Hereforthehottea
VIP Member
Seemingly you have to use your Grandfather for content, fail to declare adverts properly, sit around unwashed in a black baggy top covered in bits,
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Diddlysquid
Member
Hello, new member. I actually joined as I was so confused about Callie. I had followed her for a while for fashion. Now I just don't get why she's always away on free holidays but just doesn't add any useful commentary.
For example, I follow other travel bloggers who are helpful and post costs and tips but I don't get what she's adding?
Shes missing a big opportunity here to talk about traveling when plus Size. I'm sure there are loads of people concerned about plane seat sizing or seat belt sizes esp on budget airlines who would love someone to be like 'I flew with this company and did this'.
How many people who are plus Size put off air travel for fear of embarrassment so this would be good interesting content. Really useful content that would fit her brand? No?
Maybe I'm reading too much into it but I don't think Callie is comfortable with being seen as plus size. Which is odd with the con corner project. But she seems to go out of her way to disassociate from it these days.
Sorry this isn't particularly a funny take down I just am wondering why when she has an opportunity to fill a niche and provide useful content she isn't?
I find it all very blah, she could be anywhere. It's just the same videos and photos. There's no info, no history of where she is or facts about it or travel tips. I don't get the point. I don't know anything about PR companies but I don't know why they consistently send her on these holidays when she doesn't provide any interesting content. I couldn't tell you where she was, or is, anything about the hotels. It's just not effective.
I don't know I'm baffled.
For example, I follow other travel bloggers who are helpful and post costs and tips but I don't get what she's adding?
Shes missing a big opportunity here to talk about traveling when plus Size. I'm sure there are loads of people concerned about plane seat sizing or seat belt sizes esp on budget airlines who would love someone to be like 'I flew with this company and did this'.
How many people who are plus Size put off air travel for fear of embarrassment so this would be good interesting content. Really useful content that would fit her brand? No?
Maybe I'm reading too much into it but I don't think Callie is comfortable with being seen as plus size. Which is odd with the con corner project. But she seems to go out of her way to disassociate from it these days.
Sorry this isn't particularly a funny take down I just am wondering why when she has an opportunity to fill a niche and provide useful content she isn't?
I find it all very blah, she could be anywhere. It's just the same videos and photos. There's no info, no history of where she is or facts about it or travel tips. I don't get the point. I don't know anything about PR companies but I don't know why they consistently send her on these holidays when she doesn't provide any interesting content. I couldn't tell you where she was, or is, anything about the hotels. It's just not effective.
I don't know I'm baffled.
controlledrage
Active member
What does she actually give as a 'travel influencer'??? There are no in-depth reviews, full room tours, no plus size tips, no booking or pricing information. She describes everything as 'amazing' or 'stunning' and all food as *chefs kiss* or 'delicious', while posting 15 second filtered videos with lounge music.
If that's now considered a job then fuck me, I might have to change careers.
If that's now considered a job then fuck me, I might have to change careers.
Blahblah93
VIP Member
I dont really understand why she's there? All she's posting is over stylised photos that anybody could of taken. She's not bringing any of her own personality or any interesting information that you would actually want to know about and in turn make you want to go.
It reminds me of when you go on air bnb and look at properties and they've uploaded loads of pointless photos of a close up of the sink or a flower on the balcony.
I wanna see vidoes of the breakfast spread, what's the vibe by the pool, whats the balcony like, how much is the food. I don't need to see a photo of the sunrise every fucking morning.
It reminds me of when you go on air bnb and look at properties and they've uploaded loads of pointless photos of a close up of the sink or a flower on the balcony.
I wanna see vidoes of the breakfast spread, what's the vibe by the pool, whats the balcony like, how much is the food. I don't need to see a photo of the sunrise every fucking morning.
heretoreaditall2019
VIP Member
Even feigning humbleness she’s giving us bare minimum loool. If you feel this way then why not volunteer with your surplus of free time, like you’ve pretended to in the past? Why not actually put effort into the content creation you’re generously compensated for? As the other gworlz are going above and beyond with content and radical candour scammy auntie Callie is doing peak blue ticker pity me content.View attachment 1678263
No Callie, it doesn’t comes across at all. You are SO deaf/blind/ignorant to the reality that a lot of people in the UK - so YOUR followers - are facing right now, some having to cost to put the heating on OR eat but hey no you go on your fancy train trips and drunk your fancy whiskey
Not_A_Troll
VIP Member
The way she talks about her Grandad makes me really uncomfortable, they treat him like a toddler
Diddlysquid
Member
I think it is incredibly tone deaf. People are seriously struggling and she's off on another holiday, yikes. The thing about influences is they're meant to have the scope to influence others to do something that's kind of the point, but I don't think anyone is particularly influenced by her disappearing and coming back when she has an ad to promote or a free holiday. Again there's no actual helpful information in her posts no good points made or even interesting facts. And they're not labelled properly as an ad which is absurd and really sly.
