Reply to topic  [ 4020 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1 ... 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139 ... 268  Next
Tales of Fail Thread 
Author Message
What's a life?
User avatar

Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am
Posts: 12700
Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
Reply with quote
Which idiot, which complete moron, designed this rig without a dump valve in the sandtraps?

Design Fail!!!!!!!

_________________
pcernie wrote:
'I'm going to snort this off your arse - for the benefit of government statistics, of course.'


Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:08 am
Profile WWW
Legend

Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
Posts: 45931
Location: Belfast
Reply with quote
And I thought Asda's site was bad before - just about everything you click on now gives a buffering symbol, only to reveal that you can't even sort by price for example, and that you have to continually drill down through drop menus to get to an 'aisle'. Leads to 'Jesus, what are they classing soap as?' thoughts if you're just browsing, seeing what's out there.

Properly awful.

_________________
Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/


Wed Jul 10, 2013 11:02 pm
Profile
Legend
User avatar

Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am
Posts: 29240
Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
Reply with quote
pcernie wrote:
And I thought Asda's site was bad before - just about everything you click on now gives a buffering symbol, only to reveal that you can't even sort by price for example, and that you have to continually drill down through drop menus to get to an 'aisle'. Leads to 'Jesus, what are they classing soap as?' thoughts if you're just browsing, seeing what's out there.

Properly awful.

I find that I do most of my grocery shopping done via mysupermarket it seems better than the supermarket sites.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk.

_________________
Do concentrate, 007...

"You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds."

https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTk

http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21


Thu Jul 11, 2013 5:04 am
Profile
Official forum cat lady
User avatar

Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:04 am
Posts: 11039
Location: London
Reply with quote
pcernie wrote:
And I thought Asda's site was bad before - just about everything you click on now gives a buffering symbol, only to reveal that you can't even sort by price for example, and that you have to continually drill down through drop menus to get to an 'aisle'. Leads to 'Jesus, what are they classing soap as?' thoughts if you're just browsing, seeing what's out there.

Properly awful.


I can't be doing with internet shopping for food. My experiences of it made me lose the will to live. I quite enjoy sauntering round the store looking for bargains so much so I have been known to go to 3 different supermarkets to get the best deals (when I was very skint). They are all a short distance from each other so I'm not completely bonkers :)

_________________
Still the official cheeky one ;)

jonbwfc wrote:
Caz is correct though


Thu Jul 11, 2013 8:05 am
Profile
What's a life?
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:26 pm
Posts: 17040
Reply with quote
My local bakery. Wandered up there first thing to buy some bread & stuff for breakfast. Spotted a couple of very nice looking mini Victoria sponges so decided to have them too. Shop assistant carefully put them in one of those fold up card boxes. Bags everything up, I pay and off I go.

Arriving home I open the bag to find she'd packed the box containing the cakes in the bag vertically I.e. on its side. The result is I have a card box half-full of something that looks a bit like Eton mess, rather than two separate cakes.

For Pete's sake.


Thu Jul 11, 2013 9:14 am
Profile
Legend

Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
Posts: 45931
Location: Belfast
Reply with quote
http://kotaku.com/eidos-disables-your-g ... -745716031

They've copied that from people who had a clue...

_________________
Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/


Thu Jul 11, 2013 9:03 pm
Profile
Legend
User avatar

Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am
Posts: 29240
Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
Reply with quote
Earlier I got an email from Paypal notifying me that my monthly transaction statement was available. It also asked me whether I wanted to share on Facebook.


Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk.

_________________
Do concentrate, 007...

"You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds."

https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTk

http://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21


Thu Jul 11, 2013 10:55 pm
Profile
Legend

Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
Posts: 45931
Location: Belfast
Reply with quote
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-23295307

Just FAIL all round.

_________________
Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/


Fri Jul 12, 2013 9:17 pm
Profile
What's a life?
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:27 pm
Posts: 12251
Reply with quote
David Cameron tweet links to parody Duncan Smith account
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23312691

So he doesn’t know if his cabinet ministers do or do not have Twitter accounts. I would expect him to know this AND to have strict guidelines about how those accounts could be used.

