Conrad D. Conelrad Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Try again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Messers. "Oh yeah definitely want to swap" "can I come monday" "no, needs to be sunday" "ok, I'll take all the stereo out and prep it for you, you sure, cos its a big job!?" "yeah" I spend all day saturday taking out the stereo kit, running about for new wing mirrors and doing all the little jobs you do before selling a car. I almost even swapped the insurance over. Thankfully I decided not to bother and just dayinsure it on my phone when we exchanged v5s. I send the guy a message on saturday night to confirm the time I'd drive 150 miles to meet him. No reply. Sunday morning I get "The gf has made me do diy mate sorry it'll have to be another day" Which of course means "I've changed my mind" I'll have to spend most of a day putting all the kit back in, but I suppose it's spurred me on to do those jobs I've put off for ages. Should have been a bit more cynical, but the last load of buyers have been pretty reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashmicro Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Goddamn Carphone Whorehouse. I ordered an BlackBerry 9700 from them, which duly arrived. Via Basra, if the state of the box was anything to go by. Duly opened, phone is faulty (won't recognise any SIM). Twas picked up by their "agent", and a new one was delivered today, also in a bashed up box. This one doesn't work either. Well, unless you count just vibrating. Nothing else. Power on BZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. Maybe I made a mistake when I contacted Ann Summers to order a phone... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Zafira B Today one of the tailgate struts went pop, tailgate landed on my head.Rude words were spoken.I think the worst pain is banging one's head on a tailgate. I managed to dig up a thread from 2002, where I did the same: http://www.migweb.co.uk/forums/off-topi ... etrol.html It was a green Proton with saggy tailgate lifters as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Try again Is that last one in fucking arabic? Fuck me, do I hate those bastard Capcha boxes. The worst ones are the £^$£%£% ones, at least with the word ones you could guess the word and 9 times out of 10 it would be correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Station Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 They're actually scans from old newspapers and typing the words in is confirmation that the OCR had difficulty reading! These are funny: http://www.somethingawful.com/d/photosh ... -paint.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrogeezer Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Zafira B Today one of the tailgate struts went pop, tailgate landed on my head.Rude words were spoken. New pair sourced on the bay of E - anyone know how the fuck I get the old ones off? BFO hammer seems favorite option at present....Normally there is a little metal springy thing that lifts up and then the ball joint bit just pops off.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Ted Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Zafira B Today one of the tailgate struts went pop, tailgate landed on my head.Rude words were spoken. New pair sourced on the bay of E - anyone know how the fuck I get the old ones off? BFO hammer seems favorite option at present....Normally there is a little metal springy thing that lifts up and then the ball joint bit just pops off..Both of them were too messed up with escaped oil and my head was a hurting yesterday to really be bothered looking. 3 years old and just out of warranty! I mean blood hell, I had a Fiesta that was 12 years old and had done Starship mileage when I got shot that never had any issues like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCLane Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Try again Is that last one in fucking arabic? Fuck me, do I hate those bastard Capcha boxes. The worst ones are the £^$£%£% ones, at least with the word ones you could guess the word and 9 times out of 10 it would be correct.They also seem to have run out of English words so have moved on ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Goddamn Carphone Whorehouse.I'm looking to get a new phone. You've just reminded me to avoid them at all costs. Not the first time I've seen someone say what you said! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 I bought a phone years ago from CPWH, Never again, I was constantly getting phone calls from other companies offering me insurance deals that i didn't want, It turns out Phone Whorehouse forwards your details on to 3rd partys, This lasted a year before i complained to them and got it stopped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Carphone warehouse and phones4u are both a huge pain in the arse to deal with, and don't often give you a better deal than just going with the network operator straight off. And as above, they dick you about with insurances, selling your number on and just generally make thinks awkward in almost every way conceivable. Unless of course you are sadistic and thinking of going with three, in which case best of luck, you sick puppy. O2 seem "fairly reasonable" because their call centers are in the UK and you generally don't end up speaking to a complete nob. Orange and Tmobile seem to fall somewhere in the middle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 I'm with Vodaphone and have been for a few years now, They seems pretty decent but they don't give a very good signal range, I'd be tempted by 3, I know quite a lot of people with them who rate them and they have up there game over the last few years with better signal strength and prices.. Plus i get discount so I'm told as Hutchinson who own 3 also own Felixstowe docks where i work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddyramrod Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Try again Is that last one in fucking arabic? Fuck me, do I hate those bastard Capcha boxes. The worst ones are the £^$£%£% ones, at least with the word ones you could guess the word and 9 times out of 10 it would be correct.They also seem to have run out of English words so have moved on ...There's no point in using English words any more, all the English-speakers are leaving the country! And why, when I phone up my UK credit card company (ok, from Cyprus ) do I end up speaking to someone in India???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitevanman Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 There's no point in using English words any more, all the English-speakers are leaving the country! As would I if I could find somewhere better to take me................