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The Duke of Cheese said:
You wonder if there is a hidden agenda at work? And that is obtaining the channel slots for other projects down the line, or for an attractive, debt free sell on to another buyer who might be looking to be more of a rival to QVC rather than the QMC (car boot sale).
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Only going by a handful of people I know and family members. But nobody has heard of TJC but they have heard of Ideal World. Even mentioning The Jewellery Channel and it sounds like something they would definitely avoid. In terms of brand recognition at least, Ideal World is a step up for them
 
galesgal57 said:
Peter selling the camera watch again, you can take it fishing and record your catch. It's huge he says, then a comment about saying it when he gets out of the bath, time to release the Kraken! I don't like to think about that, and his chipolata.
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I'm no fisherman but come on, this is almost as ridiculous as suggesting it could be used as a dash cam.
 
If I had to try and sell this stuff, night after night after night, I think I would prefer to be disemboweled and stretched on the rack without even a light sedative beforehand. Well…er…This Wonderful Watch…You simply must insure the fu..er, Okay? Right?
 
The Duke of Cheese said:
His hands are trembling. I’m glad he’s not a dentist. Must be the excitement of it all. Lesley from the Vision On Gallery says she thinks the watch has more features than the most expensive Smart watch, ever. Really, Lesley? Really??
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The woman we know from watch shows who now presents (Emma?) always seems to have the Ben Sherman smartwatch to flog and ALWAYS says the same things: "I so prefer this one to mine, which cost several hundreds of pounds, I'm gutted", "this one has more features than mine, and mine cost several hundred pounds, I'm so gutted"....

Then sell yours and buy one of these, Emma?

If you want to save a few quid you'll find the same model without the "Ben Sherman" logo are available on AliExpress, Emz ;)

She won't buy one though because she knows that the "several hundreds pounds" watch works. It was built by a company that invested in the hardware and software engineering. They didn't pick it out of a catalog, ready-made, waiting for a brand to be slapped on it.

People hear "heart rate monitor" or "sleep tracker" and people like Emma act like they're all the same. They're not. Most are not accurate, some are accurate enough, and some, like the ones in Apple, Samsung watches, Fitbit's, etc are medically-tested and approved to the point that doctors (and in America, insurers) trust the data they report.
 
S C O said:
Every second word is "right" ok "right" "right" lesley "right" 23 "right" smart ok "right" william "right" girls "right" eh "right" black "right" blue "right" Bradley "right" 5 minutes..."right"

So painful to watch! :confused:
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Not only because....
Not only because....
Not only because....
Listen....our Bet...look at that, isn't it...there's 6 on you on the phone, 7, check out your baskets
Now... Have you ever seen anything like this? Bet. It's a tenner on 4 Flexis....how many have we got left?......................... It's gonna sell out, Bet. The black, the black is in the lead. We're coming to the busiest part of the show. Bet. There's 20 on the web, 6 on the phones. Just look at this, how warm is...Bet, get yourself one. This was £59.99, better than ..can I just show you, look at this..
 
I don‘t want a £50 ‘fitness‘ watch, thanks. One that counts as steps, strumming hand movements as you play the guitar. It‘s a real conundrum, because so many of these presenters sing the praises of cheap watches in general. But none of them seem to actually wear or use them in real life. There is a reason for that. One they don‘t use as a selling technique. I use a Huawei GT4 watch and also their blood pressure watch. They don’t cost 50 quid each, but I have confidence in the brand, the in-house development employed and the technology they use. I see little point in buying a produced cheaply elsewhere ‘Cadbury’s’ Smart Watch, say, or one with a clothing brand’s name stuck on the face. And seemingly..Emma and others there are in full agreement with me - despite their deeply expressed regrets to the contrary.
 
