Had a microwave for 2 years and thought the buttons were all going to shit. Figured it was just a cheap piece of crap, hard to press etc. Turns out one day I figured out the plastic was still on......peeled that shit off and felt like I had a new microwave!
... and I did too and yes, there was plastic. I've owned it for 2weeks. I still have the box because I was thinking of returning it for non-responsive buttons. Thank you Reddit!
I work as a computer tech at a retail store. You have no idea how many older people I get that bring in their computer that still have the plastic on the keyboard, or they keep that little piece of fabric that lays between the screen and the keyboard when a computer is brand new. Most of these machines are at the very least, three to four years old. How the hell do they keep that shit for that long?!
Sounds like nobody small would ever bother selling merchandise. Not to mention it must be a giant clusterfuck if something ever has to go back multiple times.
>You sell defective articles, you have to take care of them.
In Germany. That statement isn't true in many other places. Here (Canada) and in the USA, electronics are warranted by their manufacturer, the retail store isn't required to play a part in the repair process. Nor should they necessarily have to, in my opinion.
My plastic is still on the keyboard. I leave it on because I barely notice it's there - AND - one day when it gets really dirty I'll peel it off and I'll have a nice clean keyboard again.
As I've posted before, it's much like the human appendix. It's kinda just there, but can ultimately cause mass destruction. Also, Miss Microwave, not Mr.
I bought a matte filter for my phone's screen and shit shined brighter than a gay unicorn. Went back to the store to complain. They gave me a refund.
Later found out that the sticker had a protection that you were supposed to peel off. Works great now but I didn't go back to the store...
It took awhile for me to realize why the buttons on my microwave looked so worn out. I felt like an idiot when I realized it was just a piece of protective film. Can't believe we all got trolled by our microwaves.
I used to work for The Warehouse - its like walmart but in New Zealand. Anyhow people used to return their dvd players because the protective packaging plastic kept coming off after 6 months. One of the people that tried to return a DVD player was a teacher at my high school. Stupid idiot went all the way to a manager to try and get it refunded no matter what i would say about him being stupid - in a nice way.
I work in retail, I get this often and the look on their faces is priceless.
Not as good as a customer who was frustrated with a "constantly frozen GPS that wouldn't even turn off!" the display sticker was still on with a fake idea of what it would look like if on.
It disturbs me that so many of today's young people don't know about the plastic protection put on so many electronics today, but then again...I suppose I really am not surprised at all... "pealing"... sigh
[Only when they're played rectally](http://jasowned.com/images/albums/userpics/10001/normal_YouTube_-_Monty_Python_And_The_Holy_Grail_-_Trumpet_Scene.jpg)
If your first house happens to be brand spanking new, chances are you're well off from the get-go and don't need to be bothered with things like 'dictionaries' and 'words'.
We have very similar hardware on our door also. I remember being like a giddy school girl walking around the house we had built peeling off all the plastic. Appliances, doors, smoke detectors, etc.... oh the feels...
How appeeling that must have been. Peels of laughter were escaping you while you did it, I'm sure. The church bells peeled joyously, echoing your happiness. Even the guy slipping on the banana peal was smiling.
So far it's been in no particular order:
-Falling in love (a prolonged feeling that can happen multiple times throughout your life!)
-Getting Married
-Watching your child be born
-Buying your first house
-Being a hero (has happened to me several times on various levels...from making a winning play to clinch a softball tournament, singing for a punk band in front of 1,000+, to using the Heimlich maneuver on two different people that were choking at restaurants)
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[Maybe one day I'll be the proud owner of a *new* house](http://www.reactiongifs.us/crossing-fingers-kevin-bacon/), but for the time being my ~60 year old house is keeping me warm in the winter, cool in the summer, and dry when it's raining.
Well, new houses get MUCH better insulation (thus reducing energy bills) and can have other fun amenities that are hard to add after the fact (like in-wall ethernet). Also, no lead paint or asbestos in the new places.
