Non-motoring > 'Professional' as a marketing adjective…..	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Haywain	Replies: 14

Sun 26 Jan 14 20:08   'Professional' as a marketing adjective….. - Haywain

Over the years, the use of the term 'Professional' or ‘Pro’ seems to have become increasingly common to describe a range of increasingly unlikely products. I can sort of understand the term 'Professional' being used as part of the blurb for, say, a cordless drill or an expensive and robust set of spanners but….. My 88-year-old father has reached a stage of boredom where he thinks a lot about mobility scooters; he scans through catalogues, compares prices and drools over them like I would have done with motorbikes as a teenager. He is, now, even prodding at an i-Pad as he searches the internet for more scooter information. During one of these forays, I noted that Prorider Mobility describe their 'Road King' 8mph model (£899.00; r.r.p. £3,500.00) as a “Professional Road Mobility Scooter”. Any idea who might use one of these in a ‘professional’ capacity? ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 26 Jan 14 20:09   'Professional' as a marketing adjective….. - Lygonos

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1nb_T1JKps ? Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 26 Jan 14 20:32   'Professional' as a marketing adjective….. - Fenlander

This guy is halfway there... www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N5wdPaP53s Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 26 Jan 14 20:59   'Professional' as a marketing adjective….. - Haywain

"This guy is halfway there…" I suppose, if he went out and caught some fish, and sold them ……. it could be classed as 'professional' usage. Mind you, it's given me an idea ………… if I'm still using my canoe in 20 years time……… ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

Sun 26 Jan 14 23:02   'Professional' as a marketing adjective….. - bathtub tom

If you're thinking of buying a mobility scooter, check out the S/H prices on ebay first. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 27 Jan 14 12:46   'Professional' as a marketing adjective….. - WillDeBeest

There are other adjectives similarly mistreated. I was leafing through a builder's merchant catalogue once and came across front doors described as 'exclusive'. Which you'd hope they would be, wouldn't you? Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 27 Jan 14 15:54   'Professional' as a marketing adjective….. - Fenlander

>>>If you're thinking of buying a mobility scooter, check out the S/H prices on ebay first. They come through the probate auctions I attend most months and fetch peanuts. £40-£70 for a £1000 scooter is quite common. I'd thought of buying one to turn into something... but the fact they don't fit into my car has stopped me so far. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 27 Jan 14 13:07   'Professional' as a marketing adjective….. - Cliff Pope

>> >> Any idea who might use one of these in a ‘professional’ capacity? ;-) Here's a professional at work: www.scotsman.com/news/scotland/top-stories/pensioner-ram-raids-charity-shop-on-his-mobility-scooter-1-571946 Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 27 Jan 14 14:41   'Professional' as a marketing adjective….. - Dave

In the world of tools and industrial equipment, I always avoid anything described as professional, industrial, or heavy duty. It is usually chinese rubbish that is anything but heavy duty. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 27 Jan 14 15:05   'Professional' as a marketing adjective….. - No FM2R

In the days that I had hair I always used to wonder about "salon quality" shampoo. Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 27 Jan 14 15:23   'Professional' as a marketing adjective….. - Clk Sec

And now you know... Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 27 Jan 14 16:15   'Professional' as a marketing adjective….. - No FM2R

So *that's* what did it! Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 27 Jan 14 21:12   'Professional' as a marketing adjective….. - Ted

Yup...Wash & Go.......You washed and yer hair went ! HO Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 27 Jan 14 21:57   'Professional' as a marketing adjective….. - Dog

I make semi-professional toast every morning: www.amazon.co.uk/Kenwood-TT930-Semi-Professional-Toaster-Stainless/dp/B000G3G1FE Reply to this message | Report message

Mon 27 Jan 14 22:41   'Professional' as a marketing adjective….. - WillDeBeest

In many cases, a truly 'professional' appliance would be entirely unsuited to domestic use, and catering devices would be a good example. Something designed to be used for 12 hours a day, then thoroughly checked and cleaned at the end is not going to fare well if used for a few minutes and then forgotten about for 23.75 hours. I enjoy cooking (yes, Pat) and coffee, but I certainly wouldn't want to live with a real restaurant stove or a plumbed-in espresso machine. Of course, most of them, like Dog's toaster, are nothing of the kind. Reply to this message | Report message