Things that make you go "WTF" - Blu-ray Forum

BStecke · 02-21-2008, 03:49 PM

So I went to Subway today for lunch, got up to the counter and they asked me if I wanted the value meal. I said, no, but I'll take a small drink. The person says, "We only have medium and large." Feeling jaunty, and a little bit perturbed that she couldn't just give me the smallest one they had, I said "Wouldn't the medium be a small then?" Apparently the person didn't get that I was kidding around with them and they said, "No . . . it's a medium." I left it at that, since the person seemed to be getting snippy over it. But seriously . . . how can you have a medium with nothing on either side? A lot of places have started doing this. People get paid a lot of money to market these things that are totally stupid.

camper · 02-21-2008, 04:03 PM

"The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and..."
"Oh, I see. And most amps go up to ten?"
"Exactly."
"Does that mean it's louder? Is it any louder?"
"Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where? "
"I don't know."
"Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?"
"Put it up to eleven."
"Eleven. Exactly. One louder."
"Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?"
[pause] "These go to eleven."

~Camper

BStecke · 02-21-2008, 04:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by camper

"The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and..."
"Oh, I see. And most amps go up to ten?"
"Exactly."
"Does that mean it's louder? Is it any louder?"
"Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where? "
"I don't know."
"Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?"
"Put it up to eleven."
"Eleven. Exactly. One louder."
"Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?"
[pause] "These go to eleven."

~Camper

LOL I never got into Spinal Tap, but that part is absolutely hilarious.

raginranger · 02-21-2008, 04:06 PM

Yeah, that makes no sense at all. I think even some places now offer a medium combo or large combo, not small. you can't have something in the middle if there isn't something on each side.

stringent · 02-21-2008, 05:22 PM

Correct grammar should be 'regular' or large.

phranctoast · 02-21-2008, 05:22 PM

your story reminds me of when you ask for a coke and they tell you they only have pepsi..

uhhhhhhh...

Ok Ill have a sprite then....?

give me the one closest to coke jackass!!!!

york weir · 02-21-2008, 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phranctoast

your story reminds me of when you ask for a coke and they tell you they only have pepsi..

uhhhhhhh...

Ok Ill have a sprite then....?

give me the one closest to coke jackass!!!!

I totally disagree. If they say they only have Pepsi I don't want that crap. I'll pick a different soft drink.

blujacket · 02-21-2008, 08:29 PM

People that take their dogs with them everywhere they go. And then leave them in the car when they go shopping. I want to beat them senseless.

broganreynik · 02-25-2008, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by york weir

I totally disagree. If they say they only have Pepsi I don't want that crap. I'll pick a different soft drink.

+1

My biggest thing is EVERY time I go to Wendy's and get chicken nuggets I ask for BBQ sauce. Every time, I have to ask them again after they've given me my order, without BBQ sauce.

One other thing, there's a restaraunt Amigo's that when you go through the drive through and get ranch you have to pay a quarter for each side of ranch, but if you go in, even if you get it to go, you just get it for free from the condiments bar.

BTBuck1 · 02-26-2008, 01:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by phranctoast

your story reminds me of when you ask for a coke and they tell you they only have pepsi..

uhhhhhhh...

Ok Ill have a sprite then....?

give me the one closest to coke jackass!!!!

I worked for Burgerking for 4 years during and after highschool.
I never said that: "we don't have pepsim is coke ok?", you just got coke if you asked for a pepsi. And nobody ever complained.

what I never understood though is how someone would ask for rootbeer (we didn't carry it) and you would say, "sorry we don't have that" and they would ALWAYS choose Dr. Pepper. To me, Dr. Pepper tastes nothing like Rootbeer to me. I guess they just wanted "other than cola" flavor.

Number3 · 02-26-2008, 08:47 AM

Ever had this classic.....

You type a word into search box, it doesnt find what you are after but instead suggests a word that is close to what you entered.

