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Great consumer cons of our time..

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 9:33 pm
by Furious Wolfie 180
1) Subway

Eat fresh my arse, best part of it is processed shite sold at an extortionate mark-up. You can do it youself for half the price and a dam site fresher/healther...

Great consumer cons of our time..

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 9:35 pm
by Knots & crosses
Any crisp packet that promises 33% extra in a larger bag.

Re: Great consumer cons of our time..

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 9:46 pm
by M H
Bigger value packs in supermarkets. Take a look and see that a lot of the time smaller packs are cheaper when comparing weight and price.

Re: Great consumer cons of our time..

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 9:52 pm
by macca
most booze deals

Re: Great consumer cons of our time..

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 9:56 pm
by M H
Dunno Macca. A couple of weeks back Sainsburys were doing 45 tins for £20. Still got a load left mate.

Re: Great consumer cons of our time..

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 10:05 pm
by skweezit
the "rinse and repeat" message on hair shampoo bottles.
unless your head has been dipped in oil, there's no need.

Re: Great consumer cons of our time..

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 10:09 pm
by skweezit
the measuring line in the caps of bottles of laundry detergents.
consumer reports found clothes come out just as clean by using half the amount suggested.

Re: Great consumer cons of our time..

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 10:18 pm
by skweezit
the artificial high prices of diamonds.
de beers has vaults stashed full of inventories and buy and hoard them to
monopolize the supply in order to fix, raise and control diamond prices.

Re: Great consumer cons of our time..

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 10:25 pm
by Justin Credible
New & Improved

If its new what is it improving on ?????

Great consumer cons of our time..

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 10:31 pm
by sat
Rout mentioned a while ago about those non-touch soap dispensers and I was amazed it hadn't occured to me before he said it.
You wash your hands AFTER you get the soap so what's the point in not having to touch it?
My mate spent £50 on one of those (at the time I told her that was crazy money), I told her about this anomaly and you could see her thinking 'offs'. Heh.

Re: Great consumer cons of our time..

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 10:44 pm
by Justin Credible
wife got 2 of them one for the kitchen and one for the bathroom, stupid thing cos if you reach across them to get something else it spits out the soap on the surface causing more hassle

Great consumer cons of our time..

Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 10:53 pm
by sat
Justin Credible wrote:wife got 2 of them one for the kitchen and one for the bathroom, stupid thing cos if you reach across them to get something else it spits out the soap on the surface causing more hassle
My mate's one fills from an open hole in the top. The day she got it she filled it up and it wasn't squirting much out. Upon reading the instructions I informed her that underneath it was a switch to change the flow. Silly cow tipped it straight upside down to check...

Re: Great consumer cons of our time..

Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 2:49 pm
by gav666
the dfs sale MUST END 5PM MONDAY!! :evil:

BEEN ENDING FOR FUCKING YEARS!!!!

Re: Great consumer cons of our time..

Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 3:01 pm
by Furious Wolfie 180
gav666 wrote:the dfs sale MUST END 5PM MONDAY!! :evil:

BEEN ENDING FOR FUCKING YEARS!!!!
But with 27 years intrest free credit and the first 15 years payment free how can i loose?

Re: Great consumer cons of our time..

Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 3:47 pm
by Dartfrog
It doesn't get any better worse than these adverts.....

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Re: Great consumer cons of our time..

Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 5:00 pm
by Justin Credible
brilliant finds frog hahahaha

Re: Great consumer cons of our time..

Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 1:52 am
by skweezit

Re: Great consumer cons of our time..

Posted: Wed May 25, 2011 9:32 am
by gav666
Furious Wolfie 180 wrote:
gav666 wrote:the dfs sale MUST END 5PM MONDAY!! :evil:

BEEN ENDING FOR FUCKING YEARS!!!!
But with 27 years intrest free credit and the first 15 years payment free how can i loose?
^^^^ :lol: :lol: :lol: