Post your Gripe

[penelopejane]

I HP because quite frankly, CP scares me lol. To gel or not to gel, to refrigerate or wrap, will it crack, or volcano in the middle of the night? Soap on a <shiver> stick. I read for a year before I tried my first batch of soap. Someday I will try it after a lot more reading because I love how beautiful the soap looks and feels but right now, Im just not brave enough.

This is so funny because HP scares me!
HP also seems a lot like cooking (which I avoid as much as possible) and the clean up and the final soap and the lack of colour design.

 

[shunt2011]

HP makes me nervous as well. I use it to make shave soap but that's it. I much prefer CP, less time, less watching.

 

[Lin19687]

I started in HP, like it, but Since doing CP I love it MORE. Wow the colors you can have and Swirls !! I could never do those before.

It is just Myself DD and 28y/o DS (28 on the 23rd lol) with no Family near. So T-day is really not much here too bad too. I like the 'Family" chatting part.

 

[msunnerstood]

the lack of colour design.

My swirls may not be intricate but I make many beautiful designs with my soap with color, and embeds, and piping. Its just done a different way.

 

[SoapAddict415]

I'm so frustrated with Amazon's delivery service. I live in an apartment building. Our front door had been broken for the last 4 months so entering the building is not an issue. This is why I was very confused when I got email from Amazon stating that my Crock-Pot duo and other items were "undeliverable". I called Amazon customer service. They contacted USPS and they were told that "the carrier couldn't deliver the package because they didn't have a mailbox key but they will make another delivery attempt tomorrow.' Our mailboxes are small. At best, you could fit a DVD in a padded envelope in it. So even if the carrier did have a mailbox key, where were they going to stick my Crock-Pot? Two of the items in that order were my bath bomb mold and baking soda. I was REALLY looking forward to testing my BB recipe. I'm very frustrated. I've never had a delivery issue with Amazon until about 6 months ago. Now, it seems that every other order has had a delivery issue. I'll miss Amazon but I'm tired of the delivery issues.

 

[msunnerstood]

I belong to a FB group for Descendants of Accused Witches from the Salem Witch Trials and I swear to God once a week someone is on there claiming to be reincarnated and claiming remembering things no one has told them about that time, or better yet, they've somehow inherited magic from their ancestor. Hellloooo, these people were INNOCENT victims of mass hysteria. Most of the people there are genuinely interested in their ancestors story but some of them are just cheapening the page.

 

[msunnerstood]

Yep two gripes in a row for me. I ordered Lye from a reputable, well known company. The day I get it I open it and find solid lumps throughout. Moisture definitely got inside. When I contact the company I get this 2 paragraph lecture about the proper storage of lye.. ummm chica I havent even gotten to store it yet. She credits me the cost of the lye rather than sending me a replacement but in order to reorder it, it will cost me twice as much with their handling fee and their shipping charges.

 

[Lin19687]

Boo on them @msunnerstood and also this is one reason I don't like FB. Not to mention people ask the same question over and over with in a 3 day period. Umm FB isn't really the place to Learn something, it is a place to Talk about something you learned. Forums are so much better for that......... except the Chicken forum where, again, the Same question is asked about 6 times ON THE 1ST PAGE !!! That is my Gripe, Search, Look for your question before asking.

 

[Dawni]

What goes on in a Chicken forum? I've never come across one yet hehehe

Gripe - Generalizing a "race"
Or should I say nationality?

It makes my blood boil when people clump me in a group, that includes the rest of my countrymen regardless of education, financial background, geographical location, etc.

Not saying those are important stuff that differentiate me.... But it's just so irritating when someone thinks we all can't speak proper English, or we all go abroad and w***e or be domestic helpers, or we don't know how to use a knife and fork properly, etc.

Again, not saying those are entirely bad things...

I just don't like it that I'm thought of as one thing, just coz they've met one or five of us somewhere... Hello?!? Why generalize???

Don't even get me started on labeling......

*huffs in the corner*

 

[Lin19687]

Chicken forum... How do I stop my waterer from freezing ( times 10 times a week or day depending..) ..... What is the best feed ........... Something killed my chicken, what was it ? .... Something killed my chicken how do I kill it but still allow my chickens to not be Secured in a pen ?

It's kind of like " How do I make soap ?" or "where do I find info on making soap" questions lol

 

[Alfa_Lazcares]

Chicken forum... How do I stop my waterer from freezing ( times 10 times a week or day depending..) ..... What is the best feed ........... Something killed my chicken, what was it ? .... Something killed my chicken how do I kill it but still allow my chickens to not be Secured in a pen ?

