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autumnblade75 wrote: »just_Tomek wrote: »raven56706 wrote: »just_Tomek wrote: »Peleton must die a slow death. Its ridiculously $$$$.
Think about it. For that kind of cash you can have a nice road bike (that you can use outside weather permitting), a good smart trainer to bolt it onto, and a subscription to something like training peaks or zwift.
I own a Peloton bike. I love it. Does everything for me? It kind of reminds me of an Apple Iphone. Just works with no thinking behind it. Sure i can get a mountain bike and other things to make it just like a Peloton but nah. This just works.
As for the ad however, its a load of *kitten* for other reasons. Not everyone owns a *kitten* luxurious house like the one on every commercial of theirs. Plus most of their members are bunch of entitled whiny *kitten*. I love the bike but it just does what i need it to do. Provide cardio. thats it
me too! I bought mine in 2016 and paid under 2k for it. I don't know what the sticker price is now. I use it several times a week and now that they have the tread classes I am able to use the running classes (in addition to their strength training classes) as well on my own treadmill and while running outdoors (I don't own a tread). Just ran my second marathon and used Peloton's training program for it. Loved it.
@just_Tomek
It was well worth the investment as I have two kids and manage a full-time career on top of that. I don't quite understand the constant criticism Peloton faces and why you say it must die a slow death because it's "ridiculously expensive"... I have friends who pay much more than $40 per month on their gym memberships that they barely use. I use my Peloton bike and/or app every day of the week because I work out every day. For me, the 2k was not expensive--it was well worth the investment and I don't regret the purchase one bit. It is all relative. Would you also say that all luxury car companies or even fancy road bikes (which range into the thousands as I understand it) should die a slow death? At what point do these items become too expensive for your taste?
And for what it's worth, I don't wish to buy a "nice road bike." Outdoor cycling is much different than spin. I am not a road cyclist and don't wish to navigate busy roads and drivers who are on their phones. A dear friend of mine was killed on his bike and another was gravely injured and put in intensive care. No thank you.
Yes we definitely should all get locked up inside our house in fear that something might or might not happen. A dear friend of mine died on his couch in perfect health from a sudden heart attack. Another died playing soccer. My father was hospitalized for a year from being in a car crash. There is no point in arguing about this nonesense. Its life and life happens. When it happens to you just be sure you lived it to the fullest. And if for YOU this means inside your house on the peleton bike, which here costs $3000 and $50/m membership, then all the power to you.
I will enjoy my outdoor bike rides on my overpriced road bike enjoying the smells of the woods and the scenery.
Did you read my post? I run marathons among other long distance races. I train outdoors most of the time.
I am not locked up in my house. One doesn’t run 20 plus miles inside. I just choose not to cycle on the roads. It’s a choice. And frankly, it’s a smart one given that I’m not comfortable with it.
I disagree that "One doesn't run 20 plus miles inside." I do. I prefer the treadmill. Even for long runs, even while marathon training. If I'm going to ride a bicycle, though, I go outside.
To the original point: What bothered me about the commercial (and I had my eyes peeled for what might be offensive) was the "5 days in a row" comment. Rest days, guys! I think it might be irresponsible to suggest that not taking rest days is a good plan. Especially if the impression is that she is not already someone who exercises regularly. Especially with the "no pain, no gain" expectations, or the fitspo slogan "sweat is fat crying". I'm a little disappointed that in 11 pages, nobody else in this fitness community had any problem with that.
There are different ways of taking “rest days” — it doesn’t have to mean taking a day off. And cycling is a non-impact exercise, so doing 5 days in a row—especially for someone trying to establish a routine—is not that big a deal.
Only speaking for myself, but that’s why I didn’t have a problem with it.
