Pet Peeves IV

[Jay]

When a colleague sprays air freshener in the toilet after youve been in! I was only washing my hands! Im insulted and offended

[matty_f]

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Contactless payments taking over everywhere, whats the script here then?

I was in a boozer a few weeks back after a game, ordered my round from the barman and he came back with my drinks and a contactless/chip and pin card machine and told me how much it was and said is it ok to do contactless? Now I'd never given him an indication that I was going to use my card, indeed I had a £10 note in my hand. I said to him that I'm paying by cash and handed him the tenner, he looked me like I had 2 heads and went pfft everyone uses cards nowadays. I think not chummy boy. I don't live on plastic matey.

I just felt he was a tad presumptuous as I always pay cash in a boozer/club/restaurant, I know I'm not the only one who uses cash. Anyone else had this attitude from staff before?

I'd use contactless every time, much easier all round IMHO. In fact, the apps that get your drinks to your table paid for from your phone are even better.

[matty_f]

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When a colleague sprays air freshener in the toilet after youve been in! I was only washing my hands! Im insulted and offended

and smelly, obviously...

[Jay]

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and smelly, obviously...

Evidently - and paranoid now!

[Hibrandenburg]

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When a colleague sprays air freshener in the toilet after youve been in! I was only washing my hands! Im insulted and offended

I'm guessing there's a kind of Pavlov Conditioning going on here.

[Jay]

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I'm guessing there's a kind of Pavlov Conditioning going on here.

Id need to google but scared of being more offended

[heretoday]

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Contactless payments taking over everywhere, whats the script here then?

I was in a boozer a few weeks back after a game, ordered my round from the barman and he came back with my drinks and a contactless/chip and pin card machine and told me how much it was and said is it ok to do contactless? Now I'd never given him an indication that I was going to use my card, indeed I had a £10 note in my hand. I said to him that I'm paying by cash and handed him the tenner, he looked me like I had 2 heads and went pfft everyone uses cards nowadays. I think not chummy boy. I don't live on plastic matey.

I just felt he was a tad presumptuous as I always pay cash in a boozer/club/restaurant, I know I'm not the only one who uses cash. Anyone else had this attitude from staff before?

It's making life easier for the hipsters who work behind bars nowadays. Some of them probably can't tell a ten pence from 50p.

Having said that, I pay contactless myself although I get quite stroppy if I don't get a receipt.

[lapsedhibee]

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I'd use contactless every time, much easier all round IMHO. In fact, the apps that get your drinks to your table paid for from your phone are even better.

Cash is a bit harder for Putin to hack into before the next election though.

[O'Rourke3]

Re contactless I was in the ER Greigs getting a couple of filled rolls when the shop was busy. The time it took them to raise change from my tenner made me realise I was the only one in a busy shop paying cash. I'd become the student paying for a bag of chips with a cheque pissing everyone else of behind me..

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[Rocky]

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When we were over in Mold to watch the Hibees a lot of places preferred cards I stead of cash.The hotel we stayed in operated that system.Was a tad frustrating they would not accept cash.

I didn't even take cash to Molde because contactless is so widespread there so I'd say that's a significant benefit. Buying foreign currency, trying to judge the right amount to take, then either running out or being left with some that you then need to change back is a right nuisance.

[Killiehibbie]

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I didn't even take cash to Molde because contactless is so widespread there so I'd say that's a significant benefit. Buying foreign currency, trying to judge the right amount to take, then either running out or being left with some that you then need to change back is a right nuisance.

Do the banks rip you off with poor exchange rate and foreign currency fees?

[speedy_gonzales]

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Do the banks rip you off with poor exchange rate and foreign currency fees?

Not if you use a card like a Santander Zero card (Nationwide have something similar), zero currency charges, zero advance charges for cash withdrawals (even though it's a CC) etc,,,,

[Rocky]

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Do the banks rip you off with poor exchange rate and foreign currency fees?

I don't know if they still do it but at the time RBS weren't charging a transaction fee on foreign transactions, plus the exchange rate is favourable as you're getting inter bank rates on currency exchange rather than tourist rates.

As an aside, I remember a few years back when I was in Poland that it worked out quite a bit cheaper for me to withdraw cash from ATMs over there (even allowing for the transaction fee) than it was for the people who had changed money beforehand in the UK. That was due to the exchange rate being so much better.

[Pretty Boy]

This isn't really a peeve but it's too good not to share, an actual conversation in my work yesterday:

Lady 1 - 'Any plans for tonight?'
Me - 'I'm going to Mass because it's Ash Wednesday'
Lady 2 - '****ing waste of time, religious stuff is a load of *****'
Lady 1 - 'You're in a good mood today'
Lady 2 - 'I'm just grumpy because I'm giving up chocolate for Lent'
Me (jokingly) - 'I thought religious stuff was a load of *****'
Lady 2 - 'What has Lent got to do with religion like? It's the build up to Easter you idiot'

You can't argue with that.

