Small things that annoy you (3) - Page 304

biscuits · #**9091** 31st January 2023, 17:58

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Originally Posted by Stepford

^^^ Tina?

Yep, that's the name on the tag! She was prenamed.

Stepford · #**9092** 31st January 2023, 22:28

Oh ok, I'll let you off then.

Kooky Monster · #**9093** 1st February 2023, 11:09

Why, out of all the staff, it has to be my face that graces the staff newsletter month on month.

I'm not sure featuring someone who turns up and does the bare minimum is the best representation of company productivity, but hey ho.

Dougella · #**9094** 1st February 2023, 11:38

^ Because you're good looking and stylish

Kooky Monster · #**9095** 1st February 2023, 11:54

^ You're too kind. But yeah, that's clearly it.

Stepford · #**9096** 1st February 2023, 14:58

Finding you've been wearing your t-shirt inside out.

Mo34 · #**9097** 3rd February 2023, 18:57

Lightbulbs. I seem to upset them.

My last flat all the bulbs would blow and in the end I had to have all the light fittings replaced. Now in this flat the hall light bulbs blew a while back and new bulbs for some reason won't work (except for one but you have to hold the bloody bulb in), now the living room one has done the same

I do wonder if I have a wonky electrical field around me or something

I always seem to have a problem with ECG machines too.

Mo34 · #**9098** 4th February 2023, 07:21

Walked up to Sainsburys yesterday eve and bought some LED bulbs. And woohoo they are a working. I guess the moral is don't buy cheap lightbulbs from Hanwells.

It is a 60W equivalent bulb though so hateful. I like blinding 100W level

Stepford · #**9099** 4th February 2023, 13:27

Accidentally closing a tab and losing 15mins of typing (I'm very slow).

Gellerbing · #**9100** 4th February 2023, 13:32

when people don't cover their sneezes

Rocket Spud · #**9101** 4th February 2023, 20:42

^ And their farts. Don't take much effort to cover your anus with your hand.

My cheese has gone off

Merritt · #**9102** 5th February 2023, 00:27

If there's one good thing that comes from the pandemic, I hope it's that we all learn to fart into our elbows.

Stepford · #**9103** 5th February 2023, 21:48

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Originally Posted by Rocket Spud

^ And their farts. Don't take much effort to cover your anus with your hand.

That just changes the tone.

Ronnie_Pickering · #**9104** 8th February 2023, 04:13

Whyy does my muppet housemate have to get up and move around at 4AM? It’s not bloody normal. She’s doing her flipping washing up there.

biscuits · #**9105** 8th February 2023, 20:55

^ That's so cool that you live with one of the muppets.

Ronnie_Pickering · #**9106** 8th February 2023, 22:13

thats what she does at 4am in the morning! ^

Stepford · #**9107** 9th February 2023, 00:05

"two-factor authentication required" no text sent.

Stepford · #**9108** 9th February 2023, 00:06

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Originally Posted by Ronnie_Pickering

Whyy does my muppet housemate have to get up and move around at 4AM? It’s not bloody normal. She’s doing her flipping washing up there.

Like me then.

Ronnie_Pickering · #**9109** 9th February 2023, 07:32

Do you yell at your friends on the phone in Portuguese too? If so you might be related to her.

Stepford · #**9110** 9th February 2023, 13:05

No, I try not to make lots of noise after 9pm. Friends!

Tembo · #**9111** 11th February 2023, 23:37

Talking head documentaries about topics I enjoy tend to ruin the topic for me

Rocket Spud · #**9112** 14th February 2023, 12:07

Selling my copy of HeroQuest 10+ years ago and looking at it's worth now on ebay. Not only that but i had the Advanced Quest edition and the Witchlord expansion. Looking at 'sold', i can see the Advanced Quest edition 'map book' sold separately can fetch £60... !!

This search was off the back of watching this...

Ronnie_Pickering · #**9113** 14th February 2023, 14:42

I got to listen to the drunk incessant conversations of my housemate to another housemate on the doorstep. Why must you torture me god?

Rocket Spud · #**9114** 16th February 2023, 19:27

Virgin Media upping their prices by £7 this May. Pisses me off. I'm paying £28 now when i should be paying £21 - they reneged on a deal and, after speaking to several people about this issue, threatening with ombudsman, etc etc £28 was the best i was going to get. Whats more is that VM are the only providers of fibre in the area and standard connection is awful here at 2-4 mb/s.

Has anyone else had an increase email from their provider? Is there any way to challenge it?

