Stuff that grinds your gears

[MerchantOfEnnis]

The latest craze with these announcements after fiction programmes on TV along the lines of “if you have been affected by the thing on this programme call….”

FFS, it’s fiction!

I did the shopping in Tesco a few days ago and the receipt had a number for the domestic abuse hotline on it, just below the details of my club card savings

I found it very random tbh

 

[Heraldo]

I did the shopping in Tesco a few days ago and the receipt had a number for the domestic abuse hotline on it, just below the details of my club card savings

I found it very random tbh

Remember the receipts had cinema vouchers and ones for video rental and maccy ds on the back?

 

[MerchantOfEnnis]

Remember the receipts had cinema vouchers and ones for video rental and maccy ds on the back?

I do, and I remember when my mum would do the shopping in Dunnes the receipt would have a coupon for Domino's pizza on the back and we'd get it the odd Friday. It was either half price pizza or buy one get one free, either way it was an amazing deal

Simpler times

 

[jimmym]

Remember the receipts had cinema vouchers and ones for video rental and maccy ds on the back?

Or cards in phone boxes...ph sharon if you want a good time,

 

[Matlock]

The latest craze with these announcements after fiction programmes on TV along the lines of “if you have been affected by the thing on this programme call….”

FFS, it’s fiction!

People can be affected by fictional scenarios though.

If you have been raped and you see a depiction of a rape on TV, that's likely to upset you like...

 

[MerchantOfEnnis]

Speaking of Xtra Vision, that really does seem to be a relic of society when you look back now. Paying x amount to rent a VHS cassette for a night, mad stuff.

In Douglas there was a massive Blockbuster right next door too, such was the demand.

It's such a prehistoric concept in the age of YouTube, streaming, smartphones etc.

I remember having to sign up for a waiting list for the new Pokemon game on N64 because they had only a few copies in and everyone wanted it. Now I have Pokemon Snap on my phone.

 

[Heraldo]

Remember Netflix was originally a dvd postal service about 20 years ago

 

[Meridian]

Speaking of Xtra Vision, that really does seem to be a relic of society when you look back now. Paying x amount to rent a VHS cassette for a night, mad stuff.

In Douglas there was a massive Blockbuster right next door too, such was the demand.

It's such a prehistoric concept in the age of YouTube, streaming, smartphones etc.

I remember having to sign up for a waiting list for the new Pokemon game on N64 because they had only a few copies in and everyone wanted it. Now I have Pokemon Snap on my phone.

I worked in a video rental place for over a year back in the day.
I remember the lads coming in and heading straight for the blue movie's.
One guy in particular would be in 7 nights a week getting them and always requesting new ones.
The place cleaned up on the blue movie's, they were cheap to get as they were all knock off's and would pay back for themselves after the 4th rental compared with a normal new release back in the day that could cost £ 80 , so it would take a few weeks to get the money back on those.

 

[Eleven]

The latest craze with these announcements after fiction programmes on TV along the lines of “if you have been affected by the thing on this programme call….”

FFS, it’s fiction!

A story line, for example domestic abuse, might trigger someone if it was happening or previously happened in their lives. It is no harm to remind people that there is help available.

 

[Corks finest]

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