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What minor and unreasonable things have been irritating you lately?

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Bikergran · 19/04/2026 11:19

Things that have unreasonably annoyed me recently.

Bought some knickers a few months ago. Can't remember where from. They're really comfy and quite pretty, so wanted to buy some more. All the manufacturer's info has washed off the label, so I don't know where to get more.

People starting to load their stuff on to the conveyor belt at the supermarket checkout BEFORE I'VE FINISHED UNLOADING!!!

Being charged almost £11 for a 250ml wine in a pretentious restaurant- out of a bottle that costs less than £8 in the supermarket (less if there's an offer on).

Salad garnish on a plate of fish and chips. Good grief.

So, what utterly minor thing has insensibly irritated you recently?

OP posts:
Katemax82 · 27/05/2026 08:09

Bikergran · 19/04/2026 11:19

Things that have unreasonably annoyed me recently.

Bought some knickers a few months ago. Can't remember where from. They're really comfy and quite pretty, so wanted to buy some more. All the manufacturer's info has washed off the label, so I don't know where to get more.

People starting to load their stuff on to the conveyor belt at the supermarket checkout BEFORE I'VE FINISHED UNLOADING!!!

Being charged almost £11 for a 250ml wine in a pretentious restaurant- out of a bottle that costs less than £8 in the supermarket (less if there's an offer on).

Salad garnish on a plate of fish and chips. Good grief.

So, what utterly minor thing has insensibly irritated you recently?

When I worked in Sainsbury's the people who approached an empty conveyer belt and started loading it from the front always got someone come up and start loading as well this not leaving any space. The best thing is to load from the back or put a divider near the back of the belt thus leaving the whole conveyer belt free

WellFineThen · 27/05/2026 08:10

My Garmin rubs on my wrist and makes me so mad that I rip it off and throw it on the sofa in disgust. Then I'm sad because I don't know what my steps or heart rate is .. 😁

Katemax82 · 27/05/2026 08:15

2010Aussie · 19/04/2026 17:45

Driving Irritations

  1. Car drivers (obviously not learners) doing about 55 mph on a busy two-lane motorway at peak times - forcing everyone else to overtake them and causing a bottleneck in the outside lane.
  2. Vehicles driving without lights in poor visibility. The 'auto' setting on newer cars doesn't always illuminate the rear lights.
  3. Tailgating
  4. Hogging the centre lane.
  5. Drivers not giving way when they DON'T have priority - particularly not waiting behind a parked car with traffic coming the other way.
And on and on .....

There's a roundabout near me where people don't seem to give way to the right. I've had countless people zoom out as I'm going over the roundabout now I honk loudly at them all (illegal I know). Once I did it to a white van man who stuck his arm out the window and flipped me off

Katemax82 · 27/05/2026 08:18

thisfilmisboring123 · 19/04/2026 19:13

Husband and kids putting empty packets back in the fridge/cupboards instead of the bin.

Vogue Williams saying ‘cold’ on that Fairy advert.

People using the outer seat on busy trains for their bags. Just rude.

Some ignorant bloke sat in the outside seat of a train once and ignored me when I was trying to sit down with my baby daughter. My husband shook his shoulder firmly to get his attention which worked

Katemax82 · 27/05/2026 08:21

Bikergran · 20/04/2026 07:00

Because if they start loading their stuff while I still have most of my stuff in my trolley, they're not leaving me emough space, so I have physically had to shove their goods back to make space for mine. It's just rude.

Put the divider far enough back to leave you enough room as soon as you see someone approaching

Katemax82 · 27/05/2026 08:30

When I'm washing gross pots and trays and my husband or son place a glass in my gross washing up water, no matter how many times I tell them to wait until I've refilled the sink with nice clean water

Nogimachi · 28/05/2026 16:55

Speakers - people having phone conversations on speaker, people with loudspeakers on the beach or in the park. Sooo selfish disrupting everyone else’s peace.

And pouting selfies - since when did being so vain become acceptable rather than embarrassing?

Apprenante · 28/05/2026 18:31

My hearing aid being uncomfortable in my ear canal on a hot day.

KnittyKnotty · 28/05/2026 18:36

My 45 year old arsehole neighbour in the flat under me 'playing' in the garden alone by bouncing a football as high as he can making a right fecking racket.

Hence no kids in the house, just him and his fake orgasm screaming wife.

Nautiesdese · 28/05/2026 18:39

Husband slurping tea. Ear torture.

NoCarCantGoFar · 28/05/2026 19:13

Really sick of the niggling headache that’s plagued me all bloody day… I’ve been so unproductive because of it. Painkillers just take the edge off it, but I’ve just flopped around, snapping at everyone like a pissed off crocodile!
The fecking big white van parked outside my lovely bay window, since Monday, so I can’t see the sky with all its bird activity and it’s tall enough to be blocking so much daylight. Park it outside your on bloody house, knobby.
Oh - and your MOT is 2 months out of date😡
DP who is doing competitive illness syndrome with me over “the headache” I can’t wait to grump off to bed and start a new day!

Duvetdayneeded · 28/05/2026 19:28

Having to pay for an online clothes return when I thought it was free. Thanks nobody

FunMustard · 28/05/2026 20:35

I was just thinking what a pleasant day I've had nothing to moan about here!

AND THEN

Second Born does an announcement on the Alexa to tell me First Born is putting his clean washing in the tumble dryer. I thunder out to the kitchen to tell him to stop being so bloody lazy and hang the stuff out, it's not only still warm out, it's also breezy. It might be dry before bedtime.

AND THEN

I follow him to the dryer, and find he's put in, I kid you not, 2 pairs of pants and 2 pairs of socks. So bone idle couldn't even be bothered to hang those up!

So yeah, that has irritated me today!

ilovepixie · 29/05/2026 13:29

FinallyHere · 19/04/2026 18:36

I’m not following the thing about loading stuff on to the conveyer belt at the checkout before the previous person has finished unloading? What am I missing ?

Why do the supermarkets provide separators , to delineate the next persons shopping if the belt is dedicated to one person at a time.

Because if the person next in line puts their shopping on the belt before the current customer has finished unloading, then the current customer has nowhere to put their stuff.

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