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Things that everyone raves about that are actually shite

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Letmegetoff · 20/03/2024 18:11

I'll begin...

ABBA voyage 'concert'
The London Eye
Harry Potter Studios

OP posts:
Begsthequestion · 21/03/2024 12:10

Getting drunk

Gowlett · 21/03/2024 12:11

Keep seeing Delicious Air Fryer Recipes books & I’ve just realised that they are a new version of the Microwave Meals In Minutes books my parents had in the 80s

toomanyy · 21/03/2024 12:11

Disneyland Florida and Disneyland Paris. Both shite.

PossumintheHouse · 21/03/2024 12:14

Another one (and I don't think I'll. be popular for this): slow cookers.

To me, slow cooker = sloppy mess, the majority of the time.

lyingonthebeach · 21/03/2024 12:14

Disneyland anywhere

Cruises

All-inclusive holidays

IntermittentFarting · 21/03/2024 12:16

WitchyWitcherson · 21/03/2024 12:05

tries not to engage and fails

But thongs go between the muscles... unless you have a prominent coccyx like some kind of strange tent pole?

Or of course, if you're a man wearing a thong I guess it wouldn't touch.

why did I engage... whyyyy

🤣🤣😂

AInightingale · 21/03/2024 12:16

Coffee shops taking over high streets. Overpriced, pretentious, signed up to stupid initiatives like Mermaids, cardboard cups, tea nearly £3.00 (hot water with a bag stuck in it) and sickly sweet buns. Used to love old-fashioned cafes where you got a huge pot of tea to share and proper cups and proper slices of cake and scones!

Maybe I'm just old.

kurotora · 21/03/2024 12:24

Any “doodle” dog expensive mongrel, all of whom look like beige mops in varying sizes
Nandos
Prosecco
London
UK Holidays
Tiktok
Instagram
Car boot sales
Avocado
Bell peppers
Video calls
All “Bully” breed dogs
Being bloody “nonbinary” just because you’re not a walking stereotype

smooththecat · 21/03/2024 12:27

What I mean is, a thong doesn’t go far enough in to actually touch my bum hole. Sorry, but there you have it. If it’s going that far in, you don’t have any muscle tone.

Wills · 21/03/2024 12:27

di2004 · 20/03/2024 18:34

Robotic hoovers

America

Bit harsh to wipe out two continents, but if you mean the US then I agree. The rest, well the bits I've managed to see, is incredible!

JediKnightingale · 21/03/2024 12:31

Paddle boarding- the new trendy hobby that people incessantly bang on about. Plus their wanky camo dry robes that inevitably go with them everywhere. See also ‘Wild Swimming’ - no Susan, two metres of breast stroke in the local reservoir does not make you Bear fucking Ghrylls.

Turkish restaurants- popping up like a plague of teenage acne in our area. Chock full of Range Rover driving, turkey teethed, Botoxed, duck lipped sheep.

High Streets. A depressing litter strewn wilderness consisting of barbers, coffee shops, Poundland and beggars.

”Artisan” Food markets. £15 to get in only to buy a granule of roasted swan on a sourdough cracker for a tenner. And lots of ‘elderflower’ infused cloudy, murky looking drinks resembling used washing up water - that’ll be another tenner please.

Beaches. Fuck sand - you are a hideous, invasive microbe of pure hell. Coupled with The Sea - big, deep and full of things that might kill you. More likely sewage in the UK rather than sharks though.

HussellRobbs · 21/03/2024 12:33

OssieShowman · 20/03/2024 23:40

CORIANDER / cilantro. Should be banned

Banned is a bit harsh Grin it's a staple in every Asian home. No curry is complete without a fresh coriander garnish.

PossumintheHouse · 21/03/2024 12:34

I feel so sorry for poor Nandos on this thread... What has it ever done to the hoards of you!?

Please, go to Nandos and order their chicken livers and Portuguese roll. You will not regret it.

BlueBadgeHolder · 21/03/2024 12:34

£3 for a cardboard cup, hot water and a tea bag stuck in it enrages me. If you are going to charge this we should have teapots and tea cups.

HussellRobbs · 21/03/2024 12:35

Wills · 21/03/2024 12:27

Bit harsh to wipe out two continents, but if you mean the US then I agree. The rest, well the bits I've managed to see, is incredible!

I agree on the US. New York, California, San Francisco, Las Vegas etc all left me cold. I did love Yosemite though, I guess I'm not a city person.

