Pet Peeves IV

[EH6 Hibby]

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Probably an irrational peeve, but people abandoning or not lining up their trolley at supermarkets properly when returning them

The ones that edge out on to the road cause someone couldn't be arsed nudging it forward ever so slightly especially does my nut in

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can I add to this, the trolley bays that are wide enough for 3 trolleys, yet inevitably there’s a single row of trolleys that sticks out into the road, whilst the other 2 rows only have a couple each… but folk still add the the one that’s too long already

Can’t believe no-one has mentioned people that just empty their trolley and leave it lying wherever they’ve finished with it. No matter where you are parked, there will be a trolley bay within 10 metres of where you are. Why could anyone find that walk inconvenient.

[O'Rourke3]

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Can’t believe no-one has mentioned people that just empty their trolley and leave it lying wherever they’ve finished with it. No matter where you are parked, there will be a trolley bay within 10 metres of where you are. Why could anyone find that walk inconvenient.

And those same people would kick off if a floating trolley scratched their car....

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[grunt]

Green bin day in Edinburgh. Leave it wedged against the wall so it doesn't get blown over.
Council employee comes along and moves it three feet to the side of the road to save half a second when the lorry comes round.

Wind blows (now freestanding) green bin over. Rubbish blown all over street.

[matty_f]

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Can’t believe no-one has mentioned people that just empty their trolley and leave it lying wherever they’ve finished with it. No matter where you are parked, there will be a trolley bay within 10 metres of where you are. Why could anyone find that walk inconvenient.

Worse when it’s in a parking space and you approach it, indicate to go in and then just as you start to turn your clock the ****ing thing, abandoned.

[Gatecrasher]

I was in Glasgow last night and there was actual gangs of deliveroo/just eat drivers just hanging around street corners waiting on their phones pinging. Not something I have experienced in Edinburgh yet but whilst not intimidating or anything like that but the were obstructing pedestrian areas.

[speedy_gonzales]

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I was in Glasgow last night and there was actual gangs of deliveroo/just eat drivers just hanging around street corners waiting on their phones pinging. Not something I have experienced in Edinburgh yet but whilst not intimidating or anything like that but the were obstructing pedestrian areas.

Yeah, see them all the time in Argyle St astride their Zoomo e-bikes. Again, not intimidating but definitely an obstruction.
As an aside, does anyone else sing the Fast Food song (by the Fast Food Rockers) when they pass the junction of Argyle St & Union St. There is literally a McDonalds, Kentucky Fried Chicken and a Pizza Hut there 😀

[The Modfather]

Anyone else getting constant adds on YouTube for a new series on Dave? Meet The Richardson’s. Literally every advert, or if there’s two adverts it’s one of them, is for that show. I’ve never watched it before or watched anything with John Richardson, though I don’t mind him, on YouTube. I think I’m getting Stockholm syndrome.

[Alfiembra]

Wonky supermarket trolleys, just about every trolley I pick at my local Asda has a dodgy wheel with a flat spot on it. Spend the next half hour thumping my way around the place getting my shopping. On the odd occasion I’ve changed it for another, more often than not it’s equally as bad.

[Gatecrasher]

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Wonky supermarket trolleys, just about every trolley I pick at my local Asda has a dodgy wheel with a flat spot on it. Spend the next half hour thumping my way around the place getting my shopping. On the odd occasion I’ve changed it for another, more often than not it’s equally as bad.

Supermarkets that make you sign up to their card/club just to pay for things at the "normal" already over-inflated price (Tesco ) I'll never set foot in a shop that does this.

[Santa Cruz]

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Supermarkets that make you sign up to their card/club just to pay for things at the "normal" already over-inflated price (Tesco ) I'll never set foot in a shop that does this.

Sainsbury Nectar card currently gets you 24 cans of coke zero for £5.00, without the card £10. Selling elsehwere for anything from £9ish to £12ish pound. For people with little, or no longer know what disposable income means, they will be happy to sign up. The downside is remembering to take all cards with you to benefit. That's just one example.

