HeroMaker User ID: 32458602 United States 01/17/2013 05:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | 7 Crappy Products, Courtesy of the Green Movement [ link to pjmedia.com] In the good old days, consumers got what they wanted. Supply and demand, not causes or ideology, governed product design and manufacturing. That’s why we have great American icons like the 1969 Chevy Camaro, the charcoal-burning Weber grill, and DDT. But things have changed. The Green Movement’s worship of scarcity has changed the consumer landscape for the worse. Instead of big, powerful, and, most importantly, effective products, in 2012 consumers must suffer with pansy products. Sure, they are designed to save energy and make you feel good. But they just don’t work as well as the old, and usually cheaper, versions. Below are seven crappy products we must endure, courtesy of the Green Movement. (more at link) [ link to pjmedia.com] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 31182528 United States 01/17/2013 05:10 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 7 Crappy Products, Courtesy of the Green Movement 6. Highly Collapsible Water BottleGRRRRRR!!!!! I stopped buying them because when you try to take a drink, just as it says in the above mentioned article, it crushes in your hand like the Hulk would smash a VW Beetle. I always end up squirting water all over myself. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 31221562 Netherlands 01/17/2013 05:11 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 7 Crappy Products, Courtesy of the Green Movement I would say the crappy long lasting light bulb wins hands down |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 32458602 United States 01/17/2013 05:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 7 Crappy Products, Courtesy of the Green Movement
6. Highly Collapsible Water BottleGRRRRRR!!!!! I stopped buying them because when you try to take a drink, just as it says in the above mentioned article, it crushes in your hand like the Hulk would smash a VW Beetle. I always end up squirting water all over myself. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 31182528 Yup! |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 32458602 United States 01/17/2013 05:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 7 Crappy Products, Courtesy of the Green Movement I would say the crappy long lasting light bulb wins hands down
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 31221562 The Mercury-filled toxic florescent mandated by California? Yes indeed. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 20576232 United States 01/17/2013 05:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 7 Crappy Products, Courtesy of the Green Movement Those lightbulbs do suck. Glad I stocked up on incandescents. And the energy efficient dishwashers are a joke. A friend got one and you can run it 3 cycles and the dishes still look like shit. I'm going to keep my energy sucking water wasting dishwasher for as long as possible. Just replaced the control panel, should be good to go. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 27963234 United States 01/17/2013 05:33 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 7 Crappy Products, Courtesy of the Green Movement
I would say the crappy long lasting light bulb wins hands down
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 31221562 The Mercury-filled toxic florescent mandated by California? Yes indeed. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 32458602 TIL all CFLs contain mercury. |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 32458602 United States 01/17/2013 08:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: 7 Crappy Products, Courtesy of the Green Movement I would say the crappy long lasting light bulb wins hands down
Quoting: Anonymous Coward 31221562 The Mercury-filled toxic florescent mandated by California? Yes indeed. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 32458602 TIL all CFLs contain mercury. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27963234 Yup. So once again, government retards mandate poison. |