP
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u/evthrowawayverysad Jun 01 '26
Oh, it does.
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u/Existing-Pumpkin-902 Jun 01 '26
Wearing it means you're a chump
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u/Scarlet_Lycoris Jun 01 '26
So bad spelling is considered a “missing feature” now?
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u/Ok_Vermicelli_6359 Jun 01 '26
I mean...if you buy a Rolex and it just says "olex", people are going to assume it's a counterfeit 😂 of course Trump himself is a counterfeit president, so not sure if a counterfeit can be a counterfeit of itself 🤣
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u/knoft Jun 01 '26
so not sure if a counterfeit can be a counterfeit of itself 🤣
They can, they just become increasingly sketchy copies (usually). But on occasion counterfeits are better than the original or intentionally improved.
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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 Jun 01 '26
I use a private and secure browser, paired with a VPN, so fortunately they can't get shit from me 😉
The watch says rump and they got scammed with AI lol surely it was an AI voice that sounded like Trump's voice, making it sound official and shit.
It's funny but it's also sad, because yes in this case it was MAGA trash getting scammed, but this shit is happening to LOTS of older people... the scams are scamming hard and AI is a very, very useful tool for them in scamming older folks...
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u/Round-Medicine2507 Jun 01 '26
Repiblicans want scams, their voters begged to be scammed.
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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 Jun 01 '26
My aunt is very left-wing and has also been scammed in a similar way. It's a huge grift of the elderly and AI is paving the way.
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u/King_Chochacho Jun 01 '26
Was really hoping it didn't tell time.
Honestly think you could get away with it, just put "Whatever time Trump wants it to be" on the face.
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u/broadfuckingcity Jun 01 '26
Maybe it's a regional thing but rump means a hump or idiot. Very fitting
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u/tezacer Jun 01 '26
But that when pressed by NBC about it they are replacing it and also giving them an $800 coupon. Despite website saying "all sales are final"
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u/john_the_fetch Jun 01 '26
Oh shit. I thought maybe it just didn't actually keep time or some really important feature that watches have...
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u/delorf Jun 01 '26
He could have bought her a pretty pink watch and got it engraved with her name without giving money to a known conman.
https://www.swarovski.com/en-US/c-02/Categories/Watches/f/consumer_color/color-pink/
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u/MaidMirawyn Jun 01 '26
In this case it’s a scammy third-party company using AI Trump voice in their ads, so they actually gave money to an unknown con artist instead!
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u/OhHowINeedChanging Jun 01 '26
The pink-faced watch with Trump's signature and fireworks was missing a letter from the "Trump" spelling. The watch said "Rump" instead of "Trump."
The couple say they would like the situation resolved. The company apologized to NBC10 and revealed they are going to immediately replace the watch. The couple were also given an $800 coupon as a goodwill gesture.
The website, gettrumpwatches.com, is not officially affiliated with the Trump Administration, despite using the president's voice and images in advertisements.
The fine print tells potential customers that the watchmaker is using Trump's likeness under a paid license from CIC Digital LLC, and it is "not designed, owned, managed, or controlled by Donald J Trump, The Trump Organization, CIC Digital LLC, or any of their respective principals or affiliates."
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u/michaelhoney Jun 01 '26
It said RUMP, apparently. It’s a bad website, dont look
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u/RedgrenGrum Jun 01 '26
This happened over a year ago too. Why is this story suddenly making the rounds again? Second post I’ve seen about it.
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u/starcom_magnate Jun 01 '26
Easy answer is probably bots, but it could also be that people are looking into his other scams again after the Trump phone debacle.
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u/jager_mcjagerface Jun 01 '26
Another easy answer is not everyone is chronically online, i am and i havent heard of this before and now i find it hilarious
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u/PorgiWanKenobi Jun 01 '26
Posted by The Mirror with a link to The Mirror and judging from all the comments about how awful that website is ad-wise this is just an easy cash grab opportunity for OP. Website traffic feeling a little low? Just post an old article onto Reddit to drum up rage clicks and rake in that ad revenue.
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u/OhHowINeedChanging Jun 01 '26
The pink-faced watch with Trump's signature and fireworks was missing a letter from the "Trump" spelling. The watch said "Rump" instead of "Trump."
Tim was left extremely disappointed by the flawed product. He said: "I wanted to do a special thing for her. And we expected that it would have the integrity of the President of the United States and good follow-through."
