Unnecessary Products
There are very few things that annoy me more than the invention of completely unneeded products and the subsequent constant insistance from their makers that we just cannot live without them.
Disinfectants that kill ALL KNOWN GERMS.
Why? No one has ever come to any real harm from touching a few household germs! In fact, it is a widely held belief in the scientific community that the over-sterilization of a child’s living environment is actually detremental to it’s health.
The lack of dirt and germs in the child’s life leads to a severely weakened immune system and leaves then susceptible to all manner of illnesses as they grow older.
And while I’m on the subject of babies … What the hell is with this special “toddler’s milk” that’s being sold as yet another thing without which your child won’t live past the age of 3?
“Contains special bacteria that make your child’s belly healthy?”
Bullshit! It’s just exactly the same as these crappy little tubs of yoghurt we’re told will regulate the pH and the bacteria in our own stomachs … Aren’t these the very same bacteria that all of the disinfectants are killing 100% of?
What? These are friendly bacteria? Are you shitting me?
And while I’m on the subject of milk …!
Have you seen these adverts for special milk for you CAT?
What, cats need special milk now? The regular milk that us inferior humans drink every day just isn’t good enough for the precious cats any more?
It’s all just so much bollocks!
As I’ve found myself on the subject of cats, I feel the need to point out that, for many hundreds of years, people kept dogs and cats as pets without ONCE having to go out and buy a specially balanced, nutritionally controlled can of pet food, specifically designed for the purpose! But now, we’re told that it’s tantamount to abuse if we don’t use these pet foods that are scientifically proven to make you dog happier, or to make it’s coat more glossy, or to stop it’s teeth falling out …
I know people that have many pets of different kinds and feed them regular food without any of the implied ill effects of not buying these overpriced tins of foulness. And it costs a damn sight less than the prices people charge for the pet food.
While us normal people go down to the local chippy and get a chicken kebab made from the nastiest chicken leftovers the industry has to offer, the precious cats are being fed “only the best cuts of chicken” in their gourmet meals that go for £3 a pop!
It just seems incredible to me that almost nobody sees through these blatant false economies. None of these products are necessary. But it’s not even as if they are the kind of things that people make a conscious decision to buy, knowing they’re not necessary. They are being told that the products ARE needed … and are just too gullible to question them.
I couldn’t care less if you decide that you want to waste hundreds of pounds a month on these kinds of product. What irritates me is the thought of these companies thriving on the stupidity of the general public.
When you see these adverts, think about what they’re actually telling you and never assume that they are regulated in any way which would force them to tell you the truth!
MisterShouty 