AIBU to admit I was influenced into buying those popular products?

[Notasbigasithink]

Okay I'll go first....
Those Norwegian socks
Purdy and Fig (caught me on one of those bloody automatic subscriptions too so I paid twice!)
The singing cactus toy! (Although I still think its funny 😂)

Yeah may have bought VT Reedle shot just lol

I bought some of those Tallow and Ash stain remover pen things. Pretty shit.

Good:

The original Philips air fryer from the 2010s
Smol dishwasher tablet subscription
Robot hoover
Robot lawnmower
Perfect fit blinds
Original ninja blender

Bad:
Fancy ninja air fryer
Shark hoover
Ancient and Brave collagen (I can’t get over the taste of fish)
Coffee pod machine (didn’t realise how much faff there was in recycling the pods)
Grind compostable coffee pods (to deal with the recycling issue - but the coffee is crap)
Many many different brands of water bottle

See I feel like I should use it today now. 😂

@TroysMammy I think you have influenced me into growing courgettes 😅

Oh God, I came here thinking I was quite resistant to the hard sell, but sure enough:

Shapermint vest thing- just kept rolling up and wasn't supportive enough without a bra.

Il makiage foundation- I actually really like it; am I alone?!

Must Have Ideas jumper bobble-remover and mould remover (again, both pretty good).

Puzzle feeder for the cat- apparently I can sod off with this bullshit and he'll stick to destroying the loo roll, thanks.

I've held out on the air fryer because of limited worktop space but feel certain I will give in eventually.

Very glad to have shunned Purdy and Figg, spiralisers and steam mops.

Any other Vivaia shoe-owners? I've bought two pairs and ruined one by washing them (do not do this- the smell was unholy).

Oh, and my dad had the singing fish and the whole family absolutely loved it- a very happy memory so worth whatever he paid!

Now, what are these Halara leg-thinning shorts of which you all speak.....? Why are they different from similar-looking shorts? Tell me the secret!

My latest kitchen gadget purchase was an electric egg boiler, recommended by my sister who lives in the US and uses one all the time. I’ve got arthritis in my hands and am finding my stainless steel pans a bit heavy to lift up. I absolutely love it! I can hard boil 6 eggs at a time ( I eat 2 a day on my high protein diet) just by pouring a little water from a provided mini jug into the base and switching on. In 9 minutes I have perfect hard boiled eggs. No more pan boiling over when I forget to watch it!

It’s quite small and fits in my pan drawer when not in use. I can also make poached eggs as well in a plastic container that’s included although I’ve not tried that yet.

I have a Karcher window vac languishing in the garage, it was ideal to get up the daily condensation from my windows before I went to work but once I had a positive air extractor fitted, I no longer get much condensation and my cleaner prefers to use a spray and cloth! I must find someone to give it to, my increasing problems with my mobility means I won’t be able to use it anymore.

My children call me the gadget queen but every now and again they agree that some gadgets are very useful - but not all of them! My daughter recently permanently “borrowed” my collapsible food storage containers which stack neatly and don’t take up much room so I had to buy some more from Just Have Ideas, one of my favourite gadget shops along with Lakeland.

This thread is hilarious and makes me very happy I came off social media 9 months ago - mainly to stop buying loads of crap that I got influenced to buy

https://thehalara.co.uk/products/Super-High-Waisted-Back-Pocket--Side-Hidden-Pocket-2-in-1-Yoga-Shorts-5-Longer-Length-24-606?pmui=24.2.collection.list.1.shorts-1&pmuih=shorts-1&promo=index.ShopByCategory.3&currentSkc=1807531&_gl=1m66ox5_upMQ.._gs*MQ..&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlerQBhDMARIsAB16H-WAL1Trq3clS-GSLAqSII36XPaTGu9XVOPzC5034T0b91h0vC8y_ykaAgtOEALw_wcB&gbraid=0AAAAAB_7KREIP9ZL-V_b5Lz5J9w0zudzg

These are the shorts I have. I don't know if they make my legs look thinner, but they are very comfortable and flattering and they wash well. I've worn them camping and to the beach.

90% of my wages at college went to The Gadget Shop.

