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Big Brand names whose products are way overrated

Capt. Autumn

Can I kick off with Dyson?

A huge launch and massive marketing drive for Dyson products but I've always been underwhelmed by how they actually perform. Maybe the fuss generated is something to do with it being the first UK designed product to make a big splash in many the year but, for me, they are the Apple of products from a marketing perspective but an Acer in terms of performance.

When I finally kicked my under-performing Dyson to the kerb and replaced in with a big ugly Meile, I nearly cried in gratitude when I heard the motor rumble to life and watched as my carpet was sucked to within an inch of it's life.

So, what brands do you think are overrated?

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Cienciano

chosen1 wrote: »

Fair enough the bottom of them are manky but I find they're the only ones that are capable of actually drying your hands.

The traditional ones just puff semi warm air at your hands and you end up just drying the rest off on your jeans

There isn't 2 types of dryers, dysons and the old fashioned type. There's hundreds of types. The best ones imho are the jet air ones that are just really powerful versions of the old ones. While we might never have had them if the dysons hadn't come around, the original dysons are dogshíte, I'd rather not wash my hands that use them.

EmmetSpiceland

NIMAN wrote: »

Got to disagree with anyone who says own brand is same as Kelloggs..

The Tesco “imitation” crunchy nut cornflakes aren’t bad, definitely the best of a “bad bunch”.

The Aldi/Lidl one is terrible, they seem to use little clumps of that “artificial” sweetener auld ones used to put in their tea, or coffee, on the flakes instead of nut.

Very disappointing.

NIMAN

Got to disagree with anyone who says own brand is same as Kelloggs.

They simply aren't.

Over the year I have tried many own brands, Aldi, Lidl, Sainsburys, Tesco etc and can't get a corn flake that I like.

I'd rather pay the money for Kelloggs every time. They are often on special offer and I tend to stock up then.

enricoh

whisky_galore wrote: »

I like own brand honey nut flakes but some reason the generic corn flakes you can taste the cheapness, like the sort of flakes you would get with free breakfast in a hostel or penny pinching b and b.

I wanted aldis honey nut corn flakes to work as they were half the price. They went into the bin, lesson learned!

whisky_galore

chopperbyrne wrote: »

Kelloggs

They are a little better than the own brand stuff, but not four times the price better.

I like own brand honey nut flakes but some reason the generic corn flakes you can taste the cheapness, like the sort of flakes you would get with free breakfast in a hostel or penny pinching b and b.

tedpan

Mr.S wrote:

I don't get the Dyson hate, ours works perfectly and it's a godsend

mobby wrote:

Same here, have a Dyson Dc20 15 years not one issue in that time.

mobby wrote:

great bit of kit if you have pets, the amount of dog hair that dyson has picked up over the years

You guys are maybe not comparing like for like. Try a Miele C3, the power is in a different league, you'll never go back. Bagless vacuums are also 'meant' to be cleaner but look at the dust than spews out when emptying the container.

The J Stands for Jay

bigar wrote: »

GoPro action cameras. You can find similar ones for 1/10th the price that work just as well.

My brother did a split screen comparison between a GoPro and (I think it was) a yi cam. Both were perfectly fine, but the GoPro looked better.

bigar

GoPro action cameras. You can find similar ones for 1/10th the price that work just as well.

chopperbyrne

Kelloggs

They are a little better than the own brand stuff, but not four times the price better.

Sky King

Mr.S wrote: »

I don't get the Dyson hate, ours works perfectly and it's a godsend :eek:

I would have thought that 'works perfectly' would be the minimum standard for any appliance.

Dyson vacuum cleaners work alright, but they market themselves as featuring groundbreaking technologies designs that make them worth the (very) premium pricetag, and they are not. At all.

It's just bright colours and marketing.

howyanow

chrissb8 wrote: »

Nike football boots. I played in a pair once and they were so thin and flimsy. Feet were cold, felt forced into the boot and offered no protection when a lumpy defender came down studs on your boot. Then they added a sock attached to the boot and called it revolutionary. Adidas Copa Munidal blows every poser out of the water!

Copa Mundial best boots ever made!
Had a pair of Nike that burst during 1st game played in them

chrissb8

Nike football boots. I played in a pair once and they were so thin and flimsy. Feet were cold, felt forced into the boot and offered no protection when a lumpy defender came down studs on your boot. Then they added a sock attached to the boot and called it revolutionary. Adidas Copa Munidal blows every poser out of the water!

Capt'n Midnight

Deleted User wrote: »

Amstrad

They were never overrated.

Compared to the IBM PC the Amstrad PC 1512 was made of creaky plastic. Putting the power supply in the monitor was an interesting choice.

The IBM had a big red KA-THUNK! power switch and the Model M keyboard that people spend crazy amounts of money to buy flimsier descendants of.

But you could get a poverty spec Amstrad for £399 when a genuine IBM started at £1,429. Like comparing a Lada to a Ford Sierra.

Sinclar were another company that cheaped out on components.

[Deleted User]

Amstrad

razorblunt

enricoh wrote: »

I know a lad who asked the staff did they think his burger looked remotely like the burger in the picture. The staff agreed with him that it didn't n made him a new one!

The new one would have looked the exact same.
They're not going to suddenly make a new patty for him.

JDxtra

Dyson, I was sceptical but don’t entirely dismiss them…

I have both a Dyson V11 and a Miele hoover. The Miele is a workhorse of a hoover, we’ve had it a few years and it has never failed. The other half had been bugging me about a cordless Dyson and after some extended resistance we finally got one.

I’ll be honest – I actually like it. The Dyson has additional uses – it has replaced the sweeping brush for hard floors downstairs. I would have never taken out the Miele for a light clean.

