Seemingly trivial things that elicit an emotional response of some kind

[Pross]

When you buy something and are sent the wrong item. Always seems a lot of effort to put right someone else's mistake.

Worse when they make a mistake but then try to make out you're lying. I ordered a new groupset from Merlin and it was missing the front mech. I informed them as soon as I'd opened the packaging and checked the content. They then insisted I take a photo of it with the packaging to 'prove' it was missing. If I'd really wanted to rip them off all I would have had to do was exclude the part from the photo so it didn't prove anything, just added a layer of hassle and annoyance at effectively being accused of lying. I would also have claimed it was one of the higher value items missing.

 

[Psamathe]

When you buy something and are sent the wrong item. Always seems a lot of effort to put right someone else's mistake.

Or it turns out to be "knock-offs".
e.g. these days in the workshop I'm more careful about breathing in fine dust for a long period, particularly power planing (some timbers worse than others). Ordered a load of 3M masks from Amazon as my existing boxed stock was low and what arrived was unboxed, not properly packaged and every elastic back band pulled out on 1st use. Clearly knock-offs. Amazon refunded but takes some time to find the phone number, get them to accept my number 'cos they call you, etc., etc. and they are still on sale on Amazon from the same retailer. And a safety item.

Ian

 

[First Aspect]

Worse when they make a mistake but then try to make out you're lying. I ordered a new groupset from Merlin and it was missing the front mech. I informed them as soon as I'd opened the packaging and checked the content. They then insisted I take a photo of it with the packaging to 'prove' it was missing. If I'd really wanted to rip them off all I would have had to do was exclude the part from the photo so it didn't prove anything, just added a layer of hassle and annoyance at effectively being accused of lying. I would also have claimed it was one of the higher value items missing.

That's nonsensical in any case. A. Trying to prove a negative B. Fairly easy to circumvent by not taking a photo of yourself holding the front mech.

 

[matticus]

That's nonsensical in any case. A. Trying to prove a negative B. Fairly easy to circumvent by not taking a photo of yourself holding the front mech.

Yup - they're just trying to push you upto your cant-be-arsed threshold

 

[Ian H]

I only use Amazon as an absolute last resort now, which is less than every six months.

 

[Pblakeney]

I seem to have the opposite experience with Amazon. Last time I had an error with a delivery (less than £20) they sent out the correct item and told me to keep the original as it was too much hassle to return.

 

[bobzmyunkle]

Glastonbury. Response despair. Either despair because I'm to old to understand or despair because contemporary music is absolute sh*te. Doesn't really matter which. Buster Rhymes on at the moment - just looks like two fat old blokes embarrassing their families. We all do it after a certain age and I'd do it more for that sort of money.

 

[Pblakeney]

Glastonbury.

If you are not there then there is no point in watching, or listening. It is about being there. I wish the BBC could grasp this.
I said that in my 20s and it still holds true. Okay, I wasn't talking about Glastonbury specifically at the time but the principle holds true.

 

[bobzmyunkle]

If you are not there then there is no point in watching, or listening. It is about being there. I wish the BBC could grasp this.
I said that in my 20s and it still holds true. Okay, I wasn't talking about Glastonbury specifically at the time but the principle holds true.

I'd quite like to watch Neil Young if he's going to do something similar to last time he played Glastonbury. Apparently he's not keen on the BBC broadcasting his set.
Disappointing on a personal level, but f*ck the BBC appears to be a rational stance so f*ck the BBC

 

[secretsqirrel]

I seem to have the opposite experience with Amazon. Last time I had an error with a delivery (less than £20) they sent out the correct item and told me to keep the original as it was too much hassle to return.

I also have had good service from Amazon when things have gone wrong, or order correct but changed my mind etc. Get a code, drop off at local PO, no need for packaging and refund processed as soon as code scanned.

A few weeks ago I ordered a chocolate gift which when arrived was 2 weeks passed sell by date. Contacted the bot, with a photo of the date, got a refund and not required to return chocolate.
I had to eat it myself

That said I do order cheap and safe from Amazon.

 

[CXRAndy]

Glastonbury. Response despair. Either despair because I'm to old to understand or despair because contemporary music is absolute sh*te. Doesn't really matter which. Buster Rhymes on at the moment - just looks like two fat old blokes embarrassing their families. We all do it after a certain age and I'd do it more for that sort of money.

The irony of the type of person that goes to Glastonbury

Lefties, Palestinian flag waving hippy. Complain about the oppression of far flung people being locked up in a small fenced area.

Yet are quite happy to pay to be locked in behind 20ft walls with security towers, whilst cheering let them those illegals immigrants in. But dont want them in their festival

 

[pinkbikini]

I only use Amazon as an absolute last resort now, which is less than every six months.

I stopped using Amazon about 9 months ago. Since then, I’ve noticed:

Negatives: searching online a mild hassle, delivery overall takes a little longer, many more emails to sift through

Positives: prices (incl. delivery) nearly always less than Amazon, directly supporting smaller businesses, better quality of goods, not contributing to the bottom line of someone who looks like an inflatable sex toy

 

[Xipe Totec]

The irony of the type of person that goes to Glastonbury

Lefties, Palestinian flag waving hippy. Complain about the oppression of far flung people being locked up in a small fenced area.

Yet are quite happy to pay to be locked in behind 20ft walls with security towers, whilst cheering let them those illegals immigrants in. But dont want them in their festival

You'd only force yourself to go if Farage was personally introducing Skrewdriver headlining the Pyramid Stage, right?

 

[First Aspect]

Nyaco.

Neil Young can't even do curmudgeonly well these days.

 

[CXRAndy]

You'd only force yourself to go if Farage was personally introducing Skrewdriver headlining the Pyramid Stage, right?

Nah, never been interested in going.