The Duke of Cheese said:
I don‘t want a £50 ‘fitness‘ watch, thanks. One that counts as steps, strumming hand movements as you play the guitar. It‘s a real conundrum, because so many of these presenters sing the praises of cheap watches in general. But none of them seem to actually wear or use them in real life. There is a reason for that. One they don‘t use as a selling technique. I use a Huawei GT4 watch and also their blood pressure watch. They don’t cost 50 quid each, but I have confidence in the brand, the in-house development employed and the technology they use. I see little point in buying a produced cheaply elsewhere ‘Cadbury’s’ Smart Watch, say, or one with a clothing brand’s name stuck on the face. And seemingly..Emma and others there are in full agreement with me - despite their deeply expressed regrets to the contrary.
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I think Paul B did a video that showed the IW products he had at home e.g. air fryer, cordless vac etc. Yet another pathetic ploy to show how good the products must be 'Oh look, even the presenters have these!' as if that counts for anything. No doubt freebies or taken home for test purposes, I seriously doubt he'd have paid for them ;)

I wonder how many presenters on the new IW use the products they're selling? Maybe Sally loves wearing the IW fashion when out and about? Maybe Mike loves wearing the watches and using the £30 dashcam? Maybe Peter has the £10 tabletop water features on his mantlepiece, one either end?

What do you reckon?

;)
 
Paul Laver's Wig said:
Not only because....
Not only because....
Not only because....
Listen....our Bet...look at that, isn't it...there's 6 on you on the phone, 7, check out your baskets
Now... Have you ever seen anything like this? Bet. It's a tenner on 4 Flexis....how many have we got left?......................... It's gonna sell out, Bet. The black, the black is in the lead. We're coming to the busiest part of the show. Bet. There's 20 on the web, 6 on the phones. Just look at this, how warm is...Bet, get yourself one. This was £59.99, better than ..can I just show you, look at this..
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The ironic thing is, even some of the guff Peter comes out with would have more validity if the products and the demand for them was genuinely high.

If they were selling the newly released iPhone on the day and week it came out, saying 'you just need to buy this, right!' would ring a bit more true given the genuine hype around that sort of product. Or if they were selling a quality brand of watch for a genuine bargain price.

However, using these 'phrases of urgency' when flogging cheap (as in low quality) products in the £10 - £20 price range is laughable.
 
cheeky chappie said:
I think Paul B did a video that showed the IW products he had at home e.g. air fryer, cordless vac etc. Yet another pathetic ploy to show how good the products must be 'Oh look, even the presenters have these!' as if that counts for anything. No doubt freebies or taken home for test purposes, I seriously doubt he'd have paid for them ;)

I wonder how many presenters on the new IW use the products they're selling? Maybe Sally loves wearing the IW fashion when out and about? Maybe Mike loves wearing the watches and using the £30 dashcam? Maybe Peter has the £10 tabletop water features on his mantlepiece, one either end?

What do you reckon?

;)
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Initially I thought you meant forum member Paul B, but I think you probably mean Caine from Kung Fu.
 
Casper asks “Hands Up All Of You At Home With Bad Knees?” Hands up what? Bearing in mind bad knees preventing immediate movement away from him and the television is probably all that is keeping those still watching, other than those of us detained at His Majesty’s Pleasure, the answer is likely to be a resounding, YES, CASPER… Back to Bronski Beat with you, Casper, and stop being annoying…
 
cheeky chappie said:
The ironic thing is, even some of the guff Peter comes out with would have more validity if the products and the demand for them was genuinely high.

If they were selling the newly released iPhone on the day and week it came out, saying 'you just need to buy this, right!' would ring a bit more true given the genuine hype around that sort of product. Or if they were selling a quality brand of watch for a genuine bargain price.

However, using these 'phrases of urgency' when flogging cheap (as in low quality) products in the £10 - £20 price range is laughable.
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If they sold these sorts of items the way they do the fashion, a dedicated day or portion of the day, it would be much more appealing. Frugal Fridays, Cheap Tuesdays, and people would know this is cheap and cheerful stuff. And actually get some recognisable brands in the rest of the time, they would be better off (and more honest) and I think it could work. The problem is, every piece of tat has to be sold as though it is the best thing in the field. They over sell everything and the vocabulary is limited especially 4 hours in one block selling the same items over and over with demos few and far between.
 

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