Things that harsh your buzz.

[jeffp]

Although I've not seen too many of them except galloping by the train tracks and occasionally on the street, rats creep me out. The idea that there are possibly at last tail count 96 million rats living underground in NYC is a buzz harsher. Never cared for them as pets either although I know they're intelligent and trainable.

 

[akwardsauce]

I'll answer this one for hubby first "Getting baked in my girlfriends bedroom, and then thirty seconds later being called downstairs by my future father inlaw to build a garage/fix a roof/ put in windows/chop wood/ dig ditches"

my dad had this uncanny timing when it came to calling him (and whichever other of my friends was there at the time) down to work.

mine is... just when you thought the kids were down for the night, one of them cries. buzzkill, yes, but also one of the incredible adaptogenic qualities of our friend cannabis.

haha...that was funny. it should harsh your buzz when your husband gets baked in his girlfriend's room...

just kidding around...

 

[VaporNation]

Harsh changes in temperature... there is nothing worse than being in a nice warm home and having to get into a car that has been sitting outside in freezing temperatures; the air is cold, the seats are cold, even the steering wheel unpleasant to touch... but now being in Southern California, cold is no longer an issue. Though when it's far too hot out, that's never fun. So basically the extremes in either direction can be a buzz kill.

 

[akwardsauce]

ooh...i think i thought of one that nobody said yet...

howabout when you are first getting used to your DBV & it falls out & spills your fresh ganja/pre-ABV/ABV on the CARPET!!! and you (i) try to get as much as you (i) can & pick the carpet fuzz out as best you (i) can...?

then you realize that you have just spent 15 min trying to salvage garbage, wasted your wand, and tried to not get too much evidence into carpet (especially if you have pets or something)

or finding out someone took something of yours & its too late to find out who...

i would say those are slightly sobering moments...

 

[kelper]

About 25 years ago I bought a used stereo system from my then girlfriend's brother who was moving to Brazil. I bought it sight unseen, it was a ridiculously good price for the components. He was leaving that night and i was working at desk job so I gave a friend the money and asked him if he would pick it up for me. He did. He drove it over and said, personally i would not have bought this stereo - the guy was very unsanitary but you asked me to do it so i did it. We carried the components up to my apartment and i forgot about it for a few days, as another friend was coming over that weekend to help me hook it up. Initially impressed, on that Saturday that friend turned on the receiver and we watched a cockroach move from one end of the tuner dial to the next. Turns out the components were infested with cockroaches. I poured the contents of roach kill powder in a pile on the floor and opened the back of the components and aimed them toward the powder in a circle. I reasoned that the cockroaches would march out of the stereo and die as they walked into the poison. Didn't happen.
Within a half hour my then apartment was moving black dots - the apartment was suddenly infested with cockroaches like you would not believe.
And these seemed to be a different breed of cockroaches, slower, less intimidated - they had different shaped asses.
We went to the hardware store and explained the situation and I was sold two cans of poison gas. We had to cover everything but I'm sure I did a slipshod job.
I released the poison and we went out for the night. A very long night figuring we should not come back til about 5am just to make sure, because of the poison.
For the most part the poison did the trick - but then the vacuuming of the several hundred roach corpses began.
What a major buzzkill and this was of course before audiogon.

That was incredibly disturbing. You take the cake in this thread (as the cake scurries off with a thousand legs).

I bought a DSLR camera on eBay and opened the box today. While the camera seems in perfect shape as described, there was a sick odor to the whole package, like someone died clutching the camera and wasn't found for a few days.

I spent quite some time meticulously sponging it off with Lysol wipes, but I've still got that damn sickly sweet smell of death in my nose. To think I could have gotten a new one for $75 more... Still, nothing like your roach story.

 

[ShipDit]

Things that harsh my buzz huh?
1. Running out of bud.
2.Dealing with cops
3. pakalo
4.Scientology

 

[deadheadbill]

Holy necro Batman!!


My wife.

 

[mvapes]

Running out of munchies!

The other day I was stoned, sitting on the couch watching TV. Someone (douchebag) knocks on my door and one of my dogs runs across the couch and uses my crotch as a diving board to leap off the couch and head angrily towards the door. Has anyone ever had on boxers and had a dog jump on your crotch? It makes blue balls look like a fun weekend activity.

 

[ShipDit]

Running out of munchies!

