Pistonheaders and their First World Problems.
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I make a point of only using Shell V-Power diesel, and if you use their loyalty scheme the V-Power products produce some quite healthy money off coupons.
I put £160 of diesel in the Range Rover the other day & forgot to scan my loyalty card from the app on my phone.
Probably only makes £1 of difference in the end but it bothers me.
I put £160 of diesel in the Range Rover the other day & forgot to scan my loyalty card from the app on my phone.
Probably only makes £1 of difference in the end but it bothers me.
KiloRomeo said:
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.
It might be time to log off for a bit m8 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.
KiloRomeo said:
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 "fk it, lets go to Lidl."
App uninstalled, there are alternatives, I won't bother going back.
Or you could just order online and have it delivered to your doorstep.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.
Monkeylegend said:
Or you could just order online and have it delivered to your doorstep.
the pickers that grab items for your order will grab anything on the shelf. they won't care if the salax bag you've order is expiring tomorrow, few will care to actually spend a nano second to look at which is fresher.as someone who goes weekly, the date ranges can be huge.
Last friday (15th) i was in ASDA. many things were dated the 16th, or the same day (with no discount). i even spotted something on the shelf that was 13th! afew months back i was looking at the 'copycat' subway bread they had. the expiry label meant you had about 3 days window... yet the thing already had green patches of mould.
not just asda, ive seen it in lidl and aldi. bread or meat with use by dates of the day after. it's not helpful if you're planning a weekly shop
ambuletz said:
Monkeylegend said:
Or you could just order online and have it delivered to your doorstep.
the pickers that grab items for your order will grab anything on the shelf. they won't care if the salax bag you've order is expiring tomorrow, few will care to actually spend a nano second to look at which is fresher.as someone who goes weekly, the date ranges can be huge.
Last friday (15th) i was in ASDA. many things were dated the 16th, or the same day (with no discount). i even spotted something on the shelf that was 13th! afew months back i was looking at the 'copycat' subway bread they had. the expiry label meant you had about 3 days window... yet the thing already had green patches of mould.
not just asda, ive seen it in lidl and aldi. bread or meat with use by dates of the day after. it's not helpful if you're planning a weekly shop
For the reasons you mention I will not shop online.
One from SP&L - https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Misanthroper said:
My work laptop has the Delete and Power buttons the opposite way around to my personal laptop, so whenever I switch back to my personal laptop I end up turning it off every time I want to delete something.
If you had not saved your work before pressing the Power button, then it would also Delete it.AlexRS2782 said:
One from SP&L - https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Glass is half empty for some. Or in his case, full of free laminate.Zoon said:
rayny said:
If you had not saved your work before pressing the Power button, then it would also Delete it.
Not necessarily, some laptops enter sleep mode when you press the power buttonJust set it to 'do nothing'
Time to re-baseline the level of first world problem 
I’m trying to book a helicopter as part of a trip away.
Not only is the time difference making it a pain but the operator will only hold a slot for c24 hours and can’t get the bloody date right.
Looking forward to the third round of trying tonight.
I’m trying to book a helicopter as part of a trip away.
Not only is the time difference making it a pain but the operator will only hold a slot for c24 hours and can’t get the bloody date right.
Looking forward to the third round of trying tonight.
Deranged Rover said:
Don1 said:
Lady G decided to leave her 911 at home and took my C63. And curbed the alloys. :angry:
What were the alloys doing that she stopped them from doing, out of interest?
Thread revival here!
Having recently taken temporary custody of a friend's Boxster S, the indicator and wiper stalks are the opposite way round to those on my daily drive SUV. This is most inconvenient, as it forces me to either have to pause and think each time, or (usually) end up wiping rather than indicating, or randomly flashing someone when I wanted to spray the screen.
I honestly don't know how I'm going to cope with such a life of inconvenience.....
Having recently taken temporary custody of a friend's Boxster S, the indicator and wiper stalks are the opposite way round to those on my daily drive SUV. This is most inconvenient, as it forces me to either have to pause and think each time, or (usually) end up wiping rather than indicating, or randomly flashing someone when I wanted to spray the screen.
I honestly don't know how I'm going to cope with such a life of inconvenience.....
ChemicalChaos said:
Thread revival here!
Having recently taken temporary custody of a friend's Boxster S, the indicator and wiper stalks are the opposite way round to those on my daily drive SUV. This is most inconvenient, as it forces me to either have to pause and think each time, or (usually) end up wiping rather than indicating, or randomly flashing someone when I wanted to spray the screen.
I honestly don't know how I'm going to cope with such a life of inconvenience.....
I assume the fuel filler is also on the wrong side? Good job it has a stonking flat-6 to make up for the time spent pulling into the fuel pump on the wrong side, having to walk around and pull the hose over and then awkwardly put the nozzle in... Gah.Having recently taken temporary custody of a friend's Boxster S, the indicator and wiper stalks are the opposite way round to those on my daily drive SUV. This is most inconvenient, as it forces me to either have to pause and think each time, or (usually) end up wiping rather than indicating, or randomly flashing someone when I wanted to spray the screen.
I honestly don't know how I'm going to cope with such a life of inconvenience.....
Edited by varsas on Thursday 21st March 13:07
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