Spill the beans... on products that don't live up to the hype

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wbow wrote: »

.......Cillit Bang! Bang and the dirt is gone ??? The dirt is most definitely NOT gone matey !!! imho Mr Muscle is the one to go for )

In a similar vein, I bought a similar product called "Kitchen Power". Around the neck was a sticker that said "Wow! - This product actually works!"

Lies.

MartinWickham

Clarks shoes.

The soles disintegrate over a period of time, even if the shoes are yet to be worn. Not to be deterred by a split in the sole, I wore them round the house regardless. Within 30 minutes there was only a 3" attachment between the sole and the top, and the shoe was flapping round my ankle. Not very good for shoes still sporting the price label! I should have used the receipts as insoles, then I could have returned the junk to Clarks for a refund.

Clarks walking boots previously went the same way.

BigBadMerlin

[carray] wrote: »

Groupons goods.
Purchasing two microfibre quilts from Zen Bedrooms on a groupon deal. on receipt of the order i found that only the cover was microfibre and the innards hollowfibre, certainly not what the advertisement was purporting to be What a CON.
Was just off on holiday so i did not have time to send them back.
This was the second time i have been conned so groupon is now deleted from my computer:eek:

Groupon have had (at last count) 16 referrals to the ASA, (including one from myself) who are themselves referring Groupon to the office of fair trading. My problem was that I bought a Groupon Voucher for "Vistaprint" as it was advertised as up to 80% off! But it was 80% off an inflated price which Vistaprint only quote so it can be discounted! It worked out that I would have been better off going directly to Vistaprint and not buying a Groupon! I got my Money refunded by Groupon and a whole £3.50 in compensation from them, which almost, but not quite offset the added hyped up charge, still dissatisfied, I sent a complaint to the ASA and I am awaiting the outcome! I thought I was savie shopper, but this one caught me off guard. "Let the buyer beware"

sianmm

LizzieDripping wrote: »

Those 'Goodbye Salt Hello Flavour' Seabrooks crisps (or should that be 'Goodbye Salt Goodbye Flavour'?). Bleurghh.

I enjoyed these crisps for the 1st 5 seconds I was eating them. Then it was goodbye salt, hello sugar. Vile. Even my human dustbin brother refused to finish a packet.

Weronika

MartinWickham wrote: »

Clarks shoes.

The soles disintegrate over a period of time, even if the shoes are yet to be worn. Not to be deterred by a split in the sole, I wore them round the house regardless. Within 30 minutes there was only a 3" attachment between the sole and the top, and the shoe was flapping round my ankle. Not very good for shoes still sporting the price label! I should have used the receipts as insoles, then I could have returned the junk to Clarks for a refund.

Clarks walking boots previously went the same way.

That's weird! For the last 5 years I must have bought around 30 pairs of shoes form Clarks and loved each and every pair! They were always great fit for me, very comfy!

annieb_101

bromleymum wrote: »

Any product that claims to make window cleaning quick & easy.

This is my most hated chore and I have a cupboard full of gadgets and cloths and cleaners and wipes and so on, that all claim to take the hard work out of cleaning those windows.

Complete nonsense.

Sadly the only two solutions are

1. Elbow grease and get going

2. Or buy transparent blinds that you can pull down and ignore (my favoured option).

I'm still gullible to try new window cleaning products though. Sad.

washing up liquid in a bucket of warm water - wipe over windows with a clean cloth and buff off using a dry cloth simple or vingear and water works using the same technique. i prefer the washing up liquid at work even when there's Mr Muscle or other window cleaning stuff x

annieb_101

i must have been lucky as i purchased the diamante/swarvaski crystal earring studs for £17 from Groupon and they're fab really sparkly and look great in - however i have heard a lot of complaints about them x

jenniewb

I have several for the list!

Head and Shoulders: now I've not had the joys of trying this, but I have spoken to several hairdressers, all unrelated and unknown to each other. Its a big well known deal for professionals that this stuff is bad! Its apparently designed for dandruff, but actual dandruff isn't just a flakey scalp, its a proper medical disorder where the scalp turns yellowy and flakes off in larger peeling flakes, hurts and is red raw in places. H&S is so harsh it can apparently be used to clean toilets of limescale. Its not designed for dandruff, if you get dandriuff its a medical condition (unless you 'just' have a mildly flakey scalp) and you should see your doctor.

Any haircare for coloured hair (bar one I tried which did help but even that didn't prevent fading). Fact is, its the water you use which leeches a large amount of the colour, unless its very close to the actual colour of your hair you will get hair colour fading and especially with red dyes.

Herbal sleeping pills. Rubbish and do not help me sleep at all.

Clinique. OMG THIS STUFF IS PAINT STRIPPER! How are they allowed to sell toners which are that harsh? And the dramaticly-different-moisturiser? Its just petroleum jelly and water! You can get this from the most basic cheapo moisturisers and even very basic body moisturisers are very similar in make-up.

Mitchum deoderant. Just a gooey mess when I sweat (gym type sweating), I have heard of good reviews on this but am yet to meet a real live person who has had those good experiences. Sure/Dove maximum support cream deoderants are worth a try but be aware if you stop the sweating in one area its likely to begin in another area to compensate.

Value versions of diet lemonade/diet coke. If you have tried to lug this stuff home on public transport you will no doubt feel just as highly irritated as I did when I tried this stuff.

Specially designed foot creams. Nope, still doesn't soak in any faster then normal body moisturiser no matter how much foot I pumic away.

Mattifying SPF creams, They may well work to prevent sun damage but none are mattifying, all leave that horribly sheeny-shiny greasy film, don't pay extra for it to mattify as it wont.

Neurofen/Anadin/Panadol. Just buy the supermarkets own value range, add a can of pepsi max/coke if you want it to "work faster" as all you need is the caffiene. Neurofen is the one that really gets to me, have a look in your supermarket/chemist and count just how many different problems Neurofen has specially designed pills for, then look at the active ingredients on each....I rest my case.

Reed air fresheners. Nope, still can't smell it.

Products which claim to reverse aging on your skin. Unless they have retinol (which is not to be used in the day as it will increase any sun damage and so increase the risk of skin cancer) it will not reverse ageing. Infact the best it can do is plump up your skin to give the appearance of reduced fine lines and what not. This will all come off in the shower. Silicon/dimethicone and other 'cones is a big part of what fills your skin and makes it appear less creased but these can clog pores so your always going to need to exfoliate and so erase all the 'hard work' these anti-aging products have done.

lizzyshep

VfM4meplse wrote: »

Sounds like my ex .

My biggest 99p shop bargain was buying a load of the Veet wax pots - must have been a good 7 years ago, I haven't seen them since, and now I'm onto the last. It's gonna kill me to pay £10 for my next pot.

That comment about the ex is the funniest thing I've read in ages! :-D

delain

Head lice treatments (lyclear, full marks etc) they just don't work. Save your cash get some cheapy tea tree shampoo and conditioner (57p in tesco in 500 ml bottles) and mix some tea tree oil with it, leave conditioner in a while then comb. Job done!