SPAM random annoying things

[old.user4556]

And you're advertised as having a sexy sister

Only in @Trem 's mind.

 

[Zarjazz]

Another thing, if only some products are available for Prime delivery, how can you possibly predict what will, or will not be available for Prime delivery? Absolute bag of shite.

If only Amazon had thought of that and added a filter to select only products with Prime delivery available... oh, wait, they have.

 

[old.user4556]

If only Amazon had thought of that and added a filter to select only products with Prime delivery available... oh, wait, they have.

So you're able to predict the future and tell me what's going to be eligible for Prime delivery in 6 months?

 

[Scouse]

And you're advertised as having a sexy sister yet there has been no proof forthcoming...

This.

Hee hee, you know it would have been @Scouse saying it if I hadn't got there first

I kinda agree with him actually. But sister pics should be forthcoming so I'm siding with you until then

 

[Syri]

So you're able to predict the future and tell me what's going to be eligible for Prime delivery in 6 months?

Well, when you search for something, it's generally to order it then, not to see what delivery system they'll use for it 6 months down the line. When you do a search on amazon, just tick "prime" in the delivery option area on the left, and it will only show items currently offering prime delivery. Whatever options are there when you order, even if it's a pre-order, remain in place from order to dispatch. So if it's out in 2 months and you're pre-ordering, and it says "prime" on it, then in 2 months, when it comes in stock, you get it the next day. I don't really see a reason you'd want to know what delivery system they may or may not use on something you may or may not order in several months. What matters is what's available when you're ready to order...

 

[old.user4556]

Of course it matters, it's £80 up front for the full year. You could go through the whole year of online purchasing with none of the items being available via Prime.

The same irritation happens with music streaming services - you pay today, but the music can be (and does, as the whole world has discovered) removed at any time. Imagine paying £80 for 12 months Spotify only to find all the music you liked stopped being available down the line - at least Spotify, Apple Music and Google Play Music in a monthly sub so you're not stumping up the cash in a one go. You could argue "you pay the money, you take your chances", but in the context of my post the full prime package is annoying from start to finish.

Don't over analyse my musings, it is the "random annoying things" thread, not the "justify why it's annoying" thread.

 

[Gwadien]

Vodafone giving me unlimited data for 3 months.

Me checking if I have unlimited data.

Me confirming that I have unlimited data. (by text, 3000 gig aparrently)

Recieving a text that I've gone over my data limit.

Being abroad at that too, Vodafone are known for being cunts on the europe data law stuffs.

 

[soze]

...the scarce Prime delivery

I was with you up till this bit. There is a literal fuck ton that has Prime Delivery. Search for your Item then click Prime Eligible. Sometimes you pay £1 more but you get free next day delivery with Amazon as the seller.

The thing that grinds my nuts if having had it for 5 years with the price doubling since I got it you now have Add On items so you need £20 worth of stuff to get free delivery. But you can order no rush stuff and get £1 credit for books and mp3's ect. So order 10 network leads individually for £1.49 say there is no rush and get 10 network leads and £10 credit.

 

[Moriath]

Of course it matters, it's £80 up front for the full year. You could go through the whole year of online purchasing with none of the items being available via Prime.

The same irritation happens with music streaming services - you pay today, but the music can be (and does, as the whole world has discovered) removed at any time. Imagine paying £80 for 12 months Spotify only to find all the music you liked stopped being available down the line - at least Spotify, Apple Music and Google Play Music in a monthly sub so you're not stumping up the cash in a one go. You could argue "you pay the money, you take your chances", but in the context of my post the full prime package is annoying from start to finish.

Don't over analyse my musings, it is the "random annoying things" thread, not the "justify why it's annoying" thread.

You could have unticked the auto renewal at the same time as you signed up for the free trial. You just needed to go into your account options after you had signed up.

 

[Raven]

Another thing, if only some products are available for Prime delivery, how can you possibly predict what will, or will not be available for Prime delivery? Absolute bag of shite.

If Fuji decide to change the file extension, or metadata of their RAW files, that means Cloud Drive stops working. Even bigger bag of shite.

Generally the only things that can be part of the prime delivery are items sold directly by Amazon, 3rd parties don't count.

I have not encountered any pay-per-view stuff in the movies/films bit, double check, it gives you a price to buy the film or show but you can still stream it for free.

 

[old.user4556]

Amazon refunded my £80.

 

[old.user4556]

I have not encountered any pay-per-view stuff in the movies/films bit, double check, it gives you a price to buy the film or show but you can still stream it for free.

Indeed - but as I discovered some of those aren't free to stream (in fact, quite a lot aren't).

