We all like to think we’ve got life figured out—until one day, something snaps us back to reality. Like Reddit user u/Pedal_up_hill, who recently confessed in a viral post on r/mildlyinfuriating that they’ve been using their dishwasher wrong for seven years. Seven. Years.
Instead of putting the soap tablet in the designated compartment like a civilized human, they were just tossing it straight into the bottom of the dishwasher. The result? A life of subpar dishwashing and pasta remnants stuck to plates. Classic rookie move.
The confession sparked a flood of responses from people sharing their own moments of “Wait, you’re telling me I’ve been doing it wrong this whole time?”
Here are some of the funniest, most relatable fails from people who’ve been using everyday things wrong: