They really didn't think that through...

[tiga]

Share your frustrations in this thread about crap you bought that just didn't work as promised.

Plastic custard bottles


 Anyone bought custard in one of these tall plastic containers where under the lid they have a plastic strap which is supposed to peel of the inside seal??
Doesn't work for me!! Strap breaks EVERY TIME!!  Now I just stab them in the heart with a steak knife and let the custard pour out keg style.

Sketch-A-Graph


Anyone ever buy one of these bad boys?? I got mine from good ole K-Tel and whenever I tried to trace a map of Australia, I got Italy. EVERY TIME!! 

[F0551L]

[quote Sketch-A-Graph


Anyone ever buy one of these bad boys?? I got mine from good ole K-Tel and whenever I tried to trace a map of Australia, I got Italy. EVERY TIME!! 
[/quote] thats because its made in northern hemisphere (China) turn the damn thing upside down and it works like a dream x

[Dubstep Dookie]

I'll add a few:-

Coffee frothers
Chemical based hair removers
Any state or fed ALP or Greens policy over the last 4 years
1 ply toilet paper
2nd hand mattresses

[mightytiges]

The self-serve machines at supermarkets. They're great if you've only got a couple of items but there's no way can fit a whole shopping list on those tiny counters where you need to put your shopping in the bags. And you can't put the bags of the already scanned items elsewhere as the machine starts complaining and beeping about items not being in the "bag area". The only way around it is to scan and pay only half-a-dozen items at a time over and over .

[tiga]

The self-serve machines at supermarkets. They're great if you've only got a couple of items but there's no way can fit a whole shopping list on those tiny counters where you need to put your shopping in the bags. And you can't put the bags of the already scanned items elsewhere as the machine starts complaining and beeping about items not being in the "bag area". The only way around it is to scan and pay only half-a-dozen items at a time over and over .

MT I actually have a fix for this. If its your generic Woolworths/BigW self serve, near the scanner there are a row of LED's which are lit either red or green. When they are red, you cannot move anything from the bagging area. Once the LED's go green, you can put everything in your trolley that has been scanned so far. They don't tell you this as I think they like to keep it more of a 12 items or less kind of thing but at Christmas time all the normal checkouts were chokka's so I did a whole trolley via self serve without a problem using this method. 

[Dubstep Dookie]

Anyone prepared to admit putting expensive fruit and veg through as cheaper items by weight? Actually, you don't have to answer that 

[mightytiges]

The self-serve machines at supermarkets. They're great if you've only got a couple of items but there's no way can fit a whole shopping list on those tiny counters where you need to put your shopping in the bags. And you can't put the bags of the already scanned items elsewhere as the machine starts complaining and beeping about items not being in the "bag area". The only way around it is to scan and pay only half-a-dozen items at a time over and over .

MT I actually have a fix for this. If its your generic Woolworths/BigW self serve, near the scanner there are a row of LED's which are lit either red or green. When they are red, you cannot move anything from the bagging area. Once the LED's go green, you can put everything in your trolley that has been scanned so far. They don't tell you this as I think they like to keep it more of a 12 items or less kind of thing but at Christmas time all the normal checkouts were chokka's so I did a whole trolley via self serve without a problem using this method. 

I'll check it out next time I use the self-serve tiga  .

[The Big Richo]

Anyone prepared to admit putting expensive fruit and veg through as cheaper items by weight? Actually, you don't have to answer that 

Personally I think if those bastards are to introduce poo like that and rob kids of jobs then it is our duty to fleece them.

[gerkin greg]

4 pack of red bull
scan the barcode on the can not the cardboard
= 3 free red bulls
every time

[The Big Richo]

Never thought of that.

But now I really hope they introduce self serve in the liquor store.

[DCrane]

4 pack of red bull
scan the barcode on the can not the cardboard
= 3 free red bulls
every time

Doesn't the weight of the 4 pack trigger an error when you place it on the scales in the bagging area? It would only be expecting the weight of one red bull??
I'll give it a go anyways.

[DCrane]

I cannot stand inferior can openers. I found the love of my life about 10 years ago, the swing a way can opener

http://www.bigw.com.au/home-garden/kitchen/kitchen-utensils/bpnBIGW_0000000000850/swing-a-way-can-opener?utm_campaign=GoogleShopping