So are you single? Argos style....

B.A._Baracus · 14-08-2020 2:32pm #1

https://extra.ie/2020/08/13/news/real-life/argos-delivery-driver-report

Don't wanna read the article? Well then...
- Argos delivery driver drops off an item a customer ordered. All well and grand so far.
- later that day he sends her a text asking if she was single.
- obviously got her number off the docket and blatant breaking the rules of GDPR.
- she posts the texts to Argos Facebook.
- she now feels "unsafe" ( €€€ )

Well that's his job lost :pac:
He was chancing his arm obviously but stupid move, man. Should have been thinking.
As for her... It was unwanted so yeah it's not right but "unsafe" to me whacks of wanting compensation.

Because it's funny in this world as anyone who seeks compensation always feels either unsafe, mental anguish, emotionally unwell blah blah.

It's funny because if this 20 years ago you'd have some people just ringing the guy up in question, tearing him a new arsehole then ringing the shop to give out loads to the manager or what not. But hey... Sue sue sue :pac:

Shanotheslayer · 14-08-2020 2:53pm

Free money

TheValeyard · 14-08-2020 3:07pm

What he did was seriously creepy.

Deebles McBeebles · 14-08-2020 3:10pm

Horny man does stupid thing. He should have had a **** and moved on. Idiotic and weird thing to do. What was he expecting like, "oh yeah, I remember you, hot delivery guy. Come on over and we can have some sexy time".

gmisk · 14-08-2020 3:10pm

Creepy as hell. She was right to go after argos and him tbh

smellyoldboot · 14-08-2020 3:10pm

Creepy as **** behaviour. He deserves to lose the job for it. Just because it's the first time he got caught doesn't mean it's the first time he was at it.

SEPT 23 1989 · 14-08-2020 3:11pm

I don't know how she will ever get over that lifechanging incident

hynesie08 · 14-08-2020 3:13pm

A man who knows where she lives and has access to a possibly unmarked van checking to see if there'd be anyone else in the house when you're at work??

He might be a burglar, not a creep.....

Gretas Gonna Get Ya! · 14-08-2020 3:28pm

She knew he was an argos delivery driver... instant turn-off! :P

If he was a plumber, who came in and saved the day by plugging up a bad leak... saving her house/apartment - he'd be on a 2nd date by now!

14-08-2020 3:30pm

TheValeyard wrote: »

What he did was seriously creepy.

and he knows where she lives

El Weirdo · 14-08-2020 3:32pm

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

He should have had a **** and moved on.

That's what I did.

Samuel T. Cogley · 14-08-2020 3:34pm

Deebles McBeebles wrote: »

Horny man does stupid thing. He should have had a **** and moved on. Idiotic and weird thing to do. What was he expecting like, "oh yeah, I remember you, hot delivery guy. Come on over and we can have some sexy time".

I think that might have made it worse.

Gretas Gonna Get Ya! · 14-08-2020 3:44pm

Samuel T. Cogley wrote: »

I think that might have made it worse.

I know what you mean... if it ends up being a really great ****, then he will always associate that awesome **** with this random woman!

Before you know it, he'll be sitting in his car **** outside her house... then with a criminal record for indecent exposure... he'll be on the sex offenders register within a couple of years. His life will be over, and all for what? It can happen... :pac:

The Unbearables · 14-08-2020 3:47pm

Why doesn't she just text him back and say no and don't text again thanks. Don't see how it's creepy at all by him tbh.

Samuel T. Cogley · 14-08-2020 3:48pm

Gretas Gonna Get Ya! wrote: »

I know what you mean... if it ends up being a really great ****, then he will always associate that awesome **** with this random woman!

Before you know it, he'll be sitting in his car **** outside her house... then with a criminal record for indecent exposure... he'll be on the sex offenders register within a couple of years. His life will be over, and all for what? It can happen... :pac:

I just assumed it would have been immediately after the delivery in the van. I assume that's what they're doing when they hang around after the delivery.

Truthvader · 14-08-2020 3:49pm

FFS Man asks girl out. Girl not interested. Big deal. What is the matter with people? Are you only allowed ask a girl out if you don't know where she lives now? Stop the madness.

Oberkon · 14-08-2020 3:51pm

She also added that she would be ‘reporting this to trading standards’ and ‘also the government’.!!

smellyoldboot · 14-08-2020 3:54pm

The lads that don't see anything wrong with it are equally scary, and the reason behaviour like that takes place at all tbh.

Truthvader · 14-08-2020 3:58pm

Oberkon wrote: »

She also added that she would be ‘reporting this to trading standards’ and ‘also the government’.!!

What a vindictive bitch. He had a lucky escape if you ask me. Imagine if it had gone well and he ended up marrying herr

noodler · 14-08-2020 4:00pm

Inappropriate but some of her quotes are ludicrous.

hynesie08 · 14-08-2020 4:02pm

The Unbearables wrote: »

Why doesn't she just text him back and say no and don't text again thanks. Don't see how it's creepy at all by him tbh.

Yes, why doesn't she politely reject him? Because that always works out perfectly for women?

Truthvader wrote: »

What a vindictive bitch. He had a lucky escape if you ask me. Imagine if it had gone well and he ended up marrying herr

Careful, your misogyny is showing......

14-08-2020 4:02pm

using somebody's contact details you got from working with their info to ask them out after meeting them once is insane behaviour.

insane.

trying to handwave that away as if its normal is ridiculous

Kylta · 14-08-2020 4:03pm

Reverse it. Suppose it was a woman looking for to see if he was single. What would the man do.
If it was me I would hope it was a new bed I'd ordered

silverharp · 14-08-2020 4:08pm

Rom-coms written today would be very short, 10min of romcom, 80min of Midnight Express

ziedth · 14-08-2020 4:11pm

I had a creep on the girls Facebook page and she's having a real go at the Mail over an article they wrote about her concerning this....... Part of me thinks tough you made the issue public on Argos Facebook page but equally the complaint was warranted...... She seems quite genuine and reasonable that it wasn't money she was after in the Facebook post

Captain Flaps · 14-08-2020 4:16pm

I don't think most lads appreciate how scary some behaviour can seem, even if from an outsiders perspective it doesn't appear particularly threatening.

Like, this guy went to her home, then swiped her number off the order info and texted her later. Most of the time if you reject a stranger who asks you out they don't know where you live. Even leaving aside the data protection and corporate policy issues, we have absolutely no idea how he came across to her in person, she might have had every reason to be afraid of what he'd do. Even if he was completely pleasant and they got along well that's weird stalker behaviour.

Errashareesh · 14-08-2020 4:19pm

Captain Flaps wrote: »

I don't think most lads appreciate how scary some behaviour can seem, even if from an outsiders perspective it doesn't appear particularly threatening.

Like, this guy went to her home, then swiped her number off the order info and texted her later. Most of the time if you reject a stranger who asks you out they don't know where you live. Even leaving aside the data protection and corporate policy issues, we have absolutely no idea how he came across to her in person, she might have had every reason to be afraid of what he'd do. Even if he was completely pleasant and they got along well that's weird stalker behaviour.

But but... if she fancied him, lol she'll never get over this life changing event (said by the guy who'd be the ultimate hard man about it if it were his daughter), women... etc.

Gretas Gonna Get Ya! · 14-08-2020 4:22pm

This guy probably would have come off much less creepy, if he'd actually had the stones to just ask her out in person... rather than texting her after he leaves.

Obviously there is a way to do this, and you don't ask someone out while you are inside their house/apartment... because that could possibly be creepy and scary too.

You just ask her out in joking/jovial style as you are heading back to your van. Pay her a compliment first - nothing sleezy or weird. If she turns you down, so be it... nothing creepy about that approach in my opinion.

This guy probably was trying to avoid face-to-face rejection, but ends up looking creepy as a result of his lack of courage...

Captain Flaps · 14-08-2020 4:26pm

Errashareesh wrote: »

But but... if she fancied him, lol she'll never get over this life changing event (said by the guy who'd be the ultimate hard man about it if it were his daughter), women... etc.

This is also a ****ty attitude.

flazio · 14-08-2020 4:27pm

Gretas Gonna Get Ya! wrote: »

She knew he was an argos delivery driver... instant turn-off! :P

If he was a plumber, who came in and saved the day by plugging up a bad leak... saving her house/apartment - he'd be on a 2nd date by now!

What kind of online videos do you be watching?

There are some "opportunities" you should never take advantage of when looking for a partner, this is one of them.

hynesie08 · 14-08-2020 4:29pm

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Anti Fat Aktion wrote: »

OH NO A GUY LITERALLY TEXTED ME HELP!!!!!

You're right, if she doesn't want random lads texting her, why does she have a phone......
She probably answered the door in a skirt as well

Captain Flaps wrote: »

This is also a ****ty attitude.

I suspect it's a sarcastic dig at lads who hold that opinion, but who knows anymore.

Gretas Gonna Get Ya! · 14-08-2020 4:32pm

flazio wrote: »

What kind of online videos do you be watching?

There are some "opportunities" you should never take advantage of when looking for a partner, this is one of them.

T'was a joke buddy... wind your neck back in!

B.A._Baracus · 14-08-2020 4:49pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

using somebody's contact details you got from working with their info to ask them out after meeting them once is insane behaviour.

insane.

trying to handwave that away as if its normal is ridiculous

I.. I..... Cannot finish my post.
Your reply gave me mental anguish, now I feel unsafe.

Am gonna sue the hole off you ... :pac:

freshpopcorn · 14-08-2020 4:55pm

When people do this they either end up telling the story for years to come as the hilarious and romantic way they met or one of them gets very offended by it.

iamstop · 14-08-2020 6:11pm

Pics of yer wan or...?

