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The revenue generated from the adverts on the site is a critical part of our funding - and it's because of these ads that I can offer the site for free. But using the site for free AND blocking the ads doesn't feel like a great thing to do, which is why this box is so large and inconvenient. Some sites will completely block your access, but I'm not doing that - I'm appealing to your good nature instead. Did you know that you can allow ads for specific sites, whilst still blocking them on others?

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What really grinds your gears?

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Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Apr 2013
5:36pm, 19 Apr 2013
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Americans always grabbing bunches of things. Please don't let that turn of phrase cross the Atlantic. I have just read, "I grabbed a bunch of water so that I'd be hydrated."
CStar
CStar
Apr 2013
8:38pm, 19 Apr 2013
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Give 'em a bunch of fives Vrap :-)
ChrisHB
ChrisHB
Apr 2013
11:10pm, 19 Apr 2013
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Adverts that, when you just think the patronising tripe is finished and you're wondering for the 1000th time why anyone should ever want to buy such a product, continue with: "And now, also available in a different flavour/colour."
JamieKai *chameleon*
JamieKai *chameleon*
Apr 2013
1:46am, 20 Apr 2013
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V'rap - can I still grab a bunch of grapes/bananas?
ChrisHB
ChrisHB
Apr 2013
9:44pm, 20 Apr 2013
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Free offer from the National Trust that has so far cost us an hour, trying to print out the voucher.

Spending over an hour trying to persuade my Garmin that it wants to transfer data.
ChrisHB
ChrisHB
Apr 2013
10:20pm, 20 Apr 2013
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Websites that mix positive and negative questions where you opt out of receiving junk emails.
Oysterboy
Oysterboy
Apr 2013
10:27pm, 20 Apr 2013
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That is annoying Chris. Miss one tick and be spammed forever.
ChrisHB
ChrisHB
Apr 2013
10:56pm, 20 Apr 2013
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Websites that aren't clever enough to know that a day or a month are conventionally written with one OR two digits.

Websites (that's 100% of them) that offer a pull-down list of months with only 10 visible so you have to drag it to see November and December.
XB
XB
Apr 2013
2:58pm, 22 Apr 2013
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Today's gripe is a response to an email query which starts "Thanks for reaching out so quickly". Do I need to explain why this grinds?

He then went on to close his email "Best, Patrick". Err best what? Regards? Wishes? In Show? Before End?

Twat
fleecy
fleecy
Apr 2013
4:24pm, 22 Apr 2013
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Lol, that last bit was quality, XB :)

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