Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 6)
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DoubleD said:
There is a lot of science to a shop layout, they plan very carefully where items are placed, they know that putting an item in a certain place is more likely to make you buy it, even if you didnt think you wanted it.
That in itself is a worthy entry for this thread topic. Supermarkets moving items from their 'usual' place to some other random place in the store when they're on offer. You go to their 'usual' place only to discover they've sold out, but later on you spot hundreds of them dumped in a display box on the end of one of the aisles which you'd have completely missed if you hadn't needed to go to that part of the store 
. More annoyingly though, I am guilty of picking up random end-of-aisle offers like packs of sweets/chocolate biscuits/mince pies etc that are on offer, so I guess their devious plan works as I wouldn't normally buy any of that crap
.Lemming Train said:
That in itself is a worthy entry for this thread topic. Supermarkets moving items from their 'usual' place to some other random place in the store when they're on offer. You go to their 'usual' place only to discover they've sold out, but later on you spot hundreds of them dumped in a display box on the end of one of the aisles which you'd have completely missed if you hadn't needed to go to that part of the store .
More annoyingly though, I am guilty of picking up random end-of-aisle offers like packs of sweets/chocolate biscuits/mince pies etc that are on offer, so I guess their devious plan works as I wouldn't normally buy any of that crap .
I can't remember if I mentioned it here or not, but I was in Tesco a couple of weeks ago and they had huge end-of-aisle displays of "two for £3". . More annoyingly though, I am guilty of picking up random end-of-aisle offers like packs of sweets/chocolate biscuits/mince pies etc that are on offer, so I guess their devious plan works as I wouldn't normally buy any of that crap
.The items were £1.50 each.
No, really.
Things that annoy me about supermarkets:
1. The eggs could literally be anywhere. As satirised by the Daily Mash, back when it was funny:
https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/business/super...
2. They put a big sign up above an aisle for 'fruit juice'; it'll be the pricy, refrigerated stuff. The long-life stuff could again be literally anywhere, and not well signed.
1. The eggs could literally be anywhere. As satirised by the Daily Mash, back when it was funny:
https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/business/super...
2. They put a big sign up above an aisle for 'fruit juice'; it'll be the pricy, refrigerated stuff. The long-life stuff could again be literally anywhere, and not well signed.
SlimJim16v said:
Amazon, for making it extremely difficult not to sign up for prime.
You select free delivery without prime, then just before you pay, they've added a free prime trial and made it very hard to find where to get rid of it.
I fell for that the other week, then had to figure out how to cancel it. There's a long-running thread in the Computing section titled "I don't f-ing want Amazon f-ing prime" which I had always thought was a bit over the top, until I bought something from Amazon and found out that it's impossible to buy something without signing up. I've kept screen dumps and so on, ready for when they charge my card because I've missed one of their "if you don't want to opt out of not signing up to not have Prime" emails. Apparently they've had interest from Trading Standards or someone similar, but still it goes on. You select free delivery without prime, then just before you pay, they've added a free prime trial and made it very hard to find where to get rid of it.
That, and their appalling search and sort algorithm, make me dislike them intensely.
Clockwork Cupcake said:
I can't remember if I mentioned it here or not, but I was in Tesco a couple of weeks ago and they had huge end-of-aisle displays of "two for £3".
The items were £1.50 each.
No, really.
I've seen similar "offers" loads of times and they all play that 'game'. The various cheddar cheese offers are particularly baffling unless you spend some time comparing them and reading the price per kg on the labels. All sorts of size packs from 200g to 600g with some as buy 1 get 1 free, others are buy 2 for £x, others just reduced by some random amount. Occasionally I've found that the pack that isn't on offer is the cheapest in terms of price per kg, with the one with lowest price displayed actually one the most expensive because it's only 200g, but it's been put in a packet the same dimensions as the higher weight ones The items were £1.50 each.
No, really.
.Lemming Train said:
Clockwork Cupcake said:
I can't remember if I mentioned it here or not, but I was in Tesco a couple of weeks ago and they had huge end-of-aisle displays of "two for £3".
The items were £1.50 each.
No, really.
I've seen similar "offers" loads of times and they all play that 'game'. The various cheddar cheese offers are particularly baffling unless you spend some time comparing them and reading the price per kg on the labels. All sorts of size packs from 200g to 600g with some as buy 1 get 1 free, others are buy 2 for £x, others just reduced by some random amount. Occasionally I've found that the pack that isn't on offer is the cheapest in terms of price per kg, with the one with lowest price displayed actually one the most expensive because it's only 200g, but it's been put in a packet the same dimensions as the higher weight ones The items were £1.50 each.
No, really.
.Clockwork Cupcake said:
... Even though it pains me to say it, as I'm annoyed by Americanisms as much as the next person (unless the next person is Frank, of course).
Ooh, I don't think Frank is at all annoyed by Americanisms. As he might well say - au contraire. But then he could probably care less (how's that for nonsense !)droopsnoot said:
SlimJim16v said:
Amazon, for making it extremely difficult not to sign up for prime.
You select free delivery without prime, then just before you pay, they've added a free prime trial and made it very hard to find where to get rid of it.
I fell for that the other week, then had to figure out how to cancel it. There's a long-running thread in the Computing section titled "I don't f-ing want Amazon f-ing prime" which I had always thought was a bit over the top, until I bought something from Amazon and found out that it's impossible to buy something without signing up. I've kept screen dumps and so on, ready for when they charge my card because I've missed one of their "if you don't want to opt out of not signing up to not have Prime" emails. Apparently they've had interest from Trading Standards or someone similar, but still it goes on. You select free delivery without prime, then just before you pay, they've added a free prime trial and made it very hard to find where to get rid of it.
