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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:
CauliWoes · 03/06/2020 11:09

Disney. I just don’t get it 🤷🏼‍♀️ Some of the films are enjoyable, but all the merchandise and theme parks. Yuk. Apologies

ScotchBonnits · 03/06/2020 11:12

Paint balling. You're paying for bruises.

Mrsjayy · 03/06/2020 11:29

I don't like cocktails either too cold and far too sweet

Growingboys · 03/06/2020 11:30

Sally Rooney's writing
The NHS
musicals
Brighton
avocado
mindfulness

coronabeer23 · 03/06/2020 11:43

Disney works as the holiday of a lifetime to aspire to. It’s shit, boring, expensive and Orlando is revolting. After about 3 days my kids begged never to go to another theme park

Harry Potter - no interest, never will have

Camping. Been there, done that, prefer to stay home

Cash bars - sorry, if you can’t afford to pay for drinks have less guests. I just would never do it

On the other hand Miami is amazing, totally didn’t expect to love it and thought it was just the most wonderful city

cobblers123 · 03/06/2020 11:48

Going to the hairdressers and paying a lot of money to have it cut and highlighted then having to blow dry my hair again when I get home as despite me saying how I like it to look they do it their way instead.

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ScrimpshawTheSecond · 03/06/2020 11:49

Yes to hen dos. Also weddings.

NomDeFume · 03/06/2020 11:59

YY to all the previous comments along the lines of things which could be termed "artificial" - soaps & "TOWIE" type programmes, haribo/biscuit smoothies Envy

not2impressed · 03/06/2020 12:03

Loving how many said gin. I genuinely thought I was the only person who doesn't like it. It smells bad it tastes bad and the fact they have to add flavour just proves that

JoysOfString · 03/06/2020 12:05

I actually like Ikea food, but then I like hospital food so what do I know.

Yes to The Alchemist - pile of wank
Marriage :o never tried it but definitely cohabiting with a man
The "perfect crisp white shirt" that's supposed to be in every woman's wardrobe - no I'll just look like a man
Caviar
Mulberry handbags - they just look like granny bags to me

JoysOfString · 03/06/2020 12:07

Oh yes cocktails "Let's go for cocktails!" noooooooo

Mrsjayy · 03/06/2020 12:07

My sister last summer posted a picture of a haribo cocktail my teeth nearly fell out looking at it

HotSince82 · 03/06/2020 12:08

Instagram
Michael Kors anything
HD brows
Miller and Carter
Audi, BMW, Mercedes type 'prestige' vehicles
Pandora rings
Gin

ScrimpshawTheSecond · 03/06/2020 12:13

Cocktails haven't been good since about 1995.

Mrsjayy · 03/06/2020 12:15

Ah the early 90s the Moscow mule years no ice or icky syrup

HotSince82 · 03/06/2020 12:15

Disney
New builds
Tesco
Morrisons
Sliders! A thousand times over!
MAC make up

KaleJuicer · 03/06/2020 12:18

Centreparks - overpriced. Why wouldn't you just rent a cottage in the wilderness and buy a david lloyd membership if you like swimming and saunas.
Lake District - overcrowded and unimpressive (though I'm originally from NZ so that was always going to happen)

Randomword6 · 03/06/2020 12:23

Tattoos. I have an aversion to looking at them. I don't know why. If people want to have them it's fine. I don't like looking at them. That's fine too. I think I am lacking a tattoo gene that can see them as a desirable. I've got friends who have them. I have had to say how lovely even though they are making a choice to have a not very good drawing permanently in front of their eyes for the rest of their lives. People who like art and buy tasteful desirable objects and change them around in their houses and change how they look vis a vis style, design. People who wouldn't be seen dead with a tacky shopping bag or grotty shoes, but let a random word or image in a dated aesthetic be painfully and almost indelibly imprinted on their body.... RANT RANT.

JaneJeffer · 03/06/2020 13:19

Botoxed foreheads - freak me out.

Cold Comfort Bloody Farm - no it's not funny at all.

Fleabag - ditto.

Zoflora - doesn't mask other odours it just flavours them.

JaneJeffer · 03/06/2020 13:28

'Do you want these chairs/ if I have to carry them a step farther I am going to shooot msyelf'.
Grin

MarinePsychiatrist · 03/06/2020 13:35

People who spend money on clothes to look "nice"

CorianderLord · 03/06/2020 13:35

Nutella - minging

Deathraystare · 03/06/2020 14:30

NietzschePeachPearPlum Obvs I didn't read the question properly. Well I consider myself well and truly chastized now.

Crikey0000 · 03/06/2020 14:38

Randomword6 I agree entirely. I just don't understand why people would draw indelibly on their bodies . Makes so sense.

Crikey0000 · 03/06/2020 14:38

No sense!

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