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drive-By Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 I wish people would get their cars waxoiled and undersealed if they are going to run cars through the salt makes every nut and bolt a a right flappin task to free off in one piece Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dollywobbler Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 That has been done Tayne! We were chatting with the people who would be our neighbours on Sunday (very odd - randomly bumped into the owner of the house of Saturday, went back on Sunday and randomly bumped into the neighbours who currently live in Leicester and are building their dream house next to our new house!) and they said "only Orange works here." Fantastic. We're both on Orange! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Twatting ebay again. My mate rang me up in a flap earlier, His BMW E36 as a few bald tires that need replacing urgently and a local garage has quoted him nearly £300 to replace them which he can't afford so he's asked me to find some new wheels with tyres as it's cheaper. I've just found a set of M3 type alloys in my town and won them for £160 best offer. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWNX:IT 15 minutes later i get a phone call, the knob has already sold them and has asked me to cancel the transaction so he doesn't get charged. I did chuck a few fucks into him, and I've now got to find some more wheels for him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Lobster Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 won them for £160 best offerSo the seller accepted your offer then rings up and says he has sold them. So why accept the offer then? What a cockjockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 It seems to have automatically accepted the offer, I always thought that you bid your offer then wait but i entered £150 first which was immediately rejected, then placed another of £160 which was accepted straight away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boobydoo Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 So-called "customer service" thats just bloody annoying. Bought a new suit and cufflinks today at Marks & Spencer. Camp bloke on till: "Would you like a bag?" "Err..yes please" (Like I'm going to hoik a new suit round a town centre in the rain) "Would you like a suit bag?" "No, normal one is fine." "Would you like the hangar?" "OK" (Give a toss.) "Would you like the jacket left on the hanger?" "Don't mind." (Don't give a f**k) "I'll put the hanger in the bag. Would you like the trouser hanger?" "No." (losing will to live). "Would you like the cufflinks in the same bag?" "Yes" "Do you want the receipt in the bag?" Finally get away, leave the shop...the alarm goes off, everybody stares. The twat has forgotten to take the security tag off. Grrrrrrr.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 That's what happens when you go to Marks and Spencers for a suit! Go to a proper suit shop, the sort where they have cravats and panama hats in the window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Twatting ebay again.I know the feeling, Trig. Had my fair share of abuse today off the idiot I sold the Escort to. Police are on standby should any nasties occur. Just didn't need that, especially as I was already upset about selling it - I blubbed a little during work about selling her! I'm never one for doing that! I had to duck into the loo to compose myself for five minutes. Then I get a load of abuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Twatting ebay again.I know the feeling, Trig. Had my fair share of abuse today off the idiot I sold the Escort to. Police are on standby should any nasties occur. Just didn't need that, especially as I was already upset about selling it - I blubbed a little during work about selling her! I'm never one for doing that! I had to duck into the loo to compose myself for five minutes. Then I get a load of abuse. Er, what? Why did he give you abuse about it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minimad5 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Hope everything is okay greengartside p.s ... who is the lady in your avatar ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Because I apparently didn't describe every single stonechip or slight dink in the bodywork. Then he got arsey about the roof saying it was irrepairable. He then asked for his money back but dad has used it all to clear off his debts. He then asked me did i think he had just come down the river or something. I really didn't have the money to give back to him. Then he starts swearing and threatening to kick my head in and I said I'll get the police on him and that's when he said 'I hope you sleep with one eye open, you prick' and slammed the phone down. So I rang the non-emergency number for the Police where a very kind young lad called Ben sympathised with me and he said that because he didn't see it himself and that dad had wrote sold as seen on the receipt he made out (something the buyer denies seeing) then I am not entitled to give any money back to him at all. He's in the wrong and he knows it. Just didn't need his foul-mouthed tirade that's all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengartside Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 I'm ok MM5, just a bit shook up and upset. Thanks for your concern mate. She's a writer for Front Magazine and she's got a weird name...can't remember what it is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Hey Green, hopefully somthing I was told yonks back may help, it's certainly always rang true in my experience: 'Never worry about the ones who say they're going to do something'. The world is pretty much full of tuppeny gobshites who are happy to free flow abusive messages and threats over the internet or 'phone, but in the majority of cases are extremely unlikely to actually act upon them.If the dickhead is whining about patheticly trivial things like stone chips and dinks on an old car he bought sight unseen, then he's just a fucking moron who's only experience with electricity should be a cattle prod up his jacksey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 I wouldn't worry about it too much, he won't come round. And even if he does, you'l know who it was. It does sound a bit nerve racking though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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