Random musings and general banter.

[Samki]

Is he the weirdo with dyed blonde hair on TJC?

Yep that’s him

 

[Samki]

Jelly sacks - what a banal, vacuous entity - casually saying that she spent £35 on a hat, and £100 on 2 blouses

 

[Duke of Cheese]

I admire your positivity- just focusing on a couple of her less annoying points...

 

[Duke of Cheese]

In all seriousness, I have yet to see anyone else on shopping television so obsessed with materialism extended to their own personal lives, and then shared with the viewers annoyingly regularly. Who cares what brand of clothes she wears, what trainers her son has, what ostentatious decorations they are putting in their garden for Christmas etc. etc. etc. God, I would swop all the possessions I have to have those I have lost back in my life once again. She is younger than me and hopefully she’ll learn along the way. Learn that fancy material things are completely meaningless compared to being loved and giving love. When that has gone, life has gone. A fancy car or an expensive guitar won’t help, believe me.

 

[cheeky chappie]

Peter Sherlock, the man who owed his youthful appearance to only 4,000 different kinds of skin products. I always wondered how he found time to breathe if he really used everything he ever seemed to promote. And that's without the 'expertise' in fragrances.

With absolutely no disrespect, if you see him on present day clips, he looks his age and possibly then some.

Funny, I thought the pills and potions were meant to make you look younger?!?

 

[cheeky chappie]

I hate it when someone enters a room and you can smell their perfume before they arrive. You should wear a perfume it shouldn’t wear you! I suspect with the stinking IW £10 tat perfumes, you’d smell them as the person got out of their cars, walked up the driveway and came in the door. Then pass out with the stench.

That excludes Moronic Mike who’d think everyone was swooning over him and of course wearing his Duchump watch.

IW doesn't do subtle, regardless of the product

 

[cheeky chappie]

In all seriousness, I have yet to see anyone else on shopping television so obsessed with materialism extended to their own personal lives, and then shared with the viewers annoyingly regularly. Who cares what brand of clothes she wears, what trainers her son has, what ostentatious decorations they are putting in their garden for Christmas etc. etc. etc. God, I would swop all the possessions I have to have those I have lost back in my life once again. She is younger than me and hopefully she’ll learn along the way. Learn that fancy material things are completely meaningless compared to being loved and giving love. When that has gone, life has gone. A fancy car or an expensive guitar won’t help, believe me.

I have to be honest, although I fully understand why advertisers do it (get celebs to promote their products) and why so-called influencers do it, it's always had zero influence on my buying choices. Whether A lister or Z lister, I couldn't care less what products they use, whether paid to promote the product or not. And I include celebs I like in that. e.g. I like Bon Jovi, however if I was in the market for a car and Jon Bon Jovi started appearing in ads for Ford cars, that wouldn't steer me (pardon the pun!) towards Ford one bit.

I actually feel a bit sorry for those who do buy into it all. Like those who believe the family, friendship fun guff spouted by selly telly.

 

[cheeky chappie]

Paul B doing the old 'inspired by' routine.

He saw an aviator watch for £5,000. He loved it but didn't buy it. We'd all know the brand but he won't mention the brand. The watch he's selling isn't £5,000, it's not £1,000, it's not even £100. It's £49.99 and is inspired by watches like the £5,000 one he saw.

Oh for fecks sake ...

 

[Muttley]

I have to be honest, although I fully understand why advertisers do it (get celebs to promote their products) and why so-called influencers do it, it's always had zero influence on my buying choices. Whether A lister or Z lister, I couldn't care less what products they use, whether paid to promote the product or not. And I include celebs I like in that. e.g. I like Bon Jovi, however if I was in the market for a car and Jon Bon Jovi started appearing in ads for Ford cars, that wouldn't steer me (pardon the pun!) towards Ford one bit.

I actually feel a bit sorry for those who do buy into it all. Like those who believe the family, friendship fun guff spouted by selly telly.

Totally agree. I like the Nesprsso ads with George Clooney because they're amusing. But it has never made me want to buy one just because he's in the ad. It just tells me that someone has been paid for advertising something. I take recommendations from people who know me.

 

[cheeky chappie]

If anyone's interested I'm selling a 20 year old Vauxhall Corsa for £75.

It was blue, however I've slapped some red B&Q emulsion on it so it's now inspired by the Ferrari F80 in that famous Ferrari red that retails for £3 million.

Any takers? You'll need to collect from me as the car doesn't currently start, nor does it have any wheels ...

 

[Herring]

I have to be honest, although I fully understand why advertisers do it (get celebs to promote their products) and why so-called influencers do it, it's always had zero influence on my buying choices. Whether A lister or Z lister, I couldn't care less what products they use, whether paid to promote the product or not. And I include celebs I like in that. e.g. I like Bon Jovi, however if I was in the market for a car and Jon Bon Jovi started appearing in ads for Ford cars, that wouldn't steer me (pardon the pun!) towards Ford one bit.

I actually feel a bit sorry for those who do buy into it all. Like those who believe the family, friendship fun guff spouted by selly telly.

Without being harsh (this is more an observation than a judgement) it feels like Sally thinks she is an influencer (and desperately wants to be seen as one) rather than actually is one.

Sorry Sal!

Her social media following is only in the tens of thousands, not the hundreds or millions. Her engagement metrics on IG and YouTube aren't exactly on fire, and her follower count has been static for years - not a sign she's exactly hot property.

Still, being an influencer is as much about the audience as the person. Big numbers aren't necessary if the followers are captive: i.e., a large % of the right demographic they want.

What's the average age of her followers likely to be? She's only "famous" from selly telly, which skews older. Most fashion, makeup, etc brands target the 18-35 demographic since they're most lucrative/mouldable/receptive to chasing trends to stay up with their peers.

Would they follow her? She's hardly a spring chicken. I can't see teens and uni students coming across her profile and 'seeing themselves' in her, thinking "yeah, I need to take advice from this lady".

Which means all her fashion tips on social media (which curiously rarely feature IW brands) about trends that "celebs" are wearing, etc are likely being seen by people of an age more concerned with SAGA than Prada.

Beyond her brief stint as the face of Proto-col prior to coming back to IW3, has any brand actually paid her to post about anything on her social media?

Cos if not, she's not an influencer anywhere other than in her own head.