Big Brand names whose products are way overrated

RandomViewer · 23-05-2020 05:10PM

All that fandango wrote: »

Fitbit. Shoddiest heap of crap Ive ever spent money on. Nothing but issues regarding syncing and pairing with bluetooth.

Wife has one, must be 2 years, never any bother

jetsonx · 24-05-2020 02:48PM

Kelloggs breakfast cereals.

The ones from Lidl taste more wholesome and less sugared.

gormdubhgorm · 24-05-2020 07:31PM

I watched the netflix documentary on the Chicago Bulls - the last dance.
It was good but very 'Michael Jordan centric.'
I am not really into basketball - was a casual watcher of CH4 NBA in the 90's.

But then I realised that Michael Jordan is still churning out those runners which are made in China and sold for inflated prices - he has some neck on him.

Plus the consumers of those runners clearly only still purchase them, because of the Jordan brand name. Fools and thier money are easily parted. Has to be one of the most overrated brands? Jordan shoes

Redo91 · 24-05-2020 09:17PM

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

I watched the netflix documentary on the Chicago Bulls - the last dance.
It was good but very 'Michael Jordan centric.'
I am not really into basketball - was a casual watcher of CH4 NBA in the 90's.

But then I realised that Michael Jordan is still churning out those runners which are made in China and sold for inflated prices - he has some neck on him.

Plus the consumers of those runners clearly only still purchase them, because of the Jordan brand name. Fools and thier money are easily parted. Has to be one of the most overrated brands? Jordan shoes

Aren’t most shoes made in China? Doesn’t mean the quality isn’t good.

c.p.w.g.w · 24-05-2020 10:11PM

Redo91 wrote: »

Aren’t most shoes made in China? Doesn’t mean the quality isn’t good.

But how many of those trainers last more than 18 months?

Better Than Christ · 24-05-2020 10:23PM

jetsonx wrote: »

Kelloggs breakfast cereals.

The ones from Lidl taste more wholesome and less sugared.

The sugar's the best part.

99nsr125 · 28-05-2020 01:17AM

L1011 wrote: »

Standard Apple booster reply circa 1998. It doesn't work anymore. It barely passed then and that was because most people had never used any Apple kit then - now nearly everyone has.

Nobody who criticises Apple kit secretly wishes they could use it - they have and wish they hadn't.

Yep,

Had an iPhone 5, terrible it was
45 minutes, that was the battery life with 12 months

CrankyHaus · 28-05-2020 01:21AM

micar wrote: »

Most brand of runners Asics, Brooks, ,Mizuno, New Balance and Nike are all up to €150 a pair.

They bring out a spring/summer pair and an autumn/winter pair.

No point in buying this season's pair. I always buy last season pair which would be reduced to around €100.

Pffft, and miss out on a whole season's worth of advancements in runner technology, a false economy of ever there was one.

RandomViewer · 28-05-2020 11:22PM

Better Than Christ wrote: »

The sugar's the best part.

Agree, for the sake of a Euro or so Kelloggs are worth it

All that fandango · 28-05-2020 11:35PM

RandomViewer wrote:

Wife has one, must be 2 years, never any bother

Lucky her

Capt'n Midnight · 28-05-2020 11:55PM

Redo91 wrote: »

Aren’t most shoes made in China? Doesn’t mean the quality isn’t good.

Yes

The UK kowtowed to the Chinese on this before Brexit. Their steel industry will be decimated by dumping in the years to come. They've already sold the company that would make the rails for HS2 to China just to make sure they are truly under the thumb.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/apr/12/sajid-javid-uk-blocked-higher-eu-steel-tariffs-fearing-shoe-price-rises

The UK blocked tougher EU trade rules to help the steel industry partly because it could have raised the price of shoes for British shoppers, Sajid Javid has said.

The business secretary argued the UK opposed scrapping the so-called lesser duty rule as it would have “cost British shoppers dear”, including an extra £130m a year on the price of footwear – the equivalent of about £4.80 for each household.

