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

[ls99]

Seems like most coffee shops are getting dirty, sticky tables, sticky floors, windows dirty.
The one new place I've been hanging out is a true exception, squeaky clan.

 

[motley]

It's also disturbing how many people can't spell or type correctly

You could've stopped there. Actually, long exposure to the internet has desensitized me to that, and we've probably all had our moments, but come on, when you're writing something for public exposure, put some effort into it. What really drives me crazy is "professional" writers doing it; sports journalists are the absolute worst offenders. Sometimes I see incorrectly spelled words and think "Wow, really? You couldn't even be bothered to run a spell check?"

 

[motley]

Women in audiences (mostly sitcoms and talk shows it seems) who emit that insanely obnoxious high-pitch squeal when any even moderately dramatic thing is said or done. I so badly want them all shoved into a rocket that's shot towards Mars. If I know or suspect such a moment is coming up in a sitcom, I hit mute (and don't really watch talk shows, but have come across them here and there flipping around might see a guest I'm somewhat interested in...then the squeal thing happens and I'm outta there).

PS for those thinking about launching a "you woman hater!" hissy, it's nothing of the kind. If there are any men in the audience doing it, same goes for them. But realistically, extremely few men can get that high...

 

[Tom52]

We live in a well known 55+ community. I went to the local Publix store yesterday looking for a few items. I couldn't find anything after walking around the store for about 10 minutes. It appeared they had completely rearranged the entire store except the produce, bakery/deli, meat, and frozen foods. I was pretty pi**ed so I left without finding any of the items I was looking for.

This morning I was reading a post on the local NextDoor app where a lady was complaining about the same thing. She said she approached the manager at Publix and asked why everything thing was changed around, she couldn't find anything. The store manager responded, "Oh, we do that occasionally so you seniors will get your steps in." Yeah, right.

 

[GalaxyBoy]

It's also disturbing how many people can't spell or type correctly even when the word they are typing is right in front of them.

In various FB Groups and forums I follow, it's not uncommon for a post to be so full of typos and autocorrections that it's pure, unintelligible gibberish.

E-R.org being the exception, of course.

 

[Texas Proud]

We live in a well known 55+ community. I went to the local Publix store yesterday looking for a few items. I couldn't find anything after walking around the store for about 10 minutes. It appeared they had completely rearranged the entire store except the produce, bakery/deli, meat, and frozen foods. I was pretty pi**ed so I left without finding any of the items I was looking for.

This morning I was reading a post on the local NextDoor app where a lady was complaining about the same thing. She said she approached the manager at Publix and asked why everything thing was changed around, she couldn't find anything. The store manager responded, "Oh, we do that occasionally so you seniors will get your steps in." Yeah, right.

So no jokes available?

My store has done it before... not sure why but I bet someone did a study somewhere saying their layout was not optimal..

One thing that I hated was them making the produce section a back and forth where you had to pass ALL of it before you could get to the rest of the store... at least they got rid of that and now a straight shot...

 

[folivier]

The gibberish they write is bad but what's worse is that so many others actually understand it! What? did we miss something while we were working and saving to retire? Did our country go to a different language?

 

[skipro33]

I went to the local Publix store yesterday looking for a few items. I couldn't find anything after walking around the store for about 10 minutes. It appeared they had completely rearranged the entire store except the produce, bakery/deli, meat, and frozen foods. I was pretty pi**ed so I left without finding any of the items I was looking for.

The reason the rearrange the store is to force you to go down every isle instead of darting straight in and out for the things you need and know where to look. By forcing you to go on an Easter egg hunt, they figure you'll pick up a few more items you either forgot you also needed or impulse buy. As a man, I hate it! Heck, I hate it when my wife moves my wallet from one side of the dresser to the other, can't find it. Or the pickles from one shelf to the other in the fridge. So imagine an entire store you know where to find stuff now all changed. It's hell and as an older guy, I let every single employee I have to talk to know it. I also tell them to pass along to management that they are getting the brunt of the verbal critique for pulling this stunt on older folks. Boy do I turn into a grouchy old man when it comes to this!

 

[braumeister]

The reason the rearrange the store is to force you to go down every isle instead of darting straight in and out for the things you need and know where to look. By forcing you to go on an Easter egg hunt, they figure you'll pick up a few more items you either forgot you also needed or impulse buy.

When my wife took a marketing class 50 years ago, she learned that even back then this was a standard practice at most supermarkets. Obviously it works, or they wouldn't keep doing it.

 

[Gumby]

I make a list before I go shopping. I only buy what's on the list. If they change the store and I can't find it anymore, I'll go somewhere else.

 

[Qs Laptop]

I make a list before I go shopping. I only buy what's on the list. If they change the store and I can't find it anymore, I'll go somewhere else.

Me too. And I write things on the list as they appear in the store going from front of the store to the back of the store. If they ever rearranged my store I think I WOULD go to a different one and start over.

 

[motley]

Did our country go to a different language?

