Random musings and general banter.

[Stockton]

The way they went on about the weather on Monday would think we never seen snow before or had cold weather. FGS get a grip presenters why the fuss

 

[Jazzydrury]

Snow in November if not up in Scotland is rare, but that wasn’t there reasoning.

It was to scaremonger viewers into buying.

 

[Duke of Cheese]

I imagine the view that is taken by the management and presenters of the core buying audience is they believe them to be old, generally out of touch, potentially socially isolated, looking for some kind of camaraderie and friendship from the television, and completely believing of whatever they are told on that basis.

There seems no pressure on the station to provide truthful and factual presentations. I would think they believe themselves to be completely untouchable by the toothless body that is supposed to monitor what they do. You could definitely say that on the spurious price comparison system they use. And also with the hysterical exaggerations they employ when they talk about weather forecasts for the country. I have frequently checked when you hear people like Simon stating certain areas of the country are going to be freezing on a particular evening, and I have usually found that that isn't the case.

Their whole rationale of selling seems to be based upon scaremongering, or bigging up items as being rare and desirable at bargain basement prices, which essentially they are not. What was it Gob on a Stick said yesterday- 'Champagne Living for Beer Money Prices' or words to that effect. That's the ludicrous dream that they are trying to sell to the poor saps watching

We all want to go to work and earn a good wage. Some of us want to earn that good wage behaving in a fair manner. Being honest and transparent with our customers if we are in a selling environment. So we can go home at night and feel proud of what we've done, rather than the alternative of just wanting to forget all about the BS you spouted and just enjoy the spoils of it. Take your own view which of those two scenarios the presenters on this channel employ when they get home to their warm, expensive houses.

 

[Jazzydrury]

I know the Bag they were selling for £89.99 last night with a Price Comparsion of £24,000 did look simular.

You can imagine them asking some poor people in a Sweat Shop to make a copy

 

[Duke of Cheese]

For me, theirs is an extraordinarily psychologically manipulative business model. One which for me is far more effective than sticking two fingers down your throat to projectile vomit from.

 

[Jazzydrury]

Found a set of videos from a former floor manager of Create and Craft on YouTube, going through his redundancy story.

He said they were promised they were going to be paid, even given there pay slips, but they received nothing, as they went into administration, he was told he had to claim the money back from the government.

It’s on a YouTube channel called Ben and my cat

 

[Battiola73]

I imagine the view that is taken by the management and presenters of the core buying audience is they believe them to be old, generally out of touch, potentially socially isolated, looking for some kind of camaraderie and friendship from the television, and completely believing of whatever they are told on that basis.

There seems no pressure on the station to provide truthful and factual presentations. I would think they believe themselves to be completely untouchable by the toothless body that is supposed to monitor what they do. You could definitely say that on the spurious price comparison system they use. And also with the hysterical exaggerations they employ when they talk about weather forecasts for the country. I have frequently checked when you hear people like Simon stating certain areas of the country are going to be freezing on a particular evening, and I have usually found that that isn't the case.

Their whole rationale of selling seems to be based upon scaremongering, or bigging up items as being rare and desirable at bargain basement prices, which essentially they are not. What was it Gob on a Stick said yesterday- 'Champagne Living for Beer Money Prices' or words to that effect. That's the ludicrous dream that they are trying to sell to the poor saps watching

We all want to go to work and earn a good wage. Some of us want to earn that good wage behaving in a fair manner. Being honest and transparent with our customers if we are in a selling environment. So we can go home at night and feel proud of what we've done, rather than the alternative of just wanting to forget all about the BS you spouted and just enjoy the spoils of it. Take your own view which of those two scenarios the presenters on this channel employ when they get home to their warm, expensive houses.

How I agree with you about the works ethics. I was fortunate in my working life that in the main, both the companies and personnel did things legally, morally and ethically honest. One sales manager wanted me to break the law by issuing untrue paperwork so the overseas company paid no import duty. When I refused, he threatened to sack me. So I did all the paperwork but put his name on it as the signatory. He refused to sign as he knew he could get prosecuted. He escalated it to the board, who backed me and he got the sack.

 

[Jazzydrury]

If they haven’t got a direct Comparsion, why even mention one.

 

[HughTwo]

Snow in November if not up in Scotland is rare, but that wasn’t there reasoning.

It was to scaremonger viewers into buying.

It's very sad if people put into a state of alarm then think the answer is buying the awful products sold by IW.

Like Dirty Pedro, I live in a draughty hovel but I know what no amount of ceramic heaters, sherpa blankets and corded/cordless vacuums will do anything but waste money.