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Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
We've all been there, haven't we?

After weeks of wrangling with carphone whorehouse, i ended up securing a decent £5p/m contract form my Blackberry. This was sim only and I was keeping my existing handset. I still had to pay £20p/m, but they kindly sent me a cheque for £180, which I promptly spunked.

I went into a store to set up a direct debit, and the counter cunt had to call through to customer services and she handed me the phone to give my details etc. So imagine my surprise when she started offering me a new handset, a blackberry, an item I could sell and make more money, then she starts going on about a free x-box or a 32" lcd telly...fuck me, i was all a quiver. I put the phone down to go check out the handsets she was offering...i wasn't that fussed, but another blackberry did catch my eye and the cunt in the shop, sensing a sale, said she could do this for the same price.

Reluctantly I hung up on the call center drone and done the deal with the cunt in the shop, inexplicably signing myself up to a 24 month contract, which taking into account the selling of the phone, I will be paying about £10p/m for over the course of 24 months, and no free fucking TV neither.

It wasn't till I got into work that I realised what a raging cock I had been, and how I had been seduced by the shiny baubles in the shop. Will I ever fucking learn. So, when was the last time you made a terrible decision based on greed?
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 9:41, 158 replies, latest was 15 years ago)
Take it back!!
You have 7 days cooling off period or something (rachelswipe?)
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 9:45, Reply)
Aaaah
Now, I thought exactly the same thing, but APPARANTLY, O2 do not accept returns if you get your upgrade in-store. Which to be honest I think is a total crock of shit. The human polyp in the shop never made me aware of this, and I have already been cheek to jowl with the customer service cunts about this.

Is this legal?

Well, I signed a fucking contract I suppose, without reading it, but hey, who does these days anyway?
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 9:49, Reply)
I'm sure there will be some legal way out of it

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 9:50, Reply)
It sounds like a job for The A Team.
They're taking on a lot more consumer rights cases now that they're getting on a bit.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:01, Reply)

shop.o2.co.uk/FAQ?category=Returns%2C+refunds+and+exchanges&question=FAQ_HOW_DO_I_RETURN_OR_EXCHANGE_MY_PHONE
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:15, Reply)
Good man
I've also got their management complaint number. Just phoned trading standards who basically sided with 02 and said i entered into a contract, from which there is NO escape....




We'll see
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:18, Reply)
And for another one
whatconsumer.co.uk/cooling-off-and-cancellations/
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:19, Reply)
you fool! look at the shiny shiny.
New Xbox 360 and HD telly just because the hard drive went on my last xbox. Instead of spending £30 in a second hand shop I spent £470 on a new entertainment fetish.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 9:47, Reply)
When I bought my Porsche
I could afford the repayments until business went quiet. It ended up being reposessed. Shouldn't have bought in the first place & I only have myself to blame.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 9:52, Reply)
what sort was it?

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 9:53, Reply)
One of these. I know. Do your worst...

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:05, Reply)
Dude....................
weak. I mean for the price they were new you could have got a lot of prettier things.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:05, Reply)
I know. £84,000 of weakness when you add the optional extras.

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:07, Reply)
you could've got a pretty fucking flash 911 for that
what on earth were you thinking?
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:12, Reply)
I had had an extremely nasty car accident in a BMW convertible (Z4M) so wanted a tank.

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:15, Reply)
fair enough
if you are getting a knobby 4x4 surely a Range Rover sport would have been a better choice?
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:16, Reply)
This or an X5 much prettier than the Porsche

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:18, Reply)
Didn't like the RR Sport and I wanted something different to some of my friends who had X5's, Range Rovers, Discoveries etc.

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:18, Reply)
should have got an X6
raised the suspension and stuck massive wheels and BF goodrich tyres on it
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:21, Reply)
X6 wasn't out then and they look shit.

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:23, Reply)
I think I'm the only person who doesn't think they look shit

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:26, Reply)
I think they look great too
Super Aggressive. I would feel like I was driving a minotaur to work.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:29, Reply)
Filled the boot with amps and speakers
32" plasma in the back, hydraulics, spinners and a dixie horn.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:25, Reply)
don't be silly
all that shit would weigh you down when you are caning it across the desert
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:26, Reply)
Yeah,
But how can you rock the Casbah without a pimped ride?
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:28, Reply)
It's not really fair enough
you wouldn't think it reasonable if someone said, I got hit by a car while walking, so now I wear a bomb vest to kill anyone who touches me.

