What is your pet peeve of the day? -- 2021

[Time2]

Here's my latest: people who post on Facebook marketplace and in their ad say "don't ask if it's available, if ad is up it's still available". Ok, so I contact the person with a couple relevant questions. After a few days get a response back: "Oh that? I sold that weeks or days ago."
But your ad is still up?
I think it's the whole "It's my world and my rules" thing.

I was ticked by that at one time, but that is the default reply Facebook provides. The first time this happened after I posted something for sale, I got like 6 Is this available responses in 2 hrs and I was geez, I just listed why would you think it is not available. I relaxed after that. Well not quite, if I responded with "yes it is available", I would often not hear anything back. I have since changed that to Yes, it's available, what time do you want to look at it.

 

[folivier]

My point was that people don't take the time to mark something as sold. Easy to do, just do it. I don't want to waste anyone's time so don't waste mine. Mark your item sold!

 

[mountainsoft]

Double Log-Ins

I find that web browsing gets creepy if too many cookies and other tracking means stay on my computer, I'm an exception to that, wiping cookies when I shut down the browser.

Yeah, same here. I have my browser (Firefox) clear the history and cache every time I close the browser.

Another related pet peeve, sites that require logging in twice. Once to get access to my account, then a second time to access billing. Xfinity does this, as well as a couple of medical and electric utility sites. So annoying, especially having to do two factor authentication twice.

Oh, I may have mentioned this before, but why are statements buried so deep on web sites (phone, electric, insurance, etc.). Just trying to figure out where to download the current statement is often quite a challenge. It's not on the account page. It's not on the "view current statement" page. It's not even on the billing page. They're usually on a statement history page, which is often buried two or three pages in somewhere. My 1-Voip phone statement is the best, they just send it as an email file attachment. So simple. I wish everyone did that.

 

[folivier]

When we first enrolled in Amazon prime, years ago, 2 day delivery was guaranteed. And it worked well for years. Now unless you're in a city with an Amazon distribution center deliveries are never 2 days. Four days ago I ordered a pair of boots listed as 2 day delivery. They still haven't shipped but say delivery is tomorrow. There is no way they'll get here tomorrow since our delivery address here takes 4 days or more. You'd think Amazon would change their delivery window to more accurately show the actual delivery date.
And don't get me started on UPS/Fedex refusing to drive up to our cabin. They both have a locked shed on the highway they deliver to. But they've given out the combination to everyone and we've had many packages stolen out of the sheds.
We pay for delivery to our address but UPS/Fedex says it takes too long or the road is hazardous for the drivers in their 4x4 trucks. But they expect us to drive down the mountain to get our packages? If we can do it then so can they.
BTW we're trying to get them to at least move the sheds 5 miles up to our subdivision.
They got one job to do, deliver to our address. They're getting paid for it so do it!

 

[euro]

When we first enrolled in Amazon prime, years ago, 2 day delivery was guaranteed. And it worked well for years. Now unless you're in a city with an Amazon distribution center deliveries are never 2 days. Four days ago I ordered a pair of boots listed as 2 day delivery. They still haven't shipped but say delivery is tomorrow. There is no way they'll get here tomorrow since our delivery address here takes 4 days or more. You'd think Amazon would change their delivery window to more accurately show the actual delivery date.
And don't get me started on UPS/Fedex refusing to drive up to our cabin. They both have a locked shed on the highway they deliver to. But they've given out the combination to everyone and we've had many packages stolen out of the sheds.
We pay for delivery to our address but UPS/Fedex says it takes too long or the road is hazardous for the drivers in their 4x4 trucks. But they expect us to drive down the mountain to get our packages? If we can do it then so can they.
BTW we're trying to get them to at least move the sheds 5 miles up to our subdivision.
They got one job to do, deliver to our address. They're getting paid for it so do it!

Well, to be fair, they probably drive much larger vehicles than you, so your comparison may be a little off. It sounds to me like your location just doesn't make any sense for them to serve, so they don't. This is their choice - in my experience (development on a direct road in the mountains), even the post office won't serve many such remote locations and given their (semi)-government position, I would expect them to deliver everywhere. After all, by subsidizing the post office, we accept that for the benefit of the entire community, they may lose money on certain routes. For a private company, that isn't the case.
Doesn't mean that it isn't an inconvenience for you, of course!

