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Salty · 23-07-2012 03:43PM

Hairycopper wrote: »

Im not impressed at all! Especially when they were so late and i didn't get home until nearly half 6 in the morning.

Out of curiosity, whats going rate for babysitting?

There's no going rate really, but you should have gotten 50 euro anyway since they were so late. The family I babysit for give me a fiver an hour, but they're always gone 4 - 5 hours so it's grand. The kids are generally already asleep in bed when I arrive so I don't do anything really! If they arrive home late, or after midnight they'll give me extra out of courtesy.

I've never had anything like you've described happen to me, very cheeky imo!!

Salty · 23-07-2012 04:10PM

Double post...meh:pac:

Was having a gander at the Latest Purchases thread when I came across this by wnolan...

wnolan1992 wrote: »

So much better than the crappy GALAXY Mini I had. The strip at the bottom is purty as well.

Is the Galaxy Mini really that bad? I was planning on buying it just cos I want an android phone, but can't afford to break the bank:P

Please advise:(

wnolan1992 · 23-07-2012 04:26PM

_meehan_ wrote: »

Double post...meh:pac:

Was having a gander at the Latest Purchases thread when I came across this by wnolan...

Is the Galaxy Mini really that bad? I was planning on buying it just cos I want an android phone, but can't afford to break the bank:P

Please advise:(

I'll explain why I called it crappy.

The Main Reason:
I bought it after I lost my old Galaxy Spica, which was more expensive and more powerful than the Mini (cost about €150 more than the Mini), and I always thought of the Mini as a kind of punishment for the idiotic actions which led to me losing the Spica.

Various Other Reasons:

The camera is shockingly bad.
The earpiece is terrible. You'll struggle to hear people on calls unless you're in a relatively quiet room.
It can't scan QR codes or barcodes.
Games and apps can take ages to load because the processor isn't great in it.
It's running Android FROYO, which isn't the best implementation of Android by a long shot.

There are other gripes, but these are just the ones that jump out at me right now.

But don't get me wrong, it has it's good points:

Being able to change message skins in your inbox is a feature I miss on my new phone.
You can set an unlock pattern so others can't unlock your phone, and it's added insurance that it won't unlock in your pocket.
It has an SDcard slot.
FM Radio, GPS, Google maps and navigation work great on it.
IT'S CHEAP AS F**K! (in a good way)

I think if it's your first Android phone it's a good place to start, but I downgraded from a better phone, so my opinion of it was always going to be slightly tinged with bitterness. :pac:

Davidius · 23-07-2012 04:32PM

jefreywithonef wrote: »

Heh, nice parody of all this instagram shite that's clogging up the net.

I didn't realise they'd made taking and uploading pictures of mundane objects so accessible. That explains a lot.

QueenOfLeon · 23-07-2012 05:10PM

_meehan_ wrote: »

There's no going rate really, but you should have gotten 50 euro anyway since they were so late. The family I babysit for give me a fiver an hour, but they're always gone 4 - 5 hours so it's grand. The kids are generally already asleep in bed when I arrive so I don't do anything really! If they arrive home late, or after midnight they'll give me extra out of courtesy.

I've never had anything like you've described happen to me, very cheeky imo!!

I spent about 2 or 3 years babysitting about 3 weekends every month. There were 6 families I'd babysit for and 3 of the families had 4 kids each, all under 6. I usually got €25-30 per night, and I'd generally be there from 6pm until around 2 or 3am. I should have made the fiver an hour rule!

The latest anyone came home was 5am, on the night that the time changes forward. So when they dropped me home at what was now 6am, I had to start getting ready for work at 7am straight away...:(

The stingiest ones I ever babysat for were when I minded the kids every week day, from 9-2, for 2 summers. All I got was €80 per week!

Slow Show · 23-07-2012 05:55PM

I've babysat for a few families in my time, I only have one really regular family though. During the school year, I used to babysit once a week regularly, and sometimes another night or two. I usually babysit for three/four hours and get between €15-25 per night. My babysitting adventures are much more sporadic during the summer, I get the odd night here and there, and sometimes a full day, and I get about €30 or so for a 9-6 day, which is a lot less than I'd make at work doing the same hours, but it's also a lot less work.

