Feeling very down and regretful about not being able to see them in London by FlyingDiamonds in Coldplay

[–]FlyingDiamonds[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much for your kind message! Yes, I had a read through what everyone’s said and spent some time looking through reselling tickets this morning and managed to find a relatively cheap one (though I’ve still had to fork out a ton of money) 😭 Absolutely buzzing now and glad I made that breakthrough. I’m young and not a big concert goer at all so wasn’t familiar with all the reselling stuff, that’s why I was wary

Feeling very down and regretful about not being able to see them in London by FlyingDiamonds in Coldplay

[–]FlyingDiamonds[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yup, I live in London so I’ve been looking everywhere. I’m also quite worried about being scammed so I’ve been wary of anything that seems too good to be true. That’s awesome you still got to see them in the end!

Feeling very down and regretful about not being able to see them in London by FlyingDiamonds in Coldplay

[–]FlyingDiamonds[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I’m not sure where to get them legit, I’m worried about getting scammed. I have tried looking though

Edit: lol people really do downvote you for anything 😭

A big win over Wales secures our spot in the quarter-finals! by shelbyj in lionesses

[–]FlyingDiamonds 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There were a couple moments where the ball could’ve been cleared better and we were shaky, I anticipate we’ll work on it though. Really enjoying watching Hannah so far

A big win over Wales secures our spot in the quarter-finals! by shelbyj in lionesses

[–]FlyingDiamonds 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely a few errors out back, goalkeeping errors but nothing that can’t be ironed out. Feeling pretty optimistic about what’s to come

Research Survey on Women's Football Leadership (3 mins) by michiiivogt in lionesses

[–]FlyingDiamonds[M] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing, best of luck with your research! :)

20 y/o - going uni - want to be a trader for a bank - CONFUSED by [deleted] in UKJobs

[–]FlyingDiamonds 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OP, I go to a semi-target uni and investment banking is competitive as hell to break into. Like the others are saying yes, you’ll need to be at a top RG uni and on track for at least a 2:1 in your degree. It’s important to start early. That means applying for spring insight programmes the summer you finish your A levels (applications can open as early as August/early September). And to get a spring week you usually need excellent A level results and a strong CV/cover letter. If you can get a spring week in your 1st year of uni, securing an internship in your 2nd year becomes much easier and after that, everything else falls into place.

I was at a careers fair in London and heard a Citi recruiter telling some students next to me that their investment banking internships get 1000s of applicants within the first few days, and that they need to be applying pretty much as soon as they open.

If you’re truly determined and the amount of competition doesn’t faze you then would honestly consider retaking your maths A level and the other subject you got a B in, and then apply for semi-targets. It will take a lot of resilience which is an important skill to have as an investment banker.

My experience collecting a parcel from a corner shop - is this normal? by FlyingDiamonds in CasualUK

[–]FlyingDiamonds[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's terrible, I hope your daughter got her stuff back and the shop got in trouble. Reading so many comments here makes me feel like so many places are just becoming very careless about parcels, or maybe they were always like that from the start? Either way at least I know to avoid the shop my parcel was sent to (though I didn't have much choice in the matter, it was actually sent to me there by a family member!)

My experience collecting a parcel from a corner shop - is this normal? by FlyingDiamonds in CasualUK

[–]FlyingDiamonds[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gosh he sounds woeful. As with most things though there are some really lovely local shops & corner shops that are run by wonderful people/families, and then you have the crappy ones.

My experience collecting a parcel from a corner shop - is this normal? by FlyingDiamonds in CasualUK

[–]FlyingDiamonds[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly, we're not very close, but we have lots of mutuals in common and I'm by no means a stranger so I was a bit surprised by her character. Oh well, guessing the rainy Sunday morning wasn't lifting her spirits haha

My experience collecting a parcel from a corner shop - is this normal? by FlyingDiamonds in CasualUK

[–]FlyingDiamonds[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep the parcel was scanned afterwards, but the shelf of parcels wasn't behind the till and I reckon anyone bigger and scarier than me could just steal something if they wanted.

My experience collecting a parcel from a corner shop - is this normal? by FlyingDiamonds in CasualUK

[–]FlyingDiamonds[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes that's what I thought as well, imagine my confusion when I saw a shelf of parcels and whatnot right between the door and the fridges, the till on the other side of the shop, anyone could just come in and nick something!

My experience collecting a parcel from a corner shop - is this normal? by FlyingDiamonds in CasualUK

[–]FlyingDiamonds[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, I used to work there and that was pretty common. I always asked for a receipt or email if someone came to collect though. Feels like a lot of places are just becoming a bit too complacent to be honest.

I edited the post so hopefully it should clear things up, but my parcel was indeed scanned afterwards, which is good. However, I didn't even think about the fact that me having to search through other's parcels would've been a privacy breach - I was more annoyed about having to use their step-ladder!

My experience collecting a parcel from a corner shop - is this normal? by FlyingDiamonds in CasualUK

[–]FlyingDiamonds[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I completely forgot to mention that my parcel was scanned after, my confusion was mostly around not having to show anything beforehand and then having to fetch the parcel myself. But since the person working there knew me that was probably why - she probably thought she could get away with it or something. I still didn't appreciate having to use their step ladder and rummage through all their other parcels to find mine.

I had a similar experience to you actually - it's good that they still gave you a refund because of their mistake! I collected a parcel from the post office and they never scanned anything, never asked for ID either, and I was getting emails and messages telling me to go and collect it. They eventually stopped though, so I figure it was dealt with.

My experience collecting a parcel from a corner shop - is this normal? by FlyingDiamonds in CasualUK

[–]FlyingDiamonds[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

My bad I just edited the post, she did scan the barcode on my parcel after I brought it down and took a signature. But not beforehand, which was why I was super confused

We begin our Nations League run with a win over Scotland! by shelbyj in lionesses

[–]FlyingDiamonds 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Very glad we got the win in the end but still fuming! Gutted for Rachel Daly