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I’m in a mood. What should be banned (lighthearted)

531 replies

Merryoldgoat · 10/01/2025 19:05

Fucking door knocking charity callers. Why is it allowed? It’s intrusive and I bloody hate it.

Pink deodorant - always cloying and horribly floral.

Having to refill rinse aid

I think the menopause is hitting hard today.

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Pibrea · 10/01/2025 19:39

Playing stuff out loud on your phone in public places, especially public transport 🤬🤬🤬

CatStoleMyChocolate · 10/01/2025 19:39

I have found my people.

People who listen to things on public transport without headphones. Although the sex in relationships podcast was quite interesting.

People who shout at retail staff instead of politely articulating the problem.

People who don’t understand what the term RSVP means or why it might be polite to respond to let the organising parent know whether their DC would like to attend a birthday party. Particularly annoying when at least one of the radio silence people is the one who sent about four reminders for her own DC’s party. Hoping for no curveballs as I refuse to do more than a couple of spare party bags…

Excess stomach acid, irritable bowel syndrome, anxiety, period pains and perimenopause.

Grown adults who reference “boxes of choccies” in professional communications.

Bing.

TheWildRosie · 10/01/2025 19:40

I am in a mood too, same reasoning. At this moment, just ban everything.. arrggh. Grin

CarmelaBrunella · 10/01/2025 19:40

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 10/01/2025 19:34

Those people who come in the supermarket where I work and 'rearrange the shelves' - you know the sort, who 'amusingly' take a frozen pizza and hide it down the back of the tins section or put ice cream in the toothpaste shelving or small bars of chocolate behind the dogfood.

Fuck off you bastardy bastards, I spend half my shift trying to tidy up your messes, you twats.

Thank you, I feel better now.

That's horrible and a shocking waste of food. There was someone on a thread here recently who said that her hobby was to go to supermarkets and crush biscuits and crisp packets and smash bread. Idiot.

BiggerBoat1 · 10/01/2025 19:41

Anyone who calls their pet a fur baby.

SabreIsMyFave · 10/01/2025 19:41

FanofLeaves · 10/01/2025 19:20

This kind of shite on facebook

Edited

LOL that is hideous! Bet this person starts some sentences off with 'Reader....' and 'Kindly.....' and 'Gently....' and says 'use your words' and 'new year new me!'

😂

DoloresODonovan · 10/01/2025 19:41

SleepToad · 10/01/2025 19:09

Over scented clothes washing powders/liquid/softeners... they stink and are designed to cover the fact that washing at 20degrees with those products doesn't actually clean your clothes.

and made with animal fats

fixingmylife · 10/01/2025 19:41

Elon Musk.

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 10/01/2025 19:43

CarmelaBrunella · 10/01/2025 19:40

That's horrible and a shocking waste of food. There was someone on a thread here recently who said that her hobby was to go to supermarkets and crush biscuits and crisp packets and smash bread. Idiot.

It's okay if we get to it before it defrosts - this is why half my shift is spent running around peering at shelves. As long as the frozen item is still frozen, it can go back where it came from, and obviously the chocolate/crisps/any other random item that they think won't be noticed (why they think it's so hysterical to HIDE the food I don't know) can just go back onto its proper shelf. It only goes to waste if it's defrosted.

EveryOtherNameTaken · 10/01/2025 19:44

FanofLeaves · 10/01/2025 19:20

This kind of shite on facebook

Edited

That really is utter shite. Twat. That's put me in a strop.

LaPalmaLlama · 10/01/2025 19:44

People who listen to videos and music with no headphones
People who chew audibly
Idiotic teenagers riding ebikes/escooters with no lights and clad in black. Do they actively want to die? (to be fair these are technically banned so....)
Jayne Middlemiss
Sniffers
The entire cast of Violent Shitness (their acting has taken another downturn in Series 28)
The producers of Squid Games for not finishing off Season 2 properly.
Farrow and Ball for making paint that looks nothing like the colour card IRL

CarmelaBrunella · 10/01/2025 19:44

Vroomfondleswaistcoat · 10/01/2025 19:43

It's okay if we get to it before it defrosts - this is why half my shift is spent running around peering at shelves. As long as the frozen item is still frozen, it can go back where it came from, and obviously the chocolate/crisps/any other random item that they think won't be noticed (why they think it's so hysterical to HIDE the food I don't know) can just go back onto its proper shelf. It only goes to waste if it's defrosted.

