Random musings and general banter.

[Battiola73]

Tents are cheap to manufacture, no resetting of pattern cutting for individual sizes, little need for quality control to check sizing is correct. Who’s gonna know if one tent is slightly smaller/shorter or a slightly different shape than another tent.
As for sally’s saying all us vertically challenged people need to do is take a garment up that’s bull if it’s got any shape as both the hips and the waistline are likely to be in entirely the wrong place.

Worse one is if it’s a tiered dress. If you take it up the bottom tier will be out of proportion.

 

[Battiola73]

Sally will say anything for a sale.

A size sold out of a pair of trousers, she announced it by screaming

Perhaps it was the shock of it selling out that she screeched louder than usual. I’d love to know what her gib registers in decibels

 

[Mommabear]

Tents are cheap to manufacture, no resetting of pattern cutting for individual sizes, little need for quality control to check sizing is correct. Who’s gonna know if one tent is slightly smaller/shorter or a slightly different shape than another tent.
As for sally’s saying all us vertically challenged people need to do is take a garment up that’s bull if it’s got any shape as both the hips and the waistline are likely to be in entirely the wrong place.

Ive just spent money on new clothes to take on my holiday

I bought a pair of bengaline peddle pushers from Roman because I wanted a pair of cropped trousers. The peddle pushers are designed to fall just below the knee however on me they fall mid calf which is exactly what I was looking for

I have a couple of the Roman bengaline trousers, the longer length but I wish they did them in some of the colours they do the crops in, they feel so good to wear I would buy more.

 

[Jazzydrury]

She’s off until Tuesday

 

[Glen_C]

I'm not a right winger, nothing like it but I have had cause to visit people on benefits and nearly all of them have designer stuff everywhere (including a huge pile of Nike trainers in the hall) and a massive plasma TV much much bigger than my own. Many smoke which costs a fortune these days. Most days a takeaway or food delivery. I just dont think they get their priorities right.

Because I don't watch enough Shopping TV to comment, I haven't posted much on here. As someone who lives with a treatment resistant mental illness, working part time and caring for my dad. I either get bored of watching after 10 minutes maximum, or it stresses me listening to all the BS and I have to turn off for my own wellbeing. It's not necessary for me to watch, all I have to do is read the forum to ensure that nothing has changed. I was compelled to respond to something I had read.

You may not be a right winger, but you are repeating many of the things you can read in the comment sections of the Daily Mail, Talk TV and GB News. It's common for Tories and right-wingers to portray an 'enemy'. Wether it's socialism, the sick, the unemployed, disabled, vulnerable, immigrants, protesters, etc., they need to have an enemy to focus on. Yes, some people on benefits make poor choices on how they spend their money, you might not like it, but they are allowed to spend their benefit money how they choose. The majority of their luxury purchases will be made through credit, meaning they can buy now and pay later, which is a common practice in all countries. The problem is not with the people, it's with the capalist materialistic world we live in. When Ideal World went bankrupt, there was a debt of nearly £2.9 million in unpaid flexi payments, along with all the supplier debts they owed. The daily pressure to buy now and pay later is demonstrated by this. If that is the only way to keep up with the Jones's, the vast majority of people are going to do it, this also applies to working people with 2 cars on HP, a morgage on a house they can't really afford, credit cards maxed out.

I am from a single parent family. I went to school in the 1980s. My mum couldn't really afford to buy designer clothing for me, but she did because I already got bulied for been the only kid from a single parent family in my class, and 1 of just 3 in my whole year. She didn't want me to get bullied even more for not having designer trainers or anything like that. She would get my stuff from her catalouges. Lots of people in this country, and probably most of the western world has become obsessed with designer clothing and footwear due to daily pressures from social media, influencers, celebrities' fashion choices, even our friends, our peers, and mass-consumption. It is a wider reflection of society's obsession with branded goods and consumer culture of buy now pay later.

 

[Latearrival]

Because I don't watch enough Shopping TV to comment, I haven't posted much on here. As someone who lives with a treatment resistant mental illness, working part time and caring for my dad. I either get bored of watching after 10 minutes maximum, or it stresses me listening to all the BS and I have to turn off for my own wellbeing. It's not necessary for me to watch, all I have to do is read the forum to ensure that nothing has changed. I was compelled to respond to something I had read.

