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randomusernam · 21/05/2024 12:17

I'll go first ...

B&M is over rated

Most of the home decor is tacky
I can get cleaning products at in the supermarket without a separate trip.
It's not super cheap like people say when you really compare the prices

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K0OLA1D · 21/05/2024 20:43

IpsyUpsyDaisyDoos · 21/05/2024 20:42

Nope. Had a great day. Doesn't change the fact that comments I make on MN where I have not quoted or mentioned you, therefore don't relate to you.

And I acknowledged that I was mistaken.

IpsyUpsyDaisyDoos · 21/05/2024 20:43

badatdecisions · 21/05/2024 20:41

It's super cheap for snacks. Especially pic 'n' mix tubs, it's the cheapest place to buy it. And Japanese snacks that are a fortune everywhere else. The toasted bruschetta in a bag is also amazing, £1 for a whole party's worth.

Also great for plants and houseplants, super cheap, often with nice woven pots, and a fraction of the cost of everywhere else. Really good quality too, mine are giant now.

And also great for storage boxes. Much, much cheaper than supermarkets and other places. And a hugeeee range of all different types. I priced up the same elsewhere and they're triple the price.

Edited

As with most "bargain" shops, lots of things are great but some things aren't.

People do rave about it though. It's just a shop.

randomusernam · 21/05/2024 20:47

@K0OLA1D I don't know why you have gone for @IpsyUpsyDaisyDoos

As the OP of this thread

Don't come on here and fight

The whole thread is for peoples opinions. If you can't be nice get off this thread.

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K0OLA1D · 21/05/2024 20:48

mossylog · 21/05/2024 18:26

  • I love dogs but the apologism for dangerous dogs gets pretty idiotic. "Oh he's a big softy, a chihuahua is more likely to bite you", yeah, that might be true, but a chihuahua can't maul you to death
  • Most of stuff like ADHD is just a normal variation in personality type that is maladapted to the complex demands of modern life

The pissing idiots on FB in comments on XL attacks defending the dog bites by saying 'all dogs can bite' or giving examples of when a yorkie was aggressive towards their dog etc.. you can't argue with stupid.

K0OLA1D · 21/05/2024 20:48

randomusernam · 21/05/2024 20:47

@K0OLA1D I don't know why you have gone for @IpsyUpsyDaisyDoos

As the OP of this thread

Don't come on here and fight

The whole thread is for peoples opinions. If you can't be nice get off this thread.

Eh?? I asked a question. I haven't carried it on!

Loloj · 21/05/2024 20:50

Agree with polyester clothing being awful. Cheap, horrible and makes you sweat/stink. Literally wearing plastic - it’s gross and uncomfortable. Pisses me off how much of it is in the shops.

randomusernam · 21/05/2024 20:51

Stop fight about fucking bacon on this thread.

I don't give a shit if you wrap your Nan in pasty and eat her. Get off my thread with your pointless fights. This was meant to be fun and you have ruined it.

If you carry on I'll just delete the whole thread

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TheFairyCaravan · 21/05/2024 20:52

National Service is a terrible idea. Most people who suggest it have no Idea of how complex the armed forces are nowadays. It’s not like the 50s and 60s anymore. There’s a reason why those serving don’t want it, and that’s because it won’t work. They’re not social workers.

MissMoan · 21/05/2024 20:53

Pettyman · 21/05/2024 12:47

Not everyone should wear leggings…

And NO ONE should wear nude coloured leggings

K0OLA1D · 21/05/2024 20:56

MissMoan · 21/05/2024 20:53

And NO ONE should wear nude coloured leggings

No word of a lie, I saw a bloke in nude coloured leggings when we were on holiday in Angelsey last year. We were on a campsite, so unsure whether he'd have worn them out out, but it did make me and DS double take as we went to fetch some water.

ManilowBarry · 21/05/2024 20:56

Shoplifters should be rounded up and placed in stocks on a Sunday afternoon to provide family entertainment for the community as they are ridiculed and any kind of insult is allowed to be shouted at them.