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@Azdak Thank you. I do appreciate your explanation. That makes a lot of sense. I know that recovery days are totally a thing, too. I don't think the newbies necessarily know, though - and I'm not really in favor of perpetuating the idea that it's healthy to push too hard, too often.2
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squirley13 wrote: »I will add my sense to this thread. I loved the commercial and those who disliked it have a limited understanding of fitness and natural endorphin experiences. I will state the ridiculous ridicule over the ad is not only obnoxious but toxic. My own personal experience with health gifts that my husband was also under prejudice of other’s opinions was when he got me a professional vintage doctor’s scale for my birthday and hid it in his work office til my birthday arrived. I was pleasantly surprised at his thoughtfulness as I wouldn’t have got one for myself because I thought it was too expensive but he wanted to spoil me ☺️♥️
So because I disliked the ad, I have a limited understanding of fitness? I would love to hear how you jumped to that conclusion because its ridiculous. I disliked the ad, not because her husband gave her fitness equipment for Christmas, but because it was poorly done in a lot of ways. As pointed out repeatedly in this thread, she talks about how life changing this bike is, yet its not exactly clear what benefits she receives from it. Its also odd to me just how anxious she is in the beginning for her first ride. The worst thing about the ad in my opinion is that the Christmas gift she gives her husband the following year is a video about how much she enjoyed her previous years gift. I feel like he kind of got screwed on this years gift especially after buying her such a life changing gift the previous year. Nothing about the ad had me outraged, however I do think it was stupid, and I don't believe its toxic to ridicule an ad that is probably deserving of some ridicule. Its great you liked it, but there is no need to insult others who didn't. The ad clearly spoke to you in a different way than it did others. That is what advertising is designed to do.10 -
squirley13 wrote: »I will add my sense to this thread. I loved the commercial and those who disliked it have a limited understanding of fitness and natural endorphin experiences. I will state the ridiculous ridicule over the ad is not only obnoxious but toxic. My own personal experience with health gifts that my husband was also under prejudice of other’s opinions was when he got me a professional vintage doctor’s scale for my birthday and hid it in his work office til my birthday arrived. I was pleasantly surprised at his thoughtfulness as I wouldn’t have got one for myself because I thought it was too expensive but he wanted to spoil me ☺️♥️
I thought the ad was dumb. How does that reveal my limited understanding of fitness and endorphin responses?11 -
autumnblade75 wrote: »just_Tomek wrote: »raven56706 wrote: »just_Tomek wrote: »Peleton must die a slow death. Its ridiculously $$$$.
Think about it. For that kind of cash you can have a nice road bike (that you can use outside weather permitting), a good smart trainer to bolt it onto, and a subscription to something like training peaks or zwift.
I own a Peloton bike. I love it. Does everything for me? It kind of reminds me of an Apple Iphone. Just works with no thinking behind it. Sure i can get a mountain bike and other things to make it just like a Peloton but nah. This just works.
As for the ad however, its a load of *kitten* for other reasons. Not everyone owns a *kitten* luxurious house like the one on every commercial of theirs. Plus most of their members are bunch of entitled whiny *kitten*. I love the bike but it just does what i need it to do. Provide cardio. thats it
me too! I bought mine in 2016 and paid under 2k for it. I don't know what the sticker price is now. I use it several times a week and now that they have the tread classes I am able to use the running classes (in addition to their strength training classes) as well on my own treadmill and while running outdoors (I don't own a tread). Just ran my second marathon and used Peloton's training program for it. Loved it.
@just_Tomek
It was well worth the investment as I have two kids and manage a full-time career on top of that. I don't quite understand the constant criticism Peloton faces and why you say it must die a slow death because it's "ridiculously expensive"... I have friends who pay much more than $40 per month on their gym memberships that they barely use. I use my Peloton bike and/or app every day of the week because I work out every day. For me, the 2k was not expensive--it was well worth the investment and I don't regret the purchase one bit. It is all relative. Would you also say that all luxury car companies or even fancy road bikes (which range into the thousands as I understand it) should die a slow death? At what point do these items become too expensive for your taste?
And for what it's worth, I don't wish to buy a "nice road bike." Outdoor cycling is much different than spin. I am not a road cyclist and don't wish to navigate busy roads and drivers who are on their phones. A dear friend of mine was killed on his bike and another was gravely injured and put in intensive care. No thank you.
Yes we definitely should all get locked up inside our house in fear that something might or might not happen. A dear friend of mine died on his couch in perfect health from a sudden heart attack. Another died playing soccer. My father was hospitalized for a year from being in a car crash. There is no point in arguing about this nonesense. Its life and life happens. When it happens to you just be sure you lived it to the fullest. And if for YOU this means inside your house on the peleton bike, which here costs $3000 and $50/m membership, then all the power to you.
I will enjoy my outdoor bike rides on my overpriced road bike enjoying the smells of the woods and the scenery.
Did you read my post? I run marathons among other long distance races. I train outdoors most of the time.
