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A special place in hell goes to

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Aspecialplaceinhell · 13/09/2024 10:30

Whose clever idea was it to put stickers on greetings cards?! Not the easy pull off ones but the ones that leave some of the sticker behind. I know very first world problems.

Anybody want to put anything into the black hole of hell?

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YouOKHun · 14/09/2024 16:43

There should be a special place in Hell for those lurking on social media and inserting themselves into groups where there are vulnerable people (such as groups for people with specific illnesses or MH support, PND and parenting groups etc), then promoting their MLM as a solution to people's money worries (when they know full well the opposite is true). So many people are still get rinsed by these scams.

Arctangent · 14/09/2024 16:50

Idratherbepaddleboarding · 14/09/2024 15:52

Cycling clubs who drive to our village (thereby increasing emissions not reducing them) and then set off in groups of 20 or even more, making it impossible to overtake them on the windy country lanes as they’re far longer than a lorry.

People who drive at 27 (always 27!) mph along said 50mph country lanes and slam on their brakes to go round every corner.

People who drive at 27 (always 27!) mph along said 50mph country lanes and slam on their brakes to go round every corner

Yes, agreed! Do they not think they're going slow enough already?

Lovemycat2023 · 14/09/2024 18:22

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 14/09/2024 14:21

I work in a supermarket. Once you've weighed your shopping through (ie, if you've put a punnet of strawberries on the scales and the till has accepted it and added it to your shopping) you can then take it off and put it in your bag on the floor. You don't need to keep piling stuff up on the scales - once the till has accepted it it's charging you for it, so where you put it after that is up to you.

So you can put a full trolley of shopping through an AST (self service till), just make sure the item has registered on the scale and the till, and then put it back in the trolley/into your bags.

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Really? I had no idea you could take it off the scales! I’ll be trying this next time (I usually put stuff in my backpack so am one of the pile it up high people!)

Rosscameasdoody · 14/09/2024 18:39

ValleyClouds · 13/09/2024 15:05

@Rosscameasdoody

in a wheelchair and you’ve no idea how many times people have stopped dead in their tracks in front of me

Also a wheelchair user and this happens to me. One woman had a proper go at me for not looking where I was going when I definitely was and she definitely wasn't. Words were exchanged.

Mine is the idiot who gave duplicate street numbers to the new build I live in off a main road which forms the address. Endless confusion with the main road for deliveries etc.

Also people in supermarkets who have stepped back without looking when they’re intent on looking at the shelves. Some have fallen over the chair and screamed abuse at me, when all I’ve done is wheel down the aisle. I look where I’m going - can’t say the same about people who walk into me. The ones on their phones are the worst. I can see them coming but very rarely am I able to get out of the way in time !!

coldcallerbaiter · 14/09/2024 18:54

Royal Mail, on my phone, when I look up a tracking number, why does it immediately block my view with some useless AI assistant? I am just about to read my tracking updates and you block it

halava · 14/09/2024 19:30

Back to the new bottle caps. To get them back on securely I found that lifting up the open cap a bit aligns the top with the bottle, then you move the cap over to close it. I'm getting so good at this I am charging for lessons.

If you have room, put your clingfilm in the fridge. Thank me later.

My most annoying thing is that I can NEVER get my toaster to toast my bread just right. Ever. I spend precious breakfast time putting the sodding bread back in for a few seconds, popping it, nah not right, in again and then I just stream a load of very rude expletives at the toaster when it sodding burns the toast, of course it does.

And packaging in general. FGS it's so difficult to remove you'd think it was protecting the bloody Crown Jewels. Scissors are the most important item in a kitchen now.

anon666 · 14/09/2024 19:35

Aspecialplaceinhell · 13/09/2024 10:30

Whose clever idea was it to put stickers on greetings cards?! Not the easy pull off ones but the ones that leave some of the sticker behind. I know very first world problems.

Anybody want to put anything into the black hole of hell?

I hear you. Especially when I leave the price sticker on saying 99p...😳

FlipFlopVibe · 14/09/2024 19:48

It’s probably been said by now but people who park in the parent and child spaces and don’t have kids with them 😡😡😡

FizzingAda · 14/09/2024 19:49

Rip off 'buy two' offers. Went to the Co-op today and got some rolls for lunch. Thought I,d have some roast beef slices filler. £3.89 for one, two for £6.00. Use by date was tomorrow. I only wanted one packet, why should I pay .89p for the privilege? Needless to say, I didn't.

BooneyBeautiful · 14/09/2024 20:12

MamaBobo · 13/09/2024 12:54

The huge wodge of jaggy labels inside M&S clothes. If you leave them they are really uncomfortable and often show through the garment. If you try and cut the blasted things out you either leave a number of very scratchy ends that make the thing unwearable or you try and get in closer and cut the seam. Drives me up the wall….just why ffs!!