ITS EXACTLY THE SAME VIPROS! EXACTLY! THE! SAME!
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:20, Reply)
I would think that is perfectly reasonable
I tend to say fair enough as a standard response when I have nothing much to say about something.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:25, Reply)
was the Z4 yours as well?
I didn't realise you had such a tiny penis. Not that I would, obviously, I've never met you.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:18, Reply)
Yes. I also have also owned a Jag (XKR) and a TVR (Chimera HC), an Audi RS4, a BMW M5 and various motorbikes
Not all at the same time.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:21, Reply)
Then buy a Defender
Or a Panzer.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:20, Reply)
Defender was too slow and not comfortable enough
Panzer wouldn't fit in my garage.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:24, Reply)
was it the turbo one?
that would allow you to slightly save face
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:07, Reply)
Yes.

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:07, Reply)
You are dead to me

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:08, Reply)
*weeps*

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:09, Reply)
No wonder you hate
cyclists. You're a knobend in a 4x4.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:10, Reply)
A shit 4x4 at that
Would you buy a Land Rover convertible sports car?
Carreras instantly mark you as a cunt with far more money than sense.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:11, Reply)
it's a Cayenne

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:12, Reply)
Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck
I knew it was, but for some reason wrote Carrera. My MD drove his Carrera in today, that might be why.
Yes, CAYENNES fucking suck.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:15, Reply)
I knew I was going to get abuse when I posted this. At least take some consolation in my stupidity and greed - it was repossessed after all.

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:17, Reply)
Good
You deserved it. Just think of what a lovely ford focus you could have bought for a quarter of the price.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:21, Reply)

Yep I really deserved that. After all I never worked hard, set up a business, created jobs etc. So it was obviously a really cuntish thing to buy nice things when I could afford the repayments.

I guess it is my fault too that I got affected by the recession and then lost a lot of money when business went down hill.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:29, Reply)
yeah you big bastard! I'm surprised you haven't become a monk
and dedicated your life to repenting.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:31, Reply)
It's a fucking epically good 4x4. Don't underestimate Porsche on that.
The problem is it's uglier than a bulldog licking piss off nettles. And it costs twice as much as a Disco, which is probably the best 4x4 for UK conditions that you can buy.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:22, Reply)
It was fantastic to drive. I didn't mind how it looks. A massive cunt I knew had a Disco so I wan't going to buy one of them

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:25, Reply)
Buy a RR and save yourself 25K then.
You also reduce your cunt appearance by 76%.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:27, Reply)
More so if the RR has mud on it
If it's spotlessly clean, you're still a massive cunt.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:28, Reply)
I was behind one the other day
and I noticed that although the body is quite high, all the shit underneath appears no further off the ground than most regular cars
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:28, Reply)
Air suspension, I suspect.
they really are quite a long way off the ground in "proper" mode.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:31, Reply)
I'd forgotten about that
cheers
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:35, Reply)
I don't own a car at all now I live in London - don't need one.
And I will *always* appear to be a cunt, because I am one.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:30, Reply)
I lived in the countryside at the time - see above why I bought it.

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:16, Reply)
It doesn't matter if you lived "in the countryside"
unless you actually need it to pull stranded sheep out of ditches there is no need to have a 4x4, especially such a shit 4x4 that, were you to suddenly need to pull something out of anything, would not be up to the job.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:19, Reply)
I did use it offroad on occasion (mainly to drive across the parking fields at Royal Ascot and at the Polo)
(not really).
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:22, Reply)
As I said above
it fucking would. It's a brilliantly good 4x4. The diff distribution system is genius, and the air suspension works brilliantly, and it has pretty short overhangs. It's just ugly as buggery and really expensive.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:26, Reply)
Oh dude sadtimes

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:13, Reply)
oh you massive wanker.
I'm sorry, that just slipped out, I didn't mean to be so rude.

wanker
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:17, Reply)
I know.
I don't own a car anymore - just use a VW Golf from streetcar as & when I need one.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:19, Reply)
Oh, man.
Are you registered blind?
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:23, Reply)
who said that?

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:31, Reply)
Was it a gold plated one?
I really just want an excuse to post more horrific cars. This one is for Rachel
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 9:54, Reply)
urgh
that is horrible
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 9:54, Reply)
was that a Nova?
not seen one of them since the 6th form.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 9:55, Reply)
by the front lights, I think it might be a Micra.
It's definitely Jap, anyway.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:24, Reply)
Bet you a pound it's a Nova?
It's the shape of the little back windows and the frame that make me thinkg Vauxhall.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:27, Reply)
you're on.
if it's a Nova it's got different lights and whole new interior, the headrests aren't Vauxhall

/Oh god I'm sad.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:28, Reply)
We need TGB to show us the source.
Not sad, good observational skills!
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:32, Reply)
Decision time
i36.photobucket.com/albums/e28/quincyg/blogging4/Picture135.jpg
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:32, Reply)
I'm going with Suzuki Swift

