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Really fucking stupid things people do… can this be topped?!

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wbagnlw · 14/09/2023 21:57

Writing a review of a product…

’haven’t used it yet because I got it for my cousin’s birthday and she hasn’t opened it.

why write the review then?! Are people genuinely that stupid?

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AliOlis · 14/09/2023 23:19

ColloidalSliver · 14/09/2023 22:31

I saw one on a local website the other day - someone apologising about her children being noisy. One helpful reply said "it doesn't bother me, but I live 20 miles away".

🤣🤣🤣🤣

letshaveanicecuppatea · 14/09/2023 23:26

Devilsmommy · 14/09/2023 22:43

😳 how did that one come about I wonder? 🤔

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The obvious answer to this one is that it's some clueless young picker/packer who thinks 'well, they're both pink'! Obviously they're the same then, innit! 😂😂😂

Devilsmommy · 14/09/2023 23:28

letshaveanicecuppatea · 14/09/2023 23:26

The obvious answer to this one is that it's some clueless young picker/packer who thinks 'well, they're both pink'! Obviously they're the same then, innit! 😂😂😂

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But they're not even in the same place are they so wtaf?🤨

ToBrieOrNotToBrieThatIsTheQuestion · 14/09/2023 23:28

A few days ago I had a customer purchase a menu item for her friend which was very clearly labelled as containing nuts. Her friend was allergic to nuts.

With friends like that, who needs enemies?

Libelil · 14/09/2023 23:29

ShadyPaws · 14/09/2023 23:18

Conversation daily

"Our first appointment is the 2nd October"

"Do you not have anything sooner?"

Um. No? Confused

Yeah but you'd be amazed how many times the answer to this is 'well we could do tomorrow at 6, would that do?!' I always ask because of the possibility I have someone on the end of the line who doesn't have the same definition of 'our first appointment' as you or I!

notanothernamechange12 · 14/09/2023 23:32

I think people do it as you get entered into prize draws for leaving reviews

letshaveanicecuppatea · 14/09/2023 23:33

Devilsmommy · 14/09/2023 23:28

But they're not even in the same place are they so wtaf?🤨

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I know right?! There used to be a thread on all the weird substitutes people got instead of their orders. That was a fun thread. 😄

DoItAgainPlz · 14/09/2023 23:33

ColloidalSliver · 14/09/2023 22:31

I saw one on a local website the other day - someone apologising about her children being noisy. One helpful reply said "it doesn't bother me, but I live 20 miles away".

This is quite funny tbh 😂

Devilsmommy · 14/09/2023 23:34

letshaveanicecuppatea · 14/09/2023 23:33

I know right?! There used to be a thread on all the weird substitutes people got instead of their orders. That was a fun thread. 😄

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Oooh I wanna read that thread, mind boggling behaviour 😁

ShadyPaws · 14/09/2023 23:35

@Libelil it's usually more they've asked when is our very first appointment and I've said the date, then they ask if there's anything sooner

Also "I can do any day at all"
"Ok next Wednesday?"
"No not that day"
Grin

ThinWomansBrain · 14/09/2023 23:38

we've got a 'have to reply to everything' on our apartment WhatsApp group

every bloody time - tells us her doorbell doesn't work five times a week.
we know, we don't care!

I don't find Amazon chases for reviews too persistently, but I bought a new mattress (not from Amazon) earlier in the year - asked to write a review THREE time before the bloody thing arrived.

DoItAgainPlz · 14/09/2023 23:40

It irritates me when someone includes a review of their delivery when they should only be reviewing the actual product.

You get it all the time on sites like asos.

A one-star review with the message "shorts are fine but the delivery driver arrived a hour after he said he would".

Your problem is with your local traffic and Hermes. It's not relevant to this review!

JohnnyYenSetHimselfOnFireAgain · 14/09/2023 23:43

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😂😂😂

whynotwhatknot · 14/09/2023 23:43

yeah i do hate the reivews-i just ignore amazon emails noone makes you do them

Suchapain · 14/09/2023 23:46

Review of a tour of India:
"Food was too spicy."

ifIwerenotanandroid · 14/09/2023 23:49

I think it's funny when someone's been chased for a review, so they say something like, 'What can I tell you? It's bottled water. It's a bottle with water in it. If you want a bottle with water in it, you'll be happy with this.'

I once came across a chap on amazon uk who'd turned review writing into an art. I stumbled across him when I was looking for a hi-vis jacket to keep in the car, & his review cracked me up. I looked for others he'd written & they were all ridiculous (fictional) slices of his life.

On the other hand, I stumbled across one chap on trustpilot, liked the way he wrote & checked out his other reviews. Together, they painted a picture of a man who always hoped for the best & was mystified when things predictably went wrong. It was rather beautiful & low-level tragic.

OhcantthInkofaname · 14/09/2023 23:50

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You are in the US and this was a male Instacart shopper right? Hint for shopping with Instacart- Saturday mornings are best. You get the single moms, who know how to shop, they are good and fast. And that $20 tip helps them get by.

Surelynot1964 · 14/09/2023 23:57

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carrotcaketop · 14/09/2023 23:59

Drs surgery reception phones me, 'GP wants to speak to you'
Me 'OK fine I'm free',
Reception 'Not now, we'll need to book a call ......oh sorry, her appts for today have all gone',
'Can you book me one for tomorrow then',
Reception 'oh sorry no, you'll have to call back tomorrow to book'.....

So.... you called me.... to tell me I need to call you back tomorrow to book an appt for you to call me.....

ifIwerenotanandroid · 15/09/2023 00:00

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Wrong thread? Did you mean to start your own thread?

Georgeandzippyzoo · 15/09/2023 00:03

BrennanBooth · 14/09/2023 22:23

In a vet pharmacy class our lecturer told us about a woman with a dog who had fleas and she couldn’t understand why the spot-on treatment was not working… she had taped TAPED the tube to the dogs back- hadn’t even opened the fucking thing either

Assuming she did exactly what she was told, 'you need to put this on their back' LITERALLY did what she was told!

AnSolas · 15/09/2023 00:06

Ooooo.

The hotel provided 5* service.
However I would not stay at this Hotel again as I was pickpocketed at the airport

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Treeinapot · 15/09/2023 00:06

The time to review a purchase is after about six months use. There's absolutely no point in reviewing something a couple of days after you've bought it. I wish these sites would realise that and stop chasing for reviews immediately after the purchase.

SkinnyMalinkyLankyLegs · 15/09/2023 00:10

Meowandthen · 14/09/2023 22:00

Yes, yes they are.

I know a woman who answers almost every FB group post and if she doesn’t know an answer she comments to say that. Like your example, utterly fucking pointless and no one cares.

Far too many idiotic narcissists around.

Or the people that live in say Glasgow sharing a missing cat post from Melbourne....

QwertyWitch · 15/09/2023 00:11

It's the recipe reviews that I find ridiculous.

This chicken pasta dish was delicious! I didn't have garlic so left it out. I also substituted chicken with fish as I didn't have any. I also didn't have pasta so used rice instead. I added lemon grass and coconut milk. Will definitely make it again!