The other day I was stoned, sitting on the couch watching TV. Someone (douchebag) knocks on my door and one of my dogs runs across the couch and uses my crotch as a diving board to leap off the couch and head angrily towards the door. Has anyone ever had on boxers and had a dog jump on your crotch? It makes blue balls look like a fun weekend activity.

How do they always manage to deliver a double nut crush when they jump out of our laps?
O.k., new game,whenever you catch your dog sleeping on his back,drop a shoe on his nuts.
Don't feel bad,he started it right?

 

[mvapes]

My three boys are nutless if you know what I mean.

 

[Vicki]

Being called a criminal.

I have been quite ill for more than a year, and most people know that, A lot of times I was too sick to get out of bed, let alone wash my face. So, I needed to replace my skin care and makeup. Decided to get everything from The Body Shop because they are cruelty free. Spent a good chunk of change getting what I needed, and a few things I didn't.

Placed an order on Friday, and they denied it for fraud review! Even after I talked to someone, and explained my entire situation with them, they said, "we are still not comfortable removing this, but best wishes to you." Are you fucking kidding me?

This isn't over. I am calling their home office in North Carolina tomorrow. If they don't fix this, i'll be calling the UK office next!

This is how they reward their customers. They call them criminals!

It sucks because I really love their products. I just think they are dicks.

 

[ShipDit]

Being called a criminal.

I have been quite ill for more than a year, and most people know that, A lot of times I was too sick to get out of bed, let alone wash my face. So, I needed to replace my skin care and makeup. Decided to get everything from The Body Shop because they are cruelty free. Spent a good chunk of change getting what I needed, and a few things I didn't.

Placed an order on Friday, and they denied it for fraud review! Even after I talked to someone, and explained my entire situation with them, they said, "we are still not comfortable removing this, but best wishes to you." Are you fucking kidding me?

This isn't over. I am calling their home office in North Carolina tomorrow. If they don't fix this, i'll be calling the UK office next!

This is how they reward their customers. They call them criminals!
It sucks because I really love their products. I just think they are dicks.

Dont get to bummed Vikci,everyone knows your not a criminal! Criminals are low rent,no morals or class at all. You just choose to live outside certain Federal laws,thats all.
That makes you an outlaw,a peaceful outlaw. That takes belief,belief that your fight is just. As our resident activist you see shit like this all the time.
Relax,Vape a bowl. This will pass. Let Karma do it's thing,because Karma always wins in the end.

 

[Vicki]

Dont get to bummed Vikci,everyone knows your not a criminal! Criminals are low rent,no morals or class at all. You just choose to live outside certain Federal laws,thats all.
That makes you an outlaw,and that takes belief,belief that your fight is just. As our resident activist you see shit like this all the time.
Relax,Vape a bowl. This will pass. Let Karma do it's thing,because Karma always wins in the end.

I agree, except that Karma doesn't always pay a visit to big corporations.

 

[ShipDit]

I've got a shirt that says "Karma is a bitch". So with that shirt and a baseball bat I think they'd get the point.
I've got nothing planned this week,and I work for weed?

 

[Vicki]

I've got a shirt that says "Karma is a bitch". So with that shirt and a baseball bat I think they'd get the point.
I've got nothing planned this week,and I work for weed?

Oh, I wish man! It's important to me that they know I am not a criminal. Being accused of doing something I didn't do really pisses me off more than anything. I won't let this go until I am vindicated!

I also don't understand how buying a lot of their products makes me a criminal either. Especially when a lot of the stuff I bought was per THEIR recommendation!

 

[ShipDit]

Don't try to understand,we live in a flawed world with flawed people.
I bet he wasn't trying to be personal. Maybe he had a shit day and unloaded on you. Or maybe he's a colossal prick.
It will either be resolved or it won't ,they'll be the same jerks,and you'll be the same Vicki we all know and love.

 

[Vicki]

I bet he wasn't trying to be personal. Maybe he had a shit day and unloaded on you. Or maybe he's a colossal prick.

No, this was blatant. I was working with customer service via Facebook, for over a week. They were nasty and said "don't bother calling our home office, they will not help you. We know you are re-selling our products, and do not believe your phony story that you have been ill for the past year." That's pretty damn personal if you ask me! If they really did work with their U.S. home office, I may not get a lot accomplished here with in the U.S. Next call is to the U.K.

