Joe Lycett CONFRONTS Paintball Company for BANNED Selling Practices | Joe Lycett's Got Your Back

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  • Опубликовано: 28 май 2020
  • Joe Lycett confronts IPG's (International Paintball Group) company director over illegal selling practices!
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  • @Channel4Entertainment
    @Channel4Entertainment  4 года назад +118

    Watch MORE here: bit.ly/2Ypzdmw

    • @101spacemonkey
      @101spacemonkey 4 года назад +3

      You should do follow ups on old cases

    • @nathanhails5901
      @nathanhails5901 4 года назад +2

      Joe, could you get a job in The Trump Administration? We could really use your help over here! Plus Trump Loves being on camera, so even if he recognized you he'd still do the interview!

    • @ShotInTheDark
      @ShotInTheDark 4 года назад +3

      Awful company, but really awful interviewer too.
      Wasted opportunity.

    • @revmpandora
      @revmpandora 4 года назад +2

      Region locked

    • @xjuliax7317
      @xjuliax7317 3 года назад +2

      “You sexually harassed a member of our team, what do you have to say?”
      “Ohh... noooo we do that to ALL our employees so its ok!!”
      What a nonce

  • @julieknot6667
    @julieknot6667 4 года назад +2535

    Did....did I just witness sexual harassment in a workplace?

    • @NoJusticeNoPeace
      @NoJusticeNoPeace 4 года назад +268

      I think S.E.X. actually stands for Sleazy Erotic eXtortion.

    • @shanustheanus
      @shanustheanus 4 года назад +49

      @MrJaas69 shutters to think? Please tell me you dont really think that's the phrase

    • @kodschiec5614
      @kodschiec5614 4 года назад +11

      @@shanustheanus what phrase is it supposed to be?

    • @thatcutegameotaku
      @thatcutegameotaku 4 года назад +63

      @@kodschiec5614 "i shudder to think"

    • @AlexanderRoseTz
      @AlexanderRoseTz 4 года назад +39

      Jesus guys. How the hell were you harassed from a guy while watching a video? Mentioning sex isn’t harassing. it is not appropriate acronym for work, sure. But grow up with your emotions and bubble. Jesus Christ.

  • @imahallucination4532
    @imahallucination4532 4 года назад +367

    I'm always anxious for Joe when he goes undercover, I'm scared he'll get yelled at

  • @lauraparkinson437
    @lauraparkinson437 4 года назад +851

    It’s too bad T-Dog didn’t answers Joe’s question about whether he looks cute or not.
    I think he looks smashing.

    • @drozycoder2007
      @drozycoder2007 3 года назад +7

      I'm tempted to start a business, do illegal practices and email in just for a look at that revealing lycra in person.

    • @lauraparkinson437
      @lauraparkinson437 3 года назад

      @Josh Rogan Joe, of course!

  • @EmulatedNostalgia
    @EmulatedNostalgia 4 года назад +497

    I work at a paintball centre and the amount of trouble IPG caused us is insane. They talk utter bullshit to sell tickets and get their commission also the “discount” they offer works out to end up costing you more money instead of going with the actual centre’s prices.

    • @seanjosephhayes
      @seanjosephhayes 4 года назад +34

      Wankers. The authorities should get involved after seeing this information.

    • @beppo37
      @beppo37 4 года назад +15

      I fell for this, I bought them and used about 10 of the tickets for my birthday, still very expensive once you get there. Wish I didnt fall for it

    • @victoriaharris6370
      @victoriaharris6370 4 года назад +26

      Emulated Nostalgia I also worked for a paintball centre that accepted these tickets. Every single shift without fail we would have very upset customer because of IPG. But the company I worked for knew IPG were lying to customers but still allowed them to sell tickets for their sites because it meant they were getting customers to their site, even if it was under false pretences. It’s put paint balling in such a bad light. If you want to go paint balling go independent!

    • @stewartsmyth158
      @stewartsmyth158 4 года назад +8

      I hate taking ipg customers at my site, time after time people would ask where the free lunch etc, ipg lies to get the money of them as make false promises and I feel bad for them as they are getting there hopes up for stuff they don't get. But it brings business so it's a tough situation

    • @ElectraNystrom
      @ElectraNystrom 4 года назад +35

      @@stewartsmyth158 But surely it doesn't offer any return business? Return business is what makes a business succeed long term, and relying on one-time customers that leave unhappy and spread the word of bad business practice related to your business is going to cost you money in the long run..

  • @AzerockGaming
    @AzerockGaming 3 года назад +160

    As someone who has worked at and helped to run a Paintball site for 20 years I can't tell you how much these companies piss us off. The number of people that turn up with "vouchers" thinking they'll get a full days entertainment at no extra cost only to find the people they bought them from are in no way partnered with us at all. There have been occasions we have even ran days at a loss due to it being a Childs birthday and we weren't going to ruin their day because of evil rip off merchants like these.

    • @iplayeddishonored2475
      @iplayeddishonored2475 Год назад +3

      Bless you for doing those things, really. You shouldn’t have to, and aren’t obligated to, but it’s a really kind gesture, I wish industries like these were better regulated honestly.

