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elizilla · 08-18-2011, 12:24 AM

I set up my email to filter all those emails from sites I have shopped at, to a special folder. Then I have them automatically delete after a month. If I am shopping at one of those stores, anyway, then I go in and read their emails for possible coupons. Other than that I don't open their emails.

The shopping thing that annoyed me recently... I was on my way to visit a friend in the hospital. I had bought him an audiobook from Audible.com, loaded it on an MP3 player to take to him, and I stopped at Rat Shack to see if they had any headphones that would be easier for him to manage (he's had a stroke and can only use his non-dominant hand - he is awkward). The clerk suggested a little portable speaker device instead, which seemed like a great idea so I bought it. Then I thought I better get batteries for it. The batteries were one pack for $5.50 or four packs for $10. I only needed one pack, but the clerk was pressuring me to get four, and when I demurred, he started increasing the number of packs of batteries he would give me for my $10, and all the other clerks came over to get in on the debate. And I was in a hurry, I didn't want to continue to argue with idiots about what is a bargain. So in the end I spent $10 for TEN packs of batteries, just to get them to shut up about it and ring up my purchases. Shut up shut up shut up!!!! Then I had a struggle to carry them all on the motorcycle, because my tank bag was full. And what am I gonna do with all these disposable batteries anyway? I use rechargeables at home and have plenty of them, and I normally try really hard not to buy disposable batteries.

Also the clerks at this Rat Shack were all hung up on asking me really *stupid* things about my motorcycle. Like how many cc it is, and since it's 1200cc I must be a really good rider - as if a really good rider wouldn't be good on a smaller displacement bike. It was all about ego and they wanted to be impressed for dumb reasons. One of them even followed me out to the parking lot to ask me more questions. They just didn't want to let me go. I was trying to get to the hospital before my friend fell asleep, or I would have just gone home to get a set of computer speakers that ran off a wall plug - it would have been the same amount useful, and cost me nothing, but I didn't want to take the time, and these Rat Shack twits were slowing me down. Let me GO! Sheesh.

Then when I got to the hospital my friend was asleep anyway and we didn't use the speaker thing. So I will just bring some speakers I already own, to the hospital, next time. I'll take this thing back, along with their overwhelming pile of batteries. But I'll wait until Saturday to take it back, so I will have more time in case the idiots there turn it into another big slow debate.

08-18-2011, 12:24 AM	#7
elizilla Addict Posts: 271 Karma: 610286 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Michigan, USA Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kindle Paperwhite, Kobo Sage, others	I set up my email to filter all those emails from sites I have shopped at, to a special folder. Then I have them automatically delete after a month. If I am shopping at one of those stores, anyway, then I go in and read their emails for possible coupons. Other than that I don't open their emails. The shopping thing that annoyed me recently... I was on my way to visit a friend in the hospital. I had bought him an audiobook from Audible.com, loaded it on an MP3 player to take to him, and I stopped at Rat Shack to see if they had any headphones that would be easier for him to manage (he's had a stroke and can only use his non-dominant hand - he is awkward). The clerk suggested a little portable speaker device instead, which seemed like a great idea so I bought it. Then I thought I better get batteries for it. The batteries were one pack for $5.50 or four packs for $10. I only needed one pack, but the clerk was pressuring me to get four, and when I demurred, he started increasing the number of packs of batteries he would give me for my $10, and all the other clerks came over to get in on the debate. And I was in a hurry, I didn't want to continue to argue with idiots about what is a bargain. So in the end I spent $10 for TEN packs of batteries, just to get them to shut up about it and ring up my purchases. Shut up shut up shut up!!!! Then I had a struggle to carry them all on the motorcycle, because my tank bag was full. And what am I gonna do with all these disposable batteries anyway? I use rechargeables at home and have plenty of them, and I normally try really hard not to buy disposable batteries. Also the clerks at this Rat Shack were all hung up on asking me really stupid things about my motorcycle. Like how many cc it is, and since it's 1200cc I must be a really good rider - as if a really good rider wouldn't be good on a smaller displacement bike. It was all about ego and they wanted to be impressed for dumb reasons. One of them even followed me out to the parking lot to ask me more questions. They just didn't want to let me go. I was trying to get to the hospital before my friend fell asleep, or I would have just gone home to get a set of computer speakers that ran off a wall plug - it would have been the same amount useful, and cost me nothing, but I didn't want to take the time, and these Rat Shack twits were slowing me down. Let me GO! Sheesh. Then when I got to the hospital my friend was asleep anyway and we didn't use the speaker thing. So I will just bring some speakers I already own, to the hospital, next time. I'll take this thing back, along with their overwhelming pile of batteries. But I'll wait until Saturday to take it back, so I will have more time in case the idiots there turn it into another big slow debate.