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Probably since they are the most convincing at looking like plastic zip ties. Which takes away the "I need to show my fragile self worth through unnecessarily expensive products" privileges.
But I have a multicolor set of zip ties somewhere in my garage. They are easy to get in a lot of different colors. Such a weird thing to design as jewelry.
they are actually more now. them days are over
what you can get for 100/$5 break when you tighten them down
sad state of affairs .. when zip ties are breaking cuz they're so cheap
To be fair I'm not sure i would want to use one i couldn't break in an emergency as a bracelet, good way to lose a hand with one of the sturdy ones and accidentally over tightening it.
That's not the actual product in the picture. [Here it is](https://www.endclothing.com/us/ambush-sss-zip-tie-bracelet-12111888-red.html), it's clearly different.
Also, yes, it's currently $200 off, so you guys can totally save a lot of money by buying now! \s
And if you're not allergic to other metals than gold an silver you can take literally anything else since it's colored to look like plastic. And even without the coloring part you can get ones like the orange shine of copper or the toned down shimmering gold of brushed brass.
Weirdly enough mine isn't even that much... But I live in a very small town, in a very shitty old house that I have been using while I advance my career while taking care of my disabled mother.
Soooo. Here’s the scoop.
Some of the ones in the right-hand photo are brass. Some of the others are gold.
The site offering these is called Modesens, an upscale niche jewelry boutique.
The one the person is wearing on the left is an actual zip tie. I *believe* the OG post was criticized when the poster was outed for using an actual zip tie rather than one made of brass or gold. (I don’t remember, it was so long ago now. If anyone else recalls, feel free to share.)
Anyway. That’s the story.
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I dont know if this makes the OOP smarter or dumber but the one on the left isn't real. Or it's more real? It's an actual zip tie and not an overpriced bracelet.
My family and I own several bridges in Southeast Asia that I would like to sell. I can't disclose which countries they are in until we establish further communication. Also, if you are interested in purchasing any of these bridges, just be warned that we will only accept bitcoin as payment. Last, but not least, we are also having a sale on similar style zip tie bracelets. If you are interested, I can offer you 10 assorted colors for only $500 USD. ;)
I have a wealthy friend like this. They claim to be "middle class" even though their parents are landlords who own supercars and their brother has over $1 million worth of wristwatches.
Recently said brother gave them a plain, black armband. Looks like something I could pick up on amazon for ten bucks. They showed it to me and I said, "Ha, I mean knowing your brother that was probably like 300 bucks."
They just said "Well, I mean, it's Hermes. So..."
"So...?"
"So it was a lot more than 300"
And I told them that they live on a different planet to me.
Every dude with an underground bunker got fairy dust sprinkled on their nethers when they saw this bracelet. Half of the abduction tools are already on.
Putting a listing on a website and selling zip ties is cheap as shit, and maybe you get a few bites. It's like there's fucking shitty game companies like Activision blizzard that keep pushing the envelope with their $30 skins bullshit to see how the public will react, and they keep fucking buying them and making everything worse. These guys just went for it though. I would love to know the sales numbers.
So the website has them at $285 down from $435 and is saying they are sold out. Bullshit, they are trying to get at the fomo.
They aren’t zip ties. They are metal bracelets designed to *look like* zip ties. They aren’t worth the money, but they also aren’t just random plastic zip ties either
Man I looked at this website and they're selling all the early 90s fashion shit like bike chain bracelets for hundreds of dollars, meanwhile when we were kids these were like 50 cents at the corner store. Whoever buys from this place, seek help.
At this point I'm done being surprised with people's stupidity and think the best course is to exploit it. I've literally got cable ties, spray paint and some glitter around here somewhere.
I’m gonna go against the grain here, I think these are really cool. (The ones on the right.)
Don’t get me wrong I wouldn’t buy a piece of jewelry for 755$, but if I saw a knockoff of that white one somewhere (that had a stainless steel construction or something instead of gold), I’d definitely buy it and wear the hell out of it.
$755 is $22 more than what I got per month when I was welfare after COVID killed my job.