I am not locked up in my house. One doesn’t run 20 plus miles inside. I just choose not to cycle on the roads. It’s a choice. And frankly, it’s a smart one given that I’m not comfortable with it.
I disagree that "One doesn't run 20 plus miles inside." I do. I prefer the treadmill. Even for long runs, even while marathon training. If I'm going to ride a bicycle, though, I go outside.
To the original point: What bothered me about the commercial (and I had my eyes peeled for what might be offensive) was the "5 days in a row" comment. Rest days, guys! I think it might be irresponsible to suggest that not taking rest days is a good plan. Especially if the impression is that she is not already someone who exercises regularly. Especially with the "no pain, no gain" expectations, or the fitspo slogan "sweat is fat crying". I'm a little disappointed that in 11 pages, nobody else in this fitness community had any problem with that.
I'm an avid cycling and mountain biking enthusiast. Cycling is pretty low impact and most Peloton workouts are 30-60 minutes...I don't really think that's going too hard unless someone is really out of shape. I could cycle daily with 30-60 minutes. Training is different...when I was actively training for endurance events, rest days were important in that the mileage and duration of my rides could be 2-3-4 hours long easily and was also doing other conditioning things like hill repeats...but even a rest/recovery day could easily consist of an easy 30 minute spin, but I typically opted for yoga or just going for a walk.3 -
I love it, kudos to him!!!
Peloton husband, despite the controversy, gifts real-life girlfriend a ... Peloton bike
When life imitates art ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/12/26/peloton-husband-gives-girlfriend-exercise-bike-christmas/2750142001/
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I love it, kudos to him!!!
Peloton husband, despite the controversy, gifts real-life girlfriend a ... Peloton bike
When life imitates art ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/12/26/peloton-husband-gives-girlfriend-exercise-bike-christmas/2750142001/
My money is on the idea Peloton provided the bike free in exchange for the Instagram post.5 -
squirley13 wrote: »I will add my sense to this thread. I loved the commercial and those who disliked it have a limited understanding of fitness and natural endorphin experiences. I will state the ridiculous ridicule over the ad is not only obnoxious but toxic. My own personal experience with health gifts that my husband was also under prejudice of other’s opinions was when he got me a professional vintage doctor’s scale for my birthday and hid it in his work office til my birthday arrived. I was pleasantly surprised at his thoughtfulness as I wouldn’t have got one for myself because I thought it was too expensive but he wanted to spoil me ☺️♥️
So because I disliked the ad, I have a limited understanding of fitness? I would love to hear how you jumped to that conclusion because its ridiculous. I disliked the ad, not because her husband gave her fitness equipment for Christmas, but because it was poorly done in a lot of ways. As pointed out repeatedly in this thread, she talks about how life changing this bike is, yet its not exactly clear what benefits she receives from it. Its also odd to me just how anxious she is in the beginning for her first ride. The worst thing about the ad in my opinion is that the Christmas gift she gives her husband the following year is a video about how much she enjoyed her previous years gift. I feel like he kind of got screwed on this years gift especially after buying her such a life changing gift the previous year. Nothing about the ad had me outraged, however I do think it was stupid, and I don't believe its toxic to ridicule an ad that is probably deserving of some ridicule. Its great you liked it, but there is no need to insult others who didn't. The ad clearly spoke to you in a different way than it did others. That is what advertising is designed to do.
To be honest, given our litigious attitude here in the US i doubt Peleron could really make any claims on specific benefits and went with the "life changing" as a safe way out.2 -
Not specifically Peleton, but it didn't take long for Planet Fitness to mock the "bike of shame":
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ZGcf/planet-fitness-bike-of-shame-10-a-month0 -
rheddmobile wrote: »Aaron_K123 wrote: »The point of advertisement isn't to be in tune with the culture and blandly polite, the point of advertisment is to get people to talk about the product and repeatedly drop the brand name all over the place both in conversation and online post so people who have never heard of the company then hear about the company. The more eyes they get on their product the more likely they are to make sales which is what they care about.
I'd say that this is a pretty fabulous advertisement because two days ago I'd never heard of this company and now I hear about them a lot and I know that they make an exercise bike. Question is did they just stumble on it or was this actually crafted to elicit this response intentionally.
