‘We bottle the same wine blends, under different brand names’: 20+ industry secrets employees come clean about

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Sep 13, 2023 7:00 AM EDT

It turns out that every industry has their dirty little secrets. Even the ones who claim to be "100% transparent," are most definitely not. It's difficult to be honest about every little thing as a human, so you can only imagine how bad large corporations are at it. It's not shocking to find out that companies are keeping secrets from you. We all go buy a new car with the expectation of getting oversold, or buy merchandize that claims something that makes your eyes roll with how untrue it is. 

Most people don't found out exactly what these secrets are, however, unless they have worked in that industry for a while.. Until now! Thank god for the internet. A Reddit user asked for people to share the "dirty little secrets" they learned from the industries they've worked in and, boy, are some of these just heartbreaking. From expensive "fancy" wines turning out to be any old cheap blend, to the woes of licking an envelope closed, these employees have shared some pretty dirty stuff. 

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    Footwear - "People outside the industry really should know.... 800
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    Font - Posted by u/wendyroads 1 day ago 2 What is a "dirty little secret" about an industry that you have worked in, that people outside the industry really should know?
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    Font - Reddish81 1 day ago ● In the publishing industry, bestselling books are created by networks of people, not by the quality of the book. A space on a bookshop table or in the shop's sales chart is paid for by the publisher.
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    Font - Very little success is based on the book itself - it's based on the right people buying into the idea of making it a success.
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    Rectangle - Planet_Ziltoidia. 1 day ago Neglect and abuse in nursing homes is extremely common. Always place a hidden camera in your loved ones room.
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    Font - Giannandco 1 day ago I work in the film industry, the public has only seen the smallest tip of the iceberg concerning the MeToo movement. What lies beneath that tip is truly shocking and would destroy careers and the industry as a whole if it was exposed.
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    Font - ● degenerate-corpse 1 day ago We bottle the same wine blends, under different brand names, all for cheap and premium wines
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    Font - my_metrocard. 1 day ago I used to work in the fashion industry. That scarf you have with the Made In Italy label? Made by very poor Chinese and other people in poor conditions...in Italy.
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    Font - Prosperous_Petiole. 23 hr. ago Fashion industry is a whole can of toxic worms and luxury clothes are no better, especially the most popular brands.
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    Font - Seamstresses in my country (which is renown for haute couture and quality luxury brands) are some kind of second zone workers that are usually paid the minimum salary, no advantages, no respect from their boss, and easily thrown away.
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    Font - violetdaze 1 day ago · While licking an envelope won't kill ya, I would HIGHLY recommend using a wet paper towel. I've seen some nasty sh in those glue rollers
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    Font - deerinringlights. 1 day ago. edited 1 day ago Sometimes negative press is released intentionally because the adage is somewhat true: bad PR is good PR.
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    Font - lckybch 1 day ago Paying cash for a car at a dealership does not get you a better deal. Dealers would rather sell the vehicle to someone who finances it so they can make more money off the back end. Extra bonus
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    Font - when you sell to someone with bad credit. Also, the bank gives a dealership a buy rate and the dealership makes money off of every point added to that rate.
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    Font - Warm_Philosopher_118. 1 day ago Rats/mice walk around in warehouses and people step on cans to get to other higher cans. Please do not drink straight from a can or at the very least, clean it before you bring it to your mouth. They are disgusting :/
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    Font - ● panicpixiememegirl 1 day ago Influencers will say anything we pay them to say. They're wearing filters and butt pads and their insta is a lie. They don't give a f . And neither does the ad industry. Don't trust influencers. Unfollow them. I only trust 1 or 2. Like Cassandra Bankson.
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    Rectangle - ● LazinessPersonified 1 day ago Bathrooms, the mark up for end user is extortionate. What will cost you about 10k would've cost me about 800 quid.
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    Font - Don't accept the first price in the showroom. Keep going at asking/negotiating. It will look like it's pissing the salesman off but, it's only pissing them off because they can't rip you off.
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    Font - Oh, the whole thing, from tiles to wall boards, ceramics, bath tubs, showers, everything! Don't even get me started on taps/faucets!
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    Font - The pricing is based on nessicity. If you don't buy it, what else are you gonna do? Not have a bathroom? Thus, the insane markup! (Sorry, I should've added I was a showroom sales manager who sold bathrooms, haha!)
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    Font - AvocadoBitter7385 1 day ago ● 오 I was a recruiter and yes it's 100% true companies low ball you on salaries. Not even just for the 'big' jobs either.
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    Font - indicatprincess. 1 day ago • edited 1 day ago The coffee maker in your room is the most likely thing to not be cleaned. The maintenance staff has access to every single room in a hotel. Use a special key to fully lock your door.
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    Font - Chancetobelieve 1 day ago ● Corporate cannabis in MI: everything has bugs and mold. New strains are bored renamed old strains. They do not care about safely medicating people, they care about profit
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    Font - LeadingMedicine3482 23 hr. ago In the beauty industry, L'Oreal and Lancome eyeshadow are the exact same product, literally only difference is marketing.
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    Font - riorval 1 day ago Low-cost airlines: don't ask for ice on one of those flights. The crew have most likely shoved their dirty hands in the ice several times a day. You don't want those germs in
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    Font - your drink. Also, asking for a tea or coffee doesn't look like a good idea. I have never seen the kettles being cleaned and I don't even know if they do clean the water tanks in the plane.
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    Font - shiveryslinky 1 day ago Always double-check your prescriptions before you take them. Every time. I worked in clinical governance for a large uk pharmacy company, and the number of errors on a day to day basis was terrifying. And that's only the ones we had reported.
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    Font - Seriously, check your meds, the strength, and the dose every time you get a new prescription.
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    Font - HermitHemorrhage · 1 day ago Diamonds are a luxury item that basically lose all resell value once bought. The investment is in your choice of metal.
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    Font - olivelemon88 22 hr. ago If you're renting try to move in January or February. The market rents are significantly lower during those
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    Font - months because demand is much lower, so you can lock in a rent amount at a lower rate. Avoid signing a rental agreement during the summer months when demand is at its highest. Source: I worked in apartment leasing for 10 years.
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    Font - _DirtyFingernails 20 hr. ago ● Starbucks intentionally overcooks their beans to make them bitter so people will add flavored syrup. The syrup costs them a couple pennies per drink so it's a huge cash grab for them.
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    Font - cheyyy14 22 hr. ago In finance, the reason you get cash back rewards on credit cards is because the more you use that banks card, the more money that bank makes because everytime you swipe the merchant pays the bank a small fee to run the card.
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    Font - yuhkih 22 hr. ago There's soooo much waste in the construction industry. So many good reusable materials go straight in the trash because it would be too much of a hassle to sort them
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