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I disagree, but I’m willing to accept it as my hangup. It’s potentially problematic, but I feel a strong hatred towards being manipulated into buying something. I feel that way about this product, and am actively choosing to never consider giving them money because of that.
If it weren’t a catalytic converter protector, maybe I’d give them more consideration, but seeing as how this is literally a strip of conductive material that sets off an alarm if it’s cut as compared to beefier metal options that will physically delay and deter thieves, and I don’t live in an area with really much of any rate of catalytic converter theft, and I don’t like what I’ve perceived to be a scummy marketing tactic, I’m out.
Yeah, my approach is definitely not “one size fits all”, but in this case I feel fine about it.