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• Customers who whine and act like babies when they don't get what they want. "If you don't take back this item that I bought 4 months ago, I'm talking to your manager and never shopping here again!!" Fine, we don't need customers like you anyway. Geez, we have return policies for a REASON, people!

I have to share this one that happened 3 weeks ago: Customer: "I buy $100 worth of supplies here EVERY month! Do you really want to lose my business because you won't take back this DVD burner??" Wow, you spend a whole $1200 a YEAR with us, how nice of you. Do you realize that a lot of customers spend 5-10x what you do, and they're the ones who keep us in business?

Not that I do this, it's pretty damn obvious that these kind of threats don't work, but people do it because they're powerless to do anything else.

My pet peeve: US 'news' networks: CNN, Fox, MSNBC, etc. I love the news but watching these channels makes me pull my hair out.

My related pet peeve: When people watch real news and complain that the interviewer was 'rude' :rolleyes:.

Another pet peeve: People who drone on and on about their great sodding country.

Another: Indian call center jokes.

Another: People who make a show of their meekness.

Finally: Snow. Can that be a peeve?
 
1. When teachers think just because college kids do it, so can we. Three 3 page papers, one 1 page paper, and 2 visual components due on the same day? Were just freshmen in high school.

Honestly, thats not too bad. A one page paper? Maybe an hour. A 9 page paper? Maybe a day at most.
 
Parents who tell their child "I'm gonna count...!" That drives me up the walls. And then they reach 3, or 5 or whatever number they're aiming for and start over again "I'm gonna count...!"

We had neighbours who used to do that ALL the time.. one day we caught the youngest son (c. 9 or 10 at the time) and his father:

Dad: "I'm gonna count, buddy...!"

Son: "Up yours, buddy!" and then he takes off up the street.

No joke.. we almost died laughing.
 
My pet peeves:

1. They wake me up too early.

2. They shed too much.

3. Their food and vet bills are expensive.

4. They don't live long enough.
 
8) People leaving things switched on, or on stand-by when their not using them (I'm maybe a bit obsessive about that)

People who make me turn off MY computers and unplug them just because they have lights on them. Girr. I leave my noisy external HD on with a bright bilnky light that turns on and off(noise too) plugged into my computer (which is in my room) while I sleep.

Another thing is that my grandma thinks my computer will catch fire because it is so hot. (she felt it once when it was encoding video and the fans on default settings) Even with the fan running full blast she thinks it is so hot it will catch fire. when it is doing nothing and the fans are on full blast it is as cold on the bottom as the screen is.

Ipod, Imac or Ibook is wrong. It looks horrible. (MS WORD needs fixing)

Also iTouch or more commonly Itouch is not made by apple it is a knock off. it is iPod Touch
 
I'm told I rant too much, so bear with me:

1) People that use fake names on Facebook. How the hell am I supposed to find you if your name is "--Glass P Baybiie" ?

2) pplz dat talk leik dis u noe wat im sayin lol

3) When some fatass has large headphones on and is blocking the exit off the bus. Especially when its the last stop in the city :mad:

4) What music is becoming. Listening to "I kiss your lips I taste your mouth", and "Can't read my poker face!" on the radio 20 times a day sickens me.

5) Related to #5, being a wh*re is NOTHING to be proud of, so please stop writing obnoxious songs about it.

6) People that push the button to cross the street constantly until the light changes. It's especially annoying here in Vancouver because our buttons make loud beeping noises.

7) No, you cannot use my $2500 computer while your hands are covered in tuna

8) Anyone that touches my computer screens gets a series of painful injuries from me

9) People that still think Macs only have one click

10) Mighty Mice

11) People who complain that Macs are overpriced. Charging $700 for Office is abysmal.

12) Banner ads/popups. I would love to meet the (wo)man who has actually purchased something they saw in a banner ad.

13) Miley Cyrus, Hilary Duff, people who like them

14) œ∑´®†<|||||******PEOPLE WHO POST CRAIGSLIST TITLES LIKE THIS*********|||||>¨¥ƒ¨¥√

15) People who diet 600 times a month. You need calories to freakin live, get over it.

16) Teens who buy $60 pink Silicon Valley cameras and try to be professional photographers. Then make it look even worse on Piknik.

17) People who use someone else as their Facebook profile picture

18) Adobe Contribute

19) People who call me just to say "Go on MSN"

20) Hotmail users

21) iPod cases. You buy an iPod for it's Apple-beauty, don't cover it up with a fugly case. I'm going to buy a BMW and put a Yugo enclosure on it

22) Yappy dogs

23) Annoying laughs

24) Get pissed off when our IM conversation is dead for more than 8 seconds. I have other things to do too, I can't focus ALL my attention on one conversation.

25) If I don't reply to your email within 30 minutes, email me again with the message quoted and ask why I'm ignoring you. Repeat.

