What gets worse the more you pay for it?

[Ritadeeter]

What products do you think get worse the more money you spend on them?

For example, fancy fizzy drinks don't compare to coke or sprite etc.

I've paid a small fortune for shampoo and conditioner in the past....much prefer the lower range stuff!

A Philipe Starck one ? If you still have it sell it on eBay 🍋

And what on earth is wrong with those rich women (and men) to get sucked in by Hermès to spend shed loads of money in order to be ‘offered’ a Birkin. There must be something wrong with them never heard a bigger load of shite in my life

Fish finger butties

Sausages

Restaurant food. If the menu goes on about "locally sourced, hand picked by virgins" and there's no £ sign on it. It's usually expensive and no better than a ready meal from M&S.

@CalzoneOnLegs sadly not, my first husband got it in the divorce, was delighted he got to suffer with it tbh

Hotels. Stayed in one last week “. Would madam like?” Every minute,was so annoying.
The performative conversations in the dining room where like a comedy sketch.

And the waiters in the restaurant always wait until you have a mouthful of food and then ask “is everything ok with your meal”. I’ll let you know if you let me bloody eat it first!!

Strong agree about crisps and tortilla chips.

It is almost embarrassing how carefully we source a lot of what we eat, but Walker’s Ready Salted and ASDA/Waitrose Essentials Tortilla Chips are the best

Another vote for council tax
biggest waste of money I have to pay for something that just gets worse

that’s just not true anymore about cosmeceuticals! I use certain things on my face and I can see the difference in a few hours not even overnight and so can my family! we’re not in the 90s anymore hun, but I won’t be sharing because you don’t believe in them 🤷🏽‍♀️

If they worked they would be prescription-only medicines. Permanently altering the state of your skin would be a very risky physiological change. If ‘cosmeceuticals’ could do that they’d be taken off the market in a flash.

I guarantee that what you see is no more than temporary moisturising. Any simple and cheap cream can do that.

Divorce lawyers

Politicians.

Strong disagree about chocolate, crisps and shampo (and cheap chocolate is never chocolate.

nonsense

there are plenty of OTC products that have extraordinarily powerful capabilities that are available without prescription or do you not believe in the efficacy of paracetamol, PPIs and antiseptics? What about bleach and biological washing liquids? Pest control and fungicides?

I’m guessing your misplaced cynicism is related to the beauty industry only?

I agree. Recently attended a medieval re-enactment event. I was a little apprehensive, historical re-enactors are an odd bunch, but it was really interesting, lots of knowledgeable people happily sharing knowledge of medieval history.
One bloke was a “barber-surgeon”, he he was explaining the use of leeches and maggots using some realistic plastic versions. He also had a snail, being a modern day barber surgeon I asked what the snail was used for.
Turns out they used the slime/mucin as a moisturiser and sunscreen. It’s packed full of collagen and a natural spf. He asked whether I’d like to try some. After checking it didn’t smell unpleasant, it’s pretty odourless, I put it on the back of my hand and instantly noticed a difference.
After a little research it appears that it is still widely used in cosmetic products, mostly in Korea where it is used in a pretty pure form- 90-95%.
The best bit is that it’s cheap.
I have been using it for a short while and it hands down beats any of the expensive concoctions I’ve invested in over the years.
And no snails are killed while producing it.

Face cream.

High-end cars. The indicators and speedometer just don't work at all.

OTC medicines aren’t “extremely powerful”, by definition. And they all carry medicinal product licences and have strict marketing rules. What is said about a product can make it licensable, quite apart from how pharmacologically active it is.

Cosmetics do not carry product licences, are not inspected - including the circumstances of manufacture - for safety, quality and efficacy, and are not bound by marketing authorisations.

Because they’re just moisturiser.

Maybe they like them, and they want to treat themselves? Not very hard to figure out really.

Crisps - my absolute favourites are supermarket own brand plain crisps (but I’ll try some random flavours too - we were in the lakes last weekend and picked up some interesting ones from Booths, which was a novelty).

Moisturiser - the Simple sensitive SPF works best for me (and DH)

Nail varnish - Barry M is as good as other brands. I paint my nails 1-2 times a week (it’s my relaxation) and it’s never let me down.

Washing detergent - I cannot stand the extra scented ones, and have reached the point of taking own bedding to PiL. actually probably a lot of household cleaning stuff fits into this category.

Ketchup.

i absolutely adore cheap, vinegary ketchup

fancy pants stuff that comes in a ramekin can do one. A pump action 5 litre bottle is the business

YES

What do you mean about not being in the 90s anymore hun? Seems like an unnecessarily snarky remark to a poster who has been perfectly civil but just happens t have a different view to you.

Debt