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[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 32 points 8 months ago

That's not a contradiction. Your, my, and everyone's bed is for sleeping in. The beds in that store are for accumulation of wealth. This displays the harsh efficiencies of capitalism, because the people in the most need for a bed cannot afford to have one.

[-] dwalin@lemmy.world 124 points 8 months ago

I belive the beds in a store that sells beds are either to be sold or to help you choose a bed. They are not "fuck you, see how many beds i have" beds

[-] 0ops@lemm.ee 9 points 8 months ago

It'll probably be sold at a discount too since it was for display

[-] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 10 points 8 months ago

For probably still more money than street sleeping homeless guy can afford of we are being honest.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 2 points 8 months ago

Right but equally it's not the mattress company's job to accommodate the homeless person. It's not like they didn't have to pay an inflated price from the manufacturer so if they sold it for the price of the materials they'd probably make a loss.

[-] dream_weasel@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 months ago

No of course not. I'm not saying that the homeless guy should be in the store, I'm saying it's out of his reach even for the floor model.

[-] lemann@lemmy.one 3 points 8 months ago

100%. I have yet to see somewhere that sells display furniture/appliances at full price, usually they knock some off due to shop guests messing around with it, wear and tear

[-] Daft_ish@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

Ew, they would sell you a display bed? Seems, unhygienic.

[-] 0ops@lemm.ee 8 points 8 months ago

I mean I don't even wanna know how often the average person changes their sheets, let alone their mattress. My parents have mattresses in spare bedrooms older than me.

Honestly though, display beds aren't as scary to me as hotel beds

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[-] bioemerl@kbin.social 19 points 8 months ago

The beds in that store are for accumulation of wealth

...selling people beds so they have beds to sleep in. Beds that aren't riddled with bugs thanks to the store not being a homeless shelter.

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

You're assuming selling beds is the only method to distribute them. That's simply untrue.

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[-] workerONE@lemmy.world 17 points 8 months ago

So beds in the store are for accumulation of wealth but then when someone buys them they're for sleeping in? Deep

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago

Who are the people in most need for a bed? Isn't that need relatively equal? I mean, I guess when I was younger I didn't really need one, but now I'm a wreck without one. I know some guys with copd that only sleep in chairs, so maybe their need is on low end.

[-] rockSlayer@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

The people without beds, followed by the people that need to replace their beds, followed by people that want to receive a bed for any other reason.

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