So trivial, yet it really ticks you off.

[LizzieMaine]

In the Era the deadlline was March 15th. They changed to the current date in 1955.

If you're a procrastinator, move to Maine or Massachusetts. We celebrate "Patriots Day" on the third Monday of April, and this year's tax day (April 18) falls on that date -- meaning we don't have to file until April 19th. We also get a Red Sox game at 11 in the morning, so you can have that playing in the background while you rush to finish up your paperwork.

 

[HudsonHawk]

And just a point of order (since Mrs. Hawk is a tax accountant, and I know way more than I'd like to)...April 15th is the deadline to file the previous year's return. The deadline to actually *pay* your taxes is January 15th.

 

[KILO NOVEMBER]

OK, guys, here's one that's been annoying me for some time.
Underwear.
Some time back, I found briefs and undershirts that I liked. I bought more than I needed, so when something wore out, I could reach into my dresser drawer and pull out a replacement. Eventually, I ran out, so I had to go looking for more.

So, when did browsing the men's underwear section of my local department or discount store (or Amazon, for that matter) become a stroll through the gay section of a porn shop?

I'm over sixty. I'm not fat, but I'm not cut like a body builder, nor do I shave every part of my body south of my clavicles. Why to underwear sellers think that I'm going to be attracted to a package with a shaven, twenty-something man with hyper-developed pects, and abs, maybe 5% body fat, scowling at me?

Who shops that way? Just put a photo or drawing of the goods on the package so I know what's inside.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

Today I went to the supermarket to get some fresh ground beef. I went to the meat counter and there was nobody in front. I could hear them working in the back but there was no bell or buzzer to let them know there was a customer. I must have waited nearly fifteen minutes before someone finally came out. While I was waiting I thought back, in stark contrast, to my own experiences in retail where I was told to ALWAYS watch the front, even if I was busy in the back. In that case I was supposed to take a peek out front every so often to see if there were any customers needing assistance.

 

[swanson_eyes]

Had that happen yesterday because we were swamped and I had a minor medical issue that needed immediate attention. I could not get any coworkers to pay attention to me because they all had customers. I abandoned any hope of anyone covering my station, went to deal with my situation, and left customers standing there (they had walked up to my counter while I was trying to get Boss Lady's attention.) When I got back the customers were gone and we'll probably get a complaint about it. I'm not happy no one was there to help them, but at the same time it's not my fault we were understaffed because management fails to notice there is a very big musical in town and every place in town is overly busy because of people from out of state.

 

[Stearmen]

This doesn't tick me off, to be honest, I never really thought about it. On MythBusters, they compared the two types of check outs at the supermarket, the pick your own checkout stand and the serpentine method, where you wind around, and when you make it to the front you are next. Which is faster and which is more enjoyable?

 

[Zombie_61]

OK, guys, here's one that's been annoying me for some time.
Underwear.
Some time back, I found briefs and undershirts that I liked. I bought more than I needed, so when something wore out, I could reach into my dresser drawer and pull out a replacement. Eventually, I ran out, so I had to go looking for more.

So, when did browsing the men's underwear section of my local department or discount store (or Amazon, for that matter) become a stroll through the gay section of a porn shop?

I'm over sixty. I'm not fat, but I'm not cut like a body builder, nor do I shave every part of my body south of my clavicles. Why to underwear sellers think that I'm going to be attracted to a package with a shaven, twenty-something man with hyper-developed pects, and abs, maybe 5% body fat, scowling at me?

Who shops that way? Just put a photo or drawing of the goods on the package so I know what's inside.

I think there are two reasons they do this. First, they're trying to convince the twenty-something male shoppers that they will look as good as the model on the package if they buy and wear that manufacturer's underwear. Second, and probably closer to the truth, because nobody wants to see a photo of a pasty, hairy, 350 lb. slob in tighty-whities.

 

[V.C. Brunswick]

 

[Lean'n'mean]

I'm over sixty. I'm not fat, but I'm not cut like a body builder, nor do I shave every part of my body south of my clavicles. Why to underwear sellers think that I'm going to be attracted to a package with a shaven, twenty-something man with hyper-developed pects, and abs, maybe 5% body fat, scowling at me?

Who shops that way? .

