Trivial things that annoy you Part 2

xabi · 07-05-2014 01:35PM

Coffee shops that call Espresso, Expresso

eisenberg1 · 07-05-2014 01:41PM

xabi wrote: »

Coffee shops that call Espresso, Expresso

They usually sell hang sangwitches as well....

I was in a coffee shop once and did point that out (in a jokey way) to a guy behind the counter, but he just looked at me as if I was mental. I took the coffees and sat down, and told Mrs E what I had just said. She looked at me as if I was mental.:rolleyes:

LynnGrace · 07-05-2014 02:26PM

Czarcasm wrote: »

Many companies now have google alerts set up so that any time their company gets a mention on the internet, they get a notification, and if it's an inaccurate or unsubstantiated assessment, they're usually on it faster than you say "defamation". It's just easier not mention the name tbh.

I didn't know that. Interesting.
If it's something I feel strongly about, I will give a company the chance first to put something right, by contacting them, and stating what the issue is.
If it's something trivial, I put it on here

, without mentioning the company.
On a slightly related note, I sometimes wonder when people put reviews on sites like Tripadvisor, did they give the hotel/ restaurant a chance first to put things right, or did they store up their angst and just let it loose when writing their review.

gramar · 07-05-2014 02:46PM

LynnGrace wrote: »

I didn't know that. Interesting.
If it's something I feel strongly about, I will give a company the chance first to put something right, by contacting them, and stating what the issue is.
If it's something trivial, I put it on here , without mentioning the company.
On a slightly related note, I sometimes wonder when people put reviews on sites like Tripadvisor, did they give the hotel/ restaurant a chance first to put things right, or did they store up their angst and just let it loose when writing their review.

There are certainly a few that have chips on their shoulder. I post on Tripadvisor myself as I find it useful when I travel for work and I've never been anything other than honest.

One of the last reviews I gave was a quite positive 4/5 stars. The only comment I made that could have been construed as anything other than positive was that the room was small, which it was although I also remarked that it was clean and comfortable and well-equipped.

The owner commented on the post as if I'd slated the place which annoyed me a bit because it was fine for the money but hardly the Ritz so it was never going to get a 5 star gushing review.

Sadderday · 07-05-2014 02:57PM

gramar wrote: »

There are certainly a few that have chips on their shoulder. I post on Tripadvisor myself as I find it useful when I travel for work and I've never been anything other than honest.

One of the last reviews I gave was a quite positive 4/5 stars. The only comment I made that could have been construed as anything other than positive was that the room was small, which it was although I also remarked that it was clean and comfortable and well-equipped.

The owner commented on the post as if I'd slated the place which annoyed me a bit because it was fine for the money but hardly the Ritz so it was never going to get a 5 star gushing review.

I also post reviews regularly enough when I eat or stay somewhere new. I also use it to research where I'm going. I'm always honest and normally if you leave a positive review the management thank you.
Some owners/managers can be real a'ssholes though, snotty replies !

LynnGrace · 07-05-2014 02:58PM

gramar wrote: »

There are certainly a few that have chips on their shoulder. I post on Tripadvisor myself as I find it useful when I travel for work and I've never been anything other than honest.

One of the last reviews I gave was a quite positive 4/5 stars. The only comment I made that could have been construed as anything other than positive was that the room was small, which it was although I also remarked that it was clean and comfortable and well-equipped.

The owner commented on the post as if I'd slated the place which annoyed me a bit because it was fine for the money but hardly the Ritz so it was never going to get a 5 star gushing review.

Yes, I've seen similar, where anything less than gushing reviews receive a defensive response from the owner/ manager.

I do wonder though where people are disappointed about the room they are allocated, or a meal isn't up to scratch, do they boil up inwardly, and say nothing until they get home to write a review.

LynnGrace · 07-05-2014 03:04PM

I travel for work also, from time to time, and post on Tripadvisor. It does put me off choosing a particular hotel, if I see a defensive response, from an owner, to a perfectly polite comment.

eisenberg1 · 07-05-2014 03:16PM

LynnGrace wrote: »

Yes, I've seen similar, where anything less than gushing reviews receive a defensive response from the owner/ manager.

I do wonder though where people are disappointed about the room they are allocated, or a meal isn't up to scratch, do they boil up inwardly, and say nothing until they get home to write a review.

I would usually try to deal with it at source, i.e. with reception, or the person I am dealing with in a shop. But if no joy there, I will take it up a notch to the manager or whatever. I always try to give the opportunity for them to put it first, but if not....

