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underscore 09-04-2008 11:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan_Guy (Post 6016161)
STOP


Lets keep the thread on the interesting topic it was =D


Hmmm

Don't buy Hot'n'Readys at Little Caesars. Sure they are hot, sure they are ready, but they were under a lamp and ready for about 2 hours. It's better if you get one and they say "Oh we are all out can you wait 2 mins plz " Dont say I THOUGHT IT WAS SOPOSED TO BE READY! Because this way, its much better for you, trust me


Little Caesars delivery drivers dont get payed per hour 3$ a delivery + tips = rip off

worked there like ..3 years ago >>

I used to work there too, shitty ass place, originally we didn't have a proper wooden spoon with a long handle to stir the spices into the tomato sauce so whoever was making it would just rinse off their arm and then stick them whole arm in there to stir it around. most people used soap but even still that's bit of arm hair and dead skin coming off in there.

dub.dub 09-04-2008 11:28 PM

^ gross. which caesars location?

wuuhoo 09-04-2008 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by K.Dubz (Post 6015159)
Anyone know how Wendy's new slogan works? "Always Fresh Never Frozen" How fresh are the patties and what exact is the definition of fresh in Wendy's prespective???? It cant be "always" fresh can it?

hmm, the meat are put in the freezer. But are not frozen. I wouldnt say its fresh fresh, but its much more better then mcd.

the meat is kept on the grill until the burger is being made.

however, dont know if thye cahnged this, worked there like 2 years ago

Truenosan 09-04-2008 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by tool001 (Post 6015410)
dude, ur talking about US and Canada, different country, im taking about same country.

the reason prices are diff in US and canada is simply because of marketing. and supply/demand. Population of US is about 300+ million. whereas canada is 30+ mil. with a bigger country. simply put they have to market thr producet in a bigger place / less people. ship to greater distance. pay more for labour.

now compare within canada. Toronto & van. labour is pretty much the same cost. and gas is 10-15 cents differnt. Price of everything else is almost similar also. just installers have a monopoly. so they charge $400+ to install a freakin alarm.

alt. just drive down to seattle and ull find tons of cheaper installs..;)



Im not going to get into a big discussion, but just go around in toronto car forms, they swear by this guy (audio heaven) i have gotten work done on my car thr also. and i took my alarm that i bought off ebay and got him to install, no complains.
PS. i have used 2 models of compustar, both US , and both had good range, ..infact, my last car had backup siren/with backup batt. all included for install ;)

Its the same point, the market over in Toronto can be slightly different due to the area being much bigger, more people, and probably more shops = more competitive.

And why on earth would I go around Toronto car forums? They aren't going to be much help in terms of actually getting stuff installed. I got some stuff for much cheaper when I was on a road trip in Cali, should I be driving back there all the time for installs???

Nobody was questioning the ability of the guy who installed your stuff in Toronto, but arguing about his prices/quality installs is really pointless.

Trueno out

orgasm_donor 09-05-2008 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by tool001 (Post 6015410)
Im not going to get into a big discussion, but just go around in toronto car forms, they swear by this guy (audio heaven) i have gotten work done on my car thr also. and i took my alarm that i bought off ebay and got him to install, no complains.
PS. i have used 2 models of compustar, both US , and both had good range, ..infact, my last car had backup siren/with backup batt. all included for install ;)

It is a well-known fact that US Compustars are coming out of Toronto all the time...either on Ebay or through local stores. We have guys coming into our shop with these alarms and we can tell right away that they are US alarms. Yeah, they got them for cheap but they aren't the same thing. Yes, they work 100%. I know my PRO will work from 4-5 blocks away and through 4 floors of my condo. I can't say the same for the US alarms. The PRO alarms in Canada use a US military frequency which is why the range is HUGE and its not available in the US.

Do you think we make ridiculous amounts of money installing these alarms? If you do, you need to give your head a shake. We do them for cheaper than we should be doing them for and still offer superior installations. Saying that high quality small shops are ripping people off is an insult to me and my installers. If I was ripping people off I would be driving a nicer car than an '03 Civic.