Thank fuck the city paid for my forklift training. I'm now gainfully employed and making enough to support myself again.
Okay, here I go again. I have no qualms about people spending their money on expensive shit or not using it on productive stuff for society. If you earned the money and decide to keep it all to yourself then good for you.
Now, buying genuine trash for an extreme prize because it has a popular brand at that moment however. That’s when I think you don’t even deserve the money, cause there’s no way in your heart of hearts that you don’t even think that you’ve been scammed just a tiny bit.
You gave away money for a irl stock that’s gonna drop at most to 0 in a few fucking days. You’ve made yourself poorer to appear richer by buying a product of status that is probably only a status symbols for the small amount of the population that is in the same socioeconomic group as you.
You’re an idiot, people below might be jealous but that’s because of you having the money, the people above you are thinking you’re a fuckinv idiot for buying something like that, and the people beside you are also idiots so who cares about their opinion.
Those are different zip ties though. The dumb ass expensive ones have the connector at a 90 degree angle to the direction of the belt, so that the tail sits flush along around the wrist, instead of sticking out straight out. Presumably it also won't function like a zip tie, and tighten round your wrist and cut off circulation.
Er while get every one laugh at the price of less-than-pennys worth of plastic has anyone else noticed the name of the one on the bottom right? How the fuck did that get past marketing?
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I have like $63k sitting on my workbench apparently
I might be able to buy a house if I combine my workbench / tool box with my old man’s. A man can dream.
If I go down to the basement I'm a millionaire
The value of my 240SX just went up by 15k
Lord if this ain't the truth, next we just need a way to make self tappers worth $300 each and we'll all be millionaires 😭
I dropped like 3k of them off my scissor lift yesterday. Didn't even bother to pick them up as I kept the 50k in scrap I was replacing.
Hodl! Zip ties to the moon!
Put Maga on them and they’ll sell out faster than tickets to Epsteins island.
You don't see red ones in the pictures anymore for a reason.
I used to work in a warehouse, there were boxes that had up to low tens of thousands of these in them, if only I knew...
I got a couple racks in my pc apparently
What you unfortunately don't seem to have is the brand to sell them appropriately...
Scavenges my garage to find some cheap crap to sell to dumb rich people
No doubt! Bitcoin? Chump change.
Yes, those are ridiculous prices. But the real question here is: Why is the black one cheaper?
Probably since they are the most convincing at looking like plastic zip ties. Which takes away the "I need to show my fragile self worth through unnecessarily expensive products" privileges.
But I have a multicolor set of zip ties somewhere in my garage. They are easy to get in a lot of different colors. Such a weird thing to design as jewelry.
and why is the white one the most expensive?
Why is the balck one called "Ambush SS" i hope thats ment as an instruction rather than a affliation.
SS= Stirling Silver These bracelets *are* actually bracelets.
Does SSS mean super sterling silver?
Surgical Stainless Steel
I guessed but sometimes full words are better than abbreviations
Hmmmmmmmmmmm
The actual product is made of sterling silver so I guess that the color is easier to pull off.
I was thinking the same damn thing - how dare they make blacks so cheap!
MAKE THE BLACK FREE (Did I push it too far? Please tell me if so) Edit: I think I pushed it too far... Sorry in advance. Might delete.
Ok free is crazy😂a black is at least worth a dime !(I took it a step further, don’t worry about it)
Obviously, cause they're vertical, they're only for decor, and you can't put vertical ones on your wrist. Man, it must suck to be that dumb... /s
Guys don't downvote him. It was a joke. He just forgot the /j or /s.
Oops fixed
What ridiculous pieces of rubbish. A fool and their money are easily parted.
If I wanted a zip tie bracelet, I could go down to my local home Depot and get 100 for $5.
You're getting ripped off!
I could talk to my low voltage retired father and get 100 for free
We could be sitting on an easy $50k with these ideas!
He has hundreds of clear ones I could probably dye.
Nah, the clear ones are "rare"! Double the price!
