Expensive things you bought but don't like
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P-Jay said:
Pixelpeep Z4 said:
...stuff about the
£299 got us the powerful sounding 'v6 animal'
being absolutely s
t.
I've concluded that cordless cleaners are all s£299 got us the powerful sounding 'v6 animal'
being absolutely s
t. t, unless all you want to do is either a very quick job on a dry spill, or pretend to yourself you've vacuumed your house because you've on around for 20 mins. Everyone blames the EU for s
t vacuums but your V6 Animal cleaner bangs out a whopping 24 watts in normal use, or 100 watts in 'power mode'. A plug in cleaner is limited to 900 watts and a I don't give a st what that tax cheating, Brexit pushing and then off-shoring Dyson says, no amount of cone shaped plastic can compensate for a power difference like that. Mrs C n C was insistent that she wanted a cordless cleaner (as she doesn't like to drag the Miele Cat and Dog around, which despite the EU limitations can suck hard enough to lift the carpet).
I did say that cordless cleaners were utter rubbish and that we're not shelling out over £300 on a Dyson, so she got a best reviewed other make one from John Lewis. She thought it was "ok" on day one, but after about a week concluded it was rubbish, so returned it.
Still not listening to me saying that battery powered ones simply cannot match a mains powered one, shortly after some box arrives from QVC with a "better" cordless one. After a couple of weeks, despite ensuring the filters and brush bar are clear, she's concluded that it too is rubbish, so that went back.
I think the latest to arrive (this week) is some mains powered Shark upright, so I'm guessing that at least might have a fighting chance!
Monkeylegend said:
s2kjock said:
Shop manager assured me that they would "give", and even let me try his own pair on that were in the same size and which he wore all day - they felt great.
Mine was a Yamaha MT09, it cost me £2.50 per mile in the 6 months I owned it (4 of them were over winter)
Jazoli said:
Monkeylegend said:
s2kjock said:
Shop manager assured me that they would "give", and even let me try his own pair on that were in the same size and which he wore all day - they felt great.
Mine was a Yamaha MT09, it cost me £2.50 per mile in the 6 months I owned it (4 of them were over winter)
from me, you don't know where his feet had been.Had a W204 C63 recently which I didn't like. Gearbox felt sluggish, high speed damping felt non-existent and no LSD meant it would spend a fair amount of time just spinning up one rear. Maybe the newer gearbox and LSD would have made it slightly better. It did sound lovely though.
I also had a triumph street triple RS for a few months. Initially quite liked it, but got bored really quickly. Didn't feel much quicker than my F-type at the time and also didn't like the whistly triple sound.
I also had a triumph street triple RS for a few months. Initially quite liked it, but got bored really quickly. Didn't feel much quicker than my F-type at the time and also didn't like the whistly triple sound.
g3org3y said:
dudleybloke said:
NickCQ said:
g3org3y said:
Le Creuset frying pans. Non stick coating coming off quite badly after only a couple years of use.
Suspect user error? Need to be completely anal about not using metal, only wood / plastic implements.Given their rep (and cost), I was v surprised tbh.
TorqueDirty said:
Le Creuset frying pans are not very good IMO.
I went through two frying pans and a sauté pan - all three warped.
Pro Cook now. Much better and much cheaper.
Le Creuset cast iron stuff is fine but eye wateringly expensive. There are equally good and cheaper alternatives.
When our Le Creuset started to not be non-stick any more I bought a Pro Cook. What an absolute piece of junk, worse than cheap Tefal. At least the Le Creuset took about 3 years before stuff started sticking, the Pro Cook was almost instant. The Pro Cook is now underneath the free replacement Le Creuset and unlikely to be used again.I went through two frying pans and a sauté pan - all three warped.
Pro Cook now. Much better and much cheaper.
Le Creuset cast iron stuff is fine but eye wateringly expensive. There are equally good and cheaper alternatives.
That said, I'll not pay for any more Le Creuset non-stick and will keep to the stainless ones which I love, use every day and have zero issues with. As long as they replace the non-stick ones for free.....
