More sneakiness?

[TheManWithNoName]

So, on Tuesday night, Hattie was supposed to have had a Kimbie hour straight after the Visage show with Kati Elliott.

She put a "Kimbie Home Nautical Candle" and a "Kimbie Home Nautical Diffuser with Ship Wheel Charm" on pre-order fairly early on (around 8pm I believe) - so people were able to pre-order it.

However, it never made it to being shown live on the show because Kati decided to stay on for an extra hour, and then Hattie took 50 minutes waffling about a candle!

Hattie said "Unfortunately, we're running out of time - so we'll bring you the Kimbie Home Nautical Diffuser with Ship Wheel Charm on Friday night instead" - however, the people that had ordered it on pre-order did have the price lowered to £12.99.

Today comes. What does Ellis have on her show? Yep, the "Kimbie Home Nautical Diffuser with Ship Wheel Charm".

Ellis said "We couldn't bring this to you on Tuesday night because of a technical glitch during Hattie's show" (there was no "technical glitch" - Kati decided to stay on for longer, and Hattie couldn't shut up - so they ran out of time).

Today, it sold for.......................... £9.99p - a £3 difference in less than 48 hours.

Now, it doesn't look like it's going to be on tomorrow night after all because at the time Hattie said she would have it on her show, she has Mariusz and Yianni on her show.

That means that anyone that is tuning in to see it tomorrow, won't see it - and they'll have missed it on todays show too because it wasn't due to be on. Therefore, those that bought it on Tuesday night will have missed out on claiming £3 back through a price promise.

It makes you wonder whether it was done deliberately............

 

[user 17461]

So, on Tuesday night, Hattie was supposed to have had a Kimbie hour straight after the Visage show with Kati Elliott.

She put a "Kimbie Home Nautical Candle" and a "Kimbie Home Nautical Diffuser with Ship Wheel Charm" on pre-order fairly early on (around 8pm I believe) - so people were able to pre-order it.

However, it never made it to being shown live on the show because Kati decided to stay on for an extra hour, and then Hattie took 50 minutes waffling about a candle!

Hattie said "Unfortunately, we're running out of time - so we'll bring you the Kimbie Home Nautical Diffuser with Ship Wheel Charm on Friday night instead" - however, the people that had ordered it on pre-order did have the price lowered to £12.99.

Today comes. What does Ellis have on her show? Yep, the "Kimbie Home Nautical Diffuser with Ship Wheel Charm".

Ellis said "We couldn't bring this to you on Tuesday night because of a technical glitch during Hattie's show" (there was no "technical glitch" - Kati decided to stay on for longer, and Hattie couldn't shut up - so they ran out of time).

Today, it sold for.......................... £9.99p - a £3 difference in less than 48 hours.

Now, it doesn't look like it's going to be on tomorrow night after all because at the time Hattie said she would have it on her show, she has Mariusz and Yianni on her show.

That means that anyone that is tuning in to see it tomorrow, won't see it - and they'll have missed it on todays show too because it wasn't due to be on. Therefore, those that bought it on Tuesday night will have missed out on claiming £3 back through a price promise.

It makes you wonder whether it was done deliberately............

As Jess would say: absolutely!

 

[Ant7t]

I know this isn't quite the right post to ask, but cba to start a thread for one comment. Soooo. When does 'inspired by' become, 'it's really a copy of' Thinking the cloverleaf (van cleef) as one thing, but not really just that.

 

[AndyW]

I know this isn't quite the right post to ask, but cba to start a thread for one comment. Soooo. When does 'inspired by' become, 'it's really a copy of' Thinking the cloverleaf (van cleef) as one thing, but not really just that.

Not my area of expertise at all but no easy answer.

You can get some initial protection under IP regulations but these are time-limited, even designs produced under licence like the Lehrer and Wobito cuts. The Van Cleef & Arpels design, which you're referring to, was launched 54 years ago, was itself inspired by Moor architecture from roughly 800 years ago and the four leaf clover-type motif exists in Victorian churches across the UK in stoneworks, pews and rood screens.

"Inspired by", rather than "a copy of", is probably good enough for a symbol that has been around for that long. (Heck, I've even heard someone say that, after Mozart, there has been very little truly original music composition!)

 

[TheManWithNoName]

I know this isn't quite the right post to ask, but cba to start a thread for one comment. Soooo. When does 'inspired by' become, 'it's really a copy of' Thinking the cloverleaf (van cleef) as one thing, but not really just that.

Its another meaningless terms that selly-telly channels use.

The one that annoys me is 'Designer inspired'.

It's meaningless. Anyone that designs as a professional is a 'designer'.

It's clear what they're trying to imply - they're trying to imply it's 'similar to' a design by a well known designer, but in reality, it's probably been designed by Freelance Freeda in the spare room of her 3 bedroomed semi in Croydon.

 

[AndyW]

Hattie yammering on about the blue baroques. Fine but constantly referring to the Sea of Cortez and the Paua Iris blue...ok...and this strand has an origin of...