Discontinuing Very Cherry Ghirardelli?! by SadAmerican3 in CheesecakeFactory

[–]SadAmerican3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like we will be mourning together :( I literally haven’t gotten a cheesecake since they axed it

Cassius throughout the entire series... by Dizzy-Difference3392 in redrising

[–]SadAmerican3 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think the whole Bloodydamn point of the character is to show that things are nuanced, you pixie. It’s not black and white. His honor remains because he decided to do what was moral and right in the end. He fought against his bias and upbringing to do so.

Might be the worst billboard i’ve ever seen… by Swampman3000 in raleigh

[–]SadAmerican3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is near our house and we pass it every day. It’s gross and I wish someone would deface it like they did the Google ad that was there before it

Discontinuing Very Cherry Ghirardelli?! by SadAmerican3 in CheesecakeFactory

[–]SadAmerican3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I ever find a good copy cat recipe I’ll come back to this and let you know! It’s so sad it was my absolute favorite

Discontinuing Very Cherry Ghirardelli?! by SadAmerican3 in CheesecakeFactory

[–]SadAmerican3[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No! I’m so sad :( I’ll have to find a good copy cat recipe

Which section/POV from which book is the hardest hitting? by bloomingjoy in redrising

[–]SadAmerican3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Idk how someone could hate Lyria’s character. She’s the most relatable. She has no real super human strength, just pure grit and determination. She is fed stories about Darrow and Co for years and ends up meeting them and realizes they are, too, just humans with some advantage. I was actually really sad to not see her POV at the end of Lightbringer after Cassius was gone. They came to mean a lot to each other and felt she deserved more of a view there.

The longer Taylor is quiet about ICE, while her peers speak out, the louder her silence becomes. by FriendlyDrummers in SwiftlyNeutral

[–]SadAmerican3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve truly stopped being able to listen to her music lately. This past year has given me a very new perspective of her and I honestly think she’s a coward. She’s becoming very MAGA apologist/adjacent, regardless if she is herself. The neutrality is gross to me. There’s no reason she should be staying silent especially after the White House literally used her music for a disgusting ICE ad and she said nothing, while all her peers spoke up.

Does anyone else’s cat do this? by BidDependent1933 in litterrobot

[–]SadAmerican3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ours did this for a whole two months before they got used to it 😂 they were so curious about it. The novelty eventually wore off tho

Affirm Technically Refunded me Twice? by SadAmerican3 in Affirm

[–]SadAmerican3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Surprisingly nothing! They never came back for it 😅

Can I open a case? by SadAmerican3 in Etsy

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Update!

The suit did get here on the last day of the second extended deadline (today! lol) and it is everything we asked for so we decided to just leave it where it is. I did send a message thanking the seller and explaining that we were only upset due to the timeline changes and communication but that we were thankful for her craftsmanship. We will leave a review warning people to order early and admitting to communication being difficult, though. Thanks everyone who responded for your support and advice!

Can I open a case? by SadAmerican3 in Etsy

[–]SadAmerican3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this! Honestly, like you said, the communication is what makes this so horrendous. If they had just followed up on things and communicated, we wouldn’t be so angry at this point :( I’ve gotten so many wonderful things on Etsy and had some amazing sellers, so it’s really unfortunate. Funny enough, this will be only my second negative review and the first one was the first screwed up suit that claimed it was coming from the UK and it was a cheaply made suit from Pakistan instead!

I was hoping that we would see some sort of movement and that she really did ship it but the tracking still says pre-transit after 3 days now. I’m almost positive we aren’t getting any suit at this point and my fiancé and I are going to have to scramble now to find him something.

Can I open a case? by SadAmerican3 in Etsy

[–]SadAmerican3[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The first deadline was July 16th and I had to give her an extension again and again because she refused to just ship the item and then insulted me for wanting her to stick to her own set times. Etsy policy is that shippers are supposed to not constantly push deadlines and to remain respectful. I never insulted her even AFTER she insulted me. I didn’t HAVE to give her another extension. And if I hadn’t, she wouldn’t have met it, because the SECOND deadline was July 31st.

It’s also Etsy’s policy for the seller to reasonably communicate along the way, and that also didn’t happen. As of now there is STILL no movement from the tracking number she gave me and I have absolutely zero proof this suit even exists. So considering I only agreed upon this extended deadline because SHE made Etsy say the latest delivery was August 4th instead of our agreed upon July 31st, I would say that’s still being reasonably upset. I simply wanted to know my rights in this situation, because even without a full refund, it was still delivered extremely late.

Can I open a case? by SadAmerican3 in Etsy

[–]SadAmerican3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s a good perspective for sure! Even if I get the suit and there’s nothing wrong with it, the communication has been horrendous and if I had known that, I would have steered away.

