Sick of hearing about "bits"

[HelloDenise]

I'm fed up of reading about people going to B&M, Home Bargains, Next, M&S, the pound shop or wherever to get some autumn .... BITS!

Throws, pumpkins, candles, cushions, foliage, wreaths and garlands ARE NOT BLOODY BITS! They're whole, substantial items, not bits of items .

Where the hell did this come from? Or should I be on Pedants' corner?

Me too 😂 why do people care what others do. Don't like it don't buy it lol

When I say ‘bits’ I mean nothing in particular, so I’m undecided and will just pick up what I fancy.

The thread isn't complaining about people buying decor. I buy autumn decorations. I just don't call them bits because they are, you know, whole items.

She hasn't eaten a lamb chop for about ten years. And one adult plus two teens with different schedules means sat round a table only happens about once a week. But thanks.

‘Bits’ makes me think of genitalia too. I hate the phrase ‘picky bits’ - think it means beige-type food, crisps etc? No idea where it came from but it conjures up people picking their ‘bits’ to me - gross!

Because the planet is drowning in this tacky tat.

I hate to break it to you, but the c word means exactly the same in Lady Chatterly’s Lover as it does today. Hence the book was banned. You have filthy taste in books 😉

It brings up disgusting mental images, doesn't it!?

Of course it does. How on earth did that poster manage to read Lawrence and yet be sub literate? Astounding.

'Slide into my DMs' creates a different picture in my mind. In the Olden Days, DMs used to mean Doc Marten boots.

It makes me laugh when people say it’s just tat that will get chucked in landfill. I mean, yes some/a lot of it probably will. But I bet the people posting aren’t perfect in their environmental/ethical efforts either.

I was about to this.
Who says ‘bits’ means plastic tat?

I think I might say bits but I’m honestly not sure.

I often go to the likes of B&M or Home Bargains for my cleaning products and generally don’t have a list but often come out with ‘bits’ that I didn’t necessarily go looking for.

You have an issue with the word...I have an issue with the whole action of it. Why do you have to go out on a special trip to buy Autumn "bits".
If you're out shopping anyway and see something you genuinely like, by all means buy it.
When society is so wasteful and especially with a COL crisis, to buy a whole load of new decorations for a particular season/day is just wasteful. (Same as when people buy new kitchen items when they're changing the colour scheme every other year)

That is just my opinion though and I know it may be unreasonable - its up to other people what they spend their money on.

This reminds me of that Tom Grennan song about a little bit of love. I can't work out what a little bit of love actually is but it sounds annoying. Bits, bytes

It's cosy and twee and makes me shudder. I assumed it must be an English turn of phrase on here. We Scots might say "Just picking up a few things" or "I need some bits and pieces" however even the latter gets some side eye from me as it's borderline twee.

But BITS in isolation? Never! [Reaches for Braveheart warpaint]

Completely agree. The ubiquitous bits give me hives. Even worse if people ‘grab some bits’.

Indeed, would more accurate to describe it as plastic landfill.

Also dislike the trend of "bakes" as a noun. They're cakes not bakes - stop trying to make them sound cool and insouciant. I am aware of tray bakes of course, but these should be referred to by their full name. I blame Bake-Off.

Plus the American ‘math’ is coming more common it’s MATHS!!!

Don't worry. Just teasing you. I'm not really from Yorkshire.

@Mokel and it is usually referring to Arithmetic anyway rather than Mathematics

Isn't just a shortening of bits and bobs? Or bits and pieces? I think it's appropriate for b&m as I definitely walk out with a load of bits and pieces when I only intended to buy loo roll!

Wow you must move in different circles from me - I haven’t heard anyone say bits and bobs for years. To me it’s a very old fashioned phrase.

Isn't there a carrier bag that proclaims "I can't be trusted at B&M"?