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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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Pikachubaby · 01/06/2020 16:14

Harry Potter
McDonalds and KFC and Pizza Hut (only taste of salt and grease)
Fish and Chips (indigestion)
Keto (gimme carbs!)
Pugs (cute dogs, lovely personality but the poor things can’t breathe, I hate seeing them suffer so much)
Ikea meatballs are also just salty and greasy with nothing else going for them. Texture of dog food!

TARSCOUT · 01/06/2020 16:14

Lorraine Kelly
False eyelashes
Underboob

Doggodogington · 01/06/2020 16:18

Fever tree anything, over priced, taste disgusting!

GreenTeaMug · 01/06/2020 16:18

My engagement and eternity rings were from an auction and came from a deceased estate. I love them and always hope that whoever had them before knows how much i love them. :)

That said - I always felt sorry for the Duchess of Cambridge for not getting a ring of ehr own. Her ring must have ahd serious vibes.

Doggodogington · 01/06/2020 16:20

Pandora Jewellery
Prosecco
Hot tubs Envy not envy!

RenegadeMrs · 01/06/2020 16:23
  • New York. I mean it was fine, but I didn't expect it to be as dirty as it was (slightly unfair of me, as it is a city!) and found the really obvious poverty really offputting. Some people rave about it, and I just don't get it.
  • Probably quite of it's time, but I had to study Captain Corelli's Mandolin at A level and the end makes me RAGE (still)!
  • Stephen Fry.
  • Coffee.
  • Reality TV.

I really like Pride and Prejudice in all it's forms though. Was just considering rewatching it again last night.

Selmaselma · 01/06/2020 16:26

Range Rovers

0Muggle0 · 01/06/2020 16:27

Lavender;
Designer cross breed dogs;
Pandora's jewellery;
Hot tubs;
Eyebrow grooming.

SallyWD · 01/06/2020 16:30

Dubai

Devlesko · 01/06/2020 16:33

fake nails and those done in shops, they look false and weird. they look cheap and nasty every time, yet people spend money trying to look awful, I don't understand this one, tbh.

Davespecifico · 01/06/2020 16:34

Fleabag!!!! I din’t care that some posh, attractive, well dressed person that’s supposed to be ditzy was naughty with a priest, or that he was naughty with her.
Dubai
Disneyland Paris
Flavoured gins

bbqdilemma · 01/06/2020 16:36

Almost every theatre show, I find the cinema mind blowlingly boring and I hate music festivals with a passion.

OnceUponACat · 01/06/2020 16:36

Range Rovers
Elena Ferrante novels
Brighton
All fake eyelashes etc
Shopping centres
Pugs, French Bulldogs and Chihuahuas
Wicked the musical
La la land
Bruges

luckylavender · 01/06/2020 16:36

I so agree on IKEA meatballs. But I loved Vegas.

karala · 01/06/2020 16:37

@AriettyHomily

Lakeland heated airer
agree - useless massive piece of metal that takes up too much space and is impossible to store
peaceanddove · 01/06/2020 16:37

Ditto about the false nails, fake eyelashes, trout lips. I know you think they're enhancing your looks, but all they do is enhance the fact you obviously don't have naturally nice nails, lashes and lips and foolishly believe that slapping some plastic shit over the problem will help. It really, really doesn't.

connellwaldron · 01/06/2020 16:39

The Lion King musical. 2 hours of my life I'm never getting back.

happinessischocolate · 01/06/2020 16:41

Killing Eve - utter shite

Lip fillers, and all other fillers that make people look like a blow up fucking doll

Gin

ifIwerenotanandroid · 01/06/2020 16:42

Yes, Groundhog Day. 11:59 is much better, IIRC, but haven't seen it in decades.

Se7en.
The Usual Suspects.
Oasis (the band)
Smoothies

ifIwerenotanandroid · 01/06/2020 16:43

Oh yeah, La La Land - that & Moulin Rouge. Had to switch them both off.

Autumnsloth · 01/06/2020 16:46

Air freshener
Twitter
Sweet potato curly fries (I mean there ok but not significantly better than regular ones??)
Any reality TV
Domino's pizza

Love Austen, Especially pride and prejudice and loved bali when I went (although this was pre smartphones so pre Instagram)

Holothane · 01/06/2020 16:48

Where to I start?
Pulp fiction,
The joker
The shinning
All three bored me to tears.
Any talent show big brother love island anything like that.
Papa g you ask for double mushrooms and think where are they?
Comedy shows had to sit through ken Dodd four hours of life wasted.
Also another comedian can’t remember his name.

ChachiChichi · 01/06/2020 16:49

Jo Jingles - menacing doll, cult-like MLM vibe

Normal People

lilgreen · 01/06/2020 16:49

Hot tubs, especially with others. Taking a bath with added bacteria and chlorine never appealed

IndiaMay · 01/06/2020 16:50

@AcornsTrustee I'm not really bothered about vibes, i just love all the beautiful art deco diamonds out there which have lasted years and years and you can get 4x the cut, colour and clarity for the same price as a flimsy earnest jones piece of jewellery.