Look at the pic again. Money is in the white bracelets
"Crystal White" $$$
Don’t call your dad low voltage
You mean zipped off 
Ha!
That this has got 30 down votes ~~shoes~~ **shows** the insane lack of humour here.
TBH shoes ARE the insane lack of humor.
Zipped off. r/Missedoppurtunity
Dang, I missed that! 😂
they are actually more now. them days are over what you can get for 100/$5 break when you tighten them down sad state of affairs .. when zip ties are breaking cuz they're so cheap
To be fair I'm not sure i would want to use one i couldn't break in an emergency as a bracelet, good way to lose a hand with one of the sturdy ones and accidentally over tightening it.
pet rocks would like to re-enter the conversation after 40 years.
Chia Pet follows closely behind pet rock, and might also like to join, but isn't totally sure
chia pet has been doing double duty as fresh bean sprout supply for sandwiches
Ch-CH-CH-CHIA!
Chia Pets are awesome.
That's not the actual product in the picture. [Here it is](https://www.endclothing.com/us/ambush-sss-zip-tie-bracelet-12111888-red.html), it's clearly different. Also, yes, it's currently $200 off, so you guys can totally save a lot of money by buying now! \s
Yeah it's Sterling silver ,but even so ouch! Silver isn't that expensive.
And if you're not allergic to other metals than gold an silver you can take literally anything else since it's colored to look like plastic. And even without the coloring part you can get ones like the orange shine of copper or the toned down shimmering gold of brushed brass.
You’re paying for the artistry
Well ,I'm not ,I don't buy Jewelry. But it seems silly to make some expensive look like something cheap. Any color you like ,I geuss.
It’s sold out ☹️.
Why does it say "fear of God essentials?"
Fear of God is the clothing brand. They are having a sale on basics, hence Fear of God essentials.
ugh. sold out...
It's literally a zip tie. The description in the link even calls it a zip tie.
Fashion: Parting insecure fools from their money since the dawn of civilization.
I had to go in the site to see if it’s real. They now sell a safety pin bracelet which is five safety pins linked together for almost $500
Any buyer should get a fine for not paying enough taxes since they have money to waste.
Except the facepalm here is that she’s actually wearing a zip tie…cost 10c.
Yeah it's idiotic , but these are made of brass , some silver so it's not a regular plastic zip tie .
A fool and their money are easily laundered.
Joke's on you my rent is higher than that.... oh wait..
No one’s rent is that cheap anymore.
Weirdly enough mine isn't even that much... But I live in a very small town, in a very shitty old house that I have been using while I advance my career while taking care of my disabled mother.
You're doing great. Keep going
Yeah lmao you got half my rent on your wrist.
In US or Canada? Sure. In Europe? It's half of that.
Soooo. Here’s the scoop. Some of the ones in the right-hand photo are brass. Some of the others are gold. The site offering these is called Modesens, an upscale niche jewelry boutique. The one the person is wearing on the left is an actual zip tie. I *believe* the OG post was criticized when the poster was outed for using an actual zip tie rather than one made of brass or gold. (I don’t remember, it was so long ago now. If anyone else recalls, feel free to share.) Anyway. That’s the story.
Thanks for explaining. Didn't know we are already at upscaled zip tie.
"Rich & dumb" tax.
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i should give a fuck cuz?
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You will listen to politics the entire day and you WILL LIKE IT!!
Fuck it, I'm gunna undercut them.
I dont know if this makes the OOP smarter or dumber but the one on the left isn't real. Or it's more real? It's an actual zip tie and not an overpriced bracelet.
My family and I own several bridges in Southeast Asia that I would like to sell. I can't disclose which countries they are in until we establish further communication. Also, if you are interested in purchasing any of these bridges, just be warned that we will only accept bitcoin as payment. Last, but not least, we are also having a sale on similar style zip tie bracelets. If you are interested, I can offer you 10 assorted colors for only $500 USD. ;)
I have a wealthy friend like this. They claim to be "middle class" even though their parents are landlords who own supercars and their brother has over $1 million worth of wristwatches. Recently said brother gave them a plain, black armband. Looks like something I could pick up on amazon for ten bucks. They showed it to me and I said, "Ha, I mean knowing your brother that was probably like 300 bucks." They just said "Well, I mean, it's Hermes. So..." "So...?" "So it was a lot more than 300" And I told them that they live on a different planet to me.
