Random musings and general banter.

[Muttley]

How’s IW been this morning. We’ve gone to a hotel, quickly posting, while mum and dad are getting a drink

I've not seen any of it this morning, I just popped on here to read the updates. But I've just looked on YouTube feed and Pedro is selling collagen...

 

[HughTwo]

The usual wild claims about collagen by Pedro - within a short time you will see a spurt in nail growth and it may make your hair thicker. Doesn't seem to have worked for him, although he often claims he'd be bald if not for collagen.

Then the more sinister claims about it maybe helping if you have mobility problems or arthritis.

And, of course, you must multi-buy, as I say, not only stock up, ok.

 

[historymystery]

I remember him as a bit of a bit part player, to be fair. The type of 'celebrity' who just missed out on sitting next to Lionel Blair on Give Us a Clue, but was snapped up by STV to sit near Danny Baker on Win Lose or Draw. I also vaguely remember seeing him behaving like a **** on Children's TV, in the 1990s, but that's about that. Then again, I was about 20 years too old for those types of hows by then. A Bafta? Really? For what, exactly? Nothing for the list of televisual masterpieces I've mentioned previously, surely? One of the two us must have it wrong. One of us must have forgets the highly rated performances he made in TV classics of the time. Which one - I'll let you decide.

A BAFTA? Pete? Nah, he must mean two other fellas.. Although I was rather too old(!) for his kids' TV efforts, I do recall seeing him on TV - mercifully, only briefly - during the 1990's. Unless I'm mistaken, and the acronym actually stands for B%o&dy Awful Fulltime T%%t & A&se&ole award?

I'm the last person to praise Andi Peters, can't stand him on the box, but the only leaving celebration I could see the other bloke receiving would be a mass sigh of relief and fingers pointing towards the door.

 

[headintheclouds]

Hello all! Not posted for a while. Just popped I.W on while having lunch - Pedro’s selling leather bags…and talking ***te as usual. Says (twice) the backpack he’s selling has a built-in AirTag. No it doesn’t. (Hello?…A.S.A?….is anybody there?) Says the hold-all he’s selling should be put on your insurance - it’s £99.99 And why does he never provide USEFUL details for products - dimensions, internal features etc? Because he’s a lazy, incompetent ass, that’s why.

Oh, and as we know some I.W employees lurk on here, here’s a bit of material for you… The naff flower teddies Pedro was fawning over last night are on sale in Lidl next week for £7.99 (or £14.99 + £2.99 P&P at Idiotic World). Here’s the link so you can show a proper direct comparison on screen. You can thank me later

https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/livorno-ho...23771?pageId=10063978&tabCode=Next_Sales_Week

 

[HughTwo]

Could explain why those girls have stacked so much weight on. Comfort eating.

Don't let Of-the-Masons hear you saying that, he reckoned they were luvverly looking ladies.

They gave the impression of people desperate to flog over-priced shavers, enthusiastically latching on to any nonsensical praise Market-Stall Mike came out with.

AND they claim the products come with a lifetime guarantee - but. of course, only for as long as the company lasts and they don't have a great track record with that.

 

[PhædrusR]

I'm thinking VE must have either had a change of heart or at the last moment had a change of mind and ended up with an error on the dial of the space race. 24 jewel is clearly visible on the dial.

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Space Race watch, has 24 jewels on the dial, the movement inside is the YN55 (it's an Orient F6922 with an Seiko Epson branded rotor, Seiko took over Orient) which has 22 jewels.

Now on VE site they have two versions listed, NH35-325A745 & YN55-325A745

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The only one that seems to be on the market is the YN55 which makes the dial wrong, so at some point maybe VE changed their mind about the movement they were going to use, but maybe the dials had already been made so they just used the inaccurate dials thinking most folks won't notice?

Why would I want a watch that says "Made in Lithuania" on it?
(And when the movements are not)

As a talking point in the pub with the same people who approach M.Mason?!

