What's mildly irritating you today?

Shawnee123 · 02-05-2008, 11:04 AM

I don't mind when moms and dads bring in their kids sales brochure for fundraising. Put it in the kitchen and we can order if we want.

But I find it highly irritating when the mom or dad come up to you, paper in hand, and ask you to order something from their obviously adored child. Today, I said "I can't, I'm broke." She responds, rather testily "you don't have to pay until March." I said "I can't" again and left feeling guilty.

I've been known to order these things before, but with the finances right now I can't justify a 15 dollar jar of peanuts. Maybe a 15 dollar jar of peanuts will be well within my means in a month, but I don't know that!

A dad did this to me a couple weeks ago...went office to office and then complained that it was cutting into his planning of the cruise he's going on.

Let us keep a bit of dignity and don't approach us and demand an order. Put it somewhere prominent, like the kitchen (which is what most people do), send an email to the department (easy to do) and spare us the embarrassment of having to refuse your child's needs to your face.

(PS I usually love the stuff the kids sell, and I like the kids when I know them. This chick has been here 2 weeks and I wouldn't know her kid if he bit me on the ankle.)

That is all.

barefoot serpent · 02-05-2008, 03:00 PM

make a buzzing sound and...

BigV · 02-05-2008, 03:33 PM

Or....

"No thanks."

Anyone dense enough to miss that normal cue is too dense to use (and waste) anything else more witty and appropriate. Defenestration is a temporary pleasure, at best, and bound to get you talked about.

lookout123 · 02-05-2008, 03:40 PM

on 12/28 I ordered a new Arsenal Jersey that has been impossible to find from a reputable company. I received my confirmation and have been patiently waiting. I followed up with them once and was reminded that it could take up to 4 weeks. Today I finally got in touch with a supervisor who says... "oh look, I see the problem, we've forgotten to send it to the customizer!" GRRRR!

at least I'll get it next week, but still that is piss poor business management.

xoxoxoBruce · 02-05-2008, 05:32 PM

Guess they couldn't be arsed-at-all to send it.

lookout123 · 02-05-2008, 06:09 PM

*groan*

TheMercenary · 02-05-2008, 06:10 PM

Failure to rehab my knee after surgery as quickly as I want. Ok, this may be more than a mild irritation.

Aliantha · 02-05-2008, 06:14 PM

one of the cats just vomitted on the floor I just finished cleaning.

Aliantha · 02-05-2008, 06:15 PM

actually it pissed me off because right after that, another cat knocked over a vase of ornamental flowers. Luckily there was no water, just lots of little glass pebbles.

DucksNuts · 02-05-2008, 10:49 PM

I still dont have my Sony Camera...fuckers!!!

HungLikeJesus · 02-05-2008, 10:57 PM

Shawnee, I agree completely. Why should they hold you responsible for their mistakes?

Having kids, I mean.

If they can't afford to raise them, then why did they have them?

classicman · 02-05-2008, 11:50 PM

Cuz it was a lotta fun at first - you know how kids are made, right HLJ?

HungLikeJesus · 02-06-2008, 09:08 AM

No. And I've always been too embarrassed to ask.

Does someone want to show me?

classicman · 02-06-2008, 09:23 AM

DO NOT LOOK AT ME! or even in my general direction!

monster · 02-06-2008, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus

No. And I've always been too embarrassed to ask.

Does someone want to show me?

this should do the trick

02-05-2008, 11:04 AM	#1
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	What's mildly irritating you today? I don't mind when moms and dads bring in their kids sales brochure for fundraising. Put it in the kitchen and we can order if we want. But I find it highly irritating when the mom or dad come up to you, paper in hand, and ask you to order something from their obviously adored child. Today, I said "I can't, I'm broke." She responds, rather testily "you don't have to pay until March." I said "I can't" again and left feeling guilty. I've been known to order these things before, but with the finances right now I can't justify a 15 dollar jar of peanuts. Maybe a 15 dollar jar of peanuts will be well within my means in a month, but I don't know that! A dad did this to me a couple weeks ago...went office to office and then complained that it was cutting into his planning of the cruise he's going on. Let us keep a bit of dignity and don't approach us and demand an order. Put it somewhere prominent, like the kitchen (which is what most people do), send an email to the department (easy to do) and spare us the embarrassment of having to refuse your child's needs to your face. (PS I usually love the stuff the kids sell, and I like the kids when I know them. This chick has been here 2 weeks and I wouldn't know her kid if he bit me on the ankle.) That is all.

02-05-2008, 03:00 PM	#2
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	make a buzzing sound and... Attached Images __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

02-05-2008, 03:33 PM	#3
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Or.... "No thanks." Anyone dense enough to miss that normal cue is too dense to use (and waste) anything else more witty and appropriate. Defenestration is a temporary pleasure, at best, and bound to get you talked about. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

02-05-2008, 03:40 PM	#4
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	on 12/28 I ordered a new Arsenal Jersey that has been impossible to find from a reputable company. I received my confirmation and have been patiently waiting. I followed up with them once and was reminded that it could take up to 4 weeks. Today I finally got in touch with a supervisor who says... "oh look, I see the problem, we've forgotten to send it to the customizer!" GRRRR! at least I'll get it next week, but still that is piss poor business management. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

02-05-2008, 05:32 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Guess they couldn't be arsed-at-all to send it. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

02-05-2008, 06:09 PM	#6
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	groan __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

02-05-2008, 06:10 PM	#7
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Failure to rehab my knee after surgery as quickly as I want. Ok, this may be more than a mild irritation. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

02-05-2008, 06:14 PM	#8
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	one of the cats just vomitted on the floor I just finished cleaning. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-05-2008, 06:15 PM	#9
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	actually it pissed me off because right after that, another cat knocked over a vase of ornamental flowers. Luckily there was no water, just lots of little glass pebbles. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

02-05-2008, 10:49 PM	#10
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	I still dont have my Sony Camera...fuckers!!!

02-05-2008, 10:57 PM	#11
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Shawnee, I agree completely. Why should they hold you responsible for their mistakes? Having kids, I mean. If they can't afford to raise them, then why did they have them? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

02-05-2008, 11:50 PM	#12
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Cuz it was a lotta fun at first - you know how kids are made, right HLJ? __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

02-06-2008, 09:08 AM	#13
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	No. And I've always been too embarrassed to ask. Does someone want to show me? __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

02-06-2008, 09:23 AM	#14
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	DO NOT LOOK AT ME! or even in my general direction! __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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