| Vancouver Off-Topic / Current Events The off-topic forum for Vancouver, funnies, non-auto centered discussions, WORK SAFE. While the rules are more relaxed here, there are still rules. Please refer to sticky thread in this forum. |
 | | 
12-09-2022, 09:20 AM
|
#15001 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 9,345
Thanked 3,675 Times in 1,798 Posts
Failed 693 Times in 217 Posts
|
-sad to see another restaurant closing down.
One of my favorites. Martini's is closing permanently as of December 22nd. https://www.vancouverisawesome.com/f...oadway-6217853
A 52 year old family owned business is shutting down for good. 
__________________
Go Canucks go!
| 
|  | |
12-09-2022, 10:13 AM
|
#15002 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 1,097
Thanked 966 Times in 466 Posts
Failed 3 Times in 3 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by bcrdukes  Has anyone ever come across a situation where you order something from Amazon and to find the package doesn't have the original factory shrink wrap and the product is missing inside?
For context, I ordered a pair of the Microsoft Surface Earbuds on Amazon.com during Cyber Monday while I was in the US. The shipment arrives, I open it up to find that the original shrink wrap was not present and the entire case and earbuds were missing.
I filed this to Amazon and went through the questions and got a return authorization with no option for them to replace it other than a refund. Curious to see how this panned out for those of you who has dealt with this before. Thanks in advance. | Was it shipped and sold by Amazon, and was it an open box and/or was the Amazon packaging tampered?
It's can be dicey if the item is sold by a 3rd party seller but fulfilled by Amazon. The worst I've seen so far is the seller packing a thank you note inside a box with by a promise that the actual item will be fulfilled soon. It was kind of sketchy but the seller followed through in the end.
| |
| | |
12-09-2022, 10:23 AM
|
#15003 | | My AFC gave me an ABS CEL code of LOL while at WOT!
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: vancouver
Posts: 3,515
Thanked 1,431 Times in 486 Posts
Failed 243 Times in 94 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by bcrdukes Has anyone ever come across a situation where you order something from Amazon and to find the package doesn't have the original factory shrink wrap and the product is missing inside?
For context, I ordered a pair of the Microsoft Surface Earbuds on Amazon.com during Cyber Monday while I was in the US. The shipment arrives, I open it up to find that the original shrink wrap was not present and the entire case and earbuds were missing.
I filed this to Amazon and went through the questions and got a return authorization with no option for them to replace it other than a refund. Curious to see how this panned out for those of you who has dealt with this before. Thanks in advance. | https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/ama...urns-1.6669601 at least you got a refund
| 
| | |
12-09-2022, 10:30 AM
|
#15004 | | RS Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: GTA
Posts: 29,845
Thanked 11,520 Times in 4,710 Posts
Failed 440 Times in 282 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by radeonboy Was it shipped and sold by Amazon, and was it an open box and/or was the Amazon packaging tampered?
It's can be dicey if the item is sold by a 3rd party seller but fulfilled by Amazon. The worst I've seen so far is the seller packing a thank you note inside a box with by a promise that the actual item will be fulfilled soon. It was kind of sketchy but the seller followed through in the end. | It was shipped and sold by Amazon and it was not an open box item. The Amazon packaging was not tampered with. I ordered a Microsoft Surface Duo which was perfectly intact with the factory shrink wrap and everything. It was just the Surface Earbuds that was tampered with. Quote:
Originally Posted by Fafine | I think it's too early to say whether I will get a refund or not. I've dropped off the return to UPS and has yet been received by Amazon. That is a crappy situation regardless.
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS I literally do not plan on buying another vehicle in my lifetime, assuming it doesn't get written off. | | |
| | |
12-09-2022, 11:11 AM
|
#15005 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: PENIS
Posts: 4,291
Thanked 4,157 Times in 1,303 Posts
Failed 297 Times in 125 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by bcrdukes It was shipped and sold by Amazon and it was not an open box item. The Amazon packaging was not tampered with. I ordered a Microsoft Surface Duo which was perfectly intact with the factory shrink wrap and everything. It was just the Surface Earbuds that was tampered with.