 

[Time2]

When we first enrolled in Amazon prime, years ago, 2 day delivery was guaranteed. And it worked well for years. Now unless you're in a city with an Amazon distribution center deliveries are never 2 days.

That is also my experience, no 2 day delivery anymore. Amazon now delivers to the local post office, I have followed delivery and it says delivered to the P.O. and I don't get it for 3 days after that. I don't know if it takes 3 days to get from the main post office my local PO (3.5 miles away) and then delivered to me, or if the Main P.O. doesn't really have it when Amazon says they do.

 

[folivier]

No as I said they drive 4x4 trucks. They're experienced driving in the snow. Part of the problem is they are using contract drivers who don't care. The drivers will often mark a package as delivered but not actually put in the shed for a day or two. So we'll see a delivery today, drive down to the shed and nothing! Should we have to drive every day to check or should they do what they are contracted and paid to do?
There is no excuse for them not delivering our packages especially since we've had so many thefts and undelivered packages. And our community is NOT the only place having these problems. Not looking for someone else to make excuses for them. This is a pet peeve post.

 

[euro]

No as I said they drive 4x4 trucks. They're experienced driving in the snow. Part of the problem is they are using contract drivers who don't care. The drivers will often mark a package as delivered but not actually put in the shed for a day or two. So we'll see a delivery today, drive down to the shed and nothing! Should we have to drive every day to check or should they do what they are contracted and paid to do?
There is no excuse for them not delivering our packages especially since we've had so many thefts and undelivered packages. And our community is NOT the only place having these problems. Not looking for someone else to make excuses for them. This is a pet peeve post.

YESSIR!
Just trying to offer another POV/ possible explanation, but absolutely: it's YOUR peeve

 

[aja8888]

No as I said they drive 4x4 trucks. They're experienced driving in the snow. Part of the problem is they are using contract drivers who don't care. The drivers will often mark a package as delivered but not actually put in the shed for a day or two. So we'll see a delivery today, drive down to the shed and nothing! Should we have to drive every day to check or should they do what they are contracted and paid to do?
There is no excuse for them not delivering our packages especially since we've had so many thefts and undelivered packages. And our community is NOT the only place having these problems. Not looking for someone else to make excuses for them. This is a pet peeve post.

Just be glad they don't give your package to the Post Office like they do here. You may never see it then. And you can't even track where it went.

 

[Badger]

When we first enrolled in Amazon prime, years ago, 2 day delivery was guaranteed. And it worked well for years. Now unless you're in a city with an Amazon distribution center deliveries are never 2 days. Four days ago I ordered a pair of boots listed as 2 day delivery. They still haven't shipped but say delivery is tomorrow. There is no way they'll get here tomorrow since our delivery address here takes 4 days or more. You'd think Amazon would change their delivery window to more accurately show the actual delivery date.
And don't get me started on UPS/Fedex refusing to drive up to our cabin. They both have a locked shed on the highway they deliver to. But they've given out the combination to everyone and we've had many packages stolen out of the sheds.
We pay for delivery to our address but UPS/Fedex says it takes too long or the road is hazardous for the drivers in their 4x4 trucks. But they expect us to drive down the mountain to get our packages? If we can do it then so can they.
BTW we're trying to get them to at least move the sheds 5 miles up to our subdivision.
They got one job to do, deliver to our address. They're getting paid for it so do it!

Decades ago I was concerned about our mail being delivered to the outside mailbox while we were not at home. So I cut a hole in the front door and put in a mail slot. Worked great. I would imagine you could do a similar thing with the shed door or even the front wall but maybe a bit larger for packages but too small to climb through. Now I have a large locking metal mailbox next to the front door.

Cheers!

 

[folivier]

That might work for an individual recipient but there's 100 to 500 cabins here depending on the season.

 

[Pointby2]

Our auto insurance keeps going up. Every time is does, I call the Insurance agency and find out why and what else we can do to lower it. This time they said, your years of experience lower your rate over time, but eventually you get too old and now they are starting to go back up. Argh. At 67 my years of driving is now a liability.

