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

Haffiana

Re head and Shoulders - I don't have dandruff, but it is one of the best shampoos for my hair. Mild, makes my hair shine! It is also good for very mild fungal infections; a friend was advised to use it when she had a fungal patch under her bosom. Cleared it up where proper prescription creams had failed.

purpleweasel

norfolkmum wrote: »

My daughter has problems with her feet and goes regularly to a podiatrist. He told me NEVER to buy Clarks shoes for her. He said they spend all their money on advertising and their shoes are made out of cardboard. He said you may as well go to one of the cheap shops and spend a tenner instead of the £40+ for a pair of kids' shoes, they'll be about the same quality!

I have to agree with Weronika that Clarks are good for me. I have to buy kids' shoes as adults' are too big & have bought several pairs over the last few years in the sale which are lasting well. Two of them are only good for summer but this will be their 3rd summer and i expect them to last for next summer too.

By the way, has anyone used one of those Remoska cookers? i have been thinking about them for a few years (they look a bit like a pressure cooker but they have an element in the lid). They are not cheap but are supposed to be very economic to run but my "too good to be true" alarm keeps going off. Any comments?

roddydogs

ANY Flash product...........cut cleaning time in half NO IT DONT

delain

roddydogs wrote: »

ANY Flash product...........cut cleaning time in half NO IT DONT

They do smell nice though. Tesco own kitchen/bathroom spray cleaners just smell horrible.

John_Pierpoint

purpleweasel wrote: »

By the way, has anyone used one of those Remoska cookers? i have been thinking about them for a few years (they look a bit like a pressure cooker but they have an element in the lid). They are not cheap but are supposed to be very economic to run but my "too good to be true" alarm keeps going off. Any comments?

Something of a track record now:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/10314

kraftykat

princess_aloha wrote: »

Northern Ireland (ok, so not a product, as such!). The adverts make it look like there are carnivals every night, and my favourite slogan - "Culture around every corner". Hmm.

Well I think the same could be said about most places....it's not Spain and there won't be carnivals every night (again as with most places) lol!!

HelenYorkshire

Garnier BB cream - greasy, sits in pores, then causes spots. Yuk.

Clinique - I second the "paint stripper" comment. Scary stuff.

stock4750

Purchased two groupon vouchers, one for facial treatment for myself and a friend as it was her special birthday wanted to treat her!! so embarrassing, the so called clinic in Manchester was nothing more than a disused office with a partition turning it into two tiny treatment rooms, facial was basic and never ever worth the highly inflated original price, it wasn't worth the discounted price, asked the beautician if they were busy "oh yes we only do the Groupon deals" Obviously someone has rented a room, put a couple or more girls in there, cooked up this crazy price then struck a deal with Groupon to sell cheap, making it look a real bargain...scam. Second voucher was for afternoon tea in Manchester, bellinis, classical sandwiches, cake stand with tea time treats, this was a treat for my sister, again so embarrassing, cheap sparkling wine, curled up sandwiches with disgusting fillings one of which we couldn't tell what it was, no cake stand just a slice of "smart buy" angel cake and a tiny scone with cream like mayonnaise and jam so dried up it wouldn't come out of the dish, I am so sick of being ripped off...it time to stop it!!!!

cloughja

Almost all food supplements, vitamins, echinacea, homeopathic remedies - pretty much the contents of Holland and Barrett. It's a multi-billion pound industry but there's no scientific proof they do any good.

simple_but_sweet

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.

thats really weird, my work shoes are clarks and have been used almost 5 days a week for the past 3 years and are still more comfortable than any other shoe i've tried on as a possible replacement!