Something I encounter a lot here is, if you take the softly, softly, polite and calm approach....they usually take you for an idiot, and you will usually end up having to take it up a gear to get a reaction, instead of being fobbed off.

I was in a shop not too long a go, returning a faulty item for a refund, I was told, the shop ( a major chain) could take the item, but as it was paid for by credit card, I had apply to "head office" for the refund.....after a few well placed words, the manager relented, and gave the refund.

December2012 · 07-05-2014 03:27PM

I don't complain about food in a restaurant for fear of getting a "special flavouring"

gramar · 07-05-2014 03:50PM

I had a right barney in the local Carrefour a few weeks back.
I bought a laptap fan tray with little legs that you could prop it up on that 'collapsed'
after 4 or 5 days. I went back albeit without the packaging. Big mistake.

The rules for return are that it must be in perfect condition and in it's original packaging and within 15 days.

As I didn't have the original packaging they wouldn't let me return it so I started to kick up a stink. I made the point that it wasn't a whimsical return because I didn't like it but because it was defective which means having the box or not is irrelevant as it won't be put back out for sale.

That same fact makes a mockery of their policy that all items must be returned in perfect condition. If it's defective what do you do? Suck it up?

Eventually I was told I could change it for the same model even though I didn't want that one as the same thing would probably happen again but I gave in and said I'd take the same one. When she gave it to me she took it out of the box saying that she needed the box for the one I returned! I told her that if this one broke too I would came back without the box and I'd have the same problem all over again by not having the packaging!

I even asked her if she'd ever seen Groundhog Day. It was ridiculous.

After speaking to her supervisor again, she rang the Director to probably tell him there was a crazy Irishman kicking up a fuss and eventually got my money back. I told her that there customer service stank and that their policy made no sense and basically to stick it. I added for good measure that I'd been going there for 10 years but it would be a cold day in hell before I'd darken their door again.

Then I promptly stormed back into the store got a different brand and paid for it! Then I got 50 quids worth of diesel in the Carrefour service station. But I haven't been back since!

dubstarr · 07-05-2014 04:25PM

Being starving for food but not knowing what you would like to eat

Ihatecuddles · 07-05-2014 04:57PM

Went for lunch in TGIs, my burger was absolutey delicious. It was new on the menu, a texas chili burger. It had tortilla strips, chili (as in the meat stuff), cheese, jalepenos.

My sons was a black piece of rubber with black shrivelled up fries.

I was annoyed because we never eat out and he's not allowed burger and chips that often and he was disappointed.

dubstarr · 07-05-2014 05:03PM

mauzo! wrote: »

Went for lunch in TGIs, my burger was absolutey delicious. It was new on the menu, a texas chili burger. It had tortilla strips, chili (as in the meat stuff), cheese, jalepenos.

My sons was a black piece of rubber with black shrivelled up fries.

I was annoyed because we never eat out and he's not allowed burger and chips that often and he was disappointed.

I hope you complained,lots of places give the adults good food but the kids food is crap.:mad:

LynnGrace · 07-05-2014 05:33PM

Damn it, I've to go and post on the happy thread now, I got a parcel in the post of something I ordered, very efficient and prompt.

Ihatecuddles · 07-05-2014 05:43PM

dubstarr wrote: »

I hope you complained,lots of places give the adults good food but the kids food is crap.:mad:

I did, I was baffled that the waitress thought it was accrptable. The chips were black and looked like they were found under one of the tables and put on the plate

I got it for free but that's not what I wanted, I wanted to know if the waitress was blind, stupid or cheeky as f*ck.

czechlin · 07-05-2014 06:47PM

Irish healthcare. The appointment scheduling "system" to be precise.
Talking about a rapid change from being mildly melancholic to being angry, I feel like banging my head off the wall repeatedly out of pure frustration. I am not one for seeing alcohol as a solution but there better be some liquor left in the alco-cabinet :mad:

Pumpkinseeds · 07-05-2014 06:57PM

czechlin wrote: »

Irish healthcare. The appointment scheduling "system" to be precise.
Talking about a rapid change from being mildly melancholic to being angry, I feel like banging my head off the wall repeatedly out of pure frustration. I am not one for seeing alcohol as a solution but there better be some liquor left in the alco-cabinet :mad:

You're telling me. I'm a public patient so I know how long it can take to get an appointment. I've got 2 appointments that clash next week and I've been trying to get through to all of the numbers on my Galway appointment for 2 days, to reschedule and hopefully someone will get my appointment next week. Just goes straight to voicemail

C14N · 07-05-2014 06:57PM

LizzieJones wrote: »

They're too lazy to dispose of them properly in the trash. :mad:

Sounds like a bloody awful mess :pac:

whirlpool wrote: »

Are we not allowed name specific companies/businesses? I've seen a dozen posts the past few days that say the equivalent of "a well-known company" instead of naming the place.

