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What do you never have at home, that most people would always have?

316 replies

Hairymaery · 01/10/2022 22:30

I'll go first, we never have margarine, I just hate it, even though DH thinks it's the best! (sorry dh)

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Rupertgrintismyguiltypleasure · 01/10/2022 22:42

Coffee..
no one In our house drinks it so we don’t bother getting it.

Afonavon · 01/10/2022 22:42

Alcohol
Dairy
coffee
duvets
heating 🙁

SugarNspices · 01/10/2022 22:44

Margarine 🤢
No dish washer

Singleandproud · 01/10/2022 22:44

Alcohol
Coffee
Males

Blocked · 01/10/2022 22:44

Tumble dryer

Carrieonmywaywardsun · 01/10/2022 22:44

Teabags. I make mint tea from my mint plant but we only drink coffee and sometimes pre made iced tea

Pieceofpurplesky · 01/10/2022 22:45

Coffee, tea or milk.

Do have peppermint tea though

shiningstar2 · 01/10/2022 22:45

Cocoa

Vetoncall · 01/10/2022 22:46

Milk. I can't stand the stuff and don't drink any hot drinks. DP drinks tons of coffee but has it black.

greycrayon · 01/10/2022 22:46

Salt

OldEnoughToHaveReadBunty · 01/10/2022 22:46

Milk
Dishwasher
A dog
Gin (lots of my friends find this odd at least)

PeloFondo · 01/10/2022 22:46

Alcohol
Dishwasher
Tumble dryer
Laptop/computer/tablet

Yabado · 01/10/2022 22:46

Bread
chocolate
milk (only if we have builders in )

No499 · 01/10/2022 22:47

Coffee - neither DH or I drink it

TooMuchToDoTooLittleInclination · 01/10/2022 22:47

Milk

margerine (but wouldn't have even thought about that until you mentioned it)
biscuits (though I'd buy some if I'd invited people around)

I low carb & I'm vegetarian so lots of things really

meat
fish
tinned fish/meat
bread
pasta
rice
potatoes
crackers

but if I invited people around I'd buy those things (except meat/fish)

JingsMahBucket · 01/10/2022 22:47

Ineedwinenow · 01/10/2022 22:35

Mayonnaise 🤮

Same. I just bought mayo for the first time in a year because I promised my OH I'll make him egg salad this week.

TheRubyRedshoes · 01/10/2022 22:47

@Singleandproud

Same but on holiday I Found these beautiful plastic champagne glasses! Not smoothly they have a pattern!!
Really nice and about a pound.

Startuplife · 01/10/2022 22:48

Milk
coffee
bread
biscuits
juice
fizzy drinks

Im usually a great host but if people drop in unexpectedly I don’t have much to offer them except booze 😳

declutteringmymind · 01/10/2022 22:48

Fabric softener

AutumnCrow · 01/10/2022 22:48

Normally I'd say pocket meat, but I bought some yesterday.

katseyes7 · 01/10/2022 22:49

Wine. I sometimes feel l'm the only person l know who doesn't 'get' the appeal of it.

katseyes7 · 01/10/2022 22:50

Oh, and meat.

YourLipsMyLips · 01/10/2022 22:50

Biscuits. Drives my mum nuts when she comes over for a coffee.

Floydthebarber · 01/10/2022 22:52

Microwave.
Dustpan and brush. This is on the list for whenever I next go to Ikea.

Iamacatslave · 01/10/2022 22:53

Microwave
Tumble dryer