Off Topic Thread too point uh

b.gud · 17-09-2015 12:47PM

dregin wrote: »

If I were you, I'd take a stab at .fr or .de amazon domains...

http://www.amazon.fr/Jaybird-BLUE-BUDS-Oreillette-Bluetooth/dp/B00AIRUOI8/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1442488614&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=Jaybird+Bluebuds+X+Bluetooth+In-Ear+Earphones+Midnight+Black+BBX

They're 119 euro from .fr instead of 138 pounds from .co.uk

Did that I got them from France for €100 plus delivery, they're supposed to be here on Monday

mfceiling · 17-09-2015 04:08PM

awec wrote: »

This day gets worse, my beats headphones decided just to snap clean in half. :mad:

Far from beats you were reared!! Get yourself down to Nutts corner for another pair.

I got a pair of seinheisser ones in tesco in naas...reduced from 35 to a tenner. Took them to the till and they were a fiver!! Til the fcuking dog ate them a week later.

awec · 17-09-2015 04:22PM

I'm on with Apple now and the woman at the other end of the chat must have a typing speed of about one word a minute.

awec: "Hi, my beats solos have broken"

support: "Oh no, that's terrible. I love my beats solos, i used them every day in the gym. I am going to do absolutely everything to resolve this for you!"

*awec cringes so much his face turns inside out*

Zzippy · 17-09-2015 04:32PM

Admit it, you secretly always wanted to work in tech support and throw out lines like that!

irishbucsfan · 17-09-2015 04:33PM

Have you ever dealt with Amazon support chat? They're exactly like that. I'll try find the transcript of my chat with Jose from a few months ago...

awec · 17-09-2015 04:35PM

It's very American, they love this sort of thing. The rest of us just find it a bit... creepy.

b.gud · 17-09-2015 04:57PM

awec wrote: »

It's very American, they love this sort of thing. The rest of us just find it a bit... creepy.

I remember being in america before and going into a shop called lids, (think footlocker but just for baseball hats), for a look and I got a greeting something like this:

"Hi sir how are, you doing? I hope you're having a good day"

My immediate thoughts were WTF is wrong with this guy

That kinda customer service really isn't for Irish people

Stheno · 17-09-2015 05:00PM

This freaked me out in Canada.

They must have given the staff happy pills they were so over the top

mfceiling · 17-09-2015 05:07PM

The restaurants are the best.

Hi I'm Scott and i'm the manager here, this is Wendy and she'll be your waitress for this evening. Say hi Wendy...."hi". Is there anything we can do for you guys....yeah...can you fcuk off...

Stheno · 17-09-2015 05:12PM

I work with a guy who is nauseatingly happy ALL of the time.

I'll arrive into to work at 8am, and if he's there, he's like HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII, how are yoooooooohoooooooooooooooooo?

Makes me want to smack him.

Zzippy · 17-09-2015 05:23PM

Stheno wrote: »

I work with a guy who is nauseatingly happy ALL of the time.

I'll arrive into to work at 8am, and if he's there, he's like HIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII, how are yoooooooohoooooooooooooooooo?

Makes me want to smack him.

Console yourself with the thought that no one could put with his sh1t, so he probably goes home and cries himself to sleep in his single bed in mammy's house every night...

Stheno · 17-09-2015 05:29PM

Zzippy wrote: »

Console yourself with the thought that no one could put with his sh1t, so he probably goes home and cries himself to sleep in his single bed in mammy's house every night...

He's married with kids!

awec · 17-09-2015 06:04PM

b.gud wrote: »

I remember being in america before and going into a shop called lids, (think footlocker but just for baseball hats), for a look and I got a greeting something like this:

"Hi sir how are, you doing? I hope you're having a good day"

My immediate thoughts were WTF is wrong with this guy
That kinda customer service really isn't for Irish people

When i was in New York it pissed me off a lot. They try to have a conversation with you as if they know you. Really awkward

It annoys me so much when people in shops come over when you step in the door. Please fcuk off and let me look around.

One cheeky ballbag in NY asked me "what size are you sir? Large?". I'm XS.

Zzippy · 17-09-2015 06:11PM

Stheno wrote: »

He's married with kids!

Then console yourself with the thought that he's so miserable at home that he's positively ecstatic to be away from that sh1t when he comes to work, and when he's not in work he's not so f*cking happy!

