U/O 03/29

jrm_14 · March 2018

lovesclimbing · March 2018

Ooh, I have two!

I hate siggies. I have been on other forums that limit signature images to no more than a certain size and no moving images, and I wish TK and TB would make that rule. I have them signatures turned off for both here and TK and will never turn them back on (unless that rule is implemented, maaaaybe) I'm always on mobile, so it adds literally screenfuls of scrolling to my reading. And some of them are annoying. I first started turning them off years ago when a few people on TK had huge signatures with big crazy gifs. It was so annoying to scroll through and be reading and the interrupted by these gifs. So I turned them off and have never looked back. I have nothing in my sig for that reason. I would never see it anyway.

And 2, piggybacking off the Bumpie behavior thread, I do not understand why people think an FB group is easier than the forum. FB groups are, in my opinion, insanely annoying unless they are tiny, like 15 people. When you come on TB, you can see exactly what a thread is about by skimming the titles and choose what to read. On FB, you have to read the whole post or most of it to figure out what it's about. On TB, when you come back to the forum, the threads you haven't read are white rather than greyed out and little yellow icons indicate when there are new posts. And if you have to close the page before you finish checking all the new stuff, when you come back, all that stuff will still be there. And clicking on the thread will take you to the latest unread post. As opposed to FB where if you close it, you've lost it, and there's no way to know what's new without re-reading everything. People say they have such a hard time finding time and being able to log in on the bump. I don't get it. Facebook would take so much longer because it's so much harder to skim and see what's new.

galactickates · March 2018

I think jean shorts look stupid on guys and girls look bad in khakis.

galactickates · March 2018

Also I hard core judge people that wear Jean jackets with jeans. No one is safe from that.

acciocoffee · March 2018

@galactickates Can you convince DH of the jean shorts thing? I made the mistake of buying him a pair when they were in style in college, so he always argues that since I bought them I shouldn't complain about them. He also will always ask what he would wear instead because apparently there are no other options. We do not agree on fashion.

My UO is that Lularoe is overrated. It might be because I don't spend much money on clothes, but $25 for a pair of leggings just doesn't seem worth it. I buy mine at TJ Maxx for $5 and they are wonderful. I should probably admit though that I have never actually tried Lularoe, so I could be 100% wrong about this.

krash_ · March 2018

Piggybacking off @galactickates

I hate the high waisted jean sorts that are so sort but come up to your boobs.

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galactickates · March 2018

I don't support MLMs and definitely not buying LLR.

prpl11butterfly · March 2018

I like LLR dresses and skirts....***runs to hide lest you see I'm currently wearing one***

galactickates · March 2018

@prpl11butterfly - do you sell it or just genuinely like it?

prpl11butterfly · March 2018

I do NOT sell and will do whatever it takes to make sure you beleive me on that! I do genuinely like the dresses. Leggings are cozy but I don't really care for prints. They are a bit much for me. Even some of the dress patterns are too much sometimes.

galactickates · March 2018

@prpl11butterfly you are a unicorn

Also is it "an unicorn" or "a unicorn". I know technically it should be an unicorn but say the two outloud. Awkward

prpl11butterfly · March 2018

@galactickates that's definitely "a". The English language is all sorts of awkward.

wishiwaspreggo · March 2018

I almost bought some of LLR's Disney line clothing. *Almost*. But then I realized I can buy cute Disney garb elsewhere for less $$$ and I also just don't like their style and printing. Too busy. Which is especially perplexing when they market towards bigger gals. Generally loud print doesn't look flattering on plus-size ladies.

prpl11butterfly · March 2018

Disney line was unimpressive. But then again I am totally 100% against character clothing.

**tw children mentioned re character clothing

I cringe every single time MIL buys a piece for the kids. She knows how feel so likely does it intentionally......

eleven_ · March 2018

@prplbttrfly77 Why are you against character clothing for kids? I admit that it's not always fashion forward, but my kids love it so I love it for them.

prpl11butterfly · March 2018

@eleven_ I don't really have a specific reason, just don't like it.

**Tw, kids**

The kids don't seem to mind much that they don't get it. Niece is old enough where she doesn't care for it much anymore and DS is young enough where he doesnt realize. Jammies don't bother me. They have tons of that.

wishiwaspreggo · March 2018

@prpl11butterfly - I have mixed feelings about character clothing... Some of it is super cute. But a lot of it is also super obnoxious. Like the whole princess thing with connotations of "spoiled" or "bratty," especially cringey when worn by grown-ass women. W's childhood besty wears Disney princess crap constantly and it makes me gag. Sweet girl otherwise, but come ON.

prpl11butterfly · March 2018

Ugh! Yes. Princess stuff kills me. MIL calls Neice her princess and I despise it. Neice has a few non character shirts I can't stand. #bosschicklikemymom, my mom is cooler then your mom, #santastopjudgingme, and then I'm not bossy I'm just the leader of my squad. Any guess on who got them for her? Lmao

lalala2004 · March 2018

galactickates said:

@prpl11butterfly you are a unicorn

Also is it "an unicorn" or "a unicorn". I know technically it should be an unicorn but say the two outloud. Awkward

It’s a before a consonant sound and an before a vowel sound, so even though it starts with “u” you make the “y” sound to pronounce unicorn. But yeah, English is hard.

SkilledSailor · March 2018

I think on a day to day basis, I wouldn't put my kid in character clothing. Mostly because I don't love it. However, if we go on a family trip to Disney I'm dressing their butts up! And Universal. You bet they'll be in Harry Potter clothes!