  • @Barker
    @Barker 4 года назад +1157

    This is such a shame to see companies like this that ruin paintball for so many people. I have come across these so many times over the years and it is silly just how badly they rip people off. Truth is you can go online and find many great paintball sites that are very reasonably priced and also welcoming for new players. Please don't be put off paintball by this video as it is really an amazing sport which is played all over the world. Just the odd company like this that try to get money wherever they can!!

    • @mrpanda6130
      @mrpanda6130 4 года назад +8

      I am a huge fan

    • @yellowguy5406
      @yellowguy5406 4 года назад +15

      This is true, there's some banging paintball sites here in the UK...that won't rip you off

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 4 года назад +4

      If this company offered you a sponsorship deal to praise them highly in your next 5 videos for 25k. You'd take it.

    • @bensmith6554
      @bensmith6554 4 года назад +4

      Who the hell believes these stall merchants? Doesn't make it right though. Shame on them

    • @ozone684
      @ozone684 4 года назад +5

      Even tho they are completely scamming people
      Think of it as a plane ticket
      Buy the ticket, snacks, drinks ,extra luggage and everything thing else
      You are still paying for all the extras
      Se with cinemas as well
      but no1 goes after them
      Also big fan m8 keep it up

  • @KellyG.TV.
    @KellyG.TV. 3 года назад +60

    I worked for IPG almost 2 years ago now, this is exactly how I was treated back then and if I don't sell enough tickets not only did I not get any monet but I actually became indebted to them, apparently there is a girl fee of the equipment/stand that they don't tell you about in the interview

    • @tobos8909
      @tobos8909 Год назад +3

      So they even missell interviews?

  • @dolan9990
    @dolan9990 4 года назад +479

    Joe getting us through

    • @SykoCreeper
      @SykoCreeper 4 года назад +13

      Who’s Joe? You mean Hugo Boss?

  • @MrDLYouTube
    @MrDLYouTube 4 года назад +403

    100% he didn't change a thing.

    • @raidersheen4873
      @raidersheen4873 4 года назад +5

      The website still says tickets are £35

    • @Johnny-Joseph
      @Johnny-Joseph 4 года назад +40

      Well hopefully less people will be as gullible now. And hopefully the employees sue for back payed wages

    • @batt3ryac1d
      @batt3ryac1d 4 года назад +20

      I'm sure he's under investigation channel 4 will have notified the police or who ever it is responsible for enforcing customer protection laws in the UK

    • @thecat2587
      @thecat2587 4 года назад +1

      Yeah he did. Stop lying.

    • @icarus_falling
      @icarus_falling 4 года назад +3

      No way has a paintball company changed anything

  • @CushtyMiguel
    @CushtyMiguel 3 года назад +1213

    Joe Lycett is a national treasure that must be protected at all times.

  • @ElvesOffTheMoor
    @ElvesOffTheMoor 4 года назад +319

    I went to one of their hiring days/interviews as I was interested in what exactly they offer to the people who stand out there selling tickets. It's utter bullshit you can see from a mile off. They offer you the moon and the stars and if you're in a bad place (like I was) you might actually bc so easily pulled in by them. Making you register as self employed is a HUGE red flag. Luckily I can see through the bullshit of "you could earn £5000 a month", but so many can't. I hope the other people there with my at that interview also saw through it, I'd hate to think they're out there getting scammed.
    EDIT: That's the Wimbledon office in the video, where I went for the interview too, with T-Dog, who, for all intents and purposes, is as slimy in real life as he is in this video.

    • @maselm
      @maselm 3 года назад

      You bum T-Dawg or what?

    • @ElvesOffTheMoor
      @ElvesOffTheMoor 3 года назад +16

      @@maselm What's the matter with you dude?

    • @corndog9441
      @corndog9441 2 года назад +4

      5 grand a month 🤣🤣🤣 probably more commission than someone working in Rolex store

    • @petrolhead0387
      @petrolhead0387 2 года назад +7

      Honestly, just watching this video, something about that guy made my skin crawl.
      I immediately got r8pist vibes off him, he just seems like a gigantic creep.

    • @ElvesOffTheMoor
      @ElvesOffTheMoor 2 года назад +9

      @@petrolhead0387 He's exactly the same in person, only worse as you're within breathing distance of him.

  • @emilyg6193
    @emilyg6193 4 года назад +102

    Joe you simply HAVE to tell us where these restaurants are.

  • @ackseledits3104
    @ackseledits3104 4 года назад +73

    "they're expecting to Jowen. But I'm Joe in. Joe in disguise.

  • @inwemeneldur2025
    @inwemeneldur2025 4 года назад +141

    I honestly hate seeing these guys in the shopping centre. They're so pushy, even if you show no interest at all

    • @teamene9034
      @teamene9034 4 года назад +27

      Considering they're only paid for commission I can't blame them, i blame those irresponsible employers

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 3 года назад +2

      You should see me in a nightclub

    • @TallSilentGuy
      @TallSilentGuy 2 года назад

      Headphones = a licence to ignore.

    • @cahan557
      @cahan557 2 года назад

      I generally prescribe that just making up random words can get you out of pretty much anything other than an arrest. Most people would rather just let something go rather than try to communicate with someone who only speaks a different language.