She uses her Instagram followers for free holidays but doesn't actually do anything for them, it's all very backward and it will catch up to her.
I used to be in PR and worked for a few brands and we had some great bloggers who put lots of work in, reviews, great photos, engaged audience, but her content is far from cutting it. I'm surprised she's getting work through this. If she had been on our books and we were looking at the lack of useful organic engagement vs the outlay to us to send her on trips I dont know if we would. The mislabelling/not labelling is also not great as it can blow back on the PR.
I don't know I watch it from that ex PR vantage point and it makes me twitch because I don't know if the clients are getting the value from their outlay.
Just my 2 cents
She uses her Instagram followers for free holidays but doesn't actually do anything for them, it's all very backward and it will catch up to her.
I used to be in PR and worked for a few brands and we had some great bloggers who put lots of work in, reviews, great photos, engaged audience, but her content is far from cutting it. I'm surprised she's getting work through this. If she had been on our books and we were looking at the lack of useful organic engagement vs the outlay to us to send her on trips I dont know if we would. The mislabelling/not labelling is also not great as it can blow back on the PR.
I don't know I watch it from that ex PR vantage point and it makes me twitch because I don't know if the clients are getting the value from their outlay.
Just my 2 cents
Diddlysquid
Member
It is awful when family are unwell. Such a stressful time I think it's really kind of the PR teams to be really understanding about time frames because some times you just can't help it.
My issue with this post is the kind of 'everyone gather round and support this because my granch hasnt been well and I have to keep my numbers up'
The thing about it is that even when her poor grandfather is well she puts quite minimal effort in, maybe this just rubbed me up the wrong way as it feels a bit 'poor me can everyone compensate for my halfarsed work here so I keep my PR companies happy'.
It's a sore spot with me as I have had quite a few bereavements so know this worry well. I hope he gets better soon but I also hope she pulls her finger out and starts providing actual value to the brands who work with her, ESPECIALLY when they're being kind.
stevenseagull
VIP Member
I think Soho House was a big mistake tbh. I get if a brand has taken yon there, but actually advertising the extremely expensive and exclusive members club?
in a cost of living crisis?
not for me thanks.
in a cost of living crisis?
not for me thanks.
Hereforthehottea
VIP Member
The face Dan&I makes when ConCal tells him she’s wangled yet another freebie trip for them.
Listerfiend
VIP Member
FUCK ME - ANOTHER holiday. You’re just taking the piss now Callie, I mean you’re not even a real travel blogger. You don’t cover anything in-depth, you never really comment re how you travel as a plus sized person and you really need to stop flogging your Condé Nast Traveler article because it wasn’t that good. And also, if you are SO proud of it, then surely you’d at least get the spelling of the publication correct?
Go get a real fucking job
Go get a real fucking job
alldayeveryday
Chatty Member
I think the fact no one cars enough to bother with a title is a sign that Callies influencing days are numbered
Erling Haaland
Chatty Member
Definitely richmonds as well on plain white bread
not extra special organic farmers market sausages on 27 hour sourdough with a home made harissa chutney to garnish alldayeveryday
Chatty Member
Dan&I could never. He's the kind of guy that would break his leg & have to ask her if it was OK to go to A&EI wonder if Dan&I dare tell her they are rank?!
controlledrage
Active member
So she’s admitting to ‘a few years of feeling low and hating everything about myself’ ….I feel for her, a lot of us know how that feels. But how is it ok to take money from other women in the same boat? How can she offer solutions and have credibility with the Con Corner when essentially, she’s admitting she’s incapable of following her own advice?
WalkingInTheWoods
Active member
This.
I doubt Wales gives the desired ‘aesthetic’ for Instagram. The realistic, down to earth and real aesthetic of going on 5 holidays in the space of a few months.
Bangs on about going to the farmers market for fresh organic fruit and veg and trying to use everything she has in her fridge and cupboards to avoid waste but will burn millions of gallons of jet fuel into the atmosphere so she can swim in the sea.
Go figure.
GiftedNotFree
VIP Member
These gifted pr cabin stories 
why can’t she do her “job” properly? ALL of the stories of them there should be marked as FREE / GIFTED / PR INVITE. Even the ones of them just playing in the lake!!!!
Infuriating. I’m reporting her to the ASA. It’s just ridiculous that she can’t do the bare minimum whilst shoving her free luxurious travel down our throats.
why can’t she do her “job” properly? ALL of the stories of them there should be marked as FREE / GIFTED / PR INVITE. Even the ones of them just playing in the lake!!!!Infuriating. I’m reporting her to the ASA. It’s just ridiculous that she can’t do the bare minimum whilst shoving her free luxurious travel down our throats.
WinterLover
Chatty Member
Sorry, but this made me laugh when I realised it was Callie! Thought it was a mound of rock at first!
