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Klosblue

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I never watch this channel anymore because I'm sick of the constant drivel they talk. However, as TJC had a Diamond Hour on and I didn't want to watch I flicked over out of boredom.

Vicki Burton was on with the gem hunter bloke and was showing a Tanzanite ring and drooling all over it (and him) as usual. She said they had two Tanzanite rings to show and said "we don't have Tanzanite hours or anything like that and I've never known us to show two Tanzanite rings one after the other" :Shock: Well what was this then? A figment of Graham's imagination??!! http://shoppingtelly.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9114

For god sake woman has nobody ever told you that if you're going to tell lies you have to have a good memory?!!
 
Isn't Vicki Burton just the most aggravating woman on shopping telly?
She's soo formulaic.
Looks at the box. Raises hand to head. Stammers a bit. Looks amazingly amazed. Stares at camera with gob wide open. Stammers a bit more. Nearly passes out.

Then does it all again for the next one.
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Isn't Vicki Burton just the most aggravating woman on shopping telly?
She's soo formulaic.
Looks at the box. Raises hand to head. Stammers a bit. Looks amazingly amazed. Stares at camera with gob wide open. Stammers a bit more. Nearly passes out.

Then does it all again for the next one.
:34::11::26:

Calico you have her down to a T!! :Laughing1:
 
Oops sorry - I'm in the wrong place. When I saw the title I thought it was a message from Pinkpussycat to me

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Drivel, drivel, drivel. But when the games last half an hour it's bound to happen. This is what used to happen on the Jewellery Channel when a single game could last for three weeks (OK, slight exaggeration, but sometimes if felt like it). I haven't watched any jewellery TV for a while and can't believe how Rocks and Co has changed. They're still selling some lovely jewellery, but it's so boring to watch! I'm watching a paraiba ring that's taken about 20 minutes to slip down from about £2,500 and is now at about £1,300. If viewers know that it's going to dribble on for this long they're never going to bid, because for all they know it's going to go on for another half an hour and finish at £29. Ugh. I'm so bored, I might have to go and do some housework......£1,200......£1,150 and he's talking about his vegetable lasagne......

Hurrah! 60 second clock.

He's just said it sold previously at £1,500 or something. Then why did he spend so long at over £2,000? I know, I know, someone might've bought it and should feel like a bigger bargain. But how many people gave up altogether and went and got a life? (Not me, obviously :D)
 
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Pimms you must be a mind reader!! I was thinking exactly the same as you over the last few days. I was doing my usual channel hopping and saw them trying to sell one of their awful Paraibas. In the time it took them to eventually get rid of it, TJC had sold about 8 items and Gems TV about 10!! I too thought about the old days when TJC used to take ages to sell one piece, but they have really changed and turned things around and get through items fairly quickly now.

This weekend has been a nightmare on Rocks - Kay Little, Vicki Burton, Dairylea Bonner, Paul Bridges..............................need I say more?!! They all remind me of the X Factor auditions when people go in thinking they can sing only to find they are totally tone deaf!! They should sack the lot of them except John and perhaps Ruth, then let John do the auditions for the new presenters. I bet he'd get the right people to bring in and keep the viewers!
 
Lol on Friday Kay Little was auctioning an item and it was on so long I'd cleaned my bathroom and toilet way before it was sold. I've noticed Rocks have certainly been spending too much time on an item. If they drop a piece of jewellery to a realistic price and people don't come in they should just close the auction and bring it back later that day/night or the next day.
 
Oops sorry - I'm in the wrong place. When I saw the title I thought it was a message from Pinkpussycat to me

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Now would I say that to you Argey........... :Whistling: :D :pPC:
 
Isn't Vicki Burton just the most aggravating woman on shopping telly?
She's soo formulaic.
Looks at the box. Raises hand to head. Stammers a bit. Looks amazingly amazed. Stares at camera with gob wide open. Stammers a bit more. Nearly passes out.

Then does it all again for the next one.
:34::11::26:

A classic!! :SUE: That description literally made me lol Calico, fookin brilliant observation. :D :pPC:
 
and there was me thinkin' she was suffering from some kind of exotic disease like lockjaw - rare, rare, rare <a href="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fwww.smileycentral.com%252F%253Fpartner%253DZSzeb008%255FZNxpt484YYGB%2526i%253D36%252F36%255F19%255F2%2526feat%253Dprof/page.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/36/36_19_2.gif" alt="SmileyCentral.com" border="0"><img border="0" src="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fimgfarm%252Ecom%252Fimages%252Fnocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial%252Egif%253Fi%253D36%252F36_19_2%2526uiv%253D3.0/image.gif"></a>
 
Isn't Vicki Burton just the most aggravating woman on shopping telly?
She's soo formulaic.
Looks at the box. Raises hand to head. Stammers a bit. Looks amazingly amazed. Stares at camera with gob wide open. Stammers a bit more. Nearly passes out.