[Gatecrasher]

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Sainsbury Nectar card currently gets you 24 cans of coke zero for £5.00, without the card £10. Selling elsehwere for anything from £9ish to £12ish pound. For people with little, or no longer know what disposable income means, they will be happy to sign up. The downside is remembering to take all cards with you to benefit. That's just one example.

They should be selling them at that price anyway, they just want to hoard your data to sell off to other companies.

[McD]

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Sainsbury Nectar card currently gets you 24 cans of coke zero for £5.00, without the card £10. Selling elsehwere for anything from £9ish to £12ish pound. For people with little, or no longer know what disposable income means, they will be happy to sign up. The downside is remembering to take all cards with you to benefit. That's just one example.

there’s a few apps you can use to put a digital copy of your card on your phone, Stocard is one. Saves carting all the extra cards/trying to remember the ones you think you’ll need

[pollution]

[QUOTE=Gatecrasher;7331747]Supermarkets that make you sign up to their card/club just to pay for things at the "normal" already over-inflated price (Tesco ) I'll never set foot in a shop that does this.[



I agree, Tesco have introduced two tier pricing. Walking through their store is depressing having the mug price against their Clubcard price.

The mug price subsidises the cheaper price. So unfriendly.

[ErinGoBraghHFC]

[QUOTE=pollution;7331921]

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Supermarkets that make you sign up to their card/club just to pay for things at the "normal" already over-inflated price (Tesco ) I'll never set foot in a shop that does this.[



I agree, Tesco have introduced two tier pricing. Walking through their store is depressing having the mug price against their Clubcard price.

The mug price subsidises the cheaper price. So unfriendly.

Get a part time job at Tesco for two weeks, turn up for one maybe two shifts and call in sick the rest of the time until you get the colleague club card then quit. Problem solved.

Edit: no comment on how I came to be in possession of this life hack, it’s probably considered fraud

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[Santa Cruz]

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there’s a few apps you can use to put a digital copy of your card on your phone, Stocard is one. Saves carting all the extra cards/trying to remember the ones you think you’ll need

Ta. I'm not great with apps, but good to know to pass on to others.

[danhibees1875]

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They should be selling them at that price anyway, they just want to hoard your data to sell off to other companies.

I can't remember when I signed up what I agreed for them to do with my data (not sure they're collecting much of value?) now but that seems a bit far fetched. Even still, they can crack on with it so long as they keep giving me 58p off my crab meat.


Edit:

Where appropriate we share personal data with the Sainsbury's Group and with our trusted service providers. In limited circumstances we may share your information with other parties, such as, if we are required to do so by law or where we are asked by a public or regulatory authority.

We may also share your information if we need to exercise or protect our legal rights, users, systems and services or the rights of others

[Pretty Boy]

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I can't remember when I signed up what I agreed for them to do with my data (not sure they're collecting much of value?) now but that seems a bit far fetched. Even still, they can crack on with it so long as they keep giving me 58p off my crab meat.


Edit:

Where appropriate we share personal data with the Sainsbury's Group and with our trusted service providers. In limited circumstances we may share your information with other parties, such as, if we are required to do so by law or where we are asked by a public or regulatory authority.

We may also share your information if we need to exercise or protect our legal rights, users, systems and services or the rights of others

I've got a dump email address that I use when I sign up for anything. My proper email address is restricted to things I actually need to respond to and the dump one is just full of marketing and offers. I check it a couple of times a week and tbh there are often some pretty good deals to be had. I've got a Family & Friends Railcard and that has a few cracking offers; I've had a full toiletry set and only paid the postage, a 25% off voucher for a hotel group and a 30% discount voucher for airport parking as well. That's just the ones I have used. Add to that for a payment of £30 a year I save 33% on all train ticket purchases with the family. A trip to see my father in law sees us save at least £60 but often as much as £120 so in one trip it more than pays for itself and we generally make the trip at least twice a year. Same with my Tesco Clubcard, mines is linked to my Tesco credit card so I play the system a wee bit. I pay for all my fuel using the credit card and always use a Tesco petrol station, all big purchases using it, my weekly shop using it etc etc. I then pay it off in full so incur no interest but still get the points for the credit card spend and for the purchases if they were in Tesco.. I just cashed in vouchers the other week and with the 3 x exchange value available until June I converted £25 worth of points into £75 worth of vouchers for Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Booked tickets for 4 of us in October and what should have cost £130 only cost me £55.

