Ever try to enter something in the search box of Wikipedia, and you can’t read what you’re typing, because it’s obscured by that little superimposed yellow box that says, “Search Wikipedia [alt-f]”?
Shop assistants that don’t do their job properly. I worked in retail as assistant for over 2 years, with a manager that made sure we treated the customer with respect. I’ve worked when I was sad, angry, PMSing, a little hungover, very hungover and with raging allergy flare ups, but I always tried to greet anyone that came into our store. I made sure I was pleasant, if not especially energetic, when serving them. As irritating as it might be sometimes to walk into a store and be pounced upon by an over eager employee, I really hate being completely ignored. Especially if it’s by two or more assistants standing in a little group discussing their weekend, or how much of a bitch their manager is. Don’t they want my money?!
Oh, and don’t treat me like an inconvenience when I ask for help!
Just curious, I wrap mine up in the gum wrapper so that it doesn’t stick or accidentally come into contact with the poor server’s hands. It just seems really icky to leave it on the table, even wrapped up. Are we supposed to (ugh) hand it to the server to get rid of?
Hijack (I see I’m not the only one who forgot to sign up in time! A few dopers have been “demoted” to member :D)
Don’t EVER move to England… every store in England seems to treat all of their customers like a bloody inconvenience that they have to tolerate because they opened the doors today. I swear to god the national past time for service staff is to treat paying customers like shit.
I’m with you - overeager is bad, and generally enough to make me leave the store. But being totally ignored is not OK either. A simple “Can I help you” is all I require to be a happy customer.
Dude. Firefox.
No, but I do remember being annoyed by trying to control-f to find something on a content page in Wiki and being “helpfully” taken to the “Search Wikipedia” box.
Damn I wish I had a dog. I need to kick something but I broke my damn toe last month and it still hasn’t healed. ARRRRGGGGGGGG!!!
You could always kick yourself (it would be far more appropriate given that comment).
I went into a furniture store because it had a big “Sale” sign on the window, so I thought I’d take a look. I was pounced upon immediately with “Areyoulookingforsomethingspecialtoday?” and answered, “No, I’d just like to look around.” Within five minutes, another salesperson approached me and asked,
“Are you enjoying your visit with us today?”
:eek:
Visit? I’m not visiting, I’m shopping. I couldn’t think of a stupid enough answer for that question, so I left.
That was about as bad as Applebee’s commercials, where you’re not even their guest anymore, you’re their neighbor. A neighbor who pays by credit card and leaves a tip.
Dude. Too slow.
Since when? Since I’ve switched to Firefox I’ve had a consistently better/faster internet experience than using IE (which I’m still forced to use at work).
Slower than IE7? You’ve got to be kidding. If IE7 went any slower, it would be going backwards.
Slower than IE6… maybe, in certain configurations, but I still doubt it.
Still, even if it is slower on your machine, think of all the time you’d save by not having to tit around trying to select the right bit of text.
Good point. And I like your choice of words (tit around)
My point was it’s slow to load up.
I’ll download it tonight and evaluate it (I also don’t do tabbed browsing - another reason why I don’t have ff)
Will I regret it? (adware? spam? any other shit?)
That’s what I thought at first too, but now that I use FF almost exclusively, IE is the one that takes a while to load up, and FF is quite fast.
That may be true, although my experience of IE7 has been that it takes a while to haul its bloated self onto my screen. IIRC, Firefox recompiles itself each time it is opened, so it may be fair to criticise its load time.
I don’t do tabbed browsing either - still prefer FF just because it works better.
I don’t think you will. There are bucketloads of extensions for Firefox to do all sorts of interesting and useful things - best of these is Adblock Plus - install that one and all ad banners and popups just don’t happen any more. I switched adblock off for some testing a little while back, and I was shocked at how shit the internet is without it.
I hate Hate HATE when the haircutters at my cheap-ass haircut place want to do small talk. I know they’ve been taught that it’s polite and I’m sure many customers enjoy it, but I just want to describe what I want and then sit quietly.
I’ve downloaded ff, and am posting from it.
I now have three browsers - Safari, IE, and firefox. I win the internet.
or should I say, I pwn at teh intarweb.
No, you really shouldn’t say that. Ever.
“What are you reading?”
That question fills me with dread. If I am reading out in public somewhere, I am not doing it to start a conversation. I am doing it to avoid people like you. I don’t care if you are uncomfortable waiting for something or whatever is going on. I brought a book, you should try it.
I don’t mind if a friend asks me that question, but when stranger does it it just creepy.
I also hate my dogs, sometimes. Specifically, when they whine. Dog whines are one of the noises I cannot stand. Babies crying? No problem, I work in daycare. But once on of the dogs starts, the other joins in. The whine when either of my dad works on something in the garage or does something in the front yard. My dad will be out there for an hour or more and they will not stop.
Added to that is that some birds across the street sound exactly like the dogs whining.
I’m infuriated at people who drive faster than me when I’m driving the speed limit. You have no reason to speed. You assholes weaving in and out of traffic, with no regard for the safety of others, are the scum of the earth. Same goes for people who cut in front of others, who pass on the right on one-lane roads, and who honk at others IMMEDIATELY after the light turns green. Fuck you.