+1 for not liking LLR. I do order Scentsy because it's convenient and I don't have to worry about my cat knocking over a candle. That's the only MLM I use though. As someone who built their own business from scratch it bothers me when those selling MLM describe themselves as small business owners or entrepreneurs.

No offense to anyone selling MLM. You still gotta hustle to make that work. But it's not the same.

prpl11butterfly · March 2018

@SkilledSailor going to Disney would be totally different! We'd all dress the part for that! And I completely agree that it's odd to say they are small business owners and entrepreneurs. They didn't start the business, create/build a brand.

acciocoffee · March 2018

+1 for hating character clothing! MIL always buys it for DD and it drives me crazy. We don't need another Moana shirt, we need plain black leggings that go with everything!

meggyme · March 2018

@prpl11butterfly I happen to be wearing a LLR skirt today. I’m not a fan of MLM’s and started looking on eBay for them. I love all the skirts, but I have one friend that still sells and I’m very confused by their attempts to add wacky new styles, like the denim jackets and the super trendy bell sleeve dress. Too much!

prpl11butterfly · March 2018

@meggyme I try to buy at discounts if I can. Got a few from a going out of business sale not too long ago. If I love it (my cobalt blue pencil skirt) I will pay full price. The jackets are so so ugly. And I do like that dress but not with the bell sleeves. I saw a post about cutting them off but that price tag is way to high to be chopping it up!

meggyme · March 2018

@prpl11butterfly have you seen the lularoe fails? Some of these are pretty hilarious, and yet another reason I don’t do the leggings.
https://m.imgur.com/gallery/JtmRm

holly321 · March 2018

DS is autistic, and obsessed with Mickey mouse. He literally wears Mickey socks and underwear only. Every day a Mickey sirt. And 90% of the time his PJs are Mickey. His coat is too. He wants shoes, but I haven't bought him any yet. He looks adorably ridiculous.

prpl11butterfly · March 2018

@meggyme I have seen some of them! Hysterical!!

@holly321 you do what you need to do to get through the day. If it came down to it, I would too. I definitely don't judge what other parents dress their kids in (so long as their kid is clothed). I'll find other reasons to judge them! J/K J/K kinda....

lovesclimbing · March 2018

Here's another UO. I like some MLMs (I don't sell any). I don't care if they are an MLM as long as I like the product and the quality and the value I'm getting. Half my kitchen is Pampered Chef, I use quite a few Tupperware as well, I wear a lot of Mary Kay makeup products, and I use one or two DoTerra products.

I don't like LLR. I think the prints are ugly and they seem to be low quality. It's funny. I was at a consignment shop browsing, and I could always immediately tell LLR by the print.

Also, piggybacking on that, I have absolutely no sympathy for women who are losing money because they have stockpiles of LLR or any other MLM product in their basement that they can't sell. Guess what? No, everyone CANNOT be a salesperson, no matter what they tell you. If you wouldn't hire on at a regular company doing that or start your own any other kind of business, you should not be trying to sell an MLM product. You have to have that type of personality and business sense/desire to learn. And if you're not smart enough to not keep buying inventory when it's not selling, no matter how it's being pushed on you, you shouldn't be in that line of business, and I have zero sympathy.

ETA:

I came across this article a few months back and found it absolutely fascinating and (as a SAHM who works a little bit from home, but not as much as I'd like because the company just doesn't have the work for me, and it's hard to branch out) highly accurate as to the reasons that drive women to MLMs. I have considered selling an MLM product myself, but I don't think I have the personality for it.

https://www.vox.com/2016/5/12/11577466/multilevel-marketing

doxiemoxie212 · March 2018

MLMs are inherently taking advantage of people. I know not everyone who sells them is a bad person, but the company they’re involved with is. MLMs don’t have to be MLMs. They’re choosing to be because they know the dream of “entrepreneurship” is enticing enough to get people to buy inventory they wouldn’t otherwise. It’s an insanely dark business plan. I don’t know anyone who sells MLM stuff but I would never buy it because it’s a business plan created to exploit.

galactickates · March 2018

I was just enlightened with this story from ex-MLM blogger who sold Younique. I should say enthralled. I ignored my H until I was done reading. It pretty much sealed the - I hate MLM deal. Obviously start at the bottom with Chapter 1. Its a super easy read how she got sucked in and then got out of it.

https://ellebeaublog.com/category/elles-poonique-story/

jrm_14 · March 2018

As I have previously admitted, I love Rodan+Fields. It seriously worked miracles for my face. I own LLR (will not ever buy another piece). I have Tupperware, Pampered Chef, ThirtyOne, and Norwex products. I used to use BeautiControl and Plexus. Oftentimes I will support a MLM if I genuinely like the product, not because it is all the hype. I do hate supporting the dark business plan, though

I do not typically judge people who are-however, (I’ll give you a minute to clutch your pearls & light your torches) I am not in love with Disney anything. I could take it or leave it.

Peeps are delicious.

Cardi B makes me ragey.

Supporting causes without taking reasonable action irritates me. For example, the men who participate in No Shave November for male cancers- but never donate a cent or minute or energy or become educated.

Snap chatting or posting several videos of an event like a concert. Put down your phone & enjoy it! I don’t care about your crappy grainy videos.

I have never seen a furniture cover that I thought looked nice.

galactickates · March 2018

@jrm_14 that's because they just don't exist

- good furniture covers

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