If I buy something from the grocery and find out after I open it that it’s gone bad, I will absolutely bring it back for a refund! The few times I’ve done that I have had no issue whatsoever. They simply take it back and credit me the amount from the receipt. Don’t know why people think it’s hard to do. I also don’t really get why grocery shopping in general is supposed to be such a difficult thing to do.
From my POV it isn’t necessarily hard to do, it’s more a question of it being worth my time. If I buy something for $4.17 and it is bad, returning it involves a 20 minute drive there and then 20 minute drive home. The cost of gas and wear and tear on my vehicle means that I’m out >$4.17. I’ve also wasted an hour of my time which is worth far more than $4.17.
I try to ascertain that what I’m buying is what it purports to be. If it turns out I’m wrong, I just accept that I’ve fucked up.
Well, for me there’s the drive. Then there’s the walking up and down aisles trying to find items while dealing with idiots who leave their carts in the middle of the aisle.
You don’t make an extra trip to return it, you return it next time you go.
Good for you! And good for those of us who may have inspired you to do this instead of just resigning yourself to losing $30.
It sounds similar to my return of the thawed and then re-frozen Bad Lasagna. I don’t believe the young lady actually said “Eeeeew!” upon viewing the remains, but the sentiment was the same.
As for picking up a few other things you went there for, we might be truly kindred spirits if you (a) picked up at least one item you didn’t need, and (b) failed to pick up at least one item that you did need. 
That would make sense, but my gf wouldn’t play along. I leave the item on the counter. My gf asks why the item is on the counter. I explain that it is not suitable for use and I plan on returning it the next time I drive to Giant Eagle. She then looks at the price tag and shakes her head.It’s not worth $4.17 to deal with getting her to accept that I’m miserly compared to her. 
You don’t shop at the grocery stores I shop at.
Once I shopped at the store and their computer screwed up and didn’t give me the discount for my club membership (they were having computer problems that day). I was told I had to go to customer service to get the refund. I sat there in line for 30 FUCKING MINUTES waiting and finally left because my groceries were melting.
I think it’s hard to do because it’s hard to do.
Some of us shop in places that are always overcrowded. Because there’s no alternative; everything is overcrowded. Or because the overcrowded stores are the only ones we can afford.
Others of us shop in places where crowds are rare, parking is plentiful, and long lines are simply never seen.
Plus of course whether it’s a 2-block walk or a 1 hour drive to the store.
There really are several different worlds out in Doperland.
Absolutely!
So, if there’s anything still left in the big bottle, here’s what I do in this situation: Take a piece of tape of your choice, and tape across half of the bottle top. Voilà!
Today I got an email reminding me that I have not yet used a voucher that I was sent in August of last year, and that I had until December 24 to use it. The voucher was the result of a class-action settlement with Massage Envy; I can’t even remember what the class action was about. In any case, the voucher is for about $150, and according to the terms it cannot be applied to my dues or towards tips, or traded for cash. Having been a member for years, and having missed a number of the monthly 60-minute massages that come with the membership between the pandemic and various health issues, I actually have credit on my account (which I’ve been using to get 90-minute massages).
To be honest, I’d forgotten I’d even gotten the voucher, and I have no idea what I can use it for over the next month and a half. I guess I could get a bunch of their overpriced products.
And give them as Christmas presents!
I loves me some rum, but even I can’t drink 1.75 liters of rum in less than 24 hours!
This is actually a technically challenging problem not amenable to easy solutions! Two problems with the tape idea: (a) it will prevent the bottle cap from being screwed on, and (b) since alcohol is a solvent, instead of drinking rum I would be drinking rum’n’glue! 
I find that it’s much easier to pour now that the bottle is less full, partly from what I’ve consumed, and partly from refilling half a dozen airline-type single-serving bottles. It still greatly pisses me off because the little insert makes pouring just the right amount so easy.
The solution to every over-pouring problem is to get a bigger glass. I favor using 2-quart/litre measuring cups in this case. With their wide mouth you can’t miss on the pour in, and with that little lip/spout you also can’t miss on the pour out.
Last year I decided to stop working for other people and start my own business. Yay me. I’m a consultant who works on other people’s databases and makes sure they follow guidelines and are reliable. I need clients. There are a TON of people who e-mail me looking to help me with offshore developers (I don’t use those) but my absolute favorite is the “lead generation” folks (they supposedly generate sales leads) who start off by saying (over e-mail) “I just messaged you on LinkedIn…”
NO YOU FUCKING DIDN’T. I am on LinkedIn regularly. You didn’t message me, and in fact you don’t fucking exist on LinkedIn at all. I expect you’re using a fake female name (because people react more positively to female names) and if I ever bothered to respond I would be redirected to some random dude. I hate dishonest salespeople.
Between this and the difficulty with actually finding a station with a functional compressor, I ended up buying my own ‘electric inflator’ (small air compressor). It’s 120 V, and in addition to the standard tire valve connector, it came with various attachments for inflating other things like basketballs or pool floats.
I got home from my girlfriend’s tonight. I turned on my laptop. I got a message that the fan was broken. It was unsafe to use my system. I attempted percussive maintenance ( I know there are some loose plastic pieces in the case. I would open the case to remove them but I don’t know where my small screwdrivers are since I moved.) This made the fan start up agan, but with a weird noise obviously caused by a partial obstruction- a loud werid noise.
I just now attempted a slap from underneath and the noise stopped. I feel air blowing out of the slits on the side. Either I’ve fixed things or my computer will overheat and crash any second.
I started using an air compressor I already had when gas stations one by one started charging for the privilege of using their compressor. I originally got it for blowing up my son’s inflatable pool decades ago when he was a tiny tot. It worked, but wasn’t very good at it because it was designed to deliver potentially high pressure but at relatively low air volume. It’s great for car tires, though. I used it a lot when my cheap Chinese tires started to develop slow leaks. The useless fuckers never had decent traction, either. So I replaced them with Firestone all-weather* tires, which are excellent on wet and dry pavement and pretty decent in snow. And they don’t leak!
* I don’t know if USAians living in warmer climes are familiar with the concept of “all-weather” tires. This is not the same as “all-season”, which is a misnomer for basically summer tires. All-weather tires are good for summer and winter and can handle moderate amounts of snow, but are obviously not as good as dedicated winter tires. But good enough for winters around here.
Of course, you checked the tubes, right?
piker! lol before I was forced to quit drinking that was a better than usual night