Have you ever had repeated bad experiences with a certain brand of product (could be anything...clothing, appliances, etc.) due to either inherent bad design or poor quality, enough to it where infuriated you to the point where you swore you'd never buy a product from that manufacturer again?

I have two examples that come to mind:

Bic disposable razors. Those things totally shredded my face when I tried to shave with them. Seems like every other day after I got done shaving I'd end up leaving the house with at least 2 or 3 wads of toilet paper stuck to my face. (I still buy Bic lighters though, they seem to be the best disposable lighters out there.) I switched to Gillette a few years back and never have had any trouble with them.

Timex watches. Back in the 80's, Timex commericals used to say that their watches "took a licking and kept on ticking."  That's a bald-faced lie. Timex watches are junk. I used to buy them mainly as "work watches," but they'd usually last maybe a year at most and either the band would break or they'd fall apart. After going through 4 or 5 of them I finally got fed up about 5 or 6 years ago and bought a Casio G-Shock which, although it's a little beat up now, has held up very well and I still wear it to work to this day (with the original battery no less).

I agree on Timex Watches. 

Durabrand portable CD players that you can get at wal-mart.  They play mp3 CDs which is good, but most times, a CD will skip, or not read properly.  Total garbage.  I'll stick with the well-known brand names

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"That's Easy" button  ::)

Durabrand anything sucks.  I bought Durabrand computer speakers and they lasted a month.  When I bought a portable DVD player, I asked the cashier about what he thought was the best.  He told me never to buy Durabrand.  They get more complaints on that brand than the others.

I think a lot of Radio Shack merchandise is crap. I have heard from others that it is junk and it breaks and doesn't last long.

Maybelline mascara! it's always shouted about as being this amazing cult product and it's sheeshe.

Durabrand anything sucks.  I bought Durabrand computer speakers and they lasted a month.  When I bought a portable DVD player, I asked the cashier about what he thought was the best.  He told me never to buy Durabrand.  They get more complaints on that brand than the others.


I had a feeling all Durabrand products were garbage.  They are always quite cheap in stores, and generally the cheaper the price, the crappier the product

Yep, in most cases the old saying holds true that "you get what you paid for".

You want crap, walk into any Big Lots! store and take a look around... 1000's of square feet of the most worthless crap on Earth.

Yep, in most cases the old saying holds true that "you get what you paid for".

You want crap, walk into any Big Lots! store and take a look around... 1000's of square feet of the most worthless crap on Earth.



For once I will have to agree to disagree with ya Bill. I have found great deals on a lot of name brand items there (paying TONS less than the regular retail price). Maybe it depends on the area (maybe not all stores are the same, or as nice)...but our store has some great deals.

The only thing I won't buy on the cheap end are batteries.  I find they don't work as well as name brand.

Product that is crap - speedo brand flip-flops.  They must have been designed by sadist. 8-P

A lot of crap products have the words "Made in China" on it.




Cat

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The only thing I won't buy on the cheap end are batteries.  I find they don't work as well as name brand.

Product that is crap - speedo brand flip-flops.  They must have been designed by sadist. 8-P


In some cases though, the cheap batteries work great.  At a liquidation store here, they sell discontinued Radio Shack batteries at 99c for a pack of two.  7 hours of non-stop playing my CD player at work, 2 batteries will last me over 2 weeks :o

Some people swear by the store but I think most things at Aldi's are crap.

Hercules Hook.

Hercules Hook.


But Billy Mays swears by them ;D

A lot of crap products have the words "Made in China" on it.




Cat


That is definetly true.

Some people swear by the store but I think most things at Aldi's are crap.


That depends on which items in general you're talking about.

packing tape dispensers and that clear tape you use to seal boxes. when the tape comes off of the cutting edge and sticks to the roll, I have a heck of a time finding the end

Those electronic JML pest shields you plug into a socket that target cockroaches, mice and rats   - needless to say they don't work.

But Billy Mays swears by them ;D


He screams when he talks.

All my mechanic friends tell me never to use Pennzoil when I get my oil changed. They say it gums up the engine.

All my mechanic friends tell me never to use Pennzoil when I get my oil changed. They say it gums up the engine.



What about the Chevrolet's small-block V8?  ;) :D ;D ;D ;D



Cat

What about the Chevrolet's small-block V8?  ;) :D ;D ;D ;D



Cat


Actually I drive a Ford.

And I always use Valvoline.  ;)

In some cases though, the cheap batteries work great.  At a liquidation store here, they sell discontinued Radio Shack batteries at 99c for a pack of two.  7 hours of non-stop playing my CD player at work, 2 batteries will last me over 2 weeks :o


Radio Shack always has good stuff.  I was talking Dollar General generic batteries.

Maybelline mascara! it's always shouted about as being this amazing cult product and it's sheeshe.


L'Oreal's Telescopic mascara is way awesome. It's expensive as hell, but man oh man, does it ever work.



For once I will have to agree to disagree with ya Bill. I have found great deals on a lot of name brand items there (paying TONS less than the regular retail price). Maybe it depends on the area (maybe not all stores are the same, or as nice)...but our store has some great deals.


This is true. I went to a Big Lots in Indiana and it was full of junk and just downright disgusting. Then when we started shopping in Illinois, I decided to be adventurous and go into the Big Lots in Bedford Park. That store is well kept, and I found a ton of name brand cereal for like $1 a box. I also found different spices and things for really cheap.


Some people swear by the store but I think most things at Aldi's are crap.


Amen.

A lot of crap products have the words "Made in China" on it.




Cat


So true. Ditto Taiwan.

Ant

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c235/badfingermike/officespaceTom.jpg    I had a great idea once...


Tom Smykowski:  It was a "Jump to Conclusions" mat. You see, it would be this mat that you would put on the floor... and would have different CONCLUSIONS written on it that you could JUMP TO.
Michael Bolton: That's the worst idea I've ever heard in my life, Tom.
Samir: Yes, this is horrible, this idea.

























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A lot of crap products have the words "Made in China" on it.




Cat


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Swzbt76wBM

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c235/badfingermike/officespaceTom.jpg    I had a great idea once...


Tom Smykowski:  It was a "Jump to Conclusions" mat. You see, it would be this mat that you would put on the floor... and would have different CONCLUSIONS written on it that you could JUMP TO.
Michael Bolton: That's the worst idea I've ever heard in my life, Tom.
Samir: Yes, this is horrible, this idea.

























http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c235/badfingermike/jumptoconclusionsmat.jpg



So,why doesn't this work? ???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Swzbt76wBM


They should put Chinese spammers in those cars instead of expensive crash test dummies.

Lots of good lists, everyone.

Ant

http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c235/badfingermike/officespaceTom.jpg    I had a great idea once...


Tom Smykowski:  It was a "Jump to Conclusions" mat. You see, it would be this mat that you would put on the floor... and would have different CONCLUSIONS written on it that you could JUMP TO.
Michael Bolton: That's the worst idea I've ever heard in my life, Tom.
Samir: Yes, this is horrible, this idea.

























http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c235/badfingermike/jumptoconclusionsmat.jpg


I love that movie. Reminds me of the office I used to work in. And yes, I did want to kill the fax machine. ;D

I love that movie. Reminds me of the office I used to work in. And yes, I did want to kill the fax machine. ;D


One of the Bobs: "Looks like you've been missing a lot of work lately."

Peter: "I wouldn't say I've been...missing it, Bob."

My favorite line from the whole movie.  ;D

I love that movie. Reminds me of the office I used to work in. And yes, I did want to kill the fax machine. ;D
it's a great movie, and the characters are like so many real people that many of us work with


One of the Bobs: "Looks like you've been missing a lot of work lately."

Peter: "I wouldn't say I've been...missing it, Bob."

My favorite line from the whole movie.  ;D
that's a very funny line during Peter's the interview with the Bob's  ;D 

so I'm thinking tomorrow night, I may have to watch Office Space

I love that movie. Reminds me of the office I used to work in. And yes, I did want to kill the fax machine. ;D


We have this coffee machine at work that's always screwing us out of money or giving us the wrong stuff, and we always talk about how we wish we could take it outside and beat the hell out of it with baseball bats.  >:( ;D

Flowbee.