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To not understand the Bayliss and Harding hate

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Dickbumdick · 28/12/2015 21:22

I've never used their products, just seeing an awful lot of hate for them on various threads. Does it bring you out in hives or something? Genuinely just wondering what the deal is? Grin

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clockbuscanada · 28/12/2015 21:24

I find the consistency of their shower gel a bit grim (jelly-like).

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Ohfuckohfuckofuck · 28/12/2015 21:26

They're a grim rip off. They smell cheap. Just buy bloody own brand.

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catfordbetty · 28/12/2015 21:27

Often on offer in Sainsbury. Handwash of choice in downstairs bog. No complaints to date.

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ephemeralfairy · 28/12/2015 21:29

Yeah, £2 for 500ml as opposed to less than a quid for supermarket own brand 200ml. B& H isn't THAT bad, it's just a bit jumped up and an obvious rip-off of Molton Brown.
Personally I like the Aldi rip-off of a rip-off!!

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M48294Y · 28/12/2015 21:29

It's just a bit cheap and nasty. No biggie.

Trust me, we REALLY do not need yet another thread on it!

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LadyB49 · 28/12/2015 21:30

I have 5 of them in the bottom of my wardrobe.
And they include in the box, to fill it up, a shower washy scrubby thingy that is crap.
I'm not sure just what it is that I don't like, it just feels to me like a lazy gift??

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QueryQuery · 28/12/2015 21:30

I have sensitive skin so haven't ever used them, but I've been told it's because they're packaged to look like a much better product than they actually are, and they're actually bog standard supermarket type products. All fur coat and no knickers, to coin a phrase.

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HarrietSchulenberg · 28/12/2015 21:32

I have no beef with Bayliss and Harding stuff. It's good for school fair raffle prizes (prefer to win that than vinegary wine or sweets), smells OK and the handwash is fine for everyday use.
I would be a bit Hmm if given it as a main present as I know it's so cheap (and that the giver would merely have nipped across the road to Home Bargains Grin) but as a generic gift thing it's fine.

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sooperdooper · 28/12/2015 21:32

Meh I can't get worked up about it, I've been given their sets before and it all gets used in the end

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CurlyhairedAssassin · 28/12/2015 21:33

Probably the same ingredients as MB, just less marketing/hype. It's a snob thing. I'm a reverse snob. I prefer Aldi's hand wash. Smells divine, doesn't give me a rash or dry my hands out. I feel smug that I haven't wasted loads of money on marketing. So there.

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Queenbean · 28/12/2015 21:33

I don't really care either way for it - it's fine for what it is, wouldn't go out my way to buy it, wouldn't care if I got given it

Am bewildered at how many I GOT A REALLY SHIT PRESENT WHICH IS B&H ITS HORRIBLE MY MIL HATES ME posts

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Dickbumdick · 28/12/2015 21:33

Thanks ladies, was tempted to buy some just to see what the deal was! Wink

Apologies for yet another thread on it! Grin

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Boredofthinkingofnewnames · 28/12/2015 21:34

It's a cheap copy. I would rather a cheap original than a cheap copy of that makes sense? Couldn't give a monkeys what other people have in their bathrooms but I'll stick to sanex / carex when I can't afford Molton and Brown.

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Whoknewitcouldbeso · 28/12/2015 21:36

Yep it's because it's a cheap gift but they package it to look more expensive. People who receive it know it's cheap so feel peeved, particularly as someone said, if it's given as a main gift from someone who is meant to care about you.

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RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie · 28/12/2015 21:36

I like the handwash. M&B is ridiculously over-priced and really not that much better than B&H.

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Aeroflotgirl · 28/12/2015 21:37

Just cheap and nasty really, not as bad as poundshop smellies though.

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TheRadiantAerynSun · 28/12/2015 21:40

It's a very poor quality product packaged to make it look expensive.

I was given some last year and thought it looked quite nice, but the product was thin, watery and frankly unusable. I ended up throwing it away. The box was nice though and I use it to store headphones in!

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GloriaHotcakes · 28/12/2015 21:43

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almondpudding · 28/12/2015 21:47

DD bought me the gingerbread Bayliss and Harding set with the socks in for Christmas.

I like it and thought it was a nice gift from a teenager.

To me it is a nice gift.

I had never heard of Molton and Brown before these threads.

The whole thing has made me feel a bit sad, like I'm too old/stupid/out of touch to realise what our family considers nice is a load of old crap to most people other people.

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watchingthedetectives · 28/12/2015 21:49

It has no smell and the texture is slimy. I don't care about the price - happy with cheap brands but with this you may as well put fairy liquid in the bath.

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linspins · 28/12/2015 21:51

Almond, it is a nice present from a teenager, don't feel sad. Plenty of people appreciate it.

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ExitPursuedByABear · 28/12/2015 21:51

Meow

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BumWad · 28/12/2015 21:51

Cheap and nasty

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BlueMoonRising · 28/12/2015 21:51

I love the B&H handwash I have at the moment - gorgeously vanilla. I also liked the black pepper one I had before that.

I haven't tried anything other than the handwashes though.

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kippersmum · 28/12/2015 21:51

I got a small Tescos Cranberry gift set. I am delighted :)

My SIL doesn't have much spare cash & she knows I escape for a long bath or shower if I get the chance.

It is the thought as much as the present. I have hidden in the bathroom for hours twice while FIL is staying, my SIL knew I needed an excuse to hide ;)

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