The Daily Rant Thread

[paytonimusrex]

Yeah, it's always been sort of hard for used stuff. And never get anywhere close to what you have into it. New stuff, lots of people would rather just buy straight from a vendor unless it's a huge discount. RC has always been a losing proposition unless you factor in the enjoyment you get from it.

not even really trying to get that much back I just want to sell it all lol my techno art i’m selling for 500 which I think is fair but maybe it’s to much still

 

[Suburban_Hooligan]

I bet theres lots of hot, sweaty fiberglass machining and giant mosquito dodging to do at work if you're bored.

well considering my boss has been gone for 4 days and gets back tomorrow. and that means he'll be in here like a coked up squirrel with its tail on fire. and i know we've got at least 2 jobs he's going to want to rush out the door that day which both involve me cutting fiberglass. and i ran the space heater, i mean injection molder Tuesday making bobbins (for stock) that get encapsulated, that coked up squirrel is going to think everything is a nut and want to do the normal daily orders, plus the 2 on deck. plus I'm sure want to squeeze in stock, and that stock is going be encapsulating the crap i just made because hell we have to test them, make sure they work. just like the last 150 iv done in the last probably 5 years. and I'm pretty sure there is a mosquito back here in the warehouse, and sense it's 10am I'm sure its an asian tiger mosquito. but so far i haven't had any problem dodging it. and on top of that its supposed to be like 90 degrees and muggy AF.
yeah, that might just be my rant tomorrow.

 

[Doom!]

yeah, that might just be my rant tomorrow.

Hey! how about a spoiler alert next time, you totally ruined tomorrows rant for me.

 

[CrunchyM5k]

My lawn mower wouldn't start the other day so I pulled the spark plug to see if it was fouled or flooded. It came out rough bringing the threads in the head with it because Briggs and Stratton assembled this engine with a sparkplug with mangled threads.

 

[CreepyQuarryCrawler]

Okay.. breath..

I spend a ton at my LHS, a literal ton. I am there almost everyday. I have them bring things in for me regularly, they're an A Main distributor in Canada so I can bring things in without tariffs.
They're the only game in town and have treated me decently in recent times.

A few visits ago the owners wife was informing me I may have to start paying for items I have brought in. It was such an awkward conversation because she was kind of patting herself on the back but also reminding me that the service could be revoked at anytime. (So you're not charging me then?? But its no dice next time?? I am confused)

The other day I pick up some silicone inserts for one of my trucks, I grabbed mismatched to see which I liked. It turns out neither, I only opened one.

I sent them an email with photos. No reply.

Today is two business days later so I follow up via phone, they're standing behind their no return policy. She's like, "I know we have returned things before, but I don't know. You know the policy."

The thing is, I don't want the money, I want to buy other things.

She's like, "well now we'll have an inventory mismatch".

I said that's "not true, I took a mismatch so bringing one back would give you a full set."

The stammering and stuttering turned into me just saying, "okay, you can stand behind your policy. If this was online I would be able to just send it back."

She began telling me about online returns and that "I would have to pay". I said "I can take things to my local corner store, they do Amazon returns, most companies give you a post office return slip. It's really not a big deal.

I cannot believe they're going to choose these to make a stand on.

I needed two packs of SLW hardware, just ordered it from eBay instead. Saves me the drive to the slums.

Part two: The owners wife reached out with an offer, she'll accept them back with a 15% restock fee to cover their time. Are you serious? Your time? I just said thanks for calling me back.