I usually start a post with some investing idea I have or debt repayment idea, but this post is completely different. In my experience with all the brand name products that I come in contact with some have been positive and others have been downright negative. So why am I rambling about negative brands and not talking about something more positive and with less intensity of hate? Because it will help all of us decide in the future if a particular brand is worth spending money on. I do not know about you, but I hate to throw good money into a garbage product. Yeah you can call it being very extreme or stubborn, but at least I am making smart decisions based on experience with my money and I can only speak for myself.
Because I have been scorn a few times by these terrible brands, I made a very helpful list to remind me of their filth in the future. Granted you might not agree with me and it is up to you to voice your opinion here in this forum. All I ask is for all of you to respect my decision in this hate post and debate if you must in a respectful manner. If I can save somebody a few hundred dollars by avoiding a certain brand that is a win situation for that person. On the flip side of the coin if more people voiced out their opinions on these shady companies then people will not make the same mistake other folks previously made. Also these companies now a day get away with everything, and only a few older opinionated people who actually take the time to write a letter to companies’ complaints department are the ones getting results. The complaint is based on the principle behind companies actually giving consumers what we pay for, products with value.
Brands that are on my hate list:
Nun Bush (Shoes)
Fuji (Camcorder)
Canon (Camcorder- SLR’s are Ok)
Fossil Watches
Fossil Watches
Volkswagen (Jetta)
Bose CD Players (Speakers are OK)
Seiko Kinetic (Watches)
Panasonic (Home Phones-TV’s are OK)
For each and every one of these brands I had to endure subpar products and bad service by mostly all the companies. The car brand mentioned in the list was constantly in the shop and that is just unacceptable for a brand new car to constantly have a check engine light on and almost every service call was about 300+ dollars. A new car should last you a good 3 or so years without any issues in my opinion. The Seiko watch actually lasted a good amount of time without any issues, but the premise behind the movement as per the marketing department is that the watch should continue to work for 99 plus years as long as I wear the watch. It is powered by the movement of my body aka no battery. Why advertise this, if after a few years it turns out to be far from the truth. As far as Canon goes I only had issues with the camcorder side of the business, but the digital SLR cameras I hear are really good products.
I will stay true in my stance to never buy any of these product brands again in my entire life. Just not worth it for me to invest any more time and resources on them.
OK so in conclusion please comment if you want to add a product name to the brand list or if you ever had a bad experience with any of the brand names mentioned above. Word of mouth is a powerful tool we can all use effectively to actually make change in our consumer society.
Being fully aware of the brands that do not hold up to their promise is another way to watch your money.
I agree with you on some, Uncle El, but not all of the brands. Here's my precis:My 2002 Jetta TDI (Diesel) served me for 96,000 miles and I'd still have it if the cost of replacing the clutch ($2500 plus, $1500 of that the parts alone) and the warranty on the replacement (only 12,000 miles) were not so burdensome. The car got mileage in the 38-40mpg range and was awesome in snow and bad weather. Sort of "thumbs neutral".Panasonic, I'd add my thumbs WAY down for their *support* of my bluray player's firmware. "Firmware" is the software that runs the non-user-interface portion of the hardware to tell it what to do. It is the operating system of your cellphone, digital camera, bluray device, etc. When I bought my bluray player, on the VieraCast it indicated "Netflix – Coming Soon". Panasonic, despite advertising this, later determined they would NOT offer Netflix streaming on that model, but would on the updated model that came out only two months later – AFTER the time I could have returned the one I'd purchased. Thumbs firmly DOWN.I've not had the Canon Camcorder, but my new Canon 230IS digital camera is a gem, so some business units exceed others in customer service and satisfaction.Ultimately, Uncle El, you're so right that it's not just our money that's worth money, our TIME is also worth money. Thank you for saving BOTH!
@Studio- My car year was 1999 so maybe because I had the first year of that model line and they had to work out the kinks perhaps later. Also maybe I had a lemon of a car. But I'm glad your outcome with the jetta was better than mine. For Blu ray players I got a samsung and its been great so far and I have netflix on mine. As far as canon goes I guess I might give them another chance maybe when it comes to digital cameras only. Thanks for your comment.
I'm with u uncle El. All those brands u mentioned suck!!!! That's why I stick 2 my Hondas & my Sonys. So far for me those brands are the best. I also have 2 tv's from Wellington. Haven't had a prob with them so I'm also sticking 2 that brand. Good job cuz keep up the great posts 🙂
@Alexandra- Go Honda's, Thanks for the comment, be on the look out for my next post on brands. My camera is Sony and so far so good.