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Post by Spruance on Aug 5, 2008 18:48:13 GMT
My Dad is interested in buying one of those Dulux Paint Pod machines, but I can't seem to find much about them online. They are around £70 for the basic machine and then around £30 a time for special 5 litre packs of paint in various colours. It all sounds wonderful in the Dulux leaflet, but then for a minimum first use outlay of £100, it wants to be.  I am inclined to think that it may well prove to be a very expensive toy which will never get a second outing, but I may be wrong.  Has anyone else got one, and if so are they worth the outlay or a complete waste of time/money?  |
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Post by Tig on Aug 5, 2008 18:58:30 GMT
Is he thinking of becoming a painter and decorator Spruance - for that much outlay I would want most of the house doing  OH only gets round tuit once every 15 years or so, wouldn't get much use in our house ;D x Tig |
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Post by Spruance on Aug 5, 2008 19:43:49 GMT
Not really but he is a sucker for gadgets. I suspect that Dulux would think him the perfect customer! ;D
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Post by MamIDdau on Aug 5, 2008 21:17:14 GMT
They sell them at B&Q. If he's over 60 and goes there on a wednesday, he'll get 10% off too.
Personally, I think they're a waste of money. Great if you've got a helluva lot of decorating to do but for the odd room, it's pointless.
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Post by Spruance on Aug 5, 2008 23:01:03 GMT
Yes he's well over 60 AL. 77 in fact! ;D Not quite the age to be tangling with new fangled gadgets etc. I think I may well talk him out of it. Having found out a little more online this evening it looks like the cleaning process is not as straightforward as Dulux make out and that will definitely put Dad off if there's a lot of faffing about. |
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Post by Weeterrier on Aug 6, 2008 8:15:48 GMT
Dissuade him Spru, bet they are a bl**dy nuisance. Gimmicks for yuppies with too much money. |
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Post by MamIDdau on Aug 6, 2008 14:51:12 GMT
Well, I thought it best to ask and not assume And you're never too old to mess around with gadgets! But it does seem rather pointless if you're not a full time painter and decorator and I don't think even they would bother with it! |
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Post by farmersboy on Aug 6, 2008 14:59:09 GMT
Yes he's well over 60 AL. 77 in fact! ;D Not quite the age to be tangling with new fangled gadgets etc. I think I may well talk him out of it. Having found out a little more online this evening it looks like the cleaning process is not as straightforward as Dulux make out and that will definitely put Dad off if there's a lot of faffing about. Hey stop putting us olduns down,i had not used one of these gadgets till i was 70 ;D |
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Post by Spruance on Aug 8, 2008 8:06:39 GMT
He's quite good with mechanical things FB, but I've put him off the Dulux just on the cleaning aspect. |
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Post by Barbara on Aug 8, 2008 11:39:47 GMT
He's quite good with mechanical things FB, but I've put him off the Dulux just on the cleaning aspect. spoil sport, at his age cleaning won't be a priority  |
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Post by Barbara on Aug 25, 2008 15:20:37 GMT
i have just seen the same type of thing on a shopping channel priced £25-00 plus p-n-p.
they have a web site at www. pitchwell .co.uk hope it saves your dad money
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Post by Missredhead on Aug 25, 2008 15:41:38 GMT
I saw one being demonstrated at B&Q on Saturday........it did look quite good but when the guy 'cleaned' it the paint was still visible in the pipe and on the roller.......
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