Random musings and general banter.

[Herring]

You know what's also fascinating, some of those Verified Buyer reviews on the Ideal World web site are dated before the present Ideal World started.

I may be wrong, but I think the reviews are shared across TJC and IW's websites - which is why.

 

[Battiola73]

She's been to a conference (one in Denmark) which seems to have morphed into attending medical conferences around the world. Shes not lecturing, she was invited as a Patient case study, she just tells folks attending the conference her experience with her particular medical condition (anemia i think).

Well she certainly doesn’t suffer with laryngitis!

 

[Battiola73]

Hurrah! MeMike just said the Emu balm is back BUT it could be the last before Christmas. Just making sure you all stock up!

But what Christmas? 2027?

 

[Dr Quincy MkII]

Cheeky Chappie, do not get me started on the funeral adverts, they're non stop!

These two had me in stitches during the pandemic:

 

[Dr Quincy MkII]

This is the inescapable truth that selly telly will have to face more and more. As we've discussed many times before, nearly everything IW sell can be found cheaper online.

I genuinely feel sorry for those viewers (mainly elderly) who aren't aware of cheaper alternatives online or simply don't know how to access them.

I'll say again, with the possible exception of QVC, I cannot see how the likes of IW can survive in years to come. Selling very generic items that can be found cheaper elsewhere, yeah, great business model.

The one thing I could throw their way is that if they (elderly viewer example) don't have a go to person at home and aren't very tech savvy like my mum, they can pick up a phone and have the item at a couple of quid more but delivered. My whole family seem to think Amazon is some big mystery thing that only I have the secret lol. And to be fair there are a lot more steps to getting something on Amazon if technology is against you. But that is hardly a growing market. I think Hobbymaker do a live instagram chat everyday with viewers as well. You've got to incorporate other avenues

 

[Dr Quincy MkII]

'What if this helps, even just a little bit? We can't promise it will, no one can do that about anything, however ...'

Jeez, you could say that about ANYTHING!

'What's that? You're feeling a bit low? Let me slap you around the chops a dozen or so times. That might help jolt you out of it. I can't make any promises though!'

actually I have slapped myself in the face a few times and it has really helped*


*always seek advice from your doctor before slapping yourself in the face

 

[Dr Quincy MkII]

Blimey…you could buy a whole Dacia for that price…Apologies in advance to any Dacia owners…

I don't have a Dacia but was thinking about it. They are actually in reality budget Renaults

 

[Dr Quincy MkII]

Emu balm Jazzy, really?

We all know how Rod was able to squeeze his hand in, he used Emu balm