Irritations

[Herlock Sholmes]

Or you see a really good price on an article of clothing or sneakers on Google but when you go to the website all that is offered is some bizarre size meant for Andre the Giant or a color like electric pink.

c.d.

I have the opposite problem c.d. as I usually find only sizes that are too small but I get the same issue with colour. Never the one that i want.

[c.d.]

I propose the word ‘from.’

Every time you look into buying something they always advertise the prices as ‘from,’ but to get anything remotely decent you never get anywhere near that price. It’s always way more.

Or you see a really good price on an article of clothing or sneakers on Google but when you go to the website all that is offered is some bizarre size meant for Andre the Giant or a color like electric pink.

c.d.

[Herlock Sholmes]

I propose the word ‘from.’

Every time you look into buying something they always advertise the prices as ‘from,’ but to get anything remotely decent you never get anywhere near that price. It’s always way more.

[DJA]

I have a strong suspicion that many charities outsource the donation appeals to commercial firms who operate on a commission basis and who on sell donors details to other charities. This may explain why begging letters arrive from charities with which one has had no previous contact.

Sometimes one marketing firm has many clients.

[Herlock Sholmes]

Think of it like sweet and salty popcorn, Herlock, or salted caramel anything. The combination is yummy.

Love,

Caz
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It just seemed weird to me but thousands can’t be wrong. What about porridge with a sausage and a couple of rashers of bacon?

[Enigma]

Charities. You try to do a good deed by donating to them and you are then inundated with letters appealing for more money. They often include a little note pad or mailing stickers with your address on them as a thank you gift. But they must spend more on postage and all that stuff than what you sent them in the first place.

c.d.

This is so true. Once in the same mail delivery I received two letters from the same charity. One letter was a receipt for a recent donation, the other was a begging letter.

I have a strong suspicion that many charities outsource the donation appeals to commercial firms who operate on a commission basis and who on sell donors details to other charities. This may explain why begging letters arrive from charities with which one has had no previous contact.

Never ever disclose your phone number, otherwise you will receive calls asking you to consider giving on a monthly basis.

[caz]

I’ve never had salt in porridge Caz. I recall thinking that someone was making it up when I first heard about it years ago. Does it make much of a difference?

Think of it like sweet and salty popcorn, Herlock, or salted caramel anything. The combination is yummy.

Love,

Caz
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[caz]

Charities. You try to do a good deed by donating to them and you are then inundated with letters appealing for more money. They often include a little note pad or mailing stickers with your address on them as a thank you gift. But they must spend more on postage and all that stuff than what you sent them in the first place.

c.d.

I once donated a one-off £10 to a child cruelty charity and made it clear that I wasn't in a position at the time to make a regular monthly payment.

This fell on deaf ears and after three more appeals to raid my dwindling piggy bank, I told them in no uncertain terms that since they had already wasted my tenner on me, instead of on the children, they could go and take a long walk off a short pier.

I now donate all my unwanted clothes to the local children's hospice shop, and they let me know how much is raised.

Love,

Caz
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[FISHY1118]

A notable achievement

[Herlock Sholmes]

It is an honor, sir. I look forward to your next 20,000.

c.d.

I might wait and let you catch up c.d.

[c.d.]

I just noticed c.d. you are my 20,000th post.

It is an honor, sir. I look forward to your next 20,000.

c.d.

[Herlock Sholmes]

He told me that he could show me where there was a cash machine! I won’t repeat my response on here.

In the U.S., the proper response would be to adopt a heavy Brooklyn accent and say " I got your cash machine right here, pal."

c.d.

I just noticed c.d. you are my 20,000th post.

[c.d.]

Re litter bin / trash can - definitely WITH lid.

According to the internet so many women are stunned that men do not have a trash can (lid or otherwise) in their bathroom and have no idea why women would want one.

c.d.

[Ms Diddles]

Hello Ms. Diddles,

Ah, the great wash cloth debate. There are hundreds of posts on Reddit responding to the simple question what do you use to wash yourself in the shower? Apparently there are two distinct camps. Those who always use a wash cloth and soap and those who simply use their hands and soap. In the middle are a few fence straddlers who use a loofa or scrub cloth. But what is so funny is that the wash cloth camp considers the hands only people to be total barbarians who should be cast out of society. The hands only camp responds that they smell just fine thank you and are following the recommendation of their dermatologist and that the wash cloth people can go pack sand.

You wouldn't think people would get so worked up about such a mundane matter but they do.

c.d.

P.S. You probably don't even want to know about the great trash can (with lid) controversy.

Ahhhhh, thanks c.d.

It's strange that people have got so worked up about this.

I mean, hands only seems a little minimalist and weird but fair enough as long as you don't stink.

Re litter bin / trash can - definitely WITH lid.

[c.d.]

He told me that he could show me where there was a cash machine! I won’t repeat my response on here.

In the U.S., the proper response would be to adopt a heavy Brooklyn accent and say " I got your cash machine right here, pal."

c.d.