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Duke of Cheese said:
My understanding of why they sell these Chumpywumpy watches for anything up to a quarter of the manufacturer’s RRP would be the manufacturer’s RRP is pitched unrealistically high in relation to their production costs of the watches. In turn, allowing companies like Ideal World to make out you are getting a massive reduction. Strange, no well-known high street watch brand with checkable and trackable pricing structures ever appears for sale with a similar sales pitch.

I would imagine if you buy one of these Chumpywumbylumpybumpy watches and then take it for independent valuation, you may be disappointed to find your £1700 timepiece comes in around £1200 or more less than the RRP Ideal World quoted you on it. If you are lucky, it might just reach what you paid for it on the night. All of that is an opinion, by the way, and not presented as a fact, But nonetheless, I do think it’s quite an accurate opinion.

The absolute garbage coming out of Morongan’s mouth last night about the watch manufacturer using some tuppenny-ha'penny shopping television channel watched by few as an alternative to them deploying £400,000 on a formal advertising budget actually turned several of my stomachs. This BS can potentially influence hard-up and vulnerable through retail ignorance viewers to part with their monies based upon nothing more than hot air. It remains a disgraceful way to try to get people to part with their cash.
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Of course quite a few IW watch brands are guilty of this, Swan & Edgar, Solar Time (Nubeo, Earnshaw, Cadola etc), Resultco (Reign, Heritor etc), although I would give Resultco some credit for honesty, as least their CEO admitted their marketing/pricing strategy was to inflate RRPs so retailers could of discounts, as customers love discounts.

That advertising nonsense comes from Richard Mears (instant Effects), that was the story he told Janice as to why his products were cheaper on IW than equivalant high street brands.
 
Niwa said:
Maybe they could scramble Group Captain Knowles in to take over. Would be good practice for him before his Xmas day stint.
I don't think we can stand listening to Emma for much longer.
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I've felt that way since her very first appearance on IW a few years back with Heritor watches. Probably hoarse from all the horological verbal diarrhea she usually spouts. ;)
 
Jazzydrury said:
Does she still guest on Watch Shows, or just a occasional presenter these days
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Only seen her as a presenter or co-presenter so far, although that could change as they seem to have increased their offerings of Resultco watches on their web site, so she could be introduced as a guest expert if they have any dedicated resultco watch shows/hours (similar to what Kevski has with VE watches).
 
Duke of Cheese said:
My understanding of why they sell these Chumpywumpy watches for anything up to a quarter of the manufacturer’s RRP would be the manufacturer’s RRP is pitched unrealistically high in relation to their production costs of the watches. In turn, allowing companies like Ideal World to make out you are getting a massive reduction. Strange, no well-known high street watch brand with checkable and trackable pricing structures ever appears for sale with a similar sales pitch.

I would imagine if you buy one of these Chumpywumbylumpybumpy watches and then take it for independent valuation, you may be disappointed to find your £1700 timepiece comes in around £1200 or more less than the RRP Ideal World quoted you on it. If you are lucky, it might just reach what you paid for it on the night. All of that is an opinion, by the way, and not presented as a fact, But nonetheless, I do think it’s quite an accurate opinion.

The absolute garbage coming out of Morongan’s mouth last night about the watch manufacturer using some tuppenny-ha'penny shopping television channel watched by few as an alternative to them deploying £400,000 on a formal advertising budget actually turned several of my stomachs. This BS can potentially influence hard-up and vulnerable through retail ignorance viewers to part with their monies based upon nothing more than hot air. It remains a disgraceful way to try to get people to part with their cash.
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I would love to be able to afford to buy one and then take it to an independent jeweller for valuation and see what the true value is then send the results to Ideal World and the ASA and threaten to sue them for their sales patter, put them on your insurance, buy them then sell them on for a profit. Ah if only I could win the lottery, it sure would be fun
 
Francy19 said:
I would love to be able to afford to buy one and then take it to an independent jeweller for valuation and see what the true value is then send the results to Ideal World and the ASA and threaten to sue them for their sales patter, put them on your insurance, buy them then sell them on for a profit. Ah if only I could win the lottery, it sure would be fun
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Last Night that is what Yiannis was telling customers to do.
 

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