A rebate runaround, a car rental rip-off and … roaches?!

退货绕弯路,租车诈骗,还有……蟑螂?!

The Indicator from Planet Money

2026-10-14

9 分钟
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A labyrinthine rebate process. Shrinking cereal boxes. Mystery rental car charges. Cockroaches?! We share listener tales of Consumer Rage and unpack the economic forces driving that ANGER. Fact checking by Sierra Juarez. Your Next Listen –Consumers are mad as hell and aren't gonna take it anymore–Over 2,000 episodes in our archive on the NPR App Connect with The Indicator from Planet Money–The Indicator newsletter — a weekly roundup of news, ideas and staff picks. –Instagram, TikTok and YouTube –Find the Planet Money book –Find the Planet Money game, Sell Me A Sasquatch, and other merch at the NPR Shop! Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
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  • This is The Indicator from Planet Money.

  • I'm Adrian Ma.

  • A few weeks ago, we did an episode looking

  • at the various systemic reasons why American consumers are feeling rage right now.

  • And at the end, we asked you for your tales of consumer rage.

  • Today, we're going to share a few of those stories.

  • Think of it as group therapy, indicator style.

  • Four tales of consumer woe with a few econ lessons sprinkled in.

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