A retroactively amended purchase experience is when a company changes the terms of the sale, after the sale. Companies can do this nowadays because most of us use cloud software, otherwise known as SaaS, Software as a Service. Since we have to connect to someone else's computer to USE our software, they have the ability to deny us access to this software without accepting new terms, that they can change on us at any given time. Since consumer protection in the United States is a joke, they face no consequences for doing so.
An example of this can be found with Adobe when they changed the terms of the sale to include terms allowing them to look through your content.
Or when Adobe took software you paid for, and disallowed you from activating it. perpetual licenses are not perpetual licenses as long as you must connect to someone else's computer to use what you paid for.
An example of this can be found with Adobe when they changed the terms of the sale to include terms allowing them to look through your content.
Or when Adobe took software you paid for, and disallowed you from activating it. perpetual licenses are not perpetual licenses as long as you must connect to someone else's computer to use what you paid for.
I really liked my $400 baby monitor, but now I have to pay extra for features it came with because the company did a R(etroactively) A(mended) P(urchase) E(xperience). I feel RAPEd!
by Louis Rossmann August 19, 2024
Get the R(etroactively) A(mended) P(urchase) E(xperience)mug. (noun)
/ɑ r stæn/
Definition:
A Respectful Stan — a fan who supports an artist, creator, or public figure with genuine admiration while respecting their boundaries, privacy, and humanity.
Unlike obsessive or intrusive fandom behavior, an R-Stan believes that true support includes empathy, consent, and kindness. Being an R-Stan means celebrating someone’s work, not controlling their life.
Origin:
Coined by a fan who wanted to redefine what it means to support someone, after noticing how often the term fan is used for people who act disrespectfully toward artists.
The “R” stands for Respectful.
/ɑ r stæn/
Definition:
A Respectful Stan — a fan who supports an artist, creator, or public figure with genuine admiration while respecting their boundaries, privacy, and humanity.
Unlike obsessive or intrusive fandom behavior, an R-Stan believes that true support includes empathy, consent, and kindness. Being an R-Stan means celebrating someone’s work, not controlling their life.
Origin:
Coined by a fan who wanted to redefine what it means to support someone, after noticing how often the term fan is used for people who act disrespectfully toward artists.
The “R” stands for Respectful.
by HazelAvocado October 12, 2025
Get the R-stanmug. by Stupidwordsuslessinourlives September 6, 2022
Get the r/woooshmug. by Gack 2119 April 3, 2023
Get the R-tardmug. She’s not a bad person but she’s a teacher. She’s nice but also a mean and strict one. She uses the word inappropriate way to much because she was born in 700 B.C. And doesn’t know how to act around humans.
by Sheesherboysysysysysy May 19, 2021
Get the Ruth R.mug. When somebody gets so bored that they type "qwertyuiopasdfghjklzxcvbnm" with spaces in-between every letter
Get the q w e r t y u i o p a s d f g h j k l z x c v b n mmug.