Any body know were you can buy "shampoo" and "filter" for the "flash home car wash system"

happyBOB
happyBOB Posts: 5 Forumite
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edited 2 February 2021 at 7:48AM in I wanna buy it or do it
Any body know were you can buy "shampoo" and "filter" for the "flash home car wash system" the product was supposed to be discontinued more than 13 years ago says flash but yet they are still readily available to buy the kit, the problem is the only comes with sample shampoo and a reduced filter , 2 or 3 washes later its of no use without more shampoo and a new filter. carnt find the shampoo any where , amazon do sell the filters but 600% price increase to what they used to be sold (was £1.49 now £13.99 rip off !!)  many thanks for any help any body can offer bob.

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  • sarah1972
    sarah1972 Posts: 19,380 Senior Ambassador
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    Hi Bob
    I have moved your post from the expired discount codes to the I wanna board so you should get some help. 
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  • Marcon
    Marcon Posts: 13,666 Forumite
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    There are some for sale on ebay under the Flash banner or (appears to be identical) Mr Clean. Sadly no obvious 'bargains' - it looks cheaper to buy the whole kit on ebay rather than just a spare filter. Any reason you can't refill the shampoo bottle and use another proprietary brand of car wash in that?
    Googling on your question might have been both quicker and easier, if you're only after simple facts rather than opinions!  
  • thanks for that sarah1972
  • Marcon: thanks for your reply, unfortunately the new kits only come with a sample shampoo and a smaller filter infact mine only lasted 2 washes and they were empty. apparently the research i have done only certain shampoos will work as they are too thick and block the unit, the only one i have found is over £10 a bottle. Shouldn't be allowed to be sold if you carnt buy the extras needed for it to work. bob.
  • unforeseen
    unforeseen Posts: 7,373 Forumite
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    Shouldn't be allowed to be sold if you carnt buy the extras needed for it to work. 
    It's been discontinued for 13 years! Nobody will support a consumer product indefinitely. Normally support would be a maximum of 7 years after it ceased production. 

  • hi, i have no problem with "flash" but why are the retailers still allowed to sell the kits a complete waste of £20........ bob
  • DCFC79
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    happyBOB said:
    hi, i have no problem with "flash" but why are the retailers still allowed to sell the kits a complete waste of £20........ bob

    Because they have the stock to sell, they bought them at a cheaper price from maybe Flash or the retailers.
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