Paid Members Gus Mears Posted November 28, 2022 Author Paid Members Share Posted November 28, 2022 CeX really does stink of BO. Even when there is basically no one in there. It's like they pump it in through the vents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamp Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 12 hours ago, DavidB6937 said: Second place goes to anywhere that has staff that actively asks me if I need help with anything. IF I NEEDED HELP I WOULD ASK. FUCK OFF. And they're never around when I do want help. Arseholes. When I worked in a public library my manager would go to Florida every year and come back with the idea that we should have someone in a full suit at the front of the library asking what people wanted and pointing them in the right direction. It would actively put me off going into a place. But yeah, any time someone asks me if they can help the answer is always "I'm just looking thanks" and it always feels like I'm being rude somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gaffer Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 11 hours ago, DCW said: I dislike Lidl, it just comes across as knock off version of Aldi. My one has replaced all but 2 tills with self checkouts which means a quick pop in for a donut and a sambo at lunch turns into a 25 minute nightmare no matter if you go for the normal checkout or the self scan. Always some loud video taking cunt being held by security for not paying for their shop properly too. If you're going to dodge the self scans at least do it in M&S or somewhere fancier! Maybe it's the same in the UK, but every Lidl I've ever bought booze from in Ireland too has the most unnecessarily militaristic age policy screening ever, and one that every dour head I've ever been served by in there seem only too happy to implement with spartan precision. Clearly over 21? Get ID'd. With your girlfriend who is also clearly over 21? She gets ID'd too. "If I had my (fictitious) child with me, would you need his ID to sell me those cans?" Silence. They're definitely the Marty Jannetty of the German supermarket rockers. I'll +1 CEX too. Awful cross section of Monster-energy-is-my-culture and down and outs trying to pilfer together some bucks by selling the DVDs from the attic. It's also written in their precepts somewhere that they need to play Audioslave and Alice in Chains on a loop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Accident Prone Posted November 28, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) I applied for a job at CEX once just as it was opening on a high street I used to live near. I got through to the interview, only to find that it was being held in stages throughout the month, with the first interview being a group interview, the second stage being a one-to-one, and then a trial work week before being successful. All of that for a retail gig at fucking CEX?! I popped along to the group interview anyway and left within ten minutes as the interviewer bloke darted the room with red flags like "We're a family here (despite only being open a fortnight)" and "If you conform then no one is left out". I believe CEX is franchised out so any fucker with a bank loan and money to burn can open one. It used to be a haven for cheap DVDs and games, but now it's fallen into despair. I swore off CEX completely a few years back when I queued for almost half an hour to buy some box sets at the store in Merry Hill. One person on the till sorting through a massive bag of trade-in Skylanders and all the other staff were milling in the background, not bothered by the huge queue forming. I dumped the DVDs on a nearby shelf and left. Down with CEX! Down with CEX! Edited November 28, 2022 by Accident Prone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted November 28, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted November 28, 2022 I hate TK Maxx because it’s currently marketing itself as a discount alternative but when I go to the “interesting random food” section I find it’s full of temptation but at prices that make M&S blush. Also any shop where a phone number masquerades as the store number but just links you to customer service. Yes mate, I know you can check the store stock online just like I can, but then we’re both no closer to actually knowing if the item’s actually there before I get in the car. Because it usually isn’t. And I’m not ordering online because you use fucking Hermes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members BomberPat Posted November 28, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted November 28, 2022 definitely Primark for me as well - always massive, always busy, always ridiculously understaffed, leading to all the problems that people have already mentioned; stuff strewn everywhere, nothing put back where it should be. That coupled with incomprehensible floor layouts, and that thing where shops grow above a certain size in order to dominate the available high street space, but have to fill that extra space with tat that has nothing to do with what they actually ostensibly sell, in case anyone going to Primark for a new pair of jeans might think, "oh, I could really do with a novelty mug and a Mickey Mouse waffle-maker while I'm here". I used to work in a clothes shop, and they actively pushed us to do the "can I help you?" shit and basically follow people