Brands that succeed despite being shite...

Winny_Pooh

mudslide73 said:

B&O

Not shite, but their prices are bonkers, they're basically lifestyle accessories for the douche about town.

Deadman

This might be a bit controversial, but Marks and Spencer. Their food is expensive and tasteless. And as for their clothes, I wouldn't be seen dead in any of it.

Sambostar

Mick said:

Stevepage said:

Hayter. Their lawnmowers are terrible for reliability.

Seen the new ones yet.?

None of the local dealers stock them anymore around here, the latest 56 is just taking the piss, in addition to the traditional problems of not cutting in the wet or the dew or in grass above 2cm in length they managed to make it even worse.

Dysons, I've never got Dysons either, especially compared to other British brands like Numatic, Dysons have always been total junk, I've no idea what possesses anyone in their right mind to buy them.

professorben

mudslide73 said:

B&O

Hmmmm I'm not exactly sure what you mean but these possibilities sprung to mind. 

P&O?
 Ferries I hate ferries full stop I'm 'on board' with you on this one 

B&Q?
 DIY stores that sell cheap rubbish that will crap out in less than a month. 

BO
body odour?? Can't say many will be against hatred of that, but I'm not sure it's a brand?

Sambostar

Bang & Olufsen ?  Agree they are shit too.

EricTheWeary

Reggae Reggae sauce. 

lasermonkey

Microsoft. 

RandallFlagg

jonnyburgo said:

Ginsters, heavy flavourless lumps.

I think my wife has described me like that before

RandallFlagg

mikeyrob73 said:

Carling & Carlsberg pish water 

Fosters

Rocker

Heineken, Budweiser....

Jeremiah

Microsoft
Easyjet

boogieman

Motorhate said:

Gibson

Harley Davidson

Apple

Budweiser

Fosters

Carling

Carlsberg

Yup, especially HD. The original bikes  were great but it's all overpriced rust prone junk these days. 

starwarsnosebleed

Philly_Q said:

Winny_Pooh said:

Gourmet Burger Kitchen, went downhill 6 years ago almost, still surviving.

I like GBK, although I haven't forgiven them for taking Captain Cod off the menu.  And god knows what's in their satay sauce, it sure as hell doesn't taste anything like peanuts.

Went to the new GBK in Exeter before Xmas. Wouldnt go there again tbh. Burgers were Quite good, but everything else was overpriced garbage. Worst fries ive ever eaten!

WezV

Thread should be renamed "Brands that are successful because they understand their market, but I don't like them and will judge people who do"

RocknRollDave

ICBM said:

Sony.

Overpriced and with a noticeable tendency to die just after the warranty runs out, in my experience. Not totally shite, but no better than any other mid-market Japanese brand and not worthy of the higher rating they seem to get.

Not sure they are succeeding particularly well these days

Sambostar

WezV said:

Thread should be renamed "Brands that are successful because they understand their market, but I don't like them and will judge people who do"

Just admit that you went out and bought a Dyson and now feel like a right mug, we won't mock you for it....

WezV

Sambostar said:

WezV said:

Thread should be renamed "Brands that are successful because they understand their market, but I don't like them and will judge people who do"

Just admit that you went out and bought a Dyson and now feel like a right mug, we won't mock you for it....

actually we did get one of the cordless ones last year, and i spent last night dismantling and cleaning the little bastard

rawk100

Pukka Pies....(more like Pukea Pies)

Durcell batteries....(don't seem to last as long as Aldi ones)

Starbucks...(coffee had been shite recently)

historyisjunk

I'll go back through this & add wisdoms for everyone who nominated Dyson. The emperor's new hand dryer. I detest the over styled bits of junk.
The first ones you dip your hands in & out of seem like microbe farms. Unless you have cleaning staff with time & the concern to keep them clean they accumulate a kind of fluffy slime & black mould round in the trough & along the plastic. The second  model is more hygenic, but most of them blow cold, as did some of the early ones. This suggests that there might actually be a sensor or thermostat that the installer is meant to tweak (though I don't know this) how likely is it that someone will have time for that?

I actually have a first model yellow & grey vacuum I got out of someone's bin, as I was sure it couldn't be broken so soon. It was just a knackered switch, also replaced filters & the brush. I think it is a good cleaner, but it's not well made & all the filters & bits are a pain.
I had to fix a friend's much newer one a while back. Some of the plastic is about as strong as the stuff they make blister packs for pills out of. Had to replace part of the casing because it broke taking it apart, the new bit cracked as well (I don't think it was just me).

I don't know much about Bose things, but I've got one of the wee wedge shaped CD player radio things, via a relative & the sound quality & power is great.
My old VW was very good, great PD engine 100% reliable & mostly well made. Not  great customer services in my experience though.
Hotpoint certainly used to be a good company, my last washing machine was inherited & I think it was about 35 years old when I got rid. The motor was still fine.

dano

The Fretboard.  A load of middle aged lefty blokes all talking about guitars without any actual playing.


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