The Vent and Rant Thread - Page 2289

Hemmi · 04-30-2021, 06:30 PM

I just replaced my washer this week. No idea how old the broken one was. I know what store I bought it from but their records only go back to 2000 and they didn't have record of my washer or my dryer.

At the price of the repair, I was halfway to a nice new washer. My goodness, they've come a long way in 20+ years.

I got a quality new one that should keep me going for another 20 years.

CRussel · 04-30-2021, 11:55 PM

My hot water dispenser is this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R4HKIV8. Love it.

DNSB · 05-01-2021, 05:35 PM

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Originally Posted by CRussel

My hot water dispenser is this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R4HKIV8. Love it.

I love it for making tea since it seems to be accurate in it's holding temperature. Definitely worth the price.

ApK · 05-01-2021, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CRussel

My hot water dispenser is this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R4HKIV8. Love it.

I watched the video and I'm a bit confused. Normal model boils in FOUR HOURS? Quick temp gets up to temp in 20 minutes?
How is that "instant" hot water?

CRussel · 05-01-2021, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DNSB

I love it for making tea since it seems to be accurate in it's holding temperature. Definitely worth the price.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ApK

I watched the video and I'm a bit confused. Normal model boils in FOUR HOURS? Quick temp gets up to temp in 20 minutes?
How is that "instant" hot water?

It isn't quick, but it holds the water at the precise temperature with very little actual energy use, given that it's a vacuum bottle. As DNSB says, definitely worth the price if you're a tea drinker.

Hitch · 05-02-2021, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ApK

I watched the video and I'm a bit confused. Normal model boils in FOUR HOURS? Quick temp gets up to temp in 20 minutes?
How is that "instant" hot water?

No, no. what Charlie has is very different than my InstaHot. This is (a newer version of) what I have.

https://www.amazon.com/InSinkErator-...dp/B01LR7AJOQ/

Now, that's some instant hot freakin' water.

Hitch

Rumpelteazer · 05-02-2021, 05:37 AM

Since Wednesday we're allowed to receive customers again. So I'm glad not to have to book appointments all day and have constant discussions with people coming to the store without an appointment.

Still we're left with the discussions about face masks. Most people have gotten used to it. But several times a day someone tries to use the excuse that they've been vaccinated. Well, for one, you can just say that. Two, my parent just had their first shot, I'm not vaccinated at all. And third, it's a requirement from the government. I wear one most of the time when I'm in the store, except when I want to eat or drink, a customer can put one on for a couple of minutes.

There's still the discussion about customers parking bikes in front of the store. This is not something we like people doing even before Covid (years ago a bike fell through the window) but with limited number of customers allowed in the store we need to keep the sidewalk free for customers who have to wait.

And last, people getting upset when we ask them to wait outside when there are already two customers inside (maximum number of customers allowed). It's not like you have to wait any longer when you're outside. And if it rains and you haven't got an umbrella you can borrow one from us. Related is people coming in in groups of two or more. Most assume that since they form a bubble it's allowed, but it isn't.

Mind you, it has been a less stressful week now we don't have to deal with non-appointment customers. Especially on Saturday I felt like a whining b***h at closing time for asking/demanding customers to leave the store and book an appointment first. And the excuses they had for not making an appointment! A selection:
* I didn't know
* You're doormat says "welcome"
* I live around the corner/[further away]
* I only have a question
* I only need [something small]
* No other store I've visited minded that I didn't book an appointment
* (store owners/employees) we let customers in without an appointment
note: if someone needed something for an emergency (blown fuse, have a dangerous situation, etc)

Hemmi · 05-02-2021, 10:48 AM

Closing time, I never have an issue telling people to leave. Come back tomorrow, we open at 9am.

Not my problem you waited until 5 minutes before we close to come in. People don't understand it's another 15-30 minutes after a place gets the last customer out before the workers can go home when you work in a store.

Rumpelteazer · 05-02-2021, 01:15 PM

I used the wrong words. It was more that after telling people all day that they weren't allowed in the store without an appointment I felt like a whiny b***h at the end of the day. It was mentally draining, so I'm glad we don't have to do that anymore.

Luckily our store is small and closing time isn't much of a problem. If someone comes in when we're about to close (usually after the officially listed closing time) we help him, but before we do we close the door, both as a hint to the customer (be quick) and so no other customers can come in. A bigger problem is the customers who know we live over the shop and ring the doorbell when we're closed for non-emergency shopping because they think we should do that because we live over the store.

I worked at the cash registers at Ikea for two summers. We were the one department that closed last. There were people trying to enter the store through the exit when the entrance was already closed because they wanted to shop. Once there was a man who we had to call security for because he threw a fit because we wouldn't let him in; he wanted to buy a kitchen (which isn't a simple purchase).

Rumpelteazer · 05-02-2021, 01:17 PM

As some of you know if we have a very difficult customer and he buys something that doesn't have a price tag on it (many products in our store, my dad and I know the prices of the most sold items) there is a change we add a bit of a difficult-customer-surcharge.

I might have done that with several customers over the past week who wanted to get into a discussion over face masks.

tempest@de · 05-03-2021, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ApK

Eek...sweet bread...for a minute I thought you meant sweetbread!ApK

I gather I wrote something not edible, but what is it? Can you explain please.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ApK

That break looks like it might be some kind of pot metal, a cheap zinc alloy casting, but I'd be surprised if any reputable manufacturer used that for a dough hook. Weird.
Did you check eBay and Amazon for replacements?
I mean, even if the manufacturer is aghast that it broke and wants to replace it, if they don't have any, they don't have any. What brand is it?
ApK

I did send an email asking about when it will be in stock, I’m waiting for a reply. I Did check on ebay and local sites for used items and didn’t find one, when my first mixer broke I sold the accessories on ebay.