I do take the broader point about two tier pricing and the suggestion lower pricing should be implemented across the board but until that's the case I'm quite happy to keep playing the game with them.

[danhibees1875]

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I've got a dump email address that I use when I sign up for anything. My proper email address is restricted to things I actually need to respond to and the dump one is just full of marketing and offers. I check it a couple of times a week and tbh there are often some pretty good deals to be had. I've got a Family & Friends Railcard and that has a few cracking offers; I've had a full toiletry set and only paid the postage, a 25% off voucher for a hotel group and a 30% discount voucher for airport parking as well. That's just the ones I have used. Add to that for a payment of £30 a year I save 33% on all train ticket purchases with the family. A trip to see my father in law sees us save at least £60 but often as much as £120 so in one trip it more than pays for itself and we generally make the trip at least twice a year. Same with my Tesco Clubcard, mines is linked to my Tesco credit card so I play the system a wee bit. I pay for all my fuel using the credit card and always use a Tesco petrol station, all big purchases using it, my weekly shop using it etc etc. I then pay it off in full so incur no interest but still get the points for the credit card spend and for the purchases if they were in Tesco.. I just cashed in vouchers the other week and with the 3 x exchange value available until June I converted £25 worth of points into £75 worth of vouchers for Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Booked tickets for 4 of us in October and what should have cost £130 only cost me £55.

I do take the broader point about two tier pricing and the suggestion lower pricing should be implemented across the board but until that's the case I'm quite happy to keep playing the game with them.

Having a second email account is a cracking idea. I wish I'd implemented that but feel I'm too far down the rabbit hole now. I've taken to unsubscribing from things more diligently though. I can't say I've noticed myself getting many of those.sort of offers though - will keep an eye out.

That's an impressive haul of offers! The only thing I do is use nectar points (and prices) when I shop. I've got £120 of points which my wife insists on keeping for next Christmas (I'd spend them now, there's only downside to waiting since they no longer double up).

Unfortunately my wife doesn't like the idea of credit cards. You're spot on in the way you use yours though and is the first thing I'd recommend to anyone looking for advise on their personal finances.

[WeeRussell]

“Hence why”

Particularly when used by people trying to sound clever and/or condescending.

[overdrive]

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I've got a dump email address that I use when I sign up for anything. My proper email address is restricted to things I actually need to respond to and the dump one is just full of marketing and offers. I check it a couple of times a week and tbh there are often some pretty good deals to be had. I've got a Family & Friends Railcard and that has a few cracking offers; I've had a full toiletry set and only paid the postage, a 25% off voucher for a hotel group and a 30% discount voucher for airport parking as well. That's just the ones I have used. Add to that for a payment of £30 a year I save 33% on all train ticket purchases with the family. A trip to see my father in law sees us save at least £60 but often as much as £120 so in one trip it more than pays for itself and we generally make the trip at least twice a year. Same with my Tesco Clubcard, mines is linked to my Tesco credit card so I play the system a wee bit. I pay for all my fuel using the credit card and always use a Tesco petrol station, all big purchases using it, my weekly shop using it etc etc. I then pay it off in full so incur no interest but still get the points for the credit card spend and for the purchases if they were in Tesco.. I just cashed in vouchers the other week and with the 3 x exchange value available until June I converted £25 worth of points into £75 worth of vouchers for Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Booked tickets for 4 of us in October and what should have cost £130 only cost me £55.

I do take the broader point about two tier pricing and the suggestion lower pricing should be implemented across the board but until that's the case I'm quite happy to keep playing the game with them.