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:35, Reply)
See here
b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post884099
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:38, Reply)
thanks for that useful link

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:39, Reply)
hahaha

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:40, Reply)
def not a nova
Old Toyota or Nissan maybe? bluebird?
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:37, Reply)
doesn't look like a Nova to me either
proportions of the body are wrong at the back
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:35, Reply)
The winner is
THE KIA PRIDE

upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Kia_Pride_front_20071204.jpg
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:37, Reply)
Reckon so
OK, Korean not Jap. But at that age more likely a Daihatsu Charade than the Kia, identical looking car but more common in the UK then.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:41, Reply)
Hammering down the win, right here
https://www.mycarcheck.com/check/V503EAO/
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:42, Reply)
You realise that this is the kind of win
where we all lose, right? ;)
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:44, Reply)
I owe you a pound.

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:42, Reply)
aww it's like the van in Dumb & Dumber

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:19, Reply)
Within seconds of you posting that I had
Mocking bird song in my head!
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:21, Reply)
I've got the fucking Bird Is The Word in my damn head thanks to some stupid bastard paperclip salesman.

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 11:05, Reply)
Exactly the same mistake here
25 pounds a month for 24 months because I was in a hurry. Shit deal, now I'm stuck with it
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 9:55, Reply)
I have a 25 squid / 24 month deal and I think it's ok
but I do have the best phone EVER so it's ok
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:02, Reply)
Android-smugs

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:04, Reply)
hell yeah!
I was watching masterchef on my phone the other day after downloading it from iplayer
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:13, Reply)
I'M STILL FUCKING ADDICTED TO ALCHEMY
AND IT'S ALL YOUR BASTARD FAULT, ARGH!

/seethes
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:17, Reply)
I've got 134 now I think.

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:18, Reply)
I've hit a wall at 149 which is annoying.
Although I think that last thing I made was "wall"
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:20, Reply)
Have you got hunter?
Then you can get a whole bunch more.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:28, Reply)
Yeah I'm goign to have a play later.
I felt utterly stupid for not getting areoplane for so long
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:41, Reply)
Erm
I've only got 65
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 11:01, Reply)
I'm not a greedy person so have no answer for you.
*smugs*
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 9:56, Reply)
Do you mind if I join you in a spot of smugging? I also have nothing to declare here.

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:12, Reply)
3am today,
'Go on then, I'll have another line, sure'
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:03, Reply)
^This
A long time ago.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:04, Reply)
Where did you come from?
Where did you go?
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:09, Reply)
Cotton Eyed Joe

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:10, Reply)
Thanks for that.
EDIT I'm sorry - I keep feeling guilty about being mean to you, but then you keep posting silly shit and I cannot help myself.

Sorry in advance for next time.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:11, Reply)
I don't know why
I don't get upset by the internet anymore. It's all shit's and giggles. Plus Cotton Eyed Joe is funny!
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:19, Reply)
please stop boasting about drugs
it's not big, and it's not clever. Kids could be reading this you know
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:16, Reply)
Fuck off Bert.

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:17, Reply)
bah, beat me to it

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:17, Reply)
No
Not big and not clever is a dwarf with learning difficulties.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:17, Reply)
Hello new person,
these people have been hurt before, they find it hard to trust again, don't let them scare you.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:19, Reply)
I approve of what you are doing here

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:20, Reply)
It might be a girl.

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:22, Reply)
Maybe it's Bert's sister?

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:43, Reply)
in that case he'll definitely be around somewhere

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:44, Reply)
His cock is inside her right now as she types.

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:47, Reply)

Kids could be reading this you know

Yes I did go balls deep in my sister.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:20, Reply)
Having another plate of food at the All You Can Eat Buffet
I was so full that my stomach was rock hard. I couldn't drink anything, it felt like I was backed up to my tonsils and walking was uncomfortable.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:10, Reply)
Sweet Jesus
Been there as well, although I did have an experience that included vomiting gallons of amber coloured gruel all over a pavement that really sobered me up to the perils of buffet related greed.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:20, Reply)
Have you ever done the pizza hut challenge Labs?

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:20, Reply)
What's that?
Some friends and I went in at 12pm, and came out when the buffet finished at 4pm once, many years ago (when I still had a metabolism).
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:22, Reply)
Lunch time buffet challenge, most slices in 30 minutes. I thought
I had done well with 18 until that was smashed by a colleague who did 25.

I had to sit at my desk with my trousers undone for the afternoon.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:25, Reply)
Jesus wept
I very much doubt I could do that.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:26, Reply)
once is enough
It will put you off pizza for a while.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:27, Reply)
If it was anything but pepperoni, I could give it a good go
But I have one slice of that stuff, and I'm full
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:29, Reply)
Pepperoni is the best pizza ever.
There is a place in Bris called Pizza King that does a pepperoni pizza on naan bread base. It's epic.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:33, Reply)
error
Dominoes Meteor is the greatest pizza ever.

Closely followed by one with anchovies, olives, capers, and parma ham
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:37, Reply)
Anything that Dominoes produce cannot be classed as pizza
It's shit, I thought you were a man of taste Vipros.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:38, Reply)
I'm not a huge fan of a BBQ base on pizzas
But I do like the Meateor.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:39, Reply)
it is mighty.
the homemade pizzas I made the other day were pretty awesome although they were the saltiest anchovies ever.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:41, Reply)
Reminds me I need to get more chili anchovies

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:44, Reply)
they sound good

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:46, Reply)
Get some next time you do a food shop

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:47, Reply)
I've only ever had anchovies once
They were on a fish pizza, which was vile. I'll try them again at some point though.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:54, Reply)
No chance
The best pizza is done by a place near me, called Cheshire Fast Food. 16" of cheese, tomato, pepperoni, salami, ham, chicken tikka and mincemeat. It is godly, and you can get that, a cheesey garlic bread and a bottle of Coke for £12.50.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:53, Reply)
I haven't had takeaway
since attempting a Snappy's beast with my stepbro. I felt awful afterwards.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:35, Reply)
I fucking love Snappys
South of the Border without green peppers (so pepperoni, spicy beef, cajun chicken and jalapenos). NOM.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:37, Reply)
Which buffet did you go to?
I miss the Blue Ripple.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:38, Reply)
what is Snappys?

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:38, Reply)
A local chain pizza place
Snappy Tomato.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:39, Reply)
Jimmy Spice's
A new one in town, just under the cinema. Wide range of food (english, italian, indian, mexican, chinese, thai), plus they'll do you fresh stir frys and naan upon request.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:40, Reply)
That sounds rather tasty

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:55, Reply)
it's all bland and mediocre though

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 11:45, Reply)
I can't stand jalapenos
They taste vile
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:54, Reply)
What's the challenge?
Not getting food poisoning?
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:23, Reply)
The challenge is to not be an abrasive smart arse for 30 -45 minutes.
Go Go Go!!
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:28, Reply)
You first.

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:29, Reply)
I cannot succeed in playing this game. I am A. not abrasive, and B. Too dumb to be a smart arse.

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:35, Reply)
You should try the Colossus burger
1lb of beef. If it had been a mixture of meats, it would have been much simpler.



Coke bottle for scale.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:22, Reply)
I bought a £5 box when I was only a little peckish
It comes in a pizza box, and consists of a burger, chips, doner meat, 4 onion rings and 4 chicken nuggets. I got halfway through the chips, and felt full.

Kept the doner meat, the burger and the nuggets, whacked them in the microwave the next day, tasty as ever!
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:21, Reply)
This is excellent snacking my friend
The takeaway of choice at Uni do a similar box but its £6 and it has chips, chicken wings, battered sausage, breaded mushrooms and two dips.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:23, Reply)
Mushrooms are shit
But battered sausages are awesome
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:23, Reply)
Love breaded mushrooms with a little garlic mayo nom nom

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:25, Reply)
I've enjoyed the mushrooms you get in Italian restaurants
But I just think button mushrooms, or any like that, are shit.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:28, Reply)
Mushrooms are not shit.
However they are sometimes shiitake.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:31, Reply)
ha!

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:36, Reply)
Scottish brothers
Have the Munchie Box or Jocque Monsieur as it is also known.

This is snacking at PhD level.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:27, Reply)
Do tell?

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:28, Reply)
Feast you eyes on this bad boy
blog.23x.net/5/what-is-a-munchy-box.html
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:31, Reply)
The "champion of artery hardeners" ha ha

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:49, Reply)
That looks awesome

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:51, Reply)
Govan Tapas - 2200 Calories (12" box but also comes in a bigger size) - 10g of salt
Doner Meat - Lamb shish - pakora - chicken tikka - mushrooms - chips - chicken wings - pitta bread - kebab salad and coleslaw.

Have also seen it with onion bhajis.

CLEAR! "He's back Doctor...!"
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:36, Reply)
I was recently introduced to 'The Hogie'
Which is basically a tortilla filled with chips, cheese, salad and donner meat, all wrapped up like a rude fajita. Pretty tasty, but incredibly stodgy.
(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:30, Reply)
'Jocque Monsieur' is inspired.

(, Wed 29 Sep 2010, 10:42, Reply)

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