Pistonheaders and their First World Problems.
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Blown2CV said:
RizzoTheRat said:
I remembered to bring some more aeropress filters in to work the other day as I was getting low but just went to refill my coffee tin and found I'd run out of ground coffee!! Luckily I have some emergency Nespresso capsules to get me through the day, otherwise my only option would have been to walk downstairs to the coffee shop.
get a decent metal filter. You'll never look back! They let more of the oils through and produces a noticeably nicer result.There ought to be a law against how often and by how much a supermarket can change the layout/locations of their products.
Over the past couple of months my local ASDA has moved everything around at least 4-5 times. They've done a variety of changes, small ones..where they might shift some things afew metres up up or down the same isle.. bigger ones where they've moved things to the next isle. THen massive ones where they've changed entirely which isles products are.
today was probably the worst. the isles for the potatoes/onions, fruits, and salads we all completely reversed. I could tell people weren't sure where they were going and many people were asking shelf stackers where certain products are.
Over the past couple of months my local ASDA has moved everything around at least 4-5 times. They've done a variety of changes, small ones..where they might shift some things afew metres up up or down the same isle.. bigger ones where they've moved things to the next isle. THen massive ones where they've changed entirely which isles products are.
today was probably the worst. the isles for the potatoes/onions, fruits, and salads we all completely reversed. I could tell people weren't sure where they were going and many people were asking shelf stackers where certain products are.
ambuletz said:
There ought to be a law against how often and by how much a supermarket can change the layout/locations of their products.
Over the past couple of months my local ASDA has moved everything around at least 4-5 times. They've done a variety of changes, small ones..where they might shift some things afew metres up up or down the same isle.. bigger ones where they've moved things to the next isle. THen massive ones where they've changed entirely which isles products are.
today was probably the worst. the isles for the potatoes/onions, fruits, and salads we all completely reversed. I could tell people weren't sure where they were going and many people were asking shelf stackers where certain products are.
That’s completely deliberate. By making you actively look around for things, shoppers are far more likely to make impulse purchases of things they weren’t intending to look for. Same goes for aisle-ends - companies pay a premium to have products displayed there as people pause by them.Over the past couple of months my local ASDA has moved everything around at least 4-5 times. They've done a variety of changes, small ones..where they might shift some things afew metres up up or down the same isle.. bigger ones where they've moved things to the next isle. THen massive ones where they've changed entirely which isles products are.
today was probably the worst. the isles for the potatoes/onions, fruits, and salads we all completely reversed. I could tell people weren't sure where they were going and many people were asking shelf stackers where certain products are.
seefarr said:
Blown2CV said:
RizzoTheRat said:
I remembered to bring some more aeropress filters in to work the other day as I was getting low but just went to refill my coffee tin and found I'd run out of ground coffee!! Luckily I have some emergency Nespresso capsules to get me through the day, otherwise my only option would have been to walk downstairs to the coffee shop.
get a decent metal filter. You'll never look back! They let more of the oils through and produces a noticeably nicer result.My hardship has been that when I walked upstairs to ask our in house barista for a coffee, he apologised that he was out of my favourite guest beans so I had to settle for the standard ones from Extract.
https://extractcoffee.co.uk/shop/coffee/
mikey_b said:
ambuletz said:
There ought to be a law against how often and by how much a supermarket can change the layout/locations of their products.
Over the past couple of months my local ASDA has moved everything around at least 4-5 times. They've done a variety of changes, small ones..where they might shift some things afew metres up up or down the same isle.. bigger ones where they've moved things to the next isle. THen massive ones where they've changed entirely which isles products are.
today was probably the worst. the isles for the potatoes/onions, fruits, and salads we all completely reversed. I could tell people weren't sure where they were going and many people were asking shelf stackers where certain products are.
That’s completely deliberate. By making you actively look around for things, shoppers are far more likely to make impulse purchases of things they weren’t intending to look for. Same goes for aisle-ends - companies pay a premium to have products displayed there as people pause by them.Over the past couple of months my local ASDA has moved everything around at least 4-5 times. They've done a variety of changes, small ones..where they might shift some things afew metres up up or down the same isle.. bigger ones where they've moved things to the next isle. THen massive ones where they've changed entirely which isles products are.
today was probably the worst. the isles for the potatoes/onions, fruits, and salads we all completely reversed. I could tell people weren't sure where they were going and many people were asking shelf stackers where certain products are.
ben5575 said:
My drive is long but not wide*, so I had to move four cars to get to my fun car this morning 
Frankly it is becoming a little tiring.
