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This new toilet duck has mugged me off. Where is the 99.9% germ kill claim?

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TranceNation · 05/04/2025 07:39

I picked up a new version of toilet duck a few weeks ago. Virtual Violet. Snazzy name and pretty bottle sucked me in. I was getting on fine with it up to now. Nice colour and smells nice but just put some down the toilet before I jumped in the shower when I noticed on the bottle there was no 99.9% germ kill tag as you usually get with a loo cleaner. Removes limescale blah blah blah but no germ kill. Looked at the back of the bottle in the list of ingredients and it doesn't even contain disinfectant. Feeling totally mugged off by toilet duck doing a half arsed job and probably left my loo with a two week backlog of germs no doubt mocking me.

[adds bleach to the weekly shopping list]

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TranceNation · 05/04/2025 08:10

RaspberryCombat · 05/04/2025 08:00

I hope someone’s told Father Jack…

I friggin love Father Ted!

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TranceNation · 05/04/2025 08:09

neverknowinglyunreasonable · 05/04/2025 07:53

Outrageous. In solidarity with you when I go to the park later I will feed the ducks bread even though it's not good for them.

Argh I love ducks. They always look like happy creatures. This toilet duck has done their good name and injustice.

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Ineffable23 · 05/04/2025 08:04

The difference between bleach and loo cleaners, I think, is usually that loo cleaners have a descaler in. Which round here is definitely required!

TheCountofMountingCrispBags · 05/04/2025 08:03

Just use bleach! Anything else is just dyed and perfumed bleach, serving only to show everyone you've put something down the lavatory

RaspberryCombat · 05/04/2025 08:00

I hope someone’s told Father Jack…

happy father ted GIF
neverknowinglyunreasonable · 05/04/2025 07:53

Outrageous. In solidarity with you when I go to the park later I will feed the ducks bread even though it's not good for them.

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TranceNation · 05/04/2025 07:47

Ha yeah I'm not loyal with cleaning products. It's usually 50/50 if I go for bleach or a nice smelling loo cleaner. I know what you mean though. Least you know what you are getting with bleach.

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DustyLee123 · 05/04/2025 07:40

I’ve gone YABU because I don’t understand why people don’t just use bleach, it’s cheaper too.

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