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    Exclamation Paintpods: for anyone thinking of getting one

    I wouldn't bother.

    We took ours back and got a refund. They're a nice idea, but in practice pretty much useless.
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    Re: Paintpods: for anyone thinking of getting one

    huh?

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    Re: Paintpods: for anyone thinking of getting one

    Maybe he has just got in after a heavy night out

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    Re: Paintpods: for anyone thinking of getting one

    I think this is viral marketing so we all Google 'paintpods'

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    Re: Paintpods: for anyone thinking of getting one

    Quote Originally Posted by cptwhite_uk View Post
    I think this is viral marketing so we all Google 'paintpods'
    And then don't buy them

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    Re: Paintpods: for anyone thinking of getting one

    To clarify: they are a machine that you put special paint into that auto feeds a roller, making it very quick to paint a room. Apparently.

    You are limited to the paint you can have and unless you are doing a whole room, or even several rooms, it seems like a lot of work and a great waste of paint.


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    Re: Paintpods: for anyone thinking of getting one

    Cheers Funkstar!

    Don't see the point really lol Much cheaper to just use the long pole or short one really.

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    Re: Paintpods: for anyone thinking of getting one

    We had one too - and took it back for a refund.

    Utter rubbish. Was almost impossible to do anything with it.
    Quote Originally Posted by Saracen View Post
    And by trying to force me to like small pants, they've alienated me.

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    Re: Paintpods: for anyone thinking of getting one

    We had one of the very first ones that they brought out years ago, it was absolutley useless, we threw it in the bin some years later, biggest waste of money, ever.

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    Re: Paintpods: for anyone thinking of getting one

    Not wishing to sound rude but it looks a waste of money before even buying it. Did you ever buy stuff from K-Tel like the bobble-o-matic fluff remover or the handy tweed picnic throw rug?

    It would explain a lot .

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    Re: Paintpods: for anyone thinking of getting one

    Looks a lot like my Vile-O-Matic Sandwich Ironer.
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    Re: Paintpods: for anyone thinking of getting one

    Quote Originally Posted by Funkstar View Post
    I'm guessing this picture shows the inventor of the Paintpod in prison? Well, there you go .

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    Re: Paintpods: for anyone thinking of getting one

    I didn't know what it was at first either so i googled it.
    A lot of people seem to be unhappy at the product. Dulux obviously didn't test it well enough, because i doubt they'd risk their reputation on a gimmick.

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    Re: Paintpods: for anyone thinking of getting one

    Oh and the self clean thing on them never works. Had one YEARS ago. Rubbish, and the paint was like twice the price of a can.

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    Re: Paintpods: for anyone thinking of getting one

    Quote Originally Posted by 666moe666 View Post
    Dulux obviously didn't test it well enough, because i doubt they'd risk their reputation on a gimmick.
    Yet that is what they have done.

    You never see tradesmen using things like this. Same goes for those foam pads that, if you believe the advertising, are better than normal brushes and rollers.

    If these things really could save you time and still gove you a good result, these guys would use them. Something that does work, which you see on the US and Canadian home build shows, is paint sprayers. They are incredibly fast, but not very easy to use or maintain. I bet they use them in new build housing developments, where all they need is 30,000 litres of magnolia

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    Re: Paintpods: for anyone thinking of getting one

    Quote Originally Posted by santa claus View Post
    Not wishing to sound rude but it looks a waste of money before even buying it.
    Why I let my wife convince me to buy these things I shall never know

    Quote Originally Posted by santa claus View Post
    Did you ever buy stuff from K-Tel like the bobble-o-matic fluff remover or the handy tweed picnic throw rug?
    Oooh, they sound really good - where can I get them from?
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