Advertising claims

sunflower27

Just saw an advert there for Calgon - you know the 'washing machines live longer with Calgon' and at the end it says to use it in every wash.

I have never used Calgon and I have never had a washing machine seize up because of lime-scale build-up.

Surely, at most, once a week would be fine?

Just seems a bit over-doing it to say EVERY wash so people go through it quicker.

Another one I saw was for that hair removal thing No-No. A woman said that she uses it because when she shaved, she noticed the hair had grown back the next day :eek: Come on

jimthemental

Gillette the best a man can get. Surely this phrase should be reserved for Jessica Alba.

Lando Griffin

Dont have a dish washer ( another celtic tiger must have ) so dont use calgon.
But there is a new tooth paste that not only when you wake gives you squeeky clean white teeth, but also gives you a hair do during the night and several layers of make up.

Dravokivich

and what about them bueaty product adds that use odd numbers for the amount of wimmins surveyed to make their percentages look good?

"94% of 78" and such...

AngryBollix

jimthemental wrote: »

Gillette the best a man can get. Surely this phrase should be reserved for Jessica Alba Kelly Brooke.

I think we can all agree that Kelly Brooke is better.

smash

sunflower27 wrote: »

Another one I saw was for that hair removal thing No-No. A woman said that she uses it because when she shaved, she noticed the hair had grown back the next day :eek: Come on

Well hair does start to grow back immediately. Even with hair removal cream.

44leto

2 words "penis enlargement" :rolleyes:

I actually think they are not allowed to make health claims that are false.

Eg Guinness is good for you.

ziggy23

Have the Calgon tune in my head now cheers OP:mad::(

CardBordWindow

sunflower27 wrote: »

Just saw an advert there for Calgon - you know the 'washing machines live longer with Calgon' and at the end it says to use it in every wash.

I have never used Calgon and I have never had a washing machine seize up because of lime-scale build-up.

Surely, at most, once a week would be fine?

Just seems a bit over-doing it to say EVERY wash so people go through it quicker.

Another one I saw was for that hair removal thing No-No. A woman said that she uses it because when she shaved, she noticed the hair had grown back the next day :eek: Come on

It depends on if you're in an area with hard water or not. A friend of mine goes through a kettle every year, as the limescale builds up so much.

jimthemental

44leto wrote: »

2 words "penis enlargement" :rolleyes:

I actually think they are not allowed to make health claims that are false.

Eg Guinness is good for you.

But Guinness is good for you, it's full of iron and happiness. 2 weeks till I can go home and get some of that wonderful stout.

AngryBollix

44leto wrote: »

2 words "penis enlargement" :rolleyes:

I actually think they are not allowed to make health claims that are false.

Eg Guinness is good for you.

Guinness is actually good for you. Its a quality and damn tasty laxative

AboutTwoFiddy

sunflower27 wrote: »

Just saw an advert there for Calgon - you know the 'washing machines live longer with Calgon' and at the end it says to use it in every wash.

I have never used Calgon and I have never had a washing machine seize up because of lime-scale build-up.

Surely, at most, once a week would be fine?

Just seems a bit over-doing it to say EVERY wash so people go through it quicker.

From the mod of Plumbing:

Joey the lips wrote: »

Ha love this thread been saying this for ages. But this is the actual reality. Family home! Calgon cost 40c each do 4 washes a day thats 1.60 a day! Now the dearest washing machine being 600 euro the cheapest being 300 euro the adverage being 400 euro. Granted I dont wash cloths every day so we will say 4 days a week. This equates to

1.60 per x 4 days = 1 week cost x 52 = 1 year cost = feck off calgon!

1.60 x 4 = 6.40 x 52 = 332.80 per year.


I figure if we half this for the cheaper brand tablet which of course is being extreamly generous. that equals 165 per year in calgon

With the adverage life of a washing machine in hard water areas being 2-4 years

@ 2 years being extreamly generous we get 330 in competors calgon!

@ 3 years dbeing extreamly generous we get 490 in competitors calgon

So at 2 year in calgon you will pay at least 600 euro or 300 in competitors


Its just not worth it. another thing. Calagon is salt yes! Is all this salt added to the washing machine water which of course is already heavly contaminated not contributing to poisioning of the water!


"Washing machines live longer with calgon!" but my bank balence does not!

krudler

Special K is good for you, its sugary cereal, may as well be eating Coco Pops, which are way nicer anyway

smash

Lynx does not make women crawl all over you uncontrollably!

sunflower27

Dravokivich wrote: »

and what about them bueaty product adds that use odd numbers for the amount of wimmins surveyed to make their percentages look good?

"94% of 78" and such...

I know... Like Loreal do a survey of 113 women. I always think, you stingy gits, 113 women.... what kind of a sample is that????!

Gyalist

The ads for fat burning supplements that work while you sleep.

AngryBollix

smash wrote: »

Lynx does not make women crawl all over you uncontrollably!

They prefer bundles of bank notes and a 10 inch mickey

phasers

Apparently Tampax gives women the ability to ride horses and rollerskate

sunflower27

Gyalist wrote: »

The ads for fat burning supplements that work while you sleep.

Oh yes, the one where she goes to sleep a size 14-16 and wakes up a size 8-10. She also improves her fashion sense overnight.

foxyboxer

That if I'm ever in an real ER-type situation, my health insurers will do all they can to help me.

Pfft.

44leto

jimthemental wrote: »

But Guinness is good for you, it's full of iron and happiness. 2 weeks till I can go home and get some of that wonderful stout.

Hey you are preaching to the converted, its very jolly good for me, to darn good for me, I could even do with a tonic now.

But those damn scientists wont let the blood bank give out the free bottle anymore.

choobles

The biggest myth of them all.. "24 hour anti perspirant"!!!

24 seconds maybe...

Trash Ninja

CardBordWindow wrote: »

A friend of mine goes through a kettle every year, as the limescale builds up so much.

I can honestly say, any brand of tea does not taste better with Calgon.

CardBordWindow

Trash Ninja wrote: »

I can honestly say, any brand of tea does not taste better with Calgon.

Even Tesco Value?

Trash Ninja

CardBordWindow wrote: »

Even Tesco Value?

That might be the exception that proves the rule.

jimthemental

CardBordWindow wrote: »

Even Tesco Value?

That shít makes calgon taste good.