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Please let there be no arguements here or I shall have to persue it further. Arggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

133 replies

FlubbaBubba · 31/07/2011 20:42

Far too many of these recently and it just makes me all Angry and ranty! (and yes, ranty is allowed in this case Wink )

and breathe...

OP posts:
Olifin · 08/08/2011 08:21

I was saddened in Tesco yesterday when I looked at the foot measuring sticker on the floor which advised me to 'place child's heal on the line'. Tsk.

Olifin · 08/08/2011 08:22

It's not hard to feel saddened in Tesco generally though, I find.

Funk · 08/08/2011 08:26

NO NO NO Olifin.

I get so angry at that kind of needless ignorance. I cannot understand how and why a huge company like Tesco could actually produce shit like that. Heads should roll; there is no excuse.

Olifin · 08/08/2011 08:28

I agree Funk. The stupid thing is that it was spelt correctly elsewhere on the sticker. Bloody illiterate fools.

EggyAllenPoe · 08/08/2011 08:34

should of gon to Waitrose :)

NorfolkNChance · 08/08/2011 08:38

Olifin having worked at that store (well the old one before the new one was builit) that does not surprise me in the slightest.

You have too fail an IQ test too work their.

Olifin · 08/08/2011 08:41

Lucky you Norfolk :)

I imagine the stickers in question are probably produced by a central office which is just so much worse.

Shodan · 08/08/2011 09:13

Peeple who take the mick out of pore grammer and speling are unfor-filled. Fourtunitly i have a life.

Shodan · 08/08/2011 09:14

And their's nothing wrong with Tescos. I brought a reelly nice top they're the other day.

Winetimeisfinetime · 08/08/2011 09:27

I think you could of set a president here.

HoneyPablo · 08/08/2011 09:27

Tescos is ok. But you don't seem to get good fruit and vegetable's their. You know, stuff like
tomato's
potatoes'
pea's
and strawberry's.
You can only get them at the local greengrocers'.

Funk · 08/08/2011 09:42

This is a new one on me. Starring. Yes starring.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/1275446-OMG-the-starring-thing-happened-to-me-in-Tescos

TheGrimSweeper · 08/08/2011 10:12

funk Grin

I think everyone's not rude enough to say anything on that thread.

Not stalking you BTW.

Funk · 08/08/2011 10:25

Grim - I thought I'd prioritise my feelings about the post ie that the child was allowed to behave like that. Thought I'd better not overdo it in relation to the "starring role" thing!

Feenie · 08/08/2011 10:49

I opened that thread to find out why Tesco's were asterisking their customers. Grin

The one that is really making me grit my teeth atm is 'fooking'. I live in Yorkshire, but fgs type it properly, it winds me up!!

NorfolkNChance · 08/08/2011 11:06

It took every ounce of restraint to not post on that thread Grin

OTheHugeManatee · 08/08/2011 11:20

I spotted a grocers' apostrophe on the label of a camping kit in Halfords the other day. We might as well just throw in the towle now folks, its' all over. Sad

caughtinanet · 08/08/2011 11:20

Oh no, I just can't bare it anymore

Funk · 08/08/2011 11:46

OTheHugeManatee - do you mean it's all over

OTheHugeManatee · 08/08/2011 11:52

Funk I think you may have missed the point of this thread. I had an anterior motive posting its' in that context Grin

NorfolkNChance · 08/08/2011 11:56

Shorely you can understand this thread Funk?

BitOfFun · 08/08/2011 11:59

I went to see a councillor about my sex life, but he just told me there were no immediate plans to reintroduce weekly rubbish collections Sad

MrsPlesWearsAFez · 08/08/2011 12:08

Manatee

I had to sit on my hands at spotting a repeated anterior motive usage on a thread the other day.

This place really has has gone to the dog's... I should of gone to Netmums. Thatll learn me.

OTheHugeManatee · 08/08/2011 12:11

On the thread where someone posted 'anterior motive' they apologised on the next page - apparently it had autocorrected - and noted that it should have been 'alterior motive' Grin

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