Room 101

[Jasonovich]

I saw the headline, naming the last addition to the list of celebs - hadn't heard of him, so looked to see if I'd heard of any.
I HAVE actually heard of one of them 😯

It's the most expensive BBC production - and probably one of the reasons many have stopped paying the licence.

I have stopped paying TV licence, all done above board.
I stream my television, honestly hand on heart, I don't miss it.

 

[Gray]

Whatever you two, or I think of Strictly, it is hugely popular.

That's for sure - and I can certainly see why it appeals.
I'll be the first to admit that the technical production has always been as good as it gets - as well it should be for the money spent on, for example each of those moving head lights.

But surely, even its greatest fans must be sick of the political correctness - although it's fair to say that, these days, the BBC is damned if it does, damned if it doesn't.

Don't get me started on MasterChef - I don't care if the presenter gets his knob out backstage...I just can't stand cooking programmes 😐

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

I have stopped paying TV licence, all done above board.
I stream my television, honestly hand on heart, I don't miss it.

We don’t pay, because my wife qualifies for a free one.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Average waiting times for a driving test are now at eight months, and because the system for booking them is old and basic, the slots can be sold on at a profit - and that's what's happening. There's clearly nothing that someone horrible won't do for money...

System needs to book slots in a fixed, non-transferrable name.

(Source - Delayed Gratification.)

 

[plastic penguin]

Average waiting times for a driving test are now at eight months, and because the system for booking them is old and basic, the slots can be sold on at a profit - and that's what's happening. There's clearly nothing that someone horrible won't do for money...

System needs to book slots in a fixed, non-transferrable name.

(Source - Delayed Gratification.)

Yeah, my daughter paid extra for a quicker driving test. If she passes it'll be cheaper as I won't have to double the journey time.

Agree, though, it's a rip off.

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

System needs to book slots in a fixed, non-transferrable name.

Exactly, that's what needs doing, now!

 

[Blacksabbath25]

I think what gets me the most is ignorant people can not stand them

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

I think what gets me the most is ignorant people can not stand them

Ignorant, arrogant and self-entitled (all three together) are the worst, there’s a lot of them about these days…

 

[Gray]

'Legitimate Interests' on privacy settings.
- and what it says about ones that don't qualify as legitimate.

(Illegitimate = bastard).

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

'Legitimate Interests' on privacy settings.
- and what it says about ones that don't qualify as legitimate.

(Illegitimate = bastard).

What they consider "legitimate", is not necessarily what I consider "legitimate".

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Wowcher. Apart from having a deeply stupid name, it's the first time in ages I've bought anything online and found an interface so excrementally poor.

We've had a pergola installed in the garden and needed some furniture for it, and Mrs GSV had seen some offers from Wowcher. The discount brought price into line with what you can get from Amazon, and it seemed like it would make better use of the space than anything else we'd found, so we went ahead. Two emails received, one confirming the order, another saying we had a voucher to redeem. Didn't want to buy anything else, so didn't proceed with the latter.

Turns out that if you don't follow a poorly-signposted link to 'redeem-with-us.blah blah', you haven't completed the order, even though they have helped themselves to your cash with unseemly haste. There's no follow-on to tell you that you haven't finished buying, and this link wasn't obvious. We found it all by basically flailing around.

Managed to get it sorted, but I believe my state of mind would have been best described as 'incandescent.'

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

Wowcher. Apart from having a deeply stupid name, it's the first time in ages I've bought anything online and found an interface so excrementally poor.

We've had a pergola installed in the garden and needed some furniture for it, and Mrs GSV had seen some offers from Wowcher. The discount brought price into line with what you can get from Amazon, and it seemed like it would make better use of the space than anything else we'd found, so we went ahead. Two emails received, one confirming the order, another saying we had a voucher to redeem. Didn't want to buy anything else, so didn't proceed with the latter.

Turns out that if you don't follow a poorly-signposted link to 'redeem-with-us.blah blah', you haven't completed the order, even though they have helped themselves to your cash with unseemly haste. There's no follow-on to tell you that you haven't finished buying, and this link wasn't obvious. We found it all by basically flailing around.

Managed to get it sorted, but I believe my state of mind would have been best described as 'incandescent.'

Another online retailer on my blacklist...

 

[Jasonovich]

Wowcher. Apart from having a deeply stupid name, it's the first time in ages I've bought anything online and found an interface so excrementally poor.

We've had a pergola installed in the garden and needed some furniture for it, and Mrs GSV had seen some offers from Wowcher. The discount brought price into line with what you can get from Amazon, and it seemed like it would make better use of the space than anything else we'd found, so we went ahead. Two emails received, one confirming the order, another saying we had a voucher to redeem. Didn't want to buy anything else, so didn't proceed with the latter.

Turns out that if you don't follow a poorly-signposted link to 'redeem-with-us.blah blah', you haven't completed the order, even though they have helped themselves to your cash with unseemly haste. There's no follow-on to tell you that you haven't finished buying, and this link wasn't obvious. We found it all by basically flailing around.

Managed to get it sorted, but I believe my state of mind would have been best described as 'incandescent.'

I have used them a few times and got some bargains.
Most recent was the Wowcher purchase to Champneys weekend sauna in Henlow, which was nice.
You are spot on about the interface, the shopping experience is dire as if they're trying to trip you up.
Way too complicated, and not conducive to attracting new customers to their portal.

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

You are spot on about the interface, the shopping experience is dire as if they're trying to trip you up.
Way too complicated, and not conducive to attracting new customers to their portal.

If they're going to deliberately make their site awkward to use, I'm going to deliberately go somewhere else. The same goes for any shopping site.