Trivial things that annoy you part 8191.1

kfallon · 02-02-2016 12:29PM

eisenberg1 wrote: »

Ok thanks. I am still surprised only one person helped while others stood by and watched/filmed.

It's all about the YouTube views, FB likes and Twitter retweets these days :rolleyes:

Tom_Barry · 02-02-2016 12:33PM

Trivially annoyed that I bought a new lipstick and somehow managed to smash it to pieces unbeknownst to me... before I got the chance to wear it

kfallon · 02-02-2016 12:40PM

Tom_Barry wrote: »

Trivially annoyed that I bought a new lipstick and somehow managed to smash it to pieces unbeknownst to me... before I got the chance to wear it

*Looks at username*
*reads post*
*gets confused*

Tho fair play to Tom Barry he shot up a load of Black n' Tans

Tom_Barry · 02-02-2016 01:06PM

kfallon wrote: »

*Looks at username*
*reads post*
*gets confused*

Tho fair play to Tom Barry he shot up a load of Black n' Tans

Haha I shoulda chose Thomalina Barry but it sounded stupid so I stuck with the male one. He was a hero alright !!

maudgonner · 02-02-2016 01:15PM

kfallon wrote: »

*Looks at username*
*reads post*
*gets confused*

Tho fair play to Tom Barry he shot up a load of Black n' Tans

And then criticised their mismatched fashions :pac:

kfallon · 02-02-2016 01:15PM

Tom_Barry wrote: »

Haha I shoulda chose Thomalina Barry but it sounded stupid so I stuck with the male one. He was a hero alright !!

He most certainly was!
Glad we cleared that up tho, I was starting to get flashbacks to The Crying Game..... :P

kfallon · 02-02-2016 01:33PM

maudgonner wrote: »

And then criticised their mismatched fashions :pac:

The Gok Wan of The War of Independence

TA'd that the sun is out but it's still freezing, suppose it's better than rain!
Looks like I'll need gloves, hat and baselayer for football later on!

Dial Hard · 02-02-2016 01:57PM

Irish people saying "candy" instead of "sweets". :mad:

Rubberlegs · 02-02-2016 02:10PM

Buying 2 big bottles of flavoured water and picking up one that has sugar added, along with the no added sugar one I always buy. They have different coloured lids , and still I did it

I needed a bag of marshmallows, and none of Tesco own brand on shelf , so ended up paying over double the price for another bag.
Bags of grapefruit/ lemons, when all you want is one of each. Shopping raises my blood pressure

Boom_Bap · 02-02-2016 03:00PM

Dial Hard wrote: »

Irish people saying "candy" instead of "sweets". :mad:

If you ever go to Australia, wait for the headf*ck that is 'lollies'.

There is a massive situation with a customer at the moment. We have a guy liaising between all parties involved in this situation.
He's a bit of an idiot and not able to handle it. He has decided to start blaming ME for his c*ck up. ME!!!!
I'm the one who's been dragged into this to sort out his mess and he is just trying to shift to me.

eisenberg1 · 02-02-2016 03:06PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

If you ever go to Australia, wait for the headf*ck that is 'lollies'.

There is a massive situation with a customer at the moment. We have a guy liaising between all parties involved in this situation.
He's a bit of an idiot and not able to handle it. He has decided to start blaming ME for his c*ck up. ME!!!!
I'm the one who's been dragged into this to sort out his mess and he is just trying to shift to me.

He will probably shaft you as well:)

Boom_Bap · 02-02-2016 03:06PM

eisenberg1 wrote: »

He will probably shaft you as well:)

Is that prison talk?

wally79 · 02-02-2016 03:32PM

Boom_Bap wrote: »

If you ever go to Australia, wait for the headf*ck that is 'lollies'.

There is a massive situation with a customer at the moment. We have a guy liaising between all parties involved in this situation.
He's a bit of an idiot and not able to handle it. He has decided to start blaming ME for his c*ck up. ME!!!!
I'm the one who's been dragged into this to sort out his mess and he is just trying to shift to me.

What did you f up now?

Boom_Bap · 02-02-2016 03:35PM

wally79 wrote: »

What did you f up now?

The champagne delivery

Graces7 · 02-02-2016 04:06PM

Graces7 wrote: »

Having an "old lady " day.. every bone is aching and getting out of bed was an act of sheer and utter heroism . Strong sweet coffee and brufen have helped a little but am heading out to shop and it will mar my pleasure.. POOR OLD THING!!

For your kindness, thanks.. On the way to Killarney I had one of those moments of revelation...I have M.E and it bring food sensitivities that create chaos. I have been eating eg easy peelers since before Christmas.. suddenly remembered that fruit has always been a trigger with me for greater illness. HOPING that stopping now will see improvement. Easy to forget when the shop are full of Christmas goodies, so back to my " unhealthy " diet here! The remaining citrus will make marmalade to sell..Cake here I come!

Graces7 · 02-02-2016 04:11PM

far beyond TA but I am SO UPSET. http://www.radiokerry.ie/news/severed-deer-heads-discovered-in-killarney/ I just came home through the National Park and there were at least three Ranger vehicles in evidence which is very unusual so i wondered then. Beautiful , gentle creatures and there have been concerns before re the way the cull is conducted. Someone said to me that the deer are dangerous; I said no WE are dangerous. God help anyone I see at them...

Graces7 · 02-02-2016 04:16PM

Why do shops neglect to water their plant stock? Not rocket science... Told three supermarkets off today.. poor plants as dry as the desert. The girl in Dealz said," Oh well they will reduce them." Them being shrivelled primulas beyond hope, I even offered to water them myself NOTE, take a bottle of water in with you! The other shops were Aldi and Tesco. ... grrrrr!!!