 

[Samki]

Hello all! Not posted for a while. Just popped I.W on while having lunch - Pedro’s selling leather bags…and talking ***te as usual. Says (twice) the backpack he’s selling has a built-in AirTag. No it doesn’t. (Hello?…A.S.A?….is anybody there?) Says the hold-all he’s selling should be put on your insurance - it’s £99.99 And why does he never provide USEFUL details for products - dimensions, internal features etc? Because he’s a lazy, incompetent ass, that’s why.

Oh, and as we know some I.W employees lurk on here, here’s a bit of material for you… The naff flower teddies Pedro was fawning over last night are on sale in Lidl next week for £7.99 (or £14.99 + £2.99 P&P at Idiotic World). Here’s the link so you can show a proper direct comparison on screen. You can thank me later

https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/livorno-ho...23771?pageId=10063978&tabCode=Next_Sales_Week

Lazy incompetent ass That’s very polite - he is a lying shyster of the lowest order

 

[Ostrichkeeper]

There’s a woman flogging perfume now and the base notes were showing Litchi (or something) . Does she mean Lychee?Is that what it’s meant to be?

 

[Flying Pigs]

I watched the original IW from the start because Paul Lavers and Steve Whatley were so funny as QVC presenters and as a result was also a Create & Craft member with the same login etc and when C&C became Hochanda it seems my IW login was preserved because earlier this week IW rang me as I had for the first time bought something from this incarnation so I think their ‘systems’ must have picked it up and thought I might give them positive feedback. I couldn’t tell what the chap was saying at first as his English was heavily accented so I asked him,“Are you asking me what I think about the presenters and presentations?” He confirmed this so I gave him both barrels telling him I had bought something I usually get from TJC that had moved across and I hadn’t seen a presentation as I never watch the channel as the current presenters told lies and the presentations were awful. I hope the higher- ups listen to my no doubt recorded call.

 

[Craftalot]

I’m guessing you are a crafter.

Keith Smith has started more companies than he’s had hot dinners. He had Kanban, then changed it to something else, now I think he runs Paper Dienamics

Indeed. And Paper Dienamics is about to fold (geddit) as well - accounts and confirmation statement overdue, and had to apply to have compulsory strike-off proceedings discontinued (which has happened multiple times in the past).

 

[Craftalot]

There’s a woman flogging perfume now and the base notes were showing Litchi (or something) . Does she mean Lychee?Is that what it’s meant to be?

You have to wonder what illlterate morons on minimum wage IW are employing now. Apart from Peter Simon, that is.

 

[Hammy60]

Why would I want a watch that says "Made in Lithuania" on it?
(And when the movements are not)

As a talking point in the pub with the same people who approach M.Mason?!

"Made" sounds better than assembled.

Very few watches are say 100% from the country they are assembled/made in, even low to mid level Swiss watches, many have the cases/bracelets/packaging bought in from China, and it's only movement & assembly (testing/regulating etc) that's Swiss, it's only when you get to the luxury/high end luxury sector of the market, ie Rolex where they make every part of their watches themselves in Switzerland at five large factories they own.

As for Lithuania & Vostok Europe, although parts will come from a variety of countries (Movements - Japan/Malaysia, Case/bracelet/glass/packaging - China etc) it's all designed, assembled, tested, regulated etc in Lithuania by Vostok Europe themselves.
While VE watches aren't everyone's taste (suit folks with big wrists) & Kevski/Ideal World's sales tactics are poor, the watches themselves are decent quality, sturdy with well known reliable movements (Seiko/Citizen), just a shame they've picked IW as a retailer to use.

Contrast VE with say Christophe Duchamp, Swan & Edgar, Gamages, those brands only order from a catalogue, they do sod all themselves.

 

[historymystery]

Hello all! Not posted for a while. Just popped I.W on while having lunch - Pedro’s selling leather bags…and talking ***te as usual. Says (twice) the backpack he’s selling has a built-in AirTag. No it doesn’t. (Hello?…A.S.A?….is anybody there?) Says the hold-all he’s selling should be put on your insurance - it’s £99.99 And why does he never provide USEFUL details for products - dimensions, internal features etc? Because he’s a lazy, incompetent ass, that’s why.

