Just tried some cillit bang on an old penny, guess what - it didnt come up shiny as new.

That Barry Scott bloke lied to us all, Lied i say! :o

Anyone else know of any other product claims that aren't quite true??

Originally posted by emperor_ming
Just tried some cillit bang on an old penny, guess what - it didnt come up shiny as new.

That Barry Scott bloke lied to us all, Lied i say! :o

Anyone else know of any other product claims that aren't quite true??

And it's not even Barry Scott! It's his voice but it's a different man!!!!! Lies! Lies!

Originally posted by emperor_ming
Just tried some cillit bang on an old penny, guess what - it didnt come up shiny as new.

That Barry Scott bloke lied to us all, Lied i say! :o

Anyone else know of any other product claims that aren't quite true??
It worked for this guy http://bang.adamwelch.co.uk/

Crayola crayons and markers do NOT come off walls, furniture, and clothing with soap and water!

:) Sierra

I bought a drill bit from B&Q today. Supposed to got through wood,metal,brick,etc. Tried to put a curtain pole up and it wont drill into the lintel - so God only knows whats thats made from :gag:

Originally posted by Zinger549
It worked for this guy http://bang.adamwelch.co.uk/

Oh crap, earlier i cleaned the bath with it before the missus got in there (which lead to my experiment). I hope the bath doesnt melt!

OK, not quite an advert, but I bought some shower cleaner from Tesco and on the directions it said 'clean shower thoroughly before use'

Now to me, that just doesn't seem fair! :mad:

You cant use it on copper (http://www.zen32916.zen.co.uk/BANG/zoomin.jpg)

So you arent supposed to use it on pennies anyway :)

Originally posted by spyro2000
You cant use it on copper (http://www.zen32916.zen.co.uk/BANG/zoomin.jpg)

So you arent supposed to use it on pennies anyway :)

Any ideas what i could use to clean my change instead (should i wish). Kim and Aggie from 'how clean is your house' would probably recommend vinegar, but i need that for my chips:D

Originally posted by emperor_ming
Just tried some cillit bang on an old penny, guess what - it didnt come up shiny as new.

That Barry Scott bloke lied to us all, Lied i say! :o

Anyone else know of any other product claims that aren't quite true??
When you watched the advert and saw him dip it in the cillit bang - did you notice the small print saying 'actual time 3 minutes'?

My thourough testing revealed it was more like 5 minutes, but it did work. (Was drunk at the time - its not what I do for fun!)

yeah i have had this problem yesterdaY Tbh!!!

my sons birthday yesterday we bought him a yu gi oh duel disk thingy ma bob.

anyway it said it was electronic i thought wow he will love that lights and sounds and such

what a total crock of s**t!!!

it was £30 and all it did was when you pressed this button some lights lit up on the front and they didnt stay on either as soon as u let go of the button they went off!!!

my son still loves it and doesnt really care that it doesnt make a noise and such but i do!!!

i reckon they stuck the word electronic on the box so we all think theres more to it than there actually is so we dont mind paying the daft price for it!!!!!



ok rant over......phew i feel better!:rolleyes:

not sure it is quite the same thing.. but:

It says on the top of a packet of seabrook crisps, 'more than a snack'. so we phoned teir customer services to see why this was.. apparently it is because there is more in a bag which seemed a reasonable statement..

ony a little confused with that one now as so far seabrook crisps have had the lowest weight on the bag out of all the ones we have seen since.. perhaps they are just very big light crisps? :suspect:

Dishwasher tablets do NOT have "the power to blast away baked on food", well they can't shift my lasagne anyway.

Budweiser.

It isn't

It isn't made with saarz hops, it has rice as one of it's constituents it has no flavour, and it isn't made in the Czech Republic where much of the best lager beer is made and where the word Budweiser comes from.

Originally posted by emperor_ming
Any ideas what i could use to clean my change instead

Coca Cola (full fat) should bring your small change up a treat. Just leave it to soak. :thumbsup:

Originally posted by nick2
Dishwasher tablets do NOT have "the power to blast away baked on food", well they can't shift my lasagne anyway.

That's probably because you weld it on Nick. :hihi:

ps: That was payback for the Donald Trump hairstyle comment.

Coca cola will completely dissolve a tooth in 24 hours.:o

and it will turn your offspring into sugar junkies capable of 20 minute screaming jags if you dare to run out....

dont let em have any in the first place


lesson learned.

Originally posted by sharpsinger
Coca cola will completely dissolve a tooth in 24 hours.:o

Thats a myth, it will dissolve it but takes over a week

and it will turn your offspring into sugar junkies capable of 20 minute screaming jags if you dare to run out....


That I can believe though! :(

Originally posted by feargal
Coca Cola (full fat) should bring your small change up a treat. Just leave it to soak. :thumbsup:

Ah ha, the snack machine at work is paying out brand new 2005 coppers in change - problem solved:thumbsup:

Heres another example, according to their literature - nothing sucks like a Dyson. Well not mine, the dust bag's full

That Fairy spray on stuff that Ainsley Harriot advertises is dreadful.

Originally posted by sharpsinger
Coca cola will completely dissolve a tooth in 24 hours.:o


I think they did that on Mythbusters, and it didn't dissolve.

opal fruits didn't really make your mouth water..

Mars bars don't help you work, rest or play.

Sheffield United.

Although a worthy concern, doesn't unite the whole of sheffield.


Sheffield Wednesday.

It's not fully open on wednesdays

Microsoft Works? sometimes. :D

Originally posted by willman
opal fruits didn't really make your mouth water..

They make my nose run!:o :suspect: :gag:

Maltesers don't float in air!

Cadbury's Flake melts when eaten in the bath!

Volvic mineral water is really dilute sulphuric acid.

Originally posted by emperor_ming
Just tried some cillit bang on an old penny, guess what - it didnt come up shiny as new.

That Barry Scott bloke lied to us all, Lied i say! :o

Anyone else know of any other product claims that aren't quite true??

reg vardys: 1300 quid for your old car any age any condition


load of b******s...i traded in an l reg mondeo and they offered me 100 quid i mentioned the above staement and the salesman said "we've gotta get em in somehow (meaning customers)

The Foster and Allen CD is crap!

Originally posted by muddycoffee
Budweiser.

It isn't

It isn't made with saarz hops, it has rice as one of it's constituents it has no flavour, and it isn't made in the Czech Republic where much of the best lager beer is made and where the word Budweiser comes from.

they still make czech version, much nicer.

So let me see if I understand this correctly...

If Cillit BANG should not be used on these things (http://www.zen32916.zen.co.uk/BANG/zoomin.jpg) what can we use it on? Any ideas?

Originally posted by Cyclone
they still make czech version, much nicer.

The Czech drink I am sure you're talking about is Budvar. This is nothing to do with the American Budweiser company, but is a true actual "Budweiser Beer"

Indeed it should really be called Budweiser but the American multinational is too powerful and has apparently taken over that word as a world wide trademark.

It's just another example of capitalism gone mad, where a poor quality product is using the reputaion of a great traditional and regional product which has existed for generations.

Budweiser should be made to change their beer to another name, e.g. "bland rice/beer drink with no flavour which must be served extremely cold so you don't notice the lack of taste".

Products Claims that are untrue ?

All those shampoo ads. With those girls shaking their silky tresses about.

Over the years I have probably tried them all. And I still have the same mad wavy hair.

I never look like I have just stepped out of a salon unless I have but that's probably because I am not worth it.