Considering their stock lost something like 1.5 billion dollars in three days it probably wasn’t intentional. It’s not true that all publicity is good publicity.
just because their stock temporarily dropped doesn't indicate whether it was intentional or not. Companies make bad moves all the time.
Also just because their stock temporarily dropped doesn't mean it was a bad move in the long run.1 -
I feel like the relatively few people who are actually offended by this ad are just projecting their own insecurities onto the wife. Assuming she's doing it to lose weight, assuming her expression is of fear, assuming her husband got it for her because he doesn't approve of her in some way, and/or assuming her life should already be fulfilling enough because they have enough money to afford a Peloton.
Otherwise, it's just people on Twitter having fun posting memes mocking an overly dramatic ad like they always do.5 -
This is a case of know your spouse. A husband who has expressed displeasure at his wife's physique gifting his wife exercise equipment is totally different than a husband gifting his wife exercise equipment because she wants it. And then there's the husband who gifts the $2,000 bike because it's something he wants, lol.3
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I’m very ‘take it or leave it’ with them.
I go to a pretty fancy health club and I’m sure that if I watched their advertisements, they’d be saying all kinds of rubbish.
The bottom line is, I go there because I enjoy it and to me there is value in it.
It’s similar with any product. The fact that their adverts are rediculois is purely a reflection of the hypercapitolist society we’re in and the fact that we respond better to those adds - in return increasing clicks/sales.
Bottom line, buy if it’s your thing or leave and find something cheaper if it isn’t - it’s only an exercise bike at the end of the day and only has as much value as you give it.1 -
Let's just grant that claim for arguendo - I think I'm know fitness and endorphins, and felt the ad fell flat, though didn't hate it - isn't that a huge problem? Isn't one of the points of ads to get buy in from people that don't use the product already? Sure, some products sell to existing customers, but I don't think that's quite the audience Peloton wants to crack, is it?squirley13 wrote: »I will add my sense to this thread. I loved the commercial and those who disliked it have a limited understanding of fitness and natural endorphin experiences. I will state the ridiculous ridicule over the ad is not only obnoxious but toxic. My own personal experience with health gifts that my husband was also under prejudice of other’s opinions was when he got me a professional vintage doctor’s scale for my birthday and hid it in his work office til my birthday arrived. I was pleasantly surprised at his thoughtfulness as I wouldn’t have got one for myself because I thought it was too expensive but he wanted to spoil me ☺️♥️
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Theoldguy1 wrote: »I love it, kudos to him!!!
Peloton husband, despite the controversy, gifts real-life girlfriend a ... Peloton bike
When life imitates art ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/12/26/peloton-husband-gives-girlfriend-exercise-bike-christmas/2750142001/
My money is on the idea Peloton provided the bike free in exchange for the Instagram post.
If that were the case, he'd have been obligated to disclose as much (or at least tag the post as #ad or #sponsored) in the post.0 -
Theoldguy1 wrote: »squirley13 wrote: »I will add my sense to this thread. I loved the commercial and those who disliked it have a limited understanding of fitness and natural endorphin experiences. I will state the ridiculous ridicule over the ad is not only obnoxious but toxic. My own personal experience with health gifts that my husband was also under prejudice of other’s opinions was when he got me a professional vintage doctor’s scale for my birthday and hid it in his work office til my birthday arrived. I was pleasantly surprised at his thoughtfulness as I wouldn’t have got one for myself because I thought it was too expensive but he wanted to spoil me ☺️♥️
So because I disliked the ad, I have a limited understanding of fitness? I would love to hear how you jumped to that conclusion because its ridiculous. I disliked the ad, not because her husband gave her fitness equipment for Christmas, but because it was poorly done in a lot of ways. As pointed out repeatedly in this thread, she talks about how life changing this bike is, yet its not exactly clear what benefits she receives from it. Its also odd to me just how anxious she is in the beginning for her first ride. The worst thing about the ad in my opinion is that the Christmas gift she gives her husband the following year is a video about how much she enjoyed her previous years gift. I feel like he kind of got screwed on this years gift especially after buying her such a life changing gift the previous year. Nothing about the ad had me outraged, however I do think it was stupid, and I don't believe its toxic to ridicule an ad that is probably deserving of some ridicule. Its great you liked it, but there is no need to insult others who didn't. The ad clearly spoke to you in a different way than it did others. That is what advertising is designed to do.