Edited by stemll on Saturday 6th March 00:00
Jazoli said:
Monkeylegend said:
It's still a from me, you don't know where his feet had been.
I do, they'll have been in his boots from me, you don't know where his feet had been.
It's like jumping into a warm bed on a submarine after the submariner before you goes on shift. Apart from claustrophobia, that's the other main reason I didn't apply to join the navy
I hate it when you sit down on a warm chair that has just been vacated by somebody you don't know as well
itlab said:
g3org3y said:
Le Creuset frying pans. Non stick coating coming off quite badly after only a couple years of use.
Another vote for le creuset frying pansOurs is a month old and already flaking
But that’s because I caught the wife whisking an egg for an omelet in the pan with a metal fork
I’ve accepted they are now consumables
Did manage to burn stuff to the bottom the other week but some elbow grease and bicarb boiling away sorted it.
wolfracesonic said:
itlab said:
Another vote for le creuset frying pans
Ours is a month old and already flaking
But that’s because I caught the wife whisking an egg for an omelet in the pan with a metal fork
I’ve accepted they are now consumables
Wives or non stick pans?Ours is a month old and already flaking
But that’s because I caught the wife whisking an egg for an omelet in the pan with a metal fork
I’ve accepted they are now consumables
Monkeylegend said:
That's the point, with sweaty socks, sweaty feet, yuk
It's like jumping into a warm bed on a submarine after the submariner before you goes on shift. Apart from claustrophobia, that's the other main reason I didn't apply to join the navy
I hate it when you sit down on a warm chair that has just been vacated by somebody you don't know as well
I guess you've never been on a bus or train, or cinema, or GP waiting room... or anywhere else a stranger has sat where you're now sitting It's like jumping into a warm bed on a submarine after the submariner before you goes on shift. Apart from claustrophobia, that's the other main reason I didn't apply to join the navy
I hate it when you sit down on a warm chair that has just been vacated by somebody you don't know as well
InfoRetrieval said:
Monkeylegend said:
That's the point, with sweaty socks, sweaty feet, yuk
It's like jumping into a warm bed on a submarine after the submariner before you goes on shift. Apart from claustrophobia, that's the other main reason I didn't apply to join the navy
I hate it when you sit down on a warm chair that has just been vacated by somebody you don't know as well
I guess you've never been on a bus or train, or cinema, or GP waiting room... or anywhere else a stranger has sat where you're now sitting It's like jumping into a warm bed on a submarine after the submariner before you goes on shift. Apart from claustrophobia, that's the other main reason I didn't apply to join the navy
I hate it when you sit down on a warm chair that has just been vacated by somebody you don't know as well
g3org3y said:
100% never used metal implements on them (wife was very strict). Wondered whether it was related to being put in the dishwasher but all the care instructions seem to suggest that's ok. The non stick coating is peeling from the edges.
Given their rep (and cost), I was v surprised tbh.
I've got a 10 year old Le Creuset non-stick frying pan here that's used 2-3 times a week, and it's still very much non-stick. There's a couple of ships in the coating around the rim but that's from where I've been clumsy with the lid. Given their rep (and cost), I was v surprised tbh.
One of the things that kills non-stick coatings faster than anything is the low-calorie 'spray' oils. The lecithin in them basically ruins the coating.
lord trumpton said:
A mk7 Golf r shortly after they first came out
Absolutely boring, numb point and squirt eurobox.
It was rapid and ste in equal measures
Sold after a month incurring a 4k loss.
I had the GTi after the S3 was stolen - no R's for a while so just took what the dealer had. I couldn't agree more with you. After it tried to kill me with it's auto breaking nonsense on the 1st day I was kinda suspect.Absolutely boring, numb point and squirt eurobox.
It was rapid and s
te in equal measuresSold after a month incurring a 4k loss.
Kept it a year but was glad to see the back of it. Absolutely nothing special about them at all.
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