Formerly Roboman, still
awesome Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Portland, OR
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Let me set the scene.
I'm wearing a faux vintáge tee with a giant rainbow maple leaf on it, above indigo-washed Gap 1969s. I have these hot pink/orange cans on, the left of which has a giant "XY" on it. They're plugged into my white iPhone, which is in the side pocket of my manbag. So. Dear Fat Kid Who Passed Me On The Sidewalk And Loudly Proclaimed, "You Look GAY!" Have yourself a cookie. Robo (Last pride post, I promise! And I'm normally not quite so faggy. To my credit, I wasn't wearing my purple Chucks. ) and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Iowa
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Dear Idiot Drivers,
I'm riding my bike to most local destinations this summer. I signal my stops and turns, maintain situational awareness, and follow the rules of the road. I suggest that you should to. That means you, Mister Green 1996 Honda Accord with Trashy Ground Effects and Racing Stripes who told me to "watch where I'm going" after you pealed out around a corner without checking for the biker crossing the top of the t-intersection. And you aren't off the hook either, Mister Mid-2000s Mazda 3 who made clear eye contact with me as I was biking through the intersection you were waiting at, proceeded to drive forward, slam on the brakes as if you hadn't seen me coming, and then made a face at me as if it was my fault. When you stop at an intersection, you're supposed to wait for the people already in the intersection to pass through it, then take your turn and go. Cheers, Batman As an addendum, to the lady on the bike who was riding in the road, passed several stopped cars, and rode through a red light at a busy intersection: don't! If you're going to ride in the road, follow the rules! People like you make drivers think that all bikers are like you, leading to frustrating situations (see above) for people like me. /vent Sometimes ... things that are expensive ... are worse. |
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Join Date: May 2004
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Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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Formerly Roboman, still
awesome Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Portland, OR
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Well, it was. Ha!
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I was mainly referring to my dress sense, though. I don't normally wear rainbow maple leafs. and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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Dear Grocery Stores,
It does absolutely no good to have those 3-5 automated "self-checkout" stations if the crazy things never work right. If I have to ring up and bag my own stuff and then go stand in line just to get my change from an employee at some other location in the store (because the change dispenser on the self-serve machine is broken...again, and with no sign or indication), then I'm really not saving any time. And it's really not a "convenient feature for your valued customers", is it? No, it's not. Don't offer "convenient, time-saving" machines when they're usually anything but. Maybe someone should go through, a couple of times a day, and make sure they're stocked with change? You know, so when I stick in a $20 for a $17.28 bill, I don't have to stand behind all the complainers, check-cashers, money order-getters, jibber-jabber artists, etc. at the main service desk for 10-15 minutes to get my $2.72. The same $2.72 that should've been spit out, automatically, by the machine I chose to use so I didn't have to stand in your usual asshole-filled checkout lines of coupon abusers, no-pen-having check writers, last-minute item forgetters, no-ID beer buyers and argue-over-a-.04¢-discrepancy types. Yours, Paul PS - If I could just order food online and somehow have it injected directly into my neck from my cable modem, I would rather do that than go to just about any grocery store these days. It's one of my least favorite things to do. Too bad about that whole "gotta eat to live" thing... |
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Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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Dear Microsoft,
You just killed your Kin project, right? Then why the heck am I only now seeing TV comercials for it?! No, seriously, I just caught one on Comedy Central. Wtf, man? Confused, Occasional TV Viewer |
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Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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Seriously? Ohmigosh... You know what would be sad/funny? If these commercials actually stirred up genuine desire and interest (yeah, the first time in MIcrosoft's advertising history, but just play along anyway...), and people only then learn "what, they're not making them? Then WTF was I seeing on TV this morning?! I was coming to buy six of them for my family!" Microsoft could've had a legit, genuine hit on their hands...and they went and screwed it up pre-release! The only time people wanted something from them that they went and decided not to make. Sounds about right, and par for the course (although usually it has to hit the streets a bit before people deem it a clueless dud). Microsoft. We save you the trouble.™ |
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Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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Dear Kids in the Pool,
I know it's wet and the cool water feels great on such a warm, humid day. But do you have to do that shrill, constant squealing and screaming for no apparent reason, all live-long day? Splash, laugh, yell "whee!" every once in a while, etc. That's all great, and totally expected and acceptable. I'm not being unreasonable, or asking for "silence", after all. Please, just ease up on the ear-piercing, dog-range screeching (when you're not hurt, scared, drowning, etc.) that only water-winged four-year-olds seem capable of producing. It's really annoying after the 320th time this afternoon. You're killing me. If you don't knock it off, I'm going to take you grocery shopping. Signed, Wishing I Had Some Earmuffs PS - I'm having one hell of a day, it seems. |
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Chicago
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Rocket Surgeon
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: The Canadark
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That's the bit that drives me insane: if you don't trust your customers not to steal your stuff, then don't install self-checkouts. Don't go installing bullishit "anti-theft" systems that overreact to the slightest stepping outside of the "normal". |
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awesome Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Portland, OR
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Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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I'll take those under advisement.