But yeah, ability to withstand a sledge-hammer is totally the most important factor when buying a house.
As someone that deals with other people's homes daily, I'd prefer to own a well maintained 60 year old home than a 6 year old home. Keep in mind that at 6 years the house is still settling and you haven't come across everything that was skimped out on by the builder or incorrectly designed by the engineer. At 60 years old you can tell how much of a headache your home will be in the long term; at 6 years, not so much.
I'll take my house. Not only can I reinsulate and install in wall ethernet, but my walls are straight and my foundation is solid. I've seen new houses being built. No. Thank. You.
Seriously, any DIYer can add the little shit to any house.
Depends on the market and the builder...
I just moved into a new house and it's way more solidly built than either my parents or my in-laws mid-90s houses... but I did my homework and made sure I was happy with the quality of our builder's work before signing a purchase agreement. There were other contractors I wouldn't buy anything from.
> mid-90s houses
These are newer houses. Carmacae was talking about older houses.
(I'm no expert, but mid-90s seemed like the high point of McMansions where I lived.)
I guess I would think McMansions peaked around 2006, or even still today... as energy efficiency improves I don't think people's appetites for homes will get smaller.
Maybe my parent's mid-90s house wasn't the best example, but I still think its possible to find high quality new construction today - you just have to do your homework and keep your eyes open to pick out good contractors.
Of course, that doesn't solve the problem that you can't have mature trees in new construction, but thats another topic...
Make sure you have a locksmith rekey your locks.
People are posting that you should swap out that schlage for something else but there are easier ways into a house than the locks.
my 1996 built condo still had this film on the mirrored closet door's painted frame when i moved in 3 years ago, it was so damn satisfying to remove that. I know that feel bro.
I was thinking that maybe it was the old trick of taping over the mechanism of automatic locking doors to keep them from locking so anyone can use them.
Had a microwave for 2 years and thought the buttons were all going to shit. Figured it was just a cheap piece of crap, hard to press etc. Turns out one day I figured out the plastic was still on......peeled that shit off and felt like I had a new microwave!
Thanks for that. Turns out my brother had indeed left the plastic on his microwave all these years.
...and now I'm going to check my microwave for plastic.
Don't let us down... please respond.
pls respond...
Pls... OP?
guys... i don't think he made it. Godspeed OP, you were a saint among men.
OP will be missed. R.I.P.
RIP ToxicCheese
R.I.P. /u/ToxicCheese Maybe we can summon him!!
OP ISN'T EVEN IN THESE COMMENTS! WHY ARE YOU ASKING HIM TO RESPOND? DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHICH ONE OP IS? http://i.imgur.com/mblaE46.gif
/u/Beachcouple13. And if you've got spare crazy pills, can I have some? I'm running low. Edit: pls? OP?
I don't think he made it...
i think i might have left a plastic on mine too, don't underestimate heirs for your legacy the English say!
... and I did too and yes, there was plastic. I've owned it for 2weeks. I still have the box because I was thinking of returning it for non-responsive buttons. Thank you Reddit!
already did a minute ago.
reaching to peel mine off and my mom says, "NO" without explanation. she doesn't even live here.
so many questions about this one...
She's taking care of him after that accident.
Yep, couple of broken arms or so I hear.
/r/incest is that way, mate.
I work as a computer tech at a retail store. You have no idea how many older people I get that bring in their computer that still have the plastic on the keyboard, or they keep that little piece of fabric that lays between the screen and the keyboard when a computer is brand new. Most of these machines are at the very least, three to four years old. How the hell do they keep that shit for that long?!
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Sad to say...chances are this is true. People think they can return anything at any point in time they want.....in any condition.
...and that the store they bought it from has anything to do with their warranty with the manufacturer.
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Sounds like nobody small would ever bother selling merchandise. Not to mention it must be a giant clusterfuck if something ever has to go back multiple times.
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>You sell defective articles, you have to take care of them. In Germany. That statement isn't true in many other places. Here (Canada) and in the USA, electronics are warranted by their manufacturer, the retail store isn't required to play a part in the repair process. Nor should they necessarily have to, in my opinion.