[Hibrandenburg]

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This isn't really a peeve but it's too good not to share, an actual conversation in my work yesterday:

Lady 1 - 'Any plans for tonight?'
Me - 'I'm going to Mass because it's Ash Wednesday'
Lady 2 - '****ing waste of time, religious stuff is a load of *****'
Lady 1 - 'You're in a good mood today'
Lady 2 - 'I'm just grumpy because I'm giving up chocolate for Lent'
Me (jokingly) - 'I thought religious stuff was a load of *****'
Lady 2 - 'What has Lent got to do with religion like? It's the build up to Easter you idiot'

You can't argue with that.

I hope your place of work doesn't have sharp objects lying around, someone could hurt themselves.

[RyeSloan]

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This isn't really a peeve but it's too good not to share, an actual conversation in my work yesterday:

Lady 1 - 'Any plans for tonight?'
Me - 'I'm going to Mass because it's Ash Wednesday'
Lady 2 - '****ing waste of time, religious stuff is a load of *****'
Lady 1 - 'You're in a good mood today'
Lady 2 - 'I'm just grumpy because I'm giving up chocolate for Lent'
Me (jokingly) - 'I thought religious stuff was a load of *****'
Lady 2 - 'What has Lent got to do with religion like? It's the build up to Easter you idiot'

You can't argue with that.

Superb!

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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This isn't really a peeve but it's too good not to share, an actual conversation in my work yesterday:

Lady 1 - 'Any plans for tonight?'
Me - 'I'm going to Mass because it's Ash Wednesday'
Lady 2 - '****ing waste of time, religious stuff is a load of *****'
Lady 1 - 'You're in a good mood today'
Lady 2 - 'I'm just grumpy because I'm giving up chocolate for Lent'
Me (jokingly) - 'I thought religious stuff was a load of *****'
Lady 2 - 'What has Lent got to do with religion like? It's the build up to Easter you idiot'

You can't argue with that.

I've not got a religious bone in my body but, for sheer ignorance that is magnificent. 😀

[speedy_gonzales]

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This isn't really a peeve but it's too good not to share, an actual conversation in my work yesterday:

Lady 1 - 'Any plans for tonight?'
Me - 'I'm going to Mass because it's Ash Wednesday'
Lady 2 - '****ing waste of time, religious stuff is a load of *****'
Lady 1 - 'You're in a good mood today'
Lady 2 - 'I'm just grumpy because I'm giving up chocolate for Lent'
Me (jokingly) - 'I thought religious stuff was a load of *****'
Lady 2 - 'What has Lent got to do with religion like? It's the build up to Easter you idiot'

You can't argue with that.

I'm very close to hitting the bull***** button on that, no way did that happen, did it?!?

[stantonhibby]

Folk on the airport bus who lug their bags upstairs and then plonk them on a seat. How many seats did you pay for ya dobber.

[The Modfather]

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Folk on the airport bus who lug their bags upstairs and then plonk them on a seat. How many seats did you pay for ya dobber.

Maybe they are worried about someone stealing their bag

[stantonhibby]

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Maybe they are worried about someone stealing their bag

You've seen right through my cunning plan

[Hibrandenburg]

People walking in the wrong direction in IKEA should be shot. People like I saw today pushing a double buggy in the wrong direction in IKEA need to be boiled alive.

[Saturday Boy]

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People walking in the wrong direction in IKEA should be shot. People like I saw today pushing a double buggy in the wrong direction in IKEA need to be boiled alive.

IKEA probably sell a pot for that.

With a suitable Scandi name 😄

[Moulin Yarns]

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IKEA probably sell a pot for that.

With a suitable Scandi name 😄

Kannibal

[Saturday Boy]

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Kannibal

I’d delete that before someone claims it’s racist 😂

[Moulin Yarns]

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I’d delete that before someone claims it’s racist 😂

OK, Hannibal 😉

[heretoday]

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People walking in the wrong direction in IKEA should be shot. People like I saw today pushing a double buggy in the wrong direction in IKEA need to be boiled alive.

Commies........

[Jay]

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People walking in the wrong direction in IKEA should be shot. People like I saw today pushing a double buggy in the wrong direction in IKEA need to be boiled alive.

Ive got to admit I do that..but in my defence I get lost easily and that shops a nightmare for me, its beyond me

[Hibrandenburg]

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Ive got to admit I do that..but in my defence I get lost easily and that shops a nightmare for me, its beyond me

Jesus woman! They've got big arrows on the floor pointing in the direction you need to walk!!!! What else do they have to do, conveyor belts?

[Jay]

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Jesus woman! They've got big arrows on the floor pointing in the direction you need to walk!!!! What else do they have to do, conveyor belts?

That's a great idea! Id manage that. What kinda shop makes you walk in one direction anyway? Its a bit too controlling for me.

I cant manage to follow wee dots on Google maps, ive no chance with arrows