Things that are crap - cunningly upsold

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Have just attempted to make a sandwich using “toasty bread”... bread fell apart - but tbh it’s also rubbish as toast. So am I right in thinking that along with “naked burgers” it’s all a big con, and aibu to ask - what crappy products you have been “upsold”?

@Tinkobell they make dough balls with it.. so you eat it anyway haha!

Anything crafty sold at Christmas Markets. Homemade tat and overpriced to boot to cover the thousands it costs to rent one of those stalls for a week.
Oh and personalised Nutella Jars.
Download the typeface(or a similar typeface) and print it yourself,attach to jar and you've saved yourself a good few quid although this may have just been a festive edition but at least you could do this all year round!

Brunch. The price seems disproportionate to breakfast or lunch, it's always exactly the same dishes, it's never enough food, and they always rush you through.

'Vintage' anything.

It's just old.

Regarding The Cadbury Land ride, is it like the scary boat on Willy Wonka?

Can I add pets.

Delicious looking salads that are actually a cunningly disguised pile of rice or noodles (cheers Pret).

Bath Chocolate Oliver biscuits

High heels, make up, uncomfortable clothes

Another one for make up specifically foundation. It's never what I hope!!

@thesnailandthewhale I agree. It's crap isn't it?!

I microwave potatoes for half the time, then turn them over. Works every time.

I don't understand the Centerparcs hate. We've got one of the nicer 2 bed lodges booked for the Easter holidays for £800. I accept it's not the £450 we'd pay for the same lodge during term time but it's way less than going abroad for three of us.

If you fundamentally don't like centerparcs, don't go but I see loads of people complaining about how expensive it is and how it's rubbish it is. Surely if you think it's rubbish, you don't get in a palavor about the cost.

I agree about ITV. It's all bright colours and shouting.

High street stores emailing your receipt to you. It’s just a ploy to get your marketing details and who needs more emails ffs!

Double concentrate squash drinks - does it actually save on packaging or do we end up using the same amount. Same goes for washing powder.

Elf on a shelf - a lot of hard work keeping that up every year

Bottled water - still think it’s a swizz

IPhones. Had one for years and just replaced it with a Samsung. Kicking myself I didn't do it earlier.

Takeaways, overly salty overly greasy and gives you heartburn and you wake up thirsty every hour at night ....call that a "treat"?!

Microwaves, blew up and I never replaced it. Never miss it

Expensive skin care: all are water and oil emulsions with random stuff added (vitamins ) that cost pennies to make. The mark ups are unbelievable

The Fitbit. It LIES. I can be standing still/laid in bed and it’s adding on steps I HAVENT taken. Also starting to think they look like those curfew tags crims have to wear when they’re out on license!

@Blankiefan for £800 the three of you could have easily gone abroad, with better weather.

We vowed never to return to centre parcs when we did price comparisons.

Oh yes, Centre Parcs and all that "captive fun".

With a side helping of screaming kids, queues and norovirus.

I'm so glad those days are over

See i love ready made frozen jacket potatoes. Taste nice and crispy compared to microwave from raw. And it's more convenient than buying 4 raw ones which have to be used within x dats if they sprout! I only fancy one as an easy dinner after working late every few weeks.

Centre parks was great but I did go with no kids and during school time. We enjoyed the spa and sone swimming and cycling.

For shot of my tassimo a while ago, I loved the latte drinks but it just kept failing to do the milk part. The latte sachets you get from Aldi are fine.

I've never had that problem with a takeaway. Waking every hour at night? I don't think that's common.

Can't remember the name of it but that moisturiser you were supposed to use daily and whilst it moisturised you it gradually built up a little bronze colour. Smelt like shiiii and didn't work.

People need to stop saying make up! Make up is a godsend! If it didn't exist I would possibly be flinging myself off a building today.
Mine are mainly food related.
Pasta sauce in a jar. Get some tinned tomatoes, add olive oil, herbs, salt and sugar. What's that? 35 p as opposed to £1.50? Mad.

Agree with Happyspud, and the con is so deep that we believe that our bare face is unacceptable.

School uniform.

Haven't worn makeup since I was 16 and was pressured into it by DM. Must have saved a mint over the years and (bonus) no-one's ever fainted at the sight of my barenaked boat

We make our own frozen jackets. Job lot cooked in the oven for an hour or whatever then into the freezer ready to be microwaved as and when required.