I think it's too early to say whether I will get a refund or not. I've dropped off the return to UPS and has yet been received by Amazon. That is a crappy situation regardless. | the buds are shit
i have them 
__________________ There's a phallic symbol infront of my car Quote: |
MG1: in fact, a new term needs to make its way into the American dictionary. Trump............ he's such a "Trump" = ultimate insult. Like, "yray, you're such a trump."
| bcrdukes yray fucked bcrdukes up the nose
dapperfied yraisis
dapperfied yray so waisis
FastAnna you literally talk out your ass
FastAnna i really cant
FastAnna yray i cant stand you
| |
| | |
12-09-2022, 11:36 AM
|
#15006 | | RS Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: GTA
Posts: 29,845
Thanked 11,520 Times in 4,710 Posts
Failed 440 Times in 282 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by yray the buds are shit
i have them | Wait, what?
I know a few people who have them and they really like them and audio quality/comfort has been A+ for them hence why I decided to order a pair.
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS I literally do not plan on buying another vehicle in my lifetime, assuming it doesn't get written off. | | |
| | |
12-09-2022, 11:37 AM
|
#15007 | | Rs has made me the woman i am today!
Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: PENIS
Posts: 4,291
Thanked 4,157 Times in 1,303 Posts
Failed 297 Times in 125 Posts
|
its the ear mold
it either works or it doesn't
they made it for white people ears so us asians its hit or miss
my left ear is bigger than my right so I can't seem to get a good fit
__________________ There's a phallic symbol infront of my car Quote: |
MG1: in fact, a new term needs to make its way into the American dictionary. Trump............ he's such a "Trump" = ultimate insult. Like, "yray, you're such a trump."
| bcrdukes yray fucked bcrdukes up the nose
dapperfied yraisis
dapperfied yray so waisis
FastAnna you literally talk out your ass
FastAnna i really cant
FastAnna yray i cant stand you
| |
| | |
12-09-2022, 11:44 AM
|
#15008 | | In RS I Trust
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Mission
Posts: 20,733
Thanked 17,627 Times in 4,328 Posts
Failed 1,037 Times in 352 Posts
|
wait... White people have different ear holes compared to Asians? Interesting, I was unaware of those. I mean how different can ear holes be LOL
| |
| | |
12-09-2022, 11:44 AM
|
#15009 | | RS Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: GTA
Posts: 29,845
Thanked 11,520 Times in 4,710 Posts
Failed 440 Times in 282 Posts
|
Thanks, yray. That helps.
I've had issues with different brands of earbuds. The folks I know who have it and like it are, purely by chance, are white. LOL!
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS I literally do not plan on buying another vehicle in my lifetime, assuming it doesn't get written off. | | |
| | |
12-09-2022, 12:07 PM
|
#15010 | | linguistic ninja
Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Vancouver, BC
Posts: 16,139
Thanked 3,839 Times in 1,397 Posts
Failed 141 Times in 80 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by murd0c wait... White people have different ear holes compared to Asians? Interesting, I was unaware of those. I mean how different can ear holes be LOL | Sunglasses too! People's faces are just built differently. But when the default mold is a generic white guy/girl then all other ethnicities are left with misfitting clothes accessories
| |
| | |
12-09-2022, 12:41 PM
|
#15011 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
Join Date: Jul 2015
Posts: 1,097
Thanked 966 Times in 466 Posts
Failed 3 Times in 3 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by CivicBlues Sunglasses too! People's faces are just built differently. But when the default mold is a generic white guy/girl then all other ethnicities are left with misfitting clothes accessories | Glasses as well. I was shopping for Ray Bans with fixed nose bridges and was told they make a version with a larger nose bridge for the Asian market because statistically, their noses are smaller.
| |
| | |
12-09-2022, 01:21 PM
|
#15012 | | Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 24,930
Thanked 11,628 Times in 4,966 Posts
Failed 316 Times in 202 Posts
|
Wrong thread. EDIT: Right thread............ just took too long to send reply, gulolol. Quote:
Originally Posted by bcrdukes Has anyone ever come across a situation where you order something from Amazon and to find the package doesn't have the original factory shrink wrap and the product is missing inside? | I suspect carriers and drivers are going in and grabbing the contents.
