Merith's Miscellany

I thought everybody knew this.

@Hermesparcels this was supposed to be a max 5 day delivery. Even with the bank holiday w/end it should be out by now. Your 'UK contact call centre' is nothing but an automated service. 'Live chat' is a bot. Where is my parcel & how can I speak to a real person? #hermescomplaints

@BootsUK enthusiastically embracing #genderstereotypes. Extra bonus #everydaysexism points for making same age group 'girl' tshirts significantly smaller than 'boy' tshirts. @letclothesbe @LetToysBeToys #letclothesbeclothes #nomorepinkandblue #pointlesslygendered

@BootsUK full-on embraces #genderstereotypes with their children's clothes. Extra #everydaysexism points for making identical age group 'girl' tshirts shorter & tighter than 'boy' tshirts. FFS. #letclothesbeclothes #genderedcheese #nomorepinkandblue @letclothesbe @LetToysBeToys

Pink/unicorns/hearts/rainbows/'Sweet Dreams' = girls & blue/sharks/football/robots/'Wake Up Awesome' = boys @BnMstores. Girls don't get real stuff, only myths & dreams. Boys get the real world. @letclothesbe @LetToysBeToys #letclothesbeclothes #nomorepinkandblue

@BARBARABULL11 @FondOfBeetles

Holy crap, @FromPaperchase is really circling the drain if this egregious grammatical error has been greenlighted. Not to mention the total lack of punctuation.

@AmazonUK you really need to sort out your packaging, this is disgraceful. This thin piece of plastic is a shower door seal. It does not need a box this size. #Packaging #Packagingfail #amazonpackaging #savetheplanet #amazonfail

The perfect candidate for that job. #Fatima #SaveTheArtsUK #RethinkReskillReboot

@marksandspencer it's all very well saying you've now got kids' clothes by age, but why not your sleepwear sections? My #gamergirl daughter would adore the 'Game Mode' PJs, yet you seem to think they're only suitable for boys. #letclothesbeclothes #genderedcheese @letclothesbe

Goddammit @marksandspencer why do boys & girls need separate school shoes? Why are the 'girl' ones pink inside? And why the hell do some not even have a strap? How do you run around in those? #letclothesbeclothes #genderedcheese #lettoysbetoys #BackToSchool @letclothesbe

This little guy or gal was on the wall this morning. @volewriter do you know what kind of moth it is? Is it albino? (It's a prettier pale blue colour than it looks here but had to use overhead lights.) #moth

@OralB @PGUK @ProcterGamble why do eight little toothbrush heads require this huge amount of packaging? #notecofriendly #pointlesspackaging @pointlesspack

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This is actually true now.

This is the perfect example of a real #musician parent's life in #lockdown. My beautiful friend & goddamn genius viola player with @Filharmonien. #musiciansinlockdown #LockdownMusic #musicianlife #realmamas #BloggersHutRT @hmcaleavy98 @martacgonzlz youtu.be/4aW_DpeJxMU

And good to see they were all about #lettoysbetoys even then! 🎉

@squashypumpkin two pals for Squashy's #pumpkinpatchproject! Squashette and Squasharella by Little C, age 9. She loves your books too @Lillustrator! 😍