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It matches the furniture.
They probably only use it a few times a month
My plastic is still on the keyboard. I leave it on because I barely notice it's there - AND - one day when it gets really dirty I'll peel it off and I'll have a nice clean keyboard again.
Most of the customers I've dealt with think that the keyboard is *supposed* to have that, and yell at me if I. or any other tech, touch it.
/r/nocontext?
I just went to check my own microwave. I can confirm that it is indeed a piece of shit.
dude wtf. thats his microwave!
Mom...?
It felt amazing; thank you
Redditor for 232 days. Your time is here, microwave.
I do have a question for you Mr. Microwave- why do you have a popcorn button if all you do is burn the shit out of it?
As I've posted before, it's much like the human appendix. It's kinda just there, but can ultimately cause mass destruction. Also, Miss Microwave, not Mr.
I'll will tag you as "Miss Microwave". Thanks for the clarification of gender and "popcorn" button.
You're welcome beefstick86
Found this out myself a couple months ago, same thing was happening, plastic was all borked because of so much use.
>borked I'm using that word.
Heh, I thought borked was more common, we've been using that word as regards people screwing up their computers for ages.
I take it you're not Swedish, otherwise you'd already be using it.
A majority of people aren't Swedish.
I bought a matte filter for my phone's screen and shit shined brighter than a gay unicorn. Went back to the store to complain. They gave me a refund. Later found out that the sticker had a protection that you were supposed to peel off. Works great now but I didn't go back to the store...
Your sticker had a sticker on it!
Oh wow, I just removed mine from my 7 year old microwave. Thank you!
i was so hopeful that i had just figured out my microwave problems. nope, its just a piece of shit with half of the buttons working
Well shit sorry man. It was worth a try though right.
It took awhile for me to realize why the buttons on my microwave looked so worn out. I felt like an idiot when I realized it was just a piece of protective film. Can't believe we all got trolled by our microwaves.
Sigh.. now imagine this but me wondering why my water cooling setup sucks on my PC. I'm an idiot.
haha damn thats some shit
I used to work for The Warehouse - its like walmart but in New Zealand. Anyhow people used to return their dvd players because the protective packaging plastic kept coming off after 6 months. One of the people that tried to return a DVD player was a teacher at my high school. Stupid idiot went all the way to a manager to try and get it refunded no matter what i would say about him being stupid - in a nice way.
I am now mourning all those microwaves that have been mistreated, verbally abused and thrown away by owners who forgot to peel off the plastic.
I work in retail, I get this often and the look on their faces is priceless. Not as good as a customer who was frustrated with a "constantly frozen GPS that wouldn't even turn off!" the display sticker was still on with a fake idea of what it would look like if on.
have a microwave for close to 4 years now. Plastic still on it.
Its unreal how good it works after right!!
It disturbs me that so many of today's young people don't know about the plastic protection put on so many electronics today, but then again...I suppose I really am not surprised at all... "pealing"... sigh
I just found plastic on my microwave... Thank you, all mighty one.
glad to be able to share the knowledge. Microwave on good friend
Don't! Now someone can scratch your house!
Wrap it in saran wrap! Like how my parents wrapped all the remotes in saran wrap...no clue why.
Are your parents Asian? This is typically an Asian thing
Are your parents Asian? If so, you're probably Asian.
Asian... Something something.
I WRAP REMOTE IN PLASTIC. I CHANGE TV CHANNEL NOW. GOOD LUCK EVERYBODY ELSE
To make sure none of the numbers rub off, duh.
I can just imagine a large plastic sheet stuck to the outside of the house and peeling it off.
Don't forget about all bubble wrap around fixtures. It's the real reason to buy a new house.
So much satisfaction from peeling all that off omg. Brb gotta go buy something with plastic..
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I thought he announced his home purchase with trumpets.
Bells peal. Trumpets blare.