You may not be a right winger, but you are repeating many of the things you can read in the comment sections of the Daily Mail, Talk TV and GB News. It's common for Tories and right-wingers to portray an 'enemy'. Wether it's socialism, the sick, the unemployed, disabled, vulnerable, immigrants, protesters, etc., they need to have an enemy to focus on. Yes, some people on benefits make poor choices on how they spend their money, you might not like it, but they are allowed to spend their benefit money how they choose. The majority of their luxury purchases will be made through credit, meaning they can buy now and pay later, which is a common practice in all countries. The problem is not with the people, it's with the capalist materialistic world we live in. When Ideal World went bankrupt, there was a debt of nearly £2.9 million in unpaid flexi payments, along with all the supplier debts they owed. The daily pressure to buy now and pay later is demonstrated by this. If that is the only way to keep up with the Jones's, the vast majority of people are going to do it, this also applies to working people with 2 cars on HP, a morgage on a house they can't really afford, credit cards maxed out.

I am from a single parent family. I went to school in the 1980s. My mum couldn't really afford to buy designer clothing for me, but she did because I already got bulied for been the only kid from a single parent family in my class, and 1 of just 3 in my whole year. She didn't want me to get bullied even more for not having designer trainers or anything like that. She would get my stuff from her catalouges. Lots of people in this country, and probably most of the western world has become obsessed with designer clothing and footwear due to daily pressures from social media, influencers, celebrities' fashion choices, even our friends, our peers, and mass-consumption. It is a wider reflection of society's obsession with branded goods and consumer culture of buy now pay later.

I’ve been reflecting on my choices re branded goods both now and in the past after reading recent posts on here. I don’t now and never have bought branded goods unless your thinking Tesco F&F is a brand but I’ve also realised that at 74 I grew up at a time when I didn’t really have any way of comparing what I had to those outside my own social circle. We were poor, my mother made my clothes from remnants bought at a local fabric store, I loved those clothes never felt disadvantaged but then I didn’t have any concept of how the other half lived. I guess I was lucky in that respect.

 

[Latearrival]

Just to add I do think social media has a lot to answer for.
I was 18 when I was first invited to someone’s home for Sunday dinner I was stunned when the meal I was given was one I had never before had except at Xmas. AND there was a second course of apple pie and custard again something way outside my previous experience.

 

[Battiola73]

Bought up in the 1950s, Mum and Dad weren’t well off. Chicken was only bought at Christmas and very occasionally at Easter. Mum was brilliant at budgeting and “padding out” meals with pulses and pasta. Vegetables and fruit were much cheaper then. Was lucky that us two children never went hungry. Still love homemade cauliflower or macaroni cheese and apple sandwiches.

 

[Jazzydrury]

I was lucky until I was 14, Mum and Dad both had good Jobs, But I had a severe Stroke at School one day, and Dad had to give up work, as It was easier for him than mum, So they had to be more careful

 

[PhædrusR]

Poundland sell brands for everyday use, beans, razors but what I meant is they don't do top end clothes, watches etc.

Luxury brands don't want to be associated with the ordinary and you can't get much more ordinary than IW. That £99.99 fragrance they were flogging last night was a rather ridiculous attempt to place an unknown name in the top end bracket. I mean you might take a chance at £9.99 - how bad can it be - but not a 100 quid.

They don't do top-end because of their price limits. Max item price in Poundland is £5 I think? You're not gonna get anything 'designer' or any decent watch for that price! Not even a Swan & Edgar!

If they *could* sell recognised higher end brands, they would. Hence my Gillette, L'Oréal examples.

So TkMaxx is probably the best example of where 'designer brands' are available cheaper than in the original source store and many brands suppliers have no qualms about their items being available in discounters.

As others have said, there are real designer brands and high end known names that most people would not know or be that familiar with, versus the high Street so-called designer brands. Many of the true top brands would baulk at seeing their names emblazoned on items or built in the design. A discreet hidden label inside or embroidered into an inside pocket will suffice!

 

[Jazzydrury]

Watching Sally selling handbags earlier, I was thinking viewers who would buy from IW, probably aren’t bothered if it looks designer

 

[PhædrusR]

Bought up in the 1950s, Mum and Dad weren’t well off. Chicken was only bought at Christmas and very occasionally at Easter. Mum was brilliant at budgeting and “padding out” meals with pulses and pasta. Vegetables and fruit were much cheaper then. Was lucky that us two children never went hungry. Still love homemade cauliflower or macaroni cheese and apple sandwiches.

