Have you ever..

Syl wrote:..bought something from a shop, come home, and found it to be completely useless?
We just got back from a garden centre which is miles away....we bought some solar garden lights in a box...they looked lovely on the display in the shop. However...when we opened the box the parts dont fit together, the stainless steel posts neither fit in or over the lights themselves, so they are unusable.
We will now have to drive all the way back to return the useless things.

How f**~ing annoying.

Syl wrote:I just looked online, there is another branch nearer...it's still annoying though.

It can be expensive when something through no fault of your own is broke or goes wrong. On a diferent note but still a nuisance a couple of weeks ago my grandson went to Alton towers with his mates..( it was a big deal because it was his first unsupervised trip out like this) when they arrived there had been an electrical fault or something and all the rides were closed till late in the afternoon.
They did get free tickets for a return visit, but they had spent about £40 each in fares and food.

philagain wrote:I've bought flat pack furniture in the past and the instructions are bloody useless with bits missing etc

Ali wrote:

philagain wrote:I've bought flat pack furniture in the past and the instructions are bloody useless with bits missing etc

No, that is because you are male and men do not have a clue when it comes to reading instructions

philagain wrote:

Ali wrote:

philagain wrote:I've bought flat pack furniture in the past and the instructions are bloody useless with bits missing etc

No, that is because you are male and men do not have a clue when it comes to reading instructions

Ha! Ha!...I normally have had to get a mate to come around to finish the job for me!

Ali wrote:

philagain wrote:

Ali wrote:

No, that is because you are male and men do not have a clue when it comes to reading instructions

Ha! Ha!...I normally have had to get a mate to come around to finish the job for me!

I'm the one who does it at home, my bloke really doesn't have a clue what instructions are for.

Ali wrote:

Syl wrote:I just looked online, there is another branch nearer...it's still annoying though.

It can be expensive when something through no fault of your own is broke or goes wrong. On a diferent note but still a nuisance a couple of weeks ago my grandson went to Alton towers with his mates..( it was a big deal because it was his first unsupervised trip out like this) when they arrived there had been an electrical fault or something and all the rides were closed till late in the afternoon.
They did get free tickets for a return visit, but they had spent about £40 each in fares and food.

Oh now that is really disappointing because you can't recoup the cost of the fares and food like you can get an exchange for faulty goods.

I don't think I've ever bought anything expensive that didn't work but I did leave one of those plastic things in the washing machine, we genuinely couldn't find the fourth and even tipped it up and had a look and still couldn't find it and yeah, when I used it first it buggered up the wheel at the back of the drum. Luckily it was still under guarantee and I got it fixed for nothing.

Ali wrote:

philagain wrote:I've bought flat pack furniture in the past and the instructions are bloody useless with bits missing etc

No, that is because you are male and men do not have a clue when it comes to reading instructions

philagain wrote:

Ali wrote:

philagain wrote:

Ha! Ha!...I normally have had to get a mate to come around to finish the job for me!

I'm the one who does it at home, my bloke really doesn't have a clue what instructions are for.

TBH..My mate thinks the instructions are rubbish as well..He puts stuff together by trial and error

philagain wrote:

Ali wrote:

philagain wrote:

Ali wrote:

No, that is because you are male and men do not have a clue when it comes to reading instructions

Ha! Ha!...I normally have had to get a mate to come around to finish the job for me!

I'm the one who does it at home, my bloke really doesn't have a clue what instructions are for.

TBH..My mate thinks the instructions are rubbish as well..He puts stuff together by trial and error

Syl wrote:

Ali wrote:

philagain wrote:I've bought flat pack furniture in the past and the instructions are bloody useless with bits missing etc

No, that is because you are male and men do not have a clue when it comes to reading instructions

Its not so much they dont have a clue Ali, it's more that they refuse to do it....like it diminishes their manhood or something.
A bit like asking for directions....most men would rather drive round for hours than wind the window down and simply ask.

Syl wrote:

Ali wrote:

philagain wrote:I've bought flat pack furniture in the past and the instructions are bloody useless with bits missing etc

No, that is because you are male and men do not have a clue when it comes to reading instructions

Its not so much they dont have a clue Ali, it's more that they refuse to do it....like it diminishes their manhood or something.
A bit like asking for directions....most men would rather drive round for hours than wind the window down and simply ask.

Ali wrote:

Syl wrote:

Ali wrote:

No, that is because you are male and men do not have a clue when it comes to reading instructions

Its not so much they dont have a clue Ali, it's more that they refuse to do it....like it diminishes their manhood or something.
A bit like asking for directions....most men would rather drive round for hours than wind the window down and simply ask.

Yeah and they ALWAYS know where they are going

Syl wrote:

philagain wrote:

Ali wrote:

I'm the one who does it at home, my bloke really doesn't have a clue what instructions are for.

TBH..My mate thinks the instructions are rubbish as well..He puts stuff together by trial and error

I bet there are always a couple of screws left over when there shouldn't be.

Syl wrote:

Ali wrote:

Syl wrote:

Its not so much they dont have a clue Ali, it's more that they refuse to do it....like it diminishes their manhood or something.
A bit like asking for directions....most men would rather drive round for hours than wind the window down and simply ask.

Yeah and they ALWAYS know where they are going

Yes it's odd that, and they never admit that they were lost, it's usually a "detour".

Syl wrote:

Ali wrote:

Syl wrote:

Ali wrote:

No, that is because you are male and men do not have a clue when it comes to reading instructions

Its not so much they dont have a clue Ali, it's more that they refuse to do it....like it diminishes their manhood or something.
A bit like asking for directions....most men would rather drive round for hours than wind the window down and simply ask.

Yeah and they ALWAYS know where they are going

Yes it's odd that, and they never admit that they were lost, it's usually a "detour".

Henry wrote:I have a satnav.

philagain wrote:

Syl wrote:

Ali wrote:

Yeah and they ALWAYS know where they are going

Yes it's odd that, and they never admit that they were lost, it's usually a "detour".

.....The voice on them is mostly female!

philagain wrote:

Henry wrote:I have a satnav.

......Has it ever got you lost then?

Syl wrote:

philagain wrote:

Syl wrote:

Ali wrote:

Yeah and they ALWAYS know where they are going

Yes it's odd that, and they never admit that they were lost, it's usually a "detour".

.....The voice on them is mostly female!

Do you mean on Satnavs Phil? Thats probably because the female voice is usually nice and soothing.

Henry wrote:

philagain wrote:

Henry wrote:I have a satnav.

......Has it ever got you lost then?

My old one was forever leading me up remote mountain passes and to fictional locations - this new one is connected to the interwebs and does remarkably well.