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Old 04-27-2024, 10:29 AM
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Default 10 Annoying First-World Problems

Some will make you want to tear out your hair (if you have any).

Cheap packing tape which is almost impossible to “start” and when ya do, it comes off in slivers, so ya end up wasting half the roll just to get it started. Pay for brand-names like Scotch or 3M etc and you’ll save money in the long run.

Waiting 20 or 30 minutes for a yard train to get off of the RR crossing at rush hour. Same with street maintenance crews blocking a lane or two also at rush hour.

Huge bubble packing for small items that can’t be opened without a sharp utility knife.

Suit jackets with useless fake side pockets. Lift the flap, stick your hand in, and encounter a seam.

Paying a fee and needing a “subscription” for heated seats, heated steering wheels, AM/FM radios and whatever in new cars.

Rock hard butter and soft bread. If my microwave breaks down, I’ll replace in less than an hour.

The “No Tip” option on a wireless debit machine that has to be poked and punched several times, sometimes with a pen or “pointy” object, to get it to work. The other tip buttons work perfectly.

“Pull Here To Open”.

Plastic wrap that sticks so well to itself that it’s hard to separate, but doesn’t seem to want to stick to anything else.

Tons of people at a supermarket with only one checkout open. They want to force people to self-checkout to reduce staff wages, but prices never come down.

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Old 04-27-2024, 01:27 PM
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How about annoyance for the planet!

Canada's useless so called "Prime Minister" the "Dishonorable" Justin Trudeau!!
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Old 04-27-2024, 01:30 PM
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^^^ If that was a third world problem - it wouldn't be a problem anymore
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Old 04-27-2024, 01:41 PM
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All the crap that fills our stores that comes from 3rd countries
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Old 04-27-2024, 02:00 PM
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I can help you fix one of those for you; the outside jacket pockets on better quality suits are stitched shut to keep a perfect drape and line of the suit for those that don't use the pockets anyhow. Remove the stitching and you will find there is actually a pocket there.
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Old 04-27-2024, 02:33 PM
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What would you put in your front suit pockets anyway?
Hand warmers?
Spare ammo?
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Old 04-29-2024, 08:40 PM
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Changing the name of a magazine from Alberta Outdoorsmen to Alberta Outdoors!

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Old 04-30-2024, 09:22 AM
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Suit jackets with useless fake side pockets. Lift the flap, stick your hand in, and encounter a seam.


I'm pretty sure those are indeed real suit coat pockets, but you have to unstitch them after purchase, as they are stitched before purchase for some reason.

I once wore a suit for 2 years with the pockets stitched closed, thinking the same thing as the OP, that they were completely stupid to put fake pockets on. I complained one day to my wife about it and she grabbed her seam ripper and opened them up. (After making fun of me) and low and behold, They were indeed REAL pockets.

I was shocked and amazed at the simplicity and my own stupidity of not realizing.
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Old 04-30-2024, 09:38 AM
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I'm pretty sure those are indeed real suit coat pockets, but you have to unstitch them after purchase, as they are stitched before purchase for some reason.

I once wore a suit for 2 years with the pockets stitched closed, thinking the same thing as the OP, that they were completely stupid to put fake pockets on. I complained one day to my wife about it and she grabbed her seam ripper and opened them up. (After making fun of me) and low and behold, They were indeed REAL pockets.

I was shocked and amazed at the simplicity and my own stupidity of not realizing.
The reason they are stitched shut.

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I can help you fix one of those for you; the outside jacket pockets on better quality suits are stitched shut to keep a perfect drape and line of the suit for those that don't use the pockets anyhow. Remove the stitching and you will find there is actually a pocket there.
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