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Photo Forum / General Photo Topics / General Topics / May 2008Digital Prints at ASDA (UK supermarket)
Hi all, I tried a Sony fast print machine at my local ASDA store today, the bugger decided that what I really, really wanted was a nice yellow cast on all my finely lit snaps... cue "discussion" with the reprographics expert in store (er, young bint on nightshift, surely??) who was unable to proffer advice on getting the machine to print out my photos as they are rather than how it thinks they should be... it also transpired that there is no-one in the whole of ASDA UK that one can call to discuss their printing process and how it might be tweeked. MyMate (tm) advises that the bigmachinebehindthecounter doesn't do yellow casts, unfortunately the bigmachinebehindthecounter is unable to talk USB either so I'll have to fish out my old Compact(hahaha)flash cards out and try again tomorrow. Almost unbelievably, the two fifteen stone chavettes getting their smudges printed off of their phones were unable to help with my yellow cast issues. Mind, they had a bizarre orange cast in real life so I suppose they'd look reasonably human following ASDA's autolevelling algorithm... What do the rest of the UK do to get decent digital prints? T > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > T Either print them myself, or use PhotoBox, got an excellent large framed print of a picture for my girlfriend a few months back. Photobox can be a bit on the dark side so probably worth doing some test shots with them, I think they are still doing 40 free 6x4 prints when you sign up which I used for tuning. > What do the rest of the UK do to get decent digital prints? I had good results with the machine in Boots ages ago - can't remember what sort it was though, and I don't normally do digital. I suspect Jessops is the answer if you have one and aren't ashamed to be seen there. > Hi all, cue "discussion" with the reprographics > expert in store (er, young bint on nightshift, surely??) > Almost unbelievably, the two fifteen stone chavettes getting their smudges > printed off of their phones were unable to help with my yellow cast > issues. Has anyone ever told you that you have a very unpleasant turn of phrase when discussing women? >> Hi all, > cue "discussion" with the reprographics [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Has anyone ever told you that you have a very unpleasant turn of phrase > when discussing women? Unless you yourself had seen/met these women how do you know that the description given was not accurate. MC > Has anyone ever told you that you have a very unpleasant turn of phrase when > discussing women? Er, no tbh... However, i will try and reign in my sense of humour in future :-) it struck me as funny at the time though, cos the two in question were actually not too far off (in RL) of being the colour of my photo subjects... IMHO anyone that spends enough time on a sunbed and/or coats themselves in that liquid tan stuff to get so orange is fair game for a comedy gag, especially one so far out of their presence; as for the bint jibe, well yeah that was prolly unkind. Still, fair do's if it has caused offence. That certainly wasn't the intention. Then again, this is usenet - the only place in the world were one can make such remarks without getting raided by the PC Police. Or so I thought... live and learn eh. T >> Has anyone ever told you that you have a very unpleasant turn of >>phrase when discussing women? [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > >live and learn eh. Ignore the PC Police.  Signature\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills Staffs England /\/\/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ >> Has anyone ever told you that you have a very unpleasant turn of phrase >> when discussing women? [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > T Don't do PC, it was invented by thickos with no sense of humour. I have seen many examples of the sort of mingers you were describing but we call them neds (non educated delinquents) up here and they seem to be a growing breed. >> Hi all, >cue "discussion" with the reprographics [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] >Has anyone ever told you that you have a very unpleasant turn of phrase when >discussing women? Sounds like some one from the PC Police who has never had the pleasure of meeting a Chavette in it's native habitat. No but yeah but no but..... Signature\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills Staffs England /\/\/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ >>> Hi all, >>cue "discussion" with the reprographics [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Sounds like some one from the PC Police who has never had the pleasure of > meeting a Chavette in it's native habitat. No but yeah but no but..... Illiterate as well as misogynist - what a combination! I notice you were just as useless at helping the OP with his problem. 'Almost unbelieveable' indeed. >>>> Hi all, >>>cue "discussion" with the reprographics [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > just as useless at helping the OP with his problem. 'Almost > unbelieveable' indeed. In terms of what I've said, you'll note that you can respond - in kind, if you feel it's worthwhile. My point is that despite Tony B having a valid point to make about the inadequacy of in-store expertise; there was no reason for him to insult the machine operator, offensively describing her as a 'bint' (incontrovertibly on the basis of her gender).This is irrelevant in terms of the story and it offends and demeans someone who has no chance to respond. He then decided that since there were two other women there at the same time, though totally irrelevant in terms of the point he had to make, they were fair game for an insult too (on the basis of their gender also). >>>>> Hi all, >>>>cue "discussion" with the reprographics [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] >on the basis of her gender).This is irrelevant in terms of the story and it >offends and demeans someone who has no chance to respond. SO what. It is you who is making a mountain out of a molehill and doing your cause no help. >He then decided that since there were two other women there at the same >time, though totally irrelevant in terms of the point he had to make, they >were fair game for an insult too (on the basis of their gender also). He was not attacking women but Chaves. These Chaves