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Post by monklady123 on Dec 11, 2018 16:21:50 GMT
I'm feeling kind of ornery today because I'm sick with one of those never-ending colds/coughs/upper respiratory things... And I'm usually an eye-rolling kind of gal at the questions some people ask. And I know I know I know the saying "there's no such thing as a stupid question".... But I am here to suggest that YES THERE IS! omg Over on the Instant Pot FB group someone asks "All the recipes I see say to cook on "manual" but I don't have that on my IP. What button do I push for pressure cooking?" And then she posts a photo of the front panel of her Instant Pot and right there in plain sight is the button called "pressure cook"! omg. A day or so ago someone asked "what is the 'yogurt' button for?"  That FB group is moderated so that posts have to be approved to be posted, so both of these people could have found their answer from google long before the question was posted. I do wonder about why the moderators even approve those kind of questions... Sometimes I think they do it just for entertainment so they can read the replies from the rest of us who are rolling our eyes.  Got any other examples to entertain me while I sit here drinking tea and nursing this DING DANG COLD THAT WON'T GO AWAY!!! ? |
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Post by bbkeef on Dec 11, 2018 16:51:10 GMT
I feel ya! I actually had to hide the InstantPot Community because I was sick of reading through the same questions every day. If people would read just a tiny bit more or google stuff first, it could save a lot of time for all of us.
I have a 2nd cousin who is a notorious vague poster and it annoys the crap out of me. Last week was a post on FB "does anyone know what this is and what it does?" It was a USB HDMI video capture device with the full model #. I replied "google is your friend" and she commented back that it still doesn't tell her what it does. So I snapshot a google explanation of that model and a video on how to use it. She is 25 years old and totally techie. This is a very mild example of her posts-most of the time it's totally for attention type FML posts.
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Post by giatocj on Dec 11, 2018 17:04:50 GMT
I feel this exact way about the December Daily FB group. I don't know how some of those people navigate life on a day to day basis by some of the things they post. They're climbing all over my last nerve, and I know it's past time to hide the group but I really love some of the inspiration that is shared over there. It's a slippery slope for sure...is the inspiration really worth the amount of time I spend sitting on my hands daily trying not to get banned!?  |
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Post by scrapmaven on Dec 11, 2018 17:14:12 GMT
In high school and part of college I worked for a bookstore. People would come in and ask for a book. Do you know the title? No. Do you know the subject? No. Do you know the author? No, but it's orange. Well, that narrows it down. Brain cells work best when they're in the ON position.
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Post by julie5 on Dec 11, 2018 17:17:31 GMT
I still believe the Facebook instant pot groups are where all the stupid people go to congregate. Once I saw someone post if she could make tea, like Lipton iced tea, in her pot. And I was like “that’s it. I’m too smart for this group. I have to go while I still have my brain cells”. I don’t visit any ip groups anymore. Makes me so ragey.
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Post by monklady123 on Dec 11, 2018 17:33:01 GMT
In high school and part of college I worked for a bookstore. People would come in and ask for a book. Do you know the title? No. Do you know the subject? No. Do you know the author? No, but it's orange. Well, that narrows it down. Brain cells work best when they're in the ON position.  😜😀 |
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Post by cakediva on Dec 11, 2018 17:35:50 GMT
I'm tired of people not reading!!
I have a post on several local groups advertising my Christmas cookies for my business, and most recently, the Santa cookie package and the paint your own cookies. Prices, pick up times and dates are in the post. Along with "please email INFO@XXXXX" to order!
SO many people just comment "me please" or "sending a pm"
WTF people!!!
I need to keep all cake/cookie/business related stuff in ONE spot - I forget orders if they are in personal Facebook or business Facebook (I have an auto response that says to email and yet they never do)
UGH the stupid is strong
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Post by annabella on Dec 11, 2018 17:36:22 GMT
I went to a new hairdresser, a latina woman, who asked if my hair is curly. I thought WTF you see I'm black, you think my hair is somehow magically straight as it appears while blowdried??? I gave her a non-answer because it was such a STUPID question. She got snippy and said "well I need to know what products to use on you". Again I thought WTF, if you're an experienced hair dresser, especially a minority, you should know the right products to use (but she had to ask me later anyway). Then when my hair was wet under the sink she yelled out "oh your hair is so curly". So I said, yes I'm black, I have regular black hair.
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Post by breetheflea on Dec 11, 2018 17:49:20 GMT
People don't read...
A few weeks ago I posted a photo on Facebook of a video I'd been wanting to watch. The library name sticker is at the top of the cover right above the title. In my post I said "guess what I found at the library?" I get a comment (from a friend...) "where did you find that?
I had to step away from the computer...
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Post by shevy on Dec 11, 2018 17:52:42 GMT
I was just complaining to my boss. I get requests for information & documents that the people requesting have the same access to. I'd like to do that thing where you send the googling and finding for them, but it's not a good thing to bolster working together. So I send them the document and the website where I got it from, checked the information out on.
