Things that annoy you beyond reason...? [Vol 3]
Discussion
Issi said:
Tonight we're going to be interviewing an Auschwitz survivor, have an in depth look at mussel farming in the Outer Hebrides,are aubergines really the cause of nose cancer, and are we being ripped off by mitten manufacturers?
Sort of like "That's Life" used to be then? Especially if you throw in a short piece about a carrot that looks like a penis before then moving onto Consumer Advice. 
JonRB said:
John D. said:
Train managers
You mean drivers? (And by "drivers" I mean "the guys that hold down the Dead Man's Switch and are paid £30k+ to do so")
The Train Manager may have been the conductor, but you wouldn't call the conductor the driver, regardless of your condescending opinions of rail staff in general
Hackney said:
No, the driver is the driver.
The Train Manager may have been the conductor, but you wouldn't call the conductor the driver, regardless of your condescending opinions of rail staff in general
Ok, fair comment. The Train Manager may have been the conductor, but you wouldn't call the conductor the driver, regardless of your condescending opinions of rail staff in general
I confess that I was thinking about London Underground when I wrote what I wrote.
Todays thing that annoys me beyond reason : people in supermarkets with money off vouchers. 
I very nearly lost my rag and caused a bit of a scene in Asda earlier. For reasons unknown the self-serve tills were out of action which resulted in mega queues for all the (7) manned tills. I didn't have many items and after seeing that the cig counter queue was just as long I was left with no option to join one of the queues for the main tills. 15 mins goes by and I'm next to be served after this woman in front of me pays for her 2 months worth of shopping. The usual pfaffing about with her handbag and purse happens ("Oh!? You may I have to PAY for it all?! I'd better see if I can find my purse and a method of payment then!), then out come the money off vouchers. *sigh* Then disaster strikes. The till will only recognise 1 of the 4 (same) vouchers and so her £250 bill is reduced by 25p. So they start scrutinising the small print and discover there's nothing on there about only being allowed 1 voucher per transaction so the supervisor is summoned. Meanwhile the queue is now about 20 deep and I can see the grass outside has grown another inch.. Supervisor arrives and repeats the exact same process as the till operator which of course results in the same 'computer says no' outcome. Supervisor informs customer that they can only accept 1 voucher to which the woman argues that she's already read the T&Cs and she can use as many as she wants and there's a problem with your till system etc. Supervisor scratches his head unsure what to do and decides to summon a manager. Rapidly losing my patience and seeing that this was going to take some time to resolve I decided to interject proceedings as the woman turned to me, let out an over-exaggerated sigh and rolly eyes:
Me: What's the problem? Won't they accept your vouchers?
Her (rather posh): Yes. Yes, that seems to be the problem. The "COMPUTER" says no.
Me: Right. How much money off is each voucher?
Her: 25p each for a total of £1.
Me: [digs in my pocket, pulls out a handful of change, finds a £1 coin and hands it to her] Problem solved!
Her: [shaking her head and stepping back] No! No! THEY should accept the vouchers! It's not my fault that their stupid computer won't accept them! Let THEM sort it out.
Me: Well yes, I do agree entirely, but I - and I'm sure the 20 people patiently waiting behind me too - have better things to do with our time than stand in a queue waiting whilst an argument over ONE POUND gets settled...
Her: [interrrupting] Well I'm SORRY but you will ALL just have to wait then, won't you. This is THEIR doing not mine. It will take as long as it takes!
Me: *SIGH* Listen sweetheart, just take the damned pound and be done with it. PLEASE.
Bloke behind me: Come on love! I've got to get to work!
Her: *SIGH* This is an absolute FARCE! [takes the pound coin still held out in my hand and gives me the vouchers then puts her card in and pays]. I will be complaining to Asda about this!
Me: [I took the vouchers, quickly ripped them up into tiny shreds whilst she was paying then handed them to the cashier] Have you a bin down there mate?
Her: I don't think there was any need for that [and off she trotted].
Bloke behind me: I owe you one mate!
I must say I did get immense satisfaction out of ripping up her vouchers!
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king supermarkets . fking vouchers.
I very nearly lost my rag and caused a bit of a scene in Asda earlier. For reasons unknown the self-serve tills were out of action which resulted in mega queues for all the (7) manned tills. I didn't have many items and after seeing that the cig counter queue was just as long I was left with no option to join one of the queues for the main tills. 15 mins goes by and I'm next to be served after this woman in front of me pays for her 2 months worth of shopping. The usual pfaffing about with her handbag and purse happens ("Oh!? You may I have to PAY for it all?! I'd better see if I can find my purse and a method of payment then!), then out come the money off vouchers. *sigh* Then disaster strikes. The till will only recognise 1 of the 4 (same) vouchers and so her £250 bill is reduced by 25p. So they start scrutinising the small print and discover there's nothing on there about only being allowed 1 voucher per transaction so the supervisor is summoned. Meanwhile the queue is now about 20 deep and I can see the grass outside has grown another inch.. Supervisor arrives and repeats the exact same process as the till operator which of course results in the same 'computer says no' outcome. Supervisor informs customer that they can only accept 1 voucher to which the woman argues that she's already read the T&Cs and she can use as many as she wants and there's a problem with your till system etc. Supervisor scratches his head unsure what to do and decides to summon a manager. Rapidly losing my patience and seeing that this was going to take some time to resolve I decided to interject proceedings as the woman turned to me, let out an over-exaggerated sigh and rolly eyes:
Me: What's the problem? Won't they accept your vouchers?
Her (rather posh): Yes. Yes, that seems to be the problem. The "COMPUTER" says no.
Me: Right. How much money off is each voucher?
Her: 25p each for a total of £1.
Me: [digs in my pocket, pulls out a handful of change, finds a £1 coin and hands it to her] Problem solved!
Her: [shaking her head and stepping back] No! No! THEY should accept the vouchers! It's not my fault that their stupid computer won't accept them! Let THEM sort it out.
Me: Well yes, I do agree entirely, but I - and I'm sure the 20 people patiently waiting behind me too - have better things to do with our time than stand in a queue waiting whilst an argument over ONE POUND gets settled...
Her: [interrrupting] Well I'm SORRY but you will ALL just have to wait then, won't you. This is THEIR doing not mine. It will take as long as it takes!
Me: *SIGH* Listen sweetheart, just take the damned pound and be done with it. PLEASE.
Bloke behind me: Come on love! I've got to get to work!
Her: *SIGH* This is an absolute FARCE! [takes the pound coin still held out in my hand and gives me the vouchers then puts her card in and pays]. I will be complaining to Asda about this!
Me: [I took the vouchers, quickly ripped them up into tiny shreds whilst she was paying then handed them to the cashier] Have you a bin down there mate?
Her: I don't think there was any need for that [and off she trotted].
Bloke behind me: I owe you one mate!
I must say I did get immense satisfaction out of ripping up her vouchers!
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king supermarkets . fking vouchers. Edited by All that jazz on Friday 23 January 20:37
"Mate"
I hate this with a passion: there's a guy that calls my son "little mate", another that calls his kids his "mates" and another who calls his wife "mate" - in the local social club (cheap beer) I get called mate.
It's a horrible over familiarisation (sp) and an awful way to address someone. Anyone...
I hate this with a passion: there's a guy that calls my son "little mate", another that calls his kids his "mates" and another who calls his wife "mate" - in the local social club (cheap beer) I get called mate.
It's a horrible over familiarisation (sp) and an awful way to address someone. Anyone...
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