Minor complaints thread (3 Viewers)

[ann post]

I once was 5 blocks from george w bush and some terrifying security suit stopped me getting any closer.

I was out for a walk.

 

[Cornu Ammonis]

I had a similar thing with Shane Horgan once, saw him in a pub, flash of recognition, waved. (Ah shite I only know him from the telly).

He didn't come over but he smiled and waved back, probably thinking "how do I know that guy?"

Same but Ron Wood in the Village downstairs. There was a gig on and I nodded to him in a “ah, it’s yourself, a fellow frequent gig goer” and he nodded back, probably thinking to himself “it’s that hot shot guy who goes to loads of gigs”.

 

[Jerry Twig]

Probably for the “you’re old” thread, but remember when you’d buy records direct from small labels and they’d throw in a few stickers, flyers and maybe a “thanks for the support”? Now you get a record and a fucking receipt. No concept of connection at all.

 

[nuke terrorist]

Probably for the “you’re old” thread, but remember when you’d buy records direct from small labels and they’d throw in a few stickers, flyers and maybe a “thanks for the support”? Now you get a record and a fucking receipt. No concept of connection at all.

I still get stickers and flyers off small labels. old skool.
I usually give them feedback on the records I get too and write them a bit of a thank you.
but yeah a lot of that is lost in the world of digital transactions - a pity.

 

[Jerry Twig]

I still get stickers and flyers off small labels. old skool.
I usually give them feedback on the stuff I get too and write them a bit of a thank you.
but yeah a lot of that is lot in the world of digital transactions - a pity.

Your small labels must be more old skool then my small labels then. I feel it's faded as a practice in general.

 

[nuke terrorist]

Your small labels must be more old skool then my small labels then. I feel it's faded as a practice in general.

oh yeah.
when you had to send a letter that was all part of the culture.
a lot of folks don't get much feed back on their work or connection with folks now.
I only got a debit card for the first time in 2018, so letter writing was a big part of my life more recently than most folks.

 

[Jerry Twig]

oh yeah.
when you had to send a letter that was all part of the culture.
a lot of folks don't get much feed back on their work or connection with folks now.
I only got a debit card for the first time in 2018, so letter writing was a big part of my life more recently than most folks.

That's true, you had to send a letter with a money order, so you were likely to say "hello from Ireland, how are things in Canada" etc (and wait months for something to show up!) that doesn't happen with two clicks on Bandcamp. I guess the modern disconnect starts with the purchaser and not the label.

 

[GARYXKNIFEDX]

It's rare these days to get stickers or flyers never mind a note.

I did order a couple of 7"s a while ago and got some stickers an extra cd and a t shirt thrown in. That was wild.

 

[chris d]

I got a sticker from Tower last week with a couple of CDs.

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

Stickers are annoying. It's like when my employer sends me branded marketing tat (mugs, keyrings etc) as a show of their "appreciation" for me and I have to dispose of it.

 

[egg_]

Suppose it depends on your job though - a few of my regularly-worn hoodies are employer merch, would never even have consider wearing something from any previous job

 

[ann post]

I like my merch to be useful which essentially means it has to be a t-shirt or a tote bag, and the t-shirts should be all long sleeved.

 

[seanc]

I will take all your unwanted work swag.

 

[GO]

Sleepy joe is playing havoc with the traffic locally

 

[therealjohnny]

Sleepy joe is playing havoc with the traffic locally

Fuck you Obama!

 

[Deadmanposting]

We rebranded and all of our old company logo shit became verboten. So they had skips out back and they sent waste trolleys around gathering up mugs, t-shirts, backpacks, hoodies, jackets, mousepads - you fucking name it - and it all got trashed
(I helped myself to a very decent unused backpack and water bottle - that has to stay home)

Then they bought us all new shiny shit with the new fancy branding. So new mugs and tees and jackets etc.


THEN a fucking year into it, the owner decides he hates the new logo wants to go back to the OLD ONE
Same shit. Skips and waste carts full of the new logo. All of this stuff barely a year old. Now it's cancelled. Oceania was at war with Eastasia.
Like nice fucking jackets and all. Patagonia and Arctyrex. Not that you'd wear one out to a gig, but you'd be well fucking glad of it on a rainy bike ride.

Then they bought us all new shit with the new (OLD!) logo on it. Same shit we tossed 12 months previous. Just new.
The new bags are cool - Timbuk2, great for the bike.

And I can bring the water bottle I nicked into work again now.

NOt a complaint. Just more of an observation that no one knows anything.




ETA - I may have mentioned this before. Just blows my mind every time I think about it.

 

[pete]

I got a reusable coffee cup last year.

That’s about it.

 

[pete]

I don’t drink coffee.

 

[magicbastarder]

i once got a call from one of the lads in goods inwards; went down to him, and he offered me a company branded barbecue kit (basically, a big wallet with skewers, tongs, etc.); i asked him could i have another, and he sent me away with 8 i think. he'd been sent a pallet of them, with instructions to have them destroyed because they had the old logo on them.

 

[Unicron]

This has very strong "losing team at the superbowl sends their now useless CHAMPIONS merch to Africa to clothe needy kids" vibes.