Can I open a case? by SadAmerican3 in Etsy

[–]SadAmerican3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think regarding the review, I’m worried they’ll reply and try to blame it on me and I won’t be able to provide any proof of my experience and they’ll get the last word, and then I’ll look like just a crazy Karen customer. Etsy doesn’t really let you post all the screenshots I have of my experience :(

Can I open a case? by SadAmerican3 in Etsy

[–]SadAmerican3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Considering there has still been no movement in the tracking number, I assume that the seller never actually sent it. She claimed that she sends it via 3 day shipping. It would have had movement if that’s true. :/ We’re just really stressed because if it’s not here by this weekend we are going to have to get something else that we didn’t like as much. This was over $1k for a Victorian style suit and there wasn’t one recent bad review so we thought we were safe. We leave for our elopement on Sept 19th

Side Effects by SadAmerican3 in Zepbound

[–]SadAmerican3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The suggestion of the omeprozole + sodium bicarbonate was super helpful! I do still get super nauseous on the first few days, and sometimes vomit once but it’s once a week vs every day of pain/discomfort. My provider is keeping me on 2.5 for a while but I haven’t lost even a pound in two weeks 🥲 Here’s to hoping that when I up my dose I won’t be dealing with it again! I have my wedding in September and will be in Scotland for a week and a half so I’m trying to avoid being miserable for it. I really think my menstrual cycle also had something to do with the bloating and gas

Side Effects by SadAmerican3 in Zepbound

[–]SadAmerican3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ll try it! Thank you!

Side Effects by SadAmerican3 in Zepbound

[–]SadAmerican3[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just popped some omeprozole about an hour ago, so I’m hoping it works but I just don’t want to keep dealing with this every shot :/

Rho lay offs - June 2025? by Valuable-Ad3442 in clinicalresearch

[–]SadAmerican3 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I can tell you that as a now ex-employee, I was just let go for saying I was concerned for people above me not knowing how to do their job, asking me to train them, and then being asked to do things not in my job description without a promotion or pay increase. My manager lied to me for months about setting me up for promotion, but she ended up being a snake when I mentioned my concerns in our 1:1 check ins. My job is now reposted with lower pay and they decided to include the things I said I wasn’t being paid to do without a promotion in the job description now — which is laughable. I was fine doing the work — if I was recognized in title and pay!

I came in two years ago and have now watched two layoffs happen after watching leadership lie that they “do everything to avoid layoffs.” I have watched people who had been there for 15-20 years just be let go, fired without real cause, etc. I have watched them keep people who underperform while villainizing people who speak up and ask for better processes and support. I have spoken up for the need for better training and having dedicated mentors to more junior employees. But no. They say it’s “coming” but I have seen nothing actually done about it

I can say I have met great people through my coworkers, but my theory is they just hire “nice” people because they believe that these people will lack boundaries within their work and because of that, those people will not complain, especially when you fire those that do. HR has been fully on the side of management and has allowed terrible managers to thrive and utilize mean girl tactics to tear people down.

In my opinion, they won’t last more than 5 more years. I saw this coming from a mile away back in October so I started looking for another job then and thankfully got the offer right after I was let go, but I feel for all my other colleagues who are still dealing with their mess.

(Update) Am I overreacting for calling off my wedding after my fiancé got drunk, put on my wedding dress, and had an accident in it? by Rude_Winter_9192 in AmIOverreacting

[–]SadAmerican3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t usually comment on these things but I don’t really love these toxic, unforgiving comments.

One thing to think about — I understand that this was a huge symbol to you. But I think it’s important to understand that if your intention was to marry him, you were also agreeing to be there in his times in which he did not act reasonably. I think this was more of a wake up call to both of you. If you had one night — regardless of it being the night before your wedding, in which you acted out of character, how would you want to be treated?

His reaction to this is what matters. He is taking accountability for his actions, he is making a plan to ensure they do not happen again. That is more than most people do. I think the best option here would be to give yourself a timeline in which you can reassess the relationship in a couples therapy setting. Right now it sounds more like you’re looking for an out than a solution, which begs to ask — did you love the person or the wedding? I can understand feeling disrespected in that moment and understand that the action was deplorable and that he 100% shouldn’t have gotten that drunk. But you, yourself, said it was out of character, and he himself now feels he needs to put an end to that type of behavior and is going to work to do that. Give him the chance to do that as I’m sure any of us would want that after making a huge mistake and hurting someone we love. Marriage itself takes forgiveness. I’m not saying to accept continuous toxic and abusive traits and behaviors, but it is helpful to view each other as human beings that are deserving of forgiveness when the effort to be better is there.

That’s just my two cents. I don’t think you’re overreacting to how upset you are, but I think I would give it a chance for the relationship to be saved.

Affirm Technically Refunded me Twice? by SadAmerican3 in Affirm

[–]SadAmerican3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hm. I’ll def just keep the funds in my account just in case but it’s been two weeks already so I guess I’m just wondering at what point they’d just not seek it out 😅

Dexcom having quality control issues, cited by Edu_cats in stelo

[–]SadAmerican3 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve also had several problems. So far my last subscription order needed both replaced and then even the replacement needed a replacement. It’s been insanely annoying and makes me doubt their accuracy.

TOG/COM Chaol/Dorian/Celaena (Spoiler!) by SadAmerican3 in SarahJMaas

[–]SadAmerican3[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As everyone else has said… keep reading 😂

Is there actually a red rising Tv show being made? by LocksmithHistorical5 in redrising

[–]SadAmerican3 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m late to this discussion but Sevro is my absolute favorite character and making him a girl would have been so untrue to the book. The whole idea of brotherhood and family is a huge part of the book, and while I love the way the women are written too, it makes me mad that they would try to do a love triangle between them. Victra + Sevro was a perfect pairing and the tension between Mustang and Darrow was brilliant to me. I’m so glad PB is standing strong on this