It also has a different method of cleaning. It agitates the carpet with the spinning brushes as opposed to using raw power to suck the dirt. I suppose it has to as it’s running off battery. Before you know it, you can hoover the whole house with it and not have to worry about cables.

Is Dyson overpriced – yes. Will it last as long as the Miele – no.

However, 9 times out of 10 I’m using the Dyson. For any heavier dirt or hoovering the car, out comes the Miele.

Still waters

Capra wrote: »

I'm well aware of that but I'm also not their ****ing daddy. If a guy asks you to load him with more then you are going to do it. It wouldn't be boards.ie without an armchair RSA member chirping in.

True, load them up and let them at it, the driver is responsible for the loads weight and security, you can't babysit them all

Capra

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Which the vehicle can't legally take, and the drivers aren't licensed to drive. Well done.

I'm well aware of that but I'm also not their ****ing daddy. If a guy asks you to load him with more then you are going to do it. It wouldn't be boards.ie without an armchair RSA member chirping in.

i57dwun4yb1pt8

dyson, palstic , breaking , unreliable useless ****e

also skoda

Hotblack Desiato

monkeysnapper wrote: »

Maybe other people on here can confirm the oldest dog they heard of.... maybe its just collies ....

Collies have to be among the thickest mammals in existence... maybe that's their secret?

Hotblack Desiato

Capra wrote: »

Every day we send fencing contractors and builders out of our yard with 3-5 tonnes behind them and they all drive Land Cruisers or Hilux.

Which the vehicle can't legally take, and the drivers aren't licensed to drive. Well done.

mobby

Mr.S wrote: »

I don't get the Dyson hate, ours works perfectly and it's a godsend :eek:

Same here, have a Dyson Dc20 15 years not one issue in that time.

great bit of kit if you have pets, the amount of dog hair that dyson has picked up over the years :eek:

Still waters

Capra wrote: »

I'm sorry but this is one of the most wrong things I have ever read in my life. I work in the farm supplies industry and 90% of the vehicles I see are Land Cruisers and Hilux being flogged to death by owners who barely service them. Every day we send fencing contractors and builders out of our yard with 3-5 tonnes behind them and they all drive Land Cruisers or Hilux. And all of them love them because they just work. The 3.0 diesel with a manual gear box is unkillable. And when they do replace them, they always go for another one. What exactly is more of a workhorse? Unfortunately the latest one is supposedly not as good to pull as the last one but it's still a tough machine.

The Amazon then is a totally different level again.

Thats fair enough, i wont knock others experience and opinions, I'm simply basing my opinion on 16 years towing 3.5 ton 70 percent of the working life of the jeep, overall for straight from the root towing power i find the pajero a better drive, not disrespecting the landcruiser, as I've said they're a good machine for the work the vast majority of them are used for

Capra

Still waters wrote: »

Couldn't agree more, good durability and stamina for normal work but haven't the guts when worked for a living, plenty good for farmers and the equestrian types who pull small loads now and again, for the price of them i think people who buy them are really only after an image rather than a workhorse

I'm sorry but this is one of the most wrong things I have ever read in my life. I work in the farm supplies industry and 90% of the vehicles I see are Land Cruisers and Hilux being flogged to death by owners who barely service them. Every day we send fencing contractors and builders out of our yard with 3-5 tonnes behind them and they all drive Land Cruisers or Hilux. And all of them love them because they just work. The 3.0 diesel with a manual gear box is unkillable. And when they do replace them, they always go for another one. What exactly is more of a workhorse? Unfortunately the latest one is supposedly not as good to pull as the last one but it's still a tough machine.

The Amazon then is a totally different level again.

Beechwoodspark

Years ago I complained that my mighty Mac didn’t look anything like the picture on the menu in my local supermacs

The Eastern European girl serving me looked startled and called over the shift manager

He roared at me “this is the EXACT same burger as on the menu now GET OUT”

I will never forget his pompous sneering attitude.

I left the store and didn’t return until I was 18 maybe 4 years later and that was because it was the meet up point for a friends birthday. The shift manager had long gone but I honestly had anxiety the night before that he would be there.

cj maxx

Capt. Autumn wrote: »

Great call on the craft beers. O'Hara's Pale Ale, I'm loving this right now...Single strength is highly palatable also. Brewed in Carlow with obvious pride. Outstanding, actually.

I'm a fan of their dark ale but the amount of times I've unpacked the shopping only to find a puddle of beer.
Put the fcucking caps on properly

Mervyn Skidmore

FVP3 wrote: »

All craft beer manufacturers.

There aren't that many big brand name craft beer companies though. Sierra Nevada, Brewdog, Founders are probably some but they make some quality beers too.

Capt'n Midnight

Back in the 1950's US companies made about 17% profit on the goods they were selling. As late as the 1980's only 36% of that profit went to shareholders with the rest being reinvested.

So a good brand only cost a little more and most of that extra went back into making better products.

Today typical goods in the US sell for twice what they cost to make and 93% of the profit goes to shareholders and share buybacks.

Globally brands are being asset stripped. You can't rely on the brand's history as that can all be reset at the next takeover or new CEO.

Zebra3

FVP3 wrote: »

All craft beer manufacturers.

You've sampled beer from all craft breweries?

enricoh

whisky_galore wrote: »

The large brands are aimed at people who like to have a beer, or be seen holding a particular brand, but don't like the taste of beer.

What's with the likes of Maccy D's or Supermacs with pics of plump, mouth watering burgers on their menu only to be presented with a shrunken miserable looking burger when you get your order?

I know a lad who asked the staff did they think his burger looked remotely like the burger in the picture. The staff agreed with him that it didn't n made him a new one!