 

[JoeWras]

Members of this forum who refuse to read the moderators' warnings about imminent thread closure if the members continue down their trite political or controversial topic pontificating.

We've had a bunch of thread closures lately, which is a bummer, but I also support it because some of the topic drift has become ridiculous.

 

[HarveyS]

My peeve for the last few months...Wedding gifts that do not get a thank you card. Three different weddings, 0 thank you cards. Yeah, the checks were cashed.......
Emily Post says get the thank you's out within 3 months - max. It's been since August for one of the weddings.
My wife is hand painting a card for an upcoming wedding. I said, "why bother, they won't send us a thank you card."
Get off my grass.

 

[Texas Proud]

My peeve for the last few months...Wedding gifts that do not get a thank you card. Three different weddings, 0 thank you cards. Yeah, the checks were cashed.......
Emily Post says get the thank you's out within 3 months - max. It's been since August for one of the weddings.
My wife is hand painting a card for an upcoming wedding. I said, "why bother, they won't send us a thank you card."
Get off my grass.

Boy are you old .... I think the thank you card when out of favor about 20 years ago...

 

[pacergal]

Past two mornings have been woken up early by neighbors car alarm (our bedroom is. on the street side). Who goes somewhere at 4:30? Most of the immediate next door neighbors are retired.

 

[Gumby]

It is my firm belief that car alarms serve merely to annoy the neighbors and do not deter thieves at all.

 

[SecretlyFI]

My peeve for the last few months...Wedding gifts that do not get a thank you card. Three different weddings, 0 thank you cards. Yeah, the checks were cashed.......
Emily Post says get the thank you's out within 3 months - max. It's been since August for one of the weddings.
My wife is hand painting a card for an upcoming wedding. I said, "why bother, they won't send us a thank you card."
Get off my grass.

This really bothers me. Same for kids birthday parties. Of course they always make sure invitations are sent in the mail, probably to ensure they get gifts. Same thing also happens with my nieces & nephews when I send them gift cards for birthdays or Christmas. Not even a text saying thank you. And I’m sending them $100 each! My new plan is to reduce these gifts by half and also mail them certified so I know they receive it. Requires them to sign for it. Sorry if these spoiled brats have to make a trip to the post office to sign because delivery was attempted when you were at work. I’d rather just drop them in the mailbox too, instead of going to the post office to get them certified. But the 50% reduction in their gifts will compensate me for this inconvenience.

 

[Winemaker]

Small print on 1099s. They have plenty of room in the spaces provided but one needs a magnifying glass to read the fine print. It seems they're just trying to get me to slip up.

 

[SecretlyFI]

Small print on 1099s. They have plenty of room in the spaces provided but one needs a magnifying glass to read the fine print. It seems they're just trying to get me to slip up.

Ok I’m giving this a +1 too. Just encountered this yesterday. Had to enter the control # from my W2 into tax software so it would pull in detail from ADP. The control # was an even smaller font than the rest of the document. And it had 6 leading zeroes. I had to use a fine point pen and put a dot over each zero to count them up. At least it pulled in accurately after that effort.

 

[Chuckanut]

Past two mornings have been woken up early by neighbors car alarm (our bedroom is. on the street side). Who goes somewhere at 4:30?

Because you have to catch an early flight to Tahiti with your new girlfriend. Or boyfriend.

 

[Badger]

Zip locking bags on grocery items that don't reseal. Most of the times I can't get the loc to align for the first "click" so it can be zipped up. Eventually I give up and fold over the top to close with a clothes pin. DW just gives up and leaves it open.

Cheers!

 

[Time2]

Past two mornings have been woken up early by neighbors car alarm (our bedroom is. on the street side). Who goes somewhere at 4:30? Most of the immediate next door neighbors are retired.

Oh, that's just my, also retired wife, jogging by at 4:30 every morning.

 

[MarieIG]

DH's (union) annuity messed up his income tax withholding again.

We spent two days last month working our way up the food chain to confirm that our form with withholding instructions had been properly received (it was) and that their error would be corrected (we were told that it would be) it was not.

 

[Gumby]

One of my pet peeves is that I have to perform the gymnastics on the W4 form to get my pension withholding correct. I know exactly how much I want withheld and I should just be able to tell them a dollar figure. But as far as I know, I cannot do that.