Celebrity products.

Just seen an advert for David Beckham perfume called 'beyond'. Well it's beyond me why people would buy a product by someone who has no experience, qualifications or skill in producing perfume.

Saint posted:

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

Xmas - it's just a orgy of unecessary consumerism.

I see your point

I also think it's what you make it (unlike the format on this site)

Hint...hint 

Moonie posted:

Saint posted:

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

Xmas - it's just a orgy of unecessary consumerism.

I see your point

I also think it's what you make it (unlike the format on this site)

Hint...hint 

Firstly, this is not aimed at Moonie, not a response to Moonie or Saint just a general comment on the subject under discussion, which has been discussed on a number of threads with a few different FM's.

I get 'ba humbug, Scrooge and it's what you make it said to me a fair bit'.

Now people need to understand that Xmas is not necessarily something some people want to make anything of and they should not really be made to feel that they should. It really is not obligatory to like or want to participate in Xmas. So I guess making nothing of it or at best making as little as possible of it ismy preferred option.

I do have to do something just to keep the family peace, and that is my only concession. I never ask for gifts, tell people they really don't need to buy me cards and I don't send any (family excepted - to keep the peace) and I never decorate my home, have never bought any decorations or a tree.

As for Scrooge, I would say that generally I am quite cheery, not averse to splashing a bit of cash on people and never work by candlelight...!

Ba Humbug is a curious one, it would seem that people think I am miserable because I am not interested in their festival, well maybe I should adopt a similar strategy when people get bored or disinterested when I discuss Formula One, Football, Gary Numan or my penchant for bonsai.

OK. essay over for now.

Smiley face as I have non on mobile and a hugs thing and another smile.

 "DING DONG MERRILY ON HIGH" 

Boomf

Stupid idea - I got your face  on a marsh mallow - merry xmas

Stupid present

Saint posted:

Boomf

Stupid idea - I got your face  on a marsh mallow - merry xmas

Stupid present

Yes, completely agree. At £15 for a box of 9 they deserve to fail for ripping off the consumer.

Celebrity product.

I recently saw an advert for David Beckham fragrance. Now I may be wrong but I don't think DB is a fully qualified and vastly experienced perfumier.

So he is sticking his name on something someone else has made. For some reason there are plenty of idiots who buy the stuff. 

You can file this under: WTF!

I have on the tellybox the programme 'Worlds Most Expensive Christmas'. A tree topping star has just been produced out of gold and silver with an inset diamond. This star is worth £615,000.

Now a chap comes to see it and it's presented in a box held by a chap with white gloves. He removes the star to show the other chap.

In the next scene we see the star out of the box being polished by the same chap who presented it but now without gloves, he then sticks it on the top of the tree.

Now, what was the bloody point of the gloves if he was going to use his hands to stick it on top of the tree.

The rich can be so feckin pretetious and stupid sometimes.

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

 

You can file this under: WTF!

I have on the tellybox the programme 'Worlds Most Expensive Christmas'. A tree topping star has just been produced out of gold and silver with an inset diamond. This star is worth £615,000.

Now a chap comes to see it and it's presented in a box held by a chap with white gloves. He removes the star to show the other chap.

In the next scene we see the star out of the box being polished by the same chap who presented it but now without gloves, he then sticks it on the top of the tree.

Now, what was the bloody point of the gloves if he was going to use his hands to stick it on top of the tree.

The rich can be so feckin pretetious and stupid sometimes.

 

And so 'Naff'...

Russell Grant is on Sunday Lunch talking about Astrology and stressing he does not make predictions, then later on appears on screen saying how things will pan out for Aries in a 'general' sense.

He tries to tell us it's a science. Seriously!!!

I wish they would independently verify that these people are nothing more than charlatans. After all he does call it a science. 

Edit: He has just said on national TV that magazine and TV astrology is not proper astrology. The only way to get an accurate one is to have a personal session with personal specific times and dates - Mmmmmm I smell a financial opportunity!

He also said they don't make predictions but show potential opportunities!

This sounds a lot like Brian Griffins book 'Wish it, Want it, Do it'.

Booking.com

It would appear that in their small print they manage to wriggle out of any responsibility if you pay money to a hotelier and they rip you off and as I saw on the programme if the villa does not exist, then tough, your problem.

The North Koreans 

velvet donkey posted:

Sprout posted:

The North Koreans 

EC might need his Walther and a terrible haircut with that mob. And Nancy Dell'Olio as a foil with their Foreign Minister 

Need  darn sight more than that! 