While on the subject of Amazon, I ordered a Lisle Battery Carrier. Three attempts before I finally got one. Starts off in Richmond, then shows up in Ontario then Alberta to drop off the face of the planet. I called them and they kept sending one and crediting my account. A month after I received a replacement, the original "returned" and missing one shows up, but not really. They don't have the time to investigate.
BTW, the Lisle battery carrier is awesome. I was trying to get a battery out of a Smart Car. Almost impossible to get out, even with the built in handle. This thing makes it so easy to do. Too bad it showed up a few days late. Busted knuckles, scrapes and scars, and a whole lot of cussing, I did manage to get the darn thing out. I had my doubts about the thing, but it really makes carrying batteries around simple. I have batteries in my trailers for audio systems and whatnot. Need to drag them out for maintenance and replacing. So much easier. Made in USA. https://www.lislecorp.com/specialty-...attery-carrier
__________________ Quote: |
"there but for the grace of god go I"
| Quote: |
Youth is, indeed, wasted on the young.
| YODO = You Only Die Once.
Dirty look from MG1 can melt steel beams.
"There must be dissonance before resolution - MG1" a musical reference.
Last edited by MG1; 12-09-2022 at 01:43 PM.
| |
| | |
12-09-2022, 01:47 PM
|
#15013 | | SFICC-03*
Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: richmond
Posts: 8,402
Thanked 2,872 Times in 1,155 Posts
Failed 153 Times in 76 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by murd0c wait... White people have different ear holes compared to Asians? Interesting, I was unaware of those. I mean how different can ear holes be LOL | we have 2 holes instead of the usual 1. its nice it's like having stereo sound in each ear.
| |
| | |
12-10-2022, 01:04 PM
|
#15014 | | I told him no, what y'all do?
Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Vancouver
Posts: 10,134
Thanked 6,008 Times in 2,606 Posts
Failed 104 Times in 66 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by murd0c wait... White people have different ear holes compared to Asians? Interesting, I was unaware of those. I mean how different can ear holes be LOL | not all holes the same 
on a serious note, i prefer the half in-ear style vs the ones with the rubber tips that go all in, they fit better.
__________________ Feedback
http://www.revscene.net/forums/showthread.php?t=611711 Quote: Greenstoner
1 rat shit ruins the whole congee
originalhypa
You cannot live the life of a whore and expect a monument to your chastity | Quote:
[22-12, 08:51]mellomandidnt think and went in straight..scrapped like a bitch
[17-09, 12:07]FastAnna glowjob
[17-09, 12:08]FastAnna I like dat
| | |
| | |
12-10-2022, 03:51 PM
|
#15015 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Vansterdam
Posts: 8,083
Thanked 1,819 Times in 944 Posts
Failed 85 Times in 24 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by bcrdukes It was shipped and sold by Amazon and it was not an open box item. The Amazon packaging was not tampered with. I ordered a Microsoft Surface Duo which was perfectly intact with the factory shrink wrap and everything. It was just the Surface Earbuds that was tampered with.
I think it's too early to say whether I will get a refund or not. I've dropped off the return to UPS and has yet been received by Amazon. That is a crappy situation regardless. | Never un my hundreds of purchases though I've never bought an open box item. My neighbour did however buy a smart lock via their open box section and the same thing happened, empty box but they were good to offer à refund + à discount.
__________________
"back at the line to Babych.... LONG SHOT....Potvin had trouble with it....ADAM SHOOTS SCORES!!!!
GREG ADAMS!! GREG ADAMS!!"
| |
| | |
12-10-2022, 05:52 PM
|
#15016 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Ricemond
Posts: 9,189
Thanked 10,689 Times in 3,836 Posts
Failed 478 Times in 242 Posts
|
Found some weird shit on etsy. What an interesting site https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1251...search_click=1  | |
| | |
12-10-2022, 07:55 PM
|
#15017 | | Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 24,930
Thanked 11,628 Times in 4,966 Posts
Failed 316 Times in 202 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by bcrdukes Thanks, yray. That helps.