Oh, and as we know some I.W employees lurk on here, here’s a bit of material for you… The naff flower teddies Pedro was fawning over last night are on sale in Lidl next week for £7.99 (or £14.99 + £2.99 P&P at Idiotic World). Here’s the link so you can show a proper direct comparison on screen. You can thank me later

https://www.lidl.co.uk/p/livorno-ho...23771?pageId=10063978&tabCode=Next_Sales_Week

Hi there, headintheclouds, I may be hallucinating (due to too much IW viewing?), but I also think those flower teddies - or something very like - are on sale in Poundland. OK, I know that not everything in Poundland is just a £1 these days, but I bet they were cheaper than IW.

 

[cheeky chappie]

Torchy was at it again last night with the ‘I would never lie to you’ routine. Explained that when presenting an item if he doesn’t like it or think much too it then he just presents it and doesn’t gush over it. Funny that, because every item he presents it’s fantastic or he’s bought it, or he could do with it. What a load of bullsh*t. I wouldn’t trust him as far as I could throw him

When you think about it, this is nearly always going to be the unavoidable part of sales, whether selly telly or otherwise. The salesperson is there to SELL the product, so very rarely (and never on selly telly!) are we going to have salespeople saying 'to be honest mate, don't buy it, it's sh1te!!!' unless they're maybe working their last few days and couldn't give a feck

So in that context you're right, they can't be trusted, everything they sell is wonderful ... apparently.

 

[cheeky chappie]

While VE watches aren't everyone's taste (suit folks with big wrists) & Kevski/Ideal World's sales tactics are poor, the watches themselves are decent quality, sturdy with well known reliable movements (Seiko/Citizen), just a shame they've picked IW as a retailer to use.

Contrast VE with say Christophe Duchamp, Swan & Edgar, Gamages, those brands only order from a catalogue, they do sod all themselves.

Yep, VE look decent enough quality wise. Compare with the likes of S&E which they'd have us believe are just as good

 

[Battiola73]

John Collier must have a clearance sale on blazers again. Fan heater first. Minus 20 up his back passage way tonight. Still, at just £3.75 on four flexis, it does seem a real bargain. Oh… he means £14.99 over four flexis…

Power of advertising. Every time someone mentions John Collier, the jingle “John Collier, John Collier, the window to watch” from their tv advert pings up in my head

 

[HughTwo]

Power of advertising. Every time someone mentions John Collier, the jingle “John Collier, John Collier, the window to watch” from their tv advert pings up in my head

Hopefully you won't get another one stuck in your brain - "Peter Simon, Peter Simon, not only 'ave a buy".

 

[Scraping the barrel]

Power of advertising. Every time someone mentions John Collier, the jingle “John Collier, John Collier, the window to watch” from their tv advert pings up in my head

Ok I’ll join in:
Mike Mason,Mike Mason he’ll sell you a watch..

He won’t actually

 

[cheeky chappie]

John Collier must have a clearance sale on blazers again. Fan heater first. Minus 20 up his back passage way tonight. Still, at just £3.75 on four flexis, it does seem a real bargain. Oh… he means £14.99 over four flexis…

Scummy tactic, knows fine well what he's saying.

 

[Duke of Cheese]

Scummy tactic, knows fine well what he's saying.

Spot on, CC. It only goes to match the general disreputable level of his presentations. I don’t normally allow the mitigating term ‘in fairness’ to this channel, but in fairness, this misleading spin he puts on Flexipay total payments is pretty much unique to him alone. Even Mason explains it properly. It’s not like he hasn’t been told officially because he has. The ASA have apparently ‘resolved’ the matter informally with guidance offered. Least, that was their response to me when they actually bothered to get off their complacent, lazy backsides and looked into a valid complaint. And this was several years ago, when he was using the same wretched routine on the previous version of the channel. Yet here he is several years later doing exactly the same thing. It is obviously done to mislead potential buyers into how much they have to pay. You know….the sort of people he targets with his monologues of convenience – older people, not very Internet friendly, probably lonely, stuck at home, not much money. and looking for kinship in some ways from a shopping channel. And he pisses on their trusting fire by doing this on a regular basis. For me, he is and he always will be, beyond contempt - particularly because of this issue.