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galesgal57 said:
They're all at it. Who can you trust these days?
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Me.

You can all trust me.

Do you need A4 white paper? Well you've come to the right place. For a very limited period of 60 months, I am selling 500, yes 500 sheets of top quality 70gsm paper for only £9.99 per pack. You can grab them for this price by messaging me direct. DON'T buy them from my website, www.AMugIsBornEveryMinute.co.uk , where they sell all day long for the RRP of £49.99 per pack.

When your paper arrives, you might see the following on the wrapping:

Tesco Basics Home Office A4 Printer Paper

Please rest assured, this ISN'T the paper you're receiving. There was a packaging error at my packaging and distribution centre which contrary to gossip ISN'T my garage in the back garden!

The paper within the packaging is of the highest quality and is guaranteed to allow ink to bleed through.

So yes, you can trust me :)
 
Say anything to sell whatever is in front of you now on the conveyer belt of tat. For the next 10 minutes or half an hour it is the best bargain ever.

Tell 'em they're getting a massive discount, much cheaper than anywhere else, well somewhere else at least. Look there's this website where it's sold out.

Tell 'em stock is low and we don't know when we'll have this treasure in again, next year, next month, maybe next day (but don't say that).

Tell 'em the price is a mistake, oh dear someone has dropped a proper clanger here. Quick, buy before they find out. I'm on your side against them honest. You know me I'm your friend. I only want what's best for you.

Tell 'em you discovered this product recently and it's a life changer. You couldn't do without it now.

Tell 'em - oh wait, the conveyer belt is moving again, next bit of tat is on screen.

Start all over again.
 
For anyone who thinks we're all cynics and critics but never customers of IW on this forum.

You're wrong, well in my case anyway. I do occasionally buy when I see something which is useful and fairly priced. The customer service is generally good.

What I dislike is hype and BS being used to pretend that a product is of better quality than it obviously is, that a watch for example has a proud heritage when it really doesn't, that an item is much cheaper than elsewhere when a quick search shows otherwise, that the presenter endorses said merchandise when they clearly don't.

IW employs these tactics far too frequently and to me they are counterproductive.

How about this:

Just show the product, say it works well enough by all means, that the price is reasonable without making false claims, no silly stories.

You never know, this honest approach might be a very good sales technique. People are more likely to believe you. Whereas if you claim fantastic savings they will Google to check and find you out. Well, all except a tiny, ageing minority who surely no longer constitute a market.

You know what? This might catch on. It's called integrity.
 
Lord Helpus said:
Say anything to sell whatever is in front of you now on the conveyer belt of tat. For the next 10 minutes or half an hour it is the best bargain ever.

Tell 'em they're getting a massive discount, much cheaper than anywhere else, well somewhere else at least. Look there's this website where it's sold out.

Tell 'em stock is low and we don't know when we'll have this treasure in again, next year, next month, maybe next day (but don't say that).

Tell 'em the price is a mistake, oh dear someone has dropped a proper clanger here. Quick, buy before they find out. I'm on your side against them honest. You know me I'm your friend. I only want what's best for you.

Tell 'em you discovered this product recently and it's a life changer. You couldn't do without it now.

Tell 'em - oh wait, the conveyer belt is moving again, next bit of tat is on screen.

Start all over again.
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It's like I've said before, and don't get me wrong I'm not defending them, selly telly presenters are there to do a job ... sell.

They couldn't care less if they're flogging something for £9.99, £99.99, £999.99 or £9,999.99. The same guff gets spouted to get that sale.
 
The thing I dislike most about their tactics is the clear focus on that tiny aged non-Net friendly potential clientele. The real Muriels of this world. They know perfectly well their ridiculous selling patterns are worthless to anybody who WILL comfortably check facts and prices online. They fail to directly target these types of buyers as a result. I did buy several items from the second and third versions of Ideal World. As things stand, I would never buy from this version. That said, something branded and at the best price available - I would consider doing so.
 
Cheap leatherette bags the apparent highlight. The types of bags you would leave at the undertakers rather than claim them back from the deceased. William Hunt of Gants Hill watches. Plus cheap, horrible, fit where they touch, shiny suits being demonstrated by the presenter. Oh…cancel that…Suit is not for sale.
 
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