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Chicago
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Rocket Surgeon
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: The Canadark
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Maybe, but why should I press a button for every item? Can't they just trust me? And if not, why let me check out myself? One or the fucking other.
Ikea's self-checkout has none of the "weight sensor" bullshit and the experience is approximately 95% better for it. Good work, Swedes! |
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M AH - ch ain saw
Join Date: May 2004
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Right, I hear where your coming from.
The frustrating bit is when I'm in line, I know how to work the system, but the people in front of me keep making mistakes. I wish the grocery industry would move to an RF ID system so that we could just walk out with our stuff and swipe a card... User formally known as Sh0eWax |
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Mr. Vieira
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Tennessee
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When the self-checker station works, it's really nice. For whatever reason (because it's never working and doling out change, I guess), there's never anyone at them when I go. And this store is kinda bad about short-staffing, so they'll have two checkout lanes - if we're lucky - during a Friday, around 6:00pm (I know... ), so I always see those four wide-open self-checkers and think "okay, I can roll the dice here or go over there and stand in line for at least 10-15 minutes".
When everything's working and the machine is all loaded up properly, it's a breeze. |
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Formerly Roboman, still
awesome Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Portland, OR
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IKEA is the only store that I visit with regularity and have not once had a bad experience at.* Everyone is always all smiles, and like super knowledgeable too. I've gone in and mentioned a single item that hadn't been in their catalog for years and they knew exactly what I was talking about and informed me that, yes, it had been discontinued. I've gone in looking for one specific just-discontinued textile and a guy took the time to help me look all over for it and mentioned he thought he had seen it in the As-Is department, where they (sure enough!) had exactly one package of it in just the size I needed. And when my mom tripped and fell down a bunch of people ran up to her to make sure she was okay and they immediately started cleaning up her spilled soda and offered her a new one and offered to fetch a chair, if she wanted one. They have almost eerily good service. It's like a cult. So, uh, IKEA: Keep up the good work! Robo, aka That One Asshole Who Always Pain-in-the-Ass Questions *Yes, this includes Apple Stores, where I've had several bad experiences. I've never had a bad experience at my local indie Mac store, but I've only been there a few times. and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Chicago
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Travels via TARDIS
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Earthsea
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Selfish Heathen
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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ie. Robo, aka That One Asshole Who Always Pain-in-the-Ass Questions in a Pain-in-the-Ass manner. … Maybe. The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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Formerly Roboman, still
awesome Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Portland, OR
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Nah. I just fucked up.
That happens sometimes, when I go back and edit my posts before posting. I rewrote that part several times. As for what happened at the Apple Store, I've just had to deal with a few condescending employees, like the worst elitist-Mac-user stereotype. Vegas people: the Town Square store is awesome. The Fashion Show is not. and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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monkey with a tiny cymbal
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Lost
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Dear RedBox,
I like your business strategy. Really. I do. I think it's brilliant. But making me sit through 14 minutes 10 seconds worth of unskippable FBI warnings advertisements, PSAs and trailers is absolutely maddening. You didn't do this earlier. What happened? Is $1 a DVD a night not enough to cover your costs? Or did you get greedy? Please stop. Matt *************************** Dear DVD designers and implementors, Fuck you. That's all. Matt |
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Formerly Roboman, still
awesome Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Portland, OR
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Blu-ray has spoiled me, and the same DVD menus I thought were so cool a decade ago (I'm looking at you, The Matrix!) now seem bothersome and clunky. Although, in some cases, it's nice that you can watch them instead of the film ("Hmm, I forgot what happened in The Matrix Revolutions...").
Which brings me to: Dear Wachowskis, What the fuck happened with The Matrix Revolutions? You know something is wrong when the series got worse when you added the giant mecha. Robo and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: London, UK
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Dear Apple
Enough with the usual "launch a product then have no stock" thing already. It causes a buzz on forums and creates a demand™. It also p!55es off many potential (and existing) customers. Oh and O2, your stock-keeping sucks. Yours, etc. ____________________ Dear Customer Support drones: Closing a case as "solved" when it isn't is just plain rude, whatever the process designer has to think about it. Yours, etc. _________________ Dear Customer Services Process and/or software designers: Don't make a process that needs an open case to be closed by the agent, then reopened by the customer, in order for the customer's reply to be flagged up to the techsupport team for further action. It sucks and it looks plain rude. In the worst sense. Thanks, etc. |
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Formerly Roboman, still
awesome Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Portland, OR
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Dear people who don't ever say what you actually mean but instead drop little hints every now and then and then later get mad at the people who didn't pick up on the hints because in reality not everybody hangs on your every word:
Fuck you. Succinctly yours, Robo Off-topic (click to toggle):
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Join Date: Feb 2005
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Robo, given their propensity for understatement, you probably should report them to INS so they can deport them back to England, where they belong.
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