(*not a euphamism)
Frankly I think admitting you’re moving your own cars is where you’re going wrong. Frankly it is becoming a little tiring.
(*not a euphamism)
I employed child labour this morning to clear the path off my drive.
I wanted to buy some beef mince in ASDA today to make bolognese. But they no longer sell the 20% fat versions, everything is either 12% or 5%. They have one that's 23% but it's a pork and beef mix.
My only option was getting the 'essentials' range of beef mince which on the packet says 'around 20%'.
My only option was getting the 'essentials' range of beef mince which on the packet says 'around 20%'.
ambuletz said:
I wanted to buy some beef mince in ASDA today to make bolognese. But they no longer sell the 20% fat versions, everything is either 12% or 5%. They have one that's 23% but it's a pork and beef mix.
My only option was getting the 'essentials' range of beef mince which on the packet says 'around 20%'.
You need both beef and pork for bolognese. My only option was getting the 'essentials' range of beef mince which on the packet says 'around 20%'.
MDMA . said:
ambuletz said:
I wanted to buy some beef mince in ASDA today to make bolognese. But they no longer sell the 20% fat versions, everything is either 12% or 5%. They have one that's 23% but it's a pork and beef mix.
My only option was getting the 'essentials' range of beef mince which on the packet says 'around 20%'.
You need both beef and pork for bolognese. My only option was getting the 'essentials' range of beef mince which on the packet says 'around 20%'.
21st Century Man said:
MDMA . said:
ambuletz said:
I wanted to buy some beef mince in ASDA today to make bolognese. But they no longer sell the 20% fat versions, everything is either 12% or 5%. They have one that's 23% but it's a pork and beef mix.
My only option was getting the 'essentials' range of beef mince which on the packet says 'around 20%'.
You need both beef and pork for bolognese. My only option was getting the 'essentials' range of beef mince which on the packet says 'around 20%'.
Supermarkets moving stock about? How about moving the actual shelves, so there are no 'aisles' anymore. It's now a massive maze, Ikea for groceries. Barely room for two trollies to pass each other, it's a permanent one-way system, post covid.
Then release a smartphone app, publish money off coupons that can only be redeemed within the app, but put a list of the available coupons right inside the front door.
The crush of smartphone-zombies (what's that app? How can I get it? do we need 20% off cooking oil?) means you're well pissed off before even entering the maze. Then spice it up by announcing new coupons every 30 minutes, so half the trolley pushers turn round and head upstream to find the suddenly cheaper stock, increasing trolley rage exponentially.
Oh, but the best is yet to come.
Shut two thirds of the conventional checkouts, replace with self service checkouts, and watch the fun. Remember the app? you must scan a QR code from your phone before starting to scan, or you don't get the discounts. Redeem a coupon but don't pick up the discounted item? A flashing light and loud beeps call an assistant to deactivate the coupon, in case you want to claim it on your next visit, you can't leave until it's done.
The zombie-crush is now concentrated at the end of the maze, everybody hates everybody else, especially the poor staff who no doubt were not consulted over the app, and exit lanes are clogged with full, abandoned, trollies, the pushers having said "f
k it, lets go to Lidl."
App uninstalled, there are alternatives, I won't bother going back.
Then release a smartphone app, publish money off coupons that can only be redeemed within the app, but put a list of the available coupons right inside the front door.
The crush of smartphone-zombies (what's that app? How can I get it? do we need 20% off cooking oil?) means you're well pissed off before even entering the maze. Then spice it up by announcing new coupons every 30 minutes, so half the trolley pushers turn round and head upstream to find the suddenly cheaper stock, increasing trolley rage exponentially.
Oh, but the best is yet to come.
Shut two thirds of the conventional checkouts, replace with self service checkouts, and watch the fun. Remember the app? you must scan a QR code from your phone before starting to scan, or you don't get the discounts. Redeem a coupon but don't pick up the discounted item? A flashing light and loud beeps call an assistant to deactivate the coupon, in case you want to claim it on your next visit, you can't leave until it's done.
The zombie-crush is now concentrated at the end of the maze, everybody hates everybody else, especially the poor staff who no doubt were not consulted over the app, and exit lanes are clogged with full, abandoned, trollies, the pushers having said "f
k it, lets go to Lidl."App uninstalled, there are alternatives, I won't bother going back.
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