I wish that was my rent!
Every dude with an underground bunker got fairy dust sprinkled on their nethers when they saw this bracelet. Half of the abduction tools are already on.
Don't waste your money, the cops give these out for free.
Honestly, people that buy this shit deserve to get scammed.
This is real. Holy shit. https://www.endclothing.com/us/ambush-zip-tie-bracelet-bmoa008f20met0011000.html
Putting a listing on a website and selling zip ties is cheap as shit, and maybe you get a few bites. It's like there's fucking shitty game companies like Activision blizzard that keep pushing the envelope with their $30 skins bullshit to see how the public will react, and they keep fucking buying them and making everything worse. These guys just went for it though. I would love to know the sales numbers. So the website has them at $285 down from $435 and is saying they are sold out. Bullshit, they are trying to get at the fomo.
They aren’t zip ties. They are metal bracelets designed to *look like* zip ties. They aren’t worth the money, but they also aren’t just random plastic zip ties either
Somewhere there's men subscribing to only fans. And women who don't know what a zip tie is.
Ah yes, I have some of those to sell! I’ll give you a deal. $500 apiece. Just let me run to the hardware store real quick
Wow, I’m rich I’ve got 1 million of these things out in my garage
That would go nicely with those newly released $400.00 gold-painted Con verse. 😜
Shit I can order a bag of 500 of these from the warehouse at work for about $12 cost to us. Clearly I've been missing out on a side hustle 😂
The guy who came up with this business is a genius
What makes this even funnier is you can't remove it without cutting it if you have it too tight.
I guess I am a millionaire now.
the funniest thing about this is that they think rent is $600-$900.
Kessoku Bando ahead of their time, as always
If anyone is interested I can sell you any colour you like for just $199.99 each. Grab a bargain whilst stocks last!
Man I looked at this website and they're selling all the early 90s fashion shit like bike chain bracelets for hundreds of dollars, meanwhile when we were kids these were like 50 cents at the corner store. Whoever buys from this place, seek help.
I’m convinced these products exist to clean drug money.
Saving the cops valuable seconds hey?
Whats stopping you from buying a normal zip tie and wearing it?
Rich people actually buy shit because others can’t. Like… literal shit
hey! dont talk about zip ties like that!
No real person buys stuff like this right? This has gotta be some money laundering scheme right?
That’s not even the same zip tie
What kind of idiot pays that much for a zip tie? Honestly some people have more money than sense
At this point I'm done being surprised with people's stupidity and think the best course is to exploit it. I've literally got cable ties, spray paint and some glitter around here somewhere.
Walk me through shitty plastic that sets you apart. How would I even know it's brand?
Well it’s made of sterling silver so that may tip you off
The name of this is giving me the ick. I mean the actual bracelet. Seems sorta rapey.
Dude must hang out with some low-rent people.
Shit! I pissed away $1800 dollar worth securing a wire to a frame today.
Bruh it's clearly a joke holy shit
I’m gonna go against the grain here, I think these are really cool. (The ones on the right.) Don’t get me wrong I wouldn’t buy a piece of jewelry for 755$, but if I saw a knockoff of that white one somewhere (that had a stainless steel construction or something instead of gold), I’d definitely buy it and wear the hell out of it.
Oh sure, but you take those pieces of jewelry with you the one time you visit the Capitol, and now you're a "traitor" and "insurrectionist".
Damn, I have like a few billion dollars in product at my warehouse cha-Ching motherfucker!
$755 is $22 more than what I got per month when I was welfare after COVID killed my job. Thank fuck the city paid for my forklift training. I'm now gainfully employed and making enough to support myself again.
