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The Trivial Annoyances Thread


(01-27-2021, 05:59 PM)Senor Fantastico Wrote: I've settled on the I'm a renter defense.

Give it time.  You’ll eventually give in and start playing games with them.
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(01-27-2021, 01:23 PM)RicoTx Wrote:
(01-27-2021, 12:50 PM)americus 2.0 Wrote: You could just answer the door in your tighty whities and an inflatable baseball ball. Oh, and talk like Beavis.

You really need a food-stained white t-shirt, a half-smoked cigarette hanging out of your mouth, and about a day and a half razor stubble to complete the picture.

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Why is everything on amazon now 4 and half stars. Everything cant be that good now can it?
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(01-30-2021, 12:08 AM)surfon Wrote: Why is everything on amazon now 4 and half stars.  Everything cant be that good now can it?

Anything I order that I am not familiar with I read the one, three and five star reviews and try to go from there. 

I knew reviews were extremely subjective when people were comparing iPads to Kindles and Apple watches to Fitbits complaining the latter didn't work as well or have the same features as the former. I mean, really?
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(This post was last modified: 01-31-2021, 07:50 AM by The Real Marty.)

(01-30-2021, 12:08 AM)surfon Wrote: Why is everything on amazon now 4 and half stars.  Everything cant be that good now can it?

There is a scam right now where people order stuff on Amazon, in someone else's name, so they can impersonate that person and post 5-star reviews.  People are reporting that they are getting stuff they didn't order, usually something really cheap.  What they don't know is that the person who ordered the stuff is using their name to post a review.  

Here's how it works: 

Explanation

"Here's how these scams work: Third-party sellers on Amazon, eBay and other online marketplaces pay people to write fake, positive reviews about their products, or do it themselves. To be able to post the reviews, these so-called "brushers" need to trick the site into making it appear that a legitimate transaction took place. So they'll use a fake account to place gift orders and address them to a random person whose name and address they find online. Then, instead of actually mailing the item for which they want to post a review, the brushers will send a cheap, often lightweight item that costs less to ship.


"Sending an item (even the wrong one) creates a tracking number, and when the package is delivered, it enables brushers to write a verified review. "

So that might have something to do with all these 5 star reviews from "verified purchasers."   
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That's interesting.
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(01-31-2021, 07:49 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:
(01-30-2021, 12:08 AM)surfon Wrote: Why is everything on amazon now 4 and half stars.  Everything cant be that good now can it?

There is a scam right now where people order stuff on Amazon, in someone else's name, so they can impersonate that person and post 5-star reviews.  People are reporting that they are getting stuff they didn't order, usually something really cheap.  What they don't know is that the person who ordered the stuff is using their name to post a review.  

Here's how it works: 

Explanation

"Here's how these scams work: Third-party sellers on Amazon, eBay and other online marketplaces pay people to write fake, positive reviews about their products, or do it themselves. To be able to post the reviews, these so-called "brushers" need to trick the site into making it appear that a legitimate transaction took place. So they'll use a fake account to place gift orders and address them to a random person whose name and address they find online. Then, instead of actually mailing the item for which they want to post a review, the brushers will send a cheap, often lightweight item that costs less to ship.


"Sending an item (even the wrong one) creates a tracking number, and when the package is delivered, it enables brushers to write a verified review. "

So that might have something to do with all these 5 star reviews from "verified purchasers."   

This happened to my youngest daughter a few years ago. She started receiving junky items from Amazon, like an organizer and grinding wheels for a drill. I got on the phone with Amazon and asked why my daughter was receiving this stuff. They were clueless.
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(01-31-2021, 10:11 PM)homebiscuit Wrote:
(01-31-2021, 07:49 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: There is a scam right now where people order stuff on Amazon, in someone else's name, so they can impersonate that person and post 5-star reviews.  People are reporting that they are getting stuff they didn't order, usually something really cheap.  What they don't know is that the person who ordered the stuff is using their name to post a review.  

