# Thanks for Nothin'! November Mini-Rants **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 1, 2023, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417 "2023-11-01T13:42:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417/21 "2023-11-02T01:34:13Z")
Today at the groc store I bought a pair of prefab reading glasses. The glasses come in a permanent case with labels on the outside for what power they are. Which case comes in a disposable clear plastic sleeve to hang it on the shelf tag by. And which sleeve includes the power and the bar code for paying. I know which power I want, find one on the shelf peg, put in my groc cart, finish my shopping, pay, and get home. The glasses in the case are old, dirty, scratched, the wrong power, and the earpieces are all chewed up with teeth marks. Some asshole went to the store, tried on the next higher power, liked them, and stuck his/her old glasses back in the package & reshelved it. Then walked out wearing his/her shiny new free glasses. Shootin’ is too good for someone like that; they oughta be set on fire. I’m more pissed at me for not doing a thorough check than I am at them. No, that’s not right. I’m far more pissed at them. Though I’m still pissed at me. Whoever you are, here’s a hearty FUCK YOU!! Of course the receipt was long since thrown away before I checked my purchases so I paid $30 for your new fucking glasses. I hope you go blind. Or are beset by wolverines. ---
**Author:** ![SurrenderDorothy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/surrenderdorothy/32/1221_2.png) [@SurrenderDorothy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SurrenderDorothy)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417/22 "2023-11-02T02:13:13Z")
I finished up a project at work about a month ago and sent it to the printers. The details are boring, but I asked them ahead of time about changing the shape of the thing and they made it sound like it was no big deal. It’s a project that takes ages to design because I have to make 120 different versions. I’ve asked a few times since sending it about an ETA, a price estimate, if there’s anything I need to change or anything I missed, etc. and all I’ve gotten was that everything looks okay in terms of the technical stuff and that they’ll get back to me on the rest of it. They finally did today and it turns out the new shape (which they sent me to use, btw, and which we’ve used before) is $200 more than the other shape I used last year for the quantity we want. When the person in charge of a different part of this project found out, she shrugged and said “well the other shape is fine. Just do the other shape.” But that means that I have to redesign them from the ground up. 120 versions. Which, again, takes ages. And this needs to be done and complete now-if-not-sooner in order to be possibly printed anywhere near on time. Which would be less of a problem if I didn’t also have plenty of other work to do. And to make matters more frustrating, I had been planning on taking a vacation next week. I can’t afford to go anywhere, so it was going to be a grand, opulent three whole days at home. My only solid plan was to not do anything work-related (which is unusual- I have my work e-mail open in another tab right now) and oh my god was I looking forward to it. I’ve had a widget on my phone counting down the hours for a couple weeks now (we’re at 6 days, 19 hours, and 36 minutes). But I’m not sure how I’ll be able to get this whole project plus all the stuff that needs to be done ahead to allow me to be OOO for a few days done in time. So there may be no vacation after all. And they put one of my favorite dogs to sleep yesterday for biting and generally deteriorating and becoming nervous and depressed. She wasn’t an aggressive dog. In fact, both bite incidents were defensive (strangers tried to pick her up. She’s like 40 lb, not a purse dog). Just not well-suited to a shelter and it was wearing on her. If we’d gotten her into a foster home months ago, I have no doubt she would have been fine. But we can’t do that for reasons that are still a mystery to me. And today, it was a little cat everyone loved. I didn’t have the same kind of connection to him that I did to the dog. And, though it was unexpected, it was for health reasons and so there’s no question of whether it was the right thing to do. But I found out when a co-worker interrupted me in the middle of a puppy adoption to tell me she was splitting the cost of ash return with someone else. So I’m with a customer doing the “Hooray! This is going to be the best day ever for both of you!” part of the job and had to be like “hang on, I’ll be with you in a moment” and just take it in without skipping a beat in the “and she’s all yours! Congratulations!” speech. So. Also, my face is still grotesquely swollen. Cellulitis around my eye, apparently. So it literally hurts to cry. Like the tears are irritating my already-irritated eye and face. So stupid. It’s just been a shit week already and it’s only Wednesday… which, given my work schedule, is only “my Tuesday.” And it’s cold. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417/23 "2023-11-02T04:47:34Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I hope you go blind. Or are beset by wolverines. Thieves usually get caught eventually. Our society is set up with enough disincentives to committing crimes, that doing so is rarely worth it and most criminals are people who make bad choices in life, thus they get caught eventually. (In other words, people who go through life thinking that the rules don’t apply to them eventually learn that they do.) Imagine this shithead is sitting in prison right now for something else they did. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 5:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417/24 "2023-11-02T05:18:39Z")
Take them back anyway. You may not get anywhere but you can gripe out loud in public. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 10:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417/25 "2023-11-02T10:11:01Z")
> [@Briny\_Deep](#): > > Hi, my name’s Briny Deep, and I use she, her, Mom pronouns. > > Not really. But a woman at work does. Now, I’ll admit that I find the Pronoun Ritual a little overperformed – it’s done at every meeting; we start with names and pronouns, more or less mandatory; and if you don’t name your pronouns, you’ll look pretty conspicuously anti-trans. > > But my opinion of the pronouns-part-of-the-meeting is irrelevant. Given it’s absolutely the norm, to say “my pronouns are she, her, Mom” is an act of heterosexist aggression. It’s just one shade away from “My pronouns are Christian, Patriot, and American.” We all perceive the intent of the kind of person who says those are his pronouns. It’s a “take-that” statement, and this woman’s repeated and rather showy performance of it has officially cheesed me off. My name is **kaylasdad99** , and my pronoun is “you” when you’re talking to my face. When you’re talking about me behind my back, feel free to work it out among yourselves. If you’re interested for any reason, I identify as cis-male. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417/26 "2023-11-02T10:45:30Z")
It smells outside. I’m not sure of what, but it’s not nice. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 11:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417/27 "2023-11-02T11:30:29Z")
> [@Spice\_Weasel](#): > > The landing page for past orders requires two clicks just to see what price you paid for each item, but it certainly doesn’t group orders by the total dollar amount charged per order, why the fuck would it? Ah! LOL This is what I call, “a First World problem”. You know, like; “Why do they have so many different brands of cereal?!” “My new car is NOT going to be the same color again!” “Damn, we’re going out for dinner tonight, and I STILL don’t know if I want seafood, steak, or Italian.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![slumtrimpet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@slumtrimpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slumtrimpet)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417/28 "2023-11-02T11:53:06Z")
I ordered some stuff on-line back on Oct. 8. It’s a European brand that is difficult to find so when I found a brand.ca website I was pretty happy. Watching the package tracking information has been fascinating. Oct 9 - 16: daily _“we have your order and are processing it”_ _16 Oct 2023_ _Parcel transportation initiated. Your order is on its way to the port warehouse._ _17 Oct 2023_ _Item booked, we are waiting for vessel confirmation_ _18 Oct 2023_ _Awaiting vessel confirmation. We are coordinating with our shipping partners to secure a spot for your order. This might take 3-4 days_ _21 Oct 2023_ _Container booked. Your order has been securely packed and is ready for sea transport._ _22 Oct 2023_ _Handed over to transporter._ _23 Oct 2023_ _Awaiting the cargo ship_ _24 Oct 2023_ _Your parcel is now being transported to the cargo ship_ _27 Oct 2023_ _Departure scan. Your order has been loaded onto the ship and is ready to depart._ _28 Oct 2023_ _Start moving. Your order has begun its sea journey._ _29 Oct 2023_ _Out of coverage. Your order is in the high seas, updates will resume once it reaches the next port._ _31 Oct 2023_ _In progress. Your order is on its way to the destination port._ _01 Nov 2023_ _On the way to port. Your order is making good progress on its sea journey._ Where the fuck is this stuff coming from? And to make it especially absurd, it’s a delicate clothing item that would easily fit inside a padded envelope. I’m both amused and appalled. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417/29 "2023-11-02T12:04:17Z")
Someone decided to provide their customers a graduate seminar on the supply chain. ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417/30 "2023-11-02T12:11:45Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > I paid $30 for your new fucking glasses. Just to add to your woes. I buy my reading glasses from Hong Kong at £18 ($22) for four pairs. They do take a couple of weeks to arrive, but I always keep a pair in reserve. ---