I have fallen for a few things from musthaveideas, most of which have not lived up to their promise. For example:

Crystals that you chuck into the toilet bowl to create a foam that magically cleans your toilet. The thing is, you are supposed to start with a clean toilet before you use them (right!) and then they keep your loo sparkling clean for longer. No. They don’t. I’d prefer not to go into detail about how I know this as some people might still be eating their breakfast.

A tin opener that runs around the lid, cleanly lifting it off with no sharp edges. Again, no. I got so fed up having to reposition it after watching it nibble 1cm of tin at a time that I went back to my manual tin opener.

Also, a few years ago I fell for the whole Koh thing. A refillable spray of environmentally friendly, asthma friendly cleaning product that came with ‘special’ microfibre cloths. Honestly, it was basically water and elbow grease. The spray bottle is brilliant though. Nice consistent pressure. I still use it for, well, water!

So many expensive skincare products.
It's got to be the most fraudulent industry there is.

Wow. That's a throwback!

Got apple cider vinegar for toning my face after the internet raved about it. Immediately broke out in hundreds of tiny blisters.

I was almost persuaded to buy Purdy and Figg until my neighbour told me it was shit.

I have the halara shorts and have passes the exercising in them test so I’m happy with them, although a zip for the back pocket would be handy.

A Tiba + Marl? Baby change bag, about a decade ago. It was all over Instagram. Really expensive, not that practical and fell to bits. I blame baby brain for spending my statutory maternity pay on it 😕

Air Fryer - DH thought this a waste of money as we'd just fitted a new kitchen with double oven but he uses it more than I do. It does great crispy fries. It's a small Corsori one. Doesn't take up a lot of space and looks quite stylish.

Skin & Me with Tretoin - great for sun damage/ pigmentation.

I've had my eye on the Nordic socks so I'll be buying those!

My bookish bundle! Where the influencer picks random stationary for you
Fortunately I liked my package

You and the late Queen apparently

I think airfryers have proven themselves as not being a waste of space appliance now. I use mine all the time. I cooked salmon in it last night and bacon for our sandwiches this morning.

I’ve got a few, some good, some bad!
jelly bras (altho I got them second hand but bnwt on Vinted, 3 for £3) - so comfy and actually give reasonable support and a fairly nice shape
the spinning mop - vileda(?) - Brilliant, love it
Air fryer - brilliant also, use it loads
Pink Stuff spinny head cleaning brush thing - crap, honestly terrible
that bloody talking cactus - annoying as fuck but the kids love it
can’t think of any more right now, I’m sure there’s loads more! I don’t tend to buy them via social media or immediately but I keep coming back to things so it’s always even more disappointing when they’re crap… considered bad buys are much worse than impulse bad buys!

We had a singing fish AND a singing lobster! Not only did we own both but we bought a lot as Christmas presents. I bet our family and friends were so grateful!
I’m actually wondering where they’ve got to. I imagine one of my kids sneakily got rid - they’re all a bit more classy 😂 Looking back, they were state of the art, they sung when you walked past. Happy days.

What are you talking about halara is a brand they do lots of different clothes

What’s the correct way to use a steam mop. Asking for a friend

Very expensive one from me… Peloton bike.

In my defence, I love spinning and it was lockdown so all spin studios were closed.

That said, it was used once and then only used as a clothes horse in my bedroom for about 4 years until DH finally said enough and put it on FB marketplace for free.

I'm about to shame myself I fear.

Skin&me - the money I wasted on that! Useless on my skin.

Snail mucin - ok but not ground breaking

PLouise. I have nothing to say.

Singing cactus but actually it came from the charity shop so I don't mind so much.

Needoh - but I've had them for over a year now so didn't fall in with the current hype.

Blind boxes - I have display shelves now...

Medicube - my skin has NEVER looked so good, so I don't care what anyone says.

Shower head with balls. Crap.

Lash sensational tubing mascaras. Have several. Don't use them.

Lip stains/about 30 lip liners all from seeing people recommend them on tiktok. I don't know why. I hate anything except lipbalm on my lips.

I'm far too easily influenced I fear.