Oh Some People! Can You Acutually Believe This?!

[turbomaster1984]

Tech12 your comment about laziness and ready made foods is interesting.

While I disagree about many ready made foods and their nutritional value they are not all bad. Nor unworthy of buying due to convinience. Having not long lost a grandfather who suffered with Dementia some of these foods were a godsend to actually get him to eat reasonably properly in the absense of a family member being there at mealtimes to put a wholesome meal in front of him.

Not to mention it gave him some of his independance back whilst reducing the risk of something going wrong and putting all the hard work we put in to keep his spirits high going down the gutter.

Perhaps you might like to remember that just because you dont agree yourself does not mean they are not of value to anyone else. And its certainly unfair to blanket those who buy as being lazy!

 

[beko1987]

Could you link him after Ive bought and collected it? It's only in the next town to me! Fancied an icon for a while!

 

[parwaz786]

Cool! and yep sure no probs Beko

 

[vintagerepairer]

Do you know...

That when I saw the vacuum cleaner in that link I thought at first it was someone just having a bit of fun. Some light hearted remark, nothing more and nothing less. It never occured to me there was a much deeper, darker side to it all - I'm so glad it's been pointed out and thoroughly analysed.

 

[parwaz786]

Lol really with a bit of insertion fees to pay aswell xD
Reminds me, a guy hated his DC02 DAS and wrote a MAHOOSIVE paragraph on how he hated it and loved his Hetty, there's a thread on VL actually about it. This was like a year or 2 ago circa.

Also, on Gumtree there was an advert "Vulture stole Henry hoover" or something and wanted people to look for a bird with a henry, it stole it and the owner wants the vacuum back lel.

A Pizza Hut shop in Manchester had their Henry stolen aswell and the reward for finding it as free pizza, yum! well I think im going a bit off topic now... sorry!

 

[alexhoovers94]

You are not one to be sarcastic, vintagerepairer, are you? What a delight it was to read your comment...

 

[vintagerepairer]

Thank you Alex. I have given your comment my like vote.

 

[alexhoovers94]

lol

 

[vintagerepairer]

And in doing so I liked the wrong message. I have been told that the current expression to this scenario would be to say "my bad". I have corrected my error, though I am quite sure I will never be able to keep up with modern slang.

 

[tolivac]

"Vax" bagless machines were sold here at one time----DUMPSTER BAIT!!!And have seen them left by trash cans on trash day--LEAVE 'EM-too bad I wasn't around to see and hear them go thru the trash truck!!In my area--One trash company uses an EZ-PAK "Boss"-another--Wayne "Curbtender"and a third company a 25CUyd McNealious--That beast will pack ANYTHING left on the curb!!!Great to watch!!!Also seen those Vax vacuums under the Bosch name here.Now haven't seen any at present.Correct me if I am wrong but think Vax is now under TTI?I would have kept,rebagged and fixed the wheels on the Panasonic before buying a Vax!!!

 

[beko1987]

Yep vax are tti in the uk, we see your bissels and others badged up as vax regularly, even some hoover bits too.

I try to leave modern vax machines alone, their usually nothing but trouble

 

[sebo_fan]

Well Tolivac, whatever thoughts you may well have regarding Vax bagless uprights, they all came from ANOTHER brand. Before TTI took over Dirt Devil U.S, that's where most of Vax's bagless uprights came from.

The Bosch merged Vax AVC, later known as VX-1 and other model names was a high end premium upright vac. As Beko rightly notes, Vax were taken over by TTI as soon as they got their hands on Dirt Devil U.S and ever since then, all bagless Vax models have been on sale worldwide as Dirt Devil or Hoover products, with cosmetic differences. The only exception has been the original Vax canister, also sold in the U.S under the Dirt Devil Wizzard.

Its a pity TTI don't go far enough to rebrand the bagged uprights though, much to my annoyance.

Bissell and Samsung also have a merger going on; most of their bagless uprights are also made from Samsung parts.

 

[beko1987]

Thats true re bissel and samsung. I had a samsung su3350 recently whick I refurbed to sell, and at the same time one of my neighbors asked me to look at their bissel cleanview upright. Basically the same machine, with just a few cosmetic differences.

 

[Tech12]

@turbomaster

1st off, please accept my condolences on the loss of your Grandfather.


 


Please explain where I said all ready made foods were a bad thing ?. Also I wasn't talking about ready meals, I was referring to such things as ready made Mash, Gravy / stock / sauces ready made in a tub. Ready peeled potatoes or ready peeled / sliced / diced & par boiled vegetables. Because all of these things are so difficult to do & take so much time out of peoples "excessively busy" lives. But if you take the time to look, a large amount of the people buying them don't have busy lives. They're like the people that can't be bothered to empty the bags on their cleaners, too bloody lazy to do it.


 


A friend of my youngest daughter came to Sunday lunch a few weeks back & was shocked to see a whole chicken brought out of the oven, she'd never seen 1 before. They have chicken etc but it comes from a bag in pieces.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

[vintagerepairer]

I like being lazy.

 

[Tech12]

lol @ Vintagerepairer

We all like being lazy at times & I've used ready meals myself in the past, for example taking one to work for lunch. We only had a Microwave to cook with so they came in handy.


 


 

 

[turbo500]

What's with all this talk of ready meals? Has someone dropped a Vesta curry? Get the Aquamaster out!

 

[turbomaster1984]

Tech12 I made no mention of ready meals although some of these are very good and no blame can be given to anyone who uses them at times.
I was also refering to the things like gravy, mash and vegetables you refer to, and as for the ready mad stock - fair old contradiction there given what stocks are used for id say.....

I have a large figure so if you saw me buying them like I did do I assume you have an opinion of me being the lazy sort?

p.s I spent 10 years working in the same supermarket as a fresh food stock control clerk where I spent most of my time ordering stock and I can tell you that your opinions are totally wrong.

All kinds of people buy these products and as I have mentioned they suit alot of people for different reasons.

 

[Tech12]

@turbomaster

When you mentioned buying for your grandfather who was ill at the time, I thought you were talking about ready meals.


 


You have my humble apologies for making a terrible mistake by misinterpreting what you were saying.


 


As for your "as you put it" large figure, who else other than you gives a damn ?.


I certainly don't & I doubt anyone else on here does either.


 


As for my Opinion being totally wrong & obviously not as valid as yours, because you used to work in a Supermarket. Well as they say, that's your opinion isn't it ?.


No more or less valid than my opinion or that of anyone else.


 


Now as they also say: I think that's all she wrote, the thread is being taken well off topic.


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

 

[sebo_fan]

Lets not forget tinned foods, either though!

I love tinned foods. I always have always will. Except potatoes. They always seem to be far too salty.