**Author:** ![Mikkel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikkel/32/13151_2.png) [@Mikkel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mikkel)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 12:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417/31 "2023-11-02T12:30:31Z")
> [@slumtrimpet](#): > > Where the fuck is this stuff coming from? Europe, I guess. Will you have to pay import toll? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417/32 "2023-11-02T13:46:41Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > Of course the receipt was long since thrown away before I checked my purchases so I paid $30 for your new fucking glasses. Agree with Beck, try taking them back anyway. Especially if you got them at Publix, they’re pretty decent with the customer service. @SurrenderDorothy, you are made of steel. I am always in awe of you. My rant: Why do companies insist on sending a paper catalog to every person in the damn building even after you ask them not to? Who even uses a paper catalog when the info is on the internet? Talking to YOU, Marketlab and Uline! I just threw away a damn rainforest. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417/33 "2023-11-02T13:51:08Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Uline I bought one item from Uline 20 years ago at work. I still get their catalogue a couple times a year. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417/34 "2023-11-02T13:52:06Z")
I honestly am trying to be helpful and not be a dick, but instead of dealing with the printing problem by saying “Oh well, I guess I’ll cancel the vacation I’ve been looking forward to”, try telling your boss “I won’t be able to finish this before I go on my scheduled vacation, do you want me to hand it off to someone else or finish it when I get back?” ---
**Author:** ![tofor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tofor/32/13727_2.png) [@tofor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tofor)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417/35 "2023-11-02T14:01:20Z")
Or, “You pay me $15 an hour, and this will take me 20 hours to fix. That’s $300 you will pay me to change the format, or $200 to print it as planned.” Also, it doesn’t sound like the person who said, “Just change it” is actually the boss. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417/36 "2023-11-02T14:02:45Z")
> [@bob\_2](#): > > > [@LSLGuy](#): > > > > I paid $30 for your new fucking glasses. > > Just to add to your woes. I buy my reading glasses from Hong Kong at £18 ($22) for four pairs. They do take a couple of weeks to arrive, but I always keep a pair in reserve. I too keep several pairs around. Which means every year or three I need to replace them all as age keeps ticking. I could certainly buy cheaper generic ones in the store or online, or even order these particular ones from Amazon. I just find picking them up while shopping to be easy. Usually. These particular ones are unusually expensive because they fold up small and go back into their protective hardcase which fits readily & safely in a pants pocket. And those are the features I really value. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417/37 "2023-11-02T14:08:15Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > Agree with Beck, try taking them back anyway. Maybe I’m an outlier here, but I have never taken something back to a grocery store. Dented can? I use it. Incorrect label? I use it. Package of peppers with rotten ones on the bottom of the package? Use what I can and throw out the rest. It’s enough of a pain in the ass to go grocery shopping. Going back and explaining why I want to return something? Nope. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417/38 "2023-11-02T14:14:35Z")
i will remember this should i ever need to “talk dirty”. suntanlotion, perhaps a good laugh would break the ice? ---
**Author:** ![slumtrimpet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@slumtrimpet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/slumtrimpet)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417/39 "2023-11-02T14:48:12Z")
Probably (not that I was informed that I would have to). It’ll just add insult to the injury. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417/40 "2023-11-02T15:31:38Z")
FWIW, every factory-packaged food product (at least in the US) has a phone number printed on it somewhere. It may be small and hard to find, but it’s there. My brother once bit into a small piece of plastic that had made its way into a generic can of beans and damaged a tooth. He called the number, he had pictures and gave them all the info from the can, he got a couple of hundred bucks as reimbursement for the dental visit without pushing too hard. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thanks-for-nothin-november-mini-rants/992417.md?page=3)