'Does what it says on the tin' - or not!

[Pumpkin2010]

When you go to a 'fast food' drive through but you end up sitting in the car park waiting for 10 minutes. Not so 'fast food' then.

Or when M&S say their school shirts are 'ultimate non-iron' but somehow everyday they're still creased to hell (even after being in dryer) - therefore obviously not 'non-iron'.

AIBU to be annoyed at these blatant lies??!

Anyone else have any examples of when it 'doesn't do what it says on the tin'?

[CheshireChat]

I found that the colour catcher sheets discolour my clothes really badly, but 90% of them are black so that may be why.

"Open here" said the tag on the box for the greaseproof paper. Did it work? Did it fuck! I ended up wrestling for about 5 bloody minutes attacking it in turns with scissors, a knife and plain old ripping. I won in the end but I have a paper (cardboard really) cut and I've reopened the cut from my fight with a black bin liner.

I'm not made for this cruel world!

[LittleWingSoul]

Agree with the Pp who mentioned those colour run removal sachets - total rubbish! I totally ruined a beautiful dress doing this when the colour run may have eventually faded out on its own!

On the other hand, I swear by those colour catcher sheets you stick in the wash for prevention though!

[EdmundCleverClogs]

Kungfu urgh, I usually double check but very tired today! Sorry about that .

[NapQueen]

"Serves five" - two table spoons of mash??

[KungFuPandaWorksOut]

Had to re-read at severing suggestions I got a tad confused

[Pumpkin2010]

Iscream in with you on the Vanish! Never works for me.

Also whoever mentioned the severing suggestions for cake; I'm a cake fiend so it normally ends up all in my belly (serves 8 my arse)

[HemanOrSheRa]

Aldi's fake lurpack which states spreadable on the carton.
If it has to say spreadable it isn't spreadable. Ha! happy. DP begged me not to buy this when we were on an economy drive as he declared it weird stuff 'that sticks to bread nor knife'. I had to agree so we switched back to normal butter kept at room temp. Spreads just fine.

[foobio]

48hr deodorant. Who can get away with deodorant only every other day?!

[hollyisalovelyname]

John Frieda Frizz Ease.
It didn't !!
Any 'softer' butter. Same as ordinary butter.

[CheshireChat]

To the PP that mentioned quick dry nail polish- it says it's dry to touch, but still takes 10 minutes. So it's a bloody con.

Vanish saved DP's white T-shirt that ended up covered in pumpkin juice!

But yes to the peel here tabs.

[JessShouldHaveBeenAPiranha]

Clarins Beauty Flash Balm.

I expected to be beautiful 'in a flash'. Didn't happen.

[poorbuthappy]

Aldi's fake lurpack which states spreadable on the carton.
If it has to say spreadable it isn't spreadable.

[228agreenend]

Anything with the word 'fashionable' on it isn't usually fashionable.

That's so true about non-iron shirts.

[Ifonlyiweretaller]

The plastic film that you are meant to peel off in one go before putting a ready meal in the oven...really?
The wrappers on certain cheeses like stilton that is hermetically sealed on, so that it is impossible to remove without hacking right into the cheese.
And another vote for YSL Touche Eclat here...

[ILostItInTheEarlyNineties]

Ah yes, I've ruined many bath mats with Nice n Easy. I think they should also have a disclaimer under the picture of the model; Your hair will not come out this colour.

at severing suggestions.

[IScreamYouScream]

Washable paint is not washable.

...Which leads me to one of my most common rants - Vanish, all varieties. That advert where they mix it to a paste and rub it on the stain which then magically disappears in the wash? It doesn't even dissolve to make a 'paste' for starters... I've got a fancy-ish new-ish washing machine, soak things etc, but no, multiple school shirts remain stained forever more.

And still I buy the sodding stuff. Christ knows why!

[TrickyD]

Nice 'n' Easy hair colour.
Easy to dye the whole bathroom with un-noticed drips.

[EdmundCleverClogs]

'Severing suggestions', especially on cake. Unless I'm hosting Kate Moss and Casper the fucking Ghost, there's no chance in hell this cake will serve 'up to 8 people'.

[ihatethecold]

This thread is making me chuckle.
It's all so true.

[StarBears]

Quick dry nail polish. Still ends up smudging.

[ItShouldHaveBeenJess]

YSL Touché Eclat. Sooooo over-rated.

[ILostItInTheEarlyNineties]

Oh dear, I must just have shit hair then .

[AliMonkey]

ILostIt that bumble and bumble creme is the only thing that works on my curls!

Agree on the Dulux once.

[canihaveacoffeeplease]

Dulux 'once' emulsion. I have one word for you Dulux, twice.

The 'peel and reseal' tabs on bags of pasta/rice etc. first, the bag always rips right down the side so the pasta needs to be decanted into a tub, secondly if this hasn't happened and you succeed in using the tab, it magically pops itself open between putting it in the cupboard and taking it out for the next use...

[Pumpkin2010]

ItshouldvebeenJess I've had that with DD & had to use the whole bottle! Lies, all lies!