Cripes! Look it up yourself lazy bums! (there, I got it out. lol) |
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Post by muggins on Dec 11, 2018 18:03:03 GMT
I got kicked off a local FB page for constantly explaining how to use the search function on the page as the same questions were being asked over and over again when the answer or recommendations they wanted could have been found in 10 seconds. People don’t want to search for themselves, despite having easily accessible information on any subject, they want to be spoon fed links so they don’t have to do it themselves.
It also happens on my volunteer what’s app group. The leader cannot it bothered to scroll up and asks the same questions repeatedly. Drives me nuts.
My 2018 new year resolution was to shrug and say ‘I dunno’ whenever anyone asked a stupid question. I’m continuing next year too.
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Post by FuzzyMutt on Dec 11, 2018 18:07:53 GMT
In high school and part of college I worked for a bookstore. People would come in and ask for a book. Do you know the title? No. Do you know the subject? No. Do you know the author? No, but it's orange. Well, that narrows it down. Brain cells work best when they're in the ON position. I feel your pain. But... I've actually done literally what you are describing lol |
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Post by DEX on Dec 11, 2018 18:22:43 GMT
I had to drop out of Facebook Silhouette group because I got tired of the same questions:
Where is the best place to get iron on vinyl?
What is the best heat press?
How do I use iron on vinyl?
And..my all time favorite:
Where can I find a reindeer (or anything) image...and Go! And go! makes me stabby.  |
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Post by papersilly on Dec 11, 2018 18:29:19 GMT
i wanted to scream yesterday because a client wanted to know why his payment was rejected by the government based on a letter he just received. first of all, that letter is not a rejection of your payment, it's a reminder to pay. second, that letter was dated BEFORE you made the payment but arrived AFTER you made the payment so, disregard. if he just understood timelines, he would not have emailed with the dumbest question.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2018 18:43:56 GMT
I feel ya! I actually had to hide the InstantPot Community because I was sick of reading through the same questions every day. If people would read just a tiny bit more or google stuff first, it could save a lot of time for all of us. I have a 2nd cousin who is a notorious vague poster and it annoys the crap out of me. Last week was a post on FB "does anyone know what this is and what it does?" It was a USB HDMI video capture device with the full model #. I replied "google is your friend" and she commented back that it still doesn't tell her what it does. So I snapshot a google explanation of that model and a video on how to use it. She is 25 years old and totally techie. This is a very mild example of her posts-most of the time it's totally for attention type FML posts. I did the same to keto diet group for the same reasons. |
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Post by giatocj on Dec 11, 2018 18:44:39 GMT
I had to drop out of Facebook Silhouette group because I got tired of the same questions:
Where is the best place to get iron on vinyl?
What is the best heat press?
How do I use iron on vinyl?
And..my all time favorite:
Where can I find a reindeer (or anything) image...and Go! And go! makes me stabby. YES!! A gazillion times yes! I hate that phrase. I also can't stand "That time when blah, blah, blah happened"! I just hate it. |
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Post by workingclassdog on Dec 11, 2018 18:56:00 GMT
In high school and part of college I worked for a bookstore. People would come in and ask for a book. Do you know the title? No. Do you know the subject? No. Do you know the author? No, but it's orange. Well, that narrows it down. Brain cells work best when they're in the ON position. I had to laugh at this one.. I was at a bookstore a few years ago and the name of the book slipped my mind but I knew what color and subject. I went to the customer service desk and before I started in on my story.. I said.. this is a long shot and I KNOW this sound stupid.. BUT.. She found the book in like 10 seconds!!! I was IMPRESSED. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Dec 11, 2018 19:19:20 GMT
Brain cells work best when they're in the ON position. So true! |
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Post by monklady123 on Dec 11, 2018 19:24:01 GMT
I had to drop out of Facebook Silhouette group because I got tired of the same questions:
Where is the best place to get iron on vinyl?
What is the best heat press?
How do I use iron on vinyl?
And..my all time favorite:
Where can I find a reindeer (or anything) image...and Go! And go! makes me stabby.  "Best chicken recipe! And GO!" |
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Post by smannes on Dec 11, 2018 19:25:26 GMT
I had to drop out of Facebook Silhouette group because I got tired of the same questions:
Where is the best place to get iron on vinyl?
What is the best heat press?
How do I use iron on vinyl?
And..my all time favorite:
Where can I find a reindeer (or anything) image...and Go! And go! makes me stabby. Yes! “And... go!” makes me want to stab my eyes out. It’s so annoying. |
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Post by quiltz on Dec 11, 2018 19:27:49 GMT
Questions about if a store will take a return without receipt or similar. Almost every store has their own return policy written somewhere either on the receipt or if you look it up on-line.
Stores are NOT obligated to take a returned item, especially without a receipt. If you are buying a gift, get a gift receipt. AND if you are fortunate enough to be able to return an item, don't be upset if it is a store credit/gift card and not given back on your credit card or in cash. AND, you may not get the full-price you paid (without a receipt) as they will usually give you the lowest price that the item was sold at.