The pop up I keep getting asking me to upgrade. I've had it four times in the last ten minutes     I would if I had the money! 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Port...ty-Aid-/230911449929

A TRAVEL BIDET  ^^^^

Who in their right mind! ^^^^^^

The perils of using public transport - a recent tweet explains:

"A woman is reading a story to her son on the tube and I am now resigned to missing my stop so I find out what happens to the hedgehog."

Found a beautiful mirror for our bathroom at BATHSTORES who are having a MEGA SALE according to their blurb.

Anything off for cash asks me, "No" grumps the sales assistant

The Linus will cost £130

Only to find it all over the internet at £80 (which includes post & packaging)

But guess what - Bathstores "Price promise" doesn't include on line prices and even then remains 'at their discretion'

Avoid this place

Saint posted:

The perils of using public transport - a recent tweet explains:

"A woman is reading a story to her son on the tube and I am now resigned to missing my stop so I find out what happens to the hedgehog."

Electronic cigarettes.

Twice in two days have I been in establishments and seen people using e-cigarettes.

Today it was Cafe Nero who have a ban in place 

Enthusiastic Contrafibularities posted:

 

Electronic cigarettes.

 

Twice in two days have I been in establishments and seen people using e-cigarettes.

 

Today it was Cafe Nero who have a ban in place 

 

What did you do?

Oddly i've just bought some Castella Classics - so much better than Meharis

The badging  on the back of cars - have I mentioned this before?

Today I was behind a Mercedes - on the rear the badging told me it was a

GLC 220CDi 4matic

WHY??? Why do we need to know all of this info?

Why does a car need to advertise the size of its engine? Or trim level? Or type of transmission??

Utterly ludicrous

Watching BBBOTS and what is shown?

Gratuitous sex toys right in ya mush, full screen, no shame, no discretion

Honestly . . .  

People talking in groups who think it is a good idea to take up most of the width of the footpath, forcing others to walk around the sides of the group or having to step out onto the road.

Me, I have taken to walking through the middle of the group. 

Haha! I do that 

Sprout posted:

Haha! I do that 

 *EC loving Sprout's work*

velvet donkey posted:

Over familiarity in a dining establishment.

 

Put you right off a well done sirloin.

 

I say well done. I think I ate the ashes post cremation.

 Love it 

Door to door salesman, odd job men, builders and the like   Not that I buy anything off these people anyway but what part of....I'm redundant out of work and living on £73 a week while trying to keep a house don't they understand! I've just had someone offering to replace a few tiles on my roof for £30. I felt like telling him what else was wrong with my house and how much more he'd end up charging!  I don't know how many times I had to tell him that I didn't have the money  

Sprout posted:

Door to door salesman, odd job men, builders and the like   Not that I buy anything off these people anyway but what part of....I'm redundant out of work and living on £73 a week while trying to keep a house don't they understand! I've just had someone offering to replace a few tiles on my roof for £30. I felt like telling him what else was wrong with my house and how much more he'd end up charging!  I don't know how many times I had to tell him that I didn't have the money  

They are so thick they don't understand, "I can't afford to have it done". It doesn't register with their pea like brains Sprouty  

Sprout posted:

Door to door salesman, odd job men, builders and the like   Not that I buy anything off these people anyway but what part of....I'm redundant out of work and living on £73 a week while trying to keep a house don't they understand! I've just had someone offering to replace a few tiles on my roof for £30. I felt like telling him what else was wrong with my house and how much more he'd end up charging!  I don't know how many times I had to tell him that I didn't have the money  

And you have to be careful Sprout ...cos sometimes rogue builders can get up there,  loosen a few more on purpose  and it ends up costing you a fortune !!

Certainly do Baz 

On a plus point though, I've just gotten some steak, a partly opened bottle of wine (cos she didn't like it) and a full tin of Heroes chocolates from my neighbour 

Sprout posted:

On a plus point though, I've just gotten some steak, a partly opened bottle of wine (cos she didn't like it) and a full tin of Heroes chocolates from my neighbour 

 Well done your neighbour 

velvet donkey posted:

Yep   

 

The human spirit. A rare beast.

Yes indeed Velvet 

She's brilliant! I can't fault her. She's given me so much 

Sprout posted:

On a plus point though, I've just gotten some steak, a partly opened bottle of wine (cos she didn't like it) and a full tin of Heroes chocolates from my neighbour 

You can have the wine, but I would be quite happy to help you out with the Heroes, that's if you need help. 

Nice neighbour. 

blind dates are very annoying...it was all going so well until she stood by the window