*Says he going on a pre-marriage course this weekend!

irishbucsfan · 17-09-2015 06:15PM

What's a pre-marriage course?

awec · 17-09-2015 06:16PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

What's a pre-marriage course?

Think it's where you go to learn how to have sex?

Zzippy · 17-09-2015 06:38PM

irishbucsfan wrote: »

What's a pre-marriage course?

A money spinner for the Catholic church - you have to do it if you want to get married in a church. Also, the biggest waste of a weekend.

17-09-2015 06:46PM

awec wrote: »

Think it's where you go to learn how to have sex?

It's the opposite. We were told if living together to sleep in separate rooms until we got married, one glorious genius said "Wha.. should I sleep in with the kids?"

Ours was unreal, total nut jobs the lot of them and would put anyone off the church. Had no interest in a church wedding myself but it's what the wife wanted and that was enough for me. But those premarital shower were lunatics.

Another gem from some random fellah they let talk to us "lust outside the fertility period can lead to infidelity and homosexuality". Guess that's what you get for picking the course that is the shortest one you can find.

Barkers.

Wang King · 17-09-2015 07:12PM

I remember doing that course, did the normal rubbish, sat in stony silence during prayers... And then the questionnaire... Will you keep the lord your God...No!
No!
No!
And then they take the couple in to talk to either a priest or a layperson.... We got a layperson, she looked at my answers smiled and said I got the lowest score she had seen, told us sit there for 10 mins and make the priest outside think she was giving us the full holy hoe show

Stheno · 17-09-2015 07:15PM

Zzippy wrote: »

A money spinner for the Catholic church - you have to do it if you want to get married in a church. Also, the biggest waste of a weekend.

Does that mean you'll miss the match?:eek:

CatFromHue · 17-09-2015 07:27PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Another gem from some random fellah they let talk to us "lust outside the fertility period can lead to infidelity and homosexuality". Guess that's what you get for picking the course that is the shortest one you can find.

Barkers.

Wanting women makes you gay now? :eek:

Wang King · 17-09-2015 07:32PM

CatFromHue wrote: »

Wanting women makes you gay now? :eek:

It does if you're stheno

awec · 17-09-2015 07:41PM

What's the purpose of this course?

Do you really get marriage advice from a bunch of blokes sworn to celibacy?

Stheno · 17-09-2015 07:42PM

awec wrote: »

What's the purpose of this course?

Do you really get marriage advice from a bunch of blokes sworn to celibacy?

Some churches insist that you do it before you can get married in that church.
Some don't bother.

It's a course which is supposed to talk about the purpose of marriage, living together, managing finances and then religious stuff.

They have lay people at them as well as priests

awec · 17-09-2015 07:44PM

No way I'd attend that sort of thing. I would only get frustrated having to listen to it and end up telling someone to fcuk off.

Stheno · 17-09-2015 07:47PM

awec wrote: »

No way I'd attend that sort of thing. I would only get frustrated having to listen to it and end up telling someone to fcuk off.

If your missus to be was insistent on being married in one particular church you'd have to.

.ak · 17-09-2015 08:12PM

awec wrote: »

This day gets worse, my beats headphones decided just to snap clean in half. :mad:

Pretty sure I advised you to avoid them! Or if I didn't then I am now.

It's never too late to be smug.

awec · 17-09-2015 08:42PM

.ak wrote: »

Pretty sure I advised you to avoid them! Or if I didn't then I am now.

It's never too late to be smug.

In fairness after a bit of time on the phone this afternoon they have agreed to repair them for free.

Stheno · 17-09-2015 08:44PM

awec wrote: »

In fairness after a bit of time on the phone this afternoon they have agreed to repair them for free.

Result!

I think the headphones that came with my M8 are made by beats, they're pretty good.

mfceiling · 17-09-2015 08:47PM

awec wrote: »

No way I'd attend that sort of thing. I would only get frustrated having to listen to it and end up telling someone to fcuk off.

I didn't have to go!! (Joys of the old inter religion marriage). Wife's mother was adamant we were going. Wife asked me to go for her mother's sake. I told her they can both take a hike if they think I'm giving up 2 Saturdays to listen to some oul lad talking nonsense.
Thankfully our priest didn't insist on it...coolest priest ever...goes to vegas every year to play the slots and keeps greyhounds!!

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