What is some of your Pet Peeve's

[WinterDeere]

Instructions printed too small. Like 3 pages on a business card. You need a microscope to read that !

This belongs in the "You know you're old when..." thread. I also hate the tiny print, but have to admit, it was never a problem before roughly age 40.

 

[Oaktree]

And the instructions are all written in Spanish!!!

Or more likely translated from Chinese to French to Russian before being translated to English.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

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[kenmbz]

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Did you smoke the oil as required?

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Did you smoke the oil as required?

I took the oil dip and never returned instead.

 

[Runner]

BIG pet peeve:

Magazines that keep sending you resubscription notices even though your current subscription doesn't expire for many months (or even years).

My wife's one (and only) guilty pleasure is reading People Magazine and they are terrible about this. Resub. notices every week starting 8 months out. Ridiculous.

On the other hand, Vintage Truck sends just one out when it's time, maybe a month or two before expiration.

 

[Jstpssng]

Cabela's now requires you to certify that you are 18 just to enter their website. This fall I was looking for a sleeping bag. When they asked if I was over 18 I said no, because I think it's a stupid requirement. I can understand it if you want to go to the firearms section.... Now they automatically boot me off the site.

I know I can clear my history and will do so as I just received a $200 gift card from work. Yet using that is the only reason I will go there.
IMO they aren't the store they were before getting bought out by Bass Pro anyways.


PS; I bought a sleeping bag through Amazon for about 1/3 the price of what I was looking at on Cabela's site before their popup covered it.

 

[masseyrider]

BIG pet peeve:

Magazines that keep sending you resubscription notices even though your current subscription doesn't expire for many months (or even years).

My wife's one (and only) guilty pleasure is reading People Magazine and they are terrible about this. Resub. notices every week starting 8 months out. Ridiculous.

On the other hand, Vintage Truck sends just one out when it's time, maybe a month or two before expiration.

M A G A Z I N E S ?
Details please.
I don't know what they are.

 

[WinterDeere]

Cabela's now requires you to certify that you are 18 just to enter their website.

Just the usual CYA to keep the legal department happy. I assume it was just an “are you over 18?” pop up, and not something actually asking for certification?

There was a very brief window of time, ca.2005, when I was buying a lot of my ammo (by the pallet, they could fork lift it straight into my pickup truck) at Cabella’s. I also bought one of my gun safes there, when their supplier had a big tent sale in their parking lot. But they’re almost always way more expensive than other options, on almost all things. I guess those fancy stores aren’t cheap to build!

It should say something, when local mom and pop gun stores can sell ammo by the flat (250 shells) for less than the big corporation buying and selling in bulk (5000+ shells)!

 

[Jstpssng]

Just the usual CYA to keep the legal department happy. I assume it was just an “are you over 18?” pop up, and not something actually asking for certification?

There was a very brief window of time, ca.2005, when I was buying a lot of my ammo (by the pallet, they could fork lift it straight into my pickup truck) at Cabella’s. I also bought one of my gun safes there, when their supplier had a big tent sale in their parking lot. But they’re almost always way more expensive than other options, on almost all things. I guess those fancy stores aren’t cheap to build!

It should say something, when local mom and pop gun stores can sell ammo by the flat (250 shells) for less than the big corporation buying and selling in bulk (5000+ shell

If you don't say that you are over 18 it boots you off the website. I've had it happen when looking at camping gear and at fishing equipment.

Edit: they must have changed it. I just went to both sites mentioned above and it allowed me to stay there. I was even able to look at 10/22 rifles... Not that I need yet another .22 in the house.

 

[Runner]

I was in the mood to watch an old war movie the other day and "Run Silent, Run Deep" came over the transom (pun intended) on YT as "Free With Ads", so I clicked on it. YT came back with this BS:

Sign in to confirm your age
The video you have requested has been rated Unrated and may contain content intended for mature audiences.Learn more about partner ratings.

Quite irritating. In the good old days, it was on TV every other week. Not like it's Debbie Does Dallas or something....

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Today's peeve...prices!
When I try to order something and it says "see price when you add it to your cart". That usually means it's twice the price it should be.
It's like people who have a car for sale, all this information posted in window except the price. You have to call them to get that!

 

[BleedingOrange]

I agree Fuddy, if a price isn,t listed, it is usually because they are usually to embarassed to post it, hoping some sucker will buy it at a ridiculous price once hooked. I usually pass right on by those types of listings.

 

[ultrarunner]

Had the worst luck ordering anything online which I seldom do anyway.

In stock and in basket and click to pay and out of stock message appears.

 

[thepumpguysc]

What is with the word, “OK?”
I’ve been watching some cop/detective shows and it’s driving me nuts..ok..
After ALMOST every sentence comes, OK.!!’
Hi, I’m detective Richardson, OK..
This is my partner detective Brown, OK..
We were wondering where u were on Saturday, OK..

Does it require a response.??!!! OK..

 

[Oaktree]

It's like people who have a car for sale, all this information posted in window except the price. You have to call them to get that!

Had that happen at a used car lot when I was looking at trucks last summer. Not only was there no price listed, the salesman wouldn't tell me the price! All I got was questions on how much I could afford for payments. When I told him it would be a cash sale, both he and his manager started pressuring me to buy it on credit. Needless to say, I walked out.

 

[bcp]

Motorhome salesman wanted full financial disclosure and an agreement to buy if qualified, BEFORE telling the price. We walked.

Bruce

 

[Jstpssng]

New peeve, this just started today. I will start writing a post, about halfway through my browser resets and it disappears. It's probably on my end, my $100 refurbished Razor might be starting to get tired.

 

[Runner]

What is with the word, “OK?”
I’ve been watching some cop/detective shows and it’s driving me nuts..ok..
After ALMOST every sentence comes, OK.!!’
Hi, I’m detective Richardson, OK..
This is my partner detective Brown, OK..
We were wondering where u were on Saturday, OK..

Does it require a response.??!!! OK..

Old salesman trick: Say something at the end of each sentence to get people to agree with you. Words like "OK" or "right?". People's natural instinct is to affirm what you are saying, even if they don't agree with you, they still give a positive response because in their mind they are just saying they heard you.

But what is really happening is the person is getting you used to answering positively to what they are asking so you are more likely to say yes to what they want.

 

[Runner]

Not a pet peeve, just a peeve:

I was sitting at my desk this morning and watched my mailman back into my mailbox TWICE. First time, he had pulled up parallel to it (as if to be delivering something), then pulled forward about a car length, then backed up with his steering wheel turned right.

I guess he thought he was past the drive and was going to turn around, but wasn't even close to far enough past the drive to back in.

After hitting it with his right rear (and breaking out the tail light) he turned the wheel to the left, pulled out into the street, then backed up and hit it AGAIN. Stopped, got out, walked around looking at the vehicle. Pulled forward one more time and finally had room to back into the drive to turn around.

Fortunately, the box was only secured to the top of the post with two deck screws. One screw broke and the box just turned 90 degrees. Not much damage to the box, just a scuff.

Thinking about leaving it secured with a single screw in case it happens again....

PS No mail was left in the box...