Random musings and general banter.

[Dr Quincy MkII]

For those forum regulars who may have missed the announcement,Ideal World have lined up a new presenter to replace Simon and Mason. The owners have read our concerns and promise he will be more sincere,honest and genuine and I mean genuine.

He is called Nick. Here is a sneak preview

View attachment 31387

He'll be doing plenty of shifts, working like a demon to shift the tat

 

[Niwa]

Still a very strange concept to embrace - somebody using bereavement as a selling tool for bedding. Even by his standards, I couldn’t quite believe I was hearing him saying it yesterday evening. I would play it back to get the correct context and wording, but I honestly don’t want to hear the intolerable pain of the death of a partner being cheapened to such levels as being used as a purchasing consideration for some wretched blanket or other. When my wife died, the very last thing I wanted to help me was to buy a 20 quid blanket to comfort me. I wanted the clock reversed. There are selling techniques reaching such low depths we all have had to come to terms with watching shopping television channels over the decades, and also become used to certain repeat offenders presenters employing them time and time again without fear of any serious repercussions whatsoever. But hearing Simon using that death of a loved one analogy last night as a reason to buy bedding touched the bottom of the retail ocean for me, and I’m sure for others who’ve lost loved ones at a relatively young age. Makes you seriously review whether you want to watch this genre again, to be completely honest.

I was fortunate enough to be out at the time that he was selling that item, but I can full well imagine his patter.
I don't generally watch when he is on as he just spouts crap. He is only interested in making a sale and mostly the words fly from his mouth before he knows it.
He doesn't realise that most people like me, the more tripe and guff said, make it more unlikely to buy anything from the channel.

 

[Niwa]

Their whole selling approach is based around targeting older people, overly trusting, technologically clueless, with a penchant for cuddling a weighted blanket to remember loves lost. A large sick bucket always helps when watching the selling routines on-air.

If fact stuff like that would encourage me to find another seller even if I was interested in the item itself.

 

[Duke of Cheese]

Alex Knowles - I’m interested in your view on using bereavement as a purchasing incentive to buy a weighted blanket is a tactic you would employ to try to sell one? You seem a decent and sensitive man and I am hoping your answer would be no? A direct answer would be appreciated.

 

[Niwa]

Alex Knowles - I’m interested in your view on using bereavement as a purchasing incentive to buy a weighted blanket is a tactic you would employ to try to sell one? You seem a decent and sensitive man and I am hoping your answer would be no?

I didn't see the presentation but I'm assuming Pedro was on his own.
I don't think he would have used that technique had the Group Captain had been there, as I don't think it would have gone down well with Knowles.
As we know though, any seedy tactics are okay with the perverted one.

 

[EmmaP]

Peter has said that often

 

[galesgal57]

According to tonight's schedule, Mike's first three hours are, Killa Vanilla, the stick vac and the air purifier. No point watching, seen and heard it all before.

 

[Duke of Cheese]

He (Simon) once said off-camera: “I’ll go to hell, Me.”’ I thought he was being a tad harsh on himself at the time. After last night - he was actually spot on.

 

[Niwa]

He (Simon) once said off-camera: “I’ll go to hell, Me.”’ I thought he was being a tad harsh on himself at the time. After last night - he was actually spot on.

 

[Niwa]

Been sat here in silence now for a while.
After a short time of Emma being on, the TV switched itself off.
Wife said 'TV's gone off.'
I said 'Must have got bored, want it back on?
Both shake of head - na

 

[Battiola73]

Their whole selling approach is based around targeting older people, overly trusting, technologically clueless, with a penchant for cuddling a weighted blanket to remember loves lost. A large sick bucket always helps when watching the selling routines on-air.

Perhaps we should contact Rip off Britain about their dubious selling techniques?

 

[EmmaP]

Found a program Peter Simon could present and that is Deal or no Deal.

The amount of sob stories you hear on that show, including Todays Contestant, who’s Dead father has told him the numbers, and the falseness of those opening the boxes, Peter would be on about Wejghted Blankets and Worry Angels

 

[Gooner1963]

Alex Knowles - I’m interested in your view on using bereavement as a purchasing incentive to buy a weighted blanket is a tactic you would employ to try to sell one? You seem a decent and sensitive man and I am hoping your answer would be no? A direct answer would be appreciated.

He will not answer that question I find he writes long replies without actually saying anything why would he bite the hand that feeds him I asked him what he thought the general view of IW mk3 was by the forum users ( Not a hard question ) he replied with a load of guff I don't care if he leaves the forum he is just as complicit in thier dodgy sales techniques

 

[Niwa]

Found a program Peter Simon could present and that is Deal or no Deal.

The amount of sob stories you hear on that show, including Todays Contestant, who’s Dead father has told him the numbers, and the falseness of those opening the boxes, Peter would be on about Wejghted Blankets and Worry Angels

I always intensely disliked that program in its previous form for the same reasons you have said.
Strangely some people I knew at the time used to absolutely love it.
I couldn't see the point of it, just choosing boxes at random?
I haven't seen the current version and certainly don't intend to watch. Is it Stephen Mulhern presenting it now?
At least it's not Noel Edmunds cause he is vile.

 

[EmmaP]

I always intensely disliked that program in its previous form for the same reasons you have said.
Strangely some people I knew at the time used to absolutely love it.
I couldn't see the point of it, just choosing boxes at random?
I haven't seen the current version and certainly don't intend to watch. Is it Stephen Mulhern presenting it now?
At least it's not Noel Edmunds cause he is vile.

Yes it’s Stephen Mulhern

 

[Niwa]

Yes it’s Stephen Mulhern

I am just having a quick watch of it now on the +1 channel, just out of interest.
Seems pretty similar to how I remember it was previously (bearing in mind that was probably at least ten years ago).
Lots of very fake shallow people although I don't remember there being as much crying!

 

[HughTwo]

According to tonight's schedule, Mike's first three hours are, Killa Vanilla, the stick vac and the air purifier. No point watching, seen and heard it all before.

Yes - presumably the vac that Peter van Rattan plugs in to the national grid, it's great for rice crispies off a solid floor.

And then the air purifier that Dirty Peter said was sold out THREE times.
No doubt more guff about orders bouncing back, machines found in the warehouse or the buying team working miracles.

They tell so many lies they forget who's told which whopper.

 

[Niwa]

I am just having a quick watch of it now on the +1 channel, just out of interest.
Seems pretty similar to how I remember it was previously (bearing in mind that was probably at least ten years ago).
Lots of very fake shallow people although I don't remember there being as much crying!

It is actually a very cruel game in my opinion, todays was especially with the £25000 hanging around until almost the end, giving the contestant hope and him refusing some quite decent offers.
It turns out he had £5 in his box. So he never really stood a chance anyway.
And all drawn out for an hour.

 

[Samki]

Lovely - eau de cats piss, smell like a litter tray on a daily basis

 

[Samki]

Moronic has studied fragrances, feels music and has a break down story for every occasion - ****