To be heartbroken with disappointment at purdy and figg

I once worked for a high end interiors company selling a ‘lifestyle’ with their ‘hand-picked’ interiors. It was quite a nice job with good perks, but the major benefit was I quickly realised that marketing of high end products was a complete illusion.
Of course all their products came in cardboard boxes, on the back of a lorry from a warehouse near Slough, as customers we are just spending money trying to be part of a fake lifestyle. Opening a damaged box full of spilt oily chemicals and squashed candles firmly brings you down to earth.

Basically it’s just two expensive cloths and some nice spray bottles!

Cloths are good though.

Yes I agree! I bought mire on Amazon too. They’re the best cloths I have tried

Yeah, I got a whole lot a while ago now and some of their bottles too. To be fair, I really liked their cloths but otherwise, I felt it wasn't worth the money and didn't re-order.

The adverts are pretty and full on and they almost managed to convince me that the products would up and clean the house for me a la the sorceror's apprentice.
My best and easiest cleaning pretty much involves white vinegar, washing up liquid and baking soda, a magic sponge (and a bit of bleach here and there occasionally) - and I try hard not to be swayed from this!

YABU to feel heartbroken with disappointment - waaayyy over the top - but YANBU for being annoyed that you paid for something that didn't do what you expected it to do. Yes, I'm sure you knew you were exaggerating, but that minimises those people who have issues which really do leave them heartbroken?

I clean more because I love the smell and gives it does linger.
I’ve also found it really easy just to log into my account and cancel a subscription

And they don’t force you to take out a subscription… people sign up to one due to the massive price reduction

They’re rubbish. Emperor’s new clothes. Very expensive for a glass bottle and a few very generic essential oils, and don’t actually clean anything properly. There have been lots of other threads about them on here…

I agree with this. I don’t really want any cleaning product smell to linger, I just want my house to smell ‘clean’ by which I suppose I mean not actually smell of anything. Too strong smells irritate my nose and/or give me a headache. I have to admit I do use P&F to wipe down in the kitchen, because I like not using things in lots of plastic, and that the scents smell of natural essential oils. I find the cleaning fine - it doesn’t have to be super good at cleaning as it’s just for a wipe down that cuts through any grease, it’s not the actual cleaning cleaning - I get Method products that our cleaner uses, again because they aren’t too chemically. As far as I know she’s happy they clean fine.

Yep! Same. I’m not heartbroken but it’s crap and doesn’t smell at all!

OP get Kifra. The air fresheners linger forever the fragrances are gorgeous. I use the laundry perfume too, so whenever I do a wash you can smell it across the whole house for the entire day. It’s gorgeous, and you really do only need to use the tiny amount that’s suggested.

Asevi laundry products are great. I use their Marseille Soap laundry detergent, and it smells amazing without being overpowering like so many are these days. Definitely recommend.

Sounds like the homeopathy of cleaning products.

That must be HUGE profits as 99.9% of the ingredients is water.

No wonder they can afford to keep splashing the cash on advertising.

Well if it makes you feel any better you have done a kindness in saving me from wasting money as I have always been tempted by it!

I like P&F.

I don’t really want the smell to linger a long time though, I like that it’s natural (doesn’t fuck with the septic tank) and that you only get those small glass bottles which can then be recycled- much more eco-friendly than massive plastic bottles of cleaning products.

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Yes it’s utter bollocks

They're fake. Probably AI as well 😬

Here it is , I also put this in a spray bottle for window ledges and radiators

My thoughts exactly

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i asked ChatGPT to list the best reviewed ones and it said that Seychelles, Pomegranite and Lime & Bay were the top three.

I bought Winter last December as it smelt so Christmassy. It’s only just running out now and they’ve just launched Santa Fe, which I’m looking forward to trying.

Have you ever tried the range of Spanish cleaning products ? I get mine in B&M and love them
Kitchen , bathroom , floor cleaner - not tried the laundry products but I can smell them in my house- which I love
My favourite is the pink bottle called Asevi , I’m rubbish at links but will try a pic

It's advertised as having a lingering smell as its USP - lots of claims that it will make your home smell like a spa etc or that it's like aromatherapy for your house or some such bullshit.

It's also no more 'natural' than any other cleaning product. It's a small amount of scented, concentrated cleaning product that you dilute yourself with water. It's still a manufactured, chemical product like any other. Just an expensive one that you add your own water to.

Purdy and Fig is rubbish, I love a nice smell in my house so fell for their adverts. Luckily, I did a trial order and cancelled my subscription on my first use.
i swear by Valletta diffusers and room spray, switched over from J M
when their diffusers went to nearly £80.00 when I retired and felt I shouldn’t spend so much, I actually prefer them and the smell lasts much longer.

Yes, Purdy & Figg is absolute shite. The smell doesn't last and it's a totally useless cleaning product for anything except a quick wipe of a non-soiled surface.