Shit that annoys you

A few years ago I just opened a joint checking account with my dad in the states. We both have cards. So, when I need to send money, I just do it, and he has access via an ATM. The banks handle their exchange rates between JP/US and everything else is mindless.

I use WorldRemit for my international transfers. They charge 3%, which is essentially the same as any bank exchange or credit card purchase. My WorldRemit app is kinda strict, in that I have to respond to text messages and enter passwords within minutes to clear a transfer. I get it. But it is a sit-down-and-deal for a solid 20 minutes to move money from Japan to the US. But, that's all it is. I always walk away like-- Did that just fucking work? And it always has.

Kinda mind-blowing, to be honest, in how easy it is. But I would be lying if I didn't admit that it was a circus of hoops to get to this point.

WorldRemit is legit.

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Originally Posted by ötzi

Tickets to Newport Folk Festival went on sale today at 1:00 on the Dice app. I was on there at exactly 1:00, put four tickets in my cart, and then a "Sold Out" notice popped up on the app and the tickets disappeared from my cart. It was 1:00 and maybe fifteen seconds by the time this whole deal had transpired and I was out of luck. I am annoyed. That's bullshit.

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And instantly available on ticketmaster most likely by 1:00:30

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Originally Posted by ötzi

Tickets to Newport Folk Festival went on sale today at 1:00 on the Dice app. I was on there at exactly 1:00, put four tickets in my cart, and then a "Sold Out" notice popped up on the app and the tickets disappeared from my cart. It was 1:00 and maybe fifteen seconds by the time this whole deal had transpired and I was out of luck. I am annoyed. That's bullshit.

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Absolutely infuriating. That's because ticket scalping has essentially been legalized thanks to Ticketmaster and Stubhub who now LOVE the practice since they can get a cut with every transaction. They make money on the initial purchase, and AGAIN when you purchase it from the scalper through their website. You can blame scalper bots for what you just experienced. These assholes use bots to flood the services the second tickets go up for sale, and they're "sold out" in mere seconds. Guaranteed you'll see them popping up on Craigslist tonight for super inflated prices. And the venues and artists must not REALLY care thaaaaat much because you know how all of this nonsense could be stopped? Just knock it off with all the stupid apps, and have us purchase tix from the box office (with limits per person) just like the good old days. Get a printed ticket. Done. Stone age, but it worked. Sure, there have always been scalpers but at least back then they only had so many tickets compared to now where they literally buy up entire arenas within seconds. :cussing:

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Yeah, I don't tend to go to many shows that are going to sell out immediately, but that happened to me for the first Cruel World festival. I was poised and ready to go and when my spot in the queue was up only the cheap GA tickets were left and my wife didn't want those. I'm pretty sure it was the pre-sale, too, not that that matters much these days.

Ya, I've pretty much given up on shows, games, etc where such practices exist. Small, local venues and UVM basketball are what get my business these days. Make scalping illegal again.

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Originally Posted by The AD

Yeah, I don't tend to go to many shows that are going to sell out immediately, but that happened to me for the first Cruel World festival. I was poised and ready to go and when my spot in the queue was up only the cheap GA tickets were left and my wife didn't want those. I'm pretty sure it was the pre-sale, too, not that that matters much these days.

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Cheap GA is and was the best for Cruel World - those VIP areas were farther from the stages, and I heard lots of griping about the supposed perks.

You going this year?

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Originally Posted by riser4

Ya, I've pretty much given up on shows, games, etc where such practices exist. Small, local venues and UVM basketball are what get my business these days. Make scalping illegal again.

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Originally Posted by riser4

Ya, I've pretty much given up on shows, games, etc where such practices exist. Small, local venues and UVM basketball are what get my business these days. Make scalping illegal again.

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Yup. Same here. :(

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Originally Posted by El Chupacabra

Cheap GA is and was the best for Cruel World - those VIP areas were farther from the stages, and I heard lots of griping about the supposed perks.

You going this year?

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I doubt it. The lineup looks pretty good, but last year's seemed better to me.

Yep, fuck Venmo and any biz that requires a data-mining app.

I've used Zelle *but only* to/from major bank to major bank, like Chase to Wells Fargo, or WF to WF. Works in an instant, no fee, no app required, just email/phone number needed.

Speaking of apps, I detest 'to get the latest conditions and updates, download our shitty app' that tells you absolutely nothing we couldn't have told you right here while you're already on your phone. Fuck off.

Yup, Zelle is the way

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Originally Posted by Jax

Speaking of apps, I detest 'to get the latest conditions and updates, download our shitty app' that tells you absolutely nothing we couldn't have told you right here while you're already on your phone. Fuck off.

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I think this is their way of saying nicely "quit calling us, you fucking Luddite!" :)

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Originally Posted by The AD

I think this is their way of saying nicely "quit calling us, you fucking Luddite!" :)

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Call me a Luddite but what's even more annoying is when they tell you that you NEED to resolve said issue via the app, so you go through all the rigmarole, create an account, run through all the various permissions, terms and conditions, initial app setup, etc. and then the app tells you that you need to call customer care to do what you wanted them to do to begin with! Back to hours on hold due to the "higher than normal call volume" that every company has supposedly been experiencing for the last 30+ years. Grrrrrrrr.......

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Originally Posted by Jax

I've used Zelle *but only* to/from major bank to major bank, like Chase to Wells Fargo, or WF to WF..

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Interesting. Why is the “but only” part important to you?

CAPTCHAs for logging in. "Using our blurry ass photo, click on all the pictures with bikes/stairs/crosswalks/bridges/etc." click-click-click-click-click aaaaand done. "WRONG! TRY AGAIN!"

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Originally Posted by MontuckyFried

CAPTCHAs for logging in. "Using our blurry ass photo, click on all the pictures with bikes/stairs/crosswalks/bridges/etc." click-click-click-click-click aaaaand done. "WRONG! TRY AGAIN!"

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And it seems like the ones with just numbers and letters are getting cryptic/unreadable (either that or my eyes are just getting too old).

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Originally Posted by MontuckyFried

CAPTCHAs for logging in. "Using our blurry ass photo, click on all the pictures with bikes/stairs/crosswalks/bridges/etc." click-click-click-click-click aaaaand done. "WRONG! TRY AGAIN!"

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They're annoying from a user standpoint, but I've worked on Web projects where they were hugely helpful in how they cut down on bots submitting forms. The Google system tends to be less annoying because they don't verify as often if your browser has enough tracking data already present to identify you as probably human.

Really, it's another case of "this is why we can't have nice things", because the asshats will take advantage if we don't have captchas in place.

And screw the letter/numbers on an illegible background version too. I get that the idea is to prevent a computer from identifying the letters, but the computers are apparently better than my eyes at it these days.

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Originally Posted by Mustonen

Interesting. Why is the “but only” part important to you?

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The emphasis is not downloading the app, just use it directly from your bank's online portal.

For those who haven’t used it, Zelle is not refundable. So, make sure you know who you’re sending to.
Otherwise, very easy.

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Originally Posted by anotherVTskibum

They're annoying from a user standpoint, but I've worked on Web projects where they were hugely helpful in how they cut down on bots submitting forms. The Google system tends to be less annoying because they don't verify as often if your browser has enough tracking data already present to identify you as probably human.

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It would be cool if Rando websites could implement a kind of 2FA where they put a code up, you can it w google Authenticator or something and go, without making an account or anything. So tired of the captcha

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Originally Posted by Jax

The emphasis is not downloading the app, just use it directly from your bank's online portal.

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Why is that better?

February and the grass is bright green. This winter sucks for snow.

Guy takes up the entire bay.

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Originally Posted by KQ

Guy takes up the entire bay.

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You should go back up within 2" of his bumper and start filling from that front pump. :fmicon:

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Guy takes up the entire bay.

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At least he’s pointed the right direction. There’s a busy station near us that has giant arrows, but there’s still asshats that ignore the system and end up blocking the line in the wrong direction and create gridlock

He's from Oregon, give him a break, he doesn't know how to pump his own gas.

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Originally Posted by Danno

He's from Oregon, give him a break, he doesn't know how to pump his own gas.

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Tru dat.

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Originally Posted by Danno

He's from Oregon, give him a break, he doesn't know how to pump his own gas.

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She's probably IN Oregon. Cheapest gas is in MF, am I right?
(I was trying to make out that street sign to see, but I'm too lazy.) [Edited to add: Yes, yes she is. Grumpy, frumpy old farmers/loggers don't give no damn.]

My buddy Alex said the groom at BW was right fast yesterday! He also buys all his gas in MF. :)

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Originally Posted by gregorys

She's probably IN Oregon. Cheapest gas is in MF, am I right?
(I was trying to make out that street sign to see, but I'm too lazy.) [Edited to add: Yes, yes she is. Grumpy, frumpy old farmers/loggers don't give no damn.]

My buddy Alex said the groom at BW was right fast yesterday! He also buys all his gas in MF. :)

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Yup... just along Hwy 11 there on my way to the feed store. Paid $3.19/gal for reg. INSANE!

BW is the bomb! File under "local hills that rock!"

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Originally Posted by KQ

BW is the bomb! File under "local hills that rock!"