To be honest, given our litigious attitude here in the US i doubt Peleron could really make any claims on specific benefits and went with the "life changing" as a safe way out.
Seriously? Look at some of the claims made by other "fitness" products and tell me that Peloton couldn't have clarified any benefits. There are infomercials for other products that claim all sorts of things, and its not hard to claim a benefit as long as its clarified that those results might not be typical for every individual. I think Peloton is intentionally marketing their products as life changing without making specific claims for a reason. They seem to prefer it to appear to be a magical product.1 -
Theoldguy1 wrote: »squirley13 wrote: »I will add my sense to this thread. I loved the commercial and those who disliked it have a limited understanding of fitness and natural endorphin experiences. I will state the ridiculous ridicule over the ad is not only obnoxious but toxic. My own personal experience with health gifts that my husband was also under prejudice of other’s opinions was when he got me a professional vintage doctor’s scale for my birthday and hid it in his work office til my birthday arrived. I was pleasantly surprised at his thoughtfulness as I wouldn’t have got one for myself because I thought it was too expensive but he wanted to spoil me ☺️♥️
So because I disliked the ad, I have a limited understanding of fitness? I would love to hear how you jumped to that conclusion because its ridiculous. I disliked the ad, not because her husband gave her fitness equipment for Christmas, but because it was poorly done in a lot of ways. As pointed out repeatedly in this thread, she talks about how life changing this bike is, yet its not exactly clear what benefits she receives from it. Its also odd to me just how anxious she is in the beginning for her first ride. The worst thing about the ad in my opinion is that the Christmas gift she gives her husband the following year is a video about how much she enjoyed her previous years gift. I feel like he kind of got screwed on this years gift especially after buying her such a life changing gift the previous year. Nothing about the ad had me outraged, however I do think it was stupid, and I don't believe its toxic to ridicule an ad that is probably deserving of some ridicule. Its great you liked it, but there is no need to insult others who didn't. The ad clearly spoke to you in a different way than it did others. That is what advertising is designed to do.
To be honest, given our litigious attitude here in the US i doubt Peleron could really make any claims on specific benefits and went with the "life changing" as a safe way out.
Seriously? Look at some of the claims made by other "fitness" products and tell me that Peloton couldn't have clarified any benefits. There are infomercials for other products that claim all sorts of things, and its not hard to claim a benefit as long as its clarified that those results might not be typical for every individual. I think Peloton is intentionally marketing their products as life changing without making specific claims for a reason. They seem to prefer it to appear to be a magical product.
I've been watching stuff on YouTube lately, and there are at least a couple of other similar products that are by other manufacturers (Nordic is one) that are advertised almost identically (but for the specific ad in question). For example, one of them is two people, with their bikes set up in high rises next to huge windows with a view who can see each other as they compete. There definitely seems to be an idea that the more mystical life-changing and also "look at how cool we are" appeals will work, without the specific fitness claims that are often made (see any of the old late night fitness equipment commercials). Like I said above, I see this with things like OrangeTheory, SoulCycle, and even CrossFit to some extent too. It's something about the current age.0 -
Carlos_421 wrote: »Theoldguy1 wrote: »I love it, kudos to him!!!
Peloton husband, despite the controversy, gifts real-life girlfriend a ... Peloton bike
When life imitates art ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/12/26/peloton-husband-gives-girlfriend-exercise-bike-christmas/2750142001/
My money is on the idea Peloton provided the bike free in exchange for the Instagram post.
If that were the case, he'd have been obligated to disclose as much (or at least tag the post as #ad or #sponsored) in the post.
Maybe they are supposed to but it's the internet how many times do you think rules are broken?0 -
Theoldguy1 wrote: »squirley13 wrote: »I will add my sense to this thread. I loved the commercial and those who disliked it have a limited understanding of fitness and natural endorphin experiences. I will state the ridiculous ridicule over the ad is not only obnoxious but toxic. My own personal experience with health gifts that my husband was also under prejudice of other’s opinions was when he got me a professional vintage doctor’s scale for my birthday and hid it in his work office til my birthday arrived. I was pleasantly surprised at his thoughtfulness as I wouldn’t have got one for myself because I thought it was too expensive but he wanted to spoil me ☺️♥️
So because I disliked the ad, I have a limited understanding of fitness? I would love to hear how you jumped to that conclusion because its ