All Purpose Rant Away Thread - 3.2.1 GO!

[Durham Couponer]

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I "think" I've had several from the Bloc..but they hang up when they discover I won't speak French.

Ha... Won't.

Same persistent party shoved more literature in my door today. Too late! Ironically my polling station was in a community centre promoting a tree planting event this weekend.

[cath007]

nothing in my wardrobe fit me and I have to buy another winter coat will try to shop in thrift stores

[macw1960]

I used a moisturizer from my Birchbox and reacted badly to it, not just a breakout, it looks like it burned my skin

Not good....hope it clears up for you soon.

[wolfwoman]

We had 7 candidates including a Libertarian, Marijuana party and an independent

I'd vote for the Marijuana party!

I had a chat with my local Postie today about the election while picking up my mail. He said he was voting for Trudeau because he doesn't think women should have access to guns and Trudeau wants to disarm Canadians. OMG! Are you serious?

[FallenPixels]

The Marijuana Party guy runs in every election (local, provincial or federal) and has since the 80s

But OMG on your postie's views, shows you what people believe though

[DaveP]

I'd vote for the Marijuana party!

I had a chat with my local Postie today about the election while picking up my mail. He said he was voting for Trudeau because he doesn't think women should have access to guns and Trudeau wants to disarm Canadians. OMG! Are you serious?

Too funny. Are you sure he wasn't pulling your leg?

[DaveP]

I'd vote for the Marijuana party!

I had a chat with my local Postie today about the election while picking up my mail. He said he was voting for Trudeau because he doesn't think women should have access to guns and Trudeau wants to disarm Canadians. OMG! Are you serious?

Too funny. Are you sure he wasn't pulling your leg?

[Durham Couponer]

I'd vote for the Marijuana party!

I had a chat with my local Postie today about the election while picking up my mail. He said he was voting for Trudeau because he doesn't think women should have access to guns and Trudeau wants to disarm Canadians. OMG! Are you serious?

and he went home alone to his TV and frozen dinner he paid full price for, I bet. OMG. Can I add an F without getting banned?

[Midnightly]

Trying to be nice and it back firing in your face................

People on the buy and sell site have been begging for anyone who can make blankets for Christmas, looked at the pattern and I can do it so offered but made it clear this is a side thing for me as I work over 50 hours a week so can only do it in my limited free time. I have had a number of people ask okay fine but holy cow the comments when it comes to price.

On one blanket once all was purchased that was needed I was going to make $1.37 this was after multiple changes. We agree then she comes back and wants more changes which will add an additional 4 balls of yarn to the pattern, each ball is $7 before tax but she insists on only paying what was originally quoted. Finally I laid it all out and she backs out of the deal saying she found someone who agreed to make it for her for free as a nice gesture. Ok fine.

Now today another one wants a large intricate pattern as long as everything goes to plan (the pattern does not lie on the supply list) I would make just under $10 on the blanket. They come back to me and treat me like I am ripping them off saying how this is a Christmas gift and is supposed to be something nice for a family member but they cannot be expected to spend that amount on a Christmas gift.

I am not trying to get rich and honestly was trying to do this as a nice gesture to help some people out, I am pretty much charging cost and am not making more then $10 off any of these blankets and honestly it is becoming stressful. So much for my good deed.

i think people are stuck with this walmart mentality that things are cheap... and fail to realize that each item costs $$ of the items when your buying the stuff to make it...

i've been asked to sew things for people but they do a little bit of a gag when i tell them how much fabric costs when not getting it on super clearance to make the things they want

[cath007]

When you want to order just 1 or 2 things online but the price are so appealing that you finish by broken budget but I dont spoil myself too much so for Christmas present I guess it worth it.

[cath007]

I just learned that my Loblaws will close in january .But I hope lots of good deals and clearance will happen.

[secheltsaver]

I hate it when people pull the make it for virtually free routine.I've gotten the "I'll buy the materials" line before-no thanks.I used to do bead work,with seed beads using the Peyote stitch technique.1 friggen bead at a time,selected carefully for size as they're rather uneven and about the size of a pin head.A co-worker spotted my lighter cover and wanted one for herself,different design of course.When I told her $40. she said she thought she could just buy the beads,and I could keep the leftovers as payment.Beads are about $5.,the left overs are the uneven,wonky ones (which I usually throw on the floor as I'm going) and it takes about 20 hours.She declined my offer of lessons so she could do it herself-sounded too hard and fussy.
That was o.k. with me,I didn't really feel like making more-it's hell on the carpal tunnel syndrome,and I wanted a break.

[Crochetlady]

I sell my baby afghans in stores. By the time I buy the yarn and the stores take 25% commission I`m lucky if I have $10-15 left.

[Darth Penguin]

The first thing MIL said to me when I announced I was pregnant was that she wasn't going to knit me anything for free....I was surprised since I was and still am capable of knitting my own baby layette..

I would only ask some-one if the skill level was above mine* but would ensure I paid for all materials and a stripend for thier time..


* enutheastic amateur at best in most cases...

[Chantel]

It's really starting to chap me seeing posts online about people complaining that Christmas merchandise is going up in October. (Not directed at anybody here! Just in general!)

Do you know how much crap there is go get out? Do you know how long it takes to basically completely rearrange large portions of a store to fit all the incoming holiday stuff? And then to put signs and shelf labels up? As soon as you think you've got it all up, more comes in on another delivery. And then you have to rearrange everything already on the sales floor to fit it all... again.

Basically, from mid October, overworked and underpaid employees spend their whole shifts every day working their butts off to get it all out and pretty so that in November when you're feeling the Christmas spirit, it's all out and ready for you. If we didn't start in October, it would never be ready in time. There's just too much to do.

We are not 6'2 'elves' named Buddy and this is not Gimbals. We cannot magically transform a store overnight from Halloween spooks to Holiday Magic. They have to overlap. Sorry that this ruins your life.

Next time you're in a store and want to make a comment about how it's wrong in one way or another to have Christmas things out before [Halloween, Remembrance Day, November, whatever]... do us all a favor and zip that lip. Someone's been working their patoot off and all they have to show for it is customers making snarky comments and glitter scratching up their retinas, in their hair, in their cleavage...