Category Archives: Rants

Internet, Rants

What I hate about eBay

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Recently I’ve been selling a lot of DVD’s on eBay to get rid of movies I’ve bought and never watched. There are a lot. This can be an exercise in frustration though as I end up selling DVDs bought for £10 and upwards for as little as 99p. Once eBay have taken their listing fee, their final valuation fee and through PayPal, their money transfer fee, that leaves me with around 60p for a DVD.

I’d get more at a boot sale. With some of the DVDs to be honest I’d be happier giving them away than letting someone nab The Princess Bride for under a quid.

Furthermore, when you do sell the DVDs it seems the less people pay for them, the more they want them quickly and complain. The fact that it takes 5 days to transfer money from PayPal to your bank matters not to them (incidentally there goes another 25p of your remaining 60p profit from the sale, leaving you with 35p).

The complaining emails I get demanding the DVDs immediately is becoming a bore, so much so that I’m considering abandoning actually selling on eBay.

For instance…

RE: You’ve received a question about eBay item: Doctor Who – The Movie (DVD 2001)(110183307350)

Seeing as I paid for this item on 31/09/08 I honestly thought I would have received it by now.
Thanks

– tedtrott01

Great eh? This is one of many such emails which usually receive the stock response, however this time I thought I’d make more of an issue of it.

Dude, firstly; that’s not a question.

Secondly, as the auction didn’t end until 31st October I don’t see how you could have paid for it on 31st September, unless you ARE the Doctor?

All DVDs get sent out this week.

There has to be a better way to get rid of your DVDs?

Humour, Movies, Rants

Mr Daz phones the police: The Video

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You’ve waited a long time for this, and the wait is finally over. Presenting the video of when I telephoned the police from outside the house of my ex wife’s father in an effort to get them off their arse and actually come out to retrieve my property, as they said they would do a week before.

This was originally posted some time back as a podcast, but now you can actually watch the full motion video of the event.

This video will be followed shortly by the main event of me attempting to break into my house with a crowbar and then having to deal with the police, who did eventually turn up.

That’s for later though, for now, watch the video. If you like it, post a comment or share it with friends!

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Affiliate Marketing, Rants

Lloyds TSB always shut, what gives?

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For those of us that work, and I realise we’re becoming a thinning minority in the UK, chances to get to the bank are becoming slimmer and slimmer. Luckily we have the Interweb where we can do all of our banking online, except for the small matter of paying in foreign currency cheques.

I get these from, among others, Amazon.com. With these foreign cheques I cannot drop into the overnight deposit as I need to fill out a mammoth form, complete with my life story and contact details of everyone I’ve ever met. I have to physically go into the bank, and Amazon.com still do not offer direct deposit for UK based affiliates.

Now, these are the opening hours of my local branch of Lloyds TSB.

Mon: 09:30 – 16:30
Tue: 09:30 – 16:30
Wed: 10:00 – 16:30
Thu: 09:30 – 16:30
Fri: 09:30 – 16:30
Sat: Closed
Sun: Closed

Please tell me when the sodding hell can I actually go into the bank? I start work at 8:30 and I finish at 5:30, the lazy arsed Lloyds crew start after me and finish before me, and of course don’t even bother on a Saturday. I’m sitting on an affiliate cheque from Amazon.com and can’t pay the bastard in anywhere.

The solution? It could be to find another bank.

The real comedy here comes from the fact that one of my RSS subscribers is my sister, who currently works for Lloyds TSB and will be receiving this blog in her inbox. Any ideas Karen?

British Telecom, Rants

BT prices extortionate?

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I spoke to my good lady last night from Nantes, in France, and she explained how she’s getting a ‘nuefbox’ (excuse the spelling) for around 30 Euros a month, which works out around £20.

This gives her over 100 TV channels, Internet and phone. PLUS – free land line calls to Germany AND the UK. Not a bad offer eh? Meanwhile I’m paying BT £68 per month for Internet.

Isn’t the UK just great? I love living here, it’s the best ever. Shit weather, shit roads, shit police, shit taxes, shit prices and shit beers.

Humour, Rants

Blog Action Day: Save the Cyclists

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As yesterday was Blog Action Day, where bloggers are encouraged to blog about ways they’d do their bit for the environment, here’s my suggestion, albeit late and against what Blog Action Day is all about.

I heard on Radio 5 this morning on my way into work that the all powerful government in the UK are considering reducing the speed limit in city centres and built up areas to 20mph. The reason for this genius idea is that the death tolls on the UK’s roads have been falling year on year, but the fall has slowed this last year. The thinking being that if we all drive at 20mph we’ll help save more lives, in particular cyclists…

hmm, how do I feel about that?

