Trivial things that make you annoyed beyond expectations?

[classic33]

Bloody office Secret Santa… thank you very much for the frilly red ‘men’s knickers’! Just what I wanted. Especially the little pouch at the front! 😳

They’re staying in my desk drawer to be regifted next year…

You might upset the person who got them for you. Maybe they were wanting to see you wandering about the office in them.

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

I have not been able to find bars of soap in my local Aldi! They have lots of plastic bottles with shower gel etc in, but no old-style soap. I am going to stroll round to Lidl instead tonight and buy a multi-pack. They have all the wasteful plastic-enclosed products too, but at least they also still sell soap in bars.

Tesco generally have basic soap
it is normally on th every bottom shelf and is labelled "Bath Soap"
I found it many many years ago when I realised that the rash I had might be caused by the "fancy bits" in the various types fo soap I used
and "Simple" soap was and expensive way version of exactly the same thing without half the ingredients
but "Bath Soap" was the same thing for 1/4 the price

In Tesco it is in a cheap plastic wrapper - sort of bluey greenish - specifically designed to be unappealing so you buy the expensive smelly ones

but it works

why it is to be used in the bath and not washbasin and/or shower is still a mystery
I suspect the word marketing comes into it

 

[Alex321]

why it is to be used in the bath and not washbasin and/or shower is still a mystery
I suspect the word marketing comes into it

Probably the size of the block. You would be expected to use smaller blocks in a washbasin, where you are normally only washing hands and face.

 

[Electric_Andy]

Yes, even in my huge Tesco extra, there are only 3 choices of soap. Pears (smells lovely), Dettol anti-bacterial soap (which I use for my armpits), and the old classic Imperial Leather. All of which last far longer than a bottle of the stupid expensive stuff. The ones aimed at men are particularly stupid; and all smell of minty sh1te with Lynx Africa and sweaty cricket boxes thrown in

 

[Tenkaykev]

Wilko used to do an own brand Tea Tree soap which is mildly antiseptic and I found it ideal as a shaving soap.

 

[Electric_Andy]

I think the problem is now, as someone else said, is marketing. A simple, cheap bar of shaving soap does not make the manufacturer much money, so they've had to invent all manner of oils and fancy aerasol creams to make you think it works better. From previous experience, I can see a company "re-inventing" some old brand of soap, covering it with old-fashioned "retro" designs and labelling, and charging £6.99. You know what I mean; a lumberjack with a beard on the label, or someone in a 1950's suit

 

[deuxfois]

I'd always assumed that the soap in shaving sticks was specially formulated to create a rich, slippery foam ideal for shaving. However, it seems that most ordinary toilet soaps work just about as well if you use a shaving brush. Not as handy as a stick of soap, but it'll do until I track down the real thing. The search goes on ....

 

[figbat]

I'd always assumed that the soap in shaving sticks was specially formulated to create a rich, slippery foam ideal for shaving. However, it seems that most ordinary toilet soaps work just about as well if you use a shaving brush. Not as handy as a stick of soap, but it'll do until I track down the real thing. The search goes on ....

The main purpose of a shaving foam is to hold water on the stubble. Hair, like finger/toenails, softens when wet, which is why it is best to shave during/after a shower or bath (it's also why a Turkish barber will wrap a warm damp towel around your face before shaving). Lubrication and moisturising is a secondary benefit but I find I can shave cleanly and effectively in the bath with just perspiration as the lubricant.

 

[Fastpedaller]

The main purpose of a shaving foam is to hold water on the stubble. Hair, like finger/toenails, softens when wet, which is why it is best to shave during/after a shower or bath (it's also why a Turkish barber will wrap a warm damp towel around your face before shaving). Lubrication and moisturising is a secondary benefit but I find I can shave cleanly and effectively in the bath with just perspiration as the lubricant.

All this talk of soaps etc reminded me of an old Not The Nine O'clock News sketch

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6IBiR9m3vY


ps. Lidl sell a good basic soap, about £1 for 4 bars

 

[simongt]

bloody animals!

bloody animals!

Correction. animals know better - !

 

[simongt]

Where can I buy a simple soap refill to put in the 'holster'

I buy my shaving soap sticks from Amazon, no problem. My preferred brand is Arko: works well for me with a DE razor.
The more you buy the cheaper it is; currently £7.49 for five or £12.49 for twelve. And they last well.
No brainer - !

 

[deuxfois]

Thanks, Simon. Did a bit of searching for Arko, and have now ordered a few sticks from eBay. Should last me ages.

 

[matticus]

All this talk of soaps etc reminded me of an old Not The Nine O'clock News sketch

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d6IBiR9m3vY

I struggle to see the word aerosol without thinking of that.
(Bit like when Dolby sound reduction is mentioned ... )

 

[ColinJ]

I struggle to see the word aerosol without thinking of that.
(Bit like when Dolby sound reduction is mentioned ... )

Hmm...

I got the exact bike shop equivalent of that when I got back into cycling 30 years ago.

ColinJ: Hello, I'd like to buy some cycling gloves please

Bike shop owner: Feel the cold, do we?

ColinJ: Eh?

Owner: You said that you wanted 'gloves'...

ColinJ: Yes - to protect my hands if I fall off, help prevent blisters on long rides, used to wipe off sweat and so on.

Owner: And you want 'gloves' in the summer?

ColinJ: Er, yes...

Owner: Long fingered?

ColinJ: No, as you said - it's the summer - short-fingered gloves.

Owner: Oh - MITTS - you don't want gloves, you want mitts - track mitts - why didn't you say so!

ColinJ (under breath, to self): You total effing w****r!!! If I hadn't just travelled 2 miles in my lunch break to buy the bloody mitts, I'd walk out without buying them, and never return!

ColinJ (with forced smile, and clipped voice): Yes, please, I'd like to buy a pair of track mitts...

 

[simongt]

Should last me ages.

I bought a box of twelve recently; good value.
As I'm seventy, may even last me out - !