minor inconveniences that are not struggles

[bork]

Afrin is Oxymetazoline- Flonase and Claritin sprays are Fluticasone.  Different things...will make sure to stay away from Afrin though.

[bork]

9:53 AM: Package out for delivery
10:15 AM: Get call from UPS telling me that there was a weather delay yesterday (bullshit) and the package will be dropped off shortly
12:00 PM: Get in the car to go get lunch and see the UPS truck at the complex across the road
3:00 PM: Promised delivery time has passed
3:52 PM: Still no package
3:56 PM: Hear a truck and go up the window- Watch the Mailman pull up and chuck a (different) box at my door as hard as he can. 


At this point, fuck 'em.  I got a backup gift ready to go.

I am convinced that the driver hates me or someone in this complex at this point. 

[chronovore]

9:53 AM: Package out for delivery
10:15 AM: Get call from UPS telling me that there was a weather delay yesterday (bullshit) and the package will be dropped off shortly
12:00 PM: Get in the car to go get lunch and see the UPS truck at the complex across the road
3:00 PM: Promised delivery time has passed
3:52 PM: Still no package
3:56 PM: Hear a truck and go up the window- Watch the Mailman pull up and chuck a (different) box at my door as hard as he can. 


At this point, fuck 'em.  I got a backup gift ready to go.

I am convinced that the driver hates me or someone in this complex at this point. 

I hope the package ends up containing a statue of Odysseus at this point, because he clearly can't find his way home.

[team filler]

 

[bork]

It never came! 

Now the delay says "weather issue or natural disaster."   

'Bout to call 'em.  This is gonna be fun.

[nachobro]

that driver is the disaster

[bork]

that driver is the disaster

I'm gonna tell the rep that if they tell me that was the reason.

[I'm a Puppy!]

Seldom does a minor inconvenience merit its own thread. But this, good sir, this does.

[team filler]

That delivery driver is going to be fingering your tight asshole in the near future while repeatedly whispering in your ear, "Your package has arrived per the instructions"

[bork]

OK, events of the evening:

Spoke to an Amazon rep who spent the next 20+ minutes trying to get someone from UPS on the phone.  She then left the call.  I told the rep what happened-- when she said "it looks like it was delayed because of weather or a natural disaster," I gave her the "was the natural disaster the driver?" line and got silence.     I was then given a number to call to the local depot.  I asked if someone was even still there at this time of night and was told "oh, absolutely sir.  They're already aware of your situation."

Called the number and got an automated message saying that nobody was there and that voice mail was disabled for the number.
 

Called Amazon again and gave a new rep the whole rundown again.  Have now been on hold for about 15 minutes while they try to call UPS again.

That delivery driver is going to be fingering your tight asshole in the near future while repeatedly whispering in your ear, "Your package has arrived per the instructions"

[Raist]

UPS is trash. Water is wet.

[bork]

UPS is trash. Water is wet.

That was some awful, awful customer service I got.  The second person just kept saying "well, it's the holiday season and delays and it says weather conditions and blah blah blah."  I said "I understand all of this.  I'm sure you guys are getting lots of complaints.  What I don't appreciate is being called and told that the package is coming.  Then calling back and being given the run-around and told to call a phone number that goes nowhere."  It was pretty pointless to stay on the phone so I just told her I wanted to say my complaint and ended the call.

If it doesn't come tomorrow, I'm gonna just ask Amazon if I can declare it lost and see if they'll ship me another package...via another carrier.  I take it back about AMZL.  UPS is worse. 

Amazon customer service though.  Those guys are almost always awesome.

[shosta]

Your shit's lost.

[bork]

Wouldn't surprise me and it has happened before with UPS.  And I'm glad it's an Amazon order, since they'll replace it if that's what happens.

I placed one more order on Amazon tonight and I feel like I'm a glutton for punishment.  Please come from the USPS.  PLS.

EDIT: Already got an email from Amazon telling me they'll refund me if it doesn't come tomorrow.

[Brehvolution]

Ordered an iPhone 8+ for my daughter for xmas last night. Then realized that I now have the oldest phone in the family and I pay the bill. 

[Valkyrie]

My mom has a better iPhone than me, but at this point I've just not wanted to constanty upgrade since mine works just fine. I went from 6 to 6S for more storage last year, but won't switch again unless this one dies.

[bork]

Your shit's lost.

It came a couple of minutes ago.    Different driver than the usual guy...which explains why it was so much earlier than usual.