Yes. Internetese. Like omg bff yolo ymmv

 

[motley]

Me too. And I write things on the list as they appear in the store going from front of the store to the back of the store. If they ever rearranged my store I think I WOULD go to a different one and start over.

Man you guys are tough customers! I go to the store I go to because they have the best combo of location, having what I want, being a "nice" store (not grubby or cramped etc) and reasonable prices. In my experience major rearrangements of stores is rare, so while I don't like it either, I'll live with it for a awhile until I'm used to the new arrangement vs going to the place I don't like as much.

 

[braumeister]

Some of us think it's not a bad thing.
I like that the meat and dairy sections in my local Kroger are at the very farthest point from the door I go in. It gives me a lot of extra steps, making that trek, since it's an enormous store. And the produce section is at the opposite corner. I hardly ever use the aisles full of packaged stuff, only the perimeter (meat, produce, dairy). But I also tend to go early in the morning when there is no crowd.

 

[motley]

I hardly ever use the aisles full of packaged stuff, only the perimeter (meat, produce, dairy).

Funny I'm just the opposite.

And yeah, the earlier you go IMO the better it is. But I work in the morning so it's either at lunchtime or right after work. I would never go to - well pretty much any store late at night.

 

[Walt34]

I make a list before I go shopping. I only buy what's on the list. If they change the store and I can't find it anymore, I'll go somewhere else.

I do this as well. Additionally they (grocery stores) are losing sales to Amazon because there I don't have to go looking for stuff.

 

[motley]

I guess I'm in a rut because I don't make a list as I get mostly the same stuff, but once in awhile try to get something different or make the impulse buy.

 

[Qs Laptop]

Man you guys are tough customers! I go to the store I go to because they have the best combo of location, having what I want, being a "nice" store (not grubby or cramped etc) and reasonable prices. In my experience major rearrangements of stores is rare, so while I don't like it either, I'll live with it for a awhile until I'm used to the new arrangement vs going to the place I don't like as much.

I go to 2 sometimes 3 stores or week. Walmart for the dry goods like bread, cereal, rice, condiments, frozen stuff, milk, juice, because it's the cheapest. I go to a different store for produce because Walmart's produce is iffy, and and yet another for meat.

 

[motley]

Man I'm way too lazy for that I get everything at one place. Once in awhile I go to a diff store because they have store brand things I like, but if I do, I get everything there. So glad grocery stores sell booze now too or that would be another trip. Once in awhile if it is convenient, I'll go to a Total Wine store for better wine. But I hate shopping, so I try to minimize trips.

 

[FIYes]

Okay, my pet peeve of the day is credit card fees at restaurants and other places. Today I was out with friends and they wanted to eat at a deli that charged a credit card fee. Had it been just me I would have gone elsewhere. I was so irked that I only got a small house salad and tap water. I was still hungry when we left, so cut my nose off to spite my face.

I not happy with myself over this peeve. I realize that restaurants need to account for the fee in their pricing, but it really irritates me. I think I should just accept it and move on, but it’s an annoyance to me. So I came here to complain. I also complained at the deli.

 

[motley]

I think you missed our earlier rant on that. But you have plenty of company on your opinion. I'd rather they just fold the cost into whatever it is they're selling.

 

[Texas Proud]

Okay, my pet peeve of the day is credit card fees at restaurants and other places. Today I was out with friends and they wanted to eat at a deli that charged a credit card fee. Had it been just me I would have gone elsewhere. I was so irked that I only got a small house salad and tap water. I was still hungry when we left, so cut my nose off to spite my face.

I not happy with myself over this peeve. I realize that restaurants need to account for the fee in their pricing, but it really irritates me. I think I should just accept it and move on, but it’s an annoyance to me. So I came here to complain. I also complained at the deli.

There is a whole thread about this... maybe two... join in...

 

[GrayHare]

How many examples of bad driving can one driver make within one mile? I saw the following record attempt recently. 1) Pull out onto a main road without stopping. 2) Pull out when an approaching car is so near it has to brake. 3) Drive way below the 45 mph speed limit. 4) Drive way above the 25 mph limit that begins upon reaching a town. 5) Stop at a red light with all tires beyond the intersection stripe. 6) Do the same at the next light but also block the right turn lane where right on red is permitted. 7) After the light goes green, turn right. 8) Do not use turn signals.

 

[EarlyandLate]

I went to Georgia Dept of Driver Services this morning to renew my license. Their computer system was down. I waited a little over 2 hours and it never came back up, so I went to lunch. BTW, two weeks ago I went to my county tax office to get my tag renewal. You guessed it, their system was down. There must be developing countries that do a better job of this stuff than the state of GA!

 

[lemming]

My gripe of the day is the entire system of checkout at Lidl. You have to load your groceries onto a non moving short section-standing in front on your cart. They then throw your stuff on the conveyer belt while you are forced to stand at register paypoint answering questions .They don't bag anything . You have to bag up your stuff after transaction while they are throwing more stuff down the belt.