Then does it all again for the next one.
:34::11::26:

i'd say shes up there with the top 10 most annoying presenters. beating her to the top spot of annoyingness is IMO 1. carol - rockstv, 2. adina from gems, 3. kay little - rocks and co, 4. rob jinks - gems tv. they all drive me MAD! infact, whilst vikki burtoon i have to turn the sound down, the rest i have mentioned i can't stand to watch at all, even with no sound!
 
Pimms you must be a mind reader!! I was thinking exactly the same as you over the last few days. I was doing my usual channel hopping and saw them trying to sell one of their awful Paraibas. In the time it took them to eventually get rid of it, TJC had sold about 8 items and Gems TV about 10!! I too thought about the old days when TJC used to take ages to sell one piece, but they have really changed and turned things around and get through items fairly quickly now.

This weekend has been a nightmare on Rocks - Kay Little, Vicki Burton, Dairylea Bonner, Paul Bridges..............................need I say more?!! They all remind me of the X Factor auditions when people go in thinking they can sing only to find they are totally tone deaf!! They should sack the lot of them except John and perhaps Ruth, then let John do the auditions for the new presenters. I bet he'd get the right people to bring in and keep the viewers!

if you have so much malice and hatred towards this channel and the presenters on it then just stop watching but please dont wish people to lose their jobs, I know I sound rather sensitive about this but my other half just lost his and I would not wish our situation on anyone
 
if you have so much malice and hatred towards this channel and the presenters on it then just stop watching but please dont wish people to lose their jobs, I know I sound rather sensitive about this but my other half just lost his and I would not wish our situation on anyone

I'm sorry to hear that your husband lost his job but I assume he was not in the public eye and totally incompetent was he? I too have been through my husband being made redundant some years ago but this was not because he was in any way incompetent but because the people who ran the company he worked for were incompetent.

Whilst I would never wish that upon anyone in normal circumstances, when you put yourself up there doing a job on television, as a viewer I have every right to express my opinion and expect those in these privileged positions to be able to carry out their roles competently. Have you never said you disliked someone in the public eye? An actor, singer, comedian?? Well it's the same thing except that these incompetent presenters totally mislead viewers with their inaccurate information, fake gasps, threats that if you don't buy it now you may never see it again etc. etc. I for one hate the thought of people with no knowledge spending their hard earned cash thinking they're buying something worth twice the price their paying for it or a piece which in a couple of years they call sell for a massive profit! I also object to them selling badly cut gems claiming they're the greatest thing since sliced bread. I have bought a lot from this company but there's a heck of a lot I wouldn't touch. I have the benefit of having a little knowledge and friends on here who can guide me if need be.

So, whilst you have every right to come on here and voice your opinion, it would be much wiser not to come on here purely to attack members of this forum particularly in your very first post. Of course maybe you are associated in some way with these half wits?? It's very strange and frankly quite obvious considering you chose to make your very first post on this forum to reply to this thread! Not a coincidence me thinks!!
 
if you have so much malice and hatred towards this channel and the presenters on it then just stop watching but please dont wish people to lose their jobs, I know I sound rather sensitive about this but my other half just lost his and I would not wish our situation on anyone

Malice and hatred? Klosblue was expressing an opinion as you have done. Whilst I have every sympathy with your situation - and my family have gone through exactly the same thing on Christmas Eve actually - there's no need to project that onto a forum (or forum member) discussing people in the public eye. Whilst your opinion is valued, personal attacks are not.

I hope your other half finds a job soon.
 
Having read Redcare's post I don't think they made a personal attack on anyone, and to imply they're associated with those at Rocks & Co on the strength of their post is wrong. I actually thought the same thing that it's just not nice to wish anyone to lose their job regardless of whether they're in the public eye or not.

I'm what's considered a 'newbie' here so not formed any alliances but what I have seen over and over again is when a new member disagrees with a reg, it's deemed as personal. Yet because someone is in the public eye it's open season when it comes to ripping them apart regarding their appearance, accent and so on.

Whilst some members here are extremely sweet and their posts informative or plain hilarious, far too many are just downright nasty yet they get away with it constantly.
 
A classic!! :SUE: That description literally made me lol Calico, fookin brilliant observation. :D :pPC:

Hehe! While we're being observant, do you think she sunbathes with oven gloves on? Her hands are white while her arms are brown. She could always get a job as a zebra-crossing I spose.
 
Me too its pretty tough at the mo! Please don't think I want to get off on the wrong foot I don't! I just think if you hate a presenter don't watch em and save yourself the pain
 

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