“Shocking Confessions: 40 Everyday Items You’re Using Completely Wrong—Prepare to Be Amazed!”

"Shocking Confessions: 40 Everyday Items You're Using Completely Wrong—Prepare to Be Amazed!"

I had a coat that I absolutely loved for over a decade. I would always say I loved everything about this coat except it didn’t have a hood. Its an army inspired style coat, so when I met this cute new guy he said he used to have one just liked it and loved it too. I asked him if it not having a hood was his only complaint about it too. He looked at me funny, took my coat, flipped the colar down to reveal a zipper. He unzipped it and pulled out a perfectly pristine hood that now sat attached this decade old worn down jacket. My jaw dropped. And I married that guy.

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Woman loading a dishwasher incorrectly, with a bowl on the top rack, demonstrating using things the wrong way. So, picture this: I’m at a friend’s house last night, casually sipping on a lukewarm cider (by choice, don’t @ me), when I see them load their dishwasher. And then it hits me.

THEY PUT THE SOAP IN THE LITTLE COMPARTMENT.

For SEVEN years, I’ve been just chucking the soap tablet straight into the bottom of the dishwasher, like some feral raccoon who accidentally found modern appliances. “Why isn’t my dishwasher working well?” I’d think, as I scraped dried pasta off plates. I thought it was just vibes.

Anyway, now my dishes are sparkling, my confidence is shaken, and I’m pretty sure my dishwasher has been side-eyeing me this whole time. Who else has been living a lie, and how did you discover it?

P.S. Yes, my friend laughed at me. Yes, I deserved it.

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Vintage Hoover vacuum cleaner being used the wrong way, placed upright against a wall on a carpeted floor. I went to a garage sale and saw a pretty current model of Hoover upright vacuum for $5. I asked if I could plug it in. Sure, but it doesn’t pick up dirt was the seller’s answer.
Motor was great so I got it. And took it home to change the bag (stuffed as full as a sausage), replace the belt (broken, natch) and slice the hair packed on the brush. Really disgusting but $5!! For a virtually new vacuum!
They did zero maintenance and just bought a new vacuum instead.

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We’ve all been there—making mistakes because we were trying something for the first time, didn’t have all the information, or maybe just had an off day. But let’s be honest, sometimes errors happen simply because we’re being a little… let’s call it “creative.”

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