BarnabyJude · 21/05/2024 20:57

Musicals are embarrassing

IpsyUpsyDaisyDoos · 21/05/2024 20:57

MissMoan · 21/05/2024 20:53

And NO ONE should wear nude coloured leggings

Or even nude coloured trousers or tops. Especially not when it matches your skin tone perfectly. I've had to double take in town sometimes. Once there was a girl in a nude jumpsuit and as she walked by I thought she was walking down the high street fully naked til I spotted a button.

Ger1atricMillennial · 21/05/2024 20:58

Notreat · 21/05/2024 14:55

She said absolutely no exceptions though.
I agree national service is a terrible idea.

I think national service is a great plan. It doesn't have to be military though. My friend in Germany did his in a residential home caring for others.

It gives people practical skills they don't get in academia, and can help fill the caring gap.

It could be in residential homes, nurseries, schools, military, charity work etc...

Bonjovispjs · 21/05/2024 21:00

ManilowBarry · 21/05/2024 20:29

Salted caramel is one of the worst flavours to have entered mainstream food in the last few years.

That's what I came on to say. Salted caramel is the work of the devil and it really pisses me off that you can't even get normal caramel in a lot of restaurants now 😡

Plantymcplantface · 21/05/2024 21:00

Mischance · 21/05/2024 12:47

People should stop flying - they are wrecking the planet and don't need to be able to jet off somewhere on a whim.

Completely agree with this unpopular opinion @Mischance - thanks for expressing it! I’d add that flying to me is chavvy and irresponsible. At most I think we should have an allocation of leisure flights per person, per year. The flight free movement is growing!

BogRollBOGOF · 21/05/2024 21:04

"Friendly dog" is code for "I'm a feckless dog owner, and couldn't be arsed to train my furbaby"

I like the dogs that come with warnings about being reactive; I never get bother from passing them and their owners keep their distance Grin

BloodyHellKenAgain · 21/05/2024 21:07

People who play music in their gardens during daylight should be lined up and shot especially if they've had outdoor speakers installed 🤬🤬
Okay maybe shot is a big OTT, just prison or a heavy fine.

Martinii · 21/05/2024 21:15

Breastfeeding might be beneficial for a short while but makes no difference in the long run. The biggest factors for health are diet, environmental and modern medicine. The kids I've known who always have some bug or illness were exclusively breastfed from smug parents spouting nonsense

GoingUpUpUp · 21/05/2024 21:17

Ed Sheeran is an overhyped, mediocre musician

Agree that dogs have become too ‘human’

Screens have no place at a dinner table

Some kids are just shits, they aren’t ND or just ‘boys being boys’ or whatever other excuse the parent spouts

Grown men that worship a football team are sad

muggart · 21/05/2024 21:21

Intriguedbythis · 21/05/2024 20:42

Circumcising little boys ( I am looking at your America) is infant genital mutilation. Shocking, horrendous. Look up the tools they use it makes me ill. Apparently the foreskins are even sold by the hospitals for various reasons… absolutely SICK thing to do to anyone unless it’s ( very very very rarely) medical. Don’t even try and brainwash into thinking’s it’s a faith issue or cultural.. hell no… it’s infant abuse pure and simple.

Urgh yes it's horrible!

But I think most people would secretly agree with us, aside from the people who practice it. They just might not say it aloud so they don't get called racist.

CannotbebotheredNC · 21/05/2024 21:22

StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 21/05/2024 15:12

Gilmore Girls is shit.

There is a special place in hell for pedestrians who walk behind reversing cars.

Adults who don't like Harry Potter have no soul.

100%agree about people walking behind reversing car !! Have had a few near misses because I don’t have reverse sensors and there is a limit to how many mirrors, looking over my shoulders I can do in a bloody split second 🤦‍♀️
Supermarket car parks are the worse places for this .

powershowerforanhour · 21/05/2024 21:26

Women are better chat show hosts and stand up/ panel show comedians than men.

DunkerCV · 21/05/2024 21:27

Cockerpoos are ugly with weird eyes.

ManilowBarry · 21/05/2024 21:35

DunkerCV · 21/05/2024 21:27

Cockerpoos are ugly with weird eyes.

Yes. Yappy and often untrained and under exercised.

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