Things that annoy you beyond reason...? [Vol 3]
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Arse! 
I have a 11 month old daughter. She likes a dummy and we have not been preventing her from using it. When my mother in law arrives the first thing she does is rip it out. I have 3 major issues with this. Firstly, it is a direct criticism of my parenting. Secondly, my 2 year old son now copies it and rips it out violently. And finally, if my daughter doesn't have it in she eats anything that is near her. No matter how often we clean it is impossible to keep the floors spotless with the 2 year old around (we literally clean the floors 3 times a day. It is no coincidence that he eats 3 times a day). She even eats carpet and hair.
In fact, I have decided that I am in the wrong thread because I think I have a reason to be annoyed! And, the mother in law is a terrible parent. That's the bit that gets me the most.
In fact, I have decided that I am in the wrong thread because I think I have a reason to be annoyed! And, the mother in law is a terrible parent. That's the bit that gets me the most.
GTIR said:
Starbucks.
"Would you like Guatemalan beans with that. It's 20p extra?"
"No thanks"
"It's the best"
"Then why not offer it as standard?"
"Er..."
I know why they do it.
I read somewhere that they make something like 36p profit on a standard cappuccino and the bigger profits come from the fatties on diets ording extras and largeing it up.
They can fook off.
"With that"? Surely it should be instead of that?"Would you like Guatemalan beans with that. It's 20p extra?"
"No thanks"
"It's the best"
"Then why not offer it as standard?"
"Er..."
I know why they do it.
I read somewhere that they make something like 36p profit on a standard cappuccino and the bigger profits come from the fatties on diets ording extras and largeing it up.
They can fook off.
But as with anything, if you've got a "best" and a "standard" if your best becomes standard you've just put your prices up (by 20p in this case)
In Ford
I'd like a Fiesta
Wouldn't you like a GT40 it's £100,000 extra
Why
It's the best
Then why don't..... etc, etc
The fat bint & her family holding up the queue in Game today,took 10 minutes to get to the front of the queue,as she was f
king about all this time,taking up 1 of 3 tills,moaning about prices etc,and hadnt even chosen the games she & her brats wanted.Still moaning when I got served.
And all on a Wii! A fking Wii! Not even a WiiU! Cheap chav !
And the idiot in Asda later,who couldnt work the self service checkout,and let his daughter scan,or rather mis-scan,every sodding item. Had to get assistance about 6 times,and then said "Good luck,youre gonna need it" to me,as if the machine was at fault. I managed to scan everything perfectly!
I dont mind these self service tills,even the ones with a belt for large shops, but if you have a complete fkwit in front of you,it takes more time,not less.
king about all this time,taking up 1 of 3 tills,moaning about prices etc,and hadnt even chosen the games she & her brats wanted.Still moaning when I got served.And all on a Wii! A f
king Wii! Not even a WiiU! Cheap chav !And the idiot in Asda later,who couldnt work the self service checkout,and let his daughter scan,or rather mis-scan,every sodding item. Had to get assistance about 6 times,and then said "Good luck,youre gonna need it" to me,as if the machine was at fault. I managed to scan everything perfectly!
I dont mind these self service tills,even the ones with a belt for large shops, but if you have a complete f
kwit in front of you,it takes more time,not less.The driver of the bus I was on, who flashed two sets of pelican crossing traffics lights in a vain attempt to get them to change faster. Mate, the lights operate on a timed system, they aren't going to suddenly change to a green light for you, when they're in the middle of a pedestrian crossing cycle, tt. Same goes for anyone else who does it.
t. Same goes for anyone else who does it.Devices which have such a strong spring in their power button that pushing it in an attempt to turn the damn thing on simply results in the device sliding backwards, so you need two hands to turn it on - one to hold the bloody thing still. PC speakers seem to be particularly bad at this
Hackney said:
GTIR said:
Starbucks.
"Would you like Guatemalan beans with that. It's 20p extra?"
"No thanks"
"It's the best"
"Then why not offer it as standard?"
"Er..."
I know why they do it.
I read somewhere that they make something like 36p profit on a standard cappuccino and the bigger profits come from the fatties on diets ording extras and largeing it up.
They can fook off.
"With that"? Surely it should be instead of that?"Would you like Guatemalan beans with that. It's 20p extra?"