It's not a known brand, it's from Lidl, a supermaket store from Germany, not sure if there are Lidl stores in the US. I have a lot of their small kitchen appliances, they are good quality and affordable. This one cost me 150 € and I chose this one because of the big bowl with handles and I could buy accessories, like the pasta one or the grating one, the equivalent ones form kenwood or Electrolux cost over 350 € and the accessories also cost double what I paid for.

tempest@de · 05-03-2021, 06:07 AM

I love this one

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rumpelteazer

S
* You're doormat says "welcome"

BetterRed · 05-03-2021, 12:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tempest@de

I gather I wrote something not edible, but what is it? Can you explain please.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetbread

Very edible, if cooked carefully, I prefer lamb sweetbreads to calf, never eaten pork.

BR

ApK · 05-03-2021, 03:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hitch

No, no. what Charlie has is very different than my InstaHot. This is (a newer version of) what I have.

https://www.amazon.com/InSinkErator-...dp/B01LR7AJOQ/

Now, that's some instant hot freakin' water.

Hitch

I'm jealous! That's exactly the one we ordered and sadly returned! Then we over compensated, so now we have a Hot shot, an electric kettle, a Breville Tea Maker, and a Cocomotion....
I hear back in dinosaur times, people just boiled water in a pot on the stove....

ApK · 05-03-2021, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BetterRed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetbread

Very edible, if cooked carefully, I prefer lamb sweetbreads to calf, never eaten pork.

BR

Edible, but appropriate to make for breakfast, in a mixer, with the dough hook...?

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04-30-2021, 06:30 PM	#34321
Hemmi Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,686 Karma: 15987608 Join Date: Apr 2015 Device: Sonys, Nooks, Kobo Libra, Forma, Mini, Paperwhite	I just replaced my washer this week. No idea how old the broken one was. I know what store I bought it from but their records only go back to 2000 and they didn't have record of my washer or my dryer. At the price of the repair, I was halfway to a nice new washer. My goodness, they've come a long way in 20+ years. I got a quality new one that should keep me going for another 20 years.

04-30-2021, 11:55 PM	#34322
CRussel (he/him/his) Posts: 12,297 Karma: 80074820 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast, BC Device: Oasis (Gen3),Paperwhite (Gen10), Voyage, Paperwhite(orig), iPad Air M3	My hot water dispenser is this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00R4HKIV8. Love it.

05-02-2021, 05:37 AM	#34327
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,350 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Since Wednesday we're allowed to receive customers again. So I'm glad not to have to book appointments all day and have constant discussions with people coming to the store without an appointment. Still we're left with the discussions about face masks. Most people have gotten used to it. But several times a day someone tries to use the excuse that they've been vaccinated. Well, for one, you can just say that. Two, my parent just had their first shot, I'm not vaccinated at all. And third, it's a requirement from the government. I wear one most of the time when I'm in the store, except when I want to eat or drink, a customer can put one on for a couple of minutes. There's still the discussion about customers parking bikes in front of the store. This is not something we like people doing even before Covid (years ago a bike fell through the window) but with limited number of customers allowed in the store we need to keep the sidewalk free for customers who have to wait. And last, people getting upset when we ask them to wait outside when there are already two customers inside (maximum number of customers allowed). It's not like you have to wait any longer when you're outside. And if it rains and you haven't got an umbrella you can borrow one from us. Related is people coming in in groups of two or more. Most assume that since they form a bubble it's allowed, but it isn't. Mind you, it has been a less stressful week now we don't have to deal with non-appointment customers. Especially on Saturday I felt like a whining b**h at closing time for asking/demanding customers to leave the store and book an appointment first. And the excuses they had for not making an appointment! A selection: I didn't know * You're doormat says "welcome" * I live around the corner/[further away] * I only have a question * I only need [something small] * No other store I've visited minded that I didn't book an appointment * (store owners/employees) we let customers in without an appointment note: if someone needed something for an emergency (blown fuse, have a dangerous situation, etc)

05-02-2021, 10:48 AM	#34328
Hemmi Grand Sorcerer Posts: 10,686 Karma: 15987608 Join Date: Apr 2015 Device: Sonys, Nooks, Kobo Libra, Forma, Mini, Paperwhite	Closing time, I never have an issue telling people to leave. Come back tomorrow, we open at 9am. Not my problem you waited until 5 minutes before we close to come in. People don't understand it's another 15-30 minutes after a place gets the last customer out before the workers can go home when you work in a store.

05-02-2021, 01:15 PM	#34329
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,350 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I used the wrong words. It was more that after telling people all day that they weren't allowed in the store without an appointment I felt like a whiny b***h at the end of the day. It was mentally draining, so I'm glad we don't have to do that anymore. Luckily our store is small and closing time isn't much of a problem. If someone comes in when we're about to close (usually after the officially listed closing time) we help him, but before we do we close the door, both as a hint to the customer (be quick) and so no other customers can come in. A bigger problem is the customers who know we live over the shop and ring the doorbell when we're closed for non-emergency shopping because they think we should do that because we live over the store. I worked at the cash registers at Ikea for two summers. We were the one department that closed last. There were people trying to enter the store through the exit when the entrance was already closed because they wanted to shop. Once there was a man who we had to call security for because he threw a fit because we wouldn't let him in; he wanted to buy a kitchen (which isn't a simple purchase).

05-02-2021, 01:17 PM	#34330
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,350 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	As some of you know if we have a very difficult customer and he buys something that doesn't have a price tag on it (many products in our store, my dad and I know the prices of the most sold items) there is a change we add a bit of a difficult-customer-surcharge. I might have done that with several customers over the past week who wanted to get into a discussion over face masks.

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