If you're sticking strictly to the thread title and it's just a trivial annoyance about the place I wouldn't worry. If it's about a specific bad incident with the staff then that might be an issue.

gramar wrote: »

The owner commented on the post as if I'd slated the place which annoyed me a bit because it was fine for the money but hardly the Ritz so it was never going to get a 5 star gushing review.

That's the problem with online reviews. It basically works this way

5 stars = pretty good, nothing wrong with the place
4 stars = it'll do in a pinch
3 stars or less = stay the hell away

I do think those reviews are best used just to rate the place generally. In reality, if the food and service at a restaurant just aren't that great, most people aren't going to actually make a formal complaint about it because they're too nervous about looking like a ponce. It's a lot easier to be objective online. It should't be used to vent about one specific staff member who treated you horribly or food that actually made you ill though, that is the kind of thing that should be brought to the manager's attention directly.

Ted_YNWA · 07-05-2014 07:22PM

Pumpkinseeds wrote: »

I've just been watching a news report on Sky about the escaped British convict known as the Skullcrusher. In the report it said that he'd been sentenced to 13 life sentences and would have had to serve 8 years before being eligible for parole. How in the name of fcuk does someone serving 13 life sentences even qualify for parole, let alone after 8 years

They have found him & arrested him on suspicion of unlawfully being at large . How the fcuk is it on suspicion ?? ( just saw that on the ticker tape on Sky News)

Are the cops there thinking "... eh I think he broke out, but I'm not sure"

shroom007 · 07-05-2014 08:05PM

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

They have found him & arrested him on suspicion of unlawfully being at large . How the fcuk is it on suspicion ?? ( just saw that on the ticker tape on Sky News)

Are the cops there thinking "... eh I think he broke out, but I'm not sure"

he did a building society this morning, quell suprise

CrowdedHouse · 07-05-2014 08:58PM

Ted_YNWA wrote: »

Are the cops there thinking "... eh I think he broke out, but I'm not sure"

It's kinda like the Water Charge, they say the average bill is going to be €240, but they seemingly don't know the price of the water yet...so...how do they know ?

Am I missing something here ?

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 07-05-2014 09:01PM

CrowdedHouse wrote: »

It's kinda like the Water Charge, they say the average bill is going to be €240, but they seemingly don't know the price of the water yet...so...how do they know ?

Am I missing something here ?

Simples! Total revenue required to run the service divided by the number of households. But ultimately a useless guide.

Garzard · 08-05-2014 12:06AM

All these ''Interesting / Uninteresting Facts about [insert county here] you didn't know'' threads popping up lately.

Ihatecuddles · 08-05-2014 12:09AM

Garzard wrote: »

All these ''Interesting / Uninteresting Facts about [insert county here] you didn't know'' threads popping up lately.

I'm enjoying the Dublin one

Lived in Dublin most of my life (bar 6 months) and there's loads I didn't know!

LizzieJones · 08-05-2014 12:16AM

a scratchy throat

gramar · 08-05-2014 07:08AM

mauzo! wrote: »

Went for lunch in TGIs, my burger was absolutey delicious. It was new on the menu, a texas chili burger. It had tortilla strips, chili (as in the meat stuff), cheese, jalepenos.

My sons was a black piece of rubber with black shrivelled up fries.

I was annoyed because we never eat out and he's not allowed burger and chips that often and he was disappointed.

Did you give him some of yours?

turnikett1 · 08-05-2014 09:21AM

LizzieJones wrote: »

a scratchy throat

Ever stand in the bathroom with no shoes or socks and the bottom of your feet get uncontrollably ticklish/itchy? Always happens when I cut my toenails into the toilet!

LizzieJones · 08-05-2014 09:44AM

turnikett1 wrote: »

Ever stand in the bathroom with no shoes or socks and the bottom of your feet get uncontrollably ticklish/itchy?

I can't say that has ever happened to me.

Ihatecuddles · 08-05-2014 10:01AM

gramar wrote: »

Did you give him some of yours?

He wouldn't eat mine, it was spicy!

gugleguy · 08-05-2014 10:25AM

The way Irish professionals scurry off to find loopholes to wriggle out of newly enacted government legislation affecting their domain. Bankers and senior consultants come to mind here.

Trivial things that annoy you Part 2

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