  • @rowanthorn4547
    @rowanthorn4547 3 года назад +20

    I worked in paintball for a couple of years, IPG booked a lot. We got it in the neck from customers when they got to us and realised the actual costs - IPG just lied through their teeth.
    My boss and I spoke to IPG when we saw them in tesco with our uniform covered up, we asked them stuff about the paintball fields and whether they had X and Y.... Their answers were always yes. It was all wrong - my manager took his jacket off with the company logo and 'manager' on the back 😂 they went white as sheets!

  • @brannannew
    @brannannew 4 года назад +75

    I recall going to an interview for this company back in 2017. The job pitch was 4 hours long and seemed like a sort of pyramid scheme rather than an actual business.

    • @chibikomeh
      @chibikomeh 4 года назад

      I have experience with something like that. In college I applied to a company that promised things like very flexible hours you set yourself and be your own boss, you decide how much you can earn, etc. Won't sugar coat it, it was for a door to door salesman position. You could go to as many random neighborhoods as you wanted and knock on doors trying to sell for the company. They really knew what to say to a poor college student, but nearly everything was a bold faced lie. The worst lie, I was told in the interview that I would never be alone (which I thought was odd because they still hadn't told me that it was a door to door sales position) and then my only "training" session I was told I would be going door to door alone. I say training in quotes because they never told me any techniques to sell or anything like that, just how to file any sales I got so I could get paid. I'd say I quit that day, but since I never got a commission and thus never got paid, I'm not sure if I was technically an employee.

  • @generichuman2044
    @generichuman2044 4 года назад +13

    I love how Hugo dresses. His wardrobe is so outrageous but his confidence means he pulls it off so well

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 4 года назад

      He tries so hard to dress things right. In the end it doesnt even matter

    • @kaldo8907
      @kaldo8907 2 года назад

      @@johnsmith-wx5fb He's gone so far to screw paintball. But in the end, it doesn't even matter.

  • @joshualudkin-finnie23
    @joshualudkin-finnie23 4 года назад +16

    I was actually considering reporting this company last September. They came to my university (Heriot-Watt in Edinburgh) during freshers week and advertised their awful "price reduction" deal. They used pressure sales techniques, like saying that they were only available that day. I didn't end up reporting them because I wasn't sure if it was actually illegal, or just immoral. I also wouldn't know how to go about reporting a company for illegal sales practices. Thank you for looking after the British consumers Hugo/Joe!

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 4 года назад +1

      That's a bit of a nothing comment then. You saw them.
      You thought about doing something.
      But you didnt do anything.
      Weeeeel oooookaaaaay theeeeen😂

    • @Spacemongerr
      @Spacemongerr 2 года назад

      I am sure the police has instructions on their website on how to make a report.

    • @Spacemongerr
      @Spacemongerr 2 года назад

      @@johnsmith-wx5fb Why are you needlessly beeing an unfunny pissant in every single comment you made on this video? Are you the scummy guy from IPG or are you just a boring sociopath?

  • @Isaac_L..
    @Isaac_L.. 4 года назад +62

    Guys, paintball is an amazing sport and most fields aren’t trying to scam you. Please give it a go (at a proper local field) as it deserves to be way more popular than it actually is.

    • @haroerhaktak2613
      @haroerhaktak2613 4 года назад +2

      I brought one of these things and went to my local paintball place with them. The guy running it knew it was a scam and offered us a discount.
      We didn't end up playing, but boy would we go there if we ever do.

    • @kevinlongman007
      @kevinlongman007 4 года назад

      Are you T Dog?

    • @Isaac_L..
      @Isaac_L.. 4 года назад +1

      Nope, just a player who wants the paintball to grow.

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 3 года назад

      Possible scam comment. Exercise caution

    • @cannaweallgetalong7168
      @cannaweallgetalong7168 2 года назад +1

      Someone owns a paintball business 🤣🤣🤣

  • @tinachristine4573
    @tinachristine4573 4 года назад +84

    'That is alcoholic!' The only way that counts.

  • @dex4345
    @dex4345 Год назад +28

    I worked for this company back in 2018. While I do apologies for my part in it, you must know that the people they exploit most, are their young international staff they employ.
    We would have to sell a certain amount of tickets to cover rent to live, and an additional two or three, just to set the stands up to sell them.
    I almost lost all my money trying to work for the company. They are a disgusting group of people!

    • @artlover282
      @artlover282 Год назад +1

      I've worked a lot with international students as I live near a University city (like 1/3 of the population is uni students). Those people that move here are doing their best to achieve great things like education or being able just to live out in the world on their own. They are not to blame fully although still, they should try hard to get out of predatory industries. It's not okay to do this, not even for money. although survival is obviously priority which is a reality.

  • @ians4564
    @ians4564 4 года назад +175

    Has nobody reported the company to Action Fraud or Trading standards about this and getting them shutdown for malpractice?

    • @SILVERSTRIPE_
      @SILVERSTRIPE_ 4 года назад +19

      This is the uk bro , we dont do shit lol

    • @pauleveritt942
      @pauleveritt942 3 года назад +4

      @@SILVERSTRIPE_ we should take to the streets and protest.

    • @thegoldminer7489
      @thegoldminer7489 3 года назад +3

      @@pauleveritt942 dramatic

    • @handlesarefeckinstupid
      @handlesarefeckinstupid Год назад

      Trading standards do exactly nil work unless they get pressured by big designer companies.

