accursed-discounts
Explanation
The Joke
A child excitedly announces that Billy Walmart (a play on Walmart stores) has opened a branch that gives big discounts on "horrible, accursed products." Another character is skeptical, noting that the trick is that the products are haunted -- it is only a "plain being" (playing on "plane" of existence) and that you can hear screaming noises and see hands grasping from the product, seemingly from souls trapped inside.
The first character reassures them not to worry, saying they put a device on the product that converts the screaming and siren noises into something harmless. In the final panel, a fire truck is seen racing by with its sirens blaring "WEEYOOOO," and the character remarks "so much saving" -- implying that the "converted" screams of the damned are now just heard as everyday emergency sirens throughout town.
The Humor
The comic satirizes the idea that people will tolerate almost anything if they can get a good discount. The absurd premise of a store selling haunted, cursed products at a discount is a commentary on consumer culture and the willingness to overlook ethical or moral concerns when there is a bargain involved. The punchline -- that the screaming of trapped souls has merely been converted into the sound of emergency sirens -- suggests the horrifying consequences have not been eliminated, just repackaged into something people are already desensitized to.
The humor also lies in the mundane acceptance of something supernatural and horrifying. The characters treat the idea of buying accursed, soul-trapping products the same way people discuss regular shopping deals, highlighting how consumerism can normalize almost anything.