For example, lets say you are searching for:

Peenuts (you spell it wrong like I have)

and it says "Sorry no results found. Did you mean Peanuts?"

and you click yes....

"Sorry no results found for Peanuts".

I hate that.

Marquoz · 02-26-2008, 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BTBuck1

I worked for Burgerking for 4 years during and after highschool.
I never said that: "we don't have pepsim is coke ok?", you just got coke if you asked for a pepsi. And nobody ever complained.

what I never understood though is how someone would ask for rootbeer (we didn't carry it) and you would say, "sorry we don't have that" and they would ALWAYS choose Dr. Pepper. To me, Dr. Pepper tastes nothing like Rootbeer to me. I guess they just wanted "other than cola" flavor.

I worked in a bar and we sold an off brand because it was cheaper, and when a customer asked for Jack and Coke, we legally had to tell them that it wasn't coke and ask if it was okay. I know it was something to do with it containing liquor and you had to explicitly make sure they understood what they were getting, it might be the same way with other industries as well so there's no form of false advertising.

reiella · 02-26-2008, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BTBuck1

I worked for Burgerking for 4 years during and after highschool.
I never said that: "we don't have pepsim is coke ok?", you just got coke if you asked for a pepsi. And nobody ever complained.

what I never understood though is how someone would ask for rootbeer (we didn't carry it) and you would say, "sorry we don't have that" and they would ALWAYS choose Dr. Pepper. To me, Dr. Pepper tastes nothing like Rootbeer to me. I guess they just wanted "other than cola" flavor.

See, you didn't live in a Pepsi or Coke town.

Here, we have a Coke plant.

You get a pepsi when you ask for a coke, you're likly to get chewed out.

Ferris · 02-27-2008, 08:16 PM

Oh, and I am reminded of another WTF moment I get almost daily.

Why do people say " A.M. in the morning"? Is there a 6 A.M. in the evening?

Redundant and annoying.

tron3 · 02-21-2008, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by raginranger

Yeah, that makes no sense at all. I think even some places now offer a medium combo or large combo, not small. you can't have something in the middle if there isn't something on each side.

Softdrinks are so cheap that selling a small almost makes no sense. A medium gives more for the little extra you pay. It's mostly water for crying out loud.

komp · 02-21-2008, 05:28 PM

what the **** is wtf ?

The Don · 02-21-2008, 06:00 PM

I've always had a problem with the whole "medium" "large" and "extra large"...

wouldn't the medium then be a "small"?...and so forth?...

everything is like a big friggin gimmick or something that they have to make everything impulsive...

anyways...rant over..

haste · 02-21-2008, 08:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by komp

what the **** is wtf ?

+1 rofl!

Sylin · 02-21-2008, 05:59 PM

Send the company a letter and point out the stupidity of this.

Like our local Quiznos sign reads: "Quiznos Sub".

Really? Just one? That's all you've got?

I could understand Quiznos Sub Shop or Quiznos Subs or something that indicates the plural. But Quiznos SUB? Sounds stupid to me.

kwhiplash · 02-21-2008, 11:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ikcizokm

Send the company a letter and point out the stupidity of this.

Like our local Quiznos sign reads: "Quiznos Sub".

Really? Just one? That's all you've got?

I could understand Quiznos Sub Shop or Quiznos Subs or something that indicates the plural. But Quiznos SUB? Sounds stupid to me.

Not if you look at it like Papa John's Pizza, not Papa John's Pizzas or Pizza Hut not Pizzas Hut

02-21-2008, 03:49 PM	#1
BStecke Blu-ray Knight Member since:Jun 2007 4K collection:182 Blu-ray collection:567 DVD collection:1 Digital collection:1 iTunes collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:6	Things that make you go "WTF" So I went to Subway today for lunch, got up to the counter and they asked me if I wanted the value meal. I said, no, but I'll take a small drink. The person says, "We only have medium and large." Feeling jaunty, and a little bit perturbed that she couldn't just give me the smallest one they had, I said "Wouldn't the medium be a small then?" Apparently the person didn't get that I was kidding around with them and they said, "No . . . it's a medium." I left it at that, since the person seemed to be getting snippy over it. But seriously . . . how can you have a medium with nothing on either side? A lot of places have started doing this. People get paid a lot of money to market these things that are totally stupid. Last edited by BStecke; 02-24-2008 at 04:35 PM.