A number of EU countries have been trying to get the rule lifted, as it would allow higher tariffs to be imposed on cut-price Chinese steel being dumped on the world market.

whisky_galore · 28-05-2020 11:58PM

jetsonx wrote: »

Kelloggs breakfast cereals.

The ones from Lidl taste more wholesome and less sugared.

The cereals intended for children are full of sugar.

Hotblack Desiato · 29-05-2020 01:30PM

RandomViewer wrote: »

Wife has one, must be 2 years, never any bother

Does she take it off when... you know

I wouldn't want that data going into the cloud

RandomViewer · 29-05-2020 11:45PM

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Does she take it off when... you know

I wouldn't want that data going into the cloud

Never thought of that,

gormdubhgorm · 30-05-2020 12:54AM

Redo91 wrote: »

Aren’t most shoes made in China? Doesn’t mean the quality isn’t good.

Sorry I did qualify my post properly. I mean the price of the shoes for what you are getting by the time they reach the Irish shop. To me that makes them overratted.

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater · 30-05-2020 04:05AM

jetsonx wrote: »

Kelloggs breakfast cereals.

The ones from Lidl taste more wholesome and less sugared.

Agree - I always loved Special K, started buying Aldi's version which was called Benefit IIRC and found it spot on, ended up buying Special K one day again for some reason and found it far, far sweeter than the Aldi version.

corks finest · 30-05-2020 07:55AM

jetsonx wrote: »

Kelloggs breakfast cereals.

The ones from Lidl taste more wholesome and less sugared.

Most cereals are full of sugar with bar porridge

John_Rambo · 30-05-2020 11:23PM

snoopboggybog wrote: »

Superior devices? Give me a Note 10 over any Iphone. I have a work Iphone, I have a Samsung Note 10 Plus as my own personal phone. The Note 10 wins hands down.

There is more customization with Android, IOS is like a brick wall. It just sucks donkey balls and too locked down.

I would rather a 150 euro Android phone than a 1200 Iphone. There's not even widgets on IOS hahaaha

As for your part in Bold any decent company uses Iphones as they are more secure.

The note 10 plus beats any fecking Iphone hands down.

I guess I'd be considered an Apple fanboy! I've used them since they were Apple Macintosh and my type of work involves Macs and no regular pc's. I moved to Android and you're right, they're more advanced and suit as you're in to customising the phone, getting deep down in to the system and adapting it for your uses. But for people like myself who aren't THAT techy the iPhones are more user friendly.

I'm used to the Android now, but at the start I was like some sort of idiotic luddite, I'm still not 100% confident working a business from the Android, so I'm moving back to Apple.

I think that's a fair assessment and iPhone users would agree with me if they weren't afraid to admit they're simply not that techy minded.

Gael23 · 31-05-2020 08:55AM

Cif, Fairy and any big brand cleaning stuff

CrankyHaus · 31-05-2020 10:28AM

Gael23 wrote: »

Cif, Fairy and any big brand cleaning stuff

Especially bleach. It's a fairly generic chemical you pour into your toilet. The idea of spending way more on a branded version makes no sense
I can understand people going for branded clothes washing products, as they may worry about the clothes deteriorating faster in the wash.

Cosmo Kramer · 31-05-2020 01:05PM

Suckit wrote: »

Sony are a company I always believed to be overrated.

Sony is a weird one, I love the PS4 but I probably wouldn't touch another product they make. Had a sony phone a few years ago and it was awful.

thequarefellow wrote: »

Asics running shoes. I was talked into spending almost €200 on a pair of these for their 'superior quality and support; choice of top runners etc etc' when I started running a few years ago. They fell apart after 6 months.

I'm at the stage where Asics are the only brand of runner I buy, I find them unbelievably comfortable compared to any other shoe I've tried. Use them for running and day to day wear as well. I'm not sure if it's just that my feet are a good fit for the shape of their shoe design or if it's that their products are better than other brands but I find them fantastic.

Wouldn't spend €200 on a pair mind you, but they do great shoes for less than half that price.

