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Fair or Foul? Instagram Watch Influencers
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BlackTalon
··This Space for RentHmmm, as I write this we have three videos uploading to YouTube on my son's laptop, as he started his own channel today. He wants to get rich by gaining a million subscribers who will watch guitar-related videos he will be posting.
I initially wasn't in favor of this. But then he said he would give some of his riches to my wife and I so we would not need to work anymore, and that is when I realized he could really use my support 😁
He's 8 years old.
And he does not play the guitar very well...
But anyway, see you all on the French Riviera in a couple of years!
I initially wasn't in favor of this. But then he said he would give some of his riches to my wife and I so we would not need to work anymore, and that is when I realized he could really use my support 😁
He's 8 years old.
And he does not play the guitar very well...
But anyway, see you all on the French Riviera in a couple of years!
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Pianotuna
·I'm not on Insta but I absolutely deplore the effect that these "influencers" are having on the watch market right now in hyping certain brands or models and distorting the market.
IMHO if a reviewer is being given free product in return for endorsement then they should be honest and state this in their review. As far as what they do with said product after they've reviewed it, that's their business. It's their property now so they can do whatever they want with it.
of course, I’m also well past the age where I think being a youtuber or influencer is actually a career 😬
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Pianotuna
·IG and this whole conversation makes me feel old. In part because I am not a huge fan of Insta and the “beautiful people” making easy money by being influencers. The idea of millions of others wanting to be like these frequently vapid and talentless stars makes me nauseous. But who is the bigger fool, me for disliking and not taking part or those bringing in money and sponsorships for what appears to be very little effort? If someone offered me easy money I would not turn it down.
It also makes me feel old because my reaction closely resembles the attitude of my parents and other grown ups towards the music and activities I liked growing up. And this makes me most uncomfortable.
And I’ve started now, so I have the need to really rant. As for the Kardashians etc who really do have huge wealth hawking “diet teas” that can actually be medically harmful is abhorrent. How much money do these people really need?
So with that, maybe I have officially turned into a grumpy, old, grown up.
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Pianotuna
·I honestly didn’t know vintage toasters were a thing.
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clundp
·To make this watch story worse - the “influencer” sold the watch to my buddy and the watch was dead on arrival. Literally didn’t work at all. It would run for a few minutes and then stop. It was like the rotor was stuck and the watch wouldn’t self wind. Instead of taking care of the broken piece of crap they just sold my buddy, my friend was asked to reach out to zodiac himself to fix it. This is where I come in. My buddy asked me what should I do? I told him to get his f***ing money back. He sent me his messages between he and the “influencer” and I was disgusted. He could literally see the emails where zodiac asked the “influencer” to hawk this piece just months earlier. Finally, he got his money back. What a racket!!
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64Wing
·To make this watch story worse - the “influencer” sold the watch to my buddy and the watch was dead on arrival. Literally didn’t work at all. It would run for a few minutes and then stop. It was like the rotor was stuck and the watch wouldn’t self wind. Instead of taking care of the broken piece of crap they just sold my buddy, my friend was asked to reach out to zodiac himself to fix it. This is where I come in. My buddy asked me what should I do? I told him to get his f***ing money back. He sent me his messages between he and the “influencer” and I was disgusted. He could literally see the emails where zodiac asked the “influencer” to hawk this piece just months earlier. Finally, he got his money back. What a racket!!
...like I was going to anyway, ha!🙄
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Paedipod
·Two things: I need my application form for GROB
And am I the only one who is curious who this “influencer” mentioned by the OP is?
And am I the only one who is curious who this “influencer” mentioned by the OP is?
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Pianotuna
·Two things: I need my application form for GROB
And am I the only one who is curious who this “influencer” mentioned by the OP is?
Leading off with …
I, ….. [the undersigned] apply for certification as a Grumpy Recalcitrant Old Bastard. I confirm that I have I reached an age where I can’t even be bothered telling others to get f**ked because it’s not worth the effort, that I persist in rebelling against political correctness by telling Irish/Mexican/Italian/Canadian/kiwi/Aussie/Greek/American/gender-specific [delete as appropriate] jokes, and that neither have I watched the Kardashians nor do know who some bloke called Jenner is/(was).
inclusions welcomed 😗
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shishy
·why are we hating on the influencers and not the sheep flocking to them 😗
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watchyouwant
·Old News. I'm an Influencer since the 80's. Long before the Internet. I influenced people to sell me their rare watches. They expected IC( InstaCash ) . Unfortunately that part, where the Influencer gets paid for his Influence , was not present. Hmm....., start again ? And what is the Kardashians ??
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Pianotuna
·Old News. I'm an Influencer since the 80's. Long before the Internet. I influenced people to sell me their rare watches. They expected IC( InstaCash ) . Unfortunately that part, where the Influencer gets paid for his Influence , was not present. Hmm....., start again ? And what is the Kardashians ??
a Kardashian is;
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watchyouwant
·Ahh...., Did not know. And they hired Botox Barbie for promotion? Interesting.
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wristpirate
·I'm big on Insta. It's really difficult to be so popular. I get at least 3 likes a day and it keeps growing and growing. I might hit 4 someday. It's good to be the king.
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Shabbaz
·Followed you now. Lets get Shabbaz to go viral
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philips
·I have not slotted IG into my daily schedule. Perhaps it's for the better.
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Pvt-Public
·Oh, and my first drill Sergeant.
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SpeedyPhill
·Always laughing with "Influencer" crap one reads on social media or even on "informative" wrist watch websites:
"Important 1940 aviator watch that is documented as the last one purchased by the Japanese Army. This model was also used by the Kamikaze in the Pearl Harbor attack."
😂 LOL
No Kamikaze took part during the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor - Oahu as "Kamikaze" actions only began by October 1944.
"Important 1940 aviator watch that is documented as the last one purchased by the Japanese Army. This model was also used by the Kamikaze in the Pearl Harbor attack."
😂 LOL
No Kamikaze took part during the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor - Oahu as "Kamikaze" actions only began by October 1944.
