Beedster Posted February 13 Posted February 13 (edited) Found a low cost bridge for a project on a UK retailer/shop I'd not used before. So, I tried to buy it, but apparently had to register with the shop in question first. I was walking the dog at the time and doing it on my mobile phone. Long story short, after about 10 minutes of "Sorry, your password is insufficient, it needs to be at least 12 characters long with at least two non-consecutive capitals, one numerical symbol, one non-numerical symbol, and no dates or similar references....' I just gave up and bought the same bridge cheaper on Amazon. FFS UK music retailers, why put people off buying from you 😡 Edited February 13 by Beedster 5 Quote
neepheid Posted February 13 Posted February 13 It has never been more important for retailer's websites to function efficiently and correctly. This kind of thing is the equivalent of making shoppers take their shoes off at the door, or demanding a returnable deposit just to browse. I mean, you just woudn't, would you? But enough of all this piffle - what bridge did you buy? 2 Quote
Beedster Posted February 13 Author Posted February 13 1 minute ago, neepheid said: It has never been more important for retailer's websites to function efficiently and correctly. This kind of thing is the equivalent of making shoppers take their shoes off at the door, or demanding a returnable deposit just to browse. I mean, you just woudn't, would you? But enough of all this piffle - what bridge did you buy? I know mate, it drives me crazy, all I wanted to do was spend £5 more than I needed to on a bridge because it was going to a music shop rather than Amazon! I don't understand why when so many retail sectors are pretty much click to buy without any need to register, I come across this so often with music stores. It's like they want to go out of business 😡 Bridge, a simple BBOT, nothing more 👍 1 Quote
neepheid Posted February 13 Posted February 13 1 minute ago, Beedster said: I know mate, it drives me crazy, all I wanted to do was spend £5 more than I needed to on a bridge because it was going to a music shop rather than Amazon! I don't understand why when so many retail sectors are pretty much click to buy without any need to register, I come across this so often with music stores. It's like they want to go out of business 😡 Bridge, a simple BBOT, nothing more 👍 The last two bridges (BBOT compatible) I've bought is this Guyker thing for £19 - https://www.amazon.co.uk/String-High-Mass-Bass-Bridge/dp/B0B8VZGRP6/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3E9BX7WGFWP68 Quote
neepheid Posted February 13 Posted February 13 Just now, AMV001 said: BBOT? Bent Bit Of Tin - the basic common or garden Fender bridge. Quote
AMV001 Posted February 13 Posted February 13 2 minutes ago, neepheid said: Bent Bit Of Tin - the basic common or garden Fender bridge. Ah, OK. Ta. Quote
TimR Posted February 13 Posted February 13 (edited) 12 character passwords are becoming the default. https://www.lastpass.com/features/password-generator People who moan about passwords are the same people who moan when they get hacked. Edited February 13 by TimR 3 Quote
mep Posted February 13 Posted February 13 Some sites let you purchase as a guest, without all the hassle of setting up an account, which is fine if you don't anticipate using them them again in a while. Maybe that option will be phased out? Quote
Beedster Posted February 13 Author Posted February 13 6 minutes ago, TimR said: People who moan about passwords are the same people who moan when they get hacked. Missing the point Tim, I just wanted to buy a bridge. Given PayPal was a payment option the need to register an account was either very poor web design or security for the sake of security. 1 Quote
TimR Posted February 13 Posted February 13 16 minutes ago, Beedster said: Missing the point Tim, I just wanted to buy a bridge. Given PayPal was a payment option the need to register an account was either very poor web design or security for the sake of security. Probably. Did you buy as a guest on Amazon? 1 Quote
Beedster Posted February 13 Author Posted February 13 4 minutes ago, TimR said: Probably. Did you buy as a guest on Amazon? Amazon has a guest checkout 👍 1 Quote
Beedster Posted February 14 Author Posted February 14 14 hours ago, Beedster said: Found a low cost bridge for a project on a UK retailer/shop I'd not used before. So, I tried to buy it, but apparently had to register with the shop in question first. I was walking the dog at the time and doing it on my mobile phone. Long story short, after about 10 minutes of "Sorry, your password is insufficient, it needs to be at least 12 characters long with at least two non-consecutive capitals, one numerical symbol, one non-numerical symbol, and no dates or similar references....' I just gave up and bought the same bridge cheaper on Amazon. FFS UK music retailers, why put people off buying from you 😡 Think I might have been in a bit of a bad mood yesterday 🤣 2 4 Quote
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