I just noticed at work that we have a new microwave in the kitchen after the old one mysteriously went titsup.com immediately after one of those electrical safety tests that seems to happen every few months now. Anyway, it is labelled as a 'widescreen'. Now to be honest, compared with a 4:3 tv the door is of approx widescreen dimensions, but this is a door with a window not a tv screen, so wtf are they thinking ?

 

It always annoys me that everything from a food mixer to a vacuum cleaner claims to have a turbo in it too.

 

Any other dumb examples that come to mind ?

Yes I bought some of this stuff!

 

http://store.drsoda.com/goodeargoodt.html

 

 

Did I have a goodnight, *****x did I!

 

I drank a cup and went straight to sleep :D

I just noticed at work that we have a new microwave in the kitchen after the old one mysteriously went titsup.com immediately after one of those electrical safety tests that seems to happen every few months now. Anyway, it is labelled as a 'widescreen'. Now to be honest, compared with a 4:3 tv the door is of approx widescreen dimensions, but this is a door with a window not a tv screen, so wtf are they thinking ?

 

It always annoys me that everything from a food mixer to a vacuum cleaner claims to have a turbo in it too.

 

Any other dumb examples that come to mind ?

 

now this subject really pisses me off...whats with these new toothbrushes that can moniter how clean your teeth are:confused: or the missus runs road races a lot (5 and 10km) and shes just bought a pair of running shoes with "gell system" on the soles:mad: ffs commonly know as a soft compound which will nesitate another purchase in about 3 months after there worn out

Yeah, that's another thing, everything seems to be a 'system' now, even if it's obviously the simplest thing on the planet with no moving parts etc. Surely the definition of a system is something more complicated, than a lump of gel for example.

 

system: Any organized assembly of resources and procedures united and regulated by interaction or interdependence to accomplish a set of specific functions. [JP1] 2. A collection of personnel, equipment, and methods organized to accomplish a set of specific functions.

Not a great example but what about these new vaccum cleaners?

They claim that they have no loss of suction. Well considering the fact that they are basically a machine that is built to SUCK then I should think not. :)

Yeah, that's another thing, everything seems to be a 'system' now, even if it's obviously the simplest thing on the planet with no moving parts etc. Surely the definition of a system is something more complicated, than a lump of gel for example.

 

system: Any organized assembly of resources and procedures united and regulated by interaction or interdependence to accomplish a set of specific functions. [JP1] 2. A collection of personnel, equipment, and methods organized to accomplish a set of specific functions.

 

:rofl::rant:you know what andy..a week ago i bought a 120 year old german mantle clock and i love it..and you know why,because its alive,its a simple item that needs winding up with a spring,it has no chips or electric "systems" no fancy lights or strobes,it also cant re-set its self from atomic pules from some extotic lump of rock 1,000,000,000,000 miles away and on the hour instead of blasting out a tune that sounds like a retard playing a 2 string banjo it has a simple brass and felt hammer that hits a piece of wound steel :bow: simple,functional,nice to look at and will be still worth what i paid for it should the bailiffs order it to be sold:)

shampoo and revitalising face cream gets on my tits. All this rubbish about 'repairing' damaged hair and skin! It's called MOISTURISING!! Drink more water and use a simple moisturiser and you'll get far better results and mroe spare cash!

 

Also...this one takes the biscuit...the new washing powders that come in 'exotic' scents...like Bold's White diamond and lavender....DIAMOND?? How exactly does that smell then? FFS!!!

there is no better example than when a performance car part is advertised to give better response more power and better fuel economy, you cant have those three things together lol, you can have one or the other but not all together

What gets on my nerves at the moment is how everything is "up to 100% better" or the sales are "up to 50% off".

One of the best examples is Head & Shoulders anti-dandruff shampoo that says something like "up to 100% less flakes" then in small print at the bottom of the screen "for flakes visible at 2m" LOL

So basically if you stand far enough away so they aren't visible you may see an improvement in massive flakes somewhere between nothing and something LOL

So what about things that are "new and improved". So which is it then ? You can't have both ....

... and stuff that claims to be a "liquid gel" - it has to be one or the other ....

hows about cat / dog food... "new and improved taste" - how do they know, do people actually taste it :hurl:

hows about cat / dog food... "new and improved taste" - how do they know, do people actually taste it :hurl:

 

Erm, yes ! Actually, by law it has to be "suitable for human consumption" !

hows about cat / dog food... "new and improved taste" - how do they know, do people actually taste it :hurl:

 

they get drunk students to taste it.

 

some of those dog biscuits are to die for

they get drunk students to taste it.

 

some of those dog biscuits are to die for

 

hahahaa:rofl:

How about the Gillette razors with 'soothing micro-pulses' aka a small vibrator that in some way is supposed to help

:rofl: @ this thread...

bleach.."now even stronger" they preach:confused: so have i been buying shite for 30 years and they told me it kills all known germs dead,so iff it kills all known germs why have they got to improve it:headvswal