What products do you really love?

Posted by: Jonathan Gorse on 17 June 2008

Just thought that it might be worth naming some absolute favourite products - by sharing this information we may all learn a bit!

Pears - the original clear soap. Absolutely love this - the smell, the fact it doesn't dry my skin out when nearly every other soap does. I loved it all my life and used to nag Mum to buy it in the seventies!! Anyone remember all those lovely 'Pears girls' on the telly ads???

Tiptree Orange and tangerine marmalade - Just a heavily concoction of sweet tangerines - spread liberally over butter on toast mmmhhh.

Sharwoods frozen mushy peas (from Iceland) - If you have only ever eaten the tinned stuff these will amaze you. They're so much better than the rubbish the local chippy sells I always make a batch twenty minutes before we go up for the fish and chips! Also good with sausage or pie and mash!

Henna Henara treatment wax - just the best hair conditioner I have ever used and only £2-3 a bottle. Makes my hair feel great - though harder to find on the High Street nowadays!

Neutrogena rain bath shower gel - just a gorgeous smell and makes your skin feel amazing but now only available in this country to the hotel trade sadly.

Badedas - 'Things happen after a Badedas bath' - or at least they used to before I had kids!!

Reynolds 531 - on my Raleigh Royal touring bike circa 1986 - the ride, beauty and quality of paint on this 22 year old bike utterly destroys my newish £700 Scott MTB - oh boy did the English know how to build a bike.

So what favourites would you add to this list?

Jonathan
Posted on: 16 July 2008 by djftw
No, crimes against fashion are never forgiven are they? No doubt if I ever obtain any level of fame Hello magazine would track down and print that picture!
Posted on: 16 July 2008 by BigH47
Smile
Posted on: 20 July 2008 by Howlinhounddog
quote:
I had blue hair at one point, last general election I think! There is also a picture of me with purple hair with David Cameron wearing a pastel green tie somewhere, now that clashed horribly! My hair has been back to it's natural blond in summer/ginger in winter for a while now though.

You are Boris Johnson and I claim the £5
Posted on: 24 July 2008 by Ewan Aye
David Cameron has just had his bike nicked. Smile
Posted on: 24 July 2008 by Ewan Aye
I love this.
Did you notice the products? No, me neither.
Big Grin
Posted on: 24 July 2008 by Steve Bull
The original MX5 - everything a British sports car should be Smile
iPod, iMac, Mac mini, Macbook, my name is Steve and I'm a Mac-slut.
Marmite
Real ale
Parker 51 fountain pen, feels just right
merino base layers
SPD pedals
Brooks leather saddle
Concorde, though sadly I never got to travel on it
Posted on: 27 July 2008 by Stephen Tate
A Toyota Picnic - The damn thing just does not break or rust.

Or get nicked Big Grin
Posted on: 27 July 2008 by Julian H
Linn record players
Naim
Some BMW cars
Aston Martin
Old Mercedes SL
Leica M and R system
Hasselblad V system
Nikon FM2n
Olympus OM3Ti
Lowepro camera bags
Kodak Plus X
Douglas Dakota
PBY Catalina
Hans Grohe brassware
Stella Artois
Foxs Chocolate Viennese Sandwich biscuits
and
HP sauce!
Posted on: 28 July 2008 by Steve S1
A man of discerning, I thought. Then this:-

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Originally posted by Julian H:

Stella Artois



You live in one of the finest (real) beer producing countries in the world - and you list this Europiss? Big Grin

Steve
Posted on: 28 July 2008 by Julian H
quote:
You live in one of the finest (real) beer producing countries in the world


Can't stand the stuff
Posted on: 29 July 2008 by Tony Lockhart
Hopefully I'll be pretty happy with this baby when it arrives:



Ordered this morning Cool

Tony
Posted on: 29 July 2008 by Exiled Highlander
Tony

If that is the EF70-200mm F2.8 then you will love it. Amazing lens even if it does weigh as much as a small car!

Cheers

Jim
Posted on: 29 July 2008 by Tony Lockhart
Cheers Jim. Yep, it's the image stabilised version. I was all up for the F4, but my ex-girlfriend convinced me that this is a better investment!
I just need to buy some weight training equipment now. I can't imagine what this lens, my battery pack, big flash gun and my boosted penis length are going to weigh!!

Tony
Posted on: 29 July 2008 by count.d
At last a decent one.
Posted on: 29 July 2008 by count.d
Great lens Tony, congratulations.
Posted on: 29 July 2008 by Exiled Highlander
Tony

Your ex-girlfriend? Wow you've just ordered the lens and she is an "ex" already - you don't hang around! :-)

The extra F-stop is well worth it though. I bought mine about a year ago - amazing lens.

Cheers

Jim
Posted on: 29 July 2008 by Tony Lockhart
Thanks for the congrats. The last 3 years has seen my photo abilities move on a great deal to the point where the 'ex' said I should do this... see Here for advice on how to get the same!

Tony
Posted on: 30 July 2008 by count.d
I do like my Solus diving torch.

It's my photography aswell!

P.S. This photo has copyright, so please don't reproduce it.