Ideal World Product of the Year Award

[Gift Horse]

Another year gone and Ideal World certainly hasn't disappointed. As usual they have insulted the Great British Public with their characteristic dismal offerings of cheap useless tat, damaged goods, fake perfume and aftershave, medical products with no medical basis, snake oil supplements, dodgy Chinese electrical goods, grossly overpriced cosmetic products, air fryers that cost more than the oven you already have, etc.

Some suggestions for the award are as follows. But I know that there are many, many others...

1. Emu Balm
2. Collagen
3. Christopher Duchump Timepieces
4. Vibraplates
5. Gammon Fragrances
6. Ceramic heaters
7. Various 'inspired-by' counterfeit scents
8. Jacques de Manoir Divers Watches
9. Corded and cordless vacuum cleaners
10. Various food supplements with fantastical health benefits

So what has been your own personal favourite this year?

 

[Duke of Cheese]

The Michaels - far and away. Presenters feigning limps in the cause of selling. Sums the operation up in one painful faux step.

 

[Jazzydrury]

The Michaels - far and away. Presenters feigning limps in the cause of selling. Sums the operation up in one painful faux step.

Has to be that Cane, and the false limping

 

[Duke of Cheese]

Anybody disabled with physical impairments in particular, or anybody who has worked supporting disabled people would’ve winced watching those awful disempowering demonstrations.

 

[Jazzydrury]

Anybody disabled with physical impairments in particular, or anybody who has worked supporting disabled people would’ve winced watching those awful disempowering demonstrations.

Tell me about it

 

[HughTwo]

It's a toss up between Dirty Pedro sitting by that awful fake fireside and spending an hour wistfully blethering about the joys of not only looking at some glowing glass - or the great smell of Gammon.

Gammon has to be the worst-named product.
It's no surprise the company went out of operation and their desperate attempts to flog the bankrupt stock is never going to succeed.

A late contender came last night when Torchy was talking up a water feature ornament with built-in incense burner.
His contention that people would love the way smoke swirled down the ornament was absurd.
It was so far away from the sort of stuff Muriel and Enid might buy.

 

[Samki]

Definitely the canes and their shocking demonstrations. All time low in how they are so desperate for sales

 

[Duke of Cheese]

It's very hard to say anything positive about this latest version. They appear to have no moral scruples whatsoever about how they sell. Equally, they seem extraordinarily sensitive to any form of criticism- rarely dealing with it directly, but by a remarkable twist of the strongest of coincidence - forum usernames for their texts are sent in from tribute versions praising the very products they frequently call out on here, The message could be perceived that 'we' are watching you'. Though, Torchy to be fair, the other night, warned people or himself NOT to read here. It's very odd, I think, to have a business up and running for well over a year, and to find absolutely nothing to say praiseworthy in its favour.

 

[Wanderer]

Best part (not product) of the current IW - simples, at midnight the freeview feed stops.

 

[Duke of Cheese]

My favourite Christmas song for Ideal World tonight, he asks?

Er… well…
There’s Some Sting in the Air…
Shyte Christmas
Last Christmas (On Air)…
Winter Blunderland
Little Scummer Boy

 

[Battiola73]

My “favourite” has to be the collapsible washing machine.

 

[Wanderer]

My “favourite” has to be the collapsible washing machine.

Not only because it wasn't collagen, not only because it wasn't a powerbank, not only because it wasn't rattan, not only because it wasn't sticky tape, not only because it wasn't a pillow.......

Getting typed out now....