That, and their appalling search and sort algorithm, make me dislike them intensely.
Lily the Pink said:
Clockwork Cupcake said:
... Even though it pains me to say it, as I'm annoyed by Americanisms as much as the next person (unless the next person is Frank, of course).
Ooh, I don't think Frank is at all annoyed by Americanisms. As he might well say - au contraire. But then he could probably care less (how's that for nonsense !)Je m’en fous, trop de vodka ce soir.
DoubleD said:
There is a lot of science to a shop layout, they plan very carefully where items are placed, they know that putting an item in a certain place is more likely to make you buy it, even if you didnt think you wanted it.
I had it all explained to me many years ago when I was restocking the Presto (remember them?) I worked in after it was refitted. All to do with things being in eye line etc.It is also the reason the milk is right at the back of every Australian supermarket I've been in.
Jader1973 said:
I had it all explained to me many years ago when I was restocking the Presto (remember them?) I worked in after it was refitted. All to do with things being in eye line etc.
It is also the reason the milk is right at the back of every Australian supermarket I've been in.
Same here isn't it? Put it somewhere at the back so you need to walk for a quarter of a mile past all the sugar and palm oil filled sIt is also the reason the milk is right at the back of every Australian supermarket I've been in.
te they sell so you can buy milk. Retailers and the products they chose to promote are absolutely a contirbuting factor to the current public health issue; 3 for 2 offers are mostly on st you shouldn't eat one of much less three, and rarely (never?) on vegetables. Let's not even get into the way they shaft suppliers on prices and payment terms.Their entire business model could only be less ethical if they heated their stores by burning orphans.
stickleback123 said:
Same here isn't it? Put it somewhere at the back so you need to walk for a quarter of a mile past all the sugar and palm oil filled ste they sell so you can buy milk. Retailers and the products they chose to promote are absolutely a contirbuting factor to the current public health issue; 3 for 2 offers are mostly on st you shouldn't eat one of much less three, and rarely (never?) on vegetables. Let's not even get into the way they shaft suppliers on prices and payment terms.
Their entire business model could only be less ethical if they heated their stores by burning orphans.
So im guessing you don't use supermarkets then?te they sell so you can buy milk. Retailers and the products they chose to promote are absolutely a contirbuting factor to the current public health issue; 3 for 2 offers are mostly on st you shouldn't eat one of much less three, and rarely (never?) on vegetables. Let's not even get into the way they shaft suppliers on prices and payment terms.Their entire business model could only be less ethical if they heated their stores by burning orphans.
Also, I know we are in a blame culture, but getting fat is down to the person, not the supermarket.
Edited by DoubleD on Saturday 30th November 09:48
Amazon in general.
I made a pact to never use them to purchase anything years ago and am staying with it.
I read loads of things and know some people that worked there and the way they were treated for such a huge firm was hilariously bad and simply the Prime thing lost me, yeah I am going to pay a ton to you for three aholes to not make a car show!
Sorry but no, I also get the feeling they are like the evil empire in WallE, you know your life will be totally run by them!!
Totally irrational, but it means i never use them, happily.
I made a pact to never use them to purchase anything years ago and am staying with it.
I read loads of things and know some people that worked there and the way they were treated for such a huge firm was hilariously bad and simply the Prime thing lost me, yeah I am going to pay a ton to you for three a
holes to not make a car show!Sorry but no, I also get the feeling they are like the evil empire in WallE, you know your life will be totally run by them!!
Totally irrational, but it means i never use them, happily.
bristolracer said:
DoubleD said:
bristolracer said:
Vegan beef Wellington.
Waitrose, you know what vegan is,right?
Stop it now
Thats why they call it a beet wellingtonWaitrose, you know what vegan is,right?
Stop it now
Walking around the supermarket having left my glasses in the car..........
ceesvdelst said:
Amazon in general.
I made a pact to never use them to purchase anything years ago and am staying with it.
I read loads of things and know some people that worked there and the way they were treated for such a huge firm was hilariously bad and simply the Prime thing lost me, yeah I am going to pay a ton to you for three aholes to not make a car show!
Sorry but no, I also get the feeling they are like the evil empire in WallE, you know your life will be totally run by them!!
Totally irrational, but it means i never use them, happily.
I think they're ace I made a pact to never use them to purchase anything years ago and am staying with it.
I read loads of things and know some people that worked there and the way they were treated for such a huge firm was hilariously bad and simply the Prime thing lost me, yeah I am going to pay a ton to you for three a
holes to not make a car show!Sorry but no, I also get the feeling they are like the evil empire in WallE, you know your life will be totally run by them!!
Totally irrational, but it means i never use them, happily.
I cover the £79 cost in terms of P&P quite easily, I've never had a next day delivery fail to happen and the returns and refund handling is spectacularly good.
The TV and movie channel and the music streaming service are then all icing on the cake, and while they're not the best TV provider, they do have some very good stuff, and the stream is evry reliable.
I don't buy from them blindly; I'll often find a better deal elsewhere, but that makes them a good benchmark. And you just have to place some value on the service level too, not everyone makes returns or quibbles so easy.
But, I have friends like you, who won't deal with the evil empire, so the disdain isn't new to me. I just think that there are far bigger potential e-foes out there, than an organisation I have (reasonably) transparent transactional dealings with.
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