30 Terrible Products That Are Still Sold By The Millions, As Shared By This Online Group

Or any of the Kardashians

You can check with stores though - my local pet store works WITH the local rescue centre to as a sort of halfway point for adoption. Store =/= bad automatically. It very much depends on location.

This is so horrible! I heard they do this to market the purse industry

I feel like many are moving away from a diamond as an engagement stone.

Speaking as an American, about every 2 years, I order an 5kg block of Callebaut dark chocolate from Belgium. (We do have quality artisanal chocolate makers in the US, but Hershey is just disgusting. It's too sweet and the texture is off-putting.)

Regardless of what it may say on the label, they aren't actually recyclable. The ones that look like a little bag with a plastic ring at the top are just as bad, there's as much plastic in that ring as there is in an entire cup.

If I could upvote this a million times... And then there are those 'flat tummy teas' that are really just diuretics

Never heard of it, had to google. Apparently not working well in Sweden.

Big thanks to all the corporate jerkwads who got our grandparents hooked on nicotine several decades ago! (This is sarcastic lol)

I am not 100% sure about that one. Yes plastic isn't easy to recycle. (Although HDPE (Lids) and PP (bottles) can be recycled quite well. IF you recycle).. but: It is a lot lighter than glass. Less weight means less energy/fuel for transport. And that means less CO2 (for transport). So.... if you look at the facts and add up the numbers (instead of just going: "Plastic is Evil) you might be surprised. Could be that, as enviromental bad as they are, they could still be better than glass

Starbucks isn't even good coffee.

B. I. D. E. T.... I want one so bad

They are facing a problem im the EU now. They cant be labled by what they are working against (because they don't) and they can't be labled by what's suposed to be in it... because there is almost nothing of it left. So soon they will habe to be labled as what they are... sugar

One of the techs at my dialysis unit just started this. She's only in her 20's and has no idea how long it's been around. She was going on and on about it and I just rolled my eyes.

Fashion, which is nothing more than a "gotcha."

All Nestle products sadly

I'm gonna be the one - What is an "MLM" product?

Other excellent headphone manufacturers include Sennheiser, Klipsche, Audio Technica, Sony (they have a wide range including some very good stuff) and Bose (overpriced, but better than Beats).

I think they're illegal in Europe as well?

It’s a scam up there with razor blades.

Aka caffeine and other diuretics.

Say it with me, plastic gambling

For me ideally there shouldn't be any but i understand the cosmetic ones in free games. But microtransactions in a paid game? Bullshit

Thank you so dang much for sharing this

My 15-year-old cat was acting lethargic, hardly eating, rapidly deteriorating out of nowhere... I thought it was the end. I started preparing myself for a trip to the vet to have him euthanized. Devastated! Suddenly realized the only change was that he'd been wearing a flea collar the past few days. Did some Googling and read HORROR STORIES. I'd never heard about this problem before! Took that thing off him and he returned to his old self within a couple days. How are flea collars even legal?? P.S. My old boy lived for another 3 years. Grateful for the time we had with him.

I use NOTHING on my dogs that my vet does not recommend. I buy dog food from him, all meds from him, and I NEVER, EVER buy anything for my pups that I do not run by him first.

That should be banned forever! Thanks for information so I never ever buy this!

Never, ever buy a flea collar that says it can last for 3-4 months. It is such a highly concentrated dose of the product, supposedly time released ("Soresto is one in the U.S) I have seen cats get skin lesions from these, suffer seizures, suffer critical asthma or breathing distress. Just too much, too strong. I don't know why they're allowed to be sold.

Yeah, please just buy those things from your vet. Don't use doggo products on cats or the opposite if your vet didn't tell you that's ok. The symptoms described here are neurological, and that's bad. Almost lost my cat because of a collar (friend's cat's collar) few years ago. Believe me, it's not worth it.