Macaroni cheese and apple sandwiches? What, together? Inside bread? Oh, just apple sandwiches!

Did you ever have just sugar in buttered bread sandwiches....

At risk of starting a favourite sandwich thread (go to off-topic board!), cheese and raw onion, cheese & mustard, crisps butty, etc. Nothing controversial there I hope.

 

[Jazzydrury]

Yiannis has high end watches

 

[ronzy75]

Ooh, Christophe Duchamp high quality movement worth thousands nh35a, £10

 

[Dr Quincy MkII]

Because I don't watch enough Shopping TV to comment, I haven't posted much on here. As someone who lives with a treatment resistant mental illness, working part time and caring for my dad. I either get bored of watching after 10 minutes maximum, or it stresses me listening to all the BS and I have to turn off for my own wellbeing. It's not necessary for me to watch, all I have to do is read the forum to ensure that nothing has changed. I was compelled to respond to something I had read.

You may not be a right winger, but you are repeating many of the things you can read in the comment sections of the Daily Mail, Talk TV and GB News. It's common for Tories and right-wingers to portray an 'enemy'. Wether it's socialism, the sick, the unemployed, disabled, vulnerable, immigrants, protesters, etc., they need to have an enemy to focus on. Yes, some people on benefits make poor choices on how they spend their money, you might not like it, but they are allowed to spend their benefit money how they choose. The majority of their luxury purchases will be made through credit, meaning they can buy now and pay later, which is a common practice in all countries. The problem is not with the people, it's with the capalist materialistic world we live in. When Ideal World went bankrupt, there was a debt of nearly £2.9 million in unpaid flexi payments, along with all the supplier debts they owed. The daily pressure to buy now and pay later is demonstrated by this. If that is the only way to keep up with the Jones's, the vast majority of people are going to do it, this also applies to working people with 2 cars on HP, a morgage on a house they can't really afford, credit cards maxed out.

I am from a single parent family. I went to school in the 1980s. My mum couldn't really afford to buy designer clothing for me, but she did because I already got bulied for been the only kid from a single parent family in my class, and 1 of just 3 in my whole year. She didn't want me to get bullied even more for not having designer trainers or anything like that. She would get my stuff from her catalouges. Lots of people in this country, and probably most of the western world has become obsessed with designer clothing and footwear due to daily pressures from social media, influencers, celebrities' fashion choices, even our friends, our peers, and mass-consumption. It is a wider reflection of society's obsession with branded goods and consumer culture of buy now pay later.

Yes, I was born in the 70s and went to school in the 80s and 90s and the push was always on to have branded things. The only thing I remember particularly wanting were Reebok trainers but other than that I was happy to have whatever was affordable. Clothes were often from Dunnes Stores or Primark and later in life went to the Shirt Centre to get designer gear for cheaper. We had quality items where it counted and never went hungry and my dad used to work for a tabacco company and ended up unemployed for a long time after they closed the factory down so we had our fair share of hard times. Things did improve and we were the first family on our street to have 2 cars

 

[ianrobo111]

They don't do top-end because of their price limits. Max item price in Poundland is £5 I think? You're not gonna get anything 'designer' or any decent watch for that price! Not even a Swan & Edgar!

If they *could* sell recognised higher end brands, they would. Hence my Gillette, L'Oréal examples.

So TkMaxx is probably the best example of where 'designer brands' are available cheaper than in the original source store and many brands suppliers have no qualms about their items being available in discounters.

As others have said, there are real designer brands and high end known names that most people would not know or be that familiar with, versus the high Street so-called designer brands. Many of the true top brands would baulk at seeing their names emblazoned on items or built in the design. A discreet hidden label inside or embroidered into an inside pocket will suffice!

is it not they can get these from the grey market so 'big names' can't really do anything

 

[Battiola73]

Macaroni cheese and apple sandwiches? What, together? Inside bread? Oh, just apple sandwiches!

Did you ever have just sugar in buttered bread sandwiches....

At risk of starting a favourite sandwich thread (go to off-topic board!), cheese and raw onion, cheese & mustard, crisps butty, etc. Nothing controversial there I hope.

