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Things that people say are amazing but are actually shit

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Horehound · 01/06/2020 14:28

I'll start:
The food at IKEA. Especially the over hyped meatballs!
Cheap crap!

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Lordamighty · 01/06/2020 14:30

Las Vegas.

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Horehound · 01/06/2020 14:31

Oh good to know. I have fancied it but did wonder..

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SonEtLumiere · 01/06/2020 14:32

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WashYourFins · 01/06/2020 14:32

Biscoff spread - oily, greasy, yuk.

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Picalilliandcheese · 01/06/2020 14:33

I quite enjoyed Las Vegas. I was too young to gamble, but there’s loads of other things to do.

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Horehound · 01/06/2020 14:34

Oh I do like a good biscoff but I didn't know there was a spread!

What's wrong with Bali @SonEtLumiere

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Hoppinggreen · 01/06/2020 14:34

Ikea meatballs, they repeat terribly

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AIMD · 01/06/2020 14:35

Firstly the meatballs are amazing!!!
Secondly gel nails... I don’t get why so many people love them.... all these bright garish random designs.

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elQuintoConyo · 01/06/2020 14:35

False nails
False eyelashes
Celebrities
Strictly dancing
Bake off
Anything Xfactorish
Games of Thrones
MCU
DCU
Armageddon
Forrest Gump
The Alchemist
La La Land
George Clooney 's acting

I could be on here all day!

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JeremyIronsBenFolds · 01/06/2020 14:35

Bjork

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Horehound · 01/06/2020 14:35

Lol @elQuintoConyo!!

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snappycamper · 01/06/2020 14:36

LOVE gel nails as they are so low maintenance. Don't have to be garish

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snappycamper · 01/06/2020 14:37

I'm with you on ikea food OP

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StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 01/06/2020 14:37

Radiohead
The matrix

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iklboo · 01/06/2020 14:37

Love Island
TOWIE, Made In Chelsea etc
The Real Housewives of anywhere
I'm A Celebrity
All soaps

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wildcherries · 01/06/2020 14:39

+1 on fake nails and lashes

Coffee of any kind and in any food.

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VirginWestCoast · 01/06/2020 14:40

Pride and Prejudice- keep seeing it listed on here as people's long time favourite book. It's so bloody boring and I teach English literature.

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EarlGreyT · 01/06/2020 14:41

Dubai

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Teacaketotty · 01/06/2020 14:42

Dominoes - overpriced and crap!

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roarfeckingroar · 01/06/2020 14:43

I second Bali

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Hoppinggreen · 01/06/2020 14:44

Wuthering Heights, or anything by the Brontes really

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Hoppinggreen · 01/06/2020 14:44

Harry Potter, it’s ok but it’s just a kids book

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Ladyratterley · 01/06/2020 14:45

YES @elQuintoConyoThe Alchemist book is shite!
I'm going to add prosecco. I prefer cava to be honest.
and +2 on fake nails and lashes.

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lifestooshort123 · 01/06/2020 14:45

Groundhog Day
Benidorm (driving through was enough)
3/4 length culottes
Ugg boots (aka sweaty slippers)
Milky tea with sugar
The Hobbit
Hair extensions (especially when they're being flicked)
Very big dogs that do human-sized turds
Pet rats (it's still a rat)

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elQuintoConyo · 01/06/2020 14:45

Fuck me I hate Jane Austen! And I'm a literature graduate and avid reader Blush Yes, i know it's satire etc etc, just too bloody twee for me. Prefer Dickens and Elliot, much grittier.

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