Yup. Used it on my cat and she developed a severe, painful rash and all her fur across the back of her neck and shoulders fell out. Thank goodness she's okay and still going strong seven years later, but man, was I PISSED at the brand. Took the remainder back to the pet store and they gave me a full refund. I showed them the photos I took of my cat and they were horrified and agreed to remove the product from their shelves. I also wrote the company and shared the photos along with the effects the product had on my cat. Never ever heard back from them. Piece of sh*t brand and products. Now, I only get flea and worm treatments for my furkids from their vet.

I used this on my cat - She got scabby skin, her fur fell out and she was so sick. Luckily I stopped it soon enough that she recovered. I now only use vet recommended products and then only when she actually has fleas on her (we sometimes get them from outside - I spray the perimeter for them now).

look on the label for pyrethrins... they are poisonous to animals... they can kill your pet before they kill the fleas

That's why I don't use that on my cats. Better get bitten a couple of times than make them feel horrible or die. But I actually found a way to handle the itch! I use my rollon deodorant and I swear it's the best treatment I've found in my life 🥰

Why is that legal?

Use diatomaceous earth, which is a naturally occurring sand extracted from the earth. It consists of microscopic skeletons of algae — known as diatoms — that have fossilized over millions of years (1). Very safe for pets and you can use it around the yard and house, too, for killing crawling insects.

there's another brand that does the same thing, but i forget what it is. shouldn't be too difficult to track down, if anyone's concerned.

Advantage also

Years ago we had several consecutive bouts of head lice in our household and were out of lice shampoo, so one day, in a pinch, my partner suggested I use flea shampoo for pets instead. Said she'd done it before. I doubted the efficacy, questioned her sanity and resisted, but ultimately had little choice so gave it a try. It was a very common brand - I don't remember which, but was advertised on TV a lot at the time and was one of maybe two major brands that supermarkets generally stocked. Burned like nothing I've felt before. I've been maced before, but this s**t was way, way worse than that. My scalp was burning furiously, tingling, coolish like menthol, and kind of numb. It was excruciating and kind of scary. I seriously thought I'd done some damage. And I only had it on my scalp. I can only imagine being immersed in it while the head of my pack poured it over me again and again while producing calm utterances... I'm now very skeptical of such things. Excluding considerations of diet and such, if we wouldn't use it ourselves then why do we use it on animals? I'm very hesitant to use anything that is intended to be used this way that doesn't come with a clear and understandable explanation, now. If there is no explanation, then no thanks. I use such things because I care, not to be a casual sadist.

I can’t believe this product is still sold. I’ve heard so many horror stories. Please look into what you put in and on your pets body!

I had two cats, Ella and Lucy, die of this, at the same time... The sadness was overwhelming... Even though I didn't know about the problem, the guilt, that I had applied something, that caused their death, is something you never get over ~ I still miss them!

Hard to fact check a personal story. The only adverse reactions I’m aware of are improper use of said product (dog collar used on a cat for example or multiple treatments used simultaneously). I’ve used many different flea treatment brands throughout my history of owning & fostering over 20 cats (kitten through seniors). Never has any brand caused problems. All I can say is read the instructions and do research on the active ingredients on various brands. If the numbers and ingredients match for species and age groups then one brand is not superior or less dangerous than another. (Think brand name vs generic for your own meds—same principle applies to pet over the counter stuff too)

These products are made for dogs and dogs only. It's said on the boxes: only for dogs. Why would you use a dog product on a cat? Some flea and tick repellents are based on chrysanthemum - which is highly poisonous for cats. That's why you never use repellents made for dogs on a cat.

Fruit does not “have” to be repackage individually!

There is absolutely no reason to have cable anymore. I have Netflix, Disney+, Amazon prime, Hulu and Funimation subscriptions and all of them combined cost a fraction what cable does,. Include limitless on demand content (much of which is better than anything on cable) and without 30% of the air time being commercials. Cable is dead. It died a horrible and well disserved death and it will not be missed.

And then hit it with the empty gun

And games that cut the ending so you need to buy DLCs. I am looking at you EA...

Like American football, where is the money going?

There's a my t*ts poster in the background