"No thanks"
"It's the best"
"Then why not offer it as standard?"
"Er..."
I know why they do it.
I read somewhere that they make something like 36p profit on a standard cappuccino and the bigger profits come from the fatties on diets ording extras and largeing it up.
They can fook off.
But as with anything, if you've got a "best" and a "standard" if your best becomes standard you've just put your prices up (by 20p in this case)
In Ford
I'd like a Fiesta
Wouldn't you like a GT40 it's £100,000 extra
Why
It's the best
Then why don't..... etc, etc
That's a s
t analogy. It's like waking into Starbucks and asking for a coffee and them offering you tea instead.
My point is if I wanted a different brand of anything I'd ask for it.
"Do you want chocolate on that?"
"No"
>puts chocolate sprinkles on<
"Enjoy your drink"
GTIR said:
Hackney said:
GTIR said:
Starbucks.
"Would you like Guatemalan beans with that. It's 20p extra?"
"No thanks"
"It's the best"
"Then why not offer it as standard?"
"Er..."
I know why they do it.
I read somewhere that they make something like 36p profit on a standard cappuccino and the bigger profits come from the fatties on diets ording extras and largeing it up.
They can fook off.
"With that"? Surely it should be instead of that?"Would you like Guatemalan beans with that. It's 20p extra?"
"No thanks"
"It's the best"
"Then why not offer it as standard?"
"Er..."
I know why they do it.
I read somewhere that they make something like 36p profit on a standard cappuccino and the bigger profits come from the fatties on diets ording extras and largeing it up.
They can fook off.
But as with anything, if you've got a "best" and a "standard" if your best becomes standard you've just put your prices up (by 20p in this case)
In Ford
I'd like a Fiesta
Wouldn't you like a GT40 it's £100,000 extra
Why
It's the best
Then why don't..... etc, etc
That's a s
t analogy. It's like waking into Starbucks and asking for a coffee and them offering you tea instead.
My point is if I wanted a different brand of anything I'd ask for it.
"Do you want chocolate on that?"
"No"
>puts chocolate sprinkles on<
"Enjoy your drink"
You asked for coffee, they asked if you wanted better / more expensive coffee. You ask why that's not standard.
My Ford example, they make the Fiesta, they make the GT40 which is better / more expensive. So by your logic why not make only the GT40?
You wouldn't be able to get a different brand in Starbucks anyway, they only sell one brand: Starbucks.
Although if you go to the supermarket Starbucks coffee isn't made by Starbucks but that's a different story.
Anyway, back on topic.....people who don't know the difference between Starbucks and good coffee annoy me beyond reason.
Shops who either refuse or make it hard for you to spend £50 notes.
It's legal currency ffs! What is the point to create a note that is so hard to spend?
'Ah yes, but it's the counterfeits' they say, no it isn't! Anyone who copies money does £5, £10 and £20s because they're easier to pass off and no-one checks them....
It's legal currency ffs! What is the point to create a note that is so hard to spend?
'Ah yes, but it's the counterfeits' they say, no it isn't! Anyone who copies money does £5, £10 and £20s because they're easier to pass off and no-one checks them....
Lorries in Suffolk. Specifically, Culina refrigerated trucks. Militant 40mph-ers, unless you want to overtake in which case they suddenly become the truck from Duel. Always at the front of a loooooong queue of traffic, the drivers looking sufficiently neanderthal and IQ-free, who never, ever think of pulling over and letting the huge queue behind them past. Worse than tractor drivers at harvest time.
Roll on the 50mph limit raise. Although no doubt thoses will still do 40 for MPG reasons. Absolute fking one-eyes.
Roll on the 50mph limit raise. Although no doubt those
s will still do 40 for MPG reasons. Absolute fking one-eyes. People who have such poor throttle control that they are unable to follow the car in front on a congested motorway without dabbing the brakes every so often. It's actually pretty dangerous because it is effectively crying "Wolf" so that when traffic does inevitably have to brake hard, the car behind is so used to the brake-dabber braking that they fail to differentiate between dabbing and full-on braking.
(Maybe I just failed the criteria of the thread because it's a legitimate annoyance)
(Maybe I just failed the criteria of the thread because it's a legitimate annoyance)
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