Things you are amazed actually sell

[SuperGinger]

Waitrose own brand bin liners, and they always break, and when you get them out it's super easy to poke a hole in them.

Not if you have a hairy dog!

Yeah but there's something about sitting in the corner of a corner sofa that feels more snuggly... As you've got the squishy back on both sides, and the seat goes back deeper in the corner. And you can have someone sitting next to you and put your feet up at the same time (as opposed to a normal sofa where, if you want your feet up with legs stretched out you either have to put your legs across the other person, or they sit at the other end to you).

I don't actually have a corner sofa as my lounge is too small, but I would love one and I love sitting on them at other people's houses.

@User12453315 lol, how lazy must someone be to not do a quick Google and easily discover that Poppy Playtime is a PEGI 12 😂 (PEGI are very strict about their bandings, they'll bump a game from 12 to 16 just because it requires internet access).

You've clearly never been to Disneyworld etc. We saw many grown adults, usually women, clothed head to toe in DIsney merchandise, in fact the stupid headpieces were above head level. They also carried bags, sunglasses, phones, all Disney merchandise.

Cleaning wipes for day-to-day household use.

I just don't get how they're any more convenient than spraying your cleaning fluid of choice onto a cloth or sponge. And they're much more expensive. And I never feel they're quite clean enough as I always feel the need to "rinse" the surface with a clean wet cloth afterwards to remove any residue anyway. I can see them being handy for some niche purposes, especially if away from home or something, but I'm talking specifically about people who use them to clean their kitchen counters or bathrooms on a day-to-day basis.

Ditto ready made croutons, I save those annoying last pieces of baguette that are inedible next day, chop into cubes, toss in olive oil and maybe some herb or spice and put into a low oven when something else is in. They keep in a closed box for ages in the fridge.

'make your own paper chain/ paper doll' kits.
that's the point! you make your own!
or make your own origami kits.

Someone gave my children a colour in set before and it was 5 sheets of colouring and a tiny pack of pencils (think the ones smaller than your pinky that the pubs give away for free) it was £2.99!

all mini DIY kits.

I've seen 'crochet your own Harry Potter pal' and you don't even get a real ball of wool. no room for mistakes. !

or make your own friend ship bracelet. it was a massive box with only a few threads in to plait together!

the mind boggles!

X factor winners albums (actually all auto tuned shit)

I saw something on instagram which made me heave. A drip stick. If you can’t work it out please google but I can’t believe anyone would buy it

We have a winner!

Those massive ‘sculptures’ or other life size models of an ostrich, elephant, zebra etc you see in garden centres. You walk past them and think ‘ who the hell buys those???’. Then you are on a nice country walk and see one of them sculptures in front of someone’s house and… bam! Oh yes! THEY must have seen that ostrich in a garden centre and thought ‘omg THIS is just what I have been always dreaming of’.

My MIL!!! 😂

Others of mine:

• Overly fluffy/long eyelashes that make you look like you've got caterpillars roaming your face
• Christmas bedding sets I don't get either - OK, so it's nice to have a festive bedroom, but it seems mad to take up money and space with a bedding set that only gets used a couple of weeks a year.
• boiled and peeled eggs in the sandwich section of a supermarket - just why??

I have a corner sofa in one room and regular sofas in another. We had to buy large footstools for the regular sofas to recreate the effect of sitting in the corner of the other sofa.

Unfortunately the corner sofa only has one corner, so DH and I have to fight for it if we're both sitting out there - it's our favourite spot! Proper lounging seat with your legs stretched out in front of you. I have even slept on it when I had a stinking cold and found it easier to sleep slightly elevated.

I agree, however, that they are pointless when people put them in a room without a corner and leave one side sticking out in to the middle of the room.

I am very glad I chose to google that on my phone and not my work computer! 😂

I feel personally attacked.

My offering is empty booze bottles with fairy lights.

Oh, carcinogenic home scents like plug ins or those aggressively scented candles (Yankee). They smell toxic!

I was lucky enough to catch a link between programmes on Radio 4 Extra done by Rob Deering, where he sang a brilliant very short song about that. I listened back so many times that I (think I) remember all the lyrics!

Look at them flicker, bathing the room in romantic light so well
Perfume doesn't glow in the dark; why do candles have to smell?
Visual beauty but olfactory hell
Look so fetching, but it's started me retching
Why do candles have to smell?

It's a actually a subject that Partridge himself would likely discuss 😆

Jack-a-nack-a-nory!!!

@Maraa Thanks, I can never unknow this.

My daughter bought one of these for me! It's enormous and I don't get it either but he has to come out of the cupboard at Christmas!!

X factor winners albums (actually all auto tuned shit)

It's a very lazy but inefficient way to give to charity; people don't stop to think that, if they gave money (whether to that charity or one of their own choice) - and gift-aided it - the charity would benefit far more. It's just an easy click (or pick up a CD with your shopping in the old days) and a feel-good moment; I doubt most people ever actually listen to the songs.

That is the worst thing that I've ever seen, and I'm of the blue waffle generation 😱

Thanks for the suggestion. I am running low on Anadin, will try that.

You can microwave whole oats too - 3 minutes for a half cup of oats and a cup of milk.

I always think this, especially if there if never anyone in the shop
I used to think it about those fish pedicure places
now theres a woman near me with a shop that ONLY sells granola and muesli- how can you possibly make a living from that?
deffo something going on out the back
and who is buying that stuff at inflated prices??? museli is about the easiest possible thing to make

All of those stupid, pathetic 'joke' presents that people pay actual significant money for that are presented limply, polite-laughed at for 10 seconds and then.... who knows what happens to them?

One of the worst I saw was an inflatable zimmer frame - an unfunny, ableist, ageist way to remind somebody on their birthday that they are getting 'older'. I think it was the best part of £20 to chuck away, just like that!