You can get the railcard through the Tesco Clubcard points too. I did that very thing yesterday. £10 worth of points got me a Two Together railcard worth £30. Similar to the Friends and Family one, we get a third off rail fares when me and my wife travel together (with some exceptions) which given we live a few minutes walk from South Gyle station is not infrequent.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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You can get the railcard through the Tesco Clubcard points too. I did that very thing yesterday. £10 worth of points got me a Two Together railcard worth £30. Similar to the Friends and Family one, we get a third off rail fares when me and my wife travel together (with some exceptions) which given we live a few minutes walk from South Gyle station is not infrequent.

We've got a 2 together Railcard, paid for itself in the first 2 weeks, everything else a bonus. £25 well spent.

[easty]

£7.30 for a pint of San Miguel, in a plastic cup at the corn exchange.

[Pretty Boy]

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£7.30 for a pint of San Miguel, in a plastic cup at the corn exchange.

It seems to be something that has just crept in.

I was at Newmarket last year for the Guineas Festival and that was £7.95 a pint of Madri. A few of my mates were at Aintree at the weekend and they were £7.50 a Pravha or £7.20 for Carling with a spirit at £5.50 a single and mixers starting at £2.50. I know costs have gone up across the board but £154 return on a bottle of vodka is one hell of a mark up.

You obviously expect to pay a bit more at event venues of any description because of the captive market but I've increasingly found myself just not buying a drink at things I usually always would have. Even in pubs £4.50+ is pretty standard for Tennents now and in the centre of town the £6 and £7 a pint barrier is breached regularly outside of the likes of Wetherspoons.

[Jones28]

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It seems to be something that has just crept in.

I was at Newmarket last year for the Guineas Festival and that was £7.95 a pint of Madri. A few of my mates were at Aintree at the weekend and they were £7.50 a Pravha or £7.20 for Carling with a spirit at £5.50 a single and mixers starting at £2.50. I know costs have gone up across the board but £154 return on a bottle of vodka is one hell of a mark up.

You obviously expect to pay a bit more at event venues of any description because of the captive market but I've increasingly found myself just not buying a drink at things I usually always would have. Even in pubs £4.50+ is pretty standard for Tennents now and in the centre of town the £6 and £7 a pint barrier is breached regularly outside of the likes of Wetherspoons.

I got a pint of Moretti in a pub in Biggar last week, they were £5.85. I don't even know it thats good anymore.

[pollution]

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I got a pint of Moretti in a pub in Biggar last week, they were £5.85. I don't even know it thats good anymore.

I would accept that if it were brewed in Italy.....

[ErinGoBraghHFC]

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I got a pint of Moretti in a pub in Biggar last week, they were £5.85. I don't even know it thats good anymore.

I’m £5.40 for a pint of Menabrea or £4.30 for Tennents in Hamilton. Even drinking in the house has gotten more expensive recently, got a four pack of Menabrea and a half bottle of buckfast in the off license yesterday as I’m off work from today until Monday, that set me back £13. Absolute rip off at this point.


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[Scouse Hibee]

Yesterday was in:

The Newsroom
The Guildford
Tiles
The Abbotsford
Rose St Brewery
Robinsons Bar 37
The Amber Rose
Winstons (less than £10 per round)

The round for two of us varied between £11-£12.50 in each one which is about par for the course up town.

[DH1875]

Bottle of Buckfast has gone up by a £1 this week and a 900ml bottle of Lucozade up from £1.25 to £2 in my local shop.
£5.50 for a pint of San Miguel now as well in my usual place.
Went for tapas the other night with the Mrs. Shared a jug of sangria and had 4 tapas each. Bill was over £100. Its tapas (insert swear words).

[Hibbyradge]

I just paid £3.90 for a pint of Madri in my Sports and Social club.

Shows you what profit they're making elsewhere.

[Stairway 2 7]

Funny article about Madri "the taste of Madrid ", invented and brewed in Yorkshire and not seen in Madrid

https://archive.ph/Dc3qq