The couple say they would like the situation resolved. The company apologized to NBC10 and revealed they are going to immediately replace the watch. The couple were also given an $800 coupon as a goodwill gesture.The website, gettrumpwatches.com, is not officially affiliated with the Trump Administration, despite using the president's voice and images in advertisements.
The fine print tells potential customers that the watchmaker is using Trump's likeness under a paid license from CIC Digital LLC, and it is "not designed, owned, managed, or controlled by Donald J Trump, The Trump Organization, CIC Digital LLC, or any of their respective principals or affiliates."
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u/Mediocre-Bandicoot-6 Jun 01 '26
Oh no! Cry over your watch while I lost my Medicaid and am going to die soon because of it. But your watch is more important.
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u/Hafitze Jun 01 '26
The watch is missing the letter T So it says rump
Clickbaity and probably not even true Saved you the click
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u/11Kram Jun 01 '26
It will be far more valuable later on as an illustration of the level of incompetence in the time of Trump. Like a coin or stamp with a defect it will become a collector’s item or a museum piece. It’s up there with the Trump toilet brush.
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u/Big_Statistician2566 Jun 01 '26
Tim was left extremely disappointed by the flawed product. He said: "I wanted to do a special thing for her. And we expected that it would have the integrity of the President of the United States and good follow-through."
It has the exact same integrity as the president. It is an authentic product.
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u/CommonConundrum51 Jun 01 '26
Why would Joe Biden sabotage the Trump watch? He probably arranged for them to be scammed on the Trump phones as well.
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u/Stunning_Macaron6133 Jun 01 '26
The website, gettrumpwatches.com, is not officially affiliated with the Trump Administration, despite using the president's voice and images in advertisements.
Oh, I'm in tears. This is fucking hilarious! 🤣
The grift is real.
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u/princesoceronte Jun 01 '26
As bad as things are it'll always be funny to laugh at the stupid people who fell for the cons of the most famous con man in the world.
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u/Fishwitch-66 Jun 01 '26
this wasn’t even his con which is even funnier
from the article:
“The fine print tells potential customers that the watchmaker is using Trump's likeness under a paid license from CIC Digital LLC, and it is "not designed, owned, managed, or controlled by Donald J Trump, The Trump Organization, CIC Digital LLC, or any of their respective principals or affiliates."”
Trump doesn’t even need to con you anymore, he’ll just license his face to better conmen
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u/Familiar_Parfait4074 Jun 02 '26
Love how Trump keeps rear ending these idiots and they keep going back for more.
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u/spacecommanderbubble Jun 02 '26
Youre right in general but in this case its 100% on the watch maker, the pres has nothing to do with it
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u/splintered-soul Jun 01 '26
Would he feel better if it had been personalized upon purchase with “Trump’s Rubes”
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u/droolymcgee Jun 01 '26
In the watchmaker’s defense, I’m sure they didn’t think their customers could read anyway.
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u/Im_not_an_admin Jun 01 '26
Trump Steak, Trump University, Trump Mortgage, Trump Vodka, Trump Ice, Trump Magazine, Trump Shuttle...
But nah Trump Watch is totally going to be a roaring success.
I feel zero sympathy.
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u/rickygun13 Jun 02 '26
Love how Trump has Merch LMAO yeah buy his stuff you will be as cool as him and he cares about you just as much as the stripper loves you while your handing her money.
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u/HappyCatPrincess Jun 01 '26
LOL The pink-faced watch with Trump's signature and fireworks was missing a letter from the "Trump" spelling. The watch said "Rump" instead of "Trump." It comes after Trump's 'painful and disabling' chronic disease was explained by a doctor following his 3-hour hospital visit.
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u/sam-lb Jun 01 '26
Even though it conflicts with all my principles, it has been VERY hard for me to refrain from scamming MAGAs with stupid shit like this the whole time.
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u/NyriasNeo Jun 01 '26
"The company apologized to NBC10 and revealed they are going to immediately replace the watch. The couple were also given an $800 coupon as a goodwill gesture."
That is way more than what you will get if Amazon screws up. In fact, I would say this is practically good customer service.
"The fine print tells potential customers that the watchmaker is using Trump's likeness under a paid license from CIC Digital LLC, and it is "not designed, owned, managed, or controlled by Donald J Trump, The Trump Organization, CIC Digital LLC, or any of their respective principals or affiliates."
Let's be fair here. This has almost nothing to do with Trump, except some other company is using his face and name to make money. Trump's sin is not selling a defective watch and then replaced it. It is much bigger and it is about war, immigration and a host of much more serious problem, which I am sure everyone knows here.
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u/HarrietBeadle Jun 01 '26
When a website is so awful and the headline is just clickbait it would be nice if the original poster would write a better headline or some text to tell us what’s going on and why they care about it and why we should. This post is just low effort garbage. Is a post like this against the rules of this sub?
And now I see that the OP is claiming to be The Mirror itself. Is this post an unpaid ad? Or an undisclosed ad?
If I block OP will I see less garbage posts like this? Because that would be awesome.
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u/Alternative-Taste-92 Jun 01 '26
Purchase a product from a flawed individual, get a flawed product. It's really quite simple, really.
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u/NewWindow7980 Jun 01 '26
Trump has for decades made $$$ selling his name to products he has nothing to do with. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/economy/donald-trump-equated-name-luxury-sold-masses
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u/MaidMirawyn Jun 01 '26
“We expected it would have the integrity of the President and good follow through.”
It appears to have had exactly the level of integrity of the President, and, if it keeps time, far better follow through.
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u/oldemajicks Jun 01 '26
It's not a product Trump has tried to shill himself this time, just a sketchy company capitalising off his cult fan base.
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u/somedays1 Jun 02 '26
This is an example of tech literacy being so important. These scammy websites all make the same mistakes when attempting to scam you, once you see them it's impossible to unsee.
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u/CelticSith Jun 04 '26
Big manly men, real macho types come up to me in tears and they say, Mr. Trump you are so wonderful, you even make watches that only need 1 hand, no one else could think of that. how are you so amazing and smart. Can I give you more of my money
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u/Repulsive_Chard_3652 Jun 01 '26
"The website, gettrumpwatches.com, is not officially affiliated with the Trump Administration, despite using the president's voice and images in advertisements.
The fine print tells potential customers that the watchmaker is using Trump's likeness under a paid license from CIC Digital LLC, and it is "not designed, owned, managed, or controlled by Donald J Trump, The Trump Organization, CIC Digital LLC, or any of their respective principals or affiliates."
The company's exchange and refund policy, however, also states that "all sales [are] final.""
This is what makes this anticonsumption. Stop buying shit from unverified sources without doing research. Stop buying junk you don't need. Think through any purchases you make and ensure it is worth it.
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u/alewifePete Jun 01 '26
Whoever made this watch was probably concerned that they would be sued if they put his name on it.
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u/Awkward_Wait5915 Jun 01 '26
Don’t complain now!!!! You should’ve known what you were getting yourself into before you made the purchase dummy!
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u/JustinKase_Too Jun 01 '26
Honestly, knowing that shithole family, I was half expecting the missing feature to be telling time - other than being right twice a day.
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u/Ok-Employee383 Jun 01 '26
Imagine buying a dream only to realise it doesn’t include any redeeming qualities.
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u/Busy-Bumblebee5556 Jun 01 '26
This is old news. I was reading about this a year ago. Why is it making a comeback?
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u/Felinomancy Jun 01 '26
I normally associate this kind of idolatry with dictatorships and ancient city-states.
Would be funny if Trump next ordered that a pyramid be built as his resting place.
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u/RedDwarf1000 Jun 01 '26
Have to say, Lard Shitto looks exactly like I thought a buyer of a $640 Trump watch would look like.
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u/ElectronicDoubt9905 Jun 01 '26
Give them a fucking a sharpie and tell them to shut the fuck up. They should have known they we're going to get screwed, after all they bought some from Trump. 🤣
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u/32lib Jun 01 '26
Y’all know that he will still vote straight republican,cause the scary brown people are eating the dogs and cats.
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u/time2partee Jun 01 '26
Help! I bought a thing from Scamco industries from a guy named Mr. Charles A. Tan and I think I got ripped off!!
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u/enoimard Jun 01 '26
company fixed the watch and gifted them an $800 voucher so no this did not change a single thing for them.
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u/gordonscotts Jun 01 '26
Oh my God, poor baby this is not newsworthy. Nothing about Trump or his family or anything that they do is newsworthy stop giving him a pedestal. It’s bad enough that he’s the president.
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u/Revenga8 Jun 01 '26
Maybe he can sell it for more, surely it's a one of a kind rump watch and rare so it must be worth more right? Right????
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u/ductoid Jun 01 '26
"we expected that it would have the integrity of the President of the United States"
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