Room 101

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Sainsbury's. Ordered food to collect for our anniversary do on Saturday. Let us know at half five on the Friday that some things were unavailable, meaning a separate trip in the morning. You then have to chase up the refund - it isn't generated automatically as everywhere else seems to, and despite in store customer services saying that is what would happen. Rang and the recorded message said they were too busy to answer. Replied to the order email and the auto reply sent me to a set of FAQs at their website with none being any use. Then 15 mins on hold being told how important my call is. I then had to tell them what they hadn't delivered. Not how things should work!

 

[Al ears]

Sainsbury's. Ordered food to collect for our anniversary do on Saturday. Let us know at half five on the Friday that some things were unavailable, meaning a separate trip in the morning. You then have to chase up the refund - it isn't generated automatically as everywhere else seems to, and despite in store customer services saying that is what would happen. Rang and the recorded message said they were too busy to answer. Replied to the order email and the auto reply sent me to a set of FAQs at their website with none being any use. Then 15 mins on hold being told how important my call is. I then had to tell them what they hadn't delivered. Not how things should work!

Indeed not, glad I don't use Sainsbury's
Happy Anniversary by the way..

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Indeed not, glad I don't use Sainsbury's
Happy Anniversary by the way..

Thank you. Thirty years, less time for murder etc etc!

 

[Gray]

Perhaps their disability is that they're blind!

That's just what I thought 🙂

 

[Gray]

Rang and the recorded message said they were too busy to answer.

Because they were
'expeiencing a higher than usual call volume' 🤨

 

[Deleted member 159214]

General courtesy needs to be brought out of 101. We seem to have lost it. Pedestrians, often runners, barging past and not waiting their turn, while you’re already waiting to let someone through. And when you do stop to let someone through them not acknowledging you in any way whatsoever.

Groups of people, often couples, who think it is perfectly reasonable for you to step out into the road, or completely stop behind some obstruction, so they don’t have to pause their conversation for five seconds.

 

[Al ears]

Because they were
'expeiencing a higher than usual call volume' 🤨

Meaning they pay less staff to be available to answer a phone....

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Because they were
'expeiencing a higher than usual call volume' 🤨

Indeed. Someone rang back today to leave a message about processing the refund (jeez - even lowly Tesco do all of this automatically) - but when I rang back, the oaf I spoke to told me I needed to contact the store itself. Obviously they then told me it wasn't them so they pass it on to the relevant section. Who will apparently call back.

It's only £11, but I am ************ *********. 'Best possible service' my big fat.....

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

The section of the Wimbledon crowd that gives the lie to the notion that Brits have an innate sense of fair play.

 

[plastic penguin]

The section of the Wimbledon crowd that gives the lie to the notion that Brits have an innate sense of fair play.

Just Wimbledon in general. It's a nightmare fortnight for me. Mrs P. loves it.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

I enjoy the tennis, but have a general antipathy otherwise.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

The British summer 2023, at least so far...

 

[daveyjay]

Idiots at roundabouts, who have no idea how they are supposed to indicate, or just don't bother. I'm amazed there are not more accidents on roundabouts.

Definitely in my top 3. I'm fascinated as to why this appears to be a modern day issue. I fear it's a combination of laziness, unawareness and, most concerning, arrogant selfishness ('I know where I'm going and I don't care who I inconvenience along the way'). You can tell a lot about a person by the way that they conduct themselves on the road.

 

[WayneKerr]

The British summer 2023, at least so far...

I'd rather have our current UK weather than what they're experiencing in the Med.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Having had two sodden weeks of 'summer holiday', I'm ambivalent!

 

[WayneKerr]

Having had two sodden weeks of 'summer holiday', I'm ambivalent!

I'm now on permanent holiday... retired, so can take advantage of decent weather whenever it arrives 🙂 I guess living in East Anglia has it's plus points too compared the those living further north or in Wales.

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

The British summer 2023, at least so far...

Summer? I thought Autumn had arrived early!

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Summer? I thought Autumn had arrived early!

I thought we'd backtracked to a wet April.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Some obvious ones here, but:

- People who litter. It's unforgivably lazy and disrespectful to others and the environment. There's a medieval deer park near us - a truly lovely place - so why do people go there (they must think it's nice) but then leave their detritus behind?

- People who don't bag up their dogs' 'leavings'. No-one wants to tread in it, just lazy and selfish.

 

[WayneKerr]

Ridiculous threads posted on the forum.

Newbies who come on here asking a question which then gets multiple replies but the newbie never comes back to view them and they're never seen again.

 

[Al ears]

Idiots that post totally irrelevant comments on this forum??
Even if it is on a newbie thread , comments are useless.
There seem to be several of late who's names I will not currently mention.

 

[JDl]

What are your pet hates? It could be anything from a taste, smell, lane hoggers on motorways... anything that really gets your back up.

I hate with a passion is text speak. When you have a face-to-face conversation with someone. For example:

You say to someone I lost a winning lottery ticket, and instead of them responding "oh my God, that's awful", they go OMG. This really turns a mild mannered individual like me into a raging bull.

One of Mrs. Ps,hate is the word "flavoursome" when referring to food or drink.

My pet hate is rude unpleasant people. To be polite and try to be agreeable costs nothing.

 

[JDl]

Idiots that post totally irrelevant comments on this forum??
Even if it is on a newbie thread , comments are useless.
There seem to be several of late who's names I will not currently mention.

Oh dear. I'm guilty of being one of those"....idiots" that posted irrelevant comments on this forum in the recent past. Nevertheless, notwithstanding useless comments, there was no offence intended and I personally will certainly desist from posting thoughtless uselessness. However I have noticed that there are people here who seem to 'be in the club' that can say whatever they like whether it's relevant or not and receive no backlash. But it's all great fun and highly amusing.😂

 

[JDl]

At the risk of being a killjoy, I'll suggest that we need to avoid politics - even though I suspect many of us might have strong antipathies towards a particular world leader at the moment!

A world leader? Hmmm, I wonder who that might be.😂

 

[JDl]

The biggest problem I have with the internet, apart from finding the 'On'/'Off' button, is people tend to lose the old fashioned art of communication. Which takes me back to the opening post and hate for text speak. Are people no longer capable of stringing a couple of sentences together?

OMG. IMO. LMAO. ASAP.