RandomViewer · 31-05-2020 04:50PM

Gael23 wrote: »

Cif, Fairy and any big brand cleaning stuff

Nearly always on offer ,just as cheap to buy them than the shop brand

Strumms · 31-05-2020 09:52PM

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

Sony is a weird one, I love the PS4 but I probably wouldn't touch another product they make. Had a sony phone a few years ago and it was awful.

I'm at the stage where Asics are the only brand of runner I buy, I find them unbelievably comfortable compared to any other shoe I've tried. Use them for running and day to day wear as well. I'm not sure if it's just that my feet are a good fit for the shape of their shoe design or if it's that their products are better than other brands but I find them fantastic.

Wouldn't spend €200 on a pair mind you, but they do great shoes for less than half that price.

PS4 is brilliant, really been a bit of a great distraction/relaxation tool and what not...

This about 10/12 years ago for a couple of years ago Sony took a dip and Samsung capitalized. Had a Sony phone and a Sony CD Walkman about 10 years and both were absolute shîtè. I have friend working in the electronics industry and he recommended the Sony Bravia wf66-50-full-hd TV a few months ago..I ended up getting one..Quite simply stunning, the picture is unreal, especially colors and detail... my folks saw it and went wow, ordered 10 minutes after seeing mine...

https://powercity.ie/product/50WF663

appledrop · 31-05-2020 10:25PM

CrankyHaus wrote: »

Especially bleach. It's a fairly generic chemical you pour into your toilet. The idea of spending way more on a branded version makes no sense
I can understand people going for branded clothes washing products, as they may worry about the clothes deteriorating faster in the wash.

I dont agree. Some of the own brand bleach are like water. Also Fairy is the only brand I would ever use on my clothes or my little boys as we have sensivite skin . Washing powder is huge cause of skin irritation in people.

_Godot_ · 01-06-2020 06:30AM

jetsonx wrote: »

Kelloggs breakfast cereals.

The ones from Lidl taste more wholesome and less sugared.

I'd rather eat tesco's own brand of corn flakes than kellogg's.

Gorteen · 01-06-2020 08:39AM

Audi

Gael23 · 01-06-2020 09:01AM

RandomViewer wrote: »

Nearly always on offer ,just as cheap to buy them than the shop brand

That’s true, I do stock up when they are on offer.

Roger the cabin boy · 01-06-2020 09:06AM

Paris Skinny Wallpaper wrote: »

This is why android will always be inferior, apple co-design their hardware and software to work flawlessly together while android is a mismatch of different companies software and hardware resulting in laggy, buggy devices with poor use-ability and badly utilised hardware. Android is also a horrible operating system to use from a navigating around it perspective etc.

As someone else said on the thread, look at any real tech people not your bargain basement type - they all use iPhones and Macbooks etc.

Dreary me.

Android, Apple, Windows, all have pros and cons and are as good as each other all things considered.

Roger the cabin boy · 01-06-2020 09:18AM

Montage of Feck wrote: »

The whole phone fanboy thing is just about to get more silly, as manufacturers are now starting to put out phones with unnecessary over the top specs.

That's changing.
Both Apple (Se2) and Android (lots) are rowing back on the spec race.

This is why flagship phones are now tiered +, Ultra, Pro, etc.

Apple have always had a pass with poor specs (battery, charger, screens, memory, etc) but, Android is now mature enough that anything will run it well.

For phonecalls and FB, a €200 Android will be more than enough.

Hyperspecs are just a advertising opportunity. The real sales are in the std lines.

Capt'n Midnight · 01-06-2020 11:44AM

appledrop wrote: »

I dont agree. Some of the own brand bleach are like water. Also Fairy is the only brand I would ever use on my clothes or my little boys as we have sensivite skin . Washing powder is huge cause of skin irritation in people.

Epsom salts are what's added to bleach to make it thicker.

It's inert.

It's exactly like adding Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), the active ingredient of wallpaper paste, to things like yogurt to make them ticker or creamier.

Big Brand names whose products are way overrated

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