Oh I see. Pain in the arse anyway.

DoloresODonovan · 10/01/2025 19:45

Carouselfish · 10/01/2025 19:39

Tweens making youtube content.

Actually… some of these have appeared on my ‘Shorts’ over the last year, which I found really concerning, a) cos, why are you showing me this pre pubescent girl gyrating, in her bedroom without parents knowledge and consent, or anyway I didn’t imagine they would be thrilled, comments turned off and why are you doing this anyway, silly girl!!!

BashfulClam · 10/01/2025 19:46

Tutorpuzzle · 10/01/2025 19:09

Utter tossers who go to the gym with streaming coughs, colds and today, unbelievably, with raging conjunctivitis.

Glad I got that off my chest!

Yes and then they don’t wipe down the machine…I don’t want to sit in your arse sweat!

CarmelaBrunella · 10/01/2025 19:46

People who decide to go for a run in this weather, but can't run on icy pavements, so run in the middle of the road, holding up a line of traffic on an icy, hilly road.

50Balesofgrey · 10/01/2025 19:46

fixingmylife · 10/01/2025 19:41

Elon Musk.

Too fucking right. Thank God for swearing though

aylis · 10/01/2025 19:46

People tapping their nails on things
Offices with a ridiculous amount of sweets and biscuits

WonderingWanda · 10/01/2025 19:46

Billyandharry · 10/01/2025 19:33

Teenage boys with their hands down their pants.

Can we add "sagging" to that. When is my dc going to stop wearing his waistband under his buttocks, he looks ridiculous.

DoloresODonovan · 10/01/2025 19:47

Little dogs on one side of the pavement on a loooong lead, human on the other side and a tripwire betwixt with no sign of retraction.

Printedword · 10/01/2025 19:47

The BBC omitting 'the' when describing things that need it in front to make a sensible sentance - 'BBC has learned' 'wild fires in USA'

Car ownership but only of bus infrastructure improves

Thepossibility · 10/01/2025 19:48

Merryoldgoat · 10/01/2025 19:05

Fucking door knocking charity callers. Why is it allowed? It’s intrusive and I bloody hate it.

Pink deodorant - always cloying and horribly floral.

Having to refill rinse aid

I think the menopause is hitting hard today.

I have recently bought a no knocking sign on Amazon and it's been brilliant. It was getting ridiculous the amount we were being disturbed before it went up.

I’m in a mood. What should be banned (lighthearted)
rainythursdayontheavenue · 10/01/2025 19:48

The slobs at work leaving the kitchen area looking like a cess pit. Clean up after yourselves, you filthy bastards.

onwardsup4 · 10/01/2025 19:48

Was having an absolute moment the other day, proper stressed out it was just after Xmas before new year million things going on at the time. Then two smartly dressed men from the church of Jesus Christ knocked on the door. Was just what I needed 🤯

onwardsup4 · 10/01/2025 19:48

MyDeepZebra · 10/01/2025 19:13

Orange men with tiny hands.

😂

JoanThursday · 10/01/2025 19:48

SabreIsMyFave · 10/01/2025 19:33

My DH drives me BATSHIT when he is eating nuts (peanuts/dry roasted/cashews...) He has a little bowl with around 80-100 nuts in it, and he eats them ONE AT A TIME! Makes me feel actually genuinely violent. I have to leave the room. It is sooooooooooooo irritating. Angry

I am sure I can think of other things that need banning. But yeah, as the OP said, people knocking the door begging for money. AND chuggers outside Morrisons and Sainsburys trying to get you to sign up for a monthly payment to their charity. I can't leave the store without passing them.' Madam, do you like animals???' (No I fucking hate them!) Hmm I pretend I am on my phone quite often, so they can't engage with me as I am 'talking to someone.'

Also people trying to sell me a funeral plan or trying to get me to make a will. I juts say 'not interested thanks' Yet 2 days later will man/funeral man is still there and he asks me again. And again. And again. It's intrusive and fucking annoying.

Chuggers in general. Fuck off.

Nuts - Yes!! Here too. One at a time. And I did indeed leave the room....