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i had a vaillant about 15 yrs ago,was top of the range at the time, was utter crap,always failing n leaking etc, put me off em for life.:(

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Keep it coming people, just about to buy a new combi boiler :rolleyes:

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I bought a new blender on saturday,,"Ready Steady Cook,",it was cheap rubbish,so i took it back and bought a" Philips",,,there is no comparison,,,,:)

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Vaillant are still good, did have 2 recalls last year though, and 1 for glow worm which they also own. If you have the 30si, cdi, or the highflow you are on a winner, if you got the i boiler, it is the cheapest, but only fault with it is no hot water control.

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Certainly in clothing brands you don't get good value.

Designer named goods are no better quality than any others, and are very often made in the same factories.

You could argue that more expensive goods are better designed, but I disagree, unlike the sheep that slavishly buy goods purely because of the label.

Twice a year I used to go to Como in Italy, to buy ties for the company I worked for. Same factory, same silk, and the same buyers going from all the stores. M & S would sell a printed silk tie they bought there for £16, we'd sell one for £45, and Hermes would sell them for £120.

Same quality ties, same interlining...though the one's which were designed by me were definitely worth the forty five quid.:D

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The gold is the same bolier as its equivalent baxi or potterton. The only difference beside the outer case and the name on the box is that the gold comes with a longer warrenty. All you are paying the extra for is the warrenty. The Main version is also internally identical to the baxi and potterton (same spec models). The Main brand was re-released to tap into the cheaper boiler market but is internally a current model as sold badged as both Baxi and Potterton.

So you don't always get a better product when you pay more money for it. Sometimes you can get the exact same thing with differnet names on but priced differently depending on the name on the box.

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If I am buying a large appliance then I tend to do a bit of research first and go for the one with the best record for longevity, function and economy.

I never skimp on work footwear but tend to have a good touchy feel at clothing and go for what feels nice to me. I have to say that I will rarely buy t-shirts and stuff from New Look or Mk 1. They don't survive the wash without becoming mis-shapen.

I'm not brand loyal with food and will happily try the cheaper products. :D

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I think it matters which "house brand" you choose. In Canada, one of the major grocery chains, Loblaws, has its own brands called President's Choice. They are cheaper than brand names, and are often rated better by consumer groups. But a lot of others are just junk. If it doesn't really matter, for example in the case of ketchup, which you are just going to dump on your fries, what the brand is as long as it is red, and tastes vaguely like tomatoes.

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omg..... canadian kechup tastes of tomotoes.... wow! lol