  • @angiebell3123
    @angiebell3123 4 года назад +22

    I bought these tickets from IPG outside Tesco in Surrey. When I got home I realized I could get them cheaper online. It took weeks of emails and phone calls to get a refund. Then they kept £5 ‘admin’ fee.

    • @ninjakid0073
      @ninjakid0073 4 года назад

      Was it the Tesco in leatherhead because that where I got ripped off

  • @Chrisroygbiv
    @Chrisroygbiv 4 года назад +15

    I used to sell tickets for Ministry of Paintball it was EXACTLY the same, overheard a family I was selling to deciding to put off a rent payment and wait for a benefits payment to come in. I started to talk them out of it the guy in charge moved me to the side and offered them a ‘special’ managers discount. Was horrible.

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 3 года назад

      Highly convenient but deeply fake apothecrical story alert!!!

    • @Chrisroygbiv
      @Chrisroygbiv 3 года назад +2

      Are you trying to say hypothetical? 😂

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 3 года назад

      @@Chrisroygbiv 😕😂😂😂😂 no.

    • @lemmadogman4924
      @lemmadogman4924 3 года назад

      john smith you’re trying to say apocryphal, not apothecrical

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 3 года назад

      @@lemmadogman4924 yeah i knew i spelt it wrong. So he was half right , i was "trying" to write something

  • @samb1314
    @samb1314 3 года назад +25

    What a creep that dude is .. I felt sick when he said that 🤮

  • @12HDudeY12
    @12HDudeY12 4 года назад +48

    DFS must be breaking the rules then because that sale is ALWAYS on😂

    • @danielvanson4430
      @danielvanson4430 4 года назад +4

      Wait.. DFS is having a sale? WHY DIDN'T ANYBODY TELL ME

    • @rebeccamartinson8913
      @rebeccamartinson8913 3 года назад +9

      We actually covered this in Business. Apparently they will keep all of the regularly priced items at the very back of the shop, but still where customers can access them. Then they'll have all of the sale items towards the front. As long as they've always got 'regularly' priced items in their store then it isn't illegal, and they can essentially run continuous sales. There's probably more to it but that's my understanding.

    • @Abb5ieBM
      @Abb5ieBM 3 года назад +3

      @@rebeccamartinson8913 i saw another consumer reviews show that covered DFS! they picked a couch, waited until the sale on that couch was over, then tried to buy it; shop employees said that they technically could buy it, but they don't stock the normally-priced stuff in the shops, so they'd have to wait for it to be shipped from the warehouse. conveniently, they had an almost identical model on sale that was slightly different (the colour of the couch's feet was grey instead of black or something tiny like that), and they were repeatedly pressured into buying this other model instead of the original. the differences between the models were so small that employees could be like "i'm looking out for you, buy this couch instead, it's much cheaper and basically the same!", but large enough to be technically legal.

    • @JIMP1000
      @JIMP1000 2 года назад

      Funny thing about DFS sales is they can do it because it's not the same items on sale all year every year. They release new sofas all the time on their 'sale' that look almost the same as the previous years ones with slight differences and a different name. Its weird but it allows them to forever have their sale on

  • @TaxinDaMan
    @TaxinDaMan 4 года назад +10

    I was a door to door salesman in Australia and all of these practices are not only encouraged but you’re let go if you don’t use them to force customers into a deal they 9 times out of 10 don’t need it’s a slimy industry that needs reform

    • @electroplaque
      @electroplaque Год назад

      It's an industry that is not needed. If it disappeared nothing of value would be lost.

  • @finlayevans427
    @finlayevans427 4 года назад +65

    T-Dog is literally Ricky Gervais in The Office...

    • @thecat2587
      @thecat2587 4 года назад

      Richard Carrie and you’re a sad internet warrior 😂

  • @shashipancholi
    @shashipancholi 4 года назад +7

    7:48 “can i call you mista?”
    It all makes so much sense now

  • @MrDan9400
    @MrDan9400 4 года назад +9

    When to an interview here in Australia. Ad said hourly pay and commission. Once in the group interview we asked about this and they said that was wrong and they will change the ad. Checked 1 week later and they ad hasn't been changed. But told us to just sell tickets anyway you can or you'll get fired

    • @chibikomeh
      @chibikomeh 4 года назад

      Reminds me in college I went for an interview to a company selling home improvements and repairs. They advertised on campus and I was new to the area and needed a job. Turns out it was 1. commissions based 2. DOOR TO DOOR SELLING. I had to walk around unfamiliar neighborhoods, knock on doors and convince people to let me in so I can tell them how much they need to replace their roof, windows, etc 3. I would be alone. I was told in the interview that I would always be with a minimum of 5 people who shared carpooling and that it was completely safe. On my first day my boss asked where my GPS was because I would need one as I would drive to all of the locations by myself, but keep a receipt of gas used so I would get compensation.
      I'm pretty sure every single thing they said to me in the interview was a lie. Also, I received no training on this. I was suppose to go home and in my own, unpaid time, google what old roofs looked like or various problems so I could sell repairs to customers. I quit after the first day and the person who hired me yelled at me for wasting their time. Maybe don't lie to people straight to their face.

