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A special place in hell goes to

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Aspecialplaceinhell · 13/09/2024 10:30

Whose clever idea was it to put stickers on greetings cards?! Not the easy pull off ones but the ones that leave some of the sticker behind. I know very first world problems.

Anybody want to put anything into the black hole of hell?

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brimfulofpacha · 13/09/2024 16:17

The recyclable wrapping paper that now has an 'extra' bit but is stuck down with a million unpeelable stickers so you end up ripping and wasting loads of the wrapping paper trying to get into it, you end up using way more than the 'extra' (which I don't believe is even there to begin with)

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 13/09/2024 16:17

suburburban · 13/09/2024 11:30

Those packs of fish and ready meals with pull back plastic tabs that never seem to work

Ditto vacuum packs of bacon. I can never just pull the cover off - I always need a sharp knife.

BG2015 · 13/09/2024 16:25

When you can't find the end of the sellotape, think you've done it but then it rips and you only get half of it going 😡

Cranarc · 13/09/2024 16:28

Aspecialplaceinhell · 13/09/2024 12:05

Oh this too!!

Also people who don't acknowledge you letting them out.

And from a pedestrian point of view - drivers who stop to let you cross the road and then get really arsey when you don't because there is a steady stream of high speed traffic coming the other way.

ifIwerenotanandroid · 13/09/2024 16:30

RainbowZebraWarrior · 13/09/2024 15:24

I've just won some beautiful prizes at the church tombola. I was so careful removing the sellotape where the raffle tickets were, but it's still damaged some of the items. Books in our school tombola are always ruined with sellotape from raffle tickets.

A plea to anyone who has a booze raffle: put the raffle ticket on the neck of the bottles and not over the main labels so you can peel it off and regift it if need be

Yes! I have a gorgeous Japanese lacquer bowl with a mon-decorated lid which was a bargain in a charity shop in perfect condition (with lots of antique wear to the base, so obviously old) - except some idiot had stuck the price label over some of the lacquer decoration.😥The damage is still there & I curse the person who did it every time I see it. To think it probably survived decades in tip-top condition & was spoilt in a day or so!

YellowphantGrey · 13/09/2024 16:34

When my socks slip down, off my heel and inside my shoe

ifIwerenotanandroid · 13/09/2024 16:40

Just reminded by another thread: people on their mobiles in the supermarket, talking to someone about the shopping they're doing.

suburburban · 13/09/2024 16:41

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 13/09/2024 14:43

Oh and people who scan their shopping but don't pack it into bags so you have to wait for them to pack it after they've paid. It's double the work and really annoys me.

Trouble is it upsets the system if you start packing and says unexpected item in the bagging area so that's probably why

WowIlikereallyhateyou · 13/09/2024 16:42

Flossflower · 13/09/2024 13:07

Does it work on onion/garlic as well? I always use disposable gloves.

No,but i have a stainless steel soap that works for garlic etc

suburburban · 13/09/2024 16:46

@HeySummerWhereAreYou

I'd always do it though and always thank someone who did the same for me.

Common courtesy

Makes the world a better place

Lovemycat2023 · 13/09/2024 16:47

Threewheeler1 · 13/09/2024 14:20

I know! What's going on with trainers?
Was time to retire my old ones (Mizuno Wave) so bought the updated model and they're like frigging winklepickers.
I do have cube feet though and absolutely hate my toes being squashed together. And I hate that the alternative for proper toe room is barefoot shoes - I want some support under my foot! 😫

Mine is a mizuno complaint too!

LumpyandBumps · 13/09/2024 16:49

People who resurrect Zombie threads on Mumsnet

Namechange5555555555 · 13/09/2024 16:51

Domestic and general 😡

Mulhollandmagoo · 13/09/2024 16:56

suburburban · 13/09/2024 11:30

Those packs of fish and ready meals with pull back plastic tabs that never seem to work

See also....those corned beef tins with the twisty key opener

cakeorwine · 13/09/2024 17:01

Whoever decided that the USA would use a different date system.

Then people who set up spreadsheets incorrectly so you don't know what date it is.