New Home · 02-02-2016 04:28PM

Graces7 wrote: »

Why do shops neglect to water their plant stock? Not rocket science... Told three supermarkets off today.. poor plants as dry as the desert. The girl in Dealz said," Oh well they will reduce them." Them being shrivelled primulas beyond hope, I even offered to water them myself NOTE, take a bottle of water in with you! The other shops were Aldi and Tesco. ... grrrrr!!!

I completely agree, you can almost hear them screaming for water, it's very sad...

:( I lost track of how many times my water bottle has been used to give plants in a shop a fighting chance...

Graces7 · 02-02-2016 04:40PM

New Home wrote: »

I completely agree, you can almost hear them screaming for water, it's very sad... :( I lost track of how many times my water bottle has been used to give plants in a shop a fighting chance...

Good for you! Yes they scream! Actually treated myself to a bowl of hyacinths in Aldi and dry as a desert bone. They were a lot cheaper than the bowl in Dunnes I was yearning to get! Not out yet but now they are watered and happy.. off to bed; nauseated re the deer literally and need a good weep for them.. feel very sick too...

bodhrandude · 02-02-2016 04:44PM

Just got a notification from UPS that my package of Absinthe was destroyed at Shannon as package contained alcohol, I don't get it, I know I paid for alcohol and bought it online, do you need a bleedin licence to ship it for personal consumption. Feck it now I'll have to go to the Celtic Whiskey Store.

eisenberg1 · 02-02-2016 05:02PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

Just got a notification from UPS that my package of Absinthe was destroyed at Shannon as package contained alcohol, I don't get it, I know I paid for alcohol and bought it online, do you need a bleedin licence to ship it for personal consumption. Feck it now I'll have to go to the Celtic Whiskey Store.

I didn't think there was any problem importing alcohol to Ireland as long as you were prepared to pay the duties, vat etc. Did UPS not contact you prior to destroy ?

What's the country of origin? The shipper would (or should) have been advised by UPS of any restrictions on the import of a particular product prior to shipping. I wonder was it just broken in transit and the above is a story.....

bodhrandude · 02-02-2016 05:06PM

I bought it from an online store called Classic Spirits who are based in Barcelona, like it 70 vol Mari Mayan's Absinthe Vert but you can buy absinthe in the Celtic Whiskey Store but its silly money. I phoned UPS and all the guy could say was that it was destroyed so now I've sent an email to Classic Spirits.

eisenberg1 · 02-02-2016 05:24PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

I bought it from an online store called Classic Spirits who are based in Barcelona, like it 70 vol Mari Mayan's Absinthe Vert but you can buy absinthe in the Celtic Whiskey Store but its silly money. I phoned UPS and all the guy could say was that it was destroyed so now I've sent an email to Classic Spirits.

I would chase that up. Ask on whose authority was it destroyed? The name of the customs officer who made the call on it, and phone customs in Shannon and speak to him/her. I am fairly sure proof of destruction is recorded. Ask your shipper if they have exportedb absinthe to Ireland in the past and what, if any, problems they had.

selous · 02-02-2016 06:13PM

Medusa22 wrote: »

My back is sore for some reason, I can't bend over (yeah, I know, make your jokes )

Now you have another use for your "newly acquired toy", unless you broke it,, new batteries highest power setting and put it on your sore back muscle.:D

ScumLord · 02-02-2016 06:18PM

Go to public toilet, do me business, wash hands, go to dry hands, soap reappears all over hands, assum I didn't rinse them enough, so go back and rinse hands again thoroughly, go back to dry hands, soap reappears out of nowhere again. Gave up after three attempts.

selous · 02-02-2016 06:27PM

bodhrandude wrote: »

Just got a notification from UPS that my package of Absinthe was destroyed at Shannon as package contained alcohol, I don't get it, I know I paid for alcohol and bought it online, do you need a bleedin licence to ship it for personal consumption. Feck it now I'll have to go to the Celtic Whiskey Store.

http://www.allthingsabsinthe.com/absinthelaw.html

Someone dank it (methinks)not destroyed it, or didn't remember the law being changed.

Or UPS U.K site.

https://www.ups.com/content/gb/en/about/news/service_updates/06092009_alcoholuk.html

maudgonner · 02-02-2016 06:28PM

eisenberg1 wrote: »

I didn't think there was any problem importing alcohol to Ireland as long as you were prepared to pay the duties, vat etc. Did UPS not contact you prior to destroy ?

What's the country of origin? The shipper would (or should) have been advised by UPS of any restrictions on the import of a particular product prior to shipping. I wonder was it just broken in transit and the above is a story.....

I think he/she might just narrowly have fallen foul of UPS's rules. From their website:

Accepted goods- All alcohol with less than 70% by volume alcohol content and stored in bottles or other containers with a capacity of 5 litres or less.

The shipper should really have been aware of this though, I'd certainly be looking for a refund.

Menas · 02-02-2016 06:29PM

I need to reign in the online shopping. En route at the moment I have three watches, a kitchen tap, a soldering iron and solder, some cushions and a rake of plumbing stuff (pipes and the like).
The neighbours are getting sick of 'holding' packages for me.

maudgonner · 02-02-2016 06:30PM

Menas wrote: »

I need to reign in the online shopping. En route at the moment I have three watches, a kitchen tap, a soldering iron and solder, some cushions and a rake of plumbing stuff (pipes and the like).
The neighbours are getting sick of 'holding' packages for me.

Three watches? Sure you only have two arms! (Presumably)

Shannon757 · 02-02-2016 07:14PM

maudgonner wrote: »

Three watches? Sure you only have two arms! (Presumably)

He can put it on your (broken) knob.;)

Trivial things that annoy you part 8191.1

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