What's the most "First world problem" you've experienced?
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Being nit-picky about the paper and writing instrument I use.
If I've gotten better in regard to paper selection, I still own way too much fountain pens, (mechanical-)pencils, ballpoint pens, and so on.
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Moved to a new city a while ago and there is hardly any good vegan sushi here anywhere.
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Lately?
Dealing with UPS (and I don't mean backup power, although I did also buy one of those recently.)I ordered a laptop from a foreign country (I'm in the US), and UPS didn't tell me I needed to tell them my 'Tax ID' and there was no way to input it online. So I had to call (and be on hold) a bunch before I could finally supply it, while my package was on hold.
Then they didn't tell me I had to pay the outrageous tariffs (thank you voters) until I noticed it wasn't moving and called them again.
Then most nights it said it was 'on the way' and would be delivered the next business day, until it reverted to 'In Warehouse' (code for held by customs) 4-5 hours later. So far it's done this for over a week: Each day sending out alerts that I'd get it the next day, then silently taking that back. I've been on the phone with them a lot.
Tonight it finally actually said that it cleared customs. I'll believe that when I see that it's left Kentucky. Still says it will be delivered tomorrow (technically today) which seems unlikely regardless.
Update:
Tracking still says it will be delivered today, and it's actually nearby now, but that I owe the tariffs again!
Phone support says they see the earlier payment, so I don't owe, and the website just hasn't updated... From over a week ago. She also said it won't be delivered today anyway. Why do they have separate systems that apparently don't talk to each other‽Update 2:
Sure enough, the driver arrives and asks for a check. My new laptop is right there. I told him I paid, I show him a screenshot from my credit card, he calls his office, they don't see it. I call customer support on my own phone while the driver is talking to his office, support gives me a confirmation code! Driver's office doesn't accept it. Their system has to be given notice of payment through some internal channel or something, and that should have happened automatically, but didn't. I'm given a number to call and told what number to press.That department is closed now (Friday evening). Opens Monday.
The driver offered to accept a check and said they would refund the part already paid.
Absolutely no way I'm trusting them after what I've already seen. Trying again on Monday it is.Update 3:
Besides ruining my mental health, now they also ruined the plans my wife and I made for today (...Saturday.)
I got a notification this morning while out and about around 40 minutes away by freeway that the package was out for delivery. So I called again, and the phone system even said it was out for delivery today, Monday. Today is not Monday. And once again customer service could see that I paid. She did say she'd call 'the facility' and give them the authorization. She also said she would call me back, but my phone didn't ring while I was rushing home. I called back when I got there and miraculously got the same agent, who said that she did get ahold of them, and gave them the code. But couldn't reach the driver or something.I got home and waited. And waited. Eventually the UPS truck did arrive, and of course the driver asked for payment, and I said I paid and asked her to call in.
Then the miracle happened.
Apparently the support agent had actually managed what none of the others could do, and and got the left hand to know what the right was doing. The driver's manager (handler? Whoever) actually was able to confirm to her that I paid.
The little scanner thing she had however still wouldn't let her actually take my signature* and close out the delivery. Even with her contact trying to walk her through it.
Thankfully she decided to leave the package with me and deal with it later. I really hope she doesn't get in trouble for that, but her contact didn't seem to mind that plan, and many hours later it's showing as delivered.The laptop seems fine after all that. I expected it to be all kinds of mangled by this malfunctioning machine called UPS.
*Side note: the entire time, the tracking site said
"At the request of the shipper, pre-signing your package is not available.Signature Required Sign Now
Not going to be home? Pre-sign for your package so your signature isn't required..." - I didn't test if it would let me. I knew I'd have to talk to the driver anyway.
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My job is like 8 miles away from my house, so during the winter, I don't get to have the car cranked long enough for it to fully warm up by the time I have made it to work, so if I forget to use my remote start then I have to drive a cold car to work.
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Are you okay!?
I'm fine. Tomorrow again though, once more into the fray.
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There is no quickfix for the Mercedes auto engine shut off when you stop in traffic so I have to manually turn it off everytime I start the car or else the .5 second delay when I release the brake to press the accelerater gives me anxiety
Anxiety is no laughing matter. Please try to take care of yourself. I'm sure I'm not the only one who would be willing to throw a few bucks your way, if there's somewhere we can donate...? Hang in there, it gets better!