Fuck the cyclists. They’re the reason there’s congestion around where I currently work and live. You get mile upon mile of tailbacks through the country lanes and narrow roads as all of the cars follow some fat guy puffing away trying to get his ‘racer’ up a hill as he sways from side to side, oblivious of the delay he’s causing.

Save more cyclists? I say increase the speed limits and offer rewards to drivers who maim and kill cyclists. Aim for the bastards, not slow down to save them.

Internet, Rants

Euro Millions Winner spam email

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I’ve received about a dozen of these spam emails in the last 24 hours and it’s starting to piss me off:

    EURO MILLIONS SPANISH LOTTERY INTERNATIONAL.
FROM: INTERNATIONAL PROMOTION/PRIZE AWARD DEPT.
REFERENCE: 87/60/IPD
BATCH: EGGS-983-741-288:
DATE:8/10/2007

RE:AWARD WINNING NOTIFICATION / FINAL NOTICE

Sir/Madam
We are pleased to inform you of the result of the Euro millions Spanish Lottery Winners International E-mail programs held on the 30TH OF SEPTEMBER 2007.and result where release on the 8TH OF OCTOBER 2007. Your E-mail address attached to ticket number 653-908-321-675 with serial main number 345-790-241-671 drew lucky star numbers 34-32-90-43-32 which consequently won in the 2ND category, you have therefore been approved for a lump sum pay out of 1.000.000.00 Euro.(One Million Euro) CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims has been processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.

HOW DID YOU WIN???HOW DID THEY GET YOUR NAME&ADDRESS???
All participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from over 100,000 company and 50,000,000 individual email addresses and names from all over the world.

This lottery was promoted and sponsored by Spainsh European Lottery board in order to enhance and promote the use of Internet Explorer Users and Microsoft-wares around the globe. This promotional program takes place every three year. We hope with part of your winning you will take part in our end of year 50 million Euro International lottery.

To file for your claim, please contact our fiducial agent:
DR. CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS
(FEBREGAS SECURITY COMPANY ESPAÑA)
CONTACT CLAIMS AGENT ON TEL:0034-638-272-628
Email: febregasagent@aim.com

VERIFICATION AND FUNDS RELEASE FORM
Be Sure this Verification and Funds Release Form is sent to the Fiduciary agent for quick verification and funds release purpose

1.FULL NAMES:__________________________________
2.CONTACT ADDRESS:_____________________________________________
3.SEX:_______________4.AGE:__________________
5.MARITAL STATUS:___________________
6.OCCUPATION:________________________
7.WINNING EMAIL ADDRESS:_________________________
8.TELEPHONE NUMBER:_____________________
9.REFENCE NUMBER:________________BATCH NO__________
10.AMOUNT WON:_________________________________________
11.CITY/STATE:__________________________________________
12.COUNTRY______________________________________________
13.NATIONALITY__________________________________________

Remember, all winning must be claimed not later than one month,After this date all unclaimed funds will be included in the next stake.
Please note in order to avoid unnecessary delays and complications please remember to quote your reference number and batch numbers in all correspondence. Furthermore, should there be any change of address do inform our agent as soon as possible.

Congratulations once more from our members of staff and thank you for being part of our promotional program.
Note: Anybody under the age of 18 is automatically disqualified.
Sincerely yours,
MRS,PHILOMENA JOSE
VICE PRESIDENT
EURO SPANISH LOTTERY BOARD
——————————————————
This message is confidential. It may also be privileged or otherwise protected by work product immunity or other legal rules. If you have received it please let us know by reply it from your system; you should not copy it or disclose its contents to anyone. All messages sent to and from Febregas Security Company España may be monitored to ensure compliance with internal policies and to protect your winning from the Euro Million Spanish Lottery Award Promotion.
The contents of any email addressed to our clients are subject to our usual terms of business; anything which does not relate to the official business of the firm is neither given nor endorsed by it.

I can’t believe that anyone would actually fall for this badly written horse shit, but then I s’pose there’s one born every minute. The real clincher is that entrants were chosen in an effort to improve usage of Microsoft’s Internet Explorer. Yeah right, like I use that shit.

I guess they’re aiming right though. Anyone stupid enough to use IE would probably fall for this.

Rants

Royal Mail go on strike, how can we tell?

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So the Royal Fail are going on strike because their pay rise isn’t as much as they’d have liked. The lazy arsed money grabbing bastards. If we’re going to have to wait a week for our post, find letters going missing and see postal workers stood outside the sorting office puffing away on cigarettes does that mean a strike? Or does it more likely reflect the normal working style of the Royal Mail.

How can we tell when they’re on strike? Seriously. They must be taking the piss.

I hope they all get sacked, useless wankers.