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I'm reasonably new to the bid channels - I'm yet to buy anything, but it's my go-to outlet when there's nothing else on

I'm sure regular viewers will recognise lots of things like this, but having watched for a few weeks some things really...I was going to say irritate me, maybe not irritating I just find them intriguing!

1. Before a night out last week, my mates and I had a shot every time Peter Simon says "not only". Does he realise he's saying it that much?

2. The blonde woman who's on in the early evening, why does she speak in one accent and then drop into a very "common" mon-ehhh?
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"I can't believe you're getting it for this kind of monEHHHHH"

3. Why do most of the presenters insist they're "cutting their losses" as though they aren't making a profit? Why would they be in business to lose money? And I know it's a selling technique, but I can tell from the name that appear so regularly that some people must watch all day, surely it winds them up?

4. I like how Peter Simon has multiple ways of selling - Shakespearean, where you'd think he's selling the Mona Lisa yet he's selling some £5 crystal. A toy that he says he adores when you can see behind his eyes he wants to stamp and stamp on it. Things that are "the hottest toy/clothes/perfume of the season yet you've never heard of them!

Despite all of this, I have a morbid fascination. :cheeky:

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Miami2017 said:

Despite all of this, I have a morbid fascination. :cheeky:

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Same here, I'm starting to question my brain.

if you had a drink every time peter simon said 'not only' you must have been well pissed b4 you went out ha ha...
his other favourite word is 'individual' (wouldnt mind a quid for every time he's said that)
he is the 'prince of porkies' the 'baron of bullshit'........... :wink:

Also, everything is "delicious".

Especially if it's a piece of jewellery any self-respecting drag queen would shy away from wearing :nod:

Does he still have that woman with him on a Monday? The one who is a fashion expert and looks as if Gok Wan would cancel all leave if he saw what she wore?

I love the fact PS says "Good luck if you get it" when selling Bid.tv's goods.

He's obviously trying to cover himself when people get their items home and find they've bought:

* electrical goods that fuse the whole street when plugged in and turned on

* "gold finish" jewellery that leaves your skin looking greener than Kermit the Frog's

* clothing that fails to be opaque when worn, or stays in one piece after being washed

* "lucky" products that look like prizes from a down-at-heel fairground

:smirk:

He certainly gives the impression that the channel is losing money hand over fist, as so often when an item is sold he exclaims that, 'we paid a lot more for it than that'. And of course, I've lost count of the occasions when he regales us with 'we paid an absolute fortune for this'. As we are told to 'just buy it' or 'grab it', I can only assume that we are acquiring a significant bargain, and consequently Bid must be yet further out of pocket.

In these days of rampant commercialism, I find it quite touching that Bid should be the purveyors of such largesse. I'm sure Peter's 'Worry Angel' would approve most heartily. :hi:

I love it when he says about an item "We wanted a lot more for this", almost always followed by "Just grab it". :thinking:

If Bid.tv wanted to charge more for something, then why don't they? After all, it's not as if they've been strongarmed into charging the on-air price. :nod:

Bid.tv would command a lot more respect from me if their presenters didn't keep trying to con people into buying stuff.

personally i also hate the cutting the losses phrase..

but another one that annoys me is where they count down the quantities. Drives me nutty, its like they are being told in their ears they wont get paid if they dont count down every number from 150 to 100!! I know its a technique to imply urgency, but its yet to work on me!

coffeeking said:

personally i also hate the cutting the losses phrase..

but another one that annoys me is where they count down the quantities. Drives me nutty, its like they are being told in their ears they wont get paid if they dont count down every number from 150 to 100!! I know its a technique to imply urgency, but its yet to work on me!

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I'm amazed some of 'em can count backwards