Most pointless products currently.

W.Shakes-Beer

I was sitting this evening, as one does; cup of tea in hand and a biscuit in the other.

The ad break came on (comedy central) and there was an ad for the most pointless, idiotic product I've ever seen before my eyes. I'm sure others will know it.

Basically, it's a soap dispenser by Dettol which senses your hand and dispenses the soap into your hand, fair enough. Supposedly it avoids germs being present on the plunger of conventional dispensers.

Think about it though, a "commoner" like myself with a normal soap dispenser presses the plunger to wash their hands. Upon pressing that plunger they're bound to contract AIDS, knob rot, leprosy and a variety of other stuff. However, they are doing so with the intention of washing their hands, they do so and the germs go down the drain.... Problem?

Did Dettol design this product for people who feel it is necessary to lick their soap dispenser after Uncle Tom went to the jax for a dump and a Tom Hank and got the dispenser covered in his AIDS.

Anyway, rant over, what product do you find pointless?
:pac:

Leeg17

W.Shakes-Beer wrote: »

Upon pressing that plunger they're bound to contract AIDS, knob rot, leprosy and a variety of other stuff.

I nearly choked on the pen lid I was chewing on

abouttobebanned

I'm pretty sure that upon seeing the thread title, we all thought about that soap dispenser.

hardCopy

Snuggie

Senna

The toothbrush that vibrates.
But a fool and his money are...........

hiscan

An ashtray for a motorbike.

starbelgrade

Air Freshener.

Especially ones for bathrooms. Lemon and poo is not a good smell.

They should just be done with it & invent a Glade called "Shitrus".

W.Shakes-Beer

hardCopy wrote: »

Snuggie

ah yes, the big carpet people wear that when you stand up and step on the end of it, it breaks your neck and you bite the coffee table.

KeithM89_old

That chocolate tea-pot i bought didnt last too long...

hardCopy

W.Shakes-Beer wrote: »

ah yes, the big carpet people wear that when you stand up and step on the end of it, it breaks your neck and you bite the coffee table.

As far as I can tell, it's basically a back-to-front dressing gown.

Groinshot

Cases, for external hard drives...
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up for anything

Senna wrote: »

The toothbrush that vibrates.
But a fool and his money are...........

I bet they never thought that anyone would be gormless enough to be fooled by the brush bit at the end. Comes in handy though to groom the auld landing strip.

admiralofthefleet

W.Shakes-Beer wrote: »

I was sitting this evening, as one does; cup of tea in hand and a biscuit in the other.

The ad break came on (comedy central) and there was an ad for the most pointless, idiotic product I've ever seen before my eyes. I'm sure others will know it.

Basically, it's a soap dispenser by Dettol which senses your hand and dispenses the soap into your hand, fair enough. Supposedly it avoids germs being present on the plunger of conventional dispensers.

Think about it though, a "commoner" like myself with a normal soap dispenser presses the plunger to wash their hands. Upon pressing that plunger they're bound to contract AIDS, knob rot, leprosy and a variety of other stuff. However, they are doing so with the intention of washing their hands, they do so and the germs go down the drain.... Problem?

Did Dettol design this product for people who feel it is necessary to lick their soap dispenser after Uncle Tom went to the jax for a dump and a Tom Hank and got the dispenser covered in his AIDS.

Anyway, rant over, what product do you find pointless?
:pac:

funny, that dettol hing was the first thing i thought of before i even started to read your post.
its good for kids to get cuts and colds, its builds them up

Outkast_IRE

hardCopy wrote: »

As far as I can tell, it's basically a back-to-front dressing gown.

shhhhh thats meant to be a secret:)

W.Shakes-Beer

W.Shakes-Beer wrote: »

Basically, it's a soap dispenser by Dettol which senses your hand and dispenses the soap into your hand, fair enough. Supposedly it avoids germs being present on the plunger of conventional dispensers.

Think about it though, a "commoner" like myself with a normal soap dispenser presses the plunger to wash their hands. Upon pressing that plunger they're bound to contract AIDS, knob rot, leprosy and a variety of other stuff. However, they are doing so with the intention of washing their hands, they do so and the germs go down the drain.... Problem?

My mam got one of these. I think it's a bit thick for two reasons. Firstly, going near it at all is enough to set it off so there's a lot of wastage. Secondly, you're still inclined to brush your dirty, germy finger off the edge of it while it's dispensing, which would defeat the purpose of it in the first place.

Mister men

Any low fat products. They don't work fatso.

Devil08

Probably the solar powered torch....or the left handed wooden spoon....

whiskeyman

Anything that you get a binder free with part 1

mikemac

Dog grooming

Every county in Ireland has multiple rivers and lakes, if you live in Fermanagh it's a large proportion of your county.
A swim is great exercise and will do them good

Seriously, paying somebody to shampoo your dog? Some people have too much money

goat2

W.Shakes-Beer wrote: »

ah yes, the big carpet people wear that when you stand up and step on the end of it, it breaks your neck and you bite the coffee table.

i loved that one, painted a good honest picture there,,,, laughing right now

kincsem

€200 for a foot circulation improver.

ScareGilly

Non-Alcoholic Beer, end of.

Einhard

Water proof tea bag. Damn you JML with your impossible to resist advertising.

stevejr

Most pointless products currently?

Children's sissors, but then again they have to be. Safety and all...........

Taco Corp

3D televisions.

Stadium pal. Link: http://www.stadiumpal.com/

AnonoBoy

The Magic Scarf from JML.

I bought it. Attempted several feats of sleight of hand. The scarf did not help in any way. In fact it hindered my illusions greatly.


