Lia
Banned
Food and industry manufacturers are getting away with murder. And, they know it. They’re laughing all the way to the bank. They can do that, because we let them. We are apathetic when it comes to complaining about shoddy goods.
I actually bought a pair of leggings a month or two ago, and when I came to wear them a week ago, when I was out of the country, on a vacation, I found that they had one leg shorter than the other. One expects to be dissatisfied with purchases bought from Matalan, Next, Primark and similar, but one does not expect this type of service or goods from Marks and Sparks, Debenhams, or John Lewis. But, so it is…
Recently, I’ve bought gloves that frayed on their first outing; a pair of slippers, so badly made that the left one kept falling off, or tripping me up because the outer side was a different length on the left shoe, to that of the right shoe (who checks these things)? Fitted sheets, 15 quid a throw, yet the elastic at the corners was so inferior that they don’t survive a couple of washes. Mattress depth of 11” was ordered and purchased, yet when they arrived they were not only far too long, but the depth was 13”.
I’ve bought 3 kettles in as many months and had to return them all (finally got one that doesn’t have an imperfection such as a leaking lid) and none of them were inexpensive. I bought a cooker just over three years ago. It has just recently died. No prizes for guessing the length of the warranty. How do they do that, time it so perfectly? Because I’m convinced that it’s deliberate, and that they’re ‘out to get’ us consumers.
And, Irons! That’s a subject that can make a woman spit feathers. Unless one pays thro the nose (and I have had to go down that road recently, after a succession of failures with various Irons). I recently paid £130ish for my current Iron, and whilst it’s 90% better than the average ones on the market, it still has a couple of quirks; but not enuff to make me wanna scream in frustration now.
I bought, in September I believe, a new toaster; £160. Not worth 160p imho. Outrageous! I haven’t returned that yet, but I will, just as soon as I can get it into the boot alongside all the other shoddy returns. Grrr!! And don’t even get me started on staff who don’t know how to turn the electrical goods on, never mind are unable to tell one anything about the product they are selling; always supposing one can find a member of staff. One often has more chance of assembling a jumbo jet by passing a hurricane thro a junk yard than finding anyone willing or able to assist one in a store these days.
Food manufacturers! It makes no difference, except pricewise, whether one shops at Waitrose, Marks and Sparks, BHS, Tesco’s, Sainsbury’s, or the local Co-operative, the service and goods vary little. Canned foods that are two thirds the product and a third with water (I mean who bothers to complain about that all too frequent con)? And retailers rely on that apathy, trust me. Would it surprise you all to know that the food comes from the same source, but just has a different label? It’s true!
What you may not know is that studies have shown that canned goods are highly dangerous to one’s health, and can even be fatal. Chemicals, used to line canned goods cause cancer in children, and adults, and many other serious illnesses. http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/health/study-finds-dangerous-chemical-in-kids-canned-goods
If you open a tin of food that has a white lining, chuck it straight down the waste disposal; they’re worse than the silver lined cans, but only just. But, how many of us weigh the packs of bacon, cheeses, or other food products that we buy? These can be variable, no matter what the label tells you the weight is. I mean, does one honestly weight anything to test these anomalies? I know I don’t, but I often find inconsistencies in weight levels and volume just thro cooking a product.
Who is accountable for the checking of these consumer goods? Manufacturers don’t seem to care anymore. But, they are assisted in their complacency by apathetic or indifferent consumers. Why is that? And, do you have your own gripes about the commercial industry? Let’s all hear about them…
I actually bought a pair of leggings a month or two ago, and when I came to wear them a week ago, when I was out of the country, on a vacation, I found that they had one leg shorter than the other. One expects to be dissatisfied with purchases bought from Matalan, Next, Primark and similar, but one does not expect this type of service or goods from Marks and Sparks, Debenhams, or John Lewis. But, so it is…
Recently, I’ve bought gloves that frayed on their first outing; a pair of slippers, so badly made that the left one kept falling off, or tripping me up because the outer side was a different length on the left shoe, to that of the right shoe (who checks these things)? Fitted sheets, 15 quid a throw, yet the elastic at the corners was so inferior that they don’t survive a couple of washes. Mattress depth of 11” was ordered and purchased, yet when they arrived they were not only far too long, but the depth was 13”.
I’ve bought 3 kettles in as many months and had to return them all (finally got one that doesn’t have an imperfection such as a leaking lid) and none of them were inexpensive. I bought a cooker just over three years ago. It has just recently died. No prizes for guessing the length of the warranty. How do they do that, time it so perfectly? Because I’m convinced that it’s deliberate, and that they’re ‘out to get’ us consumers.
And, Irons! That’s a subject that can make a woman spit feathers. Unless one pays thro the nose (and I have had to go down that road recently, after a succession of failures with various Irons). I recently paid £130ish for my current Iron, and whilst it’s 90% better than the average ones on the market, it still has a couple of quirks; but not enuff to make me wanna scream in frustration now.
I bought, in September I believe, a new toaster; £160. Not worth 160p imho. Outrageous! I haven’t returned that yet, but I will, just as soon as I can get it into the boot alongside all the other shoddy returns. Grrr!! And don’t even get me started on staff who don’t know how to turn the electrical goods on, never mind are unable to tell one anything about the product they are selling; always supposing one can find a member of staff. One often has more chance of assembling a jumbo jet by passing a hurricane thro a junk yard than finding anyone willing or able to assist one in a store these days.
Food manufacturers! It makes no difference, except pricewise, whether one shops at Waitrose, Marks and Sparks, BHS, Tesco’s, Sainsbury’s, or the local Co-operative, the service and goods vary little. Canned foods that are two thirds the product and a third with water (I mean who bothers to complain about that all too frequent con)? And retailers rely on that apathy, trust me. Would it surprise you all to know that the food comes from the same source, but just has a different label? It’s true!
What you may not know is that studies have shown that canned goods are highly dangerous to one’s health, and can even be fatal. Chemicals, used to line canned goods cause cancer in children, and adults, and many other serious illnesses. http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/health/study-finds-dangerous-chemical-in-kids-canned-goods
If you open a tin of food that has a white lining, chuck it straight down the waste disposal; they’re worse than the silver lined cans, but only just. But, how many of us weigh the packs of bacon, cheeses, or other food products that we buy? These can be variable, no matter what the label tells you the weight is. I mean, does one honestly weight anything to test these anomalies? I know I don’t, but I often find inconsistencies in weight levels and volume just thro cooking a product.
Who is accountable for the checking of these consumer goods? Manufacturers don’t seem to care anymore. But, they are assisted in their complacency by apathetic or indifferent consumers. Why is that? And, do you have your own gripes about the commercial industry? Let’s all hear about them…
Well you asked . 