Anyway, we all know that the real crime is when there isn't any nice food in the house...

Jhcx · 23-07-2012 06:31PM

Im always like... Marketing is wasted on ppl like me. But im watching Breaking Badand yer man is eating what looks to be nuggets. So i just made myself a bowl of nuggets... now thats what i call effective marketing :pac: no one forcing me to have their product no one mentioning it but i choosing myself

wnolan1992 · 23-07-2012 06:35PM

Jhcx wrote: »

Im always like... Marketing is wasted on ppl like me. But im watching Breaking Badand yer man is eating what looks to be nuggets. So i just made myself a bowl of nuggets... now thats what i call effective marketing :pac: no one forcing me to have their product no one mentioning it but i choosing myself

And that's exactly what they want you think. :pac: :pac:

Jhcx · 23-07-2012 06:41PM

wnolan1992 wrote: »

And that's exactly what they want you think. :pac: :pac:

It wasnt even mentioned. just sitting there eating... and was like listening to him crunching... but either way if they fooled me or not was the best marketing ever Although dont think they benefit in anyway from me eating another brand of nuggets:pac:

QueenOfLeon · 23-07-2012 06:43PM

Slow Show wrote: »

I get the odd night here and there, and sometimes a full day, and I get about €30 or so for a 9-6 day, which is a lot less than I'd make at work doing the same hours, but it's also a lot less work.

Really? :eek: Urgh, babysitting every day during the summer was soul destroying. I really, really hated kids after that. They were little brats though, old enough not to fall for all the usual lies..."No, we can't buy that, I have no money"..."Yes you do" *snatches purse out of bag* "Look at all your money here! Ha!" and so on. I'd pick any other work over it! I'm gunna be the best parent ever...:pac:

Babysitting younger kids is grand though, the first baby I started to mind is now 8 :eek:

Aisling(",) · 23-07-2012 06:44PM

Think I'm going to try and come up with a list of things I want to achieve before I turn 30....though i probably won't do half the stuff but looking onwards and upwards!

Cakes. · 23-07-2012 06:50PM

QueenOfLeon wrote: »

Really? :eek: Urgh, babysitting every day during the summer was soul destroying. I really, really hated kids after that. They were little brats though, old enough not to fall for all the usual lies..."No, we can't buy that, I have no money"..."Yes you do" *snatches purse out of bag* "Look at all your money here! Ha!" and so on. I'd pick any other work over it! I'm gunna be the best parent ever...:pac:

Babysitting younger kids is grand though, the first baby I started to mind is now 8 :eek:

Didn't we gather last Summer that you are the oldest person in C&H? :pac:

Professey Chin · 23-07-2012 06:51PM

_meehan_ wrote: »

Is the Galaxy Mini really that bad? I was planning on buying it just cos I want an android phone, but can't afford to break the bank:P

Please advise:(

All you need to know
http://shop.vodafone.ie/shop/phones-and-plans/phones/pay-as-you-go/phone-details/huawei-ascend-g300-payg

Absolute tank of a phone for a low price

QueenOfLeon · 23-07-2012 06:53PM

Cakesofrice wrote: »

Didn't we gather last Summer that you are the oldest person in C&H? :pac:

Hey hey hey! There are LOADS older than me! Kids these days...

Cakes. · 23-07-2012 07:02PM

QueenOfLeon wrote: »

Hey hey hey! There are LOADS older than me! Kids these days...

Suuuuuuuure....

wnolan1992 · 23-07-2012 07:24PM

Cakesofrice wrote: »

Didn't we gather last Summer that you are the oldest person in C&H? :pac:

Aisling(",) · 23-07-2012 07:36PM

QueenOfLeon wrote: »

Hey hey hey! There are LOADS older than me! Kids these days...

How old are you?I bet you're only a paiste!

QueenOfLeon · 23-07-2012 08:00PM

Aisling(",) wrote: »

How old are you?I bet you're only a paiste!