I think that Costco is the only one (live in Canada) and they are really good about returns.
Same vent about coupons that have expired and if they can be used. Each store, even if it is a chain store, may be willing to change the terms of a sale or date on a coupon BUT they are NOT obligated to do so. Stores are in business to make money, not take back items that may have been worn, out of season or any other reason.
These questions will appear shortly after Christmas.
GOOGLE is your best friend for information about store policies.
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Post by Mystie on Dec 11, 2018 19:34:44 GMT
I have PMS right now...I have had to literally take my fingers off the keyboard several times lately!
FB groups--I love and hate them. The dumb questions are bad; the lack of basic punctuation and spelling skills is worse. Use a period somewhere in your wall of text, please!!
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Post by basketdiva on Dec 11, 2018 19:41:11 GMT
This board is not immune to this issue- happens all the time.
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Post by teri on Dec 11, 2018 19:50:46 GMT
sooooo many on my sewing groups.
So I bought fabric and a pattern. I've never sewn. Tell me how to make a garment......................... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
There is no pattern piece for the neckband. This pattern is flawed. (ummmm, it's a rectangle and the size is in the instructions in the cut chart)
I could go on and on and on
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Post by LuvAgoodPaddle on Dec 11, 2018 19:51:39 GMT
I left all of those IP facebook groups after I found one that was for recipes only. If it doesn't have a recipe, it gets deleted. So far it is much better!
Not only the silly questions, but I was getting so sick of people posting the same thing over and over. For instance, do we really need 100 different people posting that Amazon has a sale on the IP today??
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Post by gmcwife1 on Dec 11, 2018 20:24:13 GMT
I have PMS right now...I have had to literally take my fingers off the keyboard several times lately! FB groups--I love and hate them. The dumb questions are bad; the lack of basic punctuation and spelling skills is worse. Use a period somewhere in your wall of text, please!! You should see the German Shepherd Dog groups freak out when people can't spell Shepherd correctly - Shephard, Sheherd, Shepard 
Or in the dog show groups, we show in a conformation class. But spell check loves to correct it to the more commonly used, confirmation. They can't even get to the question they get so stuck on the auto corrected word 
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Post by chlerbie on Dec 11, 2018 20:24:49 GMT
I am in a sciatica group and people will come on and post "Has anyone ever had steroid injections?" and there will be like three of that same question posted in an hour. Just look at the board and read a little. Since pretty much everyone there goes through the same thing, it would just make sense that people are talking about what you're there about. I had surgery and wanted to stay in the group to give encouragement for the people who are still suffering, but I'm ready to drop out because I can't stand seeing the exact same questions posted five times a day. "Does anyone have nerve pain down their leg?" Ummm...it's a sciatica group. THAT'S WHAT SCIATICA IS.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Dec 11, 2018 20:25:59 GMT
I left all of those IP facebook groups after I found one that was for recipes only. If it doesn't have a recipe, it gets deleted. So far it is much better! Not only the silly questions, but I was getting so sick of people posting the same thing over and over. For instance, do we really need 100 different people posting that Amazon has a sale on the IP today?? Would you mind sharing the recipe only group? I would love to dump some of my other IP groups for that one!!
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Post by monklady123 on Dec 11, 2018 20:28:54 GMT
I am in a sciatica group and people will come on and post "Has anyone ever had steroid injections?" and there will be like three of that same question posted in an hour. Just look at the board and read a little. Since pretty much everyone there goes through the same thing, it would just make sense that people are talking about what you're there about. I had surgery and wanted to stay in the group to give encouragement for the people who are still suffering, but I'm ready to drop out because I can't stand seeing the exact same questions posted five times a day. "Does anyone have nerve pain down their leg?" Ummm...it's a sciatica group. THAT'S WHAT SCIATICA IS. Yes! omg... on the IP board people will ask "has anyone ever made cheesecake/eggs/whatever in their Instant Pot?" (except often they call it "instapot" which, to quote someone in this thread, makes me stabby  ) A two-second search will tell you that yes indeed many people before you have made those things in the IP.  |
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Post by LuvAgoodPaddle on Dec 11, 2018 20:41:34 GMT
I left all of those IP facebook groups after I found one that was for recipes only. If it doesn't have a recipe, it gets deleted. So far it is much better! Not only the silly questions, but I was getting so sick of people posting the same thing over and over. For instance, do we really need 100 different people posting that Amazon has a sale on the IP today?? Would you mind sharing the recipe only group? I would love to dump some of my other IP groups for that one!!
No problem at all! The group is called - Instant Pot Recipes Only Is there a way to directly link to a FB group? Hopefully you can search for and find it easily. Even though the group has almost 600K, I think the moderators do really good job keeping posts to the rule of recipes only. |
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) A two-second search will tell you that yes indeed many people before you have made those things in the IP. 