ASDA!!!

[The T.I.B.]

I hate ASDA.

(n) I hate the adverts. I hate the naff green colour scheme. I hate the fact the aisles are just less than two trolley widths apart, it seems. More than anything I hate the type of people it attracts: Fat, greasy, unkempt, swearing single parents. And why do they always wear tracksuits, I've never seen them sprint around the supermarket, they normally stand in my way arguing about their choice of 99p frozen pizza.[imgr]http://trustedplaces.com/uploads/placepics/ldc_1423n8r.c140x140.jpg[/imgr]

Anyhow. I went in there the other night. It's open 24 hours a day now apart from sundays (which includes the end of saturday and the start of monday).

And it is very close to where I live (my actual ASDA pictured right).

And it is SO cheap! I prefer to go in the back entrance because I can fill the bottom of my trolley with tins, cans, frozen food etc and leave the delicate pastries and fruit til last. Strange that they are selling a bag of potatoes for 37p and the same for a bag of carrots. Apples were a quid a bag and Flash cleaners were two for a quid.

So the point of this tale. I was browsing down the electrical aisle. They sell a TV screen for £749, well nobody's gonna buy that now are they, not out of an ASDA trolley. They have a section about computers. Computers bore me but I do like to replace my keyboard every year or so, they get filthy (well mine do.)

(n) So I take a look. I eventually go for the ASDA keyboard. It's £8, it's black, and the main point is the keys have a nice soft action. Much better than the £5 smart price version although it looks the same. Bargain.

So I get it home, take it out the box, go to plug it in and guess what?

THE LEAD WON'T REACH FROM MY DESK TO MY COMPUTER BELOW

Isn't that just a complete waste of time, waste of plastic, manufacturing equipment, assembly labour, packaging and shipping from china? Isn't it a waste of the time of the checkout girl who served me and the one who'll have to give me a refund tomorrow? I just don't get it

 

[mals]

It ASDA be a joke!

Cut the cable in the middle.

Voila

It will now reach

 

[The T.I.B.]

It ASDA be a joke!

Cut the cable in the middle.

Voila

It will now reach

This is true although apparently it can lead to a drop-off in performance

 

[mals]

You can keep trying to stretch it. But after a while you will get a bit KeyBORED

 

[gamefreaks]

PMSL...Irish extension lead!

Why not just chop the cable off altogether and convert it to a wireless keyboard?

But yeah...we went to ASDA once, but we're better now.

 

[The T.I.B.]

I think this country has a fascination with selling shoddy goods.

It's almost as if we're embarrassed to sell anything too good in case we have to charge a fair price for it.

I want to pay more, I want better service and a product that has a greater life expectancy than merely taking it out of the box!

 

[gamefreaks]

I think this country has a fascination with selling shoddy goods.

It's almost as if we're embarrassed to sell anything too good in case we have to charge a fair price for it.

I want to pay more, I want better service and a product that has a greater life expectancy than merely taking it out of the box!

I suspect it is a comedy of errors:

1) Man in China realises that he can save a few pence per keyboard by chopping a foot off the cable.

2) Man from ASDA sees that Man from China is selling keyboards a few pence cheaper than their competitors.

3) A container load is shipped in, without any of ASDA's buyers having even seen the product in question.

4) TIB buys one and is the first person to realise that it isn't fit for purpose!

 

[The T.I.B.]

5) most of the numptys that buy at ASDA fail to realise the product is lacking and saw their tables down to length accordingly

I dunno

 

[mals]

Why dont you try and move the keyboard closer to the computer?

Would this solve the issue?

 

[The T.I.B.]

Why dont you try and move the keyboard closer to the computer?

Would this solve the issue?

I suppose I could duck down pygmy-like under the desk in order to get closer to the computer. Although then I would have to employ an elaborate system of mirrors and lenses in order to see the monitor in its rightful place ON the desk

 

[mals]

........but it would solve the problem

 

[Chris H]

lol that is quite funny.

Also you silly english with your kid on 24 hour shops, up here they are open 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

I knwo what you mean about the keybard though, I just strip them down and wash them. This one the keys are losing their lettering, N is gone, M is halfway gone, A is gone, S is half away as are O and I.

 

[mals]

NMASOI ?

So you must spell I MASON a lot!

 

[Chris H]

L as well just noticed it.

So ASNMOLI

 

[The T.I.B.]

lol that is quite funny.

Also you silly english with your kid on 24 hour shops, up here they are open 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

It's not funny at all, they are crap every day of the week!

 

[gamefreaks]

lol that is quite funny.

Also you silly english with your kid on 24 hour shops, up here they are open 24 hours a day 7 days a week.

I knwo what you mean about the keybard though, I just strip them down and wash them. This one the keys are losing their lettering, N is gone, M is halfway gone, A is gone, S is half away as are O and I.

Put it in the dishwasher, unless its got fancy LCD or wireless stuff in it, it'll be fine!

 

[mals]

Put it in the dishwasher, unless its got fancy LCD or wireless stuff in it, it'll be fine!

For our American relations ASDA = Walmart

 

[bbracer16valver]

wireless?

2009?

:mrgreen:

 

[Chris H]

ohh fancy dishwasher, wish my house was big enough for one.

Take it apart some warm water and fairy liquid and a good brush gets it blinging.

I was planning on going wireless and getting amicro atx to have a HTPC here in the living room but I grudge spending money I worked hard to get :lol:

 

[bbracer16valver]

cheap as chips i got a advent one 1-2years ago with mouse its in alloy as well was lazer as well so was mint wherever you were bit big for what i wanted though if your nice i might chuck it in with the amiga box if i can find the receiver cause i doubt im ever going to use it

Buy the Advent ADE-AD2 Wireless Aluminium Keyboard and Wireless Laser Mouse at cheap prices from PC World.