    • @lezlezman1843
      @lezlezman1843 4 года назад +1

      MrDan9400, I'd take the getting fired option, mate. Any employer who disrespects his staff like that will surely dud his workers at every possible turn. Also, you should report that to Fair Work Australia. FWA take a very dim view of that sort of practice.

  • @jessstoodley7205
    @jessstoodley7205 4 года назад +62

    Joe has such nice legs wtf 5:28

  • @PlayThenSay
    @PlayThenSay 4 года назад +149

    Joes first failure? that statement at the end was a nothing, investigate what his own actions?

    • @chibikomeh
      @chibikomeh 4 года назад +19

      @Richard Carrie Or change your company name. Too often bad companies just rebrand and get away with the same scam all over again.

    • @corriblehunt4554
      @corriblehunt4554 4 года назад +12

      Everyone that watches this video now knows that the high pressure ticket sellers on the street are 100% a scam and that should make their jobs harder

  • @martinjennifer2107
    @martinjennifer2107 4 года назад +5

    I just love Joe and Allison so much ! I really hope there are still so many videos like this coming !

  • @abiw9999
    @abiw9999 4 года назад +68

    Totally got ripped off by these guys :( they hang around the entrance to my University, near first year accommodation. Was told the ticket discount nonsense and that they were only there that day... Saw them there every day for the rest of Freshers and the next year :/ doesn't look like they're going to change a thing!

    • @JV-rf6is
      @JV-rf6is 4 года назад +5

      Literally same here. They hang around at my Uni trying to sell tickets every Wednesday during semester. Thankfully I never bought any.

    • @hollybowden9891
      @hollybowden9891 4 года назад +6

      Literally same here. Asked if I was a first year, said I was in third and they were like well this is an offer exclusively for freshers. Spent ages talking to the guy and was so unsure as it was still like £70. Went away and I’m so glad I didn’t go back!

    • @JV-rf6is
      @JV-rf6is 4 года назад +1

      @@hollybowden9891 You dodged a bullet matey 👍

    • @machinamori3190
      @machinamori3190 Год назад +1

      same at my university! me and my best friend were walking back from class one day and this guy came up to us, somehow managed to misgender us both and tried to sell it to us as a "cheeky romantic activity, don't you want to shoot your girlfriend sometimes?" and then tried to make us pay him £69.99.

  • @katesmart2722
    @katesmart2722 4 года назад +123

    I like the lesbian flag Budweiser cup on the desk.

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 4 года назад +2

      There's a lesbian flag?😕

    • @barryhomeowner9293
      @barryhomeowner9293 3 года назад

      @@johnsmith-wx5fb yeah, that's the colours of the new one

    • @rosiecooper8030
      @rosiecooper8030 3 года назад +6

      Unfortunately, I don't think he likes lesbians for the right reason...

  • @tippyhatter
    @tippyhatter 2 года назад +4

    Mr. Motivator is still amazingly in shape for a 66 year old, damn

  • @Luke-qj5jn
    @Luke-qj5jn 4 года назад +124

    that's sexual harassment right there!!! 2:00

    • @thecat2587
      @thecat2587 4 года назад +5

      Luke no it isn’t. Idiot.

    • @littlehellkitten9682
      @littlehellkitten9682 4 года назад +27

      Yes, yes it is.

    • @yeah2853
      @yeah2853 4 года назад +24

      @@thecat2587 yes it absolutely is

    • @thomasmarsh1916
      @thomasmarsh1916 4 года назад +5

      No and here's why. firstly, hottest doesn't mean attractive in that context. For example you can say, "hottest new track right now!". From the dictionary hottest can mean: currently popular, fashionable, or in demand. Secondly, the Lara Croft comment is in reference to a Tomb Raider " paintball game zone" that they have on their field, based on a video game/movie where Lara Croft is the protagonist character. Terrance is actually practising the pitch with her. The question about having a boyfriend is called qualifying, as these paintball tickets are primarily purchased as a gift for loved ones. (You can clearly see he has the tickets in front of him at this point). Asking if they have a boyfriend, brother etc is just a way of gathering more information about a prospect, standard practice in sales. Thirdly S.E.X is an acronym used by all businesses that require people to cold stop people on the street, shopping centres etc. LASTLY, even if there was sexual harassment within IPG, thats a workplace problem globally, not a paintball company issue. Some clever editing to make someone look bad, with no solid backing. Disgraceful.

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 4 года назад +1

      @@thomasmarsh1916 can you see my comments?

  • @michaelj6165
    @michaelj6165 4 года назад +2

    This happened to me in Australia, was flipping frustrating!

  • @albiwarouhi
    @albiwarouhi 4 года назад +49

    Joe is the hero we never knew we needed

  • @colinsisk639
    @colinsisk639 4 года назад +13

    IPG came to my university and sold tickets for 2 years straight saying they were opening a paint balling centre in my city within 2 months which obviously never came about. The closest one is almost 3 hours away and certainly not worth that trip.

  • @georgejpeacock
    @georgejpeacock 4 года назад +9

    This happened to me when I tried to book a booth at cameo for my birthday, tried to tell me they had one booth left on a Friday in the middle of the month one of their least busiest day of the week lmao

  • @lsjs7681
    @lsjs7681 3 года назад +9

    A lot of big clothes company’s do this also, they say an items on sale and put a fake original price, then the sale price is just the normal price

    • @emmafrost13333
      @emmafrost13333 3 года назад +1

      I'm pretty sure Sainsbury's does that with it's food. My Nescafe is on deal nearly all of the month apart from a few days - that's how they resolve that issue.