21 :P You've been talking about your 21st coming up? I'm just a few months older :P

Salty · 23-07-2012 08:01PM

The Great Chinholio wrote: »

All you need to know
http://shop.vodafone.ie/shop/phones-and-plans/phones/pay-as-you-go/phone-details/huawei-ascend-g300-payg

Absolute tank of a phone for a low price

Ooooh...I like the look of that...and only €29 dearer! I take it that Huawei > Mini? Thanks for the lowdown on the Mini wnolan!!:p

QueenOfLeon wrote: »

The stingiest ones I ever babysat for were when I minded the kids every week day, from 9-2, for 2 summers. All I got was €80 per week!

That's really bad form! A couple of summers ago, I minded 2 kids (who were then 12 and 10 I think) for 5 weeks, Monday to Friday, 9 - 3. I used to get €125 a week and there wasn't really any minding in the kids as they were so old. Some people are getting seriously screwed over!!

Professey Chin · 23-07-2012 08:07PM

_meehan_ wrote: »

Ooooh...I like the look of that...and only €29 dearer! I take it that Huawei > Mini? Thanks for the lowdown on the Mini wnolan!!:p

Bigger higher resolution screen
More powerful processor
Android ICS upgrade in the works (literally a few weeks at this rate but availble unoficially)
More internal memory.
Tbh it actually pisses over a lot of much higher priced phones. Only the camera lets it down apparently (useable but not the best)

Salty · 23-07-2012 08:11PM

The Great Chinholio wrote: »

Bigger higher resolution screen
More powerful processor
Android ICS upgrade in the works (literally a few weeks at this rate but availble unoficially)
More internal memory.
Tbh it actually pisses over a lot of much higher priced phones. Only the camera lets it down apparently (useable but not the best)

Thank you!:) I wouldn't be too bothered about the camera tbh, I already have a camera so it's not essential in a phone!

Aisling(",) · 23-07-2012 08:14PM

QueenOfLeon wrote: »

21 :P You've been talking about your 21st coming up? I'm just a few months older :P

Grrrrrrand,and sure Mr.Chin is even older

Professey Chin · 23-07-2012 08:16PM

Aisling(",) wrote: »

Grrrrrrand,and sure Mr.Chin is even older

Yep. Its why i spend less time in here.
Unless I got something shiney, feel I have somewhat decent advice to give (like willy kicks) or just feel like taking the piss out of deserving victims :pac:

/retreats to the shadows

And its Sir Chin -_-

QueenOfLeon · 23-07-2012 08:24PM

Aisling(",) wrote: »

Grrrrrrand,and sure Mr.Chin is even older

And IO...and Captain Graphite...and probably all of the mods...:P

The Great Chinholio wrote: »

Unless I got something shiney, feel I have somewhat decent advice to give (like willy kicks) or just feel like taking the piss out of deserving victims :pac:

All necessary contributions!

Togepi · 23-07-2012 08:34PM

The Great Chinholio wrote: »

And its Sir Chin -_-

Why, what are ya Sir Chin for??

I'll get my coat...

cloud493 · 23-07-2012 08:35PM

Togepi wrote: »

Why, what are ya Sir Chin for??

I'll get my coat...

Amazing scenes :pac:

Canard · 23-07-2012 08:40PM

Sure my guess is that randy is in his 40s...you've a while to go yet Queenie. :P

Davidius · 23-07-2012 08:53PM

Old people are ruining C&H. Why can't you leave us young folk be?

ChemHickey · 23-07-2012 08:54PM

Patchy~ wrote: »

Sure my guess is that randy is in his 40s...you've a while to go yet Queenie. :P

She likes them older

oh queenie!

Namlub · 23-07-2012 10:06PM

_meehan_ wrote: »

Double post...meh:pac:

Was having a gander at the Latest Purchases thread when I came across this by wnolan...

Is the Galaxy Mini really that bad? I was planning on buying it just cos I want an android phone, but can't afford to break the bank:P

Please advise:(

Oop almost missed this, DON'T GET THE GALAXY MINI. It's the worst phone I've ever had, and I've had some really shitty phones

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