Stepford · #**9115** 16th February 2023, 20:04

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Originally Posted by Rocket Spud

Virgin Media upping their prices by £7 this May. Pisses me off. I'm paying £28 now when i should be paying £21 - they reneged on a deal and, after speaking to several people about this issue, threatening with ombudsman, etc etc £28 was the best i was going to get. Whats more is that VM are the only providers of fibre in the area and standard connection is awful here at 2-4 mb/s.

Has anyone else had an increase email from their provider? Is there any way to challenge it?

Can they do that if you have a contract? I thought the prices were going down? I don't like the way Virgin media treats its long-time customers. My M250 Fibre Broadband is £57.00 with a credit of £21.25 so I actually pay £35.75

2-4 mb/s costing £28? That's terrible.

biscuits · #**9116** 17th February 2023, 08:17

^^ here are Martin Lewis's tips:

https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/ne...ce-hikes-2023/

If you scroll down to the emboldened part that says:
Want to stay with Virgin? HAGGLE – Virgin is the top firm to negotiate a discount with

It has some links for tips.

Rocket Spud · #**9117** 17th February 2023, 08:45

Thanks, Bix. I already checked the moneysaving site yesterday. Yes, i'm within my right to cancel, but the only alternatives for me are standard broadband at insanely (criminally? for the price) low speeds. The other option is to try and haggle it. I'm sure they're expecting a mass of calls and will probably have a planned allowance for 'discounts' for those who hassle the most.

Rocket Spud · #**9118** 17th February 2023, 08:50

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Originally Posted by Stepford

Can they do that if you have a contract? I thought the prices were going down? I don't like the way Virgin media treats its long-time customers. My M250 Fibre Broadband is £57.00 with a credit of £21.25 so I actually pay £35.75

2-4 mb/s costing £28? That's terrible.

Nah, i'm on M125 .. i think. It's one up from their lowest, which is M50. I get speeds of just short of 100mb/s, which is more than enough for me.

I see Cityfibre are installing in my area soon. Good link here for those with little option and wondering what's happening in their area with regards to ISP infrastructure. Pop your postcode in and you'll see what's what.

Also, they're all going up. Expect an email soon.

Jen. · #**9119** 17th February 2023, 09:30

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Originally Posted by Rocket Spud

Virgin Media upping their prices by £7 this May. Pisses me off. I'm paying £28 now when i should be paying £21 - they reneged on a deal and, after speaking to several people about this issue, threatening with ombudsman, etc etc £28 was the best i was going to get. Whats more is that VM are the only providers of fibre in the area and standard connection is awful here at 2-4 mb/s.

Has anyone else had an increase email from their provider? Is there any way to challenge it?

I haven't heard anything from Virgin yet, but the last time they announced a price increase I found that haggling for a new deal was now done on WhatsApp, which was incredibly easy. I can send you the transcript if you want? It was mostly me just saying "ok" and choosing from lists of options, and the back and forth took hours because their responses were so slow, but the outcome was exactly the same as when I've done it by phone in previous years whenever the contract was up or they announced a price increase during the contract.

When I first went with them in 2014 I was paying £28 for 100mb, but for the last year I've been paying £25 for 125mb. From what I've seen online some people are paying £50+ for the same thing after never questioning the increases. If you haggle every time they announce a price increase or your contract is up then you're always starting from a lower point. Once it's allowed to creep up it's impossible to get it back down unless you leave and later become a new customer again.

I've found the trick is to let them offer more to justify the price increase, then ask how much it would be without that thing added on. E.g. if you were paying £25 for 100mb and they say they're putting it up to £28 and you say you're not happy, they might then offer 150mb for £30. If you then say hmm maybe but how much would 100mb be, they'll probably say £24, so you just go with that. They've done it to me before with offering an increased speed or a TV box and it's always ended up either less than the current price or without the price increase added once I've said I want to keep what I currently have (the speed increase I've had since first signing up was added on top of a reduction in monthly bill).

Their price increases always sound high but that's because they've taken into account all those who will negotiate it down but also all those who won't bother. So if they announce, say, 15%, that's probably because they've calculated it'll give them a 7.5% increase in their profits overall (or whatever it is they're aiming for) because lots of people will negotiate but plenty won't either because they don't know they can, don't feel able to or can't be bothered.

Rocket Spud · #**9120** 17th February 2023, 10:04

Thanks, Jen. I actually Whatsapp'd my last contract renewal back in November. The first person i was put in touch with offered £21 and i snapped their hand off, i was so pleased. I waited 48hrs or so for the changes to take place, checking online but nothing happened. I then went through about 6-8 people over the course of the week, all refusing the new offer, fobbing me off. I had screenshots of the offer, threatened with ombudsman, etc. My patience ran out and i settled for £28. It was a pain in the arse.