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I'm fine. Tomorrow again though, once more into the fray.
Don't forget your sweater! Though wearing a sweater into the fray seems ill-advised.
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I find petty, superficial people intolerable.
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Anxiety is no laughing matter. Please try to take care of yourself. I'm sure I'm not the only one who would be willing to throw a few bucks your way, if there's somewhere we can donate...? Hang in there, it gets better!
My psychiatrist and 3rd therapist suggested I hire a shaman to take me on a guided ayahuasca trip so that I can fully process the mental damage that it has caused. I'll probably wait until after I receive my new shipment of Travis Barker matcha latte labubus though.
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It took two weeks to get my hazardous goods transported from the other side of the country.
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The most first world problem I ever experienced was years ago, some games show tips and info during load screens, well my new computer was loading the games faster than I was able to read the tips, the moment I voiced my complaint about it I knew it was the most first world problem I would ever experience.
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Anxiety is no laughing matter. Please try to take care of yourself. I'm sure I'm not the only one who would be willing to throw a few bucks your way, if there's somewhere we can donate...? Hang in there, it gets better!
What. The. Fuck.
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I now have a motorized desk at work and unlike the one we have at home, you cannot single-tap the memory setting and just watch it adjust. I need to hold it until my desired height is reached.
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Lately?
Dealing with UPS (and I don't mean backup power, although I did also buy one of those recently.)I ordered a laptop from a foreign country (I'm in the US), and UPS didn't tell me I needed to tell them my 'Tax ID' and there was no way to input it online. So I had to call (and be on hold) a bunch before I could finally supply it, while my package was on hold.
Then they didn't tell me I had to pay the outrageous tariffs (thank you voters) until I noticed it wasn't moving and called them again.
Then most nights it said it was 'on the way' and would be delivered the next business day, until it reverted to 'In Warehouse' (code for held by customs) 4-5 hours later. So far it's done this for over a week: Each day sending out alerts that I'd get it the next day, then silently taking that back. I've been on the phone with them a lot.
Tonight it finally actually said that it cleared customs. I'll believe that when I see that it's left Kentucky. Still says it will be delivered tomorrow (technically today) which seems unlikely regardless.
Update:
Tracking still says it will be delivered today, and it's actually nearby now, but that I owe the tariffs again!
Phone support says they see the earlier payment, so I don't owe, and the website just hasn't updated... From over a week ago. She also said it won't be delivered today anyway. Why do they have separate systems that apparently don't talk to each other‽Update 2:
Sure enough, the driver arrives and asks for a check. My new laptop is right there. I told him I paid, I show him a screenshot from my credit card, he calls his office, they don't see it. I call customer support on my own phone while the driver is talking to his office, support gives me a confirmation code! Driver's office doesn't accept it. Their system has to be given notice of payment through some internal channel or something, and that should have happened automatically, but didn't. I'm given a number to call and told what number to press.That department is closed now (Friday evening). Opens Monday.
The driver offered to accept a check and said they would refund the part already paid.
Absolutely no way I'm trusting them after what I've already seen. Trying again on Monday it is.Update 3:
Besides ruining my mental health, now they also ruined the plans my wife and I made for today (...Saturday.)
I got a notification this morning while out and about around 40 minutes away by freeway that the package was out for delivery. So I called again, and the phone system even said it was out for delivery today, Monday. Today is not Monday. And once again customer service could see that I paid. She did say she'd call 'the facility' and give them the authorization. She also said she would call me back, but my phone didn't ring while I was rushing home. I called back when I got there and miraculously got the same agent, who said that she did get ahold of them, and gave them the code. But couldn't reach the driver or something.I got home and waited. And waited. Eventually the UPS truck did arrive, and of course the driver asked for payment, and I said I paid and asked her to call in.
Then the miracle happened.
Apparently the support agent had actually managed what none of the others could do, and and got the left hand to know what the right was doing. The driver's manager (handler? Whoever) actually was able to confirm to her that I paid.
The little scanner thing she had however still wouldn't let her actually take my signature* and close out the delivery. Even with her contact trying to walk her through it.