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I need to come ski iBW with him. But it's hard to pass the high-speed quads an hour away to drive 4.5+ to ski a *slow* triple at BW.
I need to do it on a day with enough snow they are running the cat to the "top" - that might help entice me.
Last time I skied out that way was a Sat afternoon/night at Spout Springs. Long long ago. :)

If you're up there and notice some young buck skiing 193 OG Cochises - well that's him.

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Originally Posted by gregorys

She's probably IN Oregon. Cheapest gas is in MF, am I right?
(I was trying to make out that street sign to see, but I'm too lazy.) [Edited to add: Yes, yes she is. Grumpy, frumpy old farmers/loggers don't give no damn.]

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Are you familiar with the term "joke"?

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Originally Posted by Danno

Are you familiar with the term "joke"?

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Sure. The nuances probably went over your head.

KQ lives in Walla Walla WA.
But gas in Walla Walla WA is (usually) quite a lot more expensive than just across the OR border in Milton-Freewater.
So, having spent quite a lot of time in central and eastern WA/OR, I was just amused at seeing the tiny gas-station I've actually bought gas from not all that long ago ... and that yes, it *was* an Oregon driver, but actually in Oregon, not WW.

[And the rules have changed in Oregon, so pretty much everyone can pump their own gas now - but you don't have to. And it's not been long, so there's still a lot of them figuring it out.]

Little things you find amusing when you're familiar with the area.
[I even know someone who lives like a quarter mile away from that gas station.]

Day 2.5 of whatever stomach bug is going around. Haven’t been able to eat much besides rice and popsicles for the last two days

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Originally Posted by gregorys

Sure. The nuances probably went over your head.

KQ lives in Walla Walla WA.
But gas in Walla Walla WA is (usually) quite a lot more expensive than just across the OR border in Milton-Freewater.
So, having spent quite a lot of time in central and eastern WA/OR, I was just amused at seeing the tiny gas-station I've actually bought gas from not all that long ago ... and that yes, it *was* an Oregon driver, but actually in Oregon, not WW.

[And the rules have changed in Oregon, so pretty much everyone can pump their own gas now - but you don't have to. And it's not been long, so there's still a lot of them figuring it out.]

Little things you find amusing when you're familiar with the area.
[I even know someone who lives like a quarter mile away from that gas station.]

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I find jokes are much more funny when both sides have to spend paragraphs explaining them [emoji12]

It's annoying that actual driving is now firmly down the list of priorities for many people when behind the wheel. Giant screens, always on the phone, oblivious to where they are on the road and who is around them... now we get to add tech dorks using virtual headsets while on autopilot to that list of distractions.

https://www.the-express.com/tech/tec...er-pulled-over

Better yet, they record themselves doing it and the subsequent traffic stop. Cutting edge bro!

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Originally Posted by BmillsSkier

It's annoying that actual driving is now firmly down the list of priorities for many people when behind the wheel.

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Come on, man... driving has been way down on the list for DECADES.

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Originally Posted by skaredshtles

Come on, man... driving has been way down on the list for DECADES.

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Sure, but has it been on this level?

https://cdn-images.the-express.com/i...=1707153210165

If I look over and see that choad "driving" along like that I'm getting as far as I can from him and probably calling a cop.

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Originally Posted by evdog

Parents wrote me a check for $200 when I was home, to reimburse me for some of their stuff I paid for. They are in Canada so it's a Cdn$ check. I've cashed these at my local bank in SD many times, they just convert to USD and deposit the amount. Easy.

But my bank was acquired by US Bank last year. And apparently the tellers now communicate all questions to their supervisors via a chat app, so she spent way too long, typing, muttering, and starting at her screen than should be necessary. The word fee was murmured several times.

So their new process is to deposit a foreign currency check at face value, then 3-5 days later they will apply a fee "for the exchange". Fine, makes sense. Then she mentions another fee. More typing. Ah yes, there's a $19 fee if the check bounces. Fair enough. It won't bounce.

More typing and staring. Hmmm.... She now tells me there will be a $40-120 fee to cash the check. You can't tell how much? $40 would be annoying, but $120 would wipe out most of the value of the check. Her manager finally comes out, and also can't tell me how much the fee will actually be. And apparently she can't waive it or do anything about it. "All the banks are doing this now". Wonderful. Fuck all of the banks with a red hot poker.

So I just tore the check up in front of them. I'd rather my parents keep their money than give a chunk of it to the bank.

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Originally Posted by BmillsSkier

Sure, but has it been on this level?

https://cdn-images.the-express.com/i...=1707153210165

If I look over and see that choad "driving" along like that I'm getting as far as I can from him and probably calling a cop.

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It’s becoming clear the venn diagram of cyber truck customers and apple glasses customers is a circle

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Originally Posted by skaredshtles

Come on, man... driving has been way down on the list for DECADES.

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That’s what I thought when I read BMills response.

People have been, are, and will be idiots.