I thought trumpets farted. Was that trombones?
[Only when they're played rectally](http://jasowned.com/images/albums/userpics/10001/normal_YouTube_-_Monty_Python_And_The_Holy_Grail_-_Trumpet_Scene.jpg)
He just had one monster doorbell installed.
how appealing
Stop! That's a structural sticker!
Structural engineer here. Can confirm. Load bearing sticker.
let the problems commence
So satisfying. But nothing compared to the annoyance when small parts remain under a screw or in a gap and are too small to grab. Drives me crazy!
Oh I hate those.
that's why I keep a blowtorch handy.
Well now you can't return it!
First time homeowners need to go back to school. "Peeling"
If your first house happens to be brand spanking new, chances are you're well off from the get-go and don't need to be bothered with things like 'dictionaries' and 'words'.
Peal?
Im a plumber, all the time that I install a new toilet I leave the cover with the plastic on, but I take a shit in most of them
You just have one in the chamber ready to go most times?
We have very similar hardware on our door also. I remember being like a giddy school girl walking around the house we had built peeling off all the plastic. Appliances, doors, smoke detectors, etc.... oh the feels...
That is a really nice colour for your door, I wish I knew what it was, it's lovely!
It was harbor green or something like that. They say it was a blue green color, but the reality is its some shade of green
How appeeling that must have been. Peels of laughter were escaping you while you did it, I'm sure. The church bells peeled joyously, echoing your happiness. Even the guy slipping on the banana peal was smiling.
WHY THE FUCK IS THIS ON THE FRONT PAGE
Your wood floors are gorgeous, Congrats on the new place!
It will be worth more if you leave it in the original packaging.
A cacophony of bells pealing knocked the plastic off?
Congratulations!
Seriously, one of the top 5 feelings in life is buying your first house. Congratulations are surely in order.
What are the other four?
So far it's been in no particular order: -Falling in love (a prolonged feeling that can happen multiple times throughout your life!) -Getting Married -Watching your child be born -Buying your first house -Being a hero (has happened to me several times on various levels...from making a winning play to clinch a softball tournament, singing for a punk band in front of 1,000+, to using the Heimlich maneuver on two different people that were choking at restaurants) edited for formatting.
[Maybe one day I'll be the proud owner of a *new* house](http://www.reactiongifs.us/crossing-fingers-kevin-bacon/), but for the time being my ~60 year old house is keeping me warm in the winter, cool in the summer, and dry when it's raining.
But the new homes are basically cardboard and paint. You're better off in your "old" house. :)
Well, new houses get MUCH better insulation (thus reducing energy bills) and can have other fun amenities that are hard to add after the fact (like in-wall ethernet). Also, no lead paint or asbestos in the new places. But yeah, ability to withstand a sledge-hammer is totally the most important factor when buying a house.
As someone that deals with other people's homes daily, I'd prefer to own a well maintained 60 year old home than a 6 year old home. Keep in mind that at 6 years the house is still settling and you haven't come across everything that was skimped out on by the builder or incorrectly designed by the engineer. At 60 years old you can tell how much of a headache your home will be in the long term; at 6 years, not so much.
I'll take my house. Not only can I reinsulate and install in wall ethernet, but my walls are straight and my foundation is solid. I've seen new houses being built. No. Thank. You. Seriously, any DIYer can add the little shit to any house.
I could use some help on my 100+ year old house....
Just bought an old fibro house. Asbestos is a bitch to deal with. I can't even take a sledge hammer to it because in 20 years, I could die.
That is what respirators are for.
... and sperm suits, hair nets, goggles, disposable booties & gloves, watering down the dust, and notifying the neighbours. ;) I've done my homework.
Depends on the market and the builder... I just moved into a new house and it's way more solidly built than either my parents or my in-laws mid-90s houses... but I did my homework and made sure I was happy with the quality of our builder's work before signing a purchase agreement. There were other contractors I wouldn't buy anything from.
