Comedic "things you would ban": minor things that irritate you

[duncanp]

Another thing that needs to be banned is ripped jeans.

Just what on earth is the point?

 

[birchesgreen]

Especially nowadays where there is more rip than jeans, can't be very warm this time of year

 

[duncanp]

Especially nowadays where there is more rip than jeans, can't be very warm this time of year

People pay a lot of money for ripped jeans, when you could make your own by going to a charity shop, buying an old pair and using a pair of scissors.

What is wrong with young people these days, blah, blah, blah.....? #coffindodgers, #oldfuddyduddy, #VictorMeldrew

 

[birchesgreen]

I got a few little tips in mine from gardening and DIY. Its the Dwight Yoakam thing all over again.

 

[yorksrob]

Bloody hotel televisions - every time I book into one somewhere, the bloody thing's knackered.

 

[Steddenm]

Bloody hotel televisions - every time I book into one somewhere, the bloody thing's knackered.

If its a Samsung TV in a hotel you can turn off Hotel Mode easily and reset it so you can retune to all the Freeview channels.

 

[BanburyBlue]

Delivery drivers, who can hear the door bell when they press the button, but still insist on banging the door half a dozen times.

 

[duncanp]

Delivery drivers, who can hear the door bell when they press the button, but still insist on banging the door half a dozen times.

You're lucky that they press the button.

Many of them just dump the parcel on the doorstep, take a photo to prove that they "delivered" it, and then scarper.

In my block of flats the other week I found a whole load of Amazon parcels just dumped on the floor of the lobby - the lazy little %^%£$£$@ hadn't even bothered to take each parcel to the front door of each flat. That is something that needs to be banned.

 

[Strat-tastic]

Delivery drivers from posting items through your door then ringing the bell. I mean, what's the point?

Also DAB text s. c. r. o. l. l. i. n. g. r. e. a. l. l. y. s. l. o. w. l. y.

 

[py_megapixel]

In my block of flats the other week I found a whole load of Amazon parcels just dumped on the floor of the lobby - the lazy little %^%£$£$@ hadn't even bothered to take each parcel to the front door of each flat. That is something that needs to be banned.

I believe Amazon delivery drivers generally drive to pre-determined timed routes. I'm not sure how it works but I think they may be timed per address rather than per parcel. It may be down to pressure to keep to an unrealistic schedule rather than laziness.

 

[duncanp]

I believe Amazon delivery drivers generally drive to pre-determined timed routes. I'm not sure how it works but I think they may be timed per address rather than per parcel. It may be down to pressure to keep to an unrealistic schedule rather than laziness.

Yes, but dumping all the parcels for one block of flats in the lobby, where anyone can pick them up, is not really "delivering" them.

 

[Runningaround]

Yes, but dumping all the parcels for one block of flats in the lobby, where anyone can pick them up, is not really "delivering" them.

Don't use them then. Don't know why people moan about a company yet continue to use them.

 

[43096]

Don't use them then. Don't know why people moan about a company yet continue to use them.

You don't often have a choice. If you're buying from a particular company it will be their choice of who delivers, not yours.

 

[Drogba11CFC]

People coming into work sick. Team a few rows behind me has been the source of constant coughing since coming back after Christmas, and guess who they ended up sharing it with? Stop trying to be a martyr and take sick leave or work from home!

 

[D821]

Things being advertised as "easy clean", because they usually aren't. We have a cupboard half-full of kitchen gadgets that fall into this category.

 

[BanburyBlue]

Things being advertised as "easy clean", because they usually aren't. We have a cupboard half-full of kitchen gadgets that fall into this category.

and 'easy iron' - I have a lot of shirts which apparently are easy or no iron.

 

[Techniquest]

For me today, airline staff who make it seem like your fault the biometric gates don't work automatically, and they have to manually do it *rolls eyes*

 

[Runningaround]

You don't often have a choice. If you're buying from a particular company it will be their choice of who delivers, not yours.

Then find a company that sells the same item but uses a different courier. It's no wonder rubbish services and products thrive as people are to bone idle to put any effort into looking for themselves.
Amazon, Greggs and Wetherspoons companies that thrive on our boring, everything the same, at barely adequate standards as they are convenient and fool you into believing they're worth it and don't take a lot of thought.