Thankfully she decided to leave the package with me and deal with it later. I really hope she doesn't get in trouble for that, but her contact didn't seem to mind that plan, and many hours later it's showing as delivered.The laptop seems fine after all that. I expected it to be all kinds of mangled by this malfunctioning machine called UPS.
*Side note: the entire time, the tracking site said
"At the request of the shipper, pre-signing your package is not available.Signature Required Sign Now
Not going to be home? Pre-sign for your package so your signature isn't required..." - I didn't test if it would let me. I knew I'd have to talk to the driver anyway.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Ah, yes. UPS. In the Netherlands they suck too. We had something delivered from the US 3 or so years ago. It was quite expensive and we knew import tax would be required. Though we weren’t sure if it had been pre-paid by the seller or not. When we heard that the delivery was on its way to our door we thought all was good. Nope. Dude showed up and before we even got a word in he announced in the most snobbish “I’m not paid enough to deal with your bullshit” way that we better pay up in cash on the spot right then, or he’d send the package back. The amount had to be exact as he had no change. We didn’t have cash on hand and supposedly there was no other way to pay.
Called customer service after the guy left. They agreed that there was no other way to pay. They did agree to send the guy back later that day. It was a weird amount that neither the seller nor UPS had communicated with us. So not only did we have to head to an ATM but then had to go to a shop to split things out into specific coins.
When we paid the UPS guy with too many coins he cursed us out loudly and kept on cursing all the way to his delivery truck where he got in, slammed the door and then sped down the road, cutting another car off in the process.
Complained to customer service again. They basically said they would ignore my complaint.
So… how do other delivery companies tackle the same taxes? They send you an email with a payment link. If you don’t pay within x time they send you a letter with a request to pay. With some of them you can even pay using your card at the door. Never have I ever before or since encountered the way UPS dealt with this. When I see that UPS is the only delivery option a store has I won’t order from them.
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There is no quickfix for the Mercedes auto engine shut off when you stop in traffic so I have to manually turn it off everytime I start the car or else the .5 second delay when I release the brake to press the accelerater gives me anxiety
Heads up, most car models that have auto stop/start also have available aftermarket harnesses that can plug into the button and "press" it on each startup, effectively permanently disabling them. See if there's one available for your model
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I now have a motorized desk at work and unlike the one we have at home, you cannot single-tap the memory setting and just watch it adjust. I need to hold it until my desired height is reached.
Savagery.
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The most first world problem I ever experienced was years ago, some games show tips and info during load screens, well my new computer was loading the games faster than I was able to read the tips, the moment I voiced my complaint about it I knew it was the most first world problem I would ever experience.
Variants on that problem have been around for quite some time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbo_button
On some older IBM PC–compatible computers, the turbo button selects one of two run states: the default "turbo" speed or a reduced speed closer to the Intel 8086 CPU. It was relatively common on computers using the Intel 80286,[1] 80386 and 80486 processors,[2] from the mid 1980s to mid 1990s. The name is inspired by turbocharger, a device which increases an engine's power and efficiency. When pressed, the "turbo" button is intended to let a computer run at the highest speed for which it had been designed.[3]
With the introduction of CPUs which ran faster than the original 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 used in the IBM Personal Computer, programs which relied on the CPU's frequency for timing were executing faster than intended. Games in particular were often rendered unplayable, due to the reduced time allowed to react to the faster game events. To restore compatibility, the "turbo" button was added.[4] Disengaging turbo mode slows the system down to a state compatible with original 8086/8088 chips.
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My backlog of Steam games that I haven't played through is kind of overwhelming.
Some highly-replayable games, like roguelikes, make it worse, because they soak up time that isn't going towards finishing the finishable ones.
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There is no quickfix for the Mercedes auto engine shut off when you stop in traffic so I have to manually turn it off everytime I start the car or else the .5 second delay when I release the brake to press the accelerater gives me anxiety
I was able to do this to my VW by using a OBD2 dongle to set the auto-start-stop battery voltage threshold higher so that it always thinks the battery is low and the engine needs to keep running.
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I now have a motorized desk at work and unlike the one we have at home, you cannot single-tap the memory setting and just watch it adjust. I need to hold it until my desired height is reached.
I'm sorry you have to live this way