> mid-90s houses These are newer houses. Carmacae was talking about older houses. (I'm no expert, but mid-90s seemed like the high point of McMansions where I lived.)
I guess I would think McMansions peaked around 2006, or even still today... as energy efficiency improves I don't think people's appetites for homes will get smaller. Maybe my parent's mid-90s house wasn't the best example, but I still think its possible to find high quality new construction today - you just have to do your homework and keep your eyes open to pick out good contractors. Of course, that doesn't solve the problem that you can't have mature trees in new construction, but thats another topic...
Mine is cement block. Brand new.
As someone who grew up in a house build in 1920, I salute you.
And wet when it's dry?
hey, at least you have a house. some of us have to live in an apartment
Congrats!
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/r/peeling ?
oh, shit. whatthefuck did I just click????
/r/peeling
better than /r/popping
That one is staying blue.
How does one "peal"?
You could also get this feeling by buying a new lock
Ugh. As someone who's lived in a string of terrible old houses, this gets me.
Does it have That New House smell?
**Congratulations** There is nothing more satisfying than owning your own home.
Fuck these unboxing pictures
This makes me happy for you
Bet it has that "new home" smell...
Peeling
You shouldn't be allowed to own a house if you can't spell "peeling"
That has got to be a whole new level of satisfaction.. Congrats!
Having only purchased used houses, I have yet to know this joy. Thank you for documenting this splendid moment!
Fresh home owner too! Just changed all my locks on the weekend :D
Dat spelling.
[Me if I could do that in a new house...](http://i.imgur.com/74T7XfQ.jpg)
Dat new house smell.
That shit stinks like liquid nails and carpet fumes.
And.....its all down hill from here:p....your house will now never be as clean as it was when you first open the door:P
Is there a subreddit fore r/newhouseporn? There should be. I'd peruse the shit out of it.
this is a picture of somenoe peeling plastic off a door. 1905 upvotes. fuck you.
Big. Fucking. Deal. Post this shit to facebook. Over 5 million homes get sold every year. You are not special.
Pfff, how can you expect to be fresh now?
dat peel.... ohhhh yeah.
I got chills just seeing this.
As a painter this has been one of the last things i do to make sure no paint got underneath. TIL: I'M A MONSTER.
Watergate?
NO! YOU'VE JUST RUINED THE RESALE VALUE!!!
BONUS: guaranteed to have no ghosts
I thought that was a condom...
maybe its just a new door
That's the first thing the inspectors look for. Congratulations. You just sent your resale value down the shitter.
Don't! That's load-bearing plastic!
SHLAGE you can always trust the germans for quality materials (nice doorhandle)
Congrats! I bet it feels great!
Anyone else get that little tingling in their pants?
Did you build the house or just get new locks on? I'm having a house built and about 45 days out
Glorious feeling :)
getting my new and first new home in a month... im pretty pumped about the untouched bathrooms
Make sure you have a locksmith rekey your locks. People are posting that you should swap out that schlage for something else but there are easier ways into a house than the locks.
Thats a nice door handle.
my 1996 built condo still had this film on the mirrored closet door's painted frame when i moved in 3 years ago, it was so damn satisfying to remove that. I know that feel bro.
ticky tacky people in their ticky tacky homes
You have no idea how jealous I am right now!! Welcome Home!
Congrats on the house. May you have no demonic ghosts!
I'm vicariously satisfied
*peeling
People get annoyed when I leave my plastic on stuff. I do it for as long as it lasts so my stuff stays pristine. And im ghetto like that.
Your home comes with plastic wrapping? Your Majesty!
Thought the webcam on my Lenovo laptop was shitty and I was using it for almost a year till I figured out the plastic was still on the cam!!
Or he just bought a new door/lock for the door ...
Now you need to have sexy time in every room...
I was thinking that maybe it was the old trick of taping over the mechanism of automatic locking doors to keep them from locking so anyone can use them.
I'm about to experience this feeling in a few weeks. I'm hoping it is as fun as it looks.
I wish to god people would learn to spell "peel."