stratobuddy
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Unbelievable price of £500 for a desk lamp! It was on the Gadget Show tonight.
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YesIs it made by Dyson?
Almost certainly. Dressed like a Quality Street, she will jabber on about how it's 'life-changing', and mention the following:No surely they are £5.00, or at the very most pretending to be an elite purchase, £50? Never ever £500! Will Gabby Abbi present!?
Actually I got the price wrong, it is only £499-99 direct from Dyson.No surely they are £5.00, or at the very most pretending to be an elite purchase, £50? Never ever £500! Will Gabby Abbi present!?
As well as the ridiculous features in my post number 12, she must also say that it has built in GPS so that it knows exactly where in the world you are, and can therefore adjust the brightness automatically, such as gradually increase it as it gets darker. That in itself must be worth all of the £500, as it saves you turning a dimmer switch.Almost certainly. Dressed like a Quality Street, she will jabber on about how it's 'life-changing', and mention the following:
- Working at home during lockdown - needing a 'good light' at your desk.
- Home schooling: children need a good light, or their eyes will fail and they will die.
- 'Wellness' will need mentioning somewhere - possibly along the lines of Seasonal Affective Disorder and the need for bright lights over the winter
- It will have a totally unnecessary engineering feature, which will be used to justify its ludicrous price (along the lines of the motor in the Dyson hairdryer being 'faster than an F1 engine, as if that's in any way relevant or desirable in a hairdryer). Think something along the lines of 'its LEDs are brighter than the sun' or some other claptrap
- It will be described as a 'considered purchase', when most people will need to 'consider' nothing once they see the price of it.
You forgotAlmost certainly. Dressed like a Quality Street, she will jabber on about how it's 'life-changing', and mention the following:
- Working at home during lockdown - needing a 'good light' at your desk.
- Home schooling: children need a good light, or their eyes will fail and they will die.
- 'Wellness' will need mentioning somewhere - possibly along the lines of Seasonal Affective Disorder and the need for bright lights over the winter
- It will have a totally unnecessary engineering feature, which will be used to justify its ludicrous price (along the lines of the motor in the Dyson hairdryer being 'faster than an F1 engine, as if that's in any way relevant or desirable in a hairdryer). Think something along the lines of 'its LEDs are brighter than the sun' or some other claptrap
- It will be described as a 'considered purchase', when most people will need to 'consider' nothing once they see the price of it.
Yes, to me they have now become a joke, making ridiculously expensive items that often have poor reviews, and do nothing that items at one-tenth of the price would do.F...ing hell, don’t know about other people on here , but I’ll guess they want what I want from a lamp - and that’s to read by, do close work, or simply to brighten up a dull corner - and that can be achieved with £30 for sure, and if you’re not fussed what it looks like- a tenner would probably cover it! Just ‘cause it’s Dyson, no doubt a fair few eejits will aspire to have one, and those who are minted will buy a couple. I dislike Dyson as much as I dislike Qvc!