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To be heartbroken with disappointment at purdy and figg

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Caterpillarhopping · 17/02/2026 12:17

I've had a rubbish couple of weeks. I treated myself to Purdy and Figg because the nice adverts made me think my house would smell amazing. I'm not usually gullible but I love my house and thought the special smells must be expensive for a reason.

Well, I've been making my family sniff the mantle and window sills for a week now and everyone thinks I'm making up that I put expensive pretty bottle smell on them. You can smell it whilst the spray is coming out and then it's gone next time you are in the room.

AIBU to throw a tantrum that I thought it might last at least a day.

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ComedyGuns · 17/02/2026 12:25

I’m really sorry you had this experience. I was saved from this when I stayed at my sisters last year and she’d bought some and told me to avoid as it’s just marketing hype and it’s pretty useless.

A game changer for us is using a White Company room spray as toilet spray. We could never smell it for that long when we used it in our main areas, but in a small bathroom or toilet area, it instantly hides odours and leaves a lovely smell for quite a while (we currently use Winter).

NewYearNewMee · 17/02/2026 12:25

It’s natural cleaning products isn’t it? Why would you want the smell to linger for days? On a non permeable surface like a mantelpiece, it’s not going to carry a fragrance for days after use of a cleaning product surely?

tealandteal · 17/02/2026 12:24

I have to say I also fell for the advertising but find I can smell it when I come down in the morning after cleaning the day before. My skirting is certainly cleaner as I am actually cleaning them!

SleekWhisky · 17/02/2026 12:24

Yes, it is rather a load of old codswallop. Whilst they may not excel at delivering a genuinely high-quality product, they are undeniably adept at marketing it. It all feels very much like the Emperor’s New Clothes.

Thereinaminute · 17/02/2026 12:22

I find this with all insta adverts tbh. You have to remember that they have to pay for all this advertising which leaves less to go into a quality product.

Essential oils will leave a longer lasting smell.

Gettingbysomehow · 17/02/2026 12:21

Yes I got this too so I stopped using it. Im pretty pissed off with their hard sell and advertising techniques too so Purdy and Figg can do one.

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