To ask for things that you believe have declined in quality

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!

Life. I can't remember the last time I felt good about where things are heading.

I don't think I'll ever buy a 'women's' umbrella again either. Got so fed up with these things made out of willow twigs and moth wings that 'look nice' that I went into M&S having thrown mine in a litter bin and bought a men's folding one. It's a revelation, it's like, weather-resistant. Amazing.

Soft drinks - incredibly hard to find any without artificial sweeteners these days and, apart from the awful taste, they actually make me (and many others) very ill.

The same applies to things like yogurts, crisps and some condiments.

I got some mens’ trainer socks recently, they’re crazy thick, stretchy, just brilliant. Think it was Lidl.

Not helped by speed limits in some areas!! I was in Wales recently and on a country road and there was a sign for 40 mph and 20 feet later a sign to say "national speed limit" which would have been 60 mph. This was a few feet in front of a humped back stone bridge just wide enough for our car (literally about 3 inches either side of the wing mirrors) and there was no clear view of the road on the other side. Not only would you likely damage your car going over that at full speed, you'd likely go flying off the far side into the hedge just beyond where the road turned 90 degrees.

I could tell when I was driving there that the regulars were likely so familiar with their roads that they could happily and possibly safely take them at a great speed. But being a tourist and not knowing what was around the next twist or turn I had to drive slowly. So easy to suddenly come up on a tractor taking up too much room or having to take a wide turn into a lane.

It had already changed before mondelez too.
I still remember getting a fruit and nit bar from a wall vending machine - with the purple foil on. It was the best taste ever

Quality street!!! Wrappers are awful and they honestly taste rank. Most of them. They taste a bit like calpol! To me...

The same people that brought us shrinkflation are now giving us enshittification.

It's not enough that they have made everything smaller / thinner / containing less. That hasn't increased their profit margins anywhere near enough. So now they are making everything poorer quality.

Yes, I know. Person I know who routinely uses howfin' is also West (Coast) though. But I hear bowfin' a lot more generally.

Most things tbh.

Phones, white goods, chocolate, clothes.

Shout out for Cos. Their cashmere jumpers are a bit pricer at £155+ but no pilling, good thickness and no shrinkage after hand washing. Genuinely impressed after a recent re-order (and subsequent return) from Boden. Also Everlane (latter is American, but you can order online). Very transparent pricing and fantastic quality clothes. Lots of reviews help you to accurately guess sizing.

Yes agreed. It's such a lot of money to go out and eat and the food is just not good quality unless you pay mega bucks. Last time I went out wit family was about 2 years ago and we went to pizza express. But everything was shoddy. No atmosphere. Bad service. Rearaurant half empty and actually. Cold!! Expensive. Just not worth it when you can buy a frozen pizza or make one for less than half the price . It's a shame. Used to love going out for food. But just can't find anywhere nice. That does good clean food with nice service and a good atmosphere.

They always called their bars dairy milk

Did you notice that cadburys are not allowed to call their bars chocolate as the cocoa solids are such a low percentage it doesn't qualify as real chocolate. They call the bars "dairymilk"🤣

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Yes last much much longer

Restaurants are also variable. Some have become so soulless.

No but my car beeps when I reverse. If I didn’t have that I’d judge myself. But to claim people with reverse cameras are dangerous drivers is utterly insane.

Do you think that cameras are something people with poor eyesight get installer?

Think about it - if you have cameras that show all areas why would you avert your eyes to look at LESS than that?

Or are you one of these people who hates progress and thinks things were better when life was harder

Oh, and Waitrose shops. Gone down awfully (I noticed this more as I don't live in the UK so when I visit I notice changes more than if you live with them every day). Last time I went into one (West End Lane West Hampstead) I didn't buy anything as the shop just felt dingy/dirty/downmarket.It even had a funny smell. Just left feeling faintly depressed. Waitrose used to be a guilty pleasure/treat.

Everything manufactured in the UK or bought in from abroad to be sold to the general public is absolutely shit quality. Clothes, food, furniture, bedding, other fabric goods, electrical and mechanical goods, toys, IT, cars, jewellery. Vast majority of services too- building, plumbing whatever. Standards here are expensive, shoddy and shit unless you are very wealthy.

Clothing is a big issue. Quality is down (weight of fabric, stitching, cut, etc). I don’t buy much these days and refuse to pay much as more money doesn’t equal quality now.

Customer service is very variable. I find it ok in places like the cinema where I am greeted cheerfully and receive actual service. Bookshops are good too.

But I’ve realised that in shops like H&M im pissed off as a customer before I even meet a shop worker, because I can never find the right size and because I know that they’ll try to both get me to use self service and try to get my email address. So I go into any interaction now expecting confrontation. So I imagine I look pretty unhappy and pissed off. And they know the customers aren’t happy so they also expect confrontation. So they are spiky too…

So now I don’t go to shops. Saves all the aggro.

You’re very very correct. I drink way more of that stuff than is healthy. But I hate and cannot drink anything with sweeteners so my options are very limited. Also (full fat) Cherry Coke is delicious.

I feel so sad that proper Irn Bru no longer exists.

So you drive with a camera as well? Who knew - all those people who have been told they can't drive because of poor eyesight just need a camera.

No wonder driving standards have slipped if people are using cameras instead of their eyes.

Definitely Cadbury's chocolate. It changed when they were taken over by Mondelez who replaced the more expensive items with palm oil, making the product greasy rather than rich.

I've just bought a pair from Superdry 100% organic cotton. They feel sturdy and heavy just like jeans should. Even on the 91% cotton skinny jeans you can feel the difference from my cheap jeans with about 70% cotton.

This is listed as a "pure cotton sweat" in M&S online.
Is that pure cotton polyester in the 34%?

"66% cotton, 34% polyester (exclusive of trimmings) , Ribbing - 95% cotton, 5% elastane"