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Things that really should have been invented by now

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TutTutTutSigh · 14/07/2025 18:42

I'm sick of seeing ads for a nice dress on my feed, clicking 'shop now' only to see it's petite (I'm not), or maternity (no again) 😆. I need an ad blocker that only shows me clothes in my size. Is this too much to ask the fashion bots for??

What else needs to be invented?

<secretly hoping this exists and some clever person can tell me>

OP posts:
putitovertherefornow · 17/07/2025 22:00

New scissors that come in packaging that doesn't have to be opened with scissors.

BrandyandGinger · 17/07/2025 22:32

putitovertherefornow · 17/07/2025 22:00

New scissors that come in packaging that doesn't have to be opened with scissors.

That is a genius idea.

DeanStockwelll · 17/07/2025 22:53

@sweetpea1532 and me would like a mini vac that we can use in bed to vac up all the toast and biscuit crumbs 😂

Sweetpea1532 · 18/07/2025 21:57

Hahahalol @DeanStockwelll ! Yes! You are so right!

DeanStockwelll · 19/07/2025 14:03

I thought you'd like that idea 😂

FrodoBiggins · 19/07/2025 14:05

Printers that reliably work

A filter on Vinted so I can choose NOT to see Shein or Primark etc

SewingBees · 19/07/2025 14:21

claudiawinklemansfringetrimmer · 14/07/2025 18:51

Sellotape that doesn’t lose its end

Just buy a dispenser?

cadburyegg · 19/07/2025 14:43

Hold my beer… A decent child maintenance system that actually works. For paying NRPs who are employed, the maintenance can be taken out of their monthly salaries similar to tax, NI, student loans etc. No quibbling or arguing about the amount necessary. For those who are self employed, a very basic level of maintenance should be payable for the first year of self employment and then it can be worked out from the tax returns. There needs to be an absolute minimum amount payable in all but very exceptional cases. In those exceptional cases the parent needs to be intensely supported by the DWP to find work asap so they can financially support their children.

SirRaymondClench · 19/07/2025 14:46

IPL device for blonde or red hair.

Viagra for women.

Hephzibah64 · 20/07/2025 05:02

Hair dye that only colours hair, instead of staining everything it comes into contact with.

mauvaiseherbe · 20/07/2025 05:30

user1471453601 · 14/07/2025 20:45

A comfortable bra. Millions would be made.

@user1471453601 yes! years ago I had one which fastened at the front,
so comfortable.

ScattyHattie · 20/07/2025 06:18

godmum56 · 16/07/2025 12:06

oh yes, there are programs i watch and think "I want her clothes" My current envy porn is the Quiz Lady, before that Madame Blanc and way before that. Pam Ferrars in Rosemary and Thyme. There used to be a website called "As seen on TV" for precisely this but it wasn't great and I can't find it now. oh and the blue bedding in Mama Mia the movie.

Edited

I think this was As Seen On Screen now ASOS

sashh · 20/07/2025 07:11

jojojoeyjojo · 14/07/2025 21:50

A device that keeps every single bastard fly and wasp away from people dining or picnicking outside.

A trick I learned in Australia is to spray the underside of the table and chairs with bug repellent.

I'm not sure what would work for a picnic though.

Someone mentioned central locking for houses, that was invented years ago. As has a self cleaning toilet.

healthybychristmas · 20/07/2025 07:46

I would like a robot vacuum cleaner that came with a box. Anything that finds on the floor that doesn't belong on the floor goes in the box so it tidies as it goes. It will know the difference between something that's rubbish and something that's not.

I would give absolutely anything for a robot vacuum cleaner that did the stairs especially if it cleaned the paint work either side at the same time.

And lastly I want a robot mop for the kitchen and bathroom floors! I know those exist already. Has anyone tried them?

godmum56 · 20/07/2025 13:41

ScattyHattie · 20/07/2025 06:18

I think this was As Seen On Screen now ASOS

oh thank you!!
edit: if its the same site, its changed a lot. You used to be able to put in the program title and it would pull up images of stuff from that show/film, or dupes with info on where to get them.

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