Sick of Prosecco Cards/quotes

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... I know Prosecco is nice but really is it that nice?

On Mother's Day more than half the cards seemed to relate to Prosecco / wine.... clothes have messages about Prosecco on, gifts.... it's just a bit overkill.

Prosecco - overrated - thoughts?

Yeah I don't get it

I hope the next phase is Tennants Super - stick that on your yoga bag!

prepares to be flamed for being a raging snob

I liked prosecco, but it's become so popular (common), under the pretext of it being classy because you drink it in posher glasses. It costs £6 ffs. Total overkill.

It reminds me of women who are bright orange with their boobs hanging out, who because they have put a fascinator in their hair and gone to "ladies" day at the races, think they're classy.

Frigging unicorns, mermaids and weird unicorn mermaid hybrid things aaaargh

I still love baby shark because the little ones laugh when they see it.

I hate the plastic mountain of merchandising that accompanies some toys. Paw Patrol anyone???

I agree and I hate all the "mummy needs wine" etc stuff as I think it is normalising drinking too much.
I do wonder if we drink more now partly because smoking became socially unacceptable. You can't have a quick fag as the kids are getting on your tits but you can open a bottle of wine.

Oooh yanbu. Pet hate of mine too and my DP knows I hate all of that so I’d course he bought me a money jar as a silly mother’s day gift with “Prosecco funds!” On it nob

YANBU

Oh it's crap isn't it?
"Prosecco made me do it...."
Erm, so you got pissed on cheap wine & did something you normal wouldn't? Hilarious.
I like prosecco but I'm put off getting it sometimes because of the 'fun & wacky' image. Gin's just as bad!

I was into drinking Prosecco way before everyone else - now most of the stuff on sale is fizzy pish.

I deeply dislike any form of written messaging on any clothing/accessories/personal effects/property

Posted too soon!
The gifts are rotten. Don’t even get me started on ‘gin o clock’...it’s all tat.
I’d like gifts that say ‘the special brew/buckfast/ketamine made me do it’ just for the reaction

I like Gin. Proper Gin, not the sweetened, sugary flavoured stuff that everybody seems to want these days (except sloe/damson gin, which have a long, long history of being lovely). And Gordon's is fucking vile.

I also like bourbon and whiskey (usually straight). I just prefer spirits, always have done, and dislike sugary soft drinks which, to me are what is being used to try to hide the taste of alcohol.

Just because I like them, doesn't mean I ever want a card, fridge magnet, T shirt or framed picture suggesting that I can't function as a human being without it. After all, nobody in the 50s and 60s had cards saying 'Love, Laugh and neck two Valium' or clocks with Ativan o'clock (unless they were GPs).

I'm sure you could probably get a T shirt saying HEROIN if you looked. Maybe even OLANZAPINE or PROZAC, but I'd expect there to be internet wailing about the poor taste.

Anyhow, yes, I think it's crap to imply that women in particular cannot function without chemical support and that it's normal to do so. (Although the beer ones for men aren't any better in normalising stupid behaviour that results in many deaths, domestic violence and injuries every year).

Maybe 10 years ago it was cocktails that were the trendy thing. I remember there being a lot of 'cocktail menus' appearing at very average bars.

I don't really even object to silly slogans on stuff - it has always been that way but it's the fact that it's JUST prosecco or JUST gin that are seen as the drinks we all want all the time that irritates me. As if we can't actually like different things.

Couldn't agree more OP! Becoming worse than the beer cards you see on Father's day. Don't get me started on pink alcohol.

You can lob a shot of something in prosecco, or fruit which some folk like.

Toucans are the new flamingos. You read it here first.

Prosecco is a big word that sounds posh and expensive to people with small minds. That’s why they like to write the big word on their walls, canvases, bags, etc.

I might write ‘Newcastle Brown Ale’ on my wall with a sharpie, then lick around it and through glitter at it.

Quite fancy a Tenents Super lager yoga bag^^

I always thought it's somewhat lame because it implies you are treated on the cheapo - some fizzy plonk instead of Champagne - and you're so cool and easy going as not to mind in the slightest.

'Love, Laugh and neck two Valium'
I need this on a wall decal thing

I love Prosecco and have since it wasn't fashionable. I also love Cava. I hated this trend as all I ever get is jokey cards and tat for any occasion (mainly from my mother) but am pleased gin is now taking over as the go-to, tear the arse out of it trend. Hopefully Prosecco will be uncool soon and I can drink it in peace.

YANBU and i recently had so much prosecco related tat for my birthday in the form of cards or signs (give me strength), make up bags etc

i do not wish to appear ungrateful but please, just buy me a candle, ha ha but not prosecco scented. (vom)

I actually used to quite like llamas years ago (as part of a long running joke with a friend) so now they’re everywhere people keep buying me llama stuff. I’ve tried explaining that I’m not that interested in llamas but there’s still a steady flow of llama ornaments, socks and car air fresheners (don’t have a car!) etc. I’m hoping the shops move on to another animal soon or that these very kind people realise they don’t need to spend their money on it.

My friend had this with pigs, she grew to hate pigs. I wonder what the next fad will be.

Yes!! I think it's naff. I was drinking prosecco 20 years ago when I lived in Italy - it was common in bars as an aperitivo. No big deal. So I've watched as Brits have adopted it as some kind of cheap adult pop.

I find jokes about drinking are in quite poor taste. And I think it gives a bit of a mixed message to kids growing up. Ok, enjoy a drink or two, but this country has a massive problem with alcohol. Not a laughing matter.