Monday, September 29, 2008

Bloatermog Vanish Oxy-Action Magnets: You must have seen the advert? That dozy woman in a pink jumper with a benign smile is criticizing Mrs Housewife's 'fresh-out-of-the-washing-machine-laundry' for still being grubby, stained and well under-par.
So, she and Mrs Housewife cut a rugby shirt in half and wash one half with one of these Oxy-Action 'magic' bags, with the voice in the advert saying it's 'Magnetic' and prevents colour's running and thus removes the stains in the wash as they get attracted to the 'Magnetic Bag'!
And, lo and behold; IT WORKS!
Excuse me, but when I went to school, dye, dirt, sweat and stains were not, and could not be attracted to a magnet!
Does any human being this side of Mars have any of the above in or on their clothes which is?
Answers on a postcard, please...

AND WE KNOW our vehicle and any other Insurance we may have could be much cheaper by the infuriating number of times they advertise on TV in an effort to waste away their disgraceful profits. It's much like the radio stations who 'Power-Play' certain records and drive us insane with the repitition, the commercial breaks are similar in the mind-numbing times ads are also repeated. To be honest, I wouldn't Insure anything of mine with Churchill; they must make so much they need to launder it away by having their ads on EVERY BLINKING COMMERCIAL BREAK THERE IS and ON EVERY CHANNEL, too!

And to end my RANT here, what about these 'Loyalty Cards' we get asked to take on by Tesco, the petrol station, Staples, B & Q and so on?
"I'd need to carry about three wallets to fit them in!" I say with a furrowed brow; "Why don't they just make ONE universal card which will take ALL THE POINTS FROM EVERY RETAILER?"
Better still, WHY NOT DO AWAY WITH THE EXPENSE OF PRODUCING THE CARDS, THE MONTHLY MAILOUT TELLING YOU WHAT YOU HAVE 'EARNED', ETCETERA - AND JUST MAKE THE GOODS CHEAPER AT SOURCE?