“..Presenters Jeanette Thomas and Rod Cheeseman have an easy breezy style that seems almost sophisticated after Breakfast’s Petra Bagust and Rawdon Christie -
- but that impression fades as the three-hour show unfolds.
It’s almost as concerned as the Shopping Channel with selling things –
- and not just in the infomercial spots presented by the tall and tireless Aroha Hathaway.
Some of those spots turn out to be the most compelling parts of the show.
I was very tempted by the amazing Transformer Ladder.
According to the semi-demented tradesman Aroha was “interview-ing” about the amazing ladder – it was actually 24 ladders in one.
They had me so excited by its possibilities I would have rung the 0800 line immediately – except I wasn’t clear on the price of the extraordinary ladder.
All they revealed was that I wouldn’t have to pay the full price of $1200..”
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Colin Hogg: Heading to the shops – from the couch – Opinion – NZ Herald News.
