To be fair DM - Maybe you should consider re-phrasing that comment to the effect that all those you bought were useless! I bought one 3 years ago and it is one of the best garden items I have. It was purchased in my local Factory Shop (discount store) so was not a pricey one, but nevertheless has performed 100 per cent perfectly.
Bob.
Not really necessary, Bob. Not having tried every single one ever manufactured I can obviously speak only of those which I
did buy myself - all three of them - and
they were all useless. They were all of the same length, had identical connectors and sprayers and were in identical packaging, although I bought them from three different sources at three widely-differing prices. The sprayers all leaked badly and none of the connectors would properly fit either Hoselock or Gardena push-on tap fittings. I think it's unlikely that I purchased the only three faulty ones ever to have come out of the factory. You might consider my statement an exaggeration but in my own experience it is 100% true. How many lemons do you need to suck before you decide that finding a sweet one might just not be worth the effort? Incidentally I received unconditional refunds for all of them and none of the suppliers wanted them to be returned.
I once met a man who owned a 1300 Austin Allegro and had nothing but praise for it - but you wouldn't buy one on the strength of one recommendation, especially in the face of such harsh and widespread criticism of it from others, would you? Would you???
Like a b****y fool I did.
It was the worst car I've ever had - by a wide margin.
These days I'm more cautious about buying stuff which has been recommended only by one person, and even more cautious if it's been trashed by others.
U2
I'm glad bgood2010 finally saw sense but I wouldn't give the creep any feedback at all.
DM