Annoying Things About The Internet

I'm a little addicted to the internet, but as I spend more time on it I find myself realizing that I have certain pet peeves or annoyances that people do. I just want to let you know what some of those things are! I did a pet peeves post (here) about rude customers in shop of you fancy giving it a read too.

I only have 8 here, and I'm sure their are soooo many more, but these are the ones (at the moment) that annoy me the most!

I know they shouldn't annoy me because they are minor things, but you know what it's like! The smaller things always bug you more than something a little bit more major! 

1. "FIRST!"
   What do people think this is going to achieve? I honestly want to know what goes through peoples mind. At least say something about the post/video/photo! It's even more annoying when they aren't first. Do people expect some kind of round of applause for seeing something first? I just don't understand!
   
2. Youtube Views/Likes Counter
   I'm sure that everyone who watched youtube now, knows that the view counter doesn't match the likes bar! I'm not 100% sure why, but I think it's because the likes bar is updates more often than the views count! Yes, youtube could fix it but please stop with the comment like "Why is their only 301 views, but 4059 likes!" Does it matter? No!
   
3. Passive Aggressive Tweets/Statues If you've just had a bust up with someone and people know about that bust up because they heard it or saw it on the internet, then please don't follow it up with annoyingly passive aggressive tweets about how you're such a good person and you can't understand why people would do such a thing. Everyone knows that the tweet or status is about a specific person, and just grow a pair and say it to their face or shut up!
   
4. Follow for Follow This is never going to work! I think it has the opposite effect in fact. I really do love that you followed me on twitter, or my blog but don't beg for a follow back. If you leave a nice comment, or tweet me something nice then I will check out your blog and probably follow, if I see follow for follow, then I probably won't even look at the blog because it puts me off!
   
5. SpamI know you might have a giveaway, or really want someone to check out your blog or channel but spamming 'bigger' bloggers and vloggers won't help that much. It might attract some people, but I think people are going to look at something more if you leave a nice comment and leave a link or something at the end. If you comment on a post or something, at least make it relevant to the thing you are commenting on. I am never going to look at a link on a comment that says they love the product as much as me when I've spent the whole post telling people the product is shit.
   
6. Over The Top Instagram Hashtags No one is searching the word #the or #green, so please don't has tag it. I get witty hashtags, or something like #makeup or words that people will search but don't go over the top because it's annoying!
   
7. Captcha Can anyone relate to this? I think so because I've heard people complaining about it! Captcha is such a bitch to read! Especially on blogger. I know it's meant to be helpful and get rid of spam, but if I get it wrong once I'm off the site because I don't have the time to try and figure out some kind of cryptic code! If you want to warn of spam, then try comment approval.
   
8. Giveaway CommentsJust. Please. Don't!  I love that people take the time to comment on my blog and I try to look at the links all the time, but similar to spam. If you leave a comment like "I love this too, check out my giveaway..." and I've said the product is crap, then I'm not checking out the giveaway. If you leave  a relevant comment and just a link at the end. I'll go to your blog, if you giveaway if shown in the sidebar, or linked somewhere I will check it out as well!

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RANT | Pet Peeves from a Shop Assisstant

I just feel the need to have a little rant about some people. I work in a retail environment and I love it. I like interacting with people and it's really helped me, my anxiety and confidence. Most customers are brilliant; they are polite and say thanks and have a nice little chat but there are always those people that need a good ol' smack upside the head. It costs nothing to be polite, and life would just be that little bit better. I just wanted to list my top pet peeves to just out it out there! 

1. Don't pay for that 55p item with a £20 note and not even say sorry about it. I'm fine if you say sorry I don't have anything smaller, but if can see you have smaller money in your wallet/purse I'm not going to be best pleased, and you will be getting small change so it weighs you down. 
   
2.  Don't answer the phone when you're being served. Waiting that extra 20 seconds isn't going to hurt, and it's just a little rude. The worst thing is answering when you're mid conversation with me, but coming to the till while talking on the phone and expecting me to be a freaking mind reader over what you want is not okay.
   
3. Take your headphones off! I listen to music if I'm shopping on my own, but when I reach the cash desk, I take them out! I'm not going to shout at you, and I'm not a mind reader.
   
4. If my hand is out or free, please don't put cards or coins on the counter! It just makes things harder to pick up and makes this whole process longer than it needs to be. 


5. Please be prepared to pay! If you have to stand in a queue for 5 minutes, please get your money out. It really bugs me when people get to the counter, and then take ages finding money and cards. If you know you have a points card for a shop, get it out in preparation. I've had people search for a points card for about 10 minutes, while other people wait. I've had to call other members of staff to serve the other customers. It's not cool, and you're just holding everyone up.
   
6.  Don't try and hold your purchases from me. I know it might be embarrassing that your buying sexual aids and things like that but I have to scan it and I know what you're buying. I don't care, people buy it every day.
   
7. Number 6 leads me onto this one. Please don't ask me about condoms and various other sexual products when you don't need to. I've had one to many creepy old men argue over the amount of xl condoms in a box and if sexual aids need extra batteries and how often do they need to be replaced. Dude,I know you can read, and seriously, with the condoms, don't keep kidding yourself.
   
8. Would it hurt you to say hello or thanks? It cost nothing! Nothing!! I get that you could be shy or you could just be an asshole but at least acknowledge that I'm a human. I don't appricaite rudeness. I put up with it because it's my job and it's how I afford to eat and not live on the streets, but if I could I'd give rude people a good peace of my mind.
   
9.  It's not my fault that the price of something is wrong! I know it's not nice, but don't treat me like I've just slapped you or kicked your dog. I can't help it. I just work here, I don't purposefully put out wrong price to make you look silly or anything. It's a genuine mistake by the company, and if you're nice it's a simple process to get someone to fix it for you. You will get it at the advertised price, but being nice about it will make sure you get the cheaper price in a much easier way!
   
10. Number 9 leads on to this one perfectly as well! Do NOT shout at me or get pissy with me if you read something wrong, or if we have no stock. I can't help if we don't have stock. I apologize, and suggest places you might get it. I cannot do anymore than that so please don't shout. You're lucky I can't shout back, because something I really want to. Also, if you read something wrong and I have to tell you that don't get angry. I understand that things are crowded on a shelf, and it's easy to misread a price or offer, but I can't change the price/offer if you've read it wrong. Just be graceful about it, because you'll look like a knob when things get heated. 

This is true but in no way meant to offend anyone. I just hope that you treat people who work in shops in a way you would want to be treat. I know I'm paid to be there but that doesn't meant you can treat me like crap. 

Thanks for reading, and I hope it either made you chuckle or smile or something other than making you want to throw vegetables at me head. 
 

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