Random musings and general banter.

[Duke of Cheese]

Again, I simply cannot believe he is portraying great value knowing he sells everything cheaper.

 

[Herring]

Kevski and Mason,
Sitting on TV,
C - O - N - N - I - N - G
First comes a watch,
Then comes a lie,
'Be quick gang—stock's gonna fly!'​

 

[Professor Branestawm]

Nice to see Kev with the Michael Fabricant look tonight for the Westclox Extravaganza Show.

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Ahhh, Westclox.
My old dad was a very heavy sleeper - especially on days when he’d been ‘playing darts’ the night before. Anyhow, one weekend I borrowed his alarm clock - he wanted a lie-in and I had a Saturday job (id’ve been about 16 or so).
I left it set for 6-30 which is what he always did, and went to sleep.
The next morning I thought we were under nuclear attack. There was a Klaxon going off at about the same volume as Concorde when the afterburners were lit, and the lights were flashing on and off every second. Other than that, everything was pitch dark, because it was winter.
I had no bedside stand, so the clock was on the floor, which was my final mistake….
Groggy, almost still asleep but acting on instinct, and heart suddenly pumping like never before, I flew out of bed, kicked the glass shade off the lamp that was flashing on and off, and stood firmly on the hot, glass, 60w candle bulb. The bulb glass shattered and to the sound of the Klaxon, and the pop of the bulb, I was given 240volts through the prongs into the arch of my foot, along with shards of glass. The fuses blew, the room went dark, and my smouldering foot now started to drip…

And I got sacked from the job because I turned up two hours late, after getting my foot stitched back together (ten stitches!) at casualty.

The clock was this one….below, or one very similar. A westclox from the late 70s, or early 80s. I don’t know what possessed them to make it that loud, or to have it flashing the lights on and off, or to have a klaxon rather than a bell or a beep, but that combined effect was just like a thermonuclear attack. I guess it might’ve been a special for deep sleepers or something.

All gone now, sadly, my dad, the house, and the clock.
But I’m not sad about the clock.

 

[Professor Branestawm]

It's £345, £100 cheaper at Kev's site.

ALMAZ 6S11-320H521

Movement Type: 6S11 Quartz choronograph Movement Manufacturer: Citizen Miyota Lens Type: Hardened K1 Mineral Crystal with Anti-Reflective Coating Case Material: Solid Titanium with Screw-In Back Cover Case Size: 47mm x 15.4mm Crown: Screw Down Strap Size: 22mm Straps & Bracelets available...

just4watches.co.uk

Although Iguana are selling it at £314.

Vostok Europe Almaz Quartz Watch, Titanium, Grey, 47 mm, Chrono, 6S11-320H521

Quartz Watch Vostok Europe Almaz, Movement: Quartz, Caliber: Miyota 6S11, Case Material: Titanium, Dial color: Grey, Diameter: 47 mm, Thickness: 15,4 mm.

www.iguanasell.co.uk

Iguana Sell are great, as well.
Based in Madrid, their customer service is very good indeed - and their prices include all shipping and taxes.
They have a good range of fountain pens as well. It’s a good idea to register on their site, because their sale prices are the ones to go for.

 

[Hammy60]

We are often mentioning how bad the price comparisons are but i think i've found one which just confirms how incompetent and dumb IW staff must be.

The Procamp 1L Thermos flask IW £9.99.



They did a DIRECT comparison price and had £47.40, exact same flask declares Mason, what a saving for a quality flask.


So i went searching the internet to find this £47.40 flask, found one at £7, one at 8 euros but heck if i could find one at £47.40.