All clothing labels full stop! I have to attempt to cut them out very carefully each time. Some years ago, Primark were selling t-shirts with soft labels and they were lovely. No idea why this can't be adopted by all clothing manufacturers.

BirthdayRainbow · 14/09/2024 20:17

HeySummerWhereAreYou · 13/09/2024 22:00

@boulevardofbrokendreamss

Oh and people who scan their shopping but don't pack it into bags so you have to wait for them to pack it after they've paid. It's double the work and really annoys me.

But you can't start packing your shopping (on a self scan checkout) until you have done it all/scanned it all. Because it has to make sure the weight of the say, 12 items, matches what you have scanned.

You tell it you're using your own bag. Then you pack it as you go..

BirthdayRainbow · 14/09/2024 20:19

HeySummerWhereAreYou · 13/09/2024 22:35

That only works if you are using the store's carrier bags. I take my own (heavier and reusable) bags. So it doesn't work. You try this and the machine will start whining - and flashing red, and the bloody checkout operator will tell you to take the shopping out of your bag and pack it all after you have paid!

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Or in most shops they override it as they've seen your bag and then on you go.

Thevelvelletes · 14/09/2024 20:19

BooneyBeautiful · 14/09/2024 20:12

All clothing labels full stop! I have to attempt to cut them out very carefully each time. Some years ago, Primark were selling t-shirts with soft labels and they were lovely. No idea why this can't be adopted by all clothing manufacturers.

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Better still printed on the inside of garment and no itchy scratchy nylon label.

PeepDeBeaul · 14/09/2024 20:34

the inventors of tights and bras.

people who click biros when they're thinking.

Thevelvelletes · 14/09/2024 20:40

Cracking knuckle joints.... Aaaaargh.. just don't.

maverickfox · 14/09/2024 20:53

Mymanyellow · 13/09/2024 13:29

Shampoo and conditioner bottles with tiny writing in them so I can’t tell which is which without my glasses on. I only buy the upside down conditioner now.
Sticky labels that don’t come unstuck.
Those stupid steps in the cinema so you have to do two little steps or one giant one.
My toaster is a cunt sets the smoke alarm off every time.

I write a massive S or C on mine with a sharpie.

maverickfox · 14/09/2024 21:03

Security labels on cosmetics. I bought a Neal’s Yard gift set in Waitrose for a present that I had to return it because taking the label off took half of the packaging with it. I couldn’t give it as a present looking such a mess. I’ve noticed they’ve stopped doing it now so couldn’t have been the only one to return them.

StMarieforme · 14/09/2024 21:07

BustingBaoBun · 13/09/2024 13:24

Toilet seats.
We have a toilet where we have bought three seats that should fit but don't, or they slip.
Toilet seats are the bane of my life

And vacuum packed steak, where you can't pull the film off so have to cut round the meat ...not easy as it's sharp thick plastic

We had 3 toilet seats that moved all the time. I bought one from Homebase for £45 and it's been great!

StMarieforme · 14/09/2024 21:16

BrendaSmall · 13/09/2024 13:43

The new mince beef packaging, really horrible and the mince inside is more like mashed mince and not like it used to be!

I will not buy it! I would love to make a meatzza again (like a large burger with pizza toppings) but I won't buy that revolting looking mince!

StMarieforme · 14/09/2024 21:20

@Lolatusernamesuggestions reversing into car park spaces is for health and safety. Far safer to drive forwards towards people rather than reverse out of the space!

StMarieforme · 14/09/2024 21:28

RJ2023 · 13/09/2024 14:42

National Highways.

Drove the M3 and M25 North twice this week with miles and miles and miles of the fucking road coned off with a 50 MPH limit and not a single repair vehicle, person or any work done in either location whatsoever.

This is the UK's critical infrastructure - they should be held to account for this.

They work overnight on these roads.

suburburban · 14/09/2024 22:24

Same for the never ending roadworks and temporary traffic lights which seem to spring up like mushrooms

BooneyBeautiful · 14/09/2024 22:33

Thevelvelletes · 14/09/2024 20:19

Better still printed on the inside of garment and no itchy scratchy nylon label.

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Yes, definitely! I think Primark did that too on some of their t-shirts a few years ago. I think I might even have a couple of them in my wardrobe somewhere.

Annierob · 14/09/2024 22:49

My gripe is Christmas paper (Tesco) that puts label round the paper. When you pull
off the label, you tear the paper.

Lollipopsicle · 14/09/2024 22:51

Everycloudect · 13/09/2024 14:39

CORIANDER 😝

Yep!