Things you have bought that were immediately shite (Christmas/New Year Edition)

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Bought beautiful new bedsheets. Reduced in the sale, gorgeous colours with toadstools on them, felt ok in the shop.
Got them home, washed them and they have gone shiny 🤬 like the kind of static shiny so that your duvet ends up in a weird shape and you're rolled up like a stuck sweating pig.

Am absolutely gutted (and furious 😠) and hoping a trip to Homesense will cure me of my wierd shiny-bedsheet-hate.

moths?

This thread is making me very grateful that we did Christmas on the cheap this year! Mainly because of a holiday on the 27th and not wanting any waste- but it's making me think that a basics Christmas makes sense for next year too.

I think mine was Sainsbury’s and Tesco although I expect they are all made in the same factory. I was all set to take it back and then the moment passed!

re the Crimpit wrap sealer: today I remembered this technique from baking: you can use a brush used for glazing just dipped in water to dampen the edges, and use an upturned shot glass or something similarly small (borrow from children's doll house tea set for example) to stamp the edges. Immediate replacement of a gadget with household items. That's I how you can make apple turnover edges, too.

I've got one of these, I love it, but aren't they meant for 'thins' not ordinary bread.

For those who found Crimpets rubbish, did you pop the wrap/thin/bread on the Crimpet with filling in the microwave for 20 secs? Then you crimp it. This softens the bread/wrap/thin

I forgot to do the microwave thing and wrap didn’t seal as well.

@TorroFerney it wasimpossible to do the 'easy peel' unwrap here without ruining nails and tearing out large chunks of paper - Xmas eve ( when I always wrap) )I reckon my swearing on it reached new levels

I've decided to go back to a70s/80s theme next Xmas - giving the modern pre made party food a miss . smoked salmon, a good ham, good-bread , nice cheese, prawn cocktails, olives, and make some homemade volauvents , sausage rolls, and cheese and pineapple on sticks plus homemade trifle, fresh fruit salad and a Black Forest gateau

Try the Contigo ones.. they're excellent. My only gripe would be that they're too good at keeping your drink hot 🤣
Don't leak and you just press the button when you sip to open the seal.

Dyson hairdryer - randomly starting and stopping- infuriating- sent it back but currently hairdryerless as I threw out my old heavy one. At least that one worked even if it did give me arm ache. Just not sure if I want to get another Dyson?

Also they hate draughts and many places that sell them keep them near the entrance- probably suffering before you get them home.

I think all the caterpillar cakes in M&S are dry.

I certainly won't be spending any more of my hard-earned cash on any of them!

Snap! Had high hopes as reviews were good but it was left half eaten.

Plus they are delivered on chilled trucks and stored in the warehouse

I had similar issues but I bought my Dyson back in 2021, unsure if they’ve improved it. I’ve heard the Shark is good and seeing people talk about the brand T3 too.

While the Dyson worked for me sometimes it would not keep the curls of my thick long hair without mousse and hair spray so my hair always felt a bit crunchy… if anyone has used either the Shark or T3 would love to know how they get on!

An engageent ring

5 litre glass water jar with tap. Kilner so I thought it would be well made.

Filled it with filtered water - 5 litres of water on the kitchen floor in the morning - seal leaks.

Urgh horrible

I have v nice toadstool bedding from george at Asda..washes so well and was cheap :) actually all my george bedding has been v good and v reasonable. Def recommend

M & S 3 bird wellington. Looked lovely when cooked golden brown pastry. Just mush inside with no taste. Expensive so expected a better product.

We then tried the Tesco one which was reduced in price.It was much nicer.

Not this Christmas just gone but the previous one, I bought those chocolate pine cones from M&S. Really wanted to try them even though they were about £15! They were just...ok. Nothing particularly special...not sure what I was expecting really 🤣 but not worth £15 for what was essentially chocolate mousse!

I meant to add that, I kept one on a window sill, it really didn’t like that! 🤦🏼‍♀️

I'd request a refund on tiktok shop as usually they just do the refund and don't want the item back as ita being sent back to throw away etc. Then ds can by something else

I used to put nail varnish on the back plate of wristwatches, as I seemed to react to the metal. Ended up developing an allergy to the nail varnish as well.