around the shop. Even though it was so small that I could see the entire shop floor from the till, and so quiet that I could greet every individual customer that walked through the door anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidB6937 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Bit of a vague one but pretty much all shops in train stations. A quid for a packet of crisps? I'd rather starve you money grabbing cunts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Hannibal Scorch Posted November 28, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted November 28, 2022 11 minutes ago, DavidB6937 said: Bit of a vague one but pretty much all shops in train stations. A quid for a packet of crisps? I'd rather starve you money grabbing cunts. Never go to a petrol station (unless Gangrel is outside) or motorway services if you think that's a lot for a bag of crisps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra_gordo Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) Lush. If I ever feel like it's been far too long since my last migraine I just have to walk past one of these fuckers and that's it, headache city. I've been dragged in to one on more than one occasion by my daughter but fortunately she's honed her Lush shopping technique and doesn't spend too much time browsing. 1 hour ago, Gay as FOOK said: "If I had my (fictitious) child with me, would you need his ID to sell me those cans?" Speaking of my daughter, she's recently turned 18 but before her birthday would occasionally be with me when I'd go shopping in our local Tesco where they have a similarly Gestapoesque questioning style. "Can I see your ID please?" Here you go. "And hers?". Why? "She also needs to be over 18". Even though she's my child? "Oh". And that would be that, no further questions your honour, get your tinnies purchased. Then again I did once get stopped there a few years back when buying ibuprofen. "Can I see your ID please?". Why? "You need to look over 25 to buy ibuprofen". But the legal age to buy it is 16? "Yes". So do you think I look 15? "No". How old you think I look? "24. But here you have to look over 25". I was 31 or 32 at the time, with a full beard and lots of tattoos. Edited November 28, 2022 by cobra_gordo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 I understand they probably lose more to shoplifting in a week than Richard Branson's had in his bank account, but any newsagent who stands patiently watching me from the till while I browse had better not count on regular visits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrongStyle Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 I'm very sad that Aldi and Home Bargains have featured here. Honestly, if Aldi had a self-service checkout, I would never do food shopping anywhere else. I am a coffee snob with a wanky collection of far-flung fare, but their Colombian No.3 ground coffee is the best 'everyday' coffee on the market for my money. I think it's a brilliant place to get decent quality stuff for a reasonable price. Home Bargains is also a treasure trove of brilliance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Houchen Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Yeah, Aldi is fucking ace. Cheap as fuck and staff that demolish a queue like i demolish Titan bars. Bet you all love those channel five poverty porn shows don’t you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members FLips Posted November 28, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted November 28, 2022 Are we allowed to include Highstreets and Town Centers as a whole? That’s my pick. Vape Shop, Charity Shop, Greggs, Pub, Betting Shop, Costa, Poundshop. About five of each top to bottom. Filled to the brim with beggars, bagheads and charities trying to accost you. It’s an outdated concept in an age where everyone buys online and all the specialist shops and “days out” are in retail parks and indoor complexes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Carbomb Posted November 28, 2022 Paid Members Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, StrongStyle said: I'm very sad that Aldi and Home Bargains have featured here. Honestly, if Aldi had a self-service checkout, I would never do food shopping anywhere else. I am a coffee snob with a wanky collection of far-flung fare, but their Colombian No.3 ground coffee is the best 'everyday' coffee on the market for my money. I think it's a brilliant place to get decent quality stuff for a reasonable price. Home Bargains is also a treasure trove of brilliance. The one near me has self-service checkouts, so it might be something they're gradually introducing. Aldi's brill. I will never get tired of their rip-off stuff, and Keith has got the right idea. Their Titan bars are better than Mars. Racer is a very good substitute for Snickers too. Only shops I don't hate are food shops like Greggs or Wenzels, or bookshops. Edited November 28, 2022 by Carbomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merzbow Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) I kinda hate Waterstones, they never stock any of the kinds of books I want to the point where I'm sure they're trying to dumb down readers. Half the shop is fucking manga now. Edited November 28, 2022 by Merzbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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