Random Irritations

[bobmac]

My delivery went ok.
New chest freezer from AO
But if I want the one year warranty, I have to call and register??????
Does that mean if I don't register, it's not guaranteed?

 

[PJ87]

The parcel, at the 2nd time of asking, made it through the system and was due to be delivered between 11.20 and 12.20....
Tracked the van and he was in the vicinity around Noon.
No van, no parcel....
But, apparently, at 11.57 I refused the delivery.....and I would do that because.??
Evri, Yodel, UPS and now Parcelforce.....all as bad as each other.
Their sole reason to exist is to deliver parcels..all bloody useless.

one of my bosses cracked his phone screen. arranged via Samsung (who use dpd) to collect it from work as he was at work all Saturday ..

when it was close he went to security to drop them the phone and they said oh hes already gone and given you this parcel (a parcel for the room some delivery)

he then got an email "our driver couldnt find you"

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

My delivery went ok.
New chest freezer from AO
But if I want the one year warranty, I have to call and register??????
Does that mean if I don't register, it's not guaranteed?

No - if my understanding is correct. Section 75 of The Consumer Rights Act is your friend (depending upon how you pay for the goods), gives you cover for faulty goods. Not sure of the timescales it covers for a fault to arise.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

My delivery went ok.
New chest freezer from AO
But if I want the one year warranty, I have to call and register??????
Does that mean if I don't register, it's not guaranteed?

The consumer rights act gives you a certain period, copy paste below, but the 1 year guarantee is longer and a better link with the mfr. You wont get that 1yr guarantee unless you register it, just buying it alone doesn't count as far as the 1yr is concerned.

The Consumer Rights Act gives you the legal right to either get a refund for goods that are of unsatisfactory quality, unfit for purpose or not as described, or get it repaired - depending on how long you've owned it:

• 0-30 days: You can claim a full refund for goods that are of unsatisfactory quality, unfit for purpose or not as described.
• 30 days-six months: You must give the retailer one opportunity to repair or replace it before you can claim a refund.
• Six months or longer: You must give the retailer one opportunity to repair or replace it before you can claim a partial refund, and the burden of proof is on you to prove the product is faulty.

 

[Imurg]

The parcel, at the 2nd time of asking, made it through the system and was due to be delivered between 11.20 and 12.20....
Tracked the van and he was in the vicinity around Noon.
No van, no parcel....
But, apparently, at 11.57 I refused the delivery.....and I would do that because.??
Evri, Yodel, UPS and now Parcelforce.....all as bad as each other.
Their sole reason to exist is to deliver parcels..all bloody useless.

It transpires that the sender, henceforth known by the term Idiot(polite version), has put the wrong address on the parcel.....
I think I can see my will to live disappearing around the corner........

 

[RichA]

People with umbrellas and no self-awareness operating in crowded areas.

 

[rudebhoy]

A Place in the Sun is a guilty pleasure of mine. But one thing really annoys me. Every straight couple are obviously told to hold hands non-stop. They walk about as if they have been superglued together, even when going from room to room. It’s so staged.

Yet, whenever there is a gay couple on, they never ever hold hands, it is obviously forbidden.

I’m guessing it’s so they don’t upset certain viewers bearing in mind the daytime demographic, but it is really irritating in this day and age.

 

[3offTheTee]

Going into Aldi and finding the price of Terry’s Chocolate Orange has increased from £1 last Christmas to £1.50. I know it is not Chrissy but it is with those items and last year I bought 12.

 

[Orikoru]

A Place in the Sun is a guilty pleasure of mine. But one thing really annoys me. Every straight couple are obviously told to hold hands non-stop. They walk about as if they have been superglued together, even when going from room to room. It’s so staged.

Yet, whenever there is a gay couple on, they never ever hold hands, it is obviously forbidden.

I’m guessing it’s so they don’t upset certain viewers bearing in mind the daytime demographic, but it is really irritating in this day and age.

The thing that makes me laugh whenever I've seen them is when the presenter is like "go and have a look around" and then waits about 3 seconds before speaking to camera about how their standards are too high or they won't make up their minds. There's no way they're out of earshot.

 

[venger]

The ankle breakers that are Henry Hoovers

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Going into Aldi and finding the price of Terry’s Chocolate Orange has increased from £1 last Christmas to £1.50. I know it is not Chrissy but it is with those items and last year I bought 12.

I thought I was bad for stockpiling mince pies .