I've had issues with different brands of earbuds. The folks I know who have it and like it are, purely by chance, are white. LOL! | https://headphonebar.com/products/ca...audio-solstice
You could be white, yellow, black, alien........... molded to fit you is best.
People spend thousands on coffee makers, this is nothing compared to that realm.
__________________ Quote: |
"there but for the grace of god go I"
| Quote: |
Youth is, indeed, wasted on the young.
| YODO = You Only Die Once.
Dirty look from MG1 can melt steel beams.
"There must be dissonance before resolution - MG1" a musical reference.
Last edited by MG1; 12-10-2022 at 08:01 PM.
| |
| | |
12-10-2022, 08:23 PM
|
#15018 | | in the butt
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 2,851
Thanked 3,590 Times in 1,314 Posts
Failed 170 Times in 93 Posts
|
The reason people can't buy a condo in Vancouver is because they buy a thousand dollar coffee maker
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr.Money
i hate people who sound like they smoke meth then pretend like they matter.
Originally Posted by ilovebacon
Does anyone have a pair of 25 pounds one-inch hole for sale at a reasonable price?
Originally Posted by mikemhg
Clothes come off and my car is permeated with the smell of fillet-o-fish and canned tuna.
| | |
| | |
12-11-2022, 02:12 AM
|
#15019 | | RS Veteran
Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: GTA
Posts: 29,845
Thanked 11,520 Times in 4,710 Posts
Failed 440 Times in 282 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by winson604 Never un my hundreds of purchases though I've never bought an open box item. My neighbour did however buy a smart lock via their open box section and the same thing happened, empty box but they were good to offer à refund + à discount. | The item I purchased is not an open box item. It was supposed to be brand new, in box, with the factory shrink wrap intact. When I opened up the Amazon box, I found the item I ordered was already opened.
__________________ Quote:
Originally Posted by BIC_BAWS I literally do not plan on buying another vehicle in my lifetime, assuming it doesn't get written off. | | |
| | |
12-11-2022, 02:35 AM
|
#15020 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: CELICAland
Posts: 25,666
Thanked 10,387 Times in 3,913 Posts
Failed 1,390 Times in 625 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by bcrdukes Has anyone ever come across a situation where you order something from Amazon and to find the package doesn't have the original factory shrink wrap and the product is missing inside?
For context, I ordered a pair of the Microsoft Surface Earbuds on Amazon.com during Cyber Monday while I was in the US. The shipment arrives, I open it up to find that the original shrink wrap was not present and the entire case and earbuds were missing.
I filed this to Amazon and went through the questions and got a return authorization with no option for them to replace it other than a refund. Curious to see how this panned out for those of you who has dealt with this before. Thanks in advance. | Yes I've had that happen with a motherboard
I've also read that happening with other ppl on Amazon, sounds like they had a string of customer/employee thefts, this was during the beginning of the year or last year
I've also had clearly returned items sent to me as new.
Amazon is pretty liberal with returns though especially if you're a frequent/longterm customer
| |
| | |
12-11-2022, 02:41 AM
|
#15021 | | I only answer to my username, my real name is Irrelevant!
Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: CELICAland
Posts: 25,666
Thanked 10,387 Times in 3,913 Posts
Failed 1,390 Times in 625 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by bcrdukes Wait, what?
I know a few people who have them and they really like them and audio quality/comfort has been A+ for them hence why I decided to order a pair. | Go with Sonys WF's even the first gen ones are godly (tho 1st r chunky)
| |
| | |
12-11-2022, 05:02 PM
|
#15022 | | Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 24,930
Thanked 11,628 Times in 4,966 Posts
Failed 316 Times in 202 Posts
|
So, had this weather station sitting in the living room, waiting to be put up. I got sick of looking at it, so installed it today. Relying on weather forecast is pretty unreliable. Even when the weather is reported to be whatever, whatever, it never is accurate for all locations in your municipality. I mean Burnaby is pretty large.
