4 random things that suck.

There are a fair few things out there that suck. Heres 4.

1. sleeveless jumpers. I saw a picture of one and it really rekindled my hate for them >> http://img693.imageshack.us/i/wutc.jpg/. They look like dogshit and i doubt I've ever seen anything more heroic in my life. If it was too hot for sleeves, you could have just removed the jumper in the first place; so the only plausible reason for someone to don such an item is to get their 'cannons' out. The only positive that these ‘jumpers’ offer is that they help you to identify cockheads right away. But still, yuck.

2. Purchasing sandwiches. A sandwich at 7/11 goes for around 5.60, and they can be upwards of 7 dollars at other venues. The average loaf of bread goes for around 3 dollars, and will make you up to 15 sandwiches. For fucks sake, do the math. If you’re looking to give money away thats a different issue all together, but can I suggest world vision or something?
The other reason I dont like the idea of purchasing sandwiches is because it is so bland and uninviting. when you're at home with nothing better to eat, you eat a sandwich. when you're buying lunch, youve got the whole world at your fingertips. Endless possibilities, so many different things that aren’t available to you at home are just a transaction away. Yet there are still muppets out there who would happily revert back to a plain old sandwich. Spare me.

3. ‘Bulk buying’. I was introduced to bulk buying at a young age; tickets for my primary school cake raffle went at a dollar each, or 3 for 2 dollars. Needless to say I lapped up the 66 cent tickets, and have maintained that same trading philosophy to this day. Some places dont offer bulk buying, which is terrible practise, but their right. What really pisses me off is places that offer larger quantities at the same rate. A Good example is subway and their cookies; they are advertised at 6 for 4 dollars, or 12 for 8 dollars.
Now that makes me quite angry. Did the visionary who came up with the ‘12 for 8’ idea not realise that they were in fact offering no discount to the customer whatsoever? That when they advertised 6 for 4 dollars, 12 for 8 was implied? So the ’12 for 8’ is completely and utterly obsolete, and gives the implication that we as customers failed our 2 times tables. We didn’t, so fuck you.

4. Tautologies. To keep everyone up to speed, a tautology is a redundancy, like the ‘round circle’ or whatever. If you already knew what a tautology was, I didn’t mean to belittle you with that definition. At times tautologies can be funny, often because the person guilty of the redundancy may have no idea of the error they just made (Circa 2008 AFL season, Anthony Hudson referring to 'past history' while commentating. As opposed to future history?).
Some of these tautologies are just painful however. One that stands out in my mind lies on the front door of a pizza shop i passed the other day. The bolded advertisement read ‘Open 24 Hours 7 Days, we never close’. I’m yet to come across a place open 24/7 that closes. Note to store owner: Flaunting your stupidity is not smart advertising and will not attract prospective customers!