But I guess I'm not done yet- the "package" was a crumbed, ripped shipping envelope that had been opened and closed and sealed crudely with tape.  It also had footprints on it.       There is no way that Amazon did this when they packed it.  I actually wonder if Amazon even put this stuff in an envelope because for three items they typically use a box.  There was also a next day air sticker on the back that someone crossed out with a marker and then slapped a different label on top of.  Despite this, the three items inside aren't damaged.

[shosta]

Your long national nightmare is finally over.

[bork]

Your long national nightmare is finally over.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

At least one more order is coming.

[close]

[Tasty]

Related, but the Switch I got for my niece on Amazon was delayed almost a full week (original delivery was today, now it's next Wednesday.) Glad I did all my shopping early, but that's still five days before Xmas and any further delays will imperil it even further.

But at least 95% of my other orders have already been delivered.

[CatsCatsCats]

If it’s not damaged, why aren’t you done yet?

[Phoenix Dark]

There was a previous time?

Possibly, but I may have just gotten extorted for abortion money.

Yikes.

Times like these I'm really glad I'm not straight. 😬

AIDS can't be aborted

[Tasty]

2/10

[bork]

If it’s not damaged, why aren’t you done yet?

After all this nonsense, I feel like I should let Amazon know what happened since they apparently have a case open for this.  Plus one of the items already came so I have a duplicate.  I want to return it back to them.  The last time this happened they just refunded me in full despite my telling them I got the item already and wanted to pay for it. 

[Brehvolution]

There was a previous time?

Possibly, but I may have just gotten extorted for abortion money.

Yikes.

Times like these I'm really glad I'm not straight. 😬

AIDS can't be aborted
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[Corporal]

Fuck. The horrible things that can happen to you when you wake up at 2 a.m. and just wanted to take a leak.

A random spot on my back itches and it's just outside of my reach and I've already done the bear thing and rubbed my back against the door frame edge while grunting and groaning like some crazed loon and it's better but not gone.

I hereby resolve myself to buy another back scratcher. Again. Which I will probably hide away in some remote drawer (AGAIN) that I won't be able to find AGAIN (well, at two in the morning while half asleep and beset by back scratching demons).

By 2075 probably half of my apartment will consist of back scratchers.

spoiler (click to show/hide)

I mean, I could just seek out and woo a female of my species, but back scratchers and porn are cheaper and won't hope for love and other social interaction.

[close]

[HardcoreRetro]

Sitting around with this toothache for another few hours cause the dentist ain't in any earlier.

[Tasty]

I have like 30 tabs open and I usually don't have more than 5 and it's stressing me out and I know I won't be able to go to bed until I consume all the content in all the tabs and close them out.

[I'm a Puppy!]

I have like 30 tabs open and I usually don't have more than 5 and it's stressing me out and I know I won't be able to go to bed until I consume all the content in all the tabs and close them out.

Post if u r ok

[Tasty]

NOT OK

[shosta]

just banish them to your bookmarks where they'll never be read, ever.

[Tasty]

No! I went bookmark-zero a few weeks ago and I'm trying to keep it that way.

[skullstorm]

I have 98 tabs open, I have no idea what's in any of them. You need to learn how to just ignore shit.

[Tasty]

And you need to learn how to let go.

[chronovore]

Visited Imgur and saw what Sony's gift to 10-year employees is:
https://i.imgur.com/0a9u4AI.jpg

Possibly my dumbest career move ever, I turned down a position at Blizzard prior to Warcraft. Here's what they reward for various tenures of service:
http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/about/service-awards.html

I worked at my other six game dev companies for less than two years each. The only place I've worked for over 10 years, my reward was being laid off as their main publisher self-destructed.

[skullstorm]

And you need to learn how to let go.

Too much effort, can't be arsed

[team filler]

I had to abandon my last pc. It just sits there plugged in with 999 tabs open.

[Corporal]

Wait, you get a PS4 for ten years of slaving away at Sony? Or only the shitty-ass figurine thing?

I mean, receiving a current-gen console for free every ten years would be kinda nice. It's not much in the grand scheme of things, but hey, free is free. And the thing is at least somewhat useful, even if you only use it for watching movies or something.

[jorma]

my personal struggle:

doctor calls, tells me i have to give her a sample of my own shit.
i go to the clinic
get two tiny vials more fitting for blood samples

ask "how am i supposed to shit in this?" 

notice a tiny plastic shovel in my vial
nurse tells me that i have to use the plastic shovel and dig out six scopes of shit from my toilet and put in the two plastic vials. And then bring my shit back to the clinic.
nurse laughs and wishes me a merry christmas

[Rufus]

I've had to do that before. Unpleasant. Amusingly though, I saw a mother with her young hand (presumably) his sample to the staff. She had filled up the damned tube.