A few weeks ago, I had damage to the balcony/patio due to high winds. Even during the high winds, it was reported as 35 kmph with wind gusts up to 50. Bullshit, it was at least 65 outside with gusts in the 70's to 80's. If I had known it was going to be that windy, I would have battened down the hatches and rolled up the shades on the sides of the patio.
This weather station reports, in real time, the wind, the temperature, and the humidity remotely. I can see the info on my phone. https://www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop...SABEgLVLvD_BwE
Now that I know how these things work, I should have bought the more complicated/expensive models (wind direction, rain gauge, barometric, etc.). I can add or upgrade sensors at any time, so I guess the initial cost was good to get me into it. https://www.lacrossetechnology.com/collections
There are way better systems out there made by other manufacturers, but for the average home owner, this is good enough. And the price point is good.
__________________ Quote: |
"there but for the grace of god go I"
| Quote: |
Youth is, indeed, wasted on the young.
| YODO = You Only Die Once.
Dirty look from MG1 can melt steel beams.
"There must be dissonance before resolution - MG1" a musical reference.
| |
| | |
12-11-2022, 05:12 PM
|
#15023 | | Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 24,930
Thanked 11,628 Times in 4,966 Posts
Failed 316 Times in 202 Posts
| Quote:
Originally Posted by GLOW not all holes the same
on a serious note, i prefer the half in-ear style vs the ones with the rubber tips that go all in, they fit better. | Damn........... I needed some earbuds in a pinch, so I got me a cheap pair from Shoppers Drug Mart. I think I'm a black man............. at least a Jamaican, mun.
House of Marley - under $20.00.
They fit better than my AirPod Pro 2, AirPod 3rd gen, and the original AirPods.
Anyway, carry on carrying on.
__________________ Quote: |
"there but for the grace of god go I"
| Quote: |
Youth is, indeed, wasted on the young.
| YODO = You Only Die Once.
Dirty look from MG1 can melt steel beams.
"There must be dissonance before resolution - MG1" a musical reference.
| |
| | |
12-11-2022, 05:21 PM
|
#15024 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: right here
Posts: 4,980
Thanked 4,784 Times in 831 Posts
Failed 884 Times in 162 Posts
|
who's good at this. I see a piece of camera equipment at KEH(web purchase) and it's listed there at $1000 US. I think they are physically located in Georgia state, if that matters.
what's this $1000 going to grow to once its at my door? obviously I know there's the dollar conversion, but after that it gets grey to me. taxes on both sides? duties, import fees? holy hell no idea.
__________________
now what?
| |
| | |
12-11-2022, 05:35 PM
|
#15025 | | Fathered more RS members than anybody else. Who's your daddy?
Join Date: Aug 2002
Posts: 24,930
Thanked 11,628 Times in 4,966 Posts
Failed 316 Times in 202 Posts
|
If you ship to Blaine and bring it across yourself, you'd save the brokerage fees and courier cost. Declare it yourself and pay all duties and taxes. If the item is made in Mexico or the US, it's duty free. You just pay normal PST/GST taxes. If the company charges you state tax, then you have to pay for that, as well. Every state is different. There are shipping methods that include all fees. Costs more, but less hassles and will save you from doing all the extras. Have the company send you import/export papers. Yeah, it depends on the item. Whatever you do, don't say it is for a business. Personal use. I'm just spewing stuff out. Just to give you a broad idea as to what to expect. I kind of recall camera equipment as being not so bad as far as duties.............
I've purchased stuff from B&H Photo. Those guys are good. They know a lot about sending stuff to Canada for the least amount of money. I believe they have an agreement with some of the well known courier services. Quicker/cheaper ways of getting equipment into the hands of Canadians.
__________________ Quote: |
"there but for the grace of god go I"
| Quote: |
Youth is, indeed, wasted on the young.
| YODO = You Only Die Once.
Dirty look from MG1 can melt steel beams.
"There must be dissonance before resolution - MG1" a musical reference.
Last edited by MG1; 12-11-2022 at 05:40 PM.
| |
| | | |
Posting Rules
| You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
| | |
All times are GMT -8. The time now is 07:34 AM.
|
You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today!
The banners on the left side and below do not show for registered users!
