Underwhelming Mumsnetter Recommendations

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What things have you bought that've been highly and enthusiastically recommended by MNers and then turned out to be a bit a lot shit?

I have loads 😩Here's just a selection:

• Heated airier: Giant monstrosity, flimsy as fuck, no different from a radiator.
• Wool duvet: No warmer than a feather one, flat, looks shit on the bed, feels austere and not very luxurious.
• Oddballs pants: Really strange gusset that constantly rides up into my fanny causing repeated yeast infections.
• Loveall fleece leggings: Went bobbly after two wears and one wash, make my legs look fat, warm-ish but nothing to write home about.
• Estee Laude double wear foundation: Heavy and claggy.
• Birkenstocks: Made me look like a matronly Danish exchange student en-route to a mountain yoga retreat. Fortunately, I only tried them on and didn't buy them.
• Fjallraven Kranken backpack: See above, Danish exchange student energy. Again, tried and did not buy.

What are yours?

Get empty spray bottle (e.g.method), fill with water, tip in a cap or 2 full of zoflora = disinfectant for sinks, bathroom and that spot the cat accidentally poo'd on on the stairs.

Note - I don't use for cat tray as not sure is really an animal friendly product.

Some scents are better than others, you need to sniff with caution.

People on here also seem to dislike the Emma mattress. We love ours.

It's all very individual.

It did work quite well for baby's bottoms, dunno if they still do it though.

My 'baby' is now a teenager who is as tell as me. Those days are a misty memory. Or possibly sleep deprivation fog.

Steam cleaner. I just look at it in the cupboard and think why did I think this was a good idea?

Very funny - and I totally agree about the heated airer.

Me too. For turtle dove gloves. And I foolishly bought a pair for both my mum and a friend. Both love and wear cashmere far more than me. I've never heard another word about the gloves nor seen them wearing them. I found mine far too long and I ended up with a hole in one after the 2nd wearing. Couldn't recommend to anybody.

Oh, shit, my Shark cordless hoover's just been delivered 😬

Nearly bought a heated airer, then thought through it and decided not to (phew!)

My hair is strangely puffy & flyaway because I'm still using a heated brush that was recommended on here 😂

Sinophant leggings (Amazon) are a total win, though. I've now got 8 pairs!

My largest collection of useless crap is of must-haves from my Facebook air fryer group. Probably because I can rarely afford things recommended on MN!

Now I sleep like a narcoleptic sloth after a heavy meal.
Fabulous, @HearMeSnore! I can almost hear you snoring.

I love my Estee Lauder Double Wear. I use it very sparingly though. I also really like Elbow Grease spray (which I think is £1 in Savers so not really an aspirational middle class thing 😂). I like my Revlon One Step, as does my hair, but wouldn't give you tuppence for a Dyson hairdryer. Or a Dyson vacuum cleaner.

I've smelt a few of the perfumes that Mumsnetters say they really like, and I really don't like them, so I know not to try any now 😂

This is so personal isn't it.

I am one with the tiny bottle of zoflora and unsure what to do with it.

I have though appreciated MN steer to

Wool duvet
Shark vacuum both upright and hand held

Am sure there are more! I do always check out other reviews too though

I remember the Waitrose bottom butter, I’d not long had my daughter so must of been 09/10 spent a fortune getting it on eBay. Gave me acne instead and was no better on bums than cheap vasoline

Another vote for that Baby Bottom Butter shite from Waitrose.
Oh how I fell for it and got my husband to drive to all the nearest Waitroses to get it ( no mean feat as they're few and far between round my neck of the woods.)

The moment I moved my finger over the surface I KNEW I'd been duped.

I'd have been much better off rubbing a block of lard over my face.

Also, my steam mop is currently a bag storage facility in the very back of my under stairs cupboard.

I think some folks recommend stuff they haven’t bought, just to say they habe something popular. It’s like pretending you’ll vote labour.😂

I'm glad I read this - I've been pondering a heated airer but held off as I suspected it might actually be a big Fail.

LOL - That properly made me laugh.

Does anyone else have a mental picture of the mumsnetter who has a breezy manner, a tinkly laugh, and says "did you mean to be so rude?" Because I do. She pops up every time I read any one of those phrases.

So yep, I don't take up the recommendation of any of those responses, because I really don't want to be her.

@saraclara that kind of woman is a cunt. And I mean that.

I got the hot air hairbrush thingy based on MN recommendations, and it was fine (I am utterly crap at any kind of hairstyling so wasn’t expecting miracles), but nothing will ever beat the Dyson hairdryer for me so I should probably gift the other to someone who wants it and save some space at home.

I do like Elbow Grease and order it from the U.K. (live abroad) and really like the Good Clean pink spray for all-purpose cleaning, but had no idea these were MN recommendations.

A few years ago I got a skincare serum from The Ordinary based on MN advice and it was brilliant.

I don't like the look of most Veja trainers (and agree they are not very chic) and the style isn't comfortable for me, I also don't wear trainers other than for sport, however they are a fantastic ethical brand so do look up their 'values' if that sort of thing interests you.

I looked at the clothing companies often recommended on here and so many of them are awful. Grey and beige clothes with no shaping that barely look okay on willowy models.

YES! I don't understand why everyone raves about those backpacks. But don't tell the Danish Ministry of Justice or they might take my citizenship from me ..

Another one for the Waitrose Bottom Butter back in the early 2000s - I think it was basically scented olive oil. Have been fairly suspicious ever since (apart from what my now adult dc refer to as the Boden years...), but I fell recently for a very expensive Toast jumper that bobbled instantly.

Oh I've remembered one - what was that stuff you put on your feet, and then would make the dead skin peel off which was satisfying to pick but would then reveal new smooth skin underneath? Well a ton of skin peeled off to reveal more of the exact same skin. No difference whatsoever but skin flakes in socks, on the sofa, floor ...

One square of REALLY GOOD dark chocolate. Not only did it not satisfy the chocolate craving, I needed to eat a whole bar of Dairy Milk afterwards to take away the taste.

@SirenSays - I absolutely love my Eufy. Just upgraded to the one that maps the room and it’s brilliant.

I am CURRENTLY IN THIS HELL.

On the 12th of JANUARY I used one of those foot peel things that I found in the back of a cupboard and probably forgot about in 2016 or something.

I'd just read the fucking PRINCESSING thread and thought, "oh! I'll pop this on my feet while I clean the bathroom!"

My feet have been peeling and flaking for nearly two months. My sofa, bed, flooring is covered in piles of foot dandruff that need hoovering everyday.

I fear my feet will NEVER STOP FLAKING.

Chiropodists are refusing to treat my feet until they stop peeling.

It's potentially going to cost me £90
to find a footcare person who will help me.

Why do I fall for this shit?!