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

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Pumpkin2010 · 03/11/2016 07:56

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'? Grin

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CheshireChat · 03/11/2016 18:48

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.

hollyisalovelyname · 03/11/2016 18:48

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

foobio · 03/11/2016 18:54

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

HemanOrSheRa · 03/11/2016 18:54

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.

Pumpkin2010 · 03/11/2016 19:07

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

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

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KungFuPandaWorksOut · 03/11/2016 20:57

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

NapQueen · 03/11/2016 20:59

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

EdmundCleverClogs · 03/11/2016 21:01

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

LittleWingSoul · 03/11/2016 21:28

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!

CheshireChat · 05/11/2016 00:20

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!

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