happened to be female (Chavette). You have missed the point because you are bigoted and are taking one point and twisting. Typical of a bigot. Signature\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills Staffs England /\/\/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>cue "discussion" with the reprographics [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] > SO what. It is you who is making a mountain out of a molehill and doing > your cause no help. I'm not making a mountain out of a molehill - that's your role. I'm just pointing out that the OP made unjustified offensive comments and asking if anyone has ever let him know that he does this. 20 odd years ago when I smoked cigarettes, I once dropped the cellophane wrapper on the pavement. A couple of friends pointed out that this was antisocial and I took note and made sure that all future rubbish went in the bin. Were they 'PC', I don't think so, but maybe they are 'interfering busybodies' in your view/ > He was not attacking women but Chaves. These Chaves happened to be female > (Chavette). You have missed the point because you are bigoted and are > taking one point and twisting. Typical of a bigot. On the contrary - you're just another 'anti chav' bigot , you just don't see it. >>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>cue "discussion" with the reprographics [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > >I'm not making a mountain out of a molehill You are taking a comedy moment and making it into something else. This is why the comedians and many others were up in arms against a recent law on this. >- that's your role. I'm just >pointing out that the OP made unjustified offensive comments They were not. Have you ever seen Harry Enfields Wayne and Waynetta? > and asking if >anyone has ever let him know that he does this. As he hasn't been offensive I doubt any one has. What he wrote could be a sketch from Harry Enfield, the Fat show or Little Brittain >20 odd years ago when I smoked cigarettes, I once dropped the cellophane >wrapper on the pavement. A couple of friends pointed out that this was >antisocial and I took note and made sure that all future rubbish went in the >bin. Were they 'PC', I don't think so, but maybe they are 'interfering >busybodies' in your view/ That is not being PC. Dropping litter is something else. >> He was not attacking women but Chaves. These Chaves happened to be female >> (Chavette). You have missed the point because you are bigoted and are >> taking one point and twisting. Typical of a bigot. > >On the contrary - you're just another 'anti chav' bigot , you just don't see >it. Your original complaint was it was anti female. Your argument is shifting. You seem to have a very sad life. Signature\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills Staffs England /\/\/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ >>- that's your role. I'm just >>pointing out that the OP made unjustified offensive comments > > They were not. They were, look up the definition of 'bint' - noun British Slang: Disparaging and Offensive. a woman or girl The OP accepts it was 'prolly unkind', so why don't you just accept it and shut up. >>>- that's your role. I'm just >>>pointing out that the OP made unjustified offensive comments [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >The OP accepts it was 'prolly unkind', so why don't you just accept it and >shut up. It was humour and you wont accept that. So admit you have no sense of humour and have, as most PC Police do, gone overboard on something pointless and just shut up. Signature\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills Staffs England /\/\/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ >>>>- that's your role. I'm just >>>>pointing out that the OP made unjustified offensive comments [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > It was humour and you wont accept that. Since when is calling someone a 'bint', humour? >>>>>- that's your role. I'm just >>>>>pointing out that the OP made unjustified offensive comments [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > >Since when is calling someone a 'bint', humour? Since the carry on films...... Most comedians I know have used the term on pre watershed TV Signature\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills Staffs England /\/\/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ >>>>>>- that's your role. I'm just >>>>>>pointing out that the OP made unjustified offensive comments [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] >Since the carry on films...... Most comedians I know have used the term >on pre watershed TV It was fairly regular utterance on Monty Python. That was too early for chav and chavette, though. SignatureTony Cooper - Orlando, Florida > He then decided that since there were two other women there at the same > time, though totally irrelevant in terms of the point he had to make, they > were fair game for an insult too (on the basis of their gender also). OK, OK.. that's quite enough of that. It was meant to be a kind of Private Eye type editorial aside. Not a diatribe against womankind... It was frustrating that Asda chose to run a complext process with a single untrained member of staff. If that had been a man (it wasn't in this case) I would have made a similar "funny" reference to him. The orange twins entered the story because they were funny, not because of their chromasone arrangements. No-one was actually insulted in Asda. I didn't actually discuss my print problem with the two young ladies in question - I merely included them in an attempt to be humourous. Clearly this failed :-( Three random strangers were the subject of inapproprite comments in a usenet post for comic effect. Again, apologies if this has upset you but if you find that unbearable I dunno how you cope with real predjudice.. T PS any ideas on the print problem?? >> He then decided that since there were two other women there at the >>same time, though totally irrelevant in terms of the point he had to [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >OK, OK.. that's quite enough of that. It was meant to be a kind of >Private Eye type editorial aside. Not a diatribe against womankind... I thought it was a diatribe against chaves. These chaves just happened to be Chavettes. (probably with out enough brain to even understand the argument that OG is putting forward in their defence yeah but no but yeah but... >It was frustrating that Asda chose to run a complext