[hungrynoob]

with her young hand?

[zomgee]

Amazon had a nice Crock Pot on sale a couple days ago. I thought the wife needed a new one so I ordered it for Christmas.

I get the notification it's delivered, I come home, and there in my hallway is a box. A Crock Pot box with a shipping label on it. My wife was home when it was delivered and Amazon didn't put it in a box, they just slapped a shipping label on it.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

[Mupepe]

Amazon usually tells you if they can't package the item in a way that hides what it is - which is usually anything over a certain size. 

I have a joint Amazon account that's linked to my wife's email so when I order something as a gift for her I have to go ninja and go delete the email that gets sent to her.  I missed one of her Christmas gifts and it got ruined.

[Huff]

I would pay extra for a no kids on a plane plane

[Brehvolution]

my personal struggle:

doctor calls, tells me i have to give her a sample of my own shit.
i go to the clinic
get two tiny vials more fitting for blood samples

ask "how am i supposed to shit in this?" 

notice a tiny plastic shovel in my vial
nurse tells me that i have to use the plastic shovel and dig out six scopes of shit from my toilet and put in the two plastic vials. And then bring my shit back to the clinic.
nurse laughs and wishes me a merry christmas

Eat a bunch of corn and a chunk of green crayon for the lulz.

[nachobro]

Bad headache and I threw up this morning. Is this dumb week gonna be over yet? I just want my two weeks off already

[jorma]

my personal struggle:

doctor calls, tells me i have to give her a sample of my own shit.
i go to the clinic
get two tiny vials more fitting for blood samples

ask "how am i supposed to shit in this?" 

notice a tiny plastic shovel in my vial
nurse tells me that i have to use the plastic shovel and dig out six scopes of shit from my toilet and put in the two plastic vials. And then bring my shit back to the clinic.
nurse laughs and wishes me a merry christmas

Eat a bunch of corn and a chunk of green crayon for the lulz.

I've been at home sick for nearly two months now, including three visits to the emergency and being drip fed. I'm all out of lulz at the moment :X

So yeah, my personal struggle is a bit bigger than just digging into my own feces, but perhaps not as entertaining i felt.

[Brehvolution]

I'm sorry for your pain.  :'( I hope you get better soon.

[jorma]

I'm sorry for your pain.  :'( I hope you get better soon.

I have been much better the last few days, thank you sir!
I would probably go to work tomorrow if this was mid season, but i won't since my christmas holiday starts in two days and i have sick leave until friday anyway.

edit: but there's still a shit ton of doctors and specialists on my schedule in january, i need a diagnose damnit!

[Brehvolution]

Did you just assume my gender?   

[Rufus]

with her young hand?

Son. Young son. God damnit. I have no idea why I wrote hand.

All I remember is editing the sentence. This is now my minor inconvenience for the day.

[jorma]

Did you just assume my gender?   

I'm sorry. Reading back now, I realise there were quite a few micro aggressions in my last few posts ITT, including digital blackface. And i probably didn't HAVE to specify that my upcoming holiday is a "christmas" holiday.

I've been off my game lately is all i can say. :-/

[Raist]

with her young hand?

Son. Young son. God damnit. I have no idea why I wrote hand.

All I remember is editing the sentence. This is now my minor inconvenience for the day.

"hand his sample to the staff"

[Rufus]

Sigh.

[chronovore]

Did you just assume my gender?   

A friend of mine has a daughter who came back from college and hit me with that. Stopped my ass cold until she started cracking up.

[TVC15]

I need to go put stuff in the dryer but there’s s cute kitten sleeping on my lap.

[TVC15]

Goddamnit the cat got up. Now I have to actually go put stuff in the dryer

[Corporal]

TMI NEWS

I must've eaten something weird. I'm extremely gassy today. Uncomfortably so. Been puttering about like some sort of broken car.

At least there's a small blessing: the farts are mostly odourless and not some kind of mankind-erasing weapon of mass destruction. And I'm staying at home today.

So there's that.

[skullstorm]

I need to go put stuff in the dryer but there’s s cute kitten sleeping on my lap.

What kind of monster (yes, I know this is TVC but still) mentions a cute kitten and doesn't post pics

[Am_I_Anonymous]

Goddamnit the cat got up. Now I have to actually go put stuff in the dryer