IChangedMyUsernameSoICouldVent · 21/03/2024 12:36

Lip fillers/botox/fillers.
Mrs Hinch.
New builds.
Reality TV.
All-inclusive holidays.
Primark.
Next.
Dachshunds and French bulldogs.
Grey decor.
Take aways.
Carveries.
Baked beans.
Hen dos/stag dos.

HussellRobbs · 21/03/2024 12:36

BlueBadgeHolder · 21/03/2024 12:34

£3 for a cardboard cup, hot water and a tea bag stuck in it enrages me. If you are going to charge this we should have teapots and tea cups.

I have never paid for a cup of tea for myself, unless it's part of a cream tea or afternoon tea.

If I'm going to stump up for a hot drink (which is rare) I feel like coffee is better value.

Wastedagreatusername · 21/03/2024 12:38

Coldplay.

Doris86 · 21/03/2024 12:38

Football

Lavenderandbrown · 21/03/2024 12:40

many but these are recent uugghhs…
Beyoncé as a cowboy.
dogs in baby carriages restaurants stores.
really dogs period. You are expected to fawn over them and so many people do
trump
starbucks. In the US cars line the road waiting to go thru drive thru, walking around with cup in stores the airport. its shit. I bought one cup of Starbucks over 20 years ago and I actually “returned” it and got my money back. Earthy blend…yep it tastes like dirt can I have my $$ please?

Gettingonmygoat · 21/03/2024 12:41

enchantedsquirrelwood · 21/03/2024 11:49

Oh no, they're yummy

You can take the girl out of the North, but not the North out of the girl Grin

Even better when the chip butty has gravy on it too.

DustyLee123 · 21/03/2024 12:46

That 8 hour cream. It’s just fancy Vaseline.

user1471538283 · 21/03/2024 12:48

We loved Harry Potter World! We got the train and then their cheap bus that dropped us off just outside. It is museumy but we love stuff like that. The cafe and the shop are pricey and the Butterbeer was awful. We were there all day!

I wanted to go to ABBA Voyage but no one will go with me!

Oh my people!

Things I don't get:

Weddings (big ones) - they are just exhausting and the food isn't great.

All inclusive holidays - the last one I went on was desperate. The food and drink wasn't very nice so we ended up paying for our meals anyway.

Water sports - nothing would possess me to go on a jet ski or any of that but then I am not the best in the water.

Avocado - I will eat most things but they taste like slimy vomit.

Salted caramel - I want caramel to be sweet and not have a nasty aftertaste.

Nandos - I always end up with a poorly tummy.

Miller and Carter - I don't like steak so when we go I have fish. It's the only thing that doesn't upset my tummy.

Airfryers - I am convinced these will go the way of bread makers.

Slow cookers - I have tried a couple and everything tastes like a slow cooker meal, sloppy and overcooked.

Lazy spas - the only jacuzzi I ever go in is at a nice hotel spa where the water is constantly filtered and someone else cleans it.

Cruises - I couldn't cope with so many people pissing about and getting in the way and I've only just been told that not everything is included!

Festivals - When I go on holiday I want better facilities than at home.

Sharing a bath with candles/sharing a shower - I used to do this as a young woman but who can be arsed now? After the last experience of sharing a shower with my bf I am never doing it again. I was cold and he was in the way. Now I go in the shower to get away from people.

thepastinsidethepresent · 21/03/2024 12:49

excessivescreentime · 20/03/2024 19:54

The only thing worse than a barbecue is a BEACH barbecue 😭

Heck yeah!

I can't believe I didn't add my other 'overrated', though I realise I'm in a minority here: all the love for tea and coffee. My tastebuds just refuse to perceive whatever it is that most people find enjoyable, in both drinks but especially tea, which makes me gag.

(Edited as I pressed post too soon: and on a related note, afternoon tea. Even without the tea element I just do not understand the appeal of paying through the nose for a few sandwiches and cakes.)

Boomboxio · 21/03/2024 12:51

AInightingale · 21/03/2024 12:16

Coffee shops taking over high streets. Overpriced, pretentious, signed up to stupid initiatives like Mermaids, cardboard cups, tea nearly £3.00 (hot water with a bag stuck in it) and sickly sweet buns. Used to love old-fashioned cafes where you got a huge pot of tea to share and proper cups and proper slices of cake and scones!

Maybe I'm just old.

Yes! And £3 odd for a cornflake cake 😂

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