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To ask for things that you believe have declined in quality

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JMSA · 17/11/2024 10:40

I'll kick it off with Fairy Liquid!
Has anyone else noticed this? I have a dishwasher but often wash certain things, eg my big frying pan, by hand. You'd certainly need a mighty big squeeze these days, for a proper foamy lather.
Anything else? If nobody mentions Cadbury's chocolate, I will eat the Oodie I'm currently wearing Grin

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UpTheMagicChristmasTree · 18/11/2024 05:09

Parenting - too much focus on being 'a friend' and letting your child be as rude as they like. Being a parent is a far more important role than just being a friend.

Toblerone - just doesn't taste the same and the price is ridiculous.

Window cleaning - ladder and a bucket were so much better than a brush on a pole.

wavingfuriously · 18/11/2024 03:51

ZippyLimeSnake · 17/11/2024 12:18

Quality Street. I will never ever buy another box. Lucozade original, Henry Hoover, white goods. Literally the list goes on 🥲 I’ve lived in my own place for 12 years, in that time I’ve had to replace 2 tumble dryers, my washing machine, my fridge & my oven is on its last legs. My dad still has the same tumble dryer from when I was in primary school! I’m 31. His fridge he had since I was born & was still going until I was 22 & he only got rid as he was moving house. He had a Vax hoover that was older than I am 🤣

Nah have to disagree with you on lucozade original...SAVED MY LIFE recently when I was ill !

hellywelly3 · 18/11/2024 03:50

With M&S I used to fine nearly all their clothes could go in the tumble dryer. I didn’t mind paying a bit more than say primark purely for the convenience of that. But now I’m finding more and more can’t be tumbled dried. I think because they’re using cheaper fabric

ForGreyKoala · 18/11/2024 03:16

lightsandtunnels · 17/11/2024 15:19

TV shows. I'm thinking the fabulous family and comedy shows we used to have - everything from The Generation Game to Only Fools & Horses, Blackadder, Men Behaving Badly, Ab Fab etc. I also loved Dallas! Pure escapism. I find it hard to watch current comedy TV - just not my thing - showing my age I suppose! And don't get me started on the soaps today. Corrie used to be a fab half hour of escapism but I find all the soaps now are desperately trying to show so many diverse and current issues that are often violent and depressing. I'm sure many will argue that they are relatable and showing current issues is important and I don't disagree but I do miss the old shows when life seemed so much more simple!

I agree with you (and I don't even live in the UK). I spend much of my TV viewing watching DVDs of my old favourite shows.

ForGreyKoala · 18/11/2024 03:10

SmudgeButt · 17/11/2024 14:28

Jeans. If I'm buying jeans I want them to be denim which is a decent weight and at least 95% cotton not lightweight pale blue polyester.

Yes! I'm sick of checking the fabric content and finding polyester and/or viscose. I want 99% cotton. I spent months trying to find jeans recently which weren't wide leg or skinny, were the right length, and the right fabric and sent back more than I care to think about. I'm sure it never used to be so difficult.

noobiedoobie · 18/11/2024 03:02

Oh and Waitrose loo roll. There was a separate thread on that 😂

It does make you want to bulk buy when you find something you like.

noobiedoobie · 18/11/2024 03:01

I went into M&S and was a bit disappointed at the knitwear. There's a lovely red jumper I bought a few years ago that is now made of terrible material.

I shop on Vinted now.

OriginalUsername2 · 18/11/2024 02:55

Remembered another one - Asda tin foil. Got it last month and it was normal. This month it’s really thin! Never seen foil like it before.

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JMSA · 18/11/2024 02:26

Barney16 · 17/11/2024 21:20

Washing up liquid, Ritz crackers, chocolate, fresh veg ( fresh for about 15 minutes before it goes mouldy) twix ( post about Twix a lot), rum babas., niche I know.

Rum babas GrinGrinGrin

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lonelywater · 18/11/2024 02:09

ilovesushi · 18/11/2024 00:24

Love a walnut whip. I'd forgotten about the second walnut. Also they didn't used to be made from two separate halves stuck together.

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er, dont recall that myself .

ilovesushi · 18/11/2024 00:24

lonelywater · 17/11/2024 14:06

walnut whips-they used to have a second walnut inside at the bottom. In truth though pretty much everything started going to hell in a handcart when bounty bars did away with the cardboard support tray. Cunts.

Love a walnut whip. I'd forgotten about the second walnut. Also they didn't used to be made from two separate halves stuck together.

Purrdrop · 18/11/2024 00:19

Twiglets
Pringles

Exasperateddonut · 18/11/2024 00:09

KeenCat · 17/11/2024 14:27

Pyjamas, from anywhere.

