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Lighthearted- What petty thing(s) bother you?

288 replies

AllaMova · 26/03/2026 14:03

I have quite a specific example.

I have a family member who saves photos from my social media page, saves them and then posts them onto her own page. (Without permission.)

It has been driving me nuts, even though it’s so petty!

What about you?

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Imtornanddontknowwhattodo · 26/03/2026 18:16

Supermarkets that have loads of people stacking shelves but no or hardly any checkouts open.

Sometimessmiling · 26/03/2026 18:16

DancingFerret · 26/03/2026 15:10

People who knock the door even though our Ring doorbell is clearly visible.

People who start a sentence with "myself".

Anyone who parks nose in.

Anyone who parks nose in at an angle and takes up two spaces.

I like going nose in but never take up more than one space. But on the point of parking empty car park in supermarket and why do you come back to a car with side of you when there are a million other spaces. Makes my teeth on edge

Alphabet1spaghetti2 · 26/03/2026 18:16

ClippyMuldoon · 26/03/2026 18:11

When you ask a question in a group app ir Facebook e.g. does anyone have a drill I could borrow and someone replies with No I don't. Or similar - you ask for a recommendation of a Greek restaurant in a specific place e.g. London and some twerp tells you all about a great Japanese place in Birmingham. Fools.

Posted in Swadlincote Facebook hun!

🤣

pollydollydoodlealltheway · 26/03/2026 18:19

Use of the word “youse” or “use” as in “youse have been very helpful”
and a wet dish cloth in the sink.

Satarn · 26/03/2026 18:24

The double standards on mumsnet.

largeprintagathachristie · 26/03/2026 18:27

At work we have packs of antiseptic wipes left out around and about the office - probably a hangover from Covid and many people now hot desk.

Colleagues DON’T CLOSE THE PACKAGING ON THE WIPES, so they dry out and are useless and are thrown away then the cycle begins again with new packs.

Unused product + plastic + chemicals isn’t great for the environment.

Home is a wipe-free zone, in contrast.

Philandbill · 26/03/2026 18:43

Ect. It's etc. from etcetera. It's not difficult to put three letters in the correct order.

Quokka2 · 26/03/2026 18:43

NotAnotherScarf · 26/03/2026 14:17

People who wear odd socks.
People who don't wait their turn in a pub.
The change in pronouncing proven, from Pru ven to pro ven it really really gets my goat.

Scottish people say proh-ven. "Not proven" is a Scottish legal concept and that is how it is pronounced (even when said by e.g. English people on the news)

changedusernameforthis1 · 26/03/2026 18:45

People who walk right behind you, talking loudly. They make no effort to move around you.
I've started stopping so that they have to go past, as it drives me insane.

Adverts on prime - I already pay for my subscription, why should I pay more to not have ads?

shouldicontactthisperson · 26/03/2026 18:46

Certain phrases people use on Facebook:
”oh my!”
”so this just happened….”
”6 years of Teagan-Leigh” (instead of just writing that Teagan-Leigh turned 6 today)

Personalised number plates that use numbers To substitute for letters eg G4RY - it just looks like he couldn’t afford a better one.

Cat weirdos. There was a thread last week with people comparing “hilarious” stories about their cats masturbating 🤢. I clicked on it by accident as it was in active threads.

When you bend over backwards to help someone and then they say “thanks anyway.”

TigerRag · 26/03/2026 18:48

ClippyMuldoon · 26/03/2026 18:11

When you ask a question in a group app ir Facebook e.g. does anyone have a drill I could borrow and someone replies with No I don't. Or similar - you ask for a recommendation of a Greek restaurant in a specific place e.g. London and some twerp tells you all about a great Japanese place in Birmingham. Fools.

I had a Facebook friend who would comment on everything I posted. Even to tell me she had no idea what I was talking about

And yes in part it's why we're not friends anymore

Auburngal · 26/03/2026 18:50

PearlSpam · 26/03/2026 14:51

Anything claiming to be salted caramel flavour that isn’t actually salty.

I have the same thing with things that say hot n spicy. But not. Even my late DGM could have eaten it

Auburngal · 26/03/2026 18:55

See people who get a trolley at a supermarket. Finds a shopping list, bag from bakery, cabbage leaf. They sling into the next trolley when there’s a bin by the trolley bay

NimbleHiker · 26/03/2026 18:57

People who grunt when i ask them a simple question. Then they moan when i haven't made them a coffee. If you had answered my question instead of grunting at me i would have made you a coffee.

Fizbosshoes · 26/03/2026 18:58

People saying St Pancreas station instead of St Pancras
Also people that listen to headphones so unbelievably loudly they might as well not bother, because you can hear it from 3 rows away. At least people using phones or screens without headphones are being upfront about how unsocial they are! 🤣

LoyalMember · 26/03/2026 19:05

Guys that wear socks with sliders. People that are forward, cheeky, and entitled. Dentists that pester and harrass you to get extra stuff done.

Auroraloves · 26/03/2026 19:08

People who send long voice notes, I’m just putting it on double speed and barely listen

PotatoHeading · 26/03/2026 19:11

Qashgal · 26/03/2026 14:52

People who start a controversial thread and never come back to it despite hundreds of following posts.

Getting pills out of blister packs - really hurts my fingers as Ive got arthritis and takes forever to get teeny tablets out of several packs for a weekly organiser.

Mothers day flowers from M&S dying after just over a week. I bet they were expensive too.

Me wanting to treat myself to 'something' but cant find any tat I like on Haul or Temu.

Just seen that they sell Blister Pack Openers or Tablet Openers on ebay. Sorry, don't know how to add the link. Just thought it might help you. There's usually a tool for everything these days!

MiddleAgedDread · 26/03/2026 19:21

NotAnotherScarf · 26/03/2026 14:17

People who wear odd socks.
People who don't wait their turn in a pub.
The change in pronouncing proven, from Pru ven to pro ven it really really gets my goat.

That’s a very Scottish thing!

LoyalMember · 26/03/2026 19:23

These arseholes who queue up at the bar in a pub. Looking at you, Wetherspoons wankers.

OrsolaRosso · 26/03/2026 19:24

Poppies on the front of cars.

Gardenalia · 26/03/2026 19:27

Men in shorts unless it’s actual summertime or they are playing sport.

Men in general really - revolting creatures.

HorribleHisTories15 · 26/03/2026 19:27

People who I know in real life who claim that they don’t know what they are doing at work/ play being ditsy, but who seem to keep progressing from one directorial role to another one of senior management, and then only stay that role for under 18months. ??? How???

AllaMova · 26/03/2026 19:28

shouldicontactthisperson · 26/03/2026 18:46

Certain phrases people use on Facebook:
”oh my!”
”so this just happened….”
”6 years of Teagan-Leigh” (instead of just writing that Teagan-Leigh turned 6 today)

Personalised number plates that use numbers To substitute for letters eg G4RY - it just looks like he couldn’t afford a better one.

Cat weirdos. There was a thread last week with people comparing “hilarious” stories about their cats masturbating 🤢. I clicked on it by accident as it was in active threads.

When you bend over backwards to help someone and then they say “thanks anyway.”

The (number) years of (name) thing annoys me too. Also, when people say they’re “celebrating” someone. Ugh.

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LoyalMember · 26/03/2026 19:28

Creationists