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Silly little things to make life better...

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Arlanymor · 02/06/2026 21:05

... so not hugely necessary. But say you eat a pizza at a restaurant and you can't quite finish it all. Rather than a full-sized pizza box, can you please give me a half-sized one that I can fit in my handbag please?*

*only applies to more mainstream restaurants, I know that kebab/chicken places will jam anything into a small polystyrene/single use plastic container.

Just a little thing to make the world turn more easily. Also although I get the kids' menu and the discount, can we all please order smaller portions if we wish? Ta!

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CurlewKate · 03/06/2026 09:09

Mumsnet to introduce a specific “Oh, purhlease!!” emoji.

JazbayGrapes · 03/06/2026 09:08

Shopping baskets should be placed at various locations around the shop floor rather than at the entrance. I only expected to grab 1-2 items, but turned out to be 10...

Jenkibuble · 03/06/2026 09:08

Larrythecatforpm · 03/06/2026 09:00

Free parking everywhere, not very silly but it would make everyone’s life easier.

Yes, it possibly would re-ignite some soul into high streets too. Where I live, people just go to retail parks as free parking !

Caramac045 · 03/06/2026 09:06

@MeganM3 if you can drill a couple of small holes in your kitchen bin it prevents a vacuum being formed That is what makes pulling the bag out so tricky.
On a similar note, when you empty your bin don’t just put one bin liner in. Put two in. If your first ( or second actually) bag splits then the other contains the mess.

GoodkneeBadKnee · 03/06/2026 09:04

IJustKnowIt · 02/06/2026 22:00

I would like the world to stop using words like privilege and racism at every freakin opportunity. It makes me absolutely insane to see these two words thrown around, constantly, with no rhyme or reason.

Just the small things.

Sounds about white.

Flourshiba · 03/06/2026 09:01

please save my cookie settings for at least a month so I don’t have to tell you every.single.time I go onto your website what my preferences are

Upstartled · 03/06/2026 09:01

Survivedtheex13 · 03/06/2026 08:56

They already have these in Japan, seen it whilst doomscrolling YouTube. Maybe arrive here around 2050 🙄

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Ooh, that's interesting. Thank you.

IamwhoIsayIam · 03/06/2026 09:01

Arlanymor · 02/06/2026 21:05

... so not hugely necessary. But say you eat a pizza at a restaurant and you can't quite finish it all. Rather than a full-sized pizza box, can you please give me a half-sized one that I can fit in my handbag please?*

*only applies to more mainstream restaurants, I know that kebab/chicken places will jam anything into a small polystyrene/single use plastic container.

Just a little thing to make the world turn more easily. Also although I get the kids' menu and the discount, can we all please order smaller portions if we wish? Ta!

Tell me you don't work in hospitality without telling me you don't work in hospitality

My first thought is this would make your life easier but would make a whole load of other people's life much harder. Someone will have to decide how many full size and how many half size to order for their pizza place. The half size won't stack on the full size boxes so you would need twice as much storage space.

researchers3 · 03/06/2026 09:01

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I mean the thread title does say 'Silly little things'...

AlternateLook · 03/06/2026 09:00

MrsMontyD · 03/06/2026 08:13

I once worked somewhere where we got paid every four weeks on a Friday, the first pay day was a bit of a shock (13 pay days) but once I got used to it the regular pattern was great.

I worked for years in a place that did this. Once a year, you get paid twice in one month. It's the same with DLA/PIP payments.

Survivedtheex13 · 03/06/2026 09:00

Bjorkdidit · 03/06/2026 08:45

For someone to sort out hotel conveyor belt toasters so that your toast is properly, ie medium browned toast from one pass, instead of pale and stale from one pass but sheets of carbon from two.

I thought it was only me ! I’ve even tried using tongs to make it teeter on the edge on the second go round but it didn’t work. 🙄

Larrythecatforpm · 03/06/2026 09:00

Free parking everywhere, not very silly but it would make everyone’s life easier.

Bananananna · 03/06/2026 08:57

mumofoneAloneandwell · 02/06/2026 21:13

All websites/apps operating to the same standard! I shouldn't have to be stressed out using your app, Asda!

On a similar note, shops that insist you use their apps for member benefits which will not work without wifi, but have no wifi in their own store, or a wifi connection that never works. Looking at you here M&S & Boots!

It bugs the shit out of me. There are plenty of others, but those two are huge companies so it pisses me right off that they make their in store experience so fucking annoying.

Survivedtheex13 · 03/06/2026 08:56

Upstartled · 03/06/2026 07:14

Having a thermostatic bath tap that you can programme with the volume of water that you want dispensed and then turns itself off. If I'm being fussy, there might be a timer option and a remote option so I could either tell it to run me a bath for say, 6pm on a Friday or so I could just tell it to start running before I get home, like my hive heating app.

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They already have these in Japan, seen it whilst doomscrolling YouTube. Maybe arrive here around 2050 🙄

Mumandcarer80 · 03/06/2026 08:54

A cherry pitter I regret not getting one ages ago.

getwiththeprogram · 03/06/2026 08:53

B0D · 02/06/2026 22:50

I would like spray bottles of glass cleaner to be the same size as other cleaners, not bigger. So all fit in the same cupboard space

Actually yes, this.

All products (including cleaning gear, oil, and cereal) should have a maximum height so they fit in cupboards.

ERthree · 03/06/2026 08:52

SlightFerret · 02/06/2026 22:12

If cafes would give you a glass of water along with your hot drink like they do in some European countries.

Just ask them.

ERthree · 03/06/2026 08:51

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Did you not read the title of the thread?

IthinkIsawahairbrushbackthere · 03/06/2026 08:50

I would like mobile phones to be less delicate so that we don't need to buy screen protectors and cases for them. It's ok to buy a case to personalise your phone but I wish that they didn't need them.

Namechangedforgoodreasons · 03/06/2026 08:49

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You sound like fun to be with. I bet you brighten everyone’s day.

Caramac045 · 03/06/2026 08:48

Sux2buthen · 02/06/2026 22:28

Slightly more crisps in multipack bags.
some kind of fastening to stop duvets sliding in their cover.

You can buy from Amazon just the thing to stop your duvet sliding within its cover.
They are like big ear studs or those things to close a cleavage gap.
I’ve added an image as I don’t know how to do a link 🥹

Silly little things to make life better...
godmum56 · 03/06/2026 08:47

Givingitago99 · 03/06/2026 08:40

Have you checked your fob to see if theres a boot button there? Don't wish to patronise but its exactly the sort of thing I'd miss!

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me too, thought my reversing beep had died but found there was a on off button in the boot that I had accidentally pressed.

Bjorkdidit · 03/06/2026 08:45

For someone to sort out hotel conveyor belt toasters so that your toast is properly, ie medium browned toast from one pass, instead of pale and stale from one pass but sheets of carbon from two.

godmum56 · 03/06/2026 08:45

for M and S to bring back beercan chicken. It was lush.

OvernightBloats · 03/06/2026 08:43

A toaster that never, ever burns toast. Please someone invent this so that the toaster has a sensor to stop at exactly the colour you want it.

Golden brown toast/crumpet/bagel etc. every time.

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