It's kind of like " How do I make soap ?" or "where do I find info on making soap" questions lol

Oooh, i know. Menstrual cup forum: my cup is leaking, and i already tried EVERYTHING. Have you tried another fold? Nope. Then you havent tried EVERYTHING.

 

[Lin19687]

LOL, I tried those, great idea but not so great if you don't have a sink right next to the toilet

Gripe, DD is mad at something I said last night and I think she is still mad. She better not be or she can walk to school.

 

[Dawni]

Can't find tallow, not lard, nor palm oil anywhere that isn't gonna cost me my foot in shipping.....

I wonder where all the animal fat goes.... People eat them??? It ain't healthy you guys! *grumbles*

 

[Lin19687]

Kicking myself for saying Yes to taking DD to mall..... Today. I am now sitting on the ledge of Forever 21 store .

 

[earlene]

If you already receive regular mail from USPS, of course they have a mailbox key! Sometimes I think between USPS and Amazon, they just make up weird excuses for not doing their job.

I'm so frustrated with Amazon's delivery service. I live in an apartment building. Our front door had been broken for the last 4 months so entering the building is not an issue. This is why I was very confused when I got email from Amazon stating that my Crock-Pot duo and other items were "undeliverable". I called Amazon customer service. They contacted USPS and they were told that "the carrier couldn't deliver the package because they didn't have a mailbox key but they will make another delivery attempt tomorrow.' Our mailboxes are small. At best, you could fit a DVD in a padded envelope in it. So even if the carrier did have a mailbox key, where were they going to stick my Crock-Pot? Two of the items in that order were my bath bomb mold and baking soda. I was REALLY looking forward to testing my BB recipe. I'm very frustrated. I've never had a delivery issue with Amazon until about 6 months ago. Now, it seems that every other order has had a delivery issue. I'll miss Amazon but I'm tired of the delivery issues.

Can't find tallow, not lard, nor palm oil anywhere that isn't gonna cost me my foot in shipping.....

I wonder where all the animal fat goes.... People eat them??? It ain't healthy you guys! *grumbles*

Bacon has a lot of fat, so yes, someone is probably eating some of it. But I can empathize with not being able to find certain oils. It's a crap shoot sometimes trying to find certain oils when I travel. Last week I went to about 10 different stores to find oils I usually don't have a lot of trouble finding. It is frustrating.

 

[Carolyne Thrasher]

Oooh, i know. Menstrual cup forum: my cup is leaking, and i already tried EVERYTHING. Have you tried another fold? Nope. Then you havent tried EVERYTHING.

There’s a menstrual cup forum???? I’m so glad I’m past those days.

 

[earlene]

Netflix is giving me problems tonight. This forum is giving me problems tonight. Even isitdownrightnow.com isn't responding very fast. I reset the router, hoping that would fix the problems, but nothing has improved. Maybe I'll switch to reading a book and get beyond these internet frustrations.

 

[Dawni]

Bacon has a lot of fat, so yes, someone is probably eating some of it. But I can empathize with not being able to find certain oils. It's a crap shoot sometimes trying to find certain oils when I travel. Last week I went to about 10 different stores to find oils I usually don't have a lot of trouble finding. It is frustrating.

Ah yes, for your Christmas inspired entry, right?

It is very frustrating.. I wanted to try those three particular oils/fats just to see what it's like but none of the butchers nearby even have leftover fatty bits to sell me, let alone give me. We also don't eat much pork or beef so I don't know if the small amount we do will actually give me enough fat to render lol

And everywhere there's palmolein, no palm oil, but when you read the news they say we also produce it locally so I wonder where it is going.. Maybe to you guys? Hahaha

 

[BattleGnome]

LOL, I tried those, great idea but not so great if you don't have a sink right next to the toilet .

Shower. Unless you have the wrong size I’ve found most menstrual cups are good for 24hrs, despite what the packaging says. The only issue is to take a long enough shower and making sure to clean everything enough to make sure you don’t get a yeast infection.

 

[Saponificarian]

Ah yes, for your Christmas inspired entry, right?

It is very frustrating.. I wanted to try those three particular oils/fats just to see what it's like but none of the butchers nearby even have leftover fatty bits to sell me, let alone give me. We also don't eat much pork or beef so I don't know if the small amount we do will actually give me enough fat to render lol

And everywhere there's palmolein, no palm oil, but when you read the news they say we also produce it locally so I wonder where it is going.. Maybe to you guys? Hahaha

@Dawni, I hope you know Palmolein is almost same as Palm oil? Just a few Stearic and Palmitic acid removed from Palm oil to produce Palmolein. I much prefer Palmolein because you can use 50-60% without getting a waxy feel that palm oil gives in high amount.

I apologise for the diversion.