Or who don't bother to say it's a date at all so then sorting doesn't work.

Or people who sort spreadsheets incorrectly so only half the columns sort.

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SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 13/09/2024 17:04

HeySummerWhereAreYou · 13/09/2024 14:25

And you - and several other posters here who think someone should thank you for something they didn't ask you to do - are clearly justifying how entitled you are. 'I did you a favour I opened the DOOR for you, how DARE you not thank me!' Shock

Seriously, catch yourself on. No-one owes anybody a response or a thank you for anything, that they didn't ask them to do. As I said, it's nice if they DO thank you, but it's very entitled and arrogant to get all sniffy if someone doesn't thank you for something they didn't ask you to do. Doing things for people that they never asked for, and then expecting to get praise and thanks - is a bit pathetic to be honest.

I'm not going to say any different so you can stop pecking at my head.

Would you rather everyone just let doors swing shut into the faces of the people following them, @HeySummerWhereAreYou?

Allthegoodnamesarechosen · 13/09/2024 17:07

MamaBobo · 13/09/2024 12:54

The huge wodge of jaggy labels inside M&S clothes. If you leave them they are really uncomfortable and often show through the garment. If you try and cut the blasted things out you either leave a number of very scratchy ends that make the thing unwearable or you try and get in closer and cut the seam. Drives me up the wall….just why ffs!!

You need a quick unpick tool aka seam ripper.Then you cut the stitches which hold the labels on, leaving the garment intact..
I have always hated labels in clothes, you buy a soft silk shirt and it has a scratchy label at the back of the neck…🤬 this is the best way I have found to get rid of them.

A special place in hell goes to
Peoplerepublicocs · 13/09/2024 17:14

Kids who can't control their footballs so they constantly come over your fence FUCK OFF!

Nanny0gg · 13/09/2024 17:17

Elderflower14 · 13/09/2024 11:29

Yes the bottles where the lid won't come all the way off and just hang there and then get in the way when you tip the bottle up.

I break the plastic!

MrsTulip · 13/09/2024 17:18

People who talk with their mouthful on the next table to you in the coffee shop.

MrsTulip · 13/09/2024 17:19

My son's paediatrician, can diagnose my nephew and two of my son's friends in just over six months but still not diagnosed my son 7 years later.

FrostFlowers2025 · 13/09/2024 17:21

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 13/09/2024 13:24

I know those food cans with the pull open tops are a good thing. I do know it. I just wish they were a teeny bit easier for those of us with no fingernails. I stand there clawing feebly at the dog food while the dog hops around on my feet looking hopeful and then, when I've sustained injuries under every non-existent nail, I have to go and get a spoon and try again with the handle.

Stick a spoon or a knife underneath the opener. Works for me every time.

FrostFlowers2025 · 13/09/2024 17:24

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 13/09/2024 17:04

Would you rather everyone just let doors swing shut into the faces of the people following them, @HeySummerWhereAreYou?

There is a middle ground between being a "I am a door-opening-hero don't you dare not thank me" a*hole and letting a door slam in someone's face.

Just hold the door open for the person coming after you, when applicable.

Characterbuilding · 13/09/2024 17:34

corlan · 13/09/2024 13:07

People that don't use headphones when listening to stuff on their phones on the bus.
Two of the wankers on the bus I've just got off.
I have a migraine and I hate you

I felt that deep in my soul - bastards

magicmole · 13/09/2024 17:47

HauntedbyMagpies · 13/09/2024 16:09

What on earth is wrong with doing that?!? It's perfectly normal, reasonable behaviour. It helps a lot with grief and most (granted not all) older dogs are quite happy to sit and be entertained by a bouncy pup

Our vet actually suggested getting another, younger dog when one of our dogs was in his twilight years. She said that it gives some dogs a new lease of life to be around a pup or young dog and it can help with training too as the younger one gets a doggy 'mentor' to socialise it and teach it good behaviour and confidence. Guess it depends on the older dog's age, temperament and health issues though. Agree it could be cruel if the dog was old and sick and you knew that all (s)he really wanted was peace and quiet.