Pet Peeve Thursdays: I Hate It When ...
(Cent 1): Purchasing Packages
You know what really chaps my cheeks? The sticky sticker on top of a CD that keeps it from opening at the top. I've done some research, and about 4 out of every 5 CD's I buy, that sticker rips while I attempt to open my legally purchased music! Why is that?
I start to peel it off carefully, starting on the back of the jewel case so I won't have the majority of the sticky residue on the front. The next thing I know, it breaks off in a little piece and I have to start over again. Then I'm peeling and peeling, scratching and scratching, cussing and moaning ... just to get this case open!
Now, why can't they all be like that 1 out of 5 CD ... where it's some thick tape AND very unadhesive so I can just take it off with one, gentle swipe? Hmm ... gentle swipe. I love it when this happens. I actually like the artist even more if they splurge and advise their record company's packaging service to use this type of tape. It makes my day.
Please remind me ... why do we need this tape at the top of the jewel case again? I first have to open the package once because of that clear, plastic wrapping paper. The CD is not more secure with this piece of tape. Is it because the sticker has the artist's name and album title on the top of it? I already know who it is by the cover! "But, HCP -- what if you're looking at the CD just from the top in a music store?" Yeah, well, I'll use my finger muscles and flip the case a quarter inch and look what's on the front.
I suppose I don't have beef with the sticker as much as the quality of the sticker. Can't there just be one universal sticker, that all CD's use? We have the technology for a venture such as this. I'm almost certain of it. Hint: manufacture the one that doesn't make me spend 5 minutes tearing it off while sounding like an enraged George Carlin. That's all I ask.
(2 Cent): October
I was looking at the calendar the other day, and even though there are a couple of holidays listed for October (Yom Kippur on the 2nd ... Columbus Day on the 9th ... National Boss Day on the 16th ... United Nations Day on the 24 ... Halloweener on the 31st), I believe the majority of people do not get work off to enjoy said holidays. What is up with that? I'm not sure yet, but I don't think I even get Columbus Day off, and that's the holiday we'd most likely get to have off. Wait ... do banks get that day off? Or post offices? Hmm ... too lazy to search on Google.
I don't know about you, but I'd really enjoy one day off in October -- especially since some of the days are set aside as "holidays." To me, holidays should equal day off. Doesn't the root of the word holiday come from holy day? Holy, as in, pure and set aside from the arduous labors of work? I feel we need an extra holiday to get our minds in the right mood for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays that will be upon us. Would anybody be opposed to this? How about making Halloween a national holiday? Then one could go around all day and receive candy ... which would make for about 147.3% more candy than the regular "just go out at night because we're at work all day" holiday. In turn, that would mean that people would have to buy more candy to supply the demand of trick-or-treaters, which in turn would help the economy (and companies like Brach's and Nestle). I don't see a downside. Someone who is reading this with power to make this happen ... well ... uh ... make it happen.
(1/2 Cent): The New and The Same
As you have noticed, I'm just writing about one thing that peeves me and elaborating on it, as opposed to my extensive lists. I think this will make for a better allocation of peeves (i.e. I won't run out of things by October 19th). Of course, I could always write about or elaborate on your pet peeves as well. Write them in (or any other comments or questions) to HCP2007@gmail.com or click on the comments link below. Thanks for reading!
HCP
You know what really chaps my cheeks? The sticky sticker on top of a CD that keeps it from opening at the top. I've done some research, and about 4 out of every 5 CD's I buy, that sticker rips while I attempt to open my legally purchased music! Why is that?
I start to peel it off carefully, starting on the back of the jewel case so I won't have the majority of the sticky residue on the front. The next thing I know, it breaks off in a little piece and I have to start over again. Then I'm peeling and peeling, scratching and scratching, cussing and moaning ... just to get this case open!
Now, why can't they all be like that 1 out of 5 CD ... where it's some thick tape AND very unadhesive so I can just take it off with one, gentle swipe? Hmm ... gentle swipe. I love it when this happens. I actually like the artist even more if they splurge and advise their record company's packaging service to use this type of tape. It makes my day.
Please remind me ... why do we need this tape at the top of the jewel case again? I first have to open the package once because of that clear, plastic wrapping paper. The CD is not more secure with this piece of tape. Is it because the sticker has the artist's name and album title on the top of it? I already know who it is by the cover! "But, HCP -- what if you're looking at the CD just from the top in a music store?" Yeah, well, I'll use my finger muscles and flip the case a quarter inch and look what's on the front.
I suppose I don't have beef with the sticker as much as the quality of the sticker. Can't there just be one universal sticker, that all CD's use? We have the technology for a venture such as this. I'm almost certain of it. Hint: manufacture the one that doesn't make me spend 5 minutes tearing it off while sounding like an enraged George Carlin. That's all I ask.
(2 Cent): October
I was looking at the calendar the other day, and even though there are a couple of holidays listed for October (Yom Kippur on the 2nd ... Columbus Day on the 9th ... National Boss Day on the 16th ... United Nations Day on the 24 ... Halloweener on the 31st), I believe the majority of people do not get work off to enjoy said holidays. What is up with that? I'm not sure yet, but I don't think I even get Columbus Day off, and that's the holiday we'd most likely get to have off. Wait ... do banks get that day off? Or post offices? Hmm ... too lazy to search on Google.
I don't know about you, but I'd really enjoy one day off in October -- especially since some of the days are set aside as "holidays." To me, holidays should equal day off. Doesn't the root of the word holiday come from holy day? Holy, as in, pure and set aside from the arduous labors of work? I feel we need an extra holiday to get our minds in the right mood for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays that will be upon us. Would anybody be opposed to this? How about making Halloween a national holiday? Then one could go around all day and receive candy ... which would make for about 147.3% more candy than the regular "just go out at night because we're at work all day" holiday. In turn, that would mean that people would have to buy more candy to supply the demand of trick-or-treaters, which in turn would help the economy (and companies like Brach's and Nestle). I don't see a downside. Someone who is reading this with power to make this happen ... well ... uh ... make it happen.
(1/2 Cent): The New and The Same
As you have noticed, I'm just writing about one thing that peeves me and elaborating on it, as opposed to my extensive lists. I think this will make for a better allocation of peeves (i.e. I won't run out of things by October 19th). Of course, I could always write about or elaborate on your pet peeves as well. Write them in (or any other comments or questions) to HCP2007@gmail.com or click on the comments link below. Thanks for reading!
HCP
posted by HCP @ 3:56 PM
1 Comments:
At 10:49 AM,
Trichotillomaniac said…
Actually... I do remember getting Columbus day off of school oh so long ago... I think the native americans kind of ruined it though. Something about Colulmbus being a crazy, cruel, wite deamon or something... I won't say anymore... the red deamon might come after me with their evil lawsuits and political correctness...
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