Author Topic: What annoys you to no end? (Read 493,911 times)

Edvard · « **Reply #375 on:** August 25, 2009, 05:40 PM »

"Rename" and "Delete" right next to each other in the context menu.

Josh · « **Reply #376 on:** December 04, 2009, 12:33 PM »

Companies who claim a product is "free" when they mean "Free with severe limitations...aka crippleware".

Darwin · « **Reply #377 on:** December 04, 2009, 01:56 PM »

Quote from: Josh on December 04, 2009, 12:33 PM

Companies who claim a product is "free" when they mean "Free with severe limitations...aka crippleware".

Or plaster "free download" all over their website and on shareware sites when what they mean is that you can download a time-limitied trial version

40hz · « **Reply #378 on:** December 04, 2009, 02:08 PM »

Overly obvious Customer Greeters at major retail and 'big box' electronic stores.

Pleased to meet you Ms. Fang! I'm not here to shoplift today. And I already know what I'm looking for. So could you possibly step aside and let me get on with it? Pretty-please? (BTW. That's some collection of tats you got there Miss. What? Ohreally? You have more?)

Josh · « **Reply #379 on:** December 04, 2009, 02:10 PM »

I never did understand why at places like Sams Club or BJs wholesale they check your receipt on the way out when you have 45 items in the cart. It is not like they are checking each item against the receipt. COME ON, Really? You have to waste my time?

Darwin · « **Reply #380 on:** December 04, 2009, 02:16 PM »

Quote from: Josh on December 04, 2009, 02:10 PM

I never did understand why at places like Sams Club or BJs wholesale they check your receipt on the way out when you have 45 items in the cart. It is not like they are checking each item against the receipt. COME ON, Really? You have to waste my time?

Heh, heh - good one! I've ofen wondered about this myself

cranioscopical · « **Reply #381 on:** December 04, 2009, 03:31 PM »

Quote from: Josh on December 04, 2009, 02:10 PM

at places like Sams Club or BJs wholesale they check your receipt on the way out when you have 45 items in the cart. It is not like they are checking each item against the receipt. COME ON, Really?

I fooled 'em. Bought 2 items, showed the receipt, ran off with the shopping buggy.

Curt · « **Reply #382 on:** December 04, 2009, 04:00 PM »

rgdot · « **Reply #383 on:** December 04, 2009, 04:52 PM »

Quote from: cranioscopical on December 04, 2009, 03:31 PM

I fooled 'em. Bought 2 items, showed the receipt, ran off with the shopping buggy.

nosh · « **Reply #384 on:** December 04, 2009, 06:46 PM »

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mouser · « **Reply #385 on:** December 04, 2009, 10:10 PM »

Innuendo · « **Reply #386 on:** December 05, 2009, 02:57 PM »

Television and movie studios that feel they have to start advertising their new movie or TV series *FOUR* months in advance.

cranioscopical · « **Reply #387 on:** December 05, 2009, 03:04 PM »

Christmas... when it starts in October!

Innuendo · « **Reply #388 on:** December 05, 2009, 08:31 PM »

Quote from: cranioscopical on December 05, 2009, 03:04 PM

Christmas... when it starts in October!

Soon it will be starting the day after Easter. (he said only half-serious)

cranioscopical · « **Reply #389 on:** December 05, 2009, 09:37 PM »

Quote from: Innuendo on December 05, 2009, 08:31 PM

Quote from: cranioscopical on December 05, 2009, 03:04 PM
Christmas... when it starts in October!

Soon it will be starting the day after Easter. (he said only half-serious)

Any sooner would have lent no credence to that comment

CleverCat · « **Reply #390 on:** December 06, 2009, 08:14 AM »

When the whole country revolves around the 2010 Soccer!

If you're coming here, be warned - The Gautrain (High speed train from Pretoria to Jo'burg won't be ready. The planned fancy Bus Service in Cape Town has fallen through as some bright spark made a 2 Billion Rand miscalculation and the 'workers' building the Stadia are always striking!!

Not to mention our Electricity crisis......

And here's why...

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Curt · « **Reply #391 on:** December 06, 2009, 10:42 PM »

- your electricity seems to be steady..., or is it Crisis, jumping?

fenixproductions · « **Reply #392 on:** December 07, 2009, 01:37 AM »

Office thieves.

I've lost my DC mug not so long ago and I wonder what is the main cause of people behaving such way.

In many cases, stolen things are not expensive at all but it still wonders me: is it some kind of very strange cleptomania to take office equipment (like paper clips, notebooks, …, mugs) or food from refrigerators, or what?

I think I will never understand that not so many people seem to care about. My colleagues just accepted scenario that their goods may disappear someday.

Innuendo · « **Reply #393 on:** December 07, 2009, 03:15 AM »

Quote from: fenixproductions on December 07, 2009, 01:37 AM

I think I will never understand that not so many people seem to care about. My colleges just accepted scenario that their goods may disappear someday.

fenix, while your English is normally outstanding, I think the word you were looking for was colleagues.

But to address your post, I cannot imagine anybody stealing a 'used' mug from someone they hardly know. Yuck!

Darwin · « **Reply #394 on:** December 07, 2009, 03:49 AM »

Quote from: Innuendo on December 07, 2009, 03:15 AM

I cannot imagine anybody stealing a 'used' mug from someone they hardly know. Yuck!

Ditto

fenixproductions · « **Reply #395 on:** December 07, 2009, 06:11 AM »

Quote from: Innuendo on December 07, 2009, 03:15 AM

fenix, while your English is normally outstanding, I think the word you were looking for was colleagues.

Fixed. Thanks.

Quote from: Innuendo on December 07, 2009, 03:15 AM

But to address your post, I cannot imagine anybody stealing a 'used' mug from someone they hardly know. Yuck!

Not really "used".

I have another mug which I like and DC one was a gift, so I didn't want to use it too often: 2-3 times filled with something but staying on shelf for the most of the rest of the time. The only way to change it - I was thinking - is to bring it to work. And that was a failure.

P.S. "for the most of the rest of the time" <- is it still English or articles overdose?

CleverCat · « **Reply #396 on:** December 07, 2009, 06:33 AM »

For most of the time....

CleverCat · « **Reply #397 on:** December 07, 2009, 06:34 AM »

Quote from: Curt on December 06, 2009, 10:42 PM

- your electricity seems to be steady..., or is it Crisis, jumping?

It's taking time out! And we are going to be charged 35% more each year for the next 3 years....

cranioscopical · « **Reply #398 on:** December 08, 2009, 10:24 PM »

Quote from: CleverCat on December 07, 2009, 06:34 AM

And we are going to be charged 35% more each year for the next 3 years

It's shocking that they would socket to you in that way!

superboyac · « **Reply #399 on:** December 08, 2009, 10:32 PM »

What doesn't annoy me?