Truenosan 09-05-2008 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by orgasm_donor (Post 6016845)
It is a well-known fact that US Compustars are coming out of Toronto all the time...either on Ebay or through local stores. We have guys coming into our shop with these alarms and we can tell right away that they are US alarms. Yeah, they got them for cheap but they aren't the same thing. Yes, they work 100%. I know my PRO will work from 4-5 blocks away and through 4 floors of my condo. I can't say the same for the US alarms. The PRO alarms in Canada use a US military frequency which is why the range is HUGE and its not available in the US.

Do you think we make ridiculous amounts of money installing these alarms? If you do, you need to give your head a shake. We do them for cheaper than we should be doing them for and still offer superior installations. Saying that high quality small shops are ripping people off is an insult to me and my installers. If I was ripping people off I would be driving a nicer car than an '03 Civic.

+1 .
Orgasm donar did my install, did a kick ass job btw. But next time I'll do it your way, I'm going to drive to Toronto to get it installed

OffroadZuki 09-05-2008 06:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Berzerker (Post 6016077)
The shit job was when I was 17 lol I'm 33 now so do the math. If you want to continue this discussion I urge you to take it to PM this is not FC and I am not a "little scumbag" Your comments were completely uncalled for and I digressed to your immature level. See you in PM's

Berz out.

hahahahaha you're fucking 33 and this is how you act? You're even more pathetic than I previously thought (trust me, no small feat).

Ooohhhh...look, little boy, you were the one who asked for people's opinions on the matter... now that everyone's telling you that you're a fucking loser you wanna take it to PMs? Besides...if you wanna take it to PMs how come you posted that instead of sending me a PM? Practice what you preach, mi amigo.

Shut the fuck up and go back to scooping pennies from ashtrays.

Offroad out.

OffroadZuki 09-05-2008 06:50 AM

anyways...back on topic...

When I was a prep cook at White Spot I once chopped the tip of my finger off (worked 12 hr days starting at 5 a.m. for 10-12 days in a row at a time and most nights I didn't get in 'till 3 a.m. haha)...anyways...whoever took over from me when I got taken to the hospital used the pile of chicken I was chopping (instead of throwing it out)...which means someone ate the tip of my finger...

Berzerker 09-05-2008 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by OffroadZuki (Post 6016987)
hahahahaha you're fucking 33 and this is how you act? You're even more pathetic than I previously thought (trust me, no small feat).

Ooohhhh...look, little boy, you were the one who asked for people's opinions on the matter... now that everyone's telling you that you're a fucking loser you wanna take it to PMs? Besides...if you wanna take it to PMs how come you posted that instead of sending me a PM? Practice what you preach, mi amigo.

Shut the fuck up and go back to scooping pennies from ashtrays.

Offroad out.



PM sent I hope you get points for this. I guess sending me a PM wouldn't let the big bad revscene people see how tough you are for insulting people on the interweb.

Berz out.

OffroadZuki 09-05-2008 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Berzerker (Post 6016991)
PM sent I hope you get points for this. I guess sending me a PM wouldn't let the big bad revscene people see how tough you are for insulting people on the interweb.

Berz out.

HAHAHA really? Maybe you should watch what you post before you start picking on me:

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Originally Posted by Berzerker (Post 6015311)
you should probably take more money out for student loans cuz your dumb as fuck.
....
Makes senses, right? No it makes no sense and your a fucktard for even thinking it does.
Berz out.

Like I said, practice what you preach or you look like more and more and more like a patheti loser.

At 33 you got nothin' better to do than pray that I get some points for calling you a tool? C'mon.... Besides...if you PM'd me, then why the hell are you posting? You try to act like a big man, but really you're stooping to the same immature level I am (cept I'm not trying to act holier-than-thou lol)

Offroad out.

EDIT: hahaha...so in your PM you call me out to fight you? Seriously? Come on, man...grow up.

Offroad out.

OffroadZuki 09-05-2008 07:25 AM

anyways...since Berz out and I are now PM'ing, I'm hoping that he, as well as I, will keep to that and I apologize for getting so far off-topic in such a poor manner.

