What have you thought was posh, only to find out its not?

[LivingDeadGirlUK]

I have never been to The Range, I always thought it was a posh garden center. My partner has laughed at me and said its basically a Wilkos with plants. I still think that sounds pretty cool though!

Has anyone else expected something to be posh, only to have their hopes and dreams dashed?

Yes to Viscount biscuits.
(No biscuits are actually posh are they?)

A fresh lemon (rather than long life Jif!)

@DailyMaui

when I was at school friend had two balconies on her council flat. We though that was the height of posh and called her "two balconies Tina."

That is so very funny?did she know she was Tina two balconies?

Harrods

It's such a disappointment, the service and staff is abysmal, and you can find everything in all the other department stores. Plus the things you were looking for and that Harrods hasn't got.

The loos are clean, that's pretty much it.

Bought house
I lived in. Council scheme, a bought house was very much other

Horse riding.

An A-Kay-Yah accent.

@whetherpigshavewings

Harrods

It's such a disappointment, the service and staff is abysmal, and you can find everything in all the other department stores. Plus the things you were looking for and that Harrods hasn't got.

The loos are clean, that's pretty much it.

Very much depends on how much money you're spending

Appletise. A treat in restaurants (like Garfunkel's and Harvester...)

The white range rovers make me smile... White is the cheapest colour... One of our upgrades was to red...

As a child...the Sara Lee chocolate gateau

I'm disappointed when I see toblerone in Poundland.

And cringe at my partner using kitchen roll for anything less than a dire emergency. It pains me to buy it in case people judge me.

Viennetta gives me the gallops.

Ferrari roche....still savouring a small box from Christmas AND HAVE TREATED MYSELF TO TWO DURING THIS THREAD

As for having the heating on...or a takeaway...

When I was younger VIENETTA

@FizzyPink

Going in a limo, now the height of tackiness

Hahaha yes

What is posh about the Ivy is the people in it who are too posh to have a kitchen (that is apparently a thing), and so go to the Ivy for every meal. That is why it is such a weird mix of cuisines, all badly executed (crap burger, bland curry, unexciting pasta, beans on toast). It’s like you’ve cooked yourself, except you haven’t.

Harrods is definitely crap. If I’m honest, most “posh” things are crap - I avoid the bit of London between Oxford Street and High St Ken altogether, because it is always a disappointment.

I stil consider both cake forks and Sheba to be posh.

Tinned fruit
Cups & saucers that matched
Kenwood Teasmade
Clothes from Marks & Spencer

As a kid.. doorbells!

Caran D'ache coloured pencils at school, waterman pens, hunter wellies, barbour coats, people who didn't have second hand uniform at school. Kids who had matching tops and trousers.

@DailyMaui

when I was at school friend had two balconies on her council flat. We though that was the height of posh and called her "two balconies Tina."

That's just made my day

Cake forks are posh

Maltesers in a box rather than a bag.

I love my cake forks and would not be without them.

Olives 😂

Selfridges. I expected something like Harrods or Fortnum and Mason. But the Oxford St store felt a bit jumble saley

Agree with The Ivy being a huge let down...we are foodies and dine well. But growing up, it was always the venue you wishes to go to!

Baby sham with maroshino cherries - always thought that was posh Grandma would only ever have it at Christmas lol.

Vienetta - again, only brought out at Christmas!

Having several tv’s in the house! We only had one...but when we got Sky in the early days, we thought we were the bees knees. Crazy.

Booty bags! Those pick n mix sweet bags with fruit salads and black jacks (prob showing my age here...) we were allowed one a month and I always felt so special lol.

A telephone table (with a little seat).

Doilies

Scented drawer liners

Body Shop bubble bath rather than supermarket own brand

White dresses & bedding. VERY posh. Due to the work it took to maintain them (at least that was the thinking back then, now I have lots of white things and just chuck them in the machine like anything else and they come up fine?!)

I have knives,forks,spoons,tea spoon
No specific forks for cake,no specific spoon for dessert