Random Irritations
- Thread starter Blue in Munich
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What’s wrong with allowing me to have a random irritation without starting to pick the bones out of it?
Orikoru
Tour Winner
That would involve getting out of the car.
GreiginFife
Money List Winner
Sellers that don't understand how feedback is supposed to work.
Seller lists an item as near mint. Item is very far from near mint and so I leave negative feedback to this effect. Paid price for NM got Good (at best).
Seller then emails me saying that I didn't notify them of a problem and give them a chance to remedy it... How are they going to remedy the item not being NM?
So I responded saying that feedback is designed to help give information on how a transaction went. If they had been honest in the first place about the condition then no negative feedback would have been left. Their call to action is to review their item grading and prevent it from happening in future. It also lets people know that the NM gradings may not be correct and to proceed with caution.
Seller has lodged a complaint with the platform about me, which I have responded to "robustly".
They wanted positive feedback for selling me an item over priced for the condition that it was in, just because they may offer a part refund after the fact. It's becoming more and more common that people just can't handle negative commentary and want the world to work how they think it should.
Seller lists an item as near mint. Item is very far from near mint and so I leave negative feedback to this effect. Paid price for NM got Good (at best).
Seller then emails me saying that I didn't notify them of a problem and give them a chance to remedy it... How are they going to remedy the item not being NM?
So I responded saying that feedback is designed to help give information on how a transaction went. If they had been honest in the first place about the condition then no negative feedback would have been left. Their call to action is to review their item grading and prevent it from happening in future. It also lets people know that the NM gradings may not be correct and to proceed with caution.
Seller has lodged a complaint with the platform about me, which I have responded to "robustly".
They wanted positive feedback for selling me an item over priced for the condition that it was in, just because they may offer a part refund after the fact. It's becoming more and more common that people just can't handle negative commentary and want the world to work how they think it should.
Beezerk
Money List Winner
GreiginFife
Money List Winner
Someone been buying vinyl again
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
Aldi de-icer. Doesn’t seem to work especially well when it’s cold.
I'm out of touch & not using it but wondering if there's been legislation to reduce/remove one of the active ingredients (I remember it happening about 25 years ago with aerosols incl deicer) it meant trigger spray plastic bottle deicer was more effective than aerosol cans, might be worth a go
I can confirm that trigger spray is no better, Holts De Icer proved that this morning
. I do think you are onto something though. As with many things lots of chemicals that were brilliant at their job, but bad for health, water course, environment etc have now been banned. Their replacements are nowhere near as effective, as we are seeing. This applies to so many things.
SteveW86
Head Pro
I can confirm that trigger spray is no better, Holts De Icer proved that this morning
The humble scraper still as good as it was in 1972
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
I can confirm that trigger spray is no better, Holts De Icer proved that this morning
Complete tangent , but I remember coming out of work years ago and seeing the cars all iced up. I did mine. Then sprayed my colleagues thinking I was being kind
He wasn't happy I had done it because it's bad for the paint work apparently
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
The humble scraper still as good as it was in 1972
But not much cop at getting the frozen car arial free (that needed to be pulled up by hand)
ADB
Journeyman Pro
Another method that worked for me was gargling with salt water - just don’t swallow
Captainron
Big Hitting, South African Sweary Person
SteveW86
Head Pro
Complete tangent , but I remember coming out of work years ago and seeing the cars all iced up. I did mine. Then sprayed my colleagues thinking I was being kind
He wasn't happy I had done it because it's bad for the paint work apparently
Older de-icer was indeed full of chemicals which would damage paintwork.
chellie
Tour Winner
Blue Star trigger spray is goodI can confirm that trigger spray is no better, Holts De Icer proved that this morning
bobmac
Major Champion
If the forecast was for frost, I'd cover the windscreen with an old heavy blanket.
Where do you get that from? Edit : Don't worry, I did what I should have done originally and googled it. For others, it is a Car Plan job so Home Bargains and multiple other places.
Incidentally, if we are doing recommendations and so on, avoid RAC de-icer. Easily the most ineffective I've ever used.
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PhilTheFragger
Provider of Entertainment for the Golfing Gods 🙄
Chuck an old towel over the windscreen, peel it off the following morning.
Job done
And regarding other posts
“Ill People Matter”
Job done
And regarding other posts
“Ill People Matter”
chellie
Tour Winner
Sorry, I should have said. However, I've just ordered 4 bottles from Amazon as our Home Bargains haven't any in.
PJ87
Journeyman Pro
Lease plan customer service
Jezzz .. taken over a week just to get a settlement figure to hand back my lease early
Finally arrived , accepted etc
Been on hold 20 mins so far just to speak to someone to arrange collecting it
Jezzz .. taken over a week just to get a settlement figure to hand back my lease early
Finally arrived , accepted etc
Been on hold 20 mins so far just to speak to someone to arrange collecting it