process with a >single untrained member of staff. If that had been a man (it wasn't in >this case) I would have made a similar "funny" reference to him. Fair enough. > The orange twins entered the story because they were funny, not >because of their chromasone arrangements. That is how I read it. They could equally have been chaves. (Male) > No-one was actually insulted in Asda. I didn't actually discuss my >print problem with the two young ladies in question - I merely included >them in an attempt to be humourous. Clearly this failed :-( The PC Police have no sense of humour. They are so bigotted that they see a problem in anything and everything. >Three random strangers were the subject of inapproprite comments in a >usenet post for comic effect. That is how I read it. It is how most comedy routines work. Otherwise 90% of comedians would have no material > Again, apologies Don't apologies to the bigot OG > if this has upset you but if you find that unbearable I dunno how you >cope with real predjudice.. I agree... this sort of PC Police imaging problems where there are none. They are more bigoted than most of the people they have a go at. >PS any ideas on the print problem?? No that is politically correct. :-) Now I have to make the tea, clean the house and do the washing Signature\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills Staffs England /\/\/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ > He then decided that since there were two other women there at the same > time, though totally irrelevant in terms of the point he had to make, they > were fair game for an insult too (on the basis of their gender also). Here's 50p, go buy yourself a sense of humour. >>>> Hi all, >>>cue "discussion" with the reprographics [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Illiterate as well as misogynist - Not at all the same applies to Chaves. It is you who appears sexist. >what a combination! I notice you were >just as useless at helping the OP with his problem. 'Almost unbelieveable' >indeed. I was not answering the OP's problem I was countering your less than helpful PC rant which has no place here. Signature\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills Staffs England /\/\/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ >>>>> Hi all, >>>>cue "discussion" with the reprographics [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > I was not answering the OP's problem I was countering your less than > helpful PC rant which has no place here. What the . . .? 'has no place here' - can you give me any example of a 'place' where giving people respect is wrong? >>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>cue "discussion" with the reprographics [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >'has no place here' - can you give me any example of a 'place' where giving >people respect is wrong? You mean the respect they deserve. Most places. You are confusing an off the cuff comedy moment with something serious. Most dictators do that. Signature\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills Staffs England /\/\/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ Update on my printing issue: Just got my firast batch back (ordered Monday pm) from Photobox - they are excellent. They are also free (barring £1.50 for postage) for the first 40 4x6 prints, so from now on it's Photobox for me. Unless I find out it's a company owneed by an orange woman ;-) Thanks for the advice, T >Update on my printing issue: > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Unless I find out it's a company owneed by an orange woman ;-) RACIST, MISOGYNIST, BIGOT! You should have said "orange person, not that other colo(u)rs are unacceptable and equally nice in their own way. Neither does the word "person" mean exclusively human being as any other species could own such a business" Signature\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills Staffs England /\/\/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ > RACIST, MISOGYNIST, BIGOT! I love usenet :-) T >> RACIST, MISOGYNIST, BIGOT! > >I love usenet :-) > >T You mean that:- "you love Usenet but that does not mean that other forms of communication, such as web forums, are inferior" I love being PC.... you can sink to new depths whilst being self righteous about it :-) I love Big Brother (as in Orwell not the TV series) Signature\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills Staffs England /\/\/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ > You mean that:- "you love Usenet but that does not mean that other > forms of communication, such as web forums, are inferior" google groups is an acceptable substitute if I'm at work but you can't beat the real thing. Which forum is this on then?? T >> You mean that:- "you love Usenet but that does not mean that other >>forms of communication, such as web forums, are inferior" [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > >Which forum is this on then?? I was being facetious Signature\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills Staffs England /\/\/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ > I was being facetious oh. I'll get me coat :-) oops, a little bit of comedy crept in there again. (TM B Elton, 1982,3,4 etc.) T >> I was being facetious > >oh. I'll get me coat :-) > >oops, a little bit of comedy crept in there again. (TM B Elton, >1982,3,4 etc.) Sorry, comedy is not an excuse.... this is why they tried to bring in the PC bill about racist and religious jokes and EVERYONE bar the PC Police stopped it. We all knew that you were referring to when you said bint and Chavette and it was no more offensive than any other comedian telling a story. OG should be ignored. IT is people like that who stop children singing "Bar bar Black sheep" Self righteous idiots who tell people what to think. Signature\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\ \/\/\/\/\ Chris Hills Staffs England /\/\/\/\/ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ > Hi all, > [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > T I know someone who had the same problem at Jessops. He has a calibrated monitor which he worked from, none of the images from Jessops came anywhere near. Guess what, Jessops said thier machine was calibrated daily too. I don't trust high street or online developers, they seem to do what they want. Next they will be selling Semi gloss as Matte. Oh they already are!!!! Avoid. |
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