To think the craze for all things 'vintage' has finally gone too far...

[FatLaLaLaLa]

grabbed bottle of floor cleaner at tesco tonight. Had a picture of a floor on it, didn't look too closely... Just unpacked my shopping to find I've bought 'FLASH -Vintage Edition' all-purpose cleaner.

I suppose I should have noticed the floor in picture was a circa-1950's black & White lino, being cleaned by a woman in a dress and pumps -- looking like a cross between a Mad Men character and the cartoon of Sabrina from the titles to the old "Bewitched" series.

So what could possibly be 'vintage' about a floor cleaner? Maybe it's full of good old fashioned chemicals which are now banned, but brought back for this 'special edition'? Oh goody!

[CaliforniaLeaving]

The smell would take me back to my childhood

[LittleBearPad]

I think it's an anniversary edition or something. Don't forget to put on your fifties style housecoat when you next clean the floors and your hair in curlers

[spondulix]

Does it say 'with added asbestos!' on it?

How strange!

[pictish]

It is a load of old shit innit? The worst thing about 'vintage' is stuff styled to look it. The only vintage that counts is actual vintage - the fake stuff sucks.

[Badgerina]

Bloody hell YANBU. That's absurd. Unless, of course the bottle came with your very own 1950s housewife to actually do the cleaning for you...

[pictish]

Vintage Flash is just stoopid.

[WelshMaenad]

I confess to finding the soft teal of the vintage esque Heinz baked beans far more appealing than its modern compatriot....

[McHappyPants2012]

i am more shocked that anyone would just pick up a bottle of floor cleaner without smelling it lol it could smell of lemon < really hates the smell remiinds me of work>

[McHappyPants2012]

i am more shocked that anyone would just pick up a bottle of floor cleaner without smelling it lol it could smell of lemon < really hates the smell remiinds me of work>

[FatLaLaLaLa]

Good point, McPants. It's honestly never occurred to me to smell the stuff, as someone else washes the floors! All scent gone by time I get home from work :-). So I buy whatever is cheap :-0

[VintageEbonyGuitar]

Vinegar t'is much better at cleaning and less chemicallical.

[SoleSource]

Yabu to get upset about that.

[VeganCow]

YABU buyin Flash. Its shite crap full of shite crap tested on animals. Anything made by this immoral company (P&G) is also shite crap tested on animals.

Avoid it at all costs.

[thekidsrule]

i bought this one to,smells the same as the usual (bathroom one)

and nothing cleans my bath like flash,no effort what so ever
also the flash spray bleach fantastic

[VeganCow]

the best thing for baths and sinks is the cheapest cream cleaner you can buy - less than 30p and WORKS.

[Pandemoniaa]

Being vintage myself, the only floor cleaners I remember were Ajax or soapy stuff. I have a vague recollection of home-made "mixtures" which probably included bicarb of soda and vinegar. But then I was as disinterested in domesticity as a child as I am now.

This whole vintage nonsense does get on my wick. Although I was quite amused when someone in Brighton assured me that "you've got a really vintage dog there".

[AnastasiaSteele]

I really want a housecoat now...

[TraineeBabyCatcher]

Pink flash with fabreeze

[LauraPalmerPlusOne]

Re. Bewitched - it's 'Samantha'

[nokidshere]

pandemoniaa I loved Ajax :)

I don't buy cleaning products now so I don't care what they are like!

[YouBrokeMySmoulder]

pandemoniaa was it stuffed and on wheels? You're so cool

[Hotcoffeeisamemory]

Vintage would be cleaning with what they had in days gone by. Like soda crystals etc....

Fancy doing your washing the vintage way?!

I don't like the pretend vintage stuff in shops. They are not antiques!

I clean with star drops and white vinegar anyway. chokes on halo

[Pandemoniaa]

@ YouBroke. No, he was walking on his own four (vintage) little legs!

[Pandemoniaa]

PS. Ajax was great. You did have to rinse the bath out properly after using it though or it was a bit abrasive on the bottom when you sat down.