Complaint Thread

[exracer327]

2 hours ago, LegoWalker4 said:

Sellers who include their foot or feet in their pictures annoys me...I want to see what you are selling, not what you what shoes you are wearing, or worse, your actual foot or feet. Argh....

 

That isn't for scale?  Maybe they didn't have a ruler.  jk, they obviously need photo etiquette 101

[exracer327]

I bought one of these for staging sets

https://www.amazon.com/Neewer-Shooting-Diffusion-Backdrops-Photography/dp/B00GKFUFFE/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=light+cube+diffusion+softbox+kit&qid=1613937813&s=electronics&sr=1-5

Cuts out a lot of background clutter.  And it can fold up like a windshield sun screen if you are lacking storage space like I am.  I also got an inexpensive LED light ring during black Friday for an external light source.  That with the flash on my digital SLR I haven't had bad photos since.

[Darth_Raichu]

1 hour ago, exracer327 said:

Cuts out a lot of background clutter.  And it can fold up like a windshield sun screen if you are lacking storage space like I am.  I also got an inexpensive LED light ring during black Friday for an external light source.  That with the flash on my digital SLR I haven't had bad photos since.

I hate folding those windshield sun screens.  They never fold correctly when I am in a hurry.  Give me one that folds like a map* anytime.

*For the younger members: back in the day, maps were actually printed on large pieces of paper instead of on iPhones/GPS systems

[BillyBricks]

35 minutes ago, exracer327 said:

I bought one of these for staging sets

https://www.amazon.com/Neewer-Shooting-Diffusion-Backdrops-Photography/dp/B00GKFUFFE/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=light+cube+diffusion+softbox+kit&qid=1613937813&s=electronics&sr=1-5

Cuts out a lot of background clutter.  And it can fold up like a windshield sun screen if you are lacking storage space like I am.  I also got an inexpensive LED light ring during black Friday for an external light source.  That with the flash on my digital SLR I haven't had bad photos since.

Maybe I will upgrade to this one day. I currently have two $0.99 pieces of white poster board on top of a white Ikea table. 

[exracer327]

1 minute ago, BillyBricks said:

Maybe I will upgrade to this one day. I currently have two $0.99 pieces of white poster board on top of a white Ikea table. 

That was my old method.  But they didn't cover enough background (sides) for a couple of UCS sets I was selling.

[Alpinemaps]

Last March, when stores were running low, I had to pick up "stuff" that I don't normally buy.  Nothing unusual, but what I mean is, if I usually bought Brand A of Beans, and it was picked clean, I'd buy Brand B.

So we were running low of instant oatmeal.  I'm not a big fan of it, but I have one or two flavors that I'll eat.  Of course, all of my flavors were gone.  So I grabbed a box of Quaker Peanut Butter & Banana instant oatmeal.

It's been sitting in our pantry for almost a year, because I just really didn't want to touch the stuff.  But push came to shove a couple weeks back, and I ended up trying it.  And damnit, I love it.

Well, of course, now I'm looking for it (because I'm out), and I can't find it anywhere.  Near as I can tell from the Quaker site, they're not even making it anymore.  I should go check Dollar Tree or Big Lots at this point, I guess.

[$20 on joe vs dan]

7 hours ago, Alpinemaps said:

Last March, when stores were running low, I had to pick up "stuff" that I don't normally buy.  Nothing unusual, but what I mean is, if I usually bought Brand A of Beans, and it was picked clean, I'd buy Brand B.

So we were running low of instant oatmeal.  I'm not a big fan of it, but I have one or two flavors that I'll eat.  Of course, all of my flavors were gone.  So I grabbed a box of Quaker Peanut Butter & Banana instant oatmeal.

It's been sitting in our pantry for almost a year, because I just really didn't want to touch the stuff.  But push came to shove a couple weeks back, and I ended up trying it.  And damnit, I love it.

Well, of course, now I'm looking for it (because I'm out), and I can't find it anywhere.  Near as I can tell from the Quaker site, they're not even making it anymore.  I should go check Dollar Tree or Big Lots at this point, I guess.

proof that everything should have a "Retiring Soon" label

[marcandre]

22 minutes ago, $20 on joe vs dan said:

proof that everything should have a "Retiring Soon" label

Hmm my Walmart here has 5 boxes for pickup. Maybe I can flip on ebay $40 a box. RARE RETIRING OATMEAL. 

[Darth_Raichu]

7 hours ago, Alpinemaps said:

So we were running low of instant oatmeal.  I'm not a big fan of it, but I have one or two flavors that I'll eat.  Of course, all of my flavors were gone.  So I grabbed a box of Quaker Peanut Butter & Banana instant oatmeal.

