Gems Tv Con Merchants

[kirk1690]

I thought the authorities had dealt with these tv con merchant shopping and games channels but it seems gems tv is still trying to fool the public the very gullible ones i must admit Their selling items that supposedly start at 15000 pounds and then price crash to a few hundred. Yes i know its unbelievable but im afraid some people do believe their getting something worth 15 grand for a knock down price. Come on ofcom get your finger out

[12noon]

Isn't that the same for all the price drop tv stuff. They start at an inflated price and drop down to just under what you can buy it in the shops ?

You can get some good bargains, but the starting price is always above what you can buy the same item elsewhere.

[Chorlton]

I think if you watch and listen, Gems don't pretend that the 'start' price is the actual value of the item, it's just a figure to start from.
My wife and daughter have bought quite a lot from them and the prices are much cheaper (like for like) than the high street jewellers.
Some jewellers comment how good an article is until they know it's from Gems and then they go all quiet, and some won't even value a Gems item.
I'm not saying everthing is a bargain, but they are there to be had if you know what you want and what you're doing.

[paul nolan]

Originally Posted by Chorlton

I think if you watch and listen, Gems don't pretend that the 'start' price is the actual value of the item, it's just a figure to start from.
My wife and daughter have bought quite a lot from them and the prices are much cheaper (like for like) than the high street jewellers.
Some jewellers comment how good an article is until they know it's from Gems and then they go all quiet, and some won't even value a Gems item.
I'm not saying everthing is a bargain, but they are there to be had if you know what you want and what you're doing.

With my wife being in the Jewellery industry, I can give a little insider knowledge on this:-

The reasons that are generally given by Jewellers who don't value or repair items from Gem's TV are

i/ the metal is usually porous, has air pockets and is generally not cast to a high standard.

ii/ the settings are often not adequate for the stones, which often causes stones to fall out when a ring is being sized (and there's been many a time when Gems tv have actually televised items with missing stones).

iii/ the stones that are used are given obscure names (and classed as exclusives). These stones are unheard of in other parts of the jewellery industry. These stones are "made" by gaining a poor grade of stone, (or the matrix in which it was grown in), and heated / treated / goodness knows what else to alter the physical and optical properties of the stone. This causes Valuers and Repaires to waste a lot of man hours determining the origin and type of the stone, normally for what turns out to be a cheap item.

it is acceptable in the Jewellery business to heat treat to improve the quality or colour, but not to alter it to render the stone unrecognisable in order to give it a different name.

in general the finishing prices on Gem's TV are what you you would expect to pay for a Good quality item of the same type on the high street. Problem is Gem's tv products aren't as good quality.

[MovedGoalPosts]

Moved to "Entertainment" as that's the forum section dealing with TV programming. This wasn't really an issue with VM's TV services

[orangebird]

I quite like Bid & Pricedrop TV...

Bought a 1350w steamer from them the other week for 24.98 incl p&p = brilliant machine, and I can't find anything similar for less than £60. Some of their products are genuine bargains - you can do web checks to see what prices places like Tesco, Argos, Amazon etc are selling similar items for. You just need to factor in the cost of P&P and the phone call to decide whether it's a real bargain or not.

[kirk1690]

Originally Posted by Rob

Moved to "Entertainment" as that's the forum section dealing with TV programming. This wasn't really an issue with VM's TV services

yeah i seen a chocolate DIAMOND on gems the other day, now im no expert but i never knew chocolate diamonds existed. wake up people these guys are gangsters! their only interested in fleecing you and by the time everyone realises theyl be sitting in barbados sipping a pina colada with your dosh. I never said anythin wrong with bid tv and others but bid tv dont start a mens jacket at 15000 pounds and drop it to one hundred. funny how people will believe anything when its jewellery. in my opinion all jewellery is crap . should be left in the ground where it belongs . the world is awash with diamonds but billions of them are kept in vaults in amsterdam to keep the price artificially high.

[nicke261192]

My Mum Loves Gems TV
I get lots of my bling of it too

[kirk1690]

Originally Posted by nicke261192

My Mum Loves Gems TV
I get lots of my bling of it too

you sure your mum is still with us?