I decided to upgrade from Primark (it was a substantial upgrade) and whilst my new pyjamas have lasted longer, they're still obviously worn. I don't remember this being an issue when I was younger.

I am open to recommendations!

Polarn o. Pyret is the place to get pjs. Lovely thick cotton that doesn’t shrink badly. Washes well, keeps their shape. Downside is you’ll look like an over sized toddler in the stripes but my god you’ll be a cosy comfortable oversized toddler.

TrumpIsACuntWaffle · 17/11/2024 23:43

Holeinmywellies · 17/11/2024 13:10

Any food and drink which has seen artificial sweeteners replace sugar.

Sugar is not the enemy if eaten/drunk in moderation and some of us would like a choice between the two.

Artificial sweeteners are vile and leave a bitter taste in my mouth and give me the shits (physically and mentally!)

This 100%

Crikeyalmighty · 17/11/2024 21:33

Definitely I think it's mid range stuff that's suffered most

Mid range eating out
Mid range clothes
Mid range hotels

Barney16 · 17/11/2024 21:20

Washing up liquid, Ritz crackers, chocolate, fresh veg ( fresh for about 15 minutes before it goes mouldy) twix ( post about Twix a lot), rum babas., niche I know.

Barney16 · 17/11/2024 21:17

XxSideshowAuntSallyx · 17/11/2024 11:50

Driving!

Someone reversed into me, they weren't paying attention and my car was written off. I've been on edge since but I'm even more aware of how badly people drive than I was. Other drivers scare me sometimes.

My heart was literally in my mouth twice in the supermarket car park earlier, because people reverse their tanks with only them in it cars without looking, I was sat in my bay waiting to go and my car started beeping as they were getting too close.

I second driving and supermarket parking. It's like the wild west. I literally watched some bloke reverse into a pedestrian who, luckily leaped out if the way. I beeped my horn because he was just oblivious, just kept on reversing. He then wound down his window and made, let's say, a rude sign. Fifteen minutes later a taxi driver, trying to parallel park reversed into a parked car behind him, I days to him you just reversed into that car, oh it's ok he said, I do that quite often.

MrsHemswoth · 17/11/2024 21:13

Cadbury's Roses - the look of them and variety and the awful wrappers 🤦‍♀️!!! Makes me sad o

LifeOfBriony · 17/11/2024 21:03

Littlemissgobby · 17/11/2024 11:36

It’s funny that you should mention this yesterday I bought a bottle of shloer and they substitute it for the zero kind, but I don’t think it even matters because I’ve tried the normal red one the other week and I wasn’t keen on that so I thought right I’ll try the white one because as a kid I really loved the white one it was and nice.
Anyway, they sent me this zero one and it was absolutely disgusting and I’m really gone off it. I do think they’ve changed the recipe. It doesn’t even taste anything like it used to so I would not recommend buying it for Christmas this year.

I agree with you about Shloer. It now has an unpleasant artificial taste and I won’t buy it again. We like elderflower cordial with fizzy water. Not the same but a good alternative.

swimlyn · 17/11/2024 20:26

“…and as customers we are well aware we are just shit on the shareholders shoes.”

Very well said @PontiacFirebird .

I’ve thought this for many a year.

swimlyn · 17/11/2024 19:48

LivinInYourBigGlassHouseWithAView · 17/11/2024 12:26

100%

Dishwashers, washing machines, dryers ... all seem built to have to be replaced within 5 years. It's frustrating and expensive. It absolutely never used to be like that!

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Yes, after two years we had to throw away a Bosch dishwasher. The repair cost was estimated to be similar to buying a new one.

We remember the 'good old days' when six or seven years was the norm, and with a decent repair man, another three years.

Planned obsolescence. What a waste of the world's precious resources!

PauliesWalnuts · 17/11/2024 19:13

It’s not just the strength of the loo roll that’s gone down the pan (fnar) - it’s the width. If it gets any narrower it’ll be like wiping your bum with a receipt roll!

PontiacFirebird · 17/11/2024 18:51

I second Uniqlo. I got a cashmere jumper from there- good value and so far is holding up nicely. They do great men’s T shirts too.

EvilsElsasPetSnowman · 17/11/2024 18:33

sharpclawedkitten · 17/11/2024 18:14

No, I use my camera. But I also use my eyes and I wouldn't claim not to need to look because I have a camera. Which you did in your first post which is why people leapt on it.

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But aren’t your eyes on your camera??

EvilsElsasPetSnowman · 17/11/2024 18:32

baroqueandblue · 17/11/2024 17:55

Funny though isn't it - coz employment conditions and life chances for many of them aren't nearly as "special" as yours were.

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Say what now?