How do you know that info? not a dig but a genuine enquiry btw100%!! They brought their house for £177,500 back in 2002, it is now valued at over £450k. Previous holiday vlogs didn’t show scrimping on hotels etc so they were quite clearly financially secure. Recently things have had a down turn, what with the business etc and hence introduction of Patreon. I wish people would see the wood through the trees that their money is propping up a lifestyle choice. I’ve seen little in the way of using the donations to support and improve the vlog, instead it’s going towards lengthy international holidays, gin and amazon prime.
p.s, Can we please talk about the gifting of a second hand chocolate bar as a birthday gift, they didn’t even see any shame in it! I think Janine and family are wonderful and would be great full regardless.
When they registered their company with Companies House they used their home address before changing to their business address. Silly as it now makes it all public record. Zoopla then gives you all the details about purchase history etc.How do you know that info? not a dig but a genuine enquiry btw
You said that much better than I was trying to!I wish people would see the wood through the trees that their money is propping up a lifestyle choice. I’ve seen little in the way of using the donations to support and improve the vlog, instead it’s going towards lengthy international holidays, gin and amazon prime.
Yeah and you see a jump in their patreons bumping up to that early content tier when they go abroad. While I agree £4 is nothing if you’ve got 130 a month paying a minimum of £4 a month, over a year it £6,250 which can do a bit and given that I think I remember the last time I saw there were 80 on the £20 tier or higher they were doing ok, which is why I thought I can go support someone elseYou get sweet FA for four quid, barely a leg in the door of their “Patreon Family”. To get early access to their videos you need to be paying them $20 a month.
If they did away with the tiering and just asked people to donate simply because they like the content I’d have no issue. It’s the grasping nature of the tiering that I dislike.
£4 to someone on very low or limited income is a lot .. many many years ago when my daughter was 5 ish (she’s 33 now) I was a single parent and struggled some days to scrape £1 together, so £4 to me back in the day I’d have thought I’d won the lottery!!!You all know that the smallest patreon donation is like £4 don't you? it's small change to most people, hardly life changing amounts of money
Just shows that they’re gutless they put themselves out there but obvs can’t take the negativity they only want positive comments which is not a true representation of their channel !!Just tried to comment on their latest vlog, looks like they have to approve it before it showsGuess this means they do read every comment. I did wonder why everyone was so positive within the comments section.
Yes, you're right it is a lot to someone on a limited income - therefore they wouldn't become a Patreon? To watch videos its free. I personally don't see the problem with Patreon. Nobody is forced to become one for any influencer.£4 to someone on very low or limited income is a lot .. many many years ago when my daughter was 5 ish (she’s 33 now) I was a single parent and struggled some days to scrape £1 together, so £4 to me back in the day I’d have thought I’d won the lottery!!!
That’s true but it’s just a form of online begging .. that’s just my opinion .. but it’s each to their own I personally wouldn’t give my hard earned money to two people who definitely don’t appear to need it !!!Yes, you're right it is a lot to someone on a limited income - therefore they wouldn't become a Patreon? To watch videos its free. I personally don't see the problem with Patreon. Nobody is forced to become one for any influencer.
Hmm... like you say though it's your opinion (which you are entitled to) everyone has the ability to make their own decisions to be a part of it or not. It's not my thing really but my point is nobody is being forced into it.That’s true but it’s just a form of online begging .. that’s just my opinion .. but it’s each to their own I personally wouldn’t give my hard earned money to two people who definitely don’t appear to need it !!!
Well saidI totally agree that it is a choice whether you participate in Patreon or not, the issue I have is that if you don’t, you are purposely felt to get very little. Everything they do (watch parties, quizzes, cookalongs, meet-ups, discord chats, karaoke, bingo, animal crossing, call of duty.... etc) is only open to those who contribute to their pockets.
Throughout the vlogs you are reminded of what you could be a part of, subliminally of course. If people were to hear “we have a watch party tonight exclusive for our paying patreons” or “we have a quiz tonight that you can join if you have donated us money through Patreon” I think more people’s eyes would be opened to the fact it has become a members only club.
The fact the underlying message is camouflaged people aren’t seeing the money grabbing for what it is, (Next time you watch, time how long it takes to hear something about Patreon or exclusive material) and thus people are sucked in. £4 is not a lot to most therefore not a big deal to sign up right? I mean you get access to all this additional stuff! But wait, if I go to the next tier I can get a shout out and so on.... and through this Machiavellian scheme your “option” to sign up doesn’t seem as free willed as it should and more of a necessity if you want to be a part of the “gang”
Let’s not forget to add they will be payed to a degree from Youtube for views, superchat income if you want to ask a question, they have a paypal account ready to drop funds into, a “merch” store, company sponsorships on the rise with the increase of subscribers (another thing you are urged to do) and watch this space for a PO Box reopening.
Lastly, feel free to comment on their videos, they do read every comment after all, but bear in mind no-one else will see it until it has been vetted.
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