No not together. Didn’t have sugar sandwiches but condensed milk ones. Oh gosh the calories. Still enjoy a crisp sandwich sometimes with a layer of brown sauce on top of the butter. Cheese sandwich with dried onions or corned beef with mustard. Discerning tastes

 

[PhædrusR]

Because I don't watch enough Shopping TV to comment, I haven't posted much on here. As someone who lives with a treatment resistant mental illness, working part time and caring for my dad. I either get bored of watching after 10 minutes maximum, or it stresses me listening to all the BS and I have to turn off for my own wellbeing. It's not necessary for me to watch, all I have to do is read the forum to ensure that nothing has changed. I was compelled to respond to something I had read.

Hi @Glen_C Just to echo your sentiments. I too can only watch a few minutes of these miscreant reprobates flogging their wares on shopping TV. I dip in and out for 30secs while changing channels to see what they're flogging and price and if anything has changed (it hasn't) and can't watch it for entertainment for hours like some on this forum. Most of it is repetition and continuous same sales methods.

The only time I watch for longer than a minute or two is if there's a proverbial car crash happening, (e.g. Eric Knowles' appearance on the flatlining IW2 before it's expiry) or an interesting anecdote or unusual incident taking place.

 

[Duke of Cheese]

Because I don't watch enough Shopping TV to comment, I haven't posted much on here. As someone who lives with a treatment resistant mental illness, working part time and caring for my dad. I either get bored of watching after 10 minutes maximum, or it stresses me listening to all the BS and I have to turn off for my own wellbeing. It's not necessary for me to watch, all I have to do is read the forum to ensure that nothing has changed. I was compelled to respond to something I had read.

You may not be a right winger, but you are repeating many of the things you can read in the comment sections of the Daily Mail, Talk TV and GB News. It's common for Tories and right-wingers to portray an 'enemy'. Wether it's socialism, the sick, the unemployed, disabled, vulnerable, immigrants, protesters, etc., they need to have an enemy to focus on. Yes, some people on benefits make poor choices on how they spend their money, you might not like it, but they are allowed to spend their benefit money how they choose. The majority of their luxury purchases will be made through credit, meaning they can buy now and pay later, which is a common practice in all countries. The problem is not with the people, it's with the capalist materialistic world we live in. When Ideal World went bankrupt, there was a debt of nearly £2.9 million in unpaid flexi payments, along with all the supplier debts they owed. The daily pressure to buy now and pay later is demonstrated by this. If that is the only way to keep up with the Jones's, the vast majority of people are going to do it, this also applies to working people with 2 cars on HP, a morgage on a house they can't really afford, credit cards maxed out.

I am from a single parent family. I went to school in the 1980s. My mum couldn't really afford to buy designer clothing for me, but she did because I already got bulied for been the only kid from a single parent family in my class, and 1 of just 3 in my whole year. She didn't want me to get bullied even more for not having designer trainers or anything like that. She would get my stuff from her catalouges. Lots of people in this country, and probably most of the western world has become obsessed with designer clothing and footwear due to daily pressures from social media, influencers, celebrities' fashion choices, even our friends, our peers, and mass-consumption. It is a wider reflection of society's obsession with branded goods and consumer culture of buy now pay later.

Excellent post.

We live in a get it now think about it later society. We never used to. Other than HP and catalogues, there were no unsecured personal loans at the end of a phone or a click back in the early 1980s and before. If you wanted a loan, it was a bank loan where you had to present yourself to the bank manager and they would decide. No credit scoring from a computer. Their judgement alone. Ease of credit and to virtually anybody has created for many in subsequent payments difficulties any moral code in paying it back. It is the loan company’s fault for over committing me, they often say. Not it was my fault for borrowing what I could never realistically afford to pay back.

Are people really any more fulfilled in life because they display a designer label on an item of clothing? Superficially maybe, but deep inside, emotionally? We all still face illness, bereavement and ultimately our own deaths despite what it says on our feet. Any spiritual sense of living and looking beyond material possessions has gone for so many of us - replaced by what we drive, what we wear and where we go on holiday.. Progress?

 

[Muttley]

No not together. Didn’t have sugar sandwiches but condensed milk ones. Oh gosh the calories. Still enjoy a crisp sandwich sometimes with a layer of brown sauce on top of the butter. Cheese sandwich with dried onions or corned beef with mustard. Discerning tastes

I was offered a sugar sandwich once, I'd never heard of it before. Despite having a massively sweet tooth I declined.

Totally agree about crisp sandwiches but no sauce for me