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Bluesheep8 · 14/10/2017 17:34

OK, share things that "everyone RAVES about" but when you tried it/went there/ate it etc it left you properly underwhelmed and you've almost ashamed to admit it. Don't need to give details or reasons, just name THE THING
I'll start........

Australia

OP posts:
escape · 14/10/2017 21:54

Rome
Philip Schofield & Holly Willoughby
Michael Kors anything

catlitterinmyturnups · 14/10/2017 21:55

Yes! Twitter!

TheBruteSquad · 14/10/2017 21:56

Paris
Gin
Euro Disney (love Florida though)
Thailand
Camping
Paris
Dogs
Birkenstocks
Breastfeeding
Nandos
Broadchurch
Bridesmaids (the film - not my actual bridesmaids!)
Lusting over Tom Hardy
Boyfriend jeans
Davina McCall

obviouslymarvellous · 14/10/2017 21:56

Tom Hardy - I honestly do not get he fuss over him at all (must be getting old!) he’s rude and nothing special
Gin - yuk!
Adele - sings the most miserable songs for a young woman
Any tv soaps
HD eyebrows or anything that looks like a bloody caterpillar
Contouring and wearing shit loads of makeup

asprinklingofsugar · 14/10/2017 21:57

Pumpkin Spice anything

Coffee in general

Plus, salt and vinegar crisps, curry, cheese, bacon and wine Blush

Reality tv - especially those awful ones like Love Island, towie and the all the ones on mtv, whose 'stars' then proceed to appear on all the shows they possibly can, including each others, and having numerous relationships with other reality 'stars,' and so become d-list (or z-list) celebrities.

In a similar vein, the Kardashians, and the Jenners, Hadids etc

X-factor, it used to be alright but it's become a joke now

Sam Smith, and to a lesser extent, Ed Sheeran and Adele (think they're quite funny/down to earth in the interviews I've seen of them, but Sam just rubs me the wrong way for some reason- not sure why?)

I also don't really get the hype around Ellie Goulding and former girls aloud singer and x-factor judge Cheryl (Tweedy? Cole? F-V? Not sure how you spell it! Also not sure what her surname is these days Confused)

Make-up trends e.g. contouring, and highlighting - if it makes you feel good then great, but I don't understand it and couldn't be bothered spending my time doing it every day. Also there are some strange ones that I hope don't take off- it seems that wavy eyebrows are a bit of a thing online now.

The Beatles, Michael Jackson, some of the other big acts from the last century - maybe because I'm just too young to understand the cultural impact they had at the time.

50 shades of grey

Golf- especially watching it

Graham Norton red chair stories segment.

Dominos pizza

sushi (and most seafood actually)

Baths, plus bath bombs and body butter, face masks, cleansers, moisturisers etc esp ones that will apparently magically solve all your skin problems

Nights out - lots of noise and alcohol isn't really my thing

hot weather, I much prefer winter as it's the right weather for hot chocolate, boots, scarfs, staying indoors, and wearing one of the many, many jumpers I've got Grin

snapchat

and yy to subway sandwiches and robert pattison also

However, I love Harry Potter and want to visit Rome someday

escape · 14/10/2017 21:59

Coffee.. or rather the obsession with it.
I like a cup, don't get me wrong.
But carrying your paper cup like a fashion accessory or professing to not being able to function without it? really

justakiss · 14/10/2017 22:00

Another one for coffee - and Christmas costas
Slimming world
Period Dramas

chiocesarenevereasygirlsworld · 14/10/2017 22:02

50 shades

Growingboys · 14/10/2017 22:05

So many hilarious people on here I feel a kinship with. I don’t know where to start on my list of hate/don’t get.

Avocado (esp when ppl call it ‘avo’)
Michael Kors bags - SO tacky
Prosecco - disgusting piss
Prosecco Gummies - wtf
Breaking Bad
Celebrities (could not pick Taylor Swift from
Nicole Ritchie etc. Nor do I care.)
Cocktails (though a proper Bloody Mary about once a year in a country pub is a thing of joy)
Zara
Podcasts (esp My Dad Wrote A Porno)
Strictly/BGT etc etc. Can’t be arsed to care about that.
Beetroot - yuk

justakiss · 14/10/2017 22:06

Bridesmaids was a grower for me...at first I thought meh and now it's one of my fave films. Everyone knows a Helen Harris

Dustbunny1900 · 14/10/2017 22:11

People who also dislike dogs and sunny hot weather!! I was starting to feel inhuman

Fintress · 14/10/2017 22:12

Barbados
Nobu (ugh)

Both expensive mistakes

thegoodnameshadgone · 14/10/2017 22:12

Pandora

mogulfield · 14/10/2017 22:15

Yes to the ubiquitous Ed Sheehan, don’t get it.
I do love sushi and avocados though.

dannydyerismydad · 14/10/2017 22:15

Hong Kong

coldcuptea · 14/10/2017 22:17

If you hate avocado have you done the following :

Mashed it up with crushed garlic , salt , olive oil and lime juice and served it alongside sour cream , salsa and hot tortillas ? My opinion is that it's all about what you have it with . Th creaminess comes into its own then.

JoanLenin · 14/10/2017 22:17

Ant and Dec. Grinning fake-fun clowns.

Barbara Windsor. Ghastly woman, she makes me shudder. National treasure my ass! She should be in a horror movie.

Bungee jumping, sky diving or any of those extreme shit sports that's supposed to be so much fun , empowering and makes you feel free.

Chocolate.

Poker straight hair, the kind that life itself has been ironed out of. Makes you look like a herd of cows were taking their turns licking your head with their long sloppy tongue several times.

Maverick66 · 14/10/2017 22:17

Dr Foster

Catra · 14/10/2017 22:19

Top 5, in no particular order:

  1. Spiralizer (what a flippin' faff)
  2. Coffee (not only the obsession but the taste - boak)
  3. Abba (everything about their songs gets right on my tits)
  4. Most US sitcoms (I find them so contrived and can see the jokes coming a mile off. Ie tried to be open-minded, I really have - it's just not a format that appeals to me)
  5. Nandos (Huh? I can easily make this shit at home, only far cheaper and significantly more flavoursome)

Contrary to other posters, I love pumpkin spice, baths, sushi, gin and Twin Peaks. Different strokes ...

1DAD2KIDS · 14/10/2017 22:20

papayasareyum

**The singer Adele. Bland, boring songs. Many more talented artists who never get a fraction of her accolades or publicity.

papayasareyum is was saying that abput Adel the other day at work. Completely agree. Although I do recognise that she is talented vocally.

intimeandspace · 14/10/2017 22:22

Adele. Jump out of the window stuff. Like cats dying slowly.

Ed Sheehan - face I could punch all day. And let's not even discuss the "music". Smug little prick.

Beatles. Don't get it. Grim.

Nadia on every fucking TV show. Why?? Irritating grinner.

Bananas.

1DAD2KIDS · 14/10/2017 22:23

At least I am not the only one who thinks that way nandos. Small portions, high prices, ffs it's grilled chicken and fries. You can get that at most chain pubs for half the price and may even fill you. I just don't get hype

Imsorrynow · 14/10/2017 22:24

Tattooed eyebrows.
Ouch.

1DAD2KIDS · 14/10/2017 22:25

I actually like the Beetles, but I still don't think they were all that. Not worth the hype.

FairNotFair · 14/10/2017 22:26

Parties

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

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