Once great brands ...... now junk.

Gravelly · 01-12-2017 10:00AM

pawdee wrote: »

My brother in law's uncle's house was sold recently. There was a fridge in the house that was bought (second hand) in the early 1950s and it was still working. Now that's what you call quality! Don't know what brand it was...maybe Frigidaire or something like that.

There's an elderly couple living near me who got a washer and a dryer for their wedding present from his (German) employer. They married in 1964 and the washer and dryer are still going - from memory I think they are Siemens.

pawdee · 01-12-2017 10:11AM

That's great and all, but it was probably costing him the price of a cheap fridge each year in wasted energy - not joking. Fridges are on 24/7, it's not the same as wasting some percentage of energy on running the washing machine or dishwasher which is only on a few hours a week.
Dishwashers - pah! It was far from dishwashers I was reared :pac:[/QUOTE]

I thought of that too and I see your point. However, it's a bit like saying "Why would you want that Rolls Royce Phantom when you can get one of these Perodua Kelisas every year instead.....for the rest of your life".

whisky_galore · 01-12-2017 10:39AM

Calvita cheese, the flavoured ones were the height of sophistication before all them fancy foreign cheeses reached our shores.

Now thought of as highly processed rubbery chunks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UztB5DjRWWA

jmayo · 01-12-2017 11:40AM

foxy farmer wrote: »

The motor vehicle trade is like a cartel. They're all connected.

It is even worse in the tractor business where half the brands that existed until the 80s have disappeared and now all the brands are basically owned by 4 conglomerates with a few other smaller makes.
Even then they often share engines, transmissions.

In vehicles people often think they are getting something different when the only difference is the shell and the badge.

dr.fuzzenstein · 01-12-2017 12:47PM

Mountainsandh wrote: »

Cadbury's and other chocolate brands.
It's nothing but fat and sugar nowadays. I miss the proper chocolate.

You are mistaken. Cadburys was never a decent brand. Or even chocolate.

Avatar MIA · 01-12-2017 12:50PM

dr.fuzzenstein wrote: »

You are mistaken. Cadburys was never a decent brand. Or even chocolate.

Them's fighting words.

Lindt and all the other "superior" brands can melt away into oblivion for all I care.

Kuva · 01-12-2017 01:50PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

What’s more, they are not making ricicles anymore. I only got them once or twice a year because the were really sugary in fairness but i loved the taste of them more than any other cereal I’d say! I think it’s sad to see the world moving into a such an over-informed age and a much more self-restrained and cautious age - the reluctance of people to eat stuff like ricicles, indeed the gradual turning into unthinkable the thought of eating such food is another loss to people’s lives that they are not even aware is happening.

You've become addicted to sugar and weren't aware.

5rtytry56 · 01-12-2017 01:55PM

Kuva wrote: »

You've become addicted to sugar and weren't aware.

OnionBelt needs to have more faith in "The Eye Of the Tiger" as used in the ad for Kellogg's Frosties.

Right my own contribution today:

Creative

Well respected back in the day for their Soundblaster 16 soundcard.

Today:

Another also ran technology company making some pc gamegear and camcorders if not much else.

Nettle Soup · 01-12-2017 02:06PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Ah yes, green Pringles- another classic example of a food that was mindblowingly good in the 90s/early 2000s but gradually became bland, devoid of impact. Previously you could see green dots of flavour on them.

Isn't Pringles known as "Cancer in a Can"? I am not sure exactly what but there is something in them that is very bad for you - so I heard anyway.

PeterParker957 · 01-12-2017 02:07PM

Avatar MIA wrote: »

Them's fighting words.

Lindt and all the other "superior" brands can melt away into oblivion for all I care.

Rather than melt them let me take them off your hands!!!

Nom nom nom!!!!

pawdee · 01-12-2017 02:14PM

Nettle Soup wrote: »

Isn't Pringles known as "Cancer in a Can"? I am not sure exactly what but there is something in them that is very bad for you - so I heard anyway.

Acrylamide I think is the stuff. EU are bringing a new law that chips, crackers etc have to be paler. Burnt is bad apparently so you'd imagine Pringles being pale would be grand but evidently not!

Hande hoche! · 01-12-2017 02:28PM

Nettle Soup wrote: »

Isn't Pringles known as "Cancer in a Can"? I am not sure exactly what but there is something in them that is very bad for you - so I heard anyway.

It's a bit mad to see how they are made. The words "potato slurry" come to mind.

01-12-2017 03:28PM

Kuva wrote: »

You've become addicted to sugar and weren't aware.

I'm in fine shape and healthy according to blood tests, and consider sugary foods a treat, but I like them to exist for when I do want to have some.

Hotblack Desiato · 01-12-2017 03:52PM

Nothing stopping you tipping a bit of extra sugar into your glass of Coke :pac:

If the health nazis get their way, within a couple of decades we'll have alcohol rationing. *swipes card* "Sorry Mr Desiato, you've already purchased the maximum recommended number of units this week"

Greyfox · 01-12-2017 07:26PM

Vladimir Poontang wrote: »

Cadbury's have absolutely changed their chocolate.

They taste is a lot sweeter and less milky.