Hold your ground and keep price checking online. Someone might crack and go closer to £1 before we reach Christmas. It is an item that goes up and down price (it's amazing how they jump in your trolley when they are £1 )

 

[Beezerk]

A Place in the Sun is a guilty pleasure of mine. But one thing really annoys me. Every straight couple are obviously told to hold hands non-stop. They walk about as if they have been superglued together, even when going from room to room. It’s so staged.

Yet, whenever there is a gay couple on, they never ever hold hands, it is obviously forbidden.

I’m guessing it’s so they don’t upset certain viewers bearing in mind the daytime demographic, but it is really irritating in this day and age.

Have you ever seen anyone buy a property on that program? I haven’t

 

[AmandaJR]

Have you ever seen anyone buy a property on that program? I haven’t

Tyre kickers the lot of them!

Asking price £150k "we'll make a cheeky offer of £110k" - yeah right...

 

[rudebhoy]

Tyre kickers the lot of them!

Asking price £150k "we'll make a cheeky offer of £110k" - yeah right...

Especially when they say "we have a budget of 170k", say they absolutely love it, put in the ridiculously low offer of 110k, up it to 120k, then say "we can't go any higher" when that gets knocked back. It's obvious they had no intention of buying and just wanted to be on telly.

 

[Orikoru]

Fire alarm test in the office every Friday at 9:30. This time it went on a few minutes longer than normal - everyone looking at each other wondering if we should go out or not. No idea who the office fire marshal is - they're probably not in. Just made me think, if there happened to be a fire at the time they normally test the alarms, we'd all be toast!

 

[Piece]

Especially when they say "we have a budget of 170k", say they absolutely love it, put in the ridiculously low offer of 110k, up it to 120k, then say "we can't go any higher" when that gets knocked back. It's obvious they had no intention of buying and just wanted to be on telly.

The wife and I watch alot of PitS (!) and almost all are tyre-kickers and chancers. The very recent Lanzarote one this week was a typical case. They had a budget of £90k (!) and they knew that amount would only get them a small 1-bed in the region they wanted. One property was cracking and if they were serious, they should have offered. Come the end scene where they sup on their orange juices, the couple declined to make an offer because they want a two beds house to accommodate their extended family. They knew this from the start (quite obviously) and you could see that the presenter was rightly cheesed off, being diplomatic about wasting everyone's time. The couple decided to look elsewhere (mainland Spain, bigger budget, blah, blah), essentially saying thanks for the "free holiday" and "free moment on TV".

 

[Orikoru]

The wife and I watch alot of PitS (!) and almost all are tyre-kickers and chancers. The very recent Lanzarote one this week was a typical case. They had a budget of £90k (!) and they knew that amount would only get them a small 1-bed in the region they wanted. One property was cracking and if they were serious, they should have offered. Come the end scene where they sup on their orange juices, the couple declined to make an offer because they want a two beds house to accommodate their extended family. They knew this from the start (quite obviously) and you could see that the presenter was rightly cheesed off, being diplomatic about wasting everyone's time. The couple decided to look elsewhere (mainland Spain, bigger budget, blah, blah), essentially saying thanks for the "free holiday" and "free moment on TV".

They should just make the couple lie and act like they put a bid in even if they didn't really. Every 'reality' show lies nowadays so I don't know why they should be any different. Would be more satisfying to watch.

 

[Beezerk]

They should just make the couple lie and act like they put a bid in even if they didn't really. Every 'reality' show lies nowadays so I don't know why they should be any different. Would be more satisfying to watch.

Ha ha, total opposite on Location Location Location, most weeks at least one of the couples will attempt to buy properties. The one last night, wow proper banger of a house

 

[Piece]

Unplug my AVR and TV connections. 24hrs later, plug back in like for like exactly...not working

 

[AmandaJR]

The wife and I watch alot of PitS (!) and almost all are tyre-kickers and chancers. The very recent Lanzarote one this week was a typical case. They had a budget of £90k (!) and they knew that amount would only get them a small 1-bed in the region they wanted. One property was cracking and if they were serious, they should have offered. Come the end scene where they sup on their orange juices, the couple declined to make an offer because they want a two beds house to accommodate their extended family. They knew this from the start (quite obviously) and you could see that the presenter was rightly cheesed off, being diplomatic about wasting everyone's time. The couple decided to look elsewhere (mainland Spain, bigger budget, blah, blah), essentially saying thanks for the "free holiday" and "free moment on TV".

I seldom watch it but did see the end of that one and liked the fact the presenter actually had a dig at them about their budget and what on earth did they think that would buy!