What is Ripoff?
A '''ripoff''' happens when something is very overpriced ([[overcharge]]d). Ripoff affects [[senior citizens]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolynrosenblatt/2018/04/04/do-churches-rip-off-aging-parents-too/|title=Do Churches Rip Off Aging Parents Too?|first=Carolyn|last=Rosenblatt|website=Forbes}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/6-ways-seniors-are-getting-ripped-off-by-their-families_us_55f888b6e4b0b48f67010991|title=6 Ways Seniors Are Getting Ripped Off By Their Families|first=Ann|last=Brenoff|date=23 September 2015|publisher=|via=Huff Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mewlaw.net/blog/2015/09/nursing-home-abuse-study-how-scammers-rip-off-the-elderly.shtml|title=Nursing Home Abuse Study: How Scammers Rip Off the Elderly|first1=On behalf of The Law Offices of Mark E. Weinberger P. C. posted in Nursing Home Negligence on|last1=Thursday|last2=September 3|last3=2015.|website=The Law Offices of Mark E. Weinberger P.C.|date=3 September 2015}}{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> [[women]], [[youth]] and [[minorities]] more than others. This is also known as a knockoff. Numerous example is the 1988 movie ''[[Mac and Me]]'', widely seen as a ripoff of [[Steven Spielberg]]'s [[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]].[citation needed] Another good example of a ripoff is ''[[Genshin Impact]]'', which is widely seen as a ripoff of ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild]]'', others are animated rip-offs of numerous TV shows like the English-dubbed Bob Boyle and Cam Clarke's ''[[Nutri Ventures]]'' in 2013 and ''Kid Cosmic'' in 2021, is as a double ripoff of original ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'' and ''Coconut Fred'' is a rip-off of ''[[SpongeBob SquarePants]]''. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Commerce]] [[Category:Marketing]]