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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!

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SillyCow6 · 01/06/2020 19:11

Marriage

Bulletwithwings · 01/06/2020 19:13

Parenting
Any theatre show
Alcohol
Travelling (the unfiltered reality)
All expensive food (e.g. black truffle) and haute cuisine
Cakes
Socialism
Camping

1forsorrow · 01/06/2020 19:17

@Scotinengland76 I never get the thing about David Attenborough, same with Stephen Fry. I don't think I get the whole "Natioanal Treasure."

tobee · 01/06/2020 19:20

A couple of years ago "National Treasure" was very overused. Pretty much everyone was. Slightly creepy and patronising term.

Inextremis · 01/06/2020 19:23

Taco Bell
Jazz
Joseph Conrad
Hair extensions
Fillers
Gin
Anime
Cocktails
Avocado

BellsaRinging · 01/06/2020 19:24

Ha ha Sillycow6 I came on to say marriage!

peaceanddove · 01/06/2020 19:40

Wine. Otherwise known as French piss.

Be Kind. What a vacuous platitude. Though I appreciate the irony that the vast majority who use this phrase won't have a clue what 'vacuous' means, or what a 'platitude' is.

Saltwater sandals. Fugly. Frumpy. Fuckers.

Boden. For women who are terrified of looking even remotely stylish.

Shutupyoutart · 01/06/2020 19:45

Wine I just can't stand the taste of it. Seafood. Avocado, reality TV shows like big brother or love island. Nicolas cage, watching sport just find it boring! Fake tan!im sure there are others but can't think of the top of my head.

abstractprojection · 01/06/2020 19:53

Boden. For women who are terrified of looking even remotely stylish

Haha nail on head. So many brands like this and I’ve struggled to describe them but this is perfect

SixStringFanjo · 01/06/2020 19:57

Cake!

Bloody love cake mixture though. Why take it out of the bowl put it in the oven and ruin it?

frumpety · 01/06/2020 20:01

Any holiday with children that is longer than 3 nights, especially if it involves 'making memories,' because the ungrateful little bleeders will only remember the seagull shitting on your chips, regardless of where you have been, what you have done or how much it cost. Smile

Artartart · 01/06/2020 20:05

This is just ano one of those unpopular opinions threads that aren't actually unpopular opinions. Has anyone actually said silent witness is amazing?

Uselesstwatmagnet · 01/06/2020 20:06

Prosecco
= piss + sweetener + carbon dioxide

BubblegumFactory · 01/06/2020 20:06

Macaroons - average taste-wise and expensive
Aldi / Lidl - they are just shops
Grey windows and doors - they can look nice but too often chucked on a 1930’s brown brick house and just don’t work.
New houses - almost all houses on new housing estates are dull, soulless, tudorbethan boxes with no element of innovative design. Sorry, I’m sure they are comfortable to live in but they don’t lift your soul.
Clarins and other similar branded toiletries - never found any worth the extortionate prices demanded. Superdrug own brand does the job much better for a fraction of the price.
Jason Momoa - he’s just a man, not thrilling in interviews and his acting is pretty poor let’s be honest
Edinborough - now I know people love the place and maybe I didn’t make the most of my trip but it seemed just like any old city to me.

feelingfragile · 01/06/2020 20:09

Gel nails
False eyelashes
Love island / X factor / BGT and anything of that ilk
Nandos
Walking Dead
Anchorman

I'm sure there's more...

Beautiful3 · 01/06/2020 20:17

Latest expensive mascara, that gives you clumpy spider leg like lashes.

Wewearpinkonwednesdays · 01/06/2020 20:20

Nandos it's just ok, there is nothing amazing about it!

Wewearpinkonwednesdays · 01/06/2020 20:22

Wine

MrsMop1964 · 01/06/2020 20:22

Harry Potter . Just don't get the hype.

Wewearpinkonwednesdays · 01/06/2020 20:22

Pomegranate seeds, wtf? Who came up with eating them?

lynsey91 · 01/06/2020 20:23

Starbucks.- their coffee is vile
Domino pizza - again vile
Anchovies - disgusting
Gravy - I don't like gravy on any food and it's particularly disgusting on chips
McDonalds - their veggie burger is just about eatable but the chips are awful - salty and soggy
Selfies - so many vain people

The biggest one in my view is children. For a few they are amazing but for many they really are not

Bluewavescrashing · 01/06/2020 20:32

Village carnivals. Waiting around for a boring procession, spunking £50 on fairground rides and snacks, half arsed stalls.

Drake. Stop droning on and piss off.

Takeaway coffee. Expensive and not as nice as my 30p Nespresso.

99% of ready meals with the exception of Charlie Bingham. Others - dry meat and full of salt.

Doughnuts, with the exception of Krispy Kreme which I could eat all day long.

AllPlayedOut · 01/06/2020 20:36

Hamilton.

HoldMyWeave · 01/06/2020 20:39

@Immigrantsong You OK hun? Grin

MilaRos · 01/06/2020 20:42

Avocado
The Gym
Gin
Love Island/ TOWIE etc
Fashion Bloggers
Fake Eyelashes

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