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Things that people say are amazing but are actually shit

705 replies

Horehound · 01/06/2020 14:28

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

OP posts:
MyDogPatch · 01/06/2020 17:10

@Sonichu yes to the gin! Was told it was much less calories than most spirits so when I was slimming I tried some and it was foul! My mum loves it though.

Can I add the following?

Expensive single malt whisky
Expensive wine
Most things that are supposed to curl your hair
Spanx (overstuffed the sausage more like)
Spiral hair ties (and other hair gadgets from Claire's Accessories)
Lisbon
Gyms

Sn0tnose · 01/06/2020 17:15

Salted caramel
Watermelon
Prosecco
Gin
Dyson vacuums/fans/hairdryers
Spas
Hot tubs
Cream cakes
Working from home
Working from work

lockdownalli · 01/06/2020 17:16

Ellie Goulding

MyDogPatch · 01/06/2020 17:16

Thought of more:

Space. (Anything about it and how wonderful it is and human endeavour to conquer it and zzzzzz)
Bath (the place)
National Geographic documentaries (I have Disney+, most are patronising and boring)

GnomeDePlume · 01/06/2020 17:17

Venice - probably didnt help that we were living in the Netherlands at the time so canals werent a novelty. Over priced, down at heal, the tower in St Mark's Square was built in 1912. All a bit of a fake.

boredboredboredboredbored · 01/06/2020 17:18

Yoga

I have been doing regular exercise for the past 15 years (mainly running & hiit sessions). Went to Sri Lanka in February and everybody was doing it. I just cannot get into it, I want to love it but just can't Confused

derxa · 01/06/2020 17:19

Oh and GAME OF THRONES No I wont get into it, no I wont love, no I don't watch it all in one go. Yes

ScrimpshawTheSecond · 01/06/2020 17:21

The Wire.

ShoppingBasket · 01/06/2020 17:21

The Eiffel tower

NoAdventureNoTime · 01/06/2020 17:22

Hot tubs,
so many of my friends and family have them now. I just don't get the appeal.

Hesperatum · 01/06/2020 17:22

Oreos
David Walliams
Tattoos
Cruises
Mrs Brown's Boys
White chocolate
Tofu

LazyFace · 01/06/2020 17:23

Wine.

It's like drinking vinegar, really.

MaddieElla · 01/06/2020 17:23

Olives Envy

biglouis · 01/06/2020 17:24

housework
queues
nosy neighbours
snitches
lawnmowers
yappy dogs
crying kids

MaddieElla · 01/06/2020 17:24

Yoga. Genuinely don’t get it and have tried my best.

cyclingmad · 01/06/2020 17:28

False eyelashes...they look stupid and often falling off or come unglued on person's eye so looks silly. Or people have used insanely large ones and you cannot even see their eyes.

AygoHomeNow · 01/06/2020 17:32

Jo Malone candles. There, I said it.

ShadowyFigure · 01/06/2020 17:33

Netflix, Now TV, Hulu etc. Full of old crap.
Any crime novels/films/series/documentaries. And all the main characters in them - formulaic, predictable and generally shit.
Cocktails - overpriced and taste like soft drinks. Don’t get the whole concept.
Mindfulness and anyone who teaches it or has you tube channels about it.

Skiing - too cold, too dangerous, too expensive and too exhausting.
Sailing - too wet, too windy/not windy enough, claustrophobic and dangerous.
Taking a year out to travel - environmentally unsound, expensive, hassling, stressful, exhausting.
Cupcakes and muffins - former has too much icing and latter are big, usually on the dry side and boring.
Herbal teas - smell nice but taste of practically nothing apart from maybe peppermint which is like drinking liquified toothpaste.

MrMagooInTheLoo · 01/06/2020 17:34

Nandos
Any period drama
Any dramas with posh accents
Nails so long that I spend time wondering how you wipe your bum
James Bond
BBC news.. Not enough regional accents.
Posh people who drop their Hs or Ts just to sound like most of us.
BGT no we bloody don't.
Sob stories on BGT
Kids on BGT saying I'm 12 and I'm a singer.. No you're 12 and a student.
Loud kissing on TV.
Phillip Schofield. Holly Willoughby, Ant and Dec, Ryan Clark, Piers moany Morgan , Susanna Reid.
Abba
Mamama Mia

Not much really

ShadowyFigure · 01/06/2020 17:34

biglouis

housework
queues
nosy neighbours
snitches
lawnmowers
yappy dogs
crying kids

Can’t imagine anyone thinks any of these are amazing.

Velvian · 01/06/2020 17:36

Yes to hot tubs and gel nails. Long nails are so unhygienic, I don't know why keeping nails short isn't up there with the 20 second hand washing.

Mojitos taste like toothpaste with a hint of bin.

CrystalMaisie · 01/06/2020 17:39

This is pretty outing, as I think I’m the only person who didn’t like it

Normal People

tobee · 01/06/2020 17:39

Most of these things I can either agree with or be "live and let live" but pandas???? They're the best!

Cam77 · 01/06/2020 17:39

New York

Bizzywater · 01/06/2020 17:39

KFC Gravy
Eyelashes on car headlights
Afternoon tea
Baby showers
Unicorns / mermaids
Butter puffs