It reminded me, however, of a good thing that happened to my buddy...his '08 Honda Fit was recalled 'cuz of a broken trim piece around the e-brake handle...when they fixed it, they found his iPod (which he thought he lost weeks, if not months, before). When they returned the car to him, not only was the trim piece fixed, the iPod was sitting on his passenger seat. Props to them for being completely honest...if they pocketed it, my buddy would NEVER have known...

!SG 09-05-2008 08:57 AM

THANK GOD I NEVER ATE THERE IN MY WHOLE 2 YEARS AT ADVANCE MOTORS!!!!

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Originally Posted by murd0c (Post 6016170)
the girlfriend worked at ABC on school house and the biggest issue they have is majour rat issues all over the kitchen. They were even shut down awhile ago because of the rat issue and that didn't even solve it.


!SG 09-05-2008 09:14 AM

most of us know about futureshop. if you've done any type of business before, you know that you get a much bigger discount buying in volume, direct sourcing, than buying 1 piece. consider futureshop, same guys that own bestbuy, have that much pull, need to buy that much inventory for all their stores, im sure they can get anything at a huge deep discount. they then turn around and sell it at market price. something that costs 10 cents to them, and sells at 20 bucks, means crazy percentage profit, but also means only $19.90 to cover the overhead of the store.

audio installs. there is a reason why shops have return customers. bottom line, im not letting some fucktard highschool kid touch my car. i go to seasons vets that know their shit. thats where the price difference comes in. there is a reason why big named department stores charge minimum for labour installs. at the end of the day, they dont care about return customers, to you, you are just a customer #. shops like soundsgood, soundsworks. lifetime warranty, and are straight up.

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Originally Posted by tool001 (Post 6013310)
this is when i worked for the company before,,

all cable channels , every single channel (incl. porn,chinese ,etc etc), employee package is only $26 (cost price)
ppv is half price also,, so cable is a rip off

int. on the other hand was full price for employees.

when u call the cable company, as for a credit for a PPV movie, they can tell how long you have watched the movie / show for...

2nd)
the first post is right,, cables @ futureshop is like 1000 markup, computers hardly anything, sometimes below cost. TV is about 25%, car audio 50-100%..

audio installs. are also 50%..
(then again, if u go to http://www.audioheaven.ca/ (in Toronto) u can get compustars (new models) installed for $449, so paying $700 at sounds good and other places is a rippoff)


AzNightmare 09-05-2008 09:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan_Guy (Post 6016161)
STOP

FIGHTING. :D



LOL, I find it hilarious how some of you guys fail to realize how profit is made. You think 7-Eleven goes to a vending machine down the street and buys all the cans a dollar each so they can re-shelve it and sell it back to you for the same price?

You think Boston Pizza charges $2.50~ for a glass of coke because it actually cost that much to mix their big box of sugar syrup and carbonated water?

Even costco makes money, but it's probably your best bang for buck.


btw, compare the price of computer parts at BestBuy, FS, Staples, etc with places like NCIX or Anitec. You will see a big difference. Sometimes you will see video cards and speakers going for almost $100 more expensive.

OffroadZuki 09-05-2008 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by AzNightmare (Post 6017119)
FIGHTING. :D



LOL, I find it hilarious how some of you guys fail to realize how profit is made. You think 7-Eleven goes to a vending machine down the street and buys all the cans a dollar each so they can re-shelve it and sell it back to you for the same price?

You think Boston Pizza charges $2.50~ for a glass of coke because it actually cost that much to mix their big box of sugar syrup and carbonated water?
.

werd...that's why I hate it when they cut you off after 1 or 2 refills...'cuz honestly...out of the $2.50 they're charging me they'll get probably 17 gallons of syrup/carbonated water... lol

smk 09-05-2008 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by freakshow (Post 6016265)
The password on all London Drugs computers is 'louie', after Tong Louie, the guy who bought LD to turn it into the chain it is today.

not true for all stores

underscore 09-05-2008 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by dub.dub (Post 6016798)
^ gross. which caesars location?