    • @Legionnaire7777
      @Legionnaire7777 3 года назад +1

      It happens with everything!

    • @demono6708
      @demono6708 3 года назад

      Your mums Favourite sports direct. How are they still getting away with it?

    • @niseplank4527
      @niseplank4527 2 года назад

      That happened with TJ Maxx and Marshalls here. They got penalized and sent out gift cards as part of the suit.

  • @ogini5
    @ogini5 4 года назад

    Do love the bud light cups handed out at pride being present during the meeting at 2:15

  • @NoJusticeNoPeace
    @NoJusticeNoPeace 4 года назад +32

    Hugo Boss VS Sleazy Boss

  • @tlw8240
    @tlw8240 3 года назад +5

    I literally almost signed up for this when it was outside my student union. Good thing I dodged that bullet. 😂

  • @dove8722
    @dove8722 4 года назад +18

    If I started a new job and he was the manager, I’d be walking straight out the door. What a sleaze

    • @thecat2587
      @thecat2587 4 года назад

      Ruthless. How is he sleazy? Or are you a little fragile?

    • @Markazzo124
      @Markazzo124 4 года назад +8

      ​@@thecat2587 Calling 'Aly' the 'hottest recruiter ever' isn't sleazy to you? Jeez.

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 4 года назад

      @@Markazzo124 it's a compliment

    • @faithmartin251
      @faithmartin251 4 года назад +9

      john smith I’d want my boss to compliment my skills not how I look

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 4 года назад +1

      @@faithmartin251 so when you dress to look nice for work, who exactly are you doing it for? And please dont say yourself.

  • @4ickyy
    @4ickyy 4 года назад +77

    Asking for a refund as didn't know this and was told the same haven't used my tickets yet ..... Let's see 🙄👀

    • @jtbwilliams
      @jtbwilliams 4 года назад +8

      Issue a chargeback if you need to.

    • @sshappygames
      @sshappygames 4 года назад +3

      I was also told this. I asked for refund for COVID but they said no as can go next year.....

    • @snappo20
      @snappo20 4 года назад

      100% you won’t get a refund, good luck tho!

    • @4ickyy
      @4ickyy 4 года назад +1

      @@jtbwilliams Thanks I'll issue a charge back :)

    • @tommcalister2362
      @tommcalister2362 4 года назад +1

      I went for a refund after I phoned and was told of all the extra charges. Apparently refunds can only be made 24hrs after purchase. scam artists

  • @dee2140
    @dee2140 4 года назад +68

    I hope the company goes bankrupt & the owners attempt of starting another company fails. It sounds very much like daylight robbery

  • @PeteHart
    @PeteHart 4 года назад +6

    Best thing to do with those guys is disassemble the paintball markers on the stalls and leave them there....they have no idea how to put them back together :)

  • @stayawile14
    @stayawile14 4 года назад +1

    Ive seen them at malls here in canada. They were offering coupons to a field whom i'm friends with the owner. The owner of the field had absolutely no idea coupons were being offered....

  • @Tony-sk9uo
    @Tony-sk9uo 2 года назад +1

    I worked for an energy supplier. Same thing.. Commission only. I, apparently, broke the team record on my first day.. But after I truly learnt the product, I quit. I was lying without knowing it

  • @chroniclesofbap6170
    @chroniclesofbap6170 4 года назад +77

    I bet Alison wouldn't say no to a young man's organ. For that matter, neither would Joe

    • @robertschwartz4810
      @robertschwartz4810 4 года назад +13

      I hate the organ, and anyway, the accordion is so much more portable.

    • @lottiew8144
      @lottiew8144 4 года назад +3

      Robert Schwartz best reply ever omd

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 4 года назад +1

      A funny lighthearted joke. Going by mr lycetts televised moral gauge, this could be construed as something bordering on sexual harrasment. After all he did reprimand the man for calling blurry aly darling and suggesting she dress as lara croft.

    • @stugw4839
      @stugw4839 4 года назад

      Oooh, thats sexist! 😁

    • @aidenrafferty7825
      @aidenrafferty7825 3 года назад

      @@stugw4839 Yes, I imagine you woo all the ladies with that kind of talk.

  • @prbh8751
    @prbh8751 3 года назад +6

    Do one on BBC TV licence please!!

  • @freyas2338
    @freyas2338 4 года назад +1

    Why did I get an advert of Neils dad from the inbetweeners reviewing wine before this😂

  • @zoethornton7665
    @zoethornton7665 2 года назад +1

    The shopping center I recognised instantly as I grew up in the area and as far back as I can remember, there have always been paintball sales representatives wandering around on any given day. It's pretty appalling they try to use rush sales tactics on customers, as most are in the middle of shopping and might not know that these representatives could be back the next day, as it's a set-up stall.