Edgware · 14-08-2020 6:14pm

She wont answer the door in her nightgear again

Oberkon · 14-08-2020 6:33pm

All I can think of is this scene from fletch

https://youtu.be/OQPgJ21MPxU

SEPT 23 1989 · 14-08-2020 6:41pm

Captain Flaps wrote: »

I don't think most lads appreciate how scary some behaviour can seem, even if from an outsiders perspective it doesn't appear particularly threatening.

Like, this guy went to her home, then swiped her number off the order info and texted her later. Most of the time if you reject a stranger who asks you out they don't know where you live. Even leaving aside the data protection and corporate policy issues, we have absolutely no idea how he came across to her in person, she might have had every reason to be afraid of what he'd do. Even if he was completely pleasant and they got along well that's weird stalker behaviour.

My wife and her friends would have a good laugh if this happened to any of them

But that's older women for you

Not like today's breed of absolute morons

Sam Quentin · 14-08-2020 6:52pm

I read the text and he sounds thirsty. But I kinda feel sorry for him and his innocent way of basically asking her for a date. I don't like the way it has exploded in on top of him. And all because she wanted fb to know before the relevant complaints department.. actually not before anything,.it should never have been posted on fb at-all.

14-08-2020 6:55pm

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

My wife and her friends would have a good laugh if this happened to any of them

But that's older women for you

Not like today's breed of absolute morons

I would have a laugh as well. If I were single and thought he was attractive then I might actually be glad and praise his ingenuity.

But sure lookit.

Sardonicat · 14-08-2020 7:03pm

Truthvader wrote: »

What a vindictive bitch. He had a lucky escape if you ask me. Imagine if it had gone well and he ended up marrying herr

Imagine if he was a stalker with sinister intent and she'd just shrugged it off and didn't report him?

Leg End Reject · 14-08-2020 7:07pm

Unless he was creepy in person I think this is an overreaction.

If I started a thread about a man I fancied that lived/worked me and asked for advice on starting a conversation I'd imagine most of the advice would be to go for it. He had her number in front of him on delivery documents and he went for it.

A lot of companies and people we haven't met in person have our names, addresses, numbers etc available to them. Delivery and taxi drivers know where we live and when we're out, yet we're all still here.

He made a mistake and probably thought it would seem romantic.

hynesie08 · 14-08-2020 7:08pm

Deleted User wrote: »

I would have a laugh as well. If I were single and thought he was attractive then I might actually be glad and praise his ingenuity.

But sure lookit.

Honest question, are you a woman?

A decade ago I might have agreed with you, and maybe it was an innocent **** up. But every single girl I know has a story about a guy crossing boundaries and being a dick when they're told no, and on more than 1 occasion I've had to do the pretend boyfriend bit, so while I can see why someone might laugh it off or even find it cute, I can very easily see how she views it as someone who knows where she lives crossing both personal and professional barriers and why she's mad and scared.

Church on Tuesday · 14-08-2020 7:10pm

TheValeyard wrote: »

What he did was seriously creepy.

Not really, dumb beyond belief yes but creepy it's not.

Storm in a teacup nonsense.

The Tetrarch · 14-08-2020 7:12pm

It is a bit like Sleepless In Seattle, but with ordinary looking people, and vans.

Sam Quentin · 14-08-2020 7:13pm

Sardonicat wrote: »

Imagine if he was a stalker with sinister intent and she'd just shrugged it off and didn't report him?

I think people are more angry that she posted it on fb. All that is about her telling people::look how beautiful I am, can you believe this text I got... Upping her profile,not caring about the damage she is doing to others.

Cupatae · 14-08-2020 7:13pm

Aaa

pgj2015 · 14-08-2020 7:16pm

I work with the public and have had this in reverse from customers, men and women. It doesn't really bother me but maybe its different if you are a woman and get a message like that from a man. an ex of mine got a similar text from a guy that came to her house selling broadband.

I sometimes meet women while doing my job and get a vibe off them that they are interested but I would never text or call them first, that is very unprofessional.

hynesie08 · 14-08-2020 7:16pm

Sam Quentin wrote: »

I think people are more angry that she posted it on fb. All that is about her telling people::look how beautiful I am, can you believe this text I got... Upping her profile,not caring about the damage she is doing to others.

Or it's the most direct way to make a complaint in 2020....

razorblunt · 14-08-2020 7:20pm

How someone can read that and go “yeah, she’s definitely the one I’m going to direct my ire at” is beyond me. What that guy did was seriously creepy, he knows where she lives, has her phone number. She was dead right to take that as far as possible.
The fact he even thought that was a good idea.

14-08-2020 7:20pm

hynesie08 wrote: »

Honest question, are you a woman?

A decade ago I might have agreed with you, and maybe it was an innocent **** up. But every single girl I know has a story about a guy crossing boundaries and being a dick when they're told no, and on more than 1 occasion I've had to do the pretend boyfriend bit, so while I can see why someone might laugh it off or even find it cute, I can very easily see how she views it as someone who knows where she lives crossing both personal and professional barriers and why she's mad and scared.

I am a woman.

So are you single? Argos style....

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