Well i did find the £47.40 price at a wholesaler, but that ain't for one, that is for a pack of 12.

procamp brand

procamp brand search

www.gemimports.co.uk

 

[Duke of Cheese]

Ahhh, Westclox.
My old dad was a very heavy sleeper - especially on days when he’d been ‘playing darts’ the night before. Anyhow, one weekend I borrowed his alarm clock - he wanted a lie-in and I had a Saturday job (id’ve been about 16 or so).
I left it set for 6-30 which is what he always did, and went to sleep.
The next morning I thought we were under nuclear attack. There was a Klaxon going off at about the same volume as Concorde when the afterburners were lit, and the lights were flashing on and off every second. Other than that, everything was pitch dark, because it was winter.
I had no bedside stand, so the clock was on the floor, which was my final mistake….
Groggy, almost still asleep but acting on instinct, and heart suddenly pumping like never before, I flew out of bed, kicked the glass shade off the lamp that was flashing on and off, and stood firmly on the hot, glass, 60w candle bulb. The bulb glass shattered and to the sound of the Klaxon, and the pop of the bulb, I was given 240volts through the prongs into the arch of my foot, along with shards of glass. The fuses blew, the room went dark, and my smouldering foot now started to drip…

And I got sacked from the job because I turned up two hours late, after getting my foot stitched back together (ten stitches!) at casualty.

The clock was this one….below, or one very similar. A westclox from the late 70s, or early 80s. I don’t know what possessed them to make it that loud, or to have it flashing the lights on and off, or to have a klaxon rather than a bell or a beep, but that combined effect was just like a thermonuclear attack. I guess it might’ve been a special for deep sleepers or something.

All gone now, sadly, my dad, the house, and the clock.
But I’m not sad about the clock.

Just tested my old one out - the clock!! Damn thing used to wake the dead.

 

[Jazzydrury]

I see Piranha is on Create and Craft this evening.

Did have a laugh at Den on Create and Craft last night, she was doing a hour on her own, selling card, she made a box and said that’s for my daughters birthday tomorrow to put money in, this box wasn’t even decorated it was just white

 

[Jazzydrury]

We are often mentioning how bad the price comparisons are but i think i've found one which just confirms how incompetent and dumb IW staff must be.

The Procamp 1L Thermos flask IW £9.99.

View attachment 29246

They did a DIRECT comparison price and had £47.40, exact same flask declares Mason, what a saving for a quality flask.


So i went searching the internet to find this £47.40 flask, found one at £7, one at 8 euros but heck if i could find one at £47.40.

Well i did find the £47.40 price at a wholesaler, but that ain't for one, that is for a pack of 12.

procamp brand

procamp brand search

www.gemimports.co.uk

View attachment 29244

So basicaally they are worth about £4

 

[Hammy60]

So basicaally they are worth about £4

Yeah, that's the wholesale price, retailer adds their bit so the £7 i found would be a around it's retail price.

 

[Jazzydrury]

It’s the channel that keeps giving

 

[Duke of Cheese]

Sometimes you think they are genuinely conning people. And sometimes you think they are conning people unintentionally, through incompetence.

 

[Jazzydrury]

the 4 hours of beauty must be the worst, items that most of there viewers had probably never heard of before this version of IW.

Presented by a presenter who looks shiny and plastic, a bit like Barbie

 

[Jazzydrury]

A Nightmare line up of presenters I see today, Natalia, Lindsey, Joanne, Mike and then Yiannis

 

[Duke of Cheese]

A case of Shiny Mouthy People by R.E.M. for the first four…And Would I Lie to you by Eurythmics for the fifth.

 

[Hammy60]

Sometimes you think they are genuinely conning people. And sometimes you think they are conning people unintentionally, through incompetence.

Oh It's definitely the former, but with incompetence. There is nothing unintentional about their conning people, it's just they are crap (incompetent) at it. They are just incompetent, dumb shysters.

 

[galesgal57]

A Nightmare line up of presenters I see today, Natalia, Lindsey, Joanne, Mike and then Yiannis

At least the Olympics are a distraction

 

[HughTwo]

I'm sure I remember Dirty Peter and OftheMasons flogging cheap sunglasses - could do with a pair to cope with the reflection off the forehead of the "beauty" expert.
It really is quite something. Patio doors have a lot to answer for.
A wonder they're not using it as a sales gimmick - "Our prices reflect amazing value" "Shine like our foreheads when you see how little things cost"

 

[cheeky chappie]

Wrong price ALERT, fake shock ALERT.