 

[Bletchleyite]

Companies hardly ever say who they use. Making it a legal requirement to do so would be a start.

 

[Mag_seven]

HP Sauce sachets that you cannot open.

 

[py_megapixel]

Companies hardly ever say who they use. Making it a legal requirement to do so would be a start.

They might not volunteer the information on e.g. a checkout page, but quite often you can find it by poking around in the FAQ section. (Often there is something generic like "When will my order be delivered?" which says something like "Hermes will text you on the day of delivery with a time slot").

HP Sauce sachets that you cannot open.

I'd just ban any sachets of any sort of sauce. Even if you can get the things open, there never seems to be enough for a full portion of food so you have to use several of them. Particularly egregious is vinegar, because once you have the sachet open, you have to keep it perfectly upright lest the pathetic few drops inside spill (or rather dribble) out.

The above would exclude tartare sauce. It's dreadful - if it remains in the packaging forever that's a plus in my view.

 

[yorksrob]

I would ban every crappy little tin pot company requiring you to have "an account" in order to stream their services.

Channel 5 seems to be the latest. I object to being forced to have thousands of passwords. It's not necessary.

 

[PeterY]

HP Sauce sachets that you cannot open.

My friend, she loves sauce with her food. She now carries a small pair of scissors to open them. I agree about the quantity in the sachets, a sheer waste of time and money. I need a at 6 sachets of tomato sauce.

 

[ABB125]

Drivers in retail park car parks at weekends. Specifically, the quantity of them, which means that on the rare occasion that I'm in the local retail park with the car it takes ages to get anywhere. Most of the time I walk there; there are hardly any traffic issues then. Why does there have to be a traffic jam only when I'm in the car trying to get out?!*

Can we also ban retail parks that are poorly laid out both for pedestrians and vehicle users (who are by far the largest customers, so should be catered for adequately but frequently aren't)?

*Yes, I'm aware of the self-fulfilling irony...

 

[Bletchleyite]

They might not volunteer the information on e.g. a checkout page, but quite often you can find it by poking around in the FAQ section. (Often there is something generic like "When will my order be delivered?" which says something like "Hermes will text you on the day of delivery with a time slot").

Right pain though.

I'd just ban any sachets of any sort of sauce. Even if you can get the things open, there never seems to be enough for a full portion of food so you have to use several of them. Particularly egregious is vinegar, because once you have the sachet open, you have to keep it perfectly upright lest the pathetic few drops inside spill (or rather dribble) out.

The above would exclude tartare sauce. It's dreadful - if it remains in the packaging forever that's a plus in my view.

Fairly likely they will be banned soonish being single use plastics.

 

[150249]

My friend, she loves sauce with her food. She now carries a small pair of scissors to open them. I agree about the quantity in the sachets, a sheer waste of time and money. I need a at 6 sachets of tomato sauce.

6???? Rookie numbers

 

[Gloster]

I would ban those sachets of curry powder supplied with instant noodles that are so strong that they set the fire alarm off. (True. I thought I would try the Tesco packets as they are cheaper and weigh more than Morrisons: two minutes later off went the alarm in the hall.)

 

[ABB125]

"we'll be calling at... London Paddington... and... London Paddington... only"

Very irritating. But not as irritating as the long gap between "welcome aboard...", "we will be calling at..." and "the next stop is...". About 5 or 6 seconds between each; you think the announcement is done, then it carries on! Followed by the interminable "this is a security message: if you see something etc"

All should be banned

 

[birchesgreen]

I would ban those sachets of curry powder supplied with instant noodles that are so strong that they set the fire alarm off. (True. I thought I would try the Tesco packets as they are cheaper and weigh more than Morrisons: two minutes later off went the alarm in the hall.)

You should try proper Korean noodles especially the kim chee based flavours, definitely clear your sinuses out

 

[Richard Scott]

"we'll be calling at... London Paddington... and... London Paddington... only"

Very irritating. But not as irritating as the long gap between "welcome aboard...", "we will be calling at..." and "the next stop is...". About 5 or 6 seconds between each; you think the announcement is done, then it carries on! Followed by the interminable "this is a security message: if you see something etc"

All should be banned

On the subject of pauses in announcements the game shows where they say "and the winner is......" with a long pause. Just get on with it the daft pause adds nothing bar irritation.