OMG – I’m completely evil. I use some of most America’s “most hated brands”. Do you?

Photo above - Facebook won top prize for America's Most Hated Company (see link below). But are they really worse than X, Southern California Edison, or Harvard? None of THOSE even made the list of nominees.

My inbox is always filled with lists of the worst (and best) movies and TV shows. So it was refreshing to get a different worst-list this morning: “America’s most hated brands”. (see link below)

I felt I could predict a few of these without even looking. Because of non-stop hate rants on Reddit and other sites. Amazon. Tesla. Microsoft. Google. Easy-peasy, no?

Not so much, it turns out. First on the list was Wells Fargo, where I have my checking account. On the basis of size alone I should have predicted WFC, I suppose. But it’s NOT larger than Chase, Citibank, and Bank of America. I suppose most people hate all banks, because they set the bar high: stop overdrawing your account, and make your credit card payment by the due date. But have you ever tried to actually SWITCH checking accounts? It’s a nightmare. All those direct deposits and direct debits need to be rerouted. This is why bank relationships are called “sticky” and people mostly don’t end them unless they get shown the door for repeated misbehavior.

Moving along . . . EA sports? Sorry, I’m not a gamer. Spirit Airlines . . . never used them. But if you shop for a flight at the lowest possible fare, you should expect some shenanigans I suppose. Marlboro? Get real. Who still smokes except alcoholics and construction workers?

Ticketmaster . . . here’s one I can relate to, even if I don’t use them. A $150 Eras Tour ticket to Taylor Swift (the cheapest seat possible) ends up over $250 by the time Ticketmaster fees are added in. $500 for two attending. No thanks, I have her on Spotify (the free version).

Comcast. Okay here’s another company I use. But they’ve gotten better. Rarely an outage. If you think Comcast is bad, ask your friends who have Dish or Direct TV what THEIR experience is like.

Amazon IS on the list. Because it pays warehouse pickers "only" $22 an hour, and provides health and education benefits? Where else can a dropout or parolee get a reset as sweet as that? Personally, I might hate Amazon because Bezos has a personal yacht bigger than a Titanic, but I’m happy with product selection, pricing, and delivery.

Uber. Drivers complain about low tips. Passengers complain about lack of safety and driver rip-offs. Arm them both, and let god sort ‘em out, I say.

My Pillow. Don’t own one. Don’t know anybody who does. Evidently it made the list because the founder gave money to Trump. On that basis we immediately need to add all the corporate executives flying in and out of Mar a Largo recently to kiss Trumps ring.

Tesla. Hardly America’s (or the worlds) worst automaker. I can’t afford one (I drive a Honda Civic Hybrid), but I guess all the hate is due to Musk. Interestingly X (formerly Twitter) did not make the “most hated list”. I blame America’s poor reading comprehension for this oversight.

Facebook. Yes I have an account. No I don’t use it for shopping, political rants, or as a contest to see how many friends I can lure. If I wanted that I’d go on “Only Fans”. I use Facebook to keep family members and a few select friends and coworkers in the loop aboutr my dreary life. Facebook more hated than Reddit? Well, at least Facebook's redditors aren’t constantly deleting posts so their own items get more prominence.

I’m just sayin’ . . .

13 Most Hated American Brands