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something that irritates me
- Thread starter essbee
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I was hoping I was going to open this to the word
"Blacks"
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"Blacks"
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Good call. Very irritating. Always avoid going to Starbucks where they will ask your name and write it on the cup. 
On an unrelated note, I am thinking of starting a poll asking NSC what their favourite Postman Pat character is. Should I proceed?
On an unrelated note, I am thinking of starting a poll asking NSC what their favourite Postman Pat character is. Should I proceed?
MattBackHome
Well-known member
- Jul 7, 2003
- 12,010
It's a sensible upsell offering though to be fair - I bet a fair number of people take them up on it.
What's more intrusive (and plainly weirder) to me is when you're in WH Smiths getting anything and they offer you a 1kg bar of chocolate at the till, like it's the most normal thing on earth and everyone should want one.
What's more intrusive (and plainly weirder) to me is when you're in WH Smiths getting anything and they offer you a 1kg bar of chocolate at the till, like it's the most normal thing on earth and everyone should want one.
Tricky Dicky
New member
This annoys me in other shops, being asked at the til if I want something else. I always notice it in Maplins - I find what I want, get to the til and they say "would you like to buy a pack of screwdrivers as well ?" - no I bloody would not. I presume these people work on commission.
Vegas Seagull
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- Jul 10, 2009
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More annoying is that they say Larte after you've said the correct pronunciation (Caffe) Latte as in Flat A
skipper734
Registered ruffian
MacDonalds and their ilk. Would you like that LARGE. IF I wanted it LARGE I would have asked for it Large. Twats. Oh! wrong thread.
One thing I am more than slightly irritated by
is being asked in coffee shops whether I want any
croissants or pastries with my morning coffee.
ffs -If I'd wanted any I'd have bought them.
If anyone here works in a coffee shop - can you have
a word please?
First time that happened to me I said "Yes please" to a Danish as I thought they were complimentary! I was most miffed to be charged for it and made them take it back. God knows what the rest of the queue thought. I'm used to the "Is that a large fries?" upselling in MacDonalds which is a bit irritating, but in fairness they never say "Would you like a Big Mac with that?" when all you've ordered is a tea.
sussexadz121
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Meade's Ball
Well-known member
Surely they should make the decision on what to try and make an individual buy on top of what they've requested by eyeing their weight, their gender and the amount of dribble accumulating at the sides of their mouths. A decent cafeteria salesperson would recommend the mammothest treat to someone clearly life-endingly obese, and list the smallest sweets to those fresh back from the gym, highlighting the bottles of sweet peel-dropletted lemonades also up for grabs for the likely thirsty.
If i ran a cafe i'd have a system on the door that quickly identifies the weightiness of somebody, how far into their period they are, whether they are diabetic in order to suggest the savoury goods and whether there is actually any money in their pockets.
If i ran a cafe i'd have a system on the door that quickly identifies the weightiness of somebody, how far into their period they are, whether they are diabetic in order to suggest the savoury goods and whether there is actually any money in their pockets.
Good call. Very irritating. Always avoid going to Starbucks where they will ask your name and write it on the cup.
To be fair I can see that for someone called 'Simeon', that would indeed be a bit embarrasing.
Just as well they don't ask for surnames really isn't it, Mr 'Huffer'.
I was all ready with my no, at a convenience store, when offered a big slab of Aero.
That is until she said:-
'for 50p'
I then went on an aero buying frenzy.
That is until she said:-
'for 50p'
I then went on an aero buying frenzy.
Tom Bombadil
Well-known member
You see Matt the problem is the world is seperated into two groups, on the one side you have people who use the phrase "upsell offering" without any hint of irony and on the other side human beings. Personally i could quite happily see every marketing donk rounded up and placed in the Australian desert, where the utter inanity that powers them would be no danger to the rest of us.
Incidentally i think i may be turning into Peter Mannion
If I ever find myself in a Starbucks with you, I shall ask them to ask for your surname, especially. Just to provide everyone in the queue with a jolly good LAUGH.
Good god, this really is something that needs to be brought up at Prime Ministers Questions, its an outrage!!!One thing I am more than slightly irritated by
is being asked in coffee shops whether I want any
croissants or pastries with my morning coffee.
ffs -If I'd wanted any I'd have bought them.
If anyone here works in a coffee shop - can you have
a word please?