Aesthetics. Imagine you were going to buy a cake from a bakery, are you more likey to buy it as it looks in the shop window or how it's going to look like by the time you get it home..
I think statiscally, women buy most men's underwear anyway, so those perfect male mannequins are not there to show the fellas what they should look like but to inspire the lady shoppers. But in general, young & lean sells better than old & fat.

 

[HudsonHawk]

I think there are two reasons they do this. First, they're trying to convince the twenty-something male shoppers that they will look as good as the model on the package if they buy and wear that manufacturer's underwear. Second, and probably closer to the truth, because nobody wants to see a photo of a pasty, hairy, 350 lb. slob in tighty-whities.

You mean I *don't* look like the model?

And what bothers me more than the packaging is the thought of buying underwear only when it wears out. I buy new every few months. I'm not a big clothes shopper, and I don't have to keep up with the latest fashion trends, but clean, fresh underwear is an absolute must for me. I'd gladly sacrifice a $2,000 perfectly correct arm-hole height leather jacket for 10 years worth of clean underwear.

 

[LizzieMaine]

It's the same deal with women's underwear. You never see a picture of a lumpy, pot-bellied middle-aged woman on the package of underpants. And worse, the underpants in the package are never cut to fit the middle-aged figure -- if you buy them to fit the waist they're too loose around the hips, and if you buy them to fit the hips they're too tight around the waist. Either way they don't ever look like they do on the wrapper.

 

[Trenchfriend]

Aesthetics. Imagine you were going to buy a cake from a bakery, are you more likey to buy it as it looks in the shop window or how it's going to look like by the time you get it home..
I think statiscally, women buy most men's underwear anyway, so those perfect male mannequins are not there to show the fellas what they should look like but to inspire the lady shoppers. But in general, young & lean sells better than old & fat.

Men in 2016, which don't know their sizes... http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=jesus facepalm &qs=n&form=QBIDMH&pq=jesus facepalm &sc=1-15&sp=-1&sk=

 

[Lean'n'mean]

You never see a picture of a lumpy, pot-bellied middle-aged woman on the package of underpants.

Some things are best left to the imagination.

 

[MisterCairo]

Aesthetics. Imagine you were going to buy a cake from a bakery, are you more likey to buy it as it looks in the shop window or how it's going to look like by the time you get it home..
I think statiscally, women buy most men's underwear anyway, so those perfect male mannequins are not there to show the fellas what they should look like but to inspire the lady shoppers. But in general, young & lean sells better than old & fat.

What kind of "man" has a woman buy his underwear?! The last time a woman bought me underwear, I was twelve...

 

[Trenchfriend]

Hoodie, hoodie, hoodie...

Oh my, kids, say pulli/pullover and all is fine.

 

[GHT]

It's the same deal with women's underwear. You never see a picture of a lumpy, pot-bellied middle-aged woman on the package of underpants.

Seriously?

 

[Trenchfriend]

Since last year, I'm wondering, that the usual, nice breathable polyamid-microfibre/elasthan-retroshorts seem to be go out of market, in Germany. All brands are launching mostly new cotton/elasthan-retroshorts.

 

[HudsonHawk]

Have I mentioned people who don't know how to use escalators? You see...you stand still and the stairs move. When you reach the top, you step off and keep on walking. That's the way it works. However, the moving stairs don't stop just because you stop when you've reached the top. When you stop to check your phone or look around or chat with your neighbor, the stairs keep moving, and the people behind you have nowhere to go when they reach the top except to push your dumb ass out of the way.

 

[GHT]

Have I mentioned people who don't know how to use escalators? You see...you stand still and the stairs move. When you reach the top, you step off and keep on walking. That's the way it works.

How do you fancy a job in London, that's the England capital city London? We need a tourist educator on the underground railway system, the one we call: The Tube. There are two simple rules when using the escalator. Keep the leftside clear for the health nuts and when you come to the end of the stairs, step off and keep walking. There are signs in practically every language you can think of. Makes no difference, what they need is a seriously motivated, escalator educating, ass-kicker.

 

[KILO NOVEMBER]

I think statiscally, women buy most men's underwear anyway,

I imagine men's underwear don't fit women any better than the ones Lizzie is describing.
With respect to Zombie_61's contention that

because nobody wants to see a photo of a pasty, hairy, 350 lb. slob in tighty-whities.

Duluth Trading comes pretty close to it with their cartoon.

Seriously, though, I want to see the product on the package, not the model-boy's, uh, package.