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Last Saturday, I decided to treat myself to a new pair of shoes because, let’s be honest, my old ones looked like they had survived a hurricane and were running a support group for sad footwear. As I browsed through the sale rack, I stumbled upon an amazing pair that were *massively* marked down. I couldn’t resist snagging them and proudly strutted out of the store, feeling like a million bucks.
Fast forward to Monday morning, when I waltz into work, ready to dazzle everyone with my stylish new kicks. Just as I seamlessly kick off a conversation with my boss about productivity, she glances down and bursts out laughing. Apparently, I’d taken off the price tag and the attached ‘return this item at full price if you dare’ sticker… without realizing it. Who knew savings would leave me looking like I was trying to start a new trend called “retail chic”? My coworkers still refer to those shoes as my “discount kicks,” and now, I just hold my head high, because at least I can afford to laugh about it!
N
The future is spending 30 minutes removing every last bit of that sticker.
I
Nah I would definitely keep the sticker. Most likely funnier than whatever generic text is under it anyway..
P
i hope what’s under it is ***BLEAK*** that way, when you finally finish toiling with the cumbersome, gluey tag to reveal the true message, you agree
G
You know when your future is bleak, when you realize your coffee mug message overestimates you.
J
The future is gluey.
M
It’s all a joke until you throw it in the dishwasher. And then who becomes the clown?
A
The real joke is that you’d throw it in the dishwasher. Everyone knows that each time you use it the new liquid dilutes the old so it never *actually* gets dirty.
R
Microdosing on dirt you you never have to wash dishes? Sounds li ke the new cleaning superpower of 2026!
V
It’s not dirt, it’s called ‘patina’, and it’s aromatic by design.
H
It probably says coffee or caffeinated
E
They just felt like gaslighting the consumer.
T
Glaze over it maybe?
H
how do you know that
B
Get a paper towel and some goo gone. Saturate the paper towel and sticker with goo gone and let it sit. It breaks down adhesive so you can just wipe it off
W
Lighter fluid for Zippo type lighters also works great as a solvent on sticker glue and works very quickly.
E
Counterpoint: Goo Gone works just as good, smells better, and you know isn’t flammable.
O
The cheapest tiny bottle of Goo Gone I can find is about $7. The mug is $2.
K
Well, you can use this bottle of Goo Gone for other goo removal needs
O
If the need to remove goo came up that often, I’d probably already have a bottle on hand. I don’t. I pretty much never ever need the stuff.
M
Maybe you haven’t yet entered the goo stage of your life?
M
I’m in my goomaxxing era.
U
They’re on the internet. They’ve definitely entered the goo stage of their life.
R
Too fucking bad. Buy it.
F
Isopropyl alcohol will accomplish the same for less
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WD40 works too
D
Sure but once you have a good solvent, you’ll find it comes in handy and never goes bad. I’ve had a tin of mineral spirits for at least a decade. It’s fantastic on the day you want to degrease something.
M
You dont need to use the whole bottle
A
Your Goo Gone will last for more than one sticker.
O
Assuming I buy this mug (I won’t), I still won’t need to remove more than one sticker. That’s just not a problem I run into that often.
A
Personally, I think the only valid use of the death penalty is for people who use stickers that shred and leave residue when peeled, rather than using the type of stickers can easily peel in one piece.
5
I’d add in people who unnecessarily ziptie products to their packaging, as a parent. I’ve nearly broken toys trying to cut them out of their plastic sarcophagus.
C
Adding on to this with my own recommendation! The closest to real Goo Gone is a 50/50 mix of xylene and acetone. Both are much cheaper than Goo Gone at hardware stores. I have used this mix to dissolve chewing gum – it is aggressive. The xylene is what actually does the work, but it evaporates so, so fast it needs to be carried in a slower-evaporating solvent. Acetone dissolves what xylene doesn’t, and slows down evaporation long enough to be useful. One warning, xylene is hyper-volitile and an aggressive inhaled intoxicant. It absolutely has to be done outside. Seriously. Breathing it for any amount of time will have a similar effect to alcohol or ether. As a bonus, you can mix ATF and Acetone to create a decent penetrating oil, as well.
R
Pick a hair dryer, warm up the sticker with it. Peel it off easy 😉
H
Even better, get a cordless heat gun
T
Hair dryer
M
Aren’t there [a few ways](https://www.thespruce.com/sticker-removal-methods-11722524) of removing stickers w/o damage or leving remnants?
N
Large clear packing tape on top of the sticker, then hair dry the tape area and pull
L
I would carefully hand wash it to keep the sticker
W
Y’all gotta get your hands on a heat gun Never struggle with a sticker again
Z
Goo gone and a razor blade, that’s like 30 seconds
D
use acetone
S
U are out of line but you are right
J
No, that’s part of the charm. Love stickers. Sadly they are not forever.
T
finally priced realistically.
M
It is yours for the low low price.
B
“A new car!!!!”
S
Take it
N
At this rate, I’ll just wait a little longer until it’s free.
F
I wish the future would be free, or reduced cost. getting the future is costing a FORTUNE lately
J
Getting the future is killing the future.
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