Mix a spoon of peanut butter to a bowl of plain oatmeal and put banana slices on top???

Or buy them from @marcandre for 400% MSRP

[zaphoid]

18 hours ago, exracer327 said:

I bought one of these for staging sets

https://www.amazon.com/Neewer-Shooting-Diffusion-Backdrops-Photography/dp/B00GKFUFFE/ref=sr_1_5?dchild=1&keywords=light+cube+diffusion+softbox+kit&qid=1613937813&s=electronics&sr=1-5

Cuts out a lot of background clutter.  And it can fold up like a windshield sun screen if you are lacking storage space like I am.  I also got an inexpensive LED light ring during black Friday for an external light source.  That with the flash on my digital SLR I haven't had bad photos since.

what are you using for lighting with this?

[Alpinemaps]

Mix a spoon of peanut butter to a bowl of plain oatmeal and put banana slices on top???
Or buy them from [mention=30371]marcandre[/mention] for 400% MSRP

My goal is to become one of those people in Wall-E. How does doing something myself accomplish this goal.

[Darth_Raichu]

25 minutes ago, Alpinemaps said:

My goal is to become one of those people in Wall-E. How does doing something myself accomplish this goal.

[Saruman]

18 hours ago, Alpinemaps said:

Last March, when stores were running low, I had to pick up "stuff" that I don't normally buy.  Nothing unusual, but what I mean is, if I usually bought Brand A of Beans, and it was picked clean, I'd buy Brand B.

So we were running low of instant oatmeal.  I'm not a big fan of it, but I have one or two flavors that I'll eat.  Of course, all of my flavors were gone.  So I grabbed a box of Quaker Peanut Butter & Banana instant oatmeal.

It's been sitting in our pantry for almost a year, because I just really didn't want to touch the stuff.  But push came to shove a couple weeks back, and I ended up trying it.  And damnit, I love it.

Well, of course, now I'm looking for it (because I'm out), and I can't find it anywhere.  Near as I can tell from the Quaker site, they're not even making it anymore.  I should go check Dollar Tree or Big Lots at this point, I guess.

You can add Peanut Butter to this

https://www.quakeroats.com/products/hot-cereals/protein/banana-nut

 

[Alpinemaps]

Mix a spoon of peanut butter to a bowl of plain oatmeal and put banana slices on top???
Or buy them from [mention=30371]marcandre[/mention] for 400% MSRP

So I begrudgingly added a spoon of peanut butter to some regular oatmeal today. Tasted great.

You win this round.

[$20 on joe vs dan]

https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/24/media/australia-media-legislation-facebook-intl-hnk/index.html

What's going on in Australia...Google and FB vs the government.

Based on this article; seems like a positive direction.  I am all for news outlets being properly compensated for their content...otherwise we see them trying to appeal to the lowest denominator...ie entertainment...20 years ago who knew (other than MIB) that the trashy eye catching crap such as Star and Enquirer would eventually become "regular news" for this country.  

[KvHulk]

So Mister Potato Head is now gender neutral and just Potato Head?

This **** is getting ridiculous.

[marcandre]

1 minute ago, KvHulk said:

So Mister Potato Head is now gender neutral and just Potato Head?

This **** is getting ridiculous.

I demand pansexual potato head 

[Darth_Raichu]

9 minutes ago, KvHulk said:

So Mister Potato Head is now gender neutral and just Potato Head?

This **** is getting ridiculous.

Progress.  Stay tune for Mr. Big to change their name to Big and Mr Mister to    

 

[exciter1]

[fuzzy_bricks]

3 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

Gonna share that with the wife.  Just letting you all know what happened in advance....just in case I don't post here again.

[MarleyMoose]

1 hour ago, KvHulk said:

So Mister Potato Head is now gender neutral and just Potato Head?

This **** is getting ridiculous.

They're just getting rolling. Momentum is building.

[exciter1]

@Jeff Mack Can you add a Mr. Potato Head tracker?

 

[Alpinemaps]

So Mister Potato Head is now gender neutral and just Potato Head?

This **** is getting ridiculous.

RIP Don Rickles

[Darth_Raichu]

8 minutes ago, Alpinemaps said:

RIP Don Rickles

 

Disney Pixar does not have to worry about that for Toy Story 5, 6, 7, etc

[$20 on joe vs dan]

20 minutes ago, exciter1 said:

@Jeff Mack Can you add a Mr. Potato Head tracker?

 

looks like they are OOS on amazon, walmart, target