Products that aren't as good as they say they are!

[steviebee]

I'm putting together a little "fun" article on products that aren't quite what the manufacturers claim or what people perceive. Those I've come up with so far are:

Dyson. Never looses suction. - so long as you disassemble it, clean it out and replace the filters after every use.

Dulux Once. I believe the word you are looking for is "Twice".

Flash Car Wash - No need to leather off - except for owners of dark coloured cars who may need to.

BA - The world's favourite airline. London to Dublin. BA; £90. Ryanair: £15!

Any others?

[lotuslad]

BMW - The Ultimate Driving Machine

Whoops, sorry! I thought you were talking about accurate descriptions

[wedge girl]

I'm thinking Vixpy, although I have no desire to be proved wrong.

[Incorrigible]

Any of the "could save you 30%" bunch of insurance cs

[nervous]

glue. IT. DOESNT. WORK.

[Plotloss]

nervous said:

glue. IT. DOESNT. WORK.

Sniffing or sticking stuff together?

[wedg1e]

Guinness. Makes you fat and turns your crap black.

[nervous]

id answer that but three of my fingers are currently glued to my nose.

[Plotloss]

[lotuslad]

How about the Lynx effect - meant to make you irresistable to women; actually makes you smell like Ben Sherman's jockstrap. Disgusting stuff.

[ProPlus]

Strong/extreme hold hair gel, the stuff that can't even handle a small breeze before your hair goes fuzzy again..... Lynx comes to mind.

[neil.b]

steviebee said:

Flash Car Wash - No need to leather off - except for owners of dark coloured cars who may need to.

Really? I was convinced that that would be quite cool.

See, the point I made earlier, word of mouth has outed a crap product.

[FourWheelDrift]

Vicks Synex nasal spray, supposed to let you breath for hours after using it if you have a cold. I've tried it, never works.

[speedy_thrills]

Women? (Actually that’s two topics in a row now, I better go into hiding! It worked for bruciebabe).

[lotuslad]

FourWheelDrift said:

Vicks Synex nasal spray, supposed to let you breath for hours after using it if you have a cold. I've tried it, never works.

True - when I've been so bunged up I've resorted to using it, I haven't been able to sniff it

[alne22]

Loose Women on ITV.
Definitley not what I expected/wanted

[TeamD]

Anything made or produced by Microsoft. These folk need to go back to school and learn what programming is all about!

[Podie]

steviebee said:

BA - The world's favourite airline. London to Dublin. BA; £90. Ryanair: £15!

Not a regularly flyer then...?

[wizzpig]

This is actually a complaint from my missus!

[parrot of doom]

Well I still haven't received my bloody cheque from Professor Matumbo of Nigeria.