Here's how it works: 

Explanation

"Here's how these scams work: Third-party sellers on Amazon, eBay and other online marketplaces pay people to write fake, positive reviews about their products, or do it themselves. To be able to post the reviews, these so-called "brushers" need to trick the site into making it appear that a legitimate transaction took place. So they'll use a fake account to place gift orders and address them to a random person whose name and address they find online. Then, instead of actually mailing the item for which they want to post a review, the brushers will send a cheap, often lightweight item that costs less to ship.


"Sending an item (even the wrong one) creates a tracking number, and when the package is delivered, it enables brushers to write a verified review. "

So that might have something to do with all these 5 star reviews from "verified purchasers."   

This happened to my youngest daughter a few years ago. She started receiving junky items from Amazon, like an organizer and grinding wheels for a drill. I got on the phone with Amazon and asked why my daughter was receiving this stuff. They were clueless.

You were able to get on the phone with Amazon?  Do tell how, master!
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(02-02-2021, 02:17 PM)KingIngram052787 Wrote:
(01-31-2021, 10:11 PM)homebiscuit Wrote: This happened to my youngest daughter a few years ago. She started receiving junky items from Amazon, like an organizer and grinding wheels for a drill. I got on the phone with Amazon and asked why my daughter was receiving this stuff. They were clueless.

You were able to get on the phone with Amazon?  Do tell how, master!

It was actually my daughter who pulled off that bit of wizardry. I don't recollect how she did it.
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(02-02-2021, 03:37 PM)homebiscuit Wrote:
(02-02-2021, 02:17 PM)KingIngram052787 Wrote: You were able to get on the phone with Amazon?  Do tell how, master!

It was actually my daughter who pulled off that bit of wizardry. I don't recollect how she did it.

Sounds like Brushing..

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I had to call Amazon a couple times in the same week when I had 2 separate orders I paid extra for next day. Neither came next day but I don’t recall having issues getting them to answer. They may have upped their game then or have gone down since.
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Smug people
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(02-06-2021, 02:36 PM)WingerDinger Wrote: Smug people

FTFY
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The amount of surgical masks discarded in parking lots.
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It's nasty. Imagine how their house looks.
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Watched a video of a guy making a “homemade” PAR meter. He said the word “solder” seemingly 50 times. And each and every time he pronounced the “L”! I’m surprised I made it through the video. You’ve gotta question some of these people making instructional videos. At least it worked and was tested against a real meter. So I’ll give him that.
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It's fun to read mock drafts this time of year, but so many of them are just one round. I wish they would go one more pick. Instead of 1-32, I wish they would go 1-33.
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(02-19-2021, 06:47 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: It's fun to read mock drafts this time of year, but so many of them are just one round.  I wish they would go one more pick.  Instead of 1-32, I wish they would go 1-33.

Most of the ones I am seeing are going 2-3 rounds now. After that, it's a deep dive into obscurity.

I've been playing with a few simulators and it's just chuckin' darts at the board once you get to the triple-digit picks.
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Amazon...again.

Buy now within 2 hrs for free same day delivery! Need a 30amp extension cord by today. I placed the order Wednesday. As soon as I place it, it tells me it’ll be here the following day. ???? Ok. Whatever. I need it for Friday. Here we are, it’s Friday. Do I have this extension? Nope!
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(This post was last modified: 02-19-2021, 07:34 PM by Sneakers.)

(02-19-2021, 07:23 PM)Jags Wrote: Amazon...again.  

Buy now within 2 hrs for free same day delivery!  Need a 30amp extension cord by today.  I placed the order Wednesday.  As soon as I place it, it tells me it’ll be here the following day.  ????  Ok.  Whatever.  I need it for Friday. Here we are, it’s Friday.  Do I have this extension?   Nope!
I got a package UPS ground about an hour ago at the beach.  Shipped out of Miami yesterday late afternoon!
When you get into the endzone, act like you've been there before.
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