Tamworthbay Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Amazon. Yeah, I know we are supposed to think they are bastards, treat employees like dirt, drive small businesses under, pay no tax and fiddle kids etc, but they really are pretty fucking decent. I ordered a load of stuff last week and it arrived quick enough but I got a bad dose of buyers regret as soon as I opened the box. No problem though - full refund and they even pay the return postage, no quibble....just print off the return label and drop the box at a post office.But it's because they do all the things you mention (with the possible exception of kiddy fiddling, but who knows?) that they can afford to do that. puddlethumper and Cleon-Fonte 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Screwfix: top notch customer service, very impressed. doobietoo, richardthestag and primeradoner 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave21478 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 But it's because they do all the things you mention (with the possible exception of kiddy fiddling, but who knows?) that they can afford to do that. meh, I dont care. Which is a huge part of whats wrong with modern society. Nobody really cares about the bad stuff going on as long as they get their cheap goods/shiny electronics/fancy coffee etc etc. Two-faced moaning twat? Absolutely. I never pretended I wasnt. AlabamaShrimp, Craig the Princess, Cavcraft and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Don’t be harsh on yerself Dave, its not a crime to use Amazon, they expend massive efforts to make it as painless as possible for you to do so. Its healthy to be aware of some of their dodgier practices but at the end of the day its up to governments to find ways to tax these shitehawks properly and ensure there are appropriately-worded laws that do not give them the opportunity to treat their staff like shit. If governments fail to do that, which they do every single day of the bastard week, you can’t compensate for that on your own. cort1977, Coprolalia, Cavcraft and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Amazon did me good the other week. Bought my dad a blu ray/cd set of a concert we went to last year, so he could have the cd's, he hasn't got a blu ray player so asked me to send it back. Did the refund and they gave me my money back before he's even posted it back! Bought him a £10 amazon music gift card as he has amazon music, so job done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spottedlaurel Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 It's sunny, I've got the day off work and I'm off with the family down to Southend to collect my birthday present, a recently purchased stack of magazines which AngryDicky kindly picked up for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Yesterday, in all the excitement, there was something I forgot. When the Princess was last on the road, in stock trim, it would get a little bit of attention. Now, the gawping from passing motorists is a little bit ridiculous. It is not a car for the shy and retiring sort, that's for sure! As we were just pulling onto the estate that we live on a couple of young people waiting to cross the road actually excitedly waved at the car as if it were some sort of special event. I knew it would get noticed, but I didn't think you'd get the sort of attention it does. Luckily, for those days when I'm feeling more introverted I've got the Rover which gets noticed but not at all in the same way. I'll be cracking on with some jobs shortly, my shite mojo is pretty high today. Edit: and £93.70 for the insurance is pretty awesome too! Stanky, catsinthewelder, Eddie Honda and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 The Autosmart guy forgot about me today, but came round 10 minutes ago in his personal car with my stuff, and gave me a few spray bottles to say sorry! Still took £70 off me, glad I took that out in cash on payday or that would have been long gone now! oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcars Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 The Autosmart guy forgot about me today, but came round 10 minutes ago in his personal car with my stuff, and gave me a few spray bottles to say sorry! Still took £70 off me, glad I took that out in cash on payday or that would have been long gone now!Love a trip to the van. I need some finish and duet, might give the local chap a call. He is a great guy. What did you get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 Tardis, ultra mousse (never tried it before) a d G101. He gave me some bottles too. He turned up in a porche carerra, so must be on a good commission! Ive heard of duet, what is it like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 tinribs and robinmasters 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chodweaver Posted April 11, 2017 Share Posted April 11, 2017 They have words?Allegedly. It is also alleged that piers morgan wrote some of them. Figures. Sent from my BV6000 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 FRIST PROST , and it's on page 1337! trigger, saucedoctor, M'coli and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Well done Dave! What a palaver. You cracked it in the end though. TagoraSX, trigger, eddyramrod and 12 others 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Well done Dave not Dave! egg, AMC Rebel, Skizzer and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Huzzah the Shite is back!!! AMC Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 We're back! Thank you daveb47 for all your efforts and for not giving in to the naysayers. eddyramrod, AMC Rebel and kinkersaab 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort16 Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Phew I nearly integrated back into society. Bucketeer, The Moog, Lacquer Peel and 11 others 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Hurrah for Dave kinkersaab, privatewire, AMC Rebel and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlabamaShrimp Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Is this thing back working? AMC Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 No it's your imagination AMC Rebel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Was just at the dump collecting a mower when an older chap showed up looking to ditch a pair of mercedes 16" alloy wheels with tyres. The man from Hampshire Waste Disposal, he say "no chance with tyres on m8". as he was being told to re-load them and pay a automotive dismantler to take them away I asked the dump people if they minded me taking them off the guy, they said they didn't mind and that it was crazy, but they weren't allowed to take them due to the tyres. I called over to the bloke and said if he wanted rid then I'd take them off his hands, and he was chuffed to bits. Apparently the dump people can't even take them off the public for their own use. A cursory ebay search reveals they are a pair of 16" 'Mirzam' alloys with legal Michelin tyres on. The laquer has started to flake a bit but for the grand price of FREE I'm not grumbling. There should be a few quid in these, let the gumtree m0ngfest commence. EDIT - pictorial evidence eddyramrod, purplebargeken, The Moog and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 I biked to Rhyl with some mates today,a 65.5 mike round trip.Fell off my bike outside the cafe and got a seriously good chase off a nasty looking little bastard of a dog for quite some distance. It was a right laugh. Vantman, M'coli, AMC Rebel and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Just got back from the joyous land that is Scotland, 1400 miles in a week in a 16 year old E46 auto which never missed a beat and averaged just under 40mpg despite using it down a load of seriously narrow and out the way places. Ardtoe and the Isle of Luing were right up there as some of the best places I have ever been. Lacquer Peel, dome, spike60 and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Down in Somerset at the moment spending Easter with family. Took the Rover of Doom, which as usual never missed a beat and did lots of mpg. That car is 1337 (see what I did there?). Chemical tanker caught fire on the M4 which slowed things down a bit as the motorway was closed off for quite some time (understandably in this instance), but other than that the journey was smooth enough. Clutch is getting rather stiff though, so might need a new cable in the nearish future. Lacquer Peel and M'coli 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Negative Creep Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Took the Civic for an MOT and it failed on a numberplate bulb, which they duly fitted and passed. Genuinely amazed by this since the suspension feels totally knackered and I was ready to take it straight to the scrappy and post a wanted thread here Banger Kenny, Rusty_Rocket and mrbenn 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted April 15, 2017 Share Posted April 15, 2017 Watched a film called The Young Offenders on Netflix last night - haven't had such a good laugh in ages Trailer contains swearing and is probably NSFW tinribs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 /\Did he lose his temper in the shopping centre? M'coli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philyc Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 For those who saw, on the temp forum i posted about a bloke coming to pick up the reliant in a luton van. Below are the crap pictures my mrs managed to get. Suprisingly didnt take us long to get it on and was a good giggle. I also may now be selling the fiesta (from my avatar) to the same bloke! anonymous user, tinribs, Vantman and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMC Rebel Posted April 16, 2017 Share Posted April 16, 2017 /\Did he lose his temper in the shopping centre? He steals bikes and was making a getaway from the policeman who was after him (who his boss called "Lance Armstrong). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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