THE TRUTH ABOUT: 2 - The Untold Story

Misery loves company: so allow me to tell you about the agony of my corn

If any teenagers out there are considering their future careers, I’d suggest chiropody. It’s AI proof and you’d never be out of work, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · May 20

A soft spot for hardware stores can’t sustain them

Letters: Stephen Peckham says he found it impossible to compete with chain stores, while Elizabeth Monger recalls a shop that solved several problems. Plus letters from Nancy Johnson and Paul Michell

The Guardian - UK · May 18

When I want to feel loved, I just go to a hardware store

All I want is someone to help me spend my money without treating me with contempt. Thank goodness for those small, independent shops – they nail it every time, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · May 13

I tried to do a press-up – and had an existential crisis

There’s nothing to make you feel old like finding out that something you used to do all the time is now completely beyond you, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Apr 22

Gone from shop shelves, but not forgotten

Letters: Responding to an article by Adrian Chiles, readers remember their own favourite discontinued products

The Guardian - UK · Apr 13

One person’s clutter is another’s treasure

Letters: Alan Payling and Andrew Risby respond to a column by Adrian Chiles on getting rid of stuff

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8

Rose’s Lime Marmalade? Gone. Dark chocolate Bounty? No more. But what about their heartbroken fans?

Do companies realise the misery caused when they take much-loved products off the market? I’m still in mourning for Izal Medicated toilet paper, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8

I need to declutter my life. But I can’t even give my stuff away

I bought a book that might have helped – but I’ve already mislaid it. Am I a lost cause, asks Guardian columnist Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2

I thought my cuckoo clock was amazing, but it’s got nothing on my statue of Bert the cheery chef

Installed in my home, Bert is a conversation starter like no other. It usually begins with: ‘What on earth is that thing?’ writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Mar 25

I thought my pigeon curse was lifting. Then it took a darker turn

The feathered devils have been looking at me funny all year. And just when I thought my torment might be over, I went round to Mum’s and had a terrible shock, writes Adrian Chiles

The Guardian - UK · Mar 19