02-26-2008, 08:47 AM	#11
Number3 Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:Jakobsberg, Sweden Home Theater Gallery:4 Blu-ray collection:126	Search boxes on websites Ever had this classic..... You type a word into search box, it doesnt find what you are after but instead suggests a word that is close to what you entered. For example, lets say you are searching for: Peenuts (you spell it wrong like I have) and it says "Sorry no results found. Did you mean Peanuts?" and you click yes.... "Sorry no results found for Peanuts". I hate that.

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02-21-2008, 04:03 PM	#2
camper Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2007 Blu-ray collection:367 DVD collection:445 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	"The numbers all go to eleven. Look, right across the board, eleven, eleven, eleven and..." "Oh, I see. And most amps go up to ten?" "Exactly." "Does that mean it's louder? Is it any louder?" "Well, it's one louder, isn't it? It's not ten. You see, most blokes, you know, will be playing at ten. You're on ten here, all the way up, all the way up, all the way up, you're on ten on your guitar. Where can you go from there? Where? " "I don't know." "Nowhere. Exactly. What we do is, if we need that extra push over the cliff, you know what we do?" "Put it up to eleven." "Eleven. Exactly. One louder." "Why don't you just make ten louder and make ten be the top number and make that a little louder?" [pause] "These go to eleven." ~Camper

02-21-2008, 04:06 PM	#4
raginranger Senior Member Member since:Jul 2007 Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:5	Yeah, that makes no sense at all. I think even some places now offer a medium combo or large combo, not small. you can't have something in the middle if there isn't something on each side.

02-21-2008, 05:22 PM	#5
stringent Senior Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:UK	Correct grammar should be 'regular' or large.

02-21-2008, 05:22 PM	#6
phranctoast Power Member Member since:Aug 2006 Location:Long Island, NY;psn:phranctoast Blu-ray collection:78	your story reminds me of when you ask for a coke and they tell you they only have pepsi.. uhhhhhhh... Ok Ill have a sprite then....? give me the one closest to coke jackass!!!!

02-21-2008, 08:29 PM	#8
blujacket Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Dayton,Ohio 4K collection:70 Blu-ray collection:658	People that take their dogs with them everywhere they go. And then leave them in the car when they go shopping. I want to beat them senseless.

02-27-2008, 08:16 PM	#14
Ferris Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Tampa Bay Area Blu-ray collection:79 Trading Score:1	Oh, and I am reminded of another WTF moment I get almost daily. Why do people say " A.M. in the morning"? Is there a 6 A.M. in the evening? Redundant and annoying.

02-21-2008, 05:28 PM	#16
komp Member Member since:Dec 2007	what the **** is wtf ?

02-21-2008, 06:00 PM	#17
The Don Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Apr 2006 Blu-ray reviews:12 Trading Score:2	I've always had a problem with the whole "medium" "large" and "extra large"... wouldn't the medium then be a "small"?...and so forth?... everything is like a big friggin gimmick or something that they have to make everything impulsive... anyways...rant over..

02-21-2008, 05:59 PM	#19
Sylin Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Nashville Blu-ray collection:1 Trading Score:159	Send the company a letter and point out the stupidity of this. Like our local Quiznos sign reads: "Quiznos Sub". Really? Just one? That's all you've got? I could understand Quiznos Sub Shop or Quiznos Subs or something that indicates the plural. But Quiznos SUB? Sounds stupid to me.

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