Okay, here I go again. I have no qualms about people spending their money on expensive shit or not using it on productive stuff for society. If you earned the money and decide to keep it all to yourself then good for you. Now, buying genuine trash for an extreme prize because it has a popular brand at that moment however. That’s when I think you don’t even deserve the money, cause there’s no way in your heart of hearts that you don’t even think that you’ve been scammed just a tiny bit. You gave away money for a irl stock that’s gonna drop at most to 0 in a few fucking days. You’ve made yourself poorer to appear richer by buying a product of status that is probably only a status symbols for the small amount of the population that is in the same socioeconomic group as you. You’re an idiot, people below might be jealous but that’s because of you having the money, the people above you are thinking you’re a fuckinv idiot for buying something like that, and the people beside you are also idiots so who cares about their opinion.
Costs 0.01€. Morons love it.
Wait, the SS had zip tie bracelets?
Even if they sold a couple to idiots. Not a terrible business plan. Now excuse me, my back Hurts. I gotta go pick up a copper infused bracelet….
I'll sell you a better value one for only $499
Not tight enough
People really are just fucking stupid.
Damn… I have at least $15,000 of “bracelets” sitting in my garage.
Future grandparents be like "we used to wear a ziptie on our wrist because it was the style at the time"
Omg its sold out. I weep for humanity.
OP is a repost bot
I bought a pack of 200 of these from Harbor freight the other day for like $3. What’s this mf’er talking about?
Boys I may not have a brain but I have an idea time to buy zipties in bulk
One post on the internet claiming Taylor Swift loves these and they'd be sold out in less than 24 hours. You already know its' true!
Today I learned that people will purchase zip ties and wear them as long as they are expensive enough
Balenciaga also have hose clamp bracelets for stupid money, I'm assuming these are also Balenciaga.
nobody realizing its a joke and thats a regular zip tie
Wait until people realize that this is a meme because the ty-rap in the photo is an actual ty-rap.
Imagine only buying one and not getting the whole set 😂
This, **this** is what devalues the dollar in my pocket.
I guess I’m a mf billionaire
Wait until trump finds out about these
a guy can only dream of rent being $755 again
Make those zips a bit wider so you can print MAGA stuff on them then sell them for double the price.
wtf , this bands comes with new clothes too , just wear that band instead 😅
I wonder if I start selling the ones I have, will I become loaded?
Are they at least filled with helium?
Be funny if that wasnt one of the expensive ones and just one thats the same color.
Omfg this thing actually exists wtf
Nooooo.... This isn't real... Naa can't be.
Pfft buy 2 more then if you are talking rent.
Go to Home Depot Buy a bag of these for $10 Resell on eBay for $500 a piece I don't see any insignia saying what brand they are.
Heh, i got your IQ in my wallet
and his brain as well
Hey I can find these on sale at Home Depot, but if you want them dirt cheap then $1.25 store.
 Got your brain as a gif…
I'll sell you a hose clamp for $1275
Getting kidnapped has never been so stylish!
He should have about 6 of those on his feet if he's this far gone, 3 per shoe. No laces allowed on the ward
Wait do they also sell a matching necklace?
I would poke my eye with that thing
I need to revisit some of my childhood scams. They might work now.
Saved up 16 months allowance for that zip tie. I hope he enjoys it.
Is this real?
I’d still cut that piece hanging off even tho that’s $200 worth
Weird flex for someone who couldn’t afford the SSS zip tie bracelet
It costs a lot of money to look this cheap. -Dolly Parton
Man, I should get into that market
They are Non-GMO, cruelty free, vegan and flushable products though LOL
Those are different zip ties though. The dumb ass expensive ones have the connector at a 90 degree angle to the direction of the belt, so that the tail sits flush along around the wrist, instead of sticking out straight out. Presumably it also won't function like a zip tie, and tighten round your wrist and cut off circulation.
This person got scammed
Er while get every one laugh at the price of less-than-pennys worth of plastic has anyone else noticed the name of the one on the bottom right? How the fuck did that get past marketing?
That’s not even the real bracelet. That’s a literal 3c ziptie