Adverts: wording that puts you off.

[Mrs B]

Following on from the misleading advert thread, what phrase or words in an ad makes you link 'barge, touch, not, pole, 10 foot' in your head?

Mine was: 'cheeky sense of humour, but means no harm'...

 

[andraste]

Sold from field...

 

[MissSBird]

Wins every time out

I don't believe any pony could possibly do that, so I automatically assume everything in the advert is a lie.

 

[BobbyMondeo]

"cheeky sence of humour"
"hasnt been ridden in x months" - without a reasonable explanation

"not a novice ride" really annoys me when there isnt a reason for it not being a novice ride. ie it could just be forward going, some novices would like that, some wouldnt. or spooky again most novices wouldnt like that but some might be used to it.

 

[FrodoBeutlin]

Ridden by young girl!!

 

[Booboos]

Ridden by young girl!!

LOL! Usually accompanied by claims of dressage glory and a photo of a girafe.

 

[michelleice]

can be nappy in the wrong hands

handles like a dream (more car than horse)

150% bombproof (no way all horses spook occasionally)

cheeky lead rein pony (do they go together?)

loads with help??????

 

[SophieRIDSH]

Parelli trained

 

[Capriole]

trained using Parelli methods

eta: Lol, cross posted SophieRIDSH

 

[pastie2]

Absolutely NO TIMEWASTERS!

 

[FrodoBeutlin]

LOL! Usually accompanied by claims of dressage glory and a photo of a girafe.

Lol, that's so true

To be honest all ads that hint that the horse has been trained by an amateur put me off.

No timewasters is a good one too!

 

[SpottedCat]

P.O.A.

 

[madalicedj]

A real character hmmmmm
green in ..... araes
cab be.....
but
if occasionally
has been seen to
LOADS lol

 

[Coffee_Bean]

POA- I don't even bother ringing.

No timewasters- right so obligated to buy the horse then?

"Forward and bold out hacking/xc" - What so you can't stop it then?

 

[bryngelenponies]

"No timewasters- day trippers need not apply!"
Why would you put this in an advert knowing how it would come across to even serious potential buyers??

 

[Munchkin]

http://www.horsehunter.co.uk/ABSOLUTE-BARGAIN-p-77812.htm

 

[pastie2]

On the same theme as my last post but this is worse! Onlyfor sale due to complete and utter time wasters. Would you even dare go there!

 

[Nash2]

http://www.horsehunter.co.uk/ABSOLUTE-BARGAIN-p-77812.htm

Oh deary me. Why is she getting rid of it then? It wud neva kick or bite. Lol.

 

[V1NN]

Wow checked out the link Munchkin put up. Wouldnt bother phoning about that one

 

[Eriskayowner]

To stay on present yard. Having said that, Jazz's owner wants J to stay where he is, which suits me as it's a fab yard!

 

[pedilia]

I just can't stand poor spelling and grammar, the type of advert thats written in text speak!!

 

[Snowysadude]

a fun hack!

 

[jack9]

what annoys me the most is websites not putting on prices!!!

 

[Louby]

http://www.horsehunter.co.uk/ABSOLUTE-BARGAIN-p-77812.htm

Hmmmm, whispers what is wrong with her

 

[emcon]

"Never Bucks" or "Never Rears"
Why bother mentioning something that it doesn't do??

 

[CinnamonChristmasCookie]

http://www.horsehunter.co.uk/ABSOLUTE-BARGAIN-p-77812.htm

Oh my, why did the parent of that child allow her to write that crappy ad? And what the heck is the rider doing over that jump? I'm not sure anyone is going to go for the 'will swap for cob' thing-two very different horses.

 

[annaellie]

£850 for what its supposed to be and done mmmm were I have been going wrong all these years

 

[hairycob]

Back on sale due to timewasters = failed vetting!

 

[TGM]

"Passed full vetting only four months ago."

So you've only had it for a short while and want shot already ....

"Competed SJ, XC and dressage"

but obviously extremely badly otherwise you would have mentioned that it won, got placed, got a decent %, went clear etc!

 

[happyhack]

POA
Not Novice Ride
No timewasters