  • @KurtisBlack
    @KurtisBlack 3 года назад +4

    I bought some of these once, I worked for a supermarket and they were selling in the entrance of our store, they told me I was getting an offer because I was staff at the company lol. Never even used the tickets

    • @kaziflows2936
      @kaziflows2936 3 года назад +2

      Got money to burn haven't you. Paying you too well at sainsburys

    • @KurtisBlack
      @KurtisBlack 3 года назад

      @@kaziflows2936 Yeah I was just showing off, at least I can always sell the tickets if I fancy a new car or house

    • @kaziflows2936
      @kaziflows2936 3 года назад

      @@KurtisBlack Yeah I've got some sea view property in Leeds if you're interested. Special discount because you're a key worker

  • @eagereyes5013
    @eagereyes5013 4 года назад +5

    Allison is absolutely lovely her energy is infectious

  • @Mrisaacsalter
    @Mrisaacsalter 3 года назад +1

    haha, !!! Jowen Disguies !!! Absolutely made my day.

  • @snaketheadversary6964
    @snaketheadversary6964 4 года назад +8

    "The Lara croft thing is what we do with all our staff. And deffo not me scratching off something on my bucket list I've had since PlayStation 1."

  • @abigaillamprecht5335
    @abigaillamprecht5335 4 года назад +17

    I love these videos but this is the first time one has ever applied to me! These pricks are everywhere in NZ they are at UOA consistently and if you google ÍPG' from an Auckland server UOA actually shows up as their third location!

  • @FannyLerouxTime
    @FannyLerouxTime 4 года назад +9

    How, when everything is filmed, can companies pretend nothing is going on.

  • @smcwaltersm
    @smcwaltersm 3 года назад +2

    I use to work at a paintball centre, about a year and a half ago, and I felt so bad for people who used IPG - mainly large parties - because they were constantly misled and misinformed of what their tickets actually entitled them too- most common was IPG 100 which was a standard gun, overalls and 100 bullets for the whole day which is basically nothing. They would be told it was 100 per round or they’d get special guns etc or we could do special discounts for them which we couldn’t😂

  • @fpcooper95
    @fpcooper95 2 года назад +1

    The comedy, the drama, this one is a blast!

  • @bigbalticbox
    @bigbalticbox 4 года назад +4

    I was actually scammed by these guys way back in 2017 on my first week of uni.
    Nice to see they're still doing the exact same thing 3 years later

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 3 года назад

      Nice?!?!?😮 you're part of the problem

    • @bigbalticbox
      @bigbalticbox 3 года назад

      @@johnsmith-wx5fb Huh?!
      I'm hoping you meant that I was a victim of the issue, not what your message actually reads

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 3 года назад

      @@bigbalticbox yes you were the victim of the issue

    • @von3689
      @von3689 7 месяцев назад +1

      Same 3 years later lmao

  • @johnsmith-wx5fb
    @johnsmith-wx5fb 4 года назад +14

    The first 42 seconds im confused. She said she bought the tickets but didnt use them. Then she says she brought 10 of her sons friends and it cost her a lot of money. What's going on here? As a viewer am i being scammed?

  • @SK-dc4yn
    @SK-dc4yn 2 года назад +2

    Still says £35 on their website

  • @elburritomonster
    @elburritomonster 4 года назад +1

    I got sold IPG tickets once I got mugged off massively, had to pay a booking fee of £15 per person so ended up being £25 per person not including any paintballs which we then had to buy for £9 a pop it was horrendous

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 4 года назад

      😂😂😂😂😂👋 why on earth would you even stop and talk to these dumb dumbs?

  • @BRDLY-yu2ij
    @BRDLY-yu2ij 4 года назад +12

    Idk why but I creased when she called paint balls bullets😬 0:29

  • @lukeporter6186
    @lukeporter6186 4 года назад +3

    Is that the whitgift centre in Croydon ?

  • @shannonbarnett1700
    @shannonbarnett1700 4 года назад

    love how thats centrale shopping centre in croydon hahahaahaha

  • @FRANKYESS
    @FRANKYESS 4 года назад

    More of these please

  • @johnmonk66
    @johnmonk66 4 года назад +9

    All his undercover people are related to big foot, always blurry

  • @Phurzt
    @Phurzt 4 года назад +11

    To be completely fair to T-Dawg, he asked me to dress up as Lara Croft too, and I'm a man. Though I had to remind him that my craigslist ad specifically stated that cosplay would be double price.

  • @TheIndulged1
    @TheIndulged1 3 года назад

    I weirdly got recommend this, first time I have watched the whole episode while laughing, you have a sub do what you want lol

  • @evilbrokovich1176
    @evilbrokovich1176 3 года назад +2

    OMG I think that was the guy who tried to sell us paintball tickets in freshers week

  • @Dr3Mc3Ninja
    @Dr3Mc3Ninja 3 года назад +7

    Hugo Boss does amazing work, but I struggle to watch these because the second-hand embarrassment of exposing scammers makes me cringe.

  • @robertschwartz4810
    @robertschwartz4810 4 года назад +3

    Gee! And after I put ALL my trust in hawkers who sell out of shopping mall kiosks!

  • @MissesWitch
    @MissesWitch 4 года назад +1

    I did this when I was 9 years old and it was exactly the same!!! They really need to fix this! . that's 16 years ago.