26) People that swear many times per sentence. I swear sometimes, but there IS a limit.

27) Girls that lust over Edward Cullen. Get ready for this, HE ISN'T REAL!

28) Wi-Fi networks called "linksys"

29) People that call me weird because I'd rather listen to the Submarines than Katy Perry.

I'm sure I have MANY more....

//Rant
 
The only one that comes to my mind at the moment is when people call the iPod touch an iTouch. It may not be particularly creative, but my girlfriend pointed out to me just how much it bothers me. I didn't realize how much it bothered me until she pointed out that I practically grit my teeth when someone says it.

I like listening to I-Tunes on my AirBook. The 3rd-gen iShuffle sucks.
 
I agree

x 10 from above ^^ Banner ads/popups. I would love to meet the (wo)man who has actually purchased something they saw in a banner ad.

This is an insult to everyone weather they believe it or not.
 
People that slam on the brakes for anything while driving. (like someone pulled over or an accident on the opposite side of the road)... Damn rubber-neckers.

That really pisses me off.
 
I like playing music loud in a car, but there is a limit, and keep the window closed, I just like it loud enough so I can hear it (somewhat loud) but others don't, it bothers people, and it bothers me when my cousin comes in his car to my house when I can hear his music from the beginning of the street (I live near the end of the street).
 
Mostly driving stuff:

When passenger has feet on dash

That one is bad, for sure.

One time I went on a 200-mile business trip w/ a colleague, and he drove. He turned on the cruise control, and then crossed his legs--propped the foot of his right leg up on his left knee. What if he had to use the brakes in a hurry!!!! :eek: About the time I couldn't stand it anymore and was going to say something, he put his foot back down. I made him let me drive on the return trip. ;)
 
Just got struck in the face by one-

I'm part of a creative website that is sustained by people who release games, apps, that sort of stuff. There's a comments section to each new project or download where you can write out crit, praises etc.
But it's full of people who can't take criticism. Just annoys me that these people are submitting their work to be evaluated so I give a fair analysis. It's just some delicate little flowers can't take it and then start throwing names around and just being rate daft.

So that gets me. Creatives who can't take criticism on their work.
 
- free loaders, those people who wouldn't buy it and don't want it, but since its free they will take it. Commonly seen at company lunches eating 3 times even though others haven't had any yet. Also seen by the dumpsters because its free they have to make it fit in with their life.

- people who don't try initially and ask for help before they even know if they need help

- people who drink their cereal milk. Thats nasty.

- people who put ranch sauce on everything. Pizza, chips, you name it. Disgusting.

- people who don't have cash and want something. but can't pay for it and "promise" they will pay you back.

- close talkers. Respect the bubble.

- Those who care about my choices that have no impact on them. I bought an apple computer, who cares.

I have many more.
 
1) when i get a text, like
"hey whatf up" and they have to retext *whats

i knew what you meant dammit. now you just wasted another of my limited text plan

2) when people ask me what are you doin on im every freaking 5 min

3)when people dont move over when i need to get down an isle

4) people who dont wipe down machines after they use them at gyms

5) people who listen to music with headphones yet i can hear the words 3 feet away

6) girls who ask me to dinner and then expect me to pay. if i ask, then yea ill pay, if you ask, make it at least pay your own

7) people touching my screens

8)people who bring babies to theatres and other quiet areas

9) how everything is only open while im at work and closed once i get off

10) how NY is stupid by making me hold the gas pump when its freaking cold out. why cant it be like every other state that has the pump holder thing that will automatically stop pumping once full

11) how NY has a stupid 5 cents/can charge on sodas. I have always recycled but now I have to go to a dumb store to recycle and get my refunds

12) how NY has only single lane roads and I cant pass anyone going slow on my way to work

13) how all the roads up in NY have really bad potholes, ive dinged up my wheels more than i ever did in colorado


theres a gazillion more i assure you lol

Dude, You're actually making a lady pay for your meal? Men aren't supposed to do that.

If I told my friends that I let a girl pay for my meal they won't stop laughing until the next day.
 
-People who drop into a thread and drop their opinion (which doesn't help or contribute in anyway) just to be doing it.

-Grammar nazis who feel the need to correct people when it's perfectly clear what the original person was intending to say (since you couldn't correct it unless you knew what they meant)

-People who claim to be open minded attacking people who don't accept their views.

-Apple haters posting how much they're tired of Apple threads on tech sites and Apple lovers posting in other threads saying how product X can never live up to Apple product Y and lets not even get started on /. threads
 
-People who drop into a thread and drop their opinion (which doesn't help or contribute in anyway) just to be doing it.

And yet you managed to post yours.. :D

...and I'm not a Grammar Nazi! I'm a Interpersonal Erroneous Communications Corrections Expert.
 
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