Kev in shock at price £329.99 for N1 rocket, someone has pressed the wrong button, Mike says shouldn't be anywhere near that price.

Very true Mike, PVD one £319.99 and Stainless Steel one is £265 on Kev's site.

ROCKET N1

Just4Watches

just4watches.co.uk

I wonder if they realise just how laughable and cheap it makes them appear when they come out with this guff numerous times a day? Just makes them look even more like market stall sellers. Jokes aside I can't get my head around it, actually I can but you know what I mean.

When I was a lad the shows (funfair) that came to town once a year had stalls with folk selling stuff. So you'd maybe see something like this:

Roll up roll up, I'm not selling these five luxury towels for twenty quid missus, not even for a tenner. They're yours for just a fiver missus, A FIVER!!! I got them from a luxury London store that had to close down last week, that's true that is, so grab yourself some London luxury!!! These usually retail for FIFTY quid for the five, I kid you not!!!

Now seeing that once a year, especially in a pre Internet era, to an extent folk lapped it up. Part performance, part retail. And maybe some did think they were getting fifty quid towels for a fiver.

However, imagine if those same shows came to town once a month and you heard this from the same guy each and every time:

I got them from a luxury London store that had to close down last week, that's true that is, so grab yourself some London luxury!!!

To me, that's the equivalent of what the likes of IW do, trotting out the guff time after time.

 

[Battiola73]

Ahhh, Westclox.
My old dad was a very heavy sleeper - especially on days when he’d been ‘playing darts’ the night before. Anyhow, one weekend I borrowed his alarm clock - he wanted a lie-in and I had a Saturday job (id’ve been about 16 or so).
I left it set for 6-30 which is what he always did, and went to sleep.
The next morning I thought we were under nuclear attack. There was a Klaxon going off at about the same volume as Concorde when the afterburners were lit, and the lights were flashing on and off every second. Other than that, everything was pitch dark, because it was winter.
I had no bedside stand, so the clock was on the floor, which was my final mistake….
Groggy, almost still asleep but acting on instinct, and heart suddenly pumping like never before, I flew out of bed, kicked the glass shade off the lamp that was flashing on and off, and stood firmly on the hot, glass, 60w candle bulb. The bulb glass shattered and to the sound of the Klaxon, and the pop of the bulb, I was given 240volts through the prongs into the arch of my foot, along with shards of glass. The fuses blew, the room went dark, and my smouldering foot now started to drip…

And I got sacked from the job because I turned up two hours late, after getting my foot stitched back together (ten stitches!) at casualty.

The clock was this one….below, or one very similar. A westclox from the late 70s, or early 80s. I don’t know what possessed them to make it that loud, or to have it flashing the lights on and off, or to have a klaxon rather than a bell or a beep, but that combined effect was just like a thermonuclear attack. I guess it might’ve been a special for deep sleepers or something.

All gone now, sadly, my dad, the house, and the clock.
But I’m not sad about the clock.

My bog standard Westclox alarm that I bought in the 70s still worked fine until I dropped it on the floor three weeks ago. I doubt if the alarm was even 1 decibel. Had to throw away.

 

[Battiola73]

We are often mentioning how bad the price comparisons are but i think i've found one which just confirms how incompetent and dumb IW staff must be.

The Procamp 1L Thermos flask IW £9.99.

View attachment 29246

They did a DIRECT comparison price and had £47.40, exact same flask declares Mason, what a saving for a quality flask.


So i went searching the internet to find this £47.40 flask, found one at £7, one at 8 euros but heck if i could find one at £47.40.

Well i did find the £47.40 price at a wholesaler, but that ain't for one, that is for a pack of 12.

procamp brand

procamp brand search

www.gemimports.co.uk

View attachment 29244

I bought a litre Thermos from Amazon last week, it was £10. Needed a 500ml one and bought that from Tesco for £5. Why do IW have such stupid prices and price comparisons?