True Story... Albeit a few years ago... Noods PSP Many years ago now I received a call from my Son who was studying Phisics at Durham Uni he has since, I'm proud to say gone on to gain a PHD.. Asking the normal kind of questions he asked how was my work? Now, I'm very lucky to be overpaid for moving containers at Britians largest Port.. Bored I replied, saying we get a lot of time waiting around with our containers at times.. Can't you read a book or something my Son asked? No I'm not a great reader really I said but pointed out a lot of guys had these portable games consoles.. Ahhh, PSP he said.. Anyway he went on to say his PSP was in his bedroom at ours and all it needed was a charge up and I could use it! He went on to say that all his games were Galatia space types and I wouldn't like those so suggested I charge it up and go down town and buy a a more suitable game for myself.. So with PSP on charge I found myself in a huge record shop called HMV.. I asked a young girl at the counter, excuse me I said politely, do you sell games for PSPs? Chewing gum and looking very peed off she pointed without even looking saying " over there where it says PSP!" Looking over in the direction she was rudely pointing too I saw a huge sign with letters about 4 Mtrs high saying PSP.. Soon like a 12 year old I was racing to get back home with my copy of World Superbikes, mind you at £40 I thought it hellishly expensive.. Some time later I had the disc in the player thing and all charged up I pressed it to start, nothing happened, now I get frustrated quite quickly, and a few minutes later the machine was heading towards the bin.. In desperation I called my Son.. He explained that everything I'd done sounded fine and couldn't understand why it wasn't playing.. " sorry Dad he said you will have call the shop, perhaps it's a faulty game, I'd like to help more but I'm late already for a lecture.." I phoned the shop, I'm sure that was the same obnoxious girl who answered, but anyway, she got me the store manager.. I explaining what, was not happening so to speak.. He said well it should just play! Well it's not I said, and another thing, something rattles inside the machine! Rattles! He replied, has the machine been dropped? No I said, it only rattles when the discs inside the player, it doesn't rattle if I take it out so it must be a faulty disc! .. Saying he had never heard one rattle before I shook it by the phone so the Manager could hear it for himself.. These discs rarely are faulty he explained, tell me what exactly you did with the game after you purchased it from us.. Ok I took it home I said, by now starting to get really annoyed by, unwrapped the cellophane, opened the box it came in and removed the disc from its case, oh I said, and by the way those cases they come in are ridiculous, I've broken finger nails and nearly stabbed myself several times with a screwdriver trying to get that stupid little disc out of its case, bloody crazy I ranted! The phone went silent, hello? I sad... I could hear the Manager whispering to someone by his side.." He's only gone and taken the disc out of its case" he said... I heard that I replied, well of course I've taken the disc out, how else can you play a cd I snapped .. He then explained how the cd as I'd called it!, stays in its clear case and that was why my one rattled and wouldn't play... God was I annoyed, £40 down and a by now a whole day lost I was at melting point.. The wife stayed well clear of me and I'm sure she secretly called the kids to warn them not to answer their phones if I rang.. All of a sudden I had a brainwave, why not put it back in its by now mangled case, surely it would be fine then.. I got it back inside, superglued it around the outside of the case and after a while tried it, again, nothing.. After a while I realised why, the superglue had stuck the disc to the case... Now it was totally F*****d.. The next day still peed off I took the said mess in its bag and with its receipt back to the shop and yes once again was greeted by Miss Misery... I tried just telling her it was faulty and needed a replacement but she insisted the Manager could only do that.. Out came the manager and like I had a huge neon sign over my head saying " it's him" he seemed to recognise me before I even said who I was... I tried to argue my case but he said well I'm sorry sir but it's not faulty it's simply been misused... I really got annoyed at this point saying, Look, I'm really sorry but where on this packaging does it say DO NOT TAKE DISC OUT OF ITS CASE... I'm from a generation of LPs singles and CDs all of which you remove its outer clothing before you play it...! And where on your mega stand over there, pointing at the huge PSP lettering, does it Say, not recommended for the over fifties!.... By now we had an audience, little Miss misery had decided to slope off somewhere and there was a big queue waiting to be served while one irate customer, me, was waving a PSP box around which, it appeared had part stuck itself to me again ( superglue re activated I guess with all the heat the moment was generating ) Ok I will take this up with watchdog I ranted, name and shame you that's what I will do... Wait a min the manager said before arriving back at the till and handing me a new copy of the game.. Thank you I said trying to get my street cred back and tried, to give him the by now well stuck old disc etc back, no said the Manager, please keep it if only as a souvenir.. I nodded and turned to go but walked into a display stand and dropped my new bag with new disc, a lady in the queue bent down and picked it up for me saying nothing but just smiled as if to say I'm feeling your pain.. Once again I tried to rearrange my cred and left the by now silent store, silent, apart from some dodgy background track that was playing in the background .. Mind you I'm sure the track that was playing was that one from Brittany Peers or someone similar, the one that goes " opps I did it again" which was possibly quite appropriate I guess.. Stand up for your rites I say, especially if your an old git.... Naaaaa! X Sent from my iPhone
I know it's only loosely connected with Ducati ( WSB ) but after the washing machine gaff I've had lots asking me to post this one..... So now you know... X
And the thing is now you know it's obvious. You only needed to be shown once and it wouldn't have happened. This is exactly why I ask so many questions!
Great, reminds me of the time I got home with a video which still had some sort of magnetic security device attached! Takes the shop about 1/2 second to remove with the correct equipment, took me about an hour and was very close to breaking out my chisel equipped sds drill, in the mellay I also managed to nick the outside edge of the film which played for the best part of an hour and then spat the disc out!!
And all just to say how acceptable it is to totally cock up then shout and blame the person in the shop who is lucky to be on minimum wage. When it's your own fault.