  • @elvispelvis1779
    @elvispelvis1779 3 года назад

    They filmed the bit with the pond right outside my house

  • @1234andrewjones
    @1234andrewjones 4 года назад +6

    Still £35 on the website 😂😂 bunch on muppets

    • @tommikka
      @tommikka 4 года назад

      That’s the point - it’s £35 on the website, therefore the tickets are at a ‘discount’

  • @ellaisboring
    @ellaisboring 4 года назад +3

    Fuck, this exact thing happened to me. They were set up in my university and harassed everyone walking to class. I bought 10 tickets for my boyfriend and his friends so they could paintball for his birthday. I paid about 100 dollars, and never used them because it was such a fuck around to book and too expensive for all the friends to join us. It was so horrible and I spent all this money for nothing. AAAAND they never stop texting you about 'sales' they have on. I had to block all the numbers they text on. Such a fucking waste. I didn't really have the money, but I wanted to do something special for my boyfriend. Still angry about it

  • @CarolineCarnivorous
    @CarolineCarnivorous Год назад +2

    I was curious and went on their website.. the £35 thing is still on there! Trying to buy a ticket isn't very straightforward..

  • @Shadow_foxx1
    @Shadow_foxx1 3 года назад

    It’s like going ice skating or roll blading.. or snow boarding and skiing you pay to get in or for your lift ticket then if you need to rent your equipment it cost extra

  • @sagargupta3144
    @sagargupta3144 4 года назад +22

    hugo boss

  • @DextersPBLab
    @DextersPBLab 4 года назад +8

    As a regular paintballer, I can't stand ipg

  • @joegrimes9232
    @joegrimes9232 Год назад +1

    Shady practices are abound. In 2013, I was unfortunately unemployed. I took every application I could. But one was bizarre. CAPITAL ONE street canvasing. Now yep. That's a credit card company you'd think?
    You'd be wrong! It was a leased office on Maid Marian Way, Nottingham that consisted of a plastic table and a receptionist. A City and Guilds certificate in a cheap photo frame and tesco art prints of New York on the wall.
    The interview was hysterical. I was flanked by two very serious "fellow applicants" who asked questions and acted like they were in a play.
    Get this their clients include the British Heart Foundation AND Red Cross. Very noble. Upstairs there are cabinets full ( apparently.) My job was to canvas Nottingham, Victoria Centre mostly. Take bank details and cash if "donated". Take it to a lock up and leave it there where I would receive my wages by the TL at the end of the week.
    lmao the fat gentleman started getting defensive after the interview when I asked questions and, he "Inferred" I might be a watchdog. I certainly would never lie or pretend, but he got that notion.
    Always ALWAYS be wary.

  • @emeryjem
    @emeryjem 4 года назад +2

    His clothes 😂😂

  • @Lapinporokoira
    @Lapinporokoira 4 года назад +7

    How old is mr motivator now? Seems like hes been around forever.

  • @olliereviews5452
    @olliereviews5452 4 года назад +11

    I love joe sm

    • @laurenellie
      @laurenellie 4 года назад +2

      Don’t you mean Hugo Boss?

  • @zyrota4295
    @zyrota4295 4 года назад

    Last year I got some tickets from them and the same thing happened to me. I live in Australia.

  • @aaravsingh8757
    @aaravsingh8757 Год назад +1

    i just got scammed and the police believed them. it happened at Scarborough town center Canada by the name of optimum paintball.

    • @timegeometry9855
      @timegeometry9855 Год назад

      IPG rebranded as Optimum. Same shady practices, same scammy schemes, same backpacking staff from UK. They are here in Vancouver as well.

  • @kaanburns17
    @kaanburns17 3 года назад +3

    On behalf of all paintball players, thank you! IPG give our sport such a bad name.

  • @squareinsquare2078
    @squareinsquare2078 3 года назад +6

    Alison is great, I really like her, she's just naturally warm and funny.

  • @XxAIRLINxX
    @XxAIRLINxX 3 года назад

    I did the same with talk talk pop up sales tent. The sales pitch we where trained was all bollocks and the shit we had to do to try get sales. It was all commission and any sales I made went through the senior team mate I was with and I was told I'd be paid from him which never happened he basically got all the commission...

  • @kieranpenrose
    @kieranpenrose 4 года назад

    Mr motivator!!!!! Nooooo! I forgot about him!!!!! This is fantastic

  • @natchosm4320
    @natchosm4320 4 года назад +10

    'tdog' is disgustingly inappropriate. Not at all professional. It's pretty clear why he's not in a better job..

    • @airsofthughes9165
      @airsofthughes9165 4 года назад

      He Co owns the company. Briefly worked there a while ago and they wouldn't shut up about how much money they made

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 4 года назад

      @@airsofthughes9165 with a name like airsoft you're bang at it yourself!!!!!. EXPLAIN YOURSELF IMMEDIATELY!?!

  • @tievoli83
    @tievoli83 3 года назад +9

    "I bought tickets from them, but never went"
    20 seconds later
    "It cost a fortune because I took ten of his friends and they charged us for the bullets too"

  • @Mr.Fabulous-1990
    @Mr.Fabulous-1990 4 года назад

    They were on the news in The Netherlands a while ago as well, selling tickets for their Dutch location, even though they didn't have one. Left people showing up to an empty field.
    Saw them selling at Victoria Station in London once, glad I didn't fall for it.

  • @admina.r.9727
    @admina.r.9727 4 года назад

    The not-so-subtle slap stick humor ist great.