it's in Kelowna, so you don't have to worry, although they're all cheap as fuck hiring 15-16 year old kids for $6 an hour and always sending people home early. when I worked there they gave me Friday and Saturday 5-9pm, but would always send me home early, keep in mind I was 15 at the time. So if I got off work at 7 which I usually did, I basically missed all the stuff my friends were doing but only worked 2 fucking hours. getting <$50 paycheques was bull. plus if we arrived a bit early and it was busy, they expected us to help out a bit but we couldn't punch in and actually get paid til we were supposed to start, so we'd have 2 people hustling all over the place while 4 waited by the door til we could start.

so basically, don't trust the food there, they treated us so shitty that we'd do whatever we could to get back at the company, I'd never fuck with peoples food but I wouldn't guarantee that other people don't. one of the stupidest parts was that we weren't allowed to take home or eat the leftover hot n readys at the end of the night, we had to toss them, so they'd all get thrown in a big garbage bag and put in the dumpster. some homeless guy was digging for bottles one night and noticed this, so he started taking the bag downtown and selling pizza slices to other hobos for whatever he could get. :rofl:
technically though, I don't think we're legally allowed to go out back to throw out garbage past dark anyways.

StaxBundlez 09-05-2008 10:30 AM

I import drugs, guns, and women..
i sell sugar, salt, seaweed, and dog shit by the pound..
i import and flip sugar canes..
i run cock fighting rings and organize monkey knife fights..
i'm also raising a gang of mimes to take over the streets..

static 09-05-2008 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Berzerker (Post 6016133)
The part I find amusing is that you all seem to care so much about change that YOU left on your floor. I never said the people that work there steal from the ashtray or the change compartment or anything else in the car. Change on the floor is simply considered "Garbage" Garbage is cleaned up.

How is what I said anything even close to immature? Also when did I say I thought it was a joke? I was simply amused at how off the handle a certain poster went. I am not pissed about anyone saying I stole or anything but when you make personal comments like "piece of shit" and the like.. yea I take it personal. All I can say is its easy to talk shit over the interweb. PM me for more details this doesn't belong in this thread.

Berz out.


Going by your logic, the $5 dollar bill that fell out of my hand when getting change for my coffee is also "garbage," then again, according to your logic, the ipod that slid accidentally off the seat is also "garbage." Where do you draw the line ? :rolleyes:

$_$ 09-05-2008 03:14 PM

what line ? there is no line :thumbsup:

razy 09-05-2008 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by BEEB (Post 6016623)
T&T supermarket
- don't buy discount meat/ snacks/cookies, if they are expired, the date from original manufacturer will be rubbed off with rubbing alcohol or a special solvent. The only safe thing to buy is the magazine from taiwan.
- don't eat the chinese dish (cow stomach), the same thing u see on a pho noodle bowl sometimes, it's been bleached with laundary bleach to give it a whiter color.

Other supermarket
- don't buy frozen shrimp, most of the packaged shrimps were being soaked with ice water. If your buying a 2 lb shrimps, there's actually only half of the shrimp u paid for.
- don't buy hot or prepared food from supermarkets, there's more rats than food in the kitchen.

how do you know T&T does that with the discount meats and stuff? which store? do you work there and is that what you do?

Razor Ramon HG 09-05-2008 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by razy (Post 6017527)
how do you know T&T does that with the discount meats and stuff? which store? do you work there and is that what you do?

Do they really do that with the cow stomach? Is it the ready to eat premade ones? I love it. Metrotown location? :(

Selanne_200 09-05-2008 05:15 PM

Awww i love that stuff! But then why would they bleach it only to make it in soy sauce to make it dark again?

BEEB 09-05-2008 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Gt-R R34 (Post 6016716)
this is...nasty.




myth then fact in this one.

Sorry, it is the fact. My friend is the owner's son of a few supermarket in vancouver.

BEEB 09-05-2008 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by razy (Post 6017527)
how do you know T&T does that with the discount meats and stuff? which store? do you work there and is that what you do?

my mom worked at the headoffice and see tons of shit from the warehouse ! I see no reason that my mom would lie to me.


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