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To want to know the pettiest things that annoys you.

488 replies

IseeNarcPeople · 16/08/2023 21:30

Just for fun to take our minds off the huge, horrible stuff in our lives.
Me :
Tiny, tiny cloves of garlic
"Pull tab here"

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IseeNarcPeople · 16/08/2023 21:32

*annoy

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MrFoxLovesComingToOurPlace · 16/08/2023 21:34

Lots of petty little things drive me mad, but the main one at the moment is when my husband leaves a cupboard or drawer open.

stbrandonsboat · 16/08/2023 21:40

Middle aged men who are the types who say "you don't wanna do it like that, you wanna do it like this" when they see you doing something. They're called things like Malcolm and Nigel and wear polyester trousers and zip up jackets. They're incredibly nosey and interfere in everything and love bossing people around. In their workplaces they spent their time sucking in air through their teeth and shaking their head when asked to do a task. They usually work as mechanics, builders, surveyors, plumbers or civil engineers. They own a caravan and drive at 40mph everywhere. Their ultimate fantasy is to own a Morris Minor and drive a steam train.

CymruChris · 16/08/2023 21:44

People who say expresso instead of espresso

F0RBIDDEN · 16/08/2023 21:48

Seatbelt beeping at me. FUCK OFF IM JUST ABOUT TO OUT IT ON

F0RBIDDEN · 16/08/2023 21:50

Microwave beeping at me that it has finished. I KNOW IM COMING, STOP FUCKING BEEPING

AdditionalCharacter · 16/08/2023 21:51

People who scan everything at a self scan, pay, then proceed to pack items at the till. DO IT WHILE SCANNING!

Surely2023IsTheYearForMyRainbowBaby · 16/08/2023 21:53

Those fridges and freezers that throw a hissy fit 10 seconds after the doors been opened

dizzydizzydizzy · 16/08/2023 21:55

CymruChris · 16/08/2023 21:44

People who say expresso instead of espresso

This!

HerAvatar · 16/08/2023 21:55

Washing up cutlery, annoying fiddly fuckers (no room for a dishwasher before anyone says it, our kitchen is the size of a postage stamp), the new attached lids on pop bottles and the plastic wrap on the outside of cucumbers Angry

F0RBIDDEN · 16/08/2023 21:55

Having to go to the toilet. It's so inconvenient

IseeNarcPeople · 16/08/2023 21:56

@F0RBIDDEN
OMG I want to kill my microwave, that needy demanding beeping goes right through me. I swear at it every day.
I did Google that you can turn it off, but I tried the instructions for my model but it didn't work.

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HerAvatar · 16/08/2023 21:57

Oh, and people who spell ridiculous rediculous, it makes me grind my teeth it annoys me so much Blush

FrogTaped · 16/08/2023 21:58

When I get myself a coffee I'll ask my husband if he wants a drink.

He usually replies "Yeah, please."
I'll say "What do you want?"
Then, without fail, he will say "What have we got?"

What have we got?! The exact same fucking options that we have had for the past decade. He knows what we've got!

Nothing on this planet is more irritating.

1983Louise · 16/08/2023 21:58

People who put - This - on a MN comment, it's lazy, you should have your own opinions

Iam4eels · 16/08/2023 21:59

Drivers, and it's almost always Audi drivers, who ride up my arse along a very specific local road despite me doing the speed limit (it's 30mph) and then have the nerve to toot when we get to the blind junction/give way line at the end. Shall I pull out in front of that incoming bus just so you can get to your destination 30 seconds sooner? Nob.

Bumblebee112 · 16/08/2023 22:00

My area manager and another colleague who say “pacifically” when they mean “specifically” 😳
No idea if this is a wider issue or just these 2 clowns but it pisses me off 🤣

paddleboarder12 · 16/08/2023 22:01

People chewing loudly.

ShitImPregnant · 16/08/2023 22:04

People who get borrow and lend mixed up.

IseeNarcPeople · 16/08/2023 22:05

@Bumblebee112
It's very common, you can notice it with newsreaders/presenters quite often.

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SpamFrittersYouSay · 16/08/2023 22:06

'Pull back film.'

Never does.

Droppit · 16/08/2023 22:06

My neighbour who lets their dog into their garden in the early morning and they bark. Not loads - just a few barks but it really annoys me.

Strawberryfieldsforeverrr · 16/08/2023 22:07

My lying bastard of a washing machine. Says there's 4 minutes left, that could be anything from 30 seconds up to half an hour. I've sometimes had a coffee and peed twice in the "4 minutes". Turd faced little fibber.

blutterfly · 16/08/2023 22:07

DH not folding his towel properly so it fits on the towel rail neatly

People driving in middle or outside lanes continuously on motorways when not overtaking

Drivers who don’t indicate

people using disabled or parent & child spaces for their van/sports car/Land Rover (and not disabled or with child)

Asda grocery delivery substitutes

JapaneseSlipper · 16/08/2023 22:08

People who say “vinegar-ette”

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