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What do think is soooo over rated?

243 replies

Overseasmom100 · 12/01/2021 23:31

For me it's Gin.
It's taking over the flipping spirit aisles with pink gin, rhubarn gin, parma violet gin, orange marmalde gin 😡

Get a grip folks...you've sucumbbed to marketing!!

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devildeepbluesea · 13/01/2021 06:58

Tea. Just bleurgh.

Agree about Hush, Mint Velvet, Cos and Boden. All are varying degrees of frump.

Skincare products. I've tried a fair few and absolutely nothing does a better job than basic soap and water, followed by a bit of 99p moisturiser.

Skinny jeans. Make my stocky, muscly legs look like overstuffed sausages.

Yoga. I do it, it helps my back marginally, but oh god it's so BORING!

Whatwouldscullydo · 13/01/2021 07:01

Zoflora. Just makes my kids sneeze

Steam cleaner.. smells musty and a mop does the same job.

Men. What were we ever thinking

Aldi/lidl. A few hidden gems but mostly just grim.

Ginfordinner · 13/01/2021 07:01

Flavoured gin is for people who don't like gin IMO.

Gordon's gin is my favourite - lovely and junipery, with plain Fevertree tonic water.

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larrythelizard · 13/01/2021 07:07

Harry Potter

I don't hate it but it really isn't that good!

ServeTheServants · 13/01/2021 07:09

Exploding Kittens game...it comes so highly recommended on board game threads...my sister received it for Christmas...cue excitement as we eagerly set the game up...oh my goodness. What a load of trying-hard-to-be-funny-but-failing bollocks!

Mol1628 · 13/01/2021 07:15

Disney world Disney land etc. It’s just people dressed up in costumes how is it magical I don’t get it.

ioffernothing · 13/01/2021 07:16

Patio heaters
Heated airers
Polluting and pointless

Nonamesavail · 13/01/2021 07:17

Facebook

Alcohol

vminkookie · 13/01/2021 07:22

Tom Hardy
Musicals
Beach/sun holidays

Whatwouldscullydo · 13/01/2021 07:22

Disney world Disney land etc. It’s just people dressed up in costumes how is it magical I don’t get it

My kids have always hated people dressed up as characters. To be fair I dont think I blame them.

I mean what other time woukd we encourage our kids not only to talk to strangers but to sit on their laps/hug/play with them? Its like stick on paw patrol costume and all natural boundries go out the window...

Mol1628 · 13/01/2021 07:26

@Whatwouldscullydo exactly. Then they go on about how they ‘met’ Mickey Mouse. It’s just weird!

My kids have no interest in people dressed in costumes either.

Whatwouldscullydo · 13/01/2021 07:30

You have to wonder who its even for...

Of all the things to hand money over to do.

GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal · 13/01/2021 07:31

McDonalds. You all seem to love it and regard it as a real "treat". It's not a treat. It's something you have when you stop at motorway services and you have to eat something because it's another three hours before you reach your destination and damn it, this one doesn't have an M&S.

Bleurgh.

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 13/01/2021 07:38

Ditto to Le Creuset. Weighs a ton and ludicrously expensive.
I inherited a large LC lidded casserole from my MiL - it sat in the cupboard for ages unused (because it weighed a ton) - it eventually went to a charity shop.

As for lasting for ages, I’ve had 2 other perfectly good, much less expensive and less heavy casseroles for over 30 years - still pristine.

LunaTheCat · 13/01/2021 07:42

Natural childbirth.

Somethingkindaoooo · 13/01/2021 07:45

Prosecco

Another vote for gin
Chocolate Orange
Beyonce ( I'm sure she's lovely, but why the ott hype?)

Iminaglasscaseofemotion · 13/01/2021 07:46

Facebook. Dont have it, infact have never had any social media, even as a teenager. I just don't give a shineyshit what you had for dinner, or Howard times you've wiped your arse today. Stop posting your life online along with "look how amazing I am" catfish pictures.

myusernamewastakenbyme · 13/01/2021 07:46

I agree with Pandora and anything Disney...I can't understand grown adults with no kids going to Disney theme parks.
Also agree re skincare....my skin looks better the less i do to it...the best thing you can do for your skin is to not smoke.

Iminaglasscaseofemotion · 13/01/2021 07:48

Yoga. I do it, it helps my back marginally, but oh god it's so BORING!

Yup completely agree. I really want to enjoy it and do it every day but it is mind numbingly boring.

TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 13/01/2021 07:51

The letter 'o' when it is added multiple times in a word for some sort of emphasis.

I find it quite annoyingggggggggggg.

MajorMujer · 13/01/2021 07:52

Lush or any shop so heavily perfumed that going in there brings on a migraine.

MrDinklesOhSnap · 13/01/2021 07:59

The seaside - all of it (seagulls, sand, manky seaside towns, cold water, crowds of annoying people being annoying). Why do people sing it’s praises all the time and want to retire there?! What’s the appeal?

Fish and chips - boring, bland, greasy, makes you feel yuk afterwards, a non-event.

The music of Prince - will be crucified for this but I just don’t find it stand out or interesting in any way. It is background music. Purple Rain is the only exception.

Obviously this is personal taste now, but music festivals. Massive crowds and drunk/drug-fuelled knobs spoiling it for everyone else.

Most white wines. Gah. Can rarely go wrong with a red.

Holly Willoughby, more specifically the Holly/Phil combo. Why the constant childish banter? Why does she cry over every little thing? The stupid giggles the pair of them are constantly engaged in? Just annoying.

Biscoff. It is ok, nothing more.

I am aware of how utterly miserable this all makes me sound, but there are so many things I do like! Just not these things.

PatchworkElmer · 13/01/2021 07:59

Instagram

StepOutOfLine · 13/01/2021 08:01

Twitter.

At least on FB Great Aunty Audrey in Melbourne sees your photos .Twitter really is just shouting into the void. And generally by people not as clever and original as they think.

Bloggers. See above re Aunty Audrey. Just because everyone can write doesn't mean everyone should be published.

LunaNorth · 13/01/2021 08:12

Period dramas with deliberately anachronistic modern soundtracks. If I watch a period drama, I want to be immersed in the past, not have some berk turn up with a Stratocaster to ruin the old-timey vibe.

Snapchat filters used by anyone over the age of 13. Grow the fuck up.

Matt Haig books. What a preachy little self-styled mental health guru he’s turned out to be.