I shall be returning it presently and will not recommend it to any of the other members of the Magician's Alliance.

t1mm

"Look at my new golf ball. If it goes in the rough it makes a beeping sound so you can find it. If it falls in the water it emits bubbles so you know whereabouts it is. If you lose it at night, it glows in the dark so you can find it straight away."

"Really? Where'd you get it?"

"Found it."

karl tyrrell

holy water,you cant beat that, watched a program on your man in knock who is a visionary sees mary and what time she will visit next,in the town there was a bed and breakfast called the lamb of god bed and breakfast thats the best product on the market religion.

Gaudizeit

ScareGilly wrote: »

Non-Alcoholic Beer, end of.

It's like licking out your sister. Tastes the same but it's just wrong

kincsem

SUVs / 4X4s / Chelsea tractors
The furthest off road most of them go is parking with two wheels on the footpath.

goat2

feelingstressed wrote: »

Dog grooming

Every county in Ireland has multiple rivers and lakes, if you live in Fermanagh it's a large proportion of your county.
A swim is great exercise and will do them good

Seriously, paying somebody to shampoo your dog? Some people have too much money

i fully agree, i use hose and bar of soap in summer, then it is the shower in the winter wit bar of soap and warm water, close door of shower cublcle when finished rinsing and let dog have good old shake, dog spanking clean, costs nothing

Turtyturd

All that wii fit sh*te...keep shaking your arms around, the weight is falling off you.

TheZohanS

W.Shakes-Beer wrote: »

Basically, it's a soap dispenser by Dettol which senses your hand and dispenses the soap into your hand, fair enough. Supposedly it avoids germs being present on the plunger of conventional dispensers.

Think about it though, a "commoner" like myself with a normal soap dispenser presses the plunger to wash their hands. Upon pressing that plunger they're bound to contract AIDS, knob rot, leprosy and a variety of other stuff. However, they are doing so with the intention of washing their hands, they do so and the germs go down the drain.... Problem?

Did Dettol design this product for people who feel it is necessary to lick their soap dispenser after Uncle Tom went to the jax for a dump and a Tom Hank and got the dispenser covered in his AIDS.

Anyway, rant over, what product do you find pointless?
:pac:

I thought the same about the product 'til I had to clean up dog shìt, had it not been for that hand dispenser I would have gotten crap all over my soap dispenser and anywhere else I touched.

EverEvolving

TheZohan wrote: »

I thought the same about the product 'til I had to clean up dog shìt, had it not been for that hand dispenser I would have gotten crap all over my soap dispenser and anywhere else I touched.

Did you clean up the dog poop with your bare hands or something?

we'llallhavetea_old

i've been grumbling about that soap dispenser for weeks now op!

how it's gotten this far is fcuking beyond me.

Dubba

Ipad

TheZohanS

EverEvolving wrote: »

Did you clean up the dog poop with your bare hands or something?

Yes, with my bare hands. Why?

EverEvolving

TheZohan wrote: »

Yes, with my bare hands. Why?

Seems odd to clean it up with your bare hands when you could have used some old newspaper, or a bag, or a shovel, or something to prevent having to use your bare hands, thats all.

eimear1

The kitty litter ad with the kitten who can't find the litter tray cos there is no odour from it - surely the point of a litter tray is so the cat knows where to go (and more importantly where not to go)!!!

RATM

Baby milk. What a load of sh1te. Or anything that boasts L Casei Immunitas or Active Regularis in it. They are made up. What a shill, wake up people :eek:

TheZohanS

EverEvolving wrote: »

Seems odd to clean it up with your bare hands when you could have used some old newspaper, or a bag, or a shovel, or something to prevent having to use your bare hands, thats all.

True, but I the environment....plus it can get messy sometimes.

Faith+1

Electric Sweeping Brush. Truely for Lazy B*stards

EverEvolving

RATM wrote: »

Baby milk. What a load of sh1te. Or anything that boasts L Casei Immunitas or Active Regularis in it. They are made up. What a shill, wake up people :eek:

Yes, I especially hate that add for Cow and Gate Growing up Milk that places the 2 litre beaker of milk on the childs tray and says "Your child needs to drink 2 litres of ordinary milk to get as much iron as one cup of our special magical potion milk etc"

The child on the add has teeth so can obviously eat food containing iron.

mahamageehad

KeithM89 wrote: »

That chocolate tea-pot i bought didnt last too long...

neither did my inflatable dartboard... i wonder were they from the same company?? Damn you jml!!!

RATM

Baby milk. What a load of sh1te. Or anything that boasts L Casei Immunitas or Active Regularis in it. They are made up. What a shill, wake up people :eek:

Hande hoche!

whiskas cat milk. Baby milk a close second.

carfiosaoorl

I thought I was the only one who saw why dettol dispensers were ridiculous hmm not as clever as I thought I was hehe

The snuggy blanket and the coffee table made me spit my vodka ha brilliant:D

Now if anyone could come up with a genius invention to cover/disperse dog fart that would be great. My dogs choking me "puke"

Thinspired

What I don't get about the soap dispenser is, well, if you use your filthy dirty germy hand to turn on the tap, and then you turn the tap off after your hands are all soaped up and rinsed clean, then aren't you getting all the germs back on your hand again?

The only solution that I can think of is to have one of those taps you wave your hand in front of to switch it on.

Then you've got to consider that in your average house the hand towel only gets changed every few days, so when you dry your hands you're only putting the germs on the towel back onto your hands... OH GOD!!!!

*nervous breakdown*

Devil08

Gaudizeit wrote: »

It's like licking out your sister. Tastes the same but it's just wrong

I thought that was normal in Cork no?

Conor108

DVD Rewinders

hal9000

anything that's been voted *Product of the Year!