****in rank in short.

This belongs in the unpopular opinions tread, the making it sweeter made it nicer, personally I think Cadbury choc is the best tasting substance on earth and a lot of that high cocoa content stuff tastes like carboard, yes the feckers made the bars smaller but it's still a mega popular product

ToddyDoody · 01-12-2017 07:45PM

The Irish Independent.
MTV.

5rtytry56 · 01-12-2017 09:05PM

Mario the plumber.

arayess · 02-12-2017 09:52AM

JohnBoy26 wrote: »

In what way? The likes of the dairy milk to me tastes the same as it ever did although it probably is smaller than it used to be but that is pretty much the same across all brands.

they denied they changed the recipe for dairy milk - so maybe that is the same

but roses , cream eggs and the rest are inferior.
I don't eat any chocolate from them anymore
It's not the same as it was in the year 2000

pretty much what this guy below says.

Vladimir Poontang wrote: »

Cadbury's have absolutely changed their chocolate. Not the same as what you'd get in the 90's and 80's and earlier.

Less cocoa, more sugar and now palm oil too.

They taste is a lot sweeter and less milky.

****in rank in short. Also smaller bars and tins of Roses have shrunk.

Igotadose · 02-12-2017 09:59AM

Maytag.
Whirlpool.
U2
Springsteen.

MysticMonk · 02-12-2017 11:44AM

Madonna.

Muahahaha · 02-12-2017 12:03PM

colm_mcm wrote: »

Hoover lost huge amounts of money in a free flights promotion where they totally underestimated the uptake and the actual cost of the flights. Cost them 50 million at the time and contributed to their demise.

Ah yeah I remember that. I think the promotion was buy a new Hoover and get £99 return flights to the US. At the time return flights were easily £600+ so £99 was quite the bargain and the uptake was massive and sent the company more or less broke.

It is used these days as a lesson in how not to run a promotion to business students in college.

fricatus · 02-12-2017 12:19PM

Trump used to be a great brand, at least for non-New Yorkers*. When I was growing up, Trump used to epitomise glamour and success. Now look at the fcuker!

* As someone in the New York Post wrote a few months back: "We've always known Trump was a bozo. The rest of the country is only finding out now."

MysticMonk · 02-12-2017 12:21PM

fricatus wrote: »

Trump used to be a great brand, at least for non-New Yorkers*. When I was growing up, Trump used to epitomise glamour and success. Now look at the fcuker!

* As someone in the New York Post wrote a few months back: "We've always known Trump was a bozo. The rest of the country is only finding out now."

Well now he's the President so suck it up buttercup.

PLL · 02-12-2017 12:29PM

smilerf wrote: »

Toshiba used to make good laptops but my last one was terrible and I haven't really seen around in about 3 years

I honestly do not know how my 6 year old Toshiba laptop is still going strong. I can count on one hand the amount of times I have shut it down properly. It is a warrior of a thing. When it dies I'll be sure to be weary of the new stock. The way tech is nade nowadays, I don't think i'll find the same durability again.

NIMAN · 02-12-2017 12:37PM

Shocking just to see exactly how much of our well known brands are cheaply made Chinese stuff.

But can we complain?

We all want the cheap prices, so maybe we should suck it up. If these companies continued to make their clothes or shoes or washing machines in the UK or Europe, they'd have to charge accordingly, and would suffer cos the majority of consumers would leave them and buy the cheapest stuff.

Would be nice to see a list of companies who actually manufacture NOT in the cheapest place possible.

PLL · 02-12-2017 12:38PM

jack of all wrote: »

"Clarks" shoes, onetime regarded as a good quality go-to brand for reasonably priced footwear- cheap and cheerful now. But, to be fair most footwear is now considered as a disposable consumable item, ie not repairable and not made to last, so cheap in price and quality.

When choosing shoes when my daughter started school I wanted Clarks for the reputation. The shop where we bought her uniform exclusively sold Hush Puppies, she tried on a pair and loved them so I just thought they look good enough quality, so I bought them.

Turns out they are fantastic shoes. They still looked in great quality at the end of the year. I looked back on her old Clarks shoes and they are coming apart and dented. She didn't even wear them as much as her school shoes.

smilerf · 02-12-2017 12:39PM

PLL wrote: »

I honestly do not know how my 6 year old Toshiba laptop is still going strong. I can count on one hand the amount of times I have shut it down properly. It is a warrior of a thing. When it dies I'll be sure to be weary of the new stock. The way tech is nade nowadays, I don't think i'll find the same durability again.

Yes it is a old breed I haven't even seen Toshiba laptop the last few years. I did a check on amazon. All old ones for resale. I have an Asus 4 years. It never quit on me once

PLL · 02-12-2017 01:10PM

Considering LG is being suggested here as a quality brand, I find it odd that Sky were giving them away for a marketing promotion. Why not a cheaper brand?

I say whilst looking at my free LG tv. I'm even more delighted now.

Hotblack Desiato · 02-12-2017 01:15PM

Free? You'll be paying through the nose for it for years to come.

odyssey06 · 02-12-2017 01:54PM

NIMAN wrote: »

Would be nice to see a list of companies who actually manufacture NOT in the cheapest place possible.

Braun electric razor ... still made in Germany and looks like JasonBourne could use it as a weapon and it would still work.

Once great brands ...... now junk.

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