_________________
All the best,
Paul
brataccas wrote:
your posts are just combo chains of funny win

I’m on Twitter, tweeting away... My Photos Random Avatar Explanation


Mon Jul 15, 2013 10:29 am
Profile
Legend

Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm
Posts: 45931
Location: Belfast
Reply with quote
paulzolo wrote:
David Cameron tweet links to parody Duncan Smith account
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-23312691

So he doesn’t know if his cabinet ministers do or do not have Twitter accounts. I would expect him to know this AND to have strict guidelines about how those accounts could be used.


Quote:
Asked whether Mr Cameron writes his own tweets, the spokesman said: "I'm not going to get in the process-ology of it but the prime minister's tweets are entirely his views."


:lol:

_________________
Plain English advice on everything money, purchase and service related:

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/


Mon Jul 15, 2013 11:35 am
Profile
What's a life?
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:27 pm
Posts: 12251
Reply with quote
Recently, the NHA Party - a campaign group aiming to raise awareness of the privatisation of the NHS have been circulating this image on Twitter:

Image

I have been politely pointing out the typo on the image, Can you spot it?

OK - so until today, they have been doing noting about it. However today, someone has been taking me to task about this because instead of just seeing that the typo is really, really poor, they are banging on about me being obsessed with a type and not the message. My argument: if you want to be taken seriously, and to appear professional, you need to check for spellings and typos before releasing material. Everyone else does it.

So, for now, this image with the word "bankin" is doing the rounds. No one seems to have the wits to fix the problem.

_________________
All the best,
Paul
brataccas wrote:
your posts are just combo chains of funny win

I’m on Twitter, tweeting away... My Photos Random Avatar Explanation


Last edited by paulzolo on Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:08 am, edited 1 time in total.



Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:52 am
Profile
I haven't seen my friends in so long
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm
Posts: 5288
Location: ln -s /London ~
Reply with quote
paulzolo wrote:
... they are banking on about me being obsessed with a type and not the message...

Barking?

(Not that I disagree with your point - it does look really sloppy - but this amused me! (8-D )

_________________
timark_uk wrote:
Gay sex is better than no sex

timark_uk wrote:
Edward Armitage is Awesome. Yes, that's right. Awesome with a A.


Tue Jul 16, 2013 10:59 am
Profile
I haven't seen my friends in so long
User avatar

Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:06 pm
Posts: 6355
Location: IoW
Reply with quote
Are you sure the typo isn't "other"?

Shouldn't that read "Amazon, Google, Starbucks etc..?"

_________________
Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes; after that, who cares?! He's a mile away and you've got his shoes!


Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:02 am
Profile
What's a life?
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:27 pm
Posts: 12251
Reply with quote
Spreadie wrote:
Are you sure the typo isn't "other"?

Shouldn't that read "Amazon, Google, Starbucks etc..?"


Hmm....

EddArmitage wrote:
paulzolo wrote:
... they are banking on about me being obsessed with a type and not the message...

Barking?

(Not that I disagree with your point - it does look really sloppy - but this amused me! (8-D )


I know - autocorrect fail there (now corrected). I am incensed. Not by the error, but by the idiot on Twitter who has been telling me that it’s not important. I would have let them get away with a mis placed apostrophe, but this is a simple spelling mistake that should have been picked up before it was released. They should, at least, have had the wits to fix the error before repeatedly posting it on Twitter.

According to the person I’m trying (and clearly failing) to convince of the need for professionalism in such things, it’s not important and the world is obsessed with appearance and not facts. Also, I am (apparently) a "grammar nazi". He misses the point that I am trying to help, and that right now that image is doing them a disservice.

I have emailed the NHAParty about the image in question. They have a press officer who should see sense.

_________________
All the best,
Paul
brataccas wrote:
your posts are just combo chains of funny win

I’m on Twitter, tweeting away... My Photos Random Avatar Explanation


Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:14 am
Profile
What's a life?
User avatar

Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm
Posts: 10022
Reply with quote
I completely agree with you. I often proofread our leaflets and posters because poor SPAG conveys an unprofessional image. The subject in question inherits an air of trust or suspicion, which, IMO, reflects back on the source.

Edit: Or put simply, if you can't spell, what else have you done wrong?

_________________
Image
He fights for the users.


Tue Jul 16, 2013 11:29 am
Profile
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Reply to topic   [ 4020 posts ]  Go to page Previous  1 ... 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139 ... 268  Next

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 20 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
Powered by phpBB® Forum Software © phpBB Group
Designed by ST Software.