PLEASE NO MORE posts callng Kirstie Allsopp names

JayScottGreenspan

tonydee wrote: »

Like I said in my original post, if people actually acted soley on what someone has said on the TV then they deserve all they get. Buying a house needs endless preparation and thought.

Strangely I don't think there are many people out there who bought a house just because Kirsty Allsopp said so. Most of you are just jumping on the bandwagon as us Brits do.

Now follow the rest of the sheep, off you go.

"No one should just do what the telly tells them": true that no-one should, but in the real world some people do. Regardless, it's no reason to refrain from objecting to these horrid property shows:
1) If someone is on TV encouraging people to make poor financial decisions, that is wrong. Even if everyone ignores them, it is still wrong.
2) What people say on TV has a huge impact on the decisions that most people make. It's why the advertising industry exists. I like to pretend I'm immune to TV ads, and you probably do too. But no one is completely immune - the best ones drill right into your unconscious and do their damage in secret.

Davesnave

I like to pretend I'm immune to TV ads, and you probably do too. But no one is completely immune - the best ones drill right into your unconscious and do their damage in secret.

My wife would like to know which ones are responsible for the way I am.

neverdespairgirl

huntersc wrote: »

BTW, I really like Kirsty Allsopp. I like Phil Spencer too. They made (make) a great presenting couple, interesting chemistry,

Interesting chemistry?!

Their banter is soooo fake it's embarrassing.

Kenny4315

David_Aston wrote: »

Dervish, I can't imagine what in my inoffensive post caused your tirade! Possibly you ment to be having a pop at someone else?
Kenny 4315, my Worthingtons Creamflo is very moderately alcoholic, and I don't need the affect of booze to find KA attractive. I do take it that you don't however, which is fair enough. What about Beyonce?

To put it in your words I wouldn't mind giving Beyonce some of my KilKenny's CREAMFLO, even without the bear goggles on .......

tonydee

huntersc wrote: »

BTW, I really like Kirsty Allsopp. I like Phil Spencer too. They made (make) a great presenting couple, interesting chemistry, always put on a good show. I think she protests a little too much about how she never gave any bad advice and how she always said that prices could go down, she should just admit she was caught out like everyone else. And she's no financial demigod so of course she was caught out.

The fatc is that she and Spencer made good TV. I still watch those shows when they're on, just like millions of others I'm intrigued buy what they have to say, by the availability of property in other parts of the country.

It's a TV show, it's entertainment. If you want advice and facts then switch over to Bloomberg.

It's all too easy to blame others when in fact the answer lies much closer to home.

Hoorah, common sense prevails.

Best post on this thread by far!

tonydee

JayScottGreenspan wrote: »

"No one should just do what the telly tells them": true that no-one should, but in the real world some people do. Regardless, it's no reason to refrain from objecting to these horrid property shows:
1) If someone is on TV encouraging people to make poor financial decisions, that is wrong. Even if everyone ignores them, it is still wrong.
2) What people say on TV has a huge impact on the decisions that most people make. It's why the advertising industry exists. I like to pretend I'm immune to TV ads, and you probably do too. But no one is completely immune - the best ones drill right into your unconscious and do their damage in secret.

It is very sad indeed if people made the biggest purchase of their lives based on Location, Location, Location. Buying a Big Mac because it looked nice on TV ok but a house?!? Your going to tell me American Wrestling is real next

JonnyBravo

Kenny4315 wrote: »

To put it in your words I wouldn't mind giving Beyonce some of my KilKenny's CREAMFLO, even without the bear goggles on .......

:rotfl:

you prefer a hairier lass then?

:rotfl:

David_Aston

Ah! Kenny4315, at least we have found one female we can agree to admire. Just have to find out if Kirstie sings now!

JayScottGreenspan

tonydee wrote: »

It is very sad indeed if people made the biggest purchase of their lives based on Location, Location, Location. Buying a Big Mac because it looked nice on TV ok but a house?!? Your going to tell me American Wrestling is real next

They advertise investment properties on TV too, you know (at least they used to).
And mortgages.

Carol Vorderman made a mint telling people to get mortgages from some hooky bunch offering them at the same rates as most unsecured loans.

And yes, it is very sad indeed.

JayScottGreenspan

Imagine two parallel universes:

Universe A
People tune in to Locationx3, Homes under the hammer, Prop ladder etc and see ordinary people making vast amounts of money for little work.

Universe B
No such shows exist.

Which is gonna have the biggest amateur BTL sector? Which is gonna have the greater speculative property bubble? Which is gonna have the most FTBs over-stretching themselves, "in order to get a foot on the ladder"? Which is gonna have the most amateur BTLers entering at the peak of the market and ruining themselves and their families? Which is gonna have the most repossessions?

It's not the only factor responsible for the speculative mania, it's not even a particularly important factor. But it will have had some impact.