Tiny disappointments in life

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Dh has just put on an episode of University Challenge. It disappoints me every time that the teams aren't actually sitting one on top of the other.

Oh wow is this the thread for me this morning! I have a day off work today and I was so looking forward to a nice fresh cooked breakfast in a cafe. It was reheated :(

When the verified by visa password request comes up on my Sainsbury's online shop instead of it just saying we got your order.

chocolate cake. It always looks moist, tasty and chocolatey - but the majority disappoint hugely.

When you're 10/11you don't always understand the concept of the past and didn't really get that Grease was set in the 50s just American itms

Oh and also, whenever you go on holiday abroad the drive from the airport to the destination is generally just motorways / dual carriageways with huge superstores or car showrooms either side - basically like the UK just hotter and sunnier. I don't know why this always disappoints me I just expect more😂

Worse still, it's filmed in about October.

In sex in films couples always cum at the same time…teenage me assumed that’s what happened 😂

Diamonds. As a child, I thought they’d be really exotic and multi-coloured. All the hype over a rather boring white stone….

9.30pm, you go to have a sneaky rummage through your DC’s party bag or Halloween loot, only to discover it’s all the worst kind of shite you can’t be bothered to raid.

In a similar vein, as a kid, discovering cooking chocolate in the cupboard, only to discover it tastes nothing like normal eating chocolate.

Chocolate cake is an extension of all cakes, none of which hit anything like the way actual chocolate does.

Same as Nigella / Jamie / whoever's Christmas cooking programmes.

It does if you put enough vodka in it.

I used Boots no 7 creams and serums for years and they were fantastic Cost me a fortune each month but my skin was in great condition

Then they changed their recipe and I am now allergic to there stuff

Not being able to dye my greying hair because I am allergic to all hair dyes

I am also allergic to all vaccines

Yes I sold some on eBay

The Crystal Maze stories remind me of going to watch Stars in Their Eyes being filmed in Manchester.
I had no idea that they recorded the bits at the start one after the other; when they come out in their jeans, have a chat then walk off saying "Tonight Matthew I'm going to be..."
Eight of these and then an hour's wait while they had their makeup done off-stage (and we were handed a carton of weak orange juice and two boiled sweets to sustain us) then they all came back and performed.
Of course it makes total sense but some of the magic was lost

Lols! I thought this for years …even after the young ones sketch!

The first time we went to Majorca I thought it was a barren, parched hellscape. Literally no human beings visible and all the shops seemingly boarded up. The resort was delightful but god knows how they keep it lush and green.

Don’t get me wrong, I am a connoisseur of the plethora of dried fruits (and make a mean boozy Christmas cake), but in the Revels Russian roulette, it’s was just a bit… oh.

Actually, rather than being your nemesis @ThePrologue , I am the ideal partner for scoffing a jumbo bag of Revels, as I love the cream ones (especially the coffee one, you’ll have to pry them from my cold, dead hands).

Well, I would be, but as a diabetic I’d better not lol!

That no shampoo ever is going to give me long, shiny swishy hair.
That no toothpaste ever is going to give me sparkling white teeth.
That no mascara ever is going to lengthen my disappointing eye lashes.
I fall for these lies all the time. WHY?

Price labels that do not peel off properly or take the surface off with them, more so in the past, but I remember an ornamental papier-mâché Easter egg ruined and being a bit miffed.

And toffos toffees, why did they need strawberry and banana ones. And lime fruit pastilles blerghh, tasted like washing up liquid.

Was disappointed when the Dartford tunnel was built that it wasn't glass and you couldn't see fish like its in an aquarium when you drive through :-(

Yes! I expected bagpipes and caber tossing ...

My son yesterday was really upset that the Flash 'cleaning spray' he keeps seeing on youtube didn't just magically remove every little spot of dirt while a mum with pearly white teeth only did a gentle little swipe with a tissue.

As I was on my hands and knees scrubbing he kept saying 'but mummy its not meant to be this hard!! You are not meant to scrub!!! They lied'.

Yep son, they lied indeed. Bastards.

And toffos toffees, why did they need strawberry and banana ones. And lime fruit pastilles blerghh, tasted like washing up liquid.

Oooh loved the banana toffos!

Dh just kindly brought me a cup of tea. As my username suggests, I like my tea. He made it the way he makes his own, not how I prefer it. Sigh.