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Things that are impossible to find but really shouldn't be.

393 replies

HairyShins · 30/01/2022 16:00

I want an affordable hard back A3 notebook with lined paper that is thick enough to write on both sides. It needs a pen holder. Not too thick or thin and not spiral bound. Not ugly.
I've been looking for months and can I find one?!

What things are you searching for that really shouldn't be this hard to find?

OP posts:
Peas252 · 30/01/2022 19:38

@Dandelionflower

A toaster that can toast a whole slice of normal sized bread.
I've not come across a toaster yet that can't toast a slice of normal sized bread. Normally, I rotate the bread 90 degrees so that it goes in horizontally.
Phineyj · 30/01/2022 19:40

@HugeAckmansWife Decathlon have plain black swim costumes for £8 - just saw some today.

HunterHearstHelmsley · 30/01/2022 19:40

I've never had a toaster that will fit the bread horizontally. I've had a selection the past 18 months as they all keep breaking.

cherrytopcake · 30/01/2022 19:40

@SisterAgatha

Crisps that aren’t grab bag. I don’t want all those crisps and I can’t leave a packet unfinished, can I!!!!
This
cherrytopcake · 30/01/2022 19:42

Have searched the whole internet for a narrow/rectangular shaped side table.

ToWhere · 30/01/2022 19:47

Rawhide chews for dogs, the flat white ones, have disappeared from everywhere in the last few weeks.

SpiderinaWingMirror · 30/01/2022 19:49

@HugeAckmansWife
David luke online school uniform shop

Cheermonger · 30/01/2022 19:52

Petrol pumps that don’t give me anxiety. Can you not make it REALLY SIMPLE to differentiate between petrol and diesel?

WeirdlyKind · 30/01/2022 19:52

Toasting orientation

Things that are impossible to find but really shouldn't be.
Things that are impossible to find but really shouldn't be.
Things that are impossible to find but really shouldn't be.
LabMonkey · 30/01/2022 19:55

@Wingingitsince2018

One of those wall mounted holders that you clip your broom/mop/duster in to. All the clip bits broke on ours and I assumed it would be easy to pick up another but I was wrong.
I got a really good one on amazon which has hooks too.
MyBottleOfRibena · 30/01/2022 20:01

@bippityboppity87

Barr Cherryade seems to have disappeared where I live. Checked three different supermarkets. Nowhere to be found
Poundland or onestops
OnaBegonia · 30/01/2022 20:08

@ToWhere
Rawhide has toxic ingredients, many places are withdrawing it.

Badbadbunny · 30/01/2022 20:09

@SecretaryOfNagriculture

I'm shocked that nobody's said, "A decent man" yet.
They're all taken very quickly - the longer you leave it, the fewer there are.
ghostyslovesheets · 30/01/2022 20:13

@crumbs76

Fitted sheets for small double beds

@InThePresenceOfWeevil John Lewis!

M+S also - £11
mum2jakie · 30/01/2022 20:14

A simple pair of black bookcut work trousers in a size 12. Looked everywhere in Manchester yesterday and none in that size/style. The ones in M&S all had partially elasticated waists and looked like something my nan would wear. (And she died in 1995)

TheHateIsNotGood · 30/01/2022 20:17

Hydrogen Peroxide from the chemist, sold in glass bottles just like Witch Hazel is - great for cleaning cuts/wounds, diluted further for ears and painful teeth (mouthwash).

Can't get it now as apparently it's a bomb-making ingredient. Bloody terrorists, fucking things up and causing mayhem in bathroom cabinets across the UK.

DuesToTheDirt · 30/01/2022 20:22

A high-vis jacket made for women (not 6' workmen with arms like gorillas) that is waterproof with a hood. Just doesn't exist!

Moonshine5 · 30/01/2022 20:31

B and M Stores

Moonshine5 · 30/01/2022 20:31

For Boost chocolate bars

Belle96 · 30/01/2022 20:33

@HairyShins

I want an affordable hard back A3 notebook with lined paper that is thick enough to write on both sides. It needs a pen holder. Not too thick or thin and not spiral bound. Not ugly. I've been looking for months and can I find one?!

What things are you searching for that really shouldn't be this hard to find?

The Works has absolutely everything.........
goldensilver · 30/01/2022 20:33

Pepto bismol

School trousers that are the correct size for my kids

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