tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post5150592368070254852..comments2024-03-27T10:29:06.518-04:00Comments on A Natural Scientist: FrustratingJenny F. Scientisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07072624674603337551noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-87185741484733209852012-07-23T12:48:02.473-04:002012-07-23T12:48:02.473-04:00ugh, i hate this. i make most of the decisions reg...ugh, i hate this. i make most of the decisions regarding the large purchases in the house AND i am the one home to see them delivered/ installed/ fixed because my schedule is much more flexible. and yet... despite the PhD am talked down to. I have no patience for the BS but find its much easier to call my husband & complain then give him the name & number of the person who was NOT LISTENING and have him call them & get things done. a total waste of everyone's time but seemingly the only way to get things done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-54945930929959865742012-07-23T12:05:36.096-04:002012-07-23T12:05:36.096-04:00When we first moved to Spain, the guy in charge of...When we first moved to Spain, the guy in charge of setting up our electricity treated me like an idiot -- I hardly knew any Spanish, so clearly I had to be stupid. Unfortunately my Spanish wasn't even enough to complain about it.Ameliehttp://amelies-welt.de/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-88858771189973329692012-07-23T11:52:05.673-04:002012-07-23T11:52:05.673-04:00heh. i also specialize in emphatic wrongness. wa...heh. i also specialize in emphatic wrongness. way to be.Bionichttp://bionicmamas.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-85364939450103074142012-07-23T11:01:27.248-04:002012-07-23T11:01:27.248-04:00When we bought our current dishwasher, I did all t...When we bought our current dishwasher, I did all the research, and I'm the one who ended up buying the thing. Not only did I read Consumer Reports, I also looked at repair rates, etc, which CS doesn't seem to take into account as much as I want. When I went to the store to actually physically SEE the 2 I had narrowed it down to, I checked things like "can I reach the back of it without pulling the entire rack out?" and "does the silverware holder annoy me?" Then I talked to the salesperson, and the guy actually recommended the (slightly) cheaper one. <br /><br />He didn't talk down to me at any point. That made it worth it even more to buy from him.Mary_Flashlighthttp://www.bothhandsandaflashlight.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-73706689712602748932012-07-23T10:08:29.512-04:002012-07-23T10:08:29.512-04:00Alas, that this is a product CR does not review. ...Alas, that this is a product CR does not review. But I am also into reading it via the library! CR helped me buy a new vacuum recently. :) The Internet told me a lot about my $$$$ purchase this time, but there's always something the Internet doesn't know that, perhaps, the guy who's been doing it for 30 years does. Plus, I find it a useful character review to find out who's going to TRY to BS me.Jenny F. Scientist, PhDhttp://naturalscientist.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36650952.post-73408063019873928032012-07-23T08:22:23.988-04:002012-07-23T08:22:23.988-04:00If you're going to be wrong, at least be wrong...If you're going to be wrong, at least be wrong with emphasis! I definitely make 90% or more of the purchasing decisions. I'm a big fan of getting Consumer Reports at the library and researching the durability and efficacy of various models. Then I hardly need to talk to salespeople and can tell which are trying to BS me. Of course, they don't review everything.<br /><br />Those salespeople will learn to be more respectful once they start losing the business of PO'd housewives!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03276995787173932700noreply@blogger.com