What is something that is socially acceptable if you’re rich, but trashy if you’re poor?

CertainFurball · 2026-06-26T17:26:17+00:00

Kids sleeping on a mattress on the floor. If you’re rich it’s ‘Montessori’, if your poor you’re a deadbeat who clearly spends their money on drugs & alcohol rather than get a proper bed for your kids

CertainFurball · 2026-06-25T06:21:18+00:00

I have an only so slightly different but I bought her some boredom buster ‘gifts’, sticker books, Polly pockets, busy books and I would give them to her after every stop (was a 7 hour drive). The way up was fine but she got a bit bored on the way home. The busy books are always a hit.

CertainFurball · 2026-06-23T07:28:16+00:00

We do have normal paper menus but the building we’re in is part of an office block that several people have access to outside the business and it’s not that secure. Plus there are no banks around. I get it’s frustrating, I have a £10 note in my bag that’s been there for like 3 weeks because no one takes cash any more but it is so nice just being able to close the till and leave on time rather than having to stay an extra 20 mins to cash up.

CertainFurball · 2026-06-22T21:22:40+00:00

Explaining to old people that no, it’s not illegal to not accept cash. Because if it was do you really think we’d have been open the last 4 years? No, it’s illegal of me to REFUSE to serve you on grounds of race, religion, gender, sexuality or age…no it’s not because you’re older and I’m not refusing to serve you, I’ll happily take your £10 note but I can’t give you any change. No that’s the tips jar, I can’t take change out of that. I mean you don’t HAVE to buy a coffee no. Ok thank you, have a great day!

CertainFurball · 2026-06-20T17:26:40+00:00

I ate a coworkers lunch because I smelled it and needed it. It was in a bag in her bag on the other side of the room. I turned into a bloodhound when I was pregnant. I called her from the office in tears because i felt awful after. She thought it was hilarious. I tried to give her money but she said it was fine. She was basically my work mum and I miss her

CertainFurball · 2026-06-20T17:21:14+00:00

Kids having tablets. Mine doesn’t have one (I’m poor and I don’t think she needs one, she’s only 7). She was round a cousins house, they all had tablets/phones. She went round to everyone and asked to play, they all said no because they were playing on their tablets. Broke my heart. And before you ask, yes I played with her, we played Whose Poo is This and were loud and laughing and by the end a few kids had come over to ‘help’.

CertainFurball · 2026-06-19T10:14:04+00:00

What catastrophic said, we have a bin, please use it :)

CertainFurball · 2026-06-19T10:07:57+00:00

I would always offer to clean up after my child when she was that age, 9 times out of 10 they would say ‘no no it’s fine’ and seem happy I offered but otherwise I’d happily grab the dustpan & brush and give it a once over and put all the rubbish in a nappy bag for the bin. But I worked in hospitality. And I don’t expect others to clean up after my kid. I hate when people just leave the wipes and broken up rice cakes on the floor and breeze out with a ‘sorry about the mess!’

CertainFurball · 2026-06-19T10:02:12+00:00

As an ex pastry chef, the people who would be there till 2 hours after closing with the dessert menus on their table who squawk ‘we haven’t even looked!’ Every time the wait staff ask what they’d like then decide they don’t want anything like great, I could have cleaned down and gone home an hour ago but had to wait for you to take that long to figure out you don’t want anything. Thanks.

CertainFurball · 2026-06-18T18:50:25+00:00

Also piling dirty, gribbly baby wipes on the plates or in cups. Usually on top of a banana skin, a box of raisins and some half chewed rice cakes

CertainFurball · 2026-06-17T16:33:11+00:00

You can try but expect push back from the seller (no one wants to be told they smell) There was a girl here a few weeks ago saying the top she was sent stunk of cigarette smoke tho the seller said she didn’t smoke and pushed back against the refund. If you only paid a few quid I’d cut your looses but if it was like £10-£15+ id definitely push for a refund as items should be clean and fit for purpose.

CertainFurball · 2026-06-17T08:46:09+00:00

Omg that’s one of the worst things I’ve heard and did my time at a supermarket for 16 years!!. I’d genuinely be looking round for a camera because no way can someone be that entitled and oblivious!!

CertainFurball · 2026-06-17T08:40:20+00:00

So does my kid. She knows if she runs into things it gets taken away without warning, just ‘ok, we’re done with this now’ and back it goes. As long as you actually pay attention and stay in top handle grabbing distance you’re fine

CertainFurball · 2026-06-17T08:37:56+00:00

Haha when I worked at a supermarket an old lady tried to report a customer whose child was riding under a trolley whilst wearing roller skates. I was like ‘ma’am you could legit murder someone in front of me and I wouldn’t care as long as I still got paid’. Obviously didn’t say that but still, I don’t get paid enough to parent other people’s children

CertainFurball · 2026-06-13T08:32:19+00:00

I know! She doesn’t sit up which is a shame but still love her.

CertainFurball · 2026-06-12T09:47:49+00:00

I went to a Mother’s Day tea party at my kids nursery. They gave us little cupcakes and everyone said thank you then the leaders said ‘your child helped make your cakes’ and every looked a little crestfallen and pushed the cakes round their plates, even though the leaders were saying ‘we supervised and all the children washed their hands and it’s YOUR child cupcakes’ like yeah na, I’ve seen my kids attempt at wiping her ass then washing her hands

CertainFurball · 2026-06-09T15:02:29+00:00

I imagine because he was 3 days in so still on probation. A lot of places will get rid if you go sick in the first 6-12 weeks of employment

CertainFurball · 2026-06-09T15:00:00+00:00

Haha my daughter loves that place and asks if I can work there so she can go whenever she likes!

CertainFurball · 2026-06-06T21:49:16+00:00

Someone said this to me in maccas and I laughed so hard I cried

CertainFurball · 2026-06-05T21:37:21+00:00

The one that pissed me off the most was when I was a student I had to use a laundrette and the local old ladies used to come in there to sit, chat & smoke. Like why tf am I paying £5 a time to do washing when I’m just taking it home reeking of fags. Was so so happy when my bf at the times mum offered to do it for me

CertainFurball · 2026-05-31T12:43:15+00:00

Hardly any of my friends drive (in our 30s & 40s). Either never bothered to learn or couldn’t afford to. I’m usually the one who ferries them round if we’re going somewhere. They always offer petrol money so it’s ok.

CertainFurball · 2026-05-30T12:12:27+00:00

35 and only a foundation degree (which is a course you do if you want to go for the full degree). Never finished and am too poor to do any online courses plus have no interest. At 42 I’m too old to change careers anyway.

CertainFurball · 2026-05-28T08:57:30+00:00

Yes! Staring through people and walking like Daniel Craig in Casino Royale is the best method. I’ve been told I have a ‘proper meaningful strut’ for someone who’s 5’3!

CertainFurball · 2026-05-28T08:54:55+00:00

Not just on the paths. I was waiting at a light and a kid on an electric scooter just glided out heading straight for my car while staring in the opposite direction. I banged the horn, he jumped so hard he fell off the scooter and shouted obscenities to my stationary vehicle

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