 

[Vae]

There's a lot of things which aren't free to stream but there are also a lot which are. I personally would like a clear distinction between them and be able to filter out the non-prime items but Amazon will never do that. For the delivery it works and is great (I also get Prime Now at work and Home so same day delivery for a certain selection of items) however it is only stuff at Amazon warehouses so either sold by them or where the third-party is getting Amazon to do the fulfilment. Generally most things will be available for Prime delivery but of course not everything is. Also sometimes the cheapest item shown is not from Amazon and therefore not Prime.

Where I did have a major issue was their Amazon Cloud implementation. It's always been half-arsed with insufficient development. It started off as a storage site and you had to choose what to upload and this was fine and I was happy paying what I was paying for it. Then they changed it to a Dropbox style Sync folder which was completely crap and indeed screwed up my photo library. It renamed about 6000 of my photos to random file-names and then added copies of other photos with the original file-name. Fortunately I still had a backup of it all on a external hard drive so could just restore that but I was majorly pissed and their answer was to then say that that implementation was no longer supported and remove any reference of it from their website. Needless to say I got refunded for it and cancelled my account. I might have a look at it again now as it's gone back to how it was originally.

 

[soze]

There's a lot of things which aren't free to stream but there are also a lot which are. I personally would like a clear distinction between them and be able to filter out the non-prime items but Amazon will never do that.

I do not know where you are watching Prime but on all my devices the App clearly has Prime Movies and Prime TV or similar which is all of the free stuff. I have never browsed to a Film I have had to pay from. I have only seen them when I search for a specific film or show.

 

[old.user4556]

On the smart TV app, the prime content is in its own section.

 

[Tom]

I use Google Drive for cloud storage. I get 2TB for 10 dorra a month (I get more than the peasantry because I contribute to Google Maps). Works very well.

 

[Edmond]

On the smart TV app, the prime content is in its own section.

I watch mine through my PS3 which also has its own icon to click on, along with Netflix

 

[Vae]

I do not know where you are watching Prime but on all my devices the App clearly has Prime Movies and Prime TV or similar which is all of the free stuff. I have never browsed to a Film I have had to pay from. I have only seen them when I search for a specific film or show.
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On the FireTV box they are separated on different lines but you still have to skip every other line. E.g the Home page:
Recently added Prime Movies and TV
Featured Movies and TV
Recommended Movies and TV on Prime
Shop Recommended Movies and TV
Top Movies and TV to buy
Original and Exclusive Series on Prime TV

I'd like to be able to strip out the To Buy stuff particularly when searching. While I'm unlikely to end up buying anything by accident, partly due to putting on a passcode for purchases (although it didn't stop my son convincing his grandfather to enter the code when babysitting), it's still a pain to keep having to explain to my son that he can't watch that series because we don't have it - "But it's there Daddy", "Yes but we would have to buy it..."

 

[CorNokZ]

I use Google Drive for cloud storage. I get 2TB for 10 dorra a month (I get more than the peasantry because I contribute to Google Maps). Works very well.

So you do work for them, pay them cash for a service which costs them basically fuck all and we're the peasants? Ok

 

[Tom]

No, I do the work for myself, because I use the mapping service all the time and it benefits me to know it's correct. And I enjoy it.

 

[Raven]

The office peon was off to Tesco yesterday and asked if anyone needed anything. I asked if he could pick me up a bottle of Ribena.

He came back with sugar free. SUGER FREE. He is one of these health fanatics that eats everything diet this, low fat that. You know the type, always got a cold or something.

Just opened it, fucking rancid.

 

[old.user4556]

Fucktarded Torygraph having the lamest pop at Sturgeon.

 

[Raven]

I would have just gone with "Massive twat spotted in wellies"

 

[Raven]

I also like how they think Cameron is being mocked for wearing wellies that looked brand new...they probably were...like most people I don't think he takes a pair to work with him "just in case"

 

[old.user4556]

The whole article is rampant AIDS from "Cameron's wellies look new!" - maybe he fucking cleans them, maybe he has them licked clean by an "ordinary person", and Sturgeon has to go about in rags and bare feet because she's anti austerity and spends all her money on logs and tarpaulins to keep warm and dry, and would never be seen dead in something that exemplifies privilege.

How fucking naïve.

 

[Job]

Watched Trainwreck...sort of a very adult Bridget Jones..clever and funny, but goes a bit mushy at the end...10/10

 

[old.user4556]

Wrong thread pal.

 

[Billargh]

inb4 cam copy jokes.

 

[Bodhi]

I also like how they think Cameron is being mocked for wearing wellies that looked brand new...they probably were...like most people I don't think he takes a pair to work with him "just in case"

Pretty sure they covered that in the article - Cam only had Hunter wellies and didn't want to look posh, so got some cheap ones whilst he was there.

Much more of a sad indictment of the media today when even the bloody Torygraph are running "LOOK WHAT SHE'S WEARING" stories.

 

[Gwadien]

I suppose its hard to stay relevant when everyone's now on the same page.