The girls at the store at the mall, including the store manager can't believe it. They told me to go ahead and call the home office anyway. Which I plan to do tomorrow.

One of my friends said I should sue them for slander since I kept all the conversations. I always "CYA" I don't want to do that, though, because I really like their products and they are cruelty free. Not to mention they are a lot more affordable. It's a sucky situation.

 

[ShipDit]

I hope it all works out for ya in the end. If they won't respect you as a person they don't deserve your business.
Or maybe a flaming bag of dog poop at their door might help,can't hurt right?
Cheer up girl, it's going to be all right,everyting works out in the end.
But if that doesn't work,PM me and I'll send ya a couple hand grenades,just in case.

 

[mrboote]

^That really sucks, but I'm afraid it isn't that unusual.

I had the displeasure of working for a large retail outlet that was also militantly anti-reseller. The company would circulate photos of known grifters, to all it's branches. People who are literally stealing from the store, and re-selling the merch, or attempting to return it for cash. The STOP with these people was to be polite as a possible, while watching them carefully. No rudeness or attempts to eject them from the store.
Corporate also circulated photos of notorious rebaters, and resellers. People not breaking the law, just buying low at sales and turning a profit re-selling on ebay. Those people are immediately asked to leave the store if they were spotted by a manager.
From the company's standpoint the danger is more and more people re-selling, since it's not illegal. Being unable to control price points and have sales is extremely worrying for them.

 

[Vicki]

If they won't respect you as a person they don't deserve your business.

I know they don't, but I can't find similar products. Thanks for the encouraging words, though.

^That really sucks, but I'm afraid it isn't that unusual.

I had the displeasure of working for a large retail outlet that was also militantly anti-reseller. The company would circulate photos of know grifters, to all it's branches. People who are literally stealing from the store, and re-selling the merch, or attempting to return it for cash. The STOP with these people was to be polite as a possible, while watching them carefully. No rudeness or attempts to eject them from the store.
Corporate also circulated photos of notorious rebaters, and resellers. People not breaking the law, just buying low at sales and turning a profit re-selling on ebay. Those people are immediately asked to leave the store if they were spotted by a manager.
From the company's standpoint the danger is more and more people re-selling, since it's not illegal. Being unable to control price points and have sales is extremely worrying for them.

I can understand that, but to treat a real customer like that is bullshit. I've never been accused of anything like this in my life. The girls at the mall know I am not a thief, so I don't understand why the home office are being such dicks. They don't even listen to their own employees apparently.

 

[mrboote]

You have every right to feel disrespected, because you were. The stores really should just have a policy expressly limiting how much you can buy during a sale, if they're going to operate that way. The reason they won't, is because it would only introduce the concept to more people. Just how lucrative and easy re-selling is.

Also remember that the average sheep in the field is far braver and intellectually capable than your typical middle-manager at a retail hellhole.

 

[Vicki]

The stores really should just have a policy expressly limiting how much you can buy during a sale, if they're going to operate that way.

Exactly! They also should not recommend products that they think you should purchase, then call you a criminal when you buy them. I feel like this should be a Twilight Zone episode it's so fucked up!

 

[kelper]

Exactly! They also should not recommend products that they think you should purchase, then call you a criminal when you buy them. I feel like this should be a Twilight Zone episode it's so fucked up!

I never knew there was such intrigue in the soap selling business! The one business I thought was clean. Really harshes my buzz, man. I may go to my local body shop and make the local manager read this on my phone, and then grab him by the back of the head and rub his nose in it hard like a bad dog. Damn dirty apes!

 

[deadheadbill]

I never knew there was such intrigue in the soap selling business! The one business I thought was clean. Really harshes my buzz, man. I may go to my local body shop and make the local manager read this on my phone, and then grab him by the back of the head and rub his nose in it hard like a bad dog. Damn dirty apes!

I peed myself a little.

 

[Vicki]

I never knew there was such intrigue in the soap selling business! The one business I thought was clean. Really harshes my buzz, man. I may go to my local body shop and make the local manager read this on my phone, and then grab him by the back of the head and rub his nose in it hard like a bad dog. Damn dirty apes!

I don't even buy the soap they sell.

I use their tea tree, seaweed, and vitamin E facial care lines. I also use their makeup and body care. I especially love the hemp line, but also use sweet lemon, pink grapefruit, and Satsuma clementine. I can't find another company that sells products like these.