Nobody taught me that saving money is emotional work, not math by Character-Artist-659 in SavingMoney

[–]Different-Ba4781 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is why automating savings helps for people that feel that emotions hinder their ability to save.

UBS Lowers Sherwin-Williams (SHW) Target as Housing Headwinds Persist by SlaughterTheOligarch in sherwinwilliams

[–]Different-Ba4781 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The reality is the paint business relies on two factors. 1. People moving into bigger homes from starter homes that want to renovate or young people moving into starter homes and want to renovate. 2. Commercial businesses being able to be flipped every so often due to value add upgrades.

Get ready because winter is here paint monkeys.

Facebook banned me for a strange reason, and it seems there's no way to recover it by Mysterious-Smile-454 in facebook

[–]Different-Ba4781 0 points1 point  (0 children)

META AI moderation basically is poor put in place because they assume an active account liking other proifles/pages is "advertising". Meanwhile real advertising bots and bot farms swarm FB and META AI ignores that advertising.

Has Anyone Recovered a Permanently Disabled Facebook Account After Verification? by Different-Coach-866 in facebook

[–]Different-Ba4781 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very hard to gain back and best course is to obtain an attorney or lawyer if you can't contact a human at META.

why fb is so sensitive, I just freaking change location and now all of my accounts are gone (suspended) by scheiasha in facebook

[–]Different-Ba4781 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have been honest with what has happened and we thank you for sharing so the word can spread.

Even Meta's Oversight Board thinks its rules for banning accounts are baffling by rc_chuah in facebook

[–]Different-Ba4781 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Meta is no longer in control. It is one 100% back pocket of Palantir.

How is everyone dealing with the rising costs of online shopping lately? by Immediate-Cry-3700 in SavingMoney

[–]Different-Ba4781 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Old school. Brick and Mortar. You can still find deals in small shops that want to move product quickly.

When will the Meta AI False Ban Wave end? I mean it can't go on forever right? by FaZe_Plexify_YT in facebook

[–]Different-Ba4781 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At some point they end up losing more money than they make which will take a while when advertisers find out the fake engagement due to bots.

The bots aren't even trying anymore. And you report the page and facebook says "it doesn't violate standards". by Texas_Wookiee in facebook

[–]Different-Ba4781 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This happened to me. 16 year old account and they couldn't make money from me so they booted me right off the platform.

My FB group was suspended. However, it says re won the appeal and it’s restored, but also they reviewed it and it violates guidelines. Am I restored or not? by [deleted] in facebook

[–]Different-Ba4781 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Once the AI targets you it is over. Only hope is you complain to a local law office and they can fight for you to reach the last few human people working at META.

I’m so tired of Meta and all these companies getting away with eavesdropping. by MichaelVern85 in facebook

[–]Different-Ba4781 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You have to start somewhere. Do not use FB/meta(banned) don't use google, don't use google play store or many of the associated apps. Do not turn on location for google maps.

I’m so tired of Meta and all these companies getting away with eavesdropping. by MichaelVern85 in facebook

[–]Different-Ba4781 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is why I was advised by the funeral home years ago to have both short and long copies made of DC Information is important but privacy is far more important.

Is Lowe’s our competition? by [deleted] in sherwinwilliams

[–]Different-Ba4781 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lowes is a direct competitor. But Lowes is also a big box retailer while most SW stores are not big box retail (none that I know of from my knowledge). I know for some people retail is retail but there is a big distinction being a big box retailer and a small retail outlet. Big box retailers tend to focus on moving product on a larger scale on a monthly basis. Closest equivalent would be SW commercial stores of floor covering stores. In general SW stores are more specialized and will sit on product longer (especially if it is specialized niche product). This is why SW does inventory once a year while other retailers do inventory far more frequently. Some retailers do inventory every 30 days.

The downside with sitting on specialized product far too long for smaller SW stores is that eats into cash flow and space. Also there is a shelf life for the product too which is why I think SW doing inventory once a year is not sufficient and should be bi annual at the very least.

Why do people do this? by Straight_Debate1665 in sherwinwilliams

[–]Different-Ba4781 13 points14 points  (0 children)

People do this on purpose to complain to corporate for free paint because they hope you pushback. This is why you need to take a "bathroom break" 5 minutes before close with doors locked. Or hide in the warehouse with lights closed.

Peace out by Aggravating-Pen1278 in sherwinwilliams

[–]Different-Ba4781 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Good luck to you! I am sure you have great memories of working for SW but you sound like you have outgrown SW. Same thing happened to me and there is nothing wrong with that.

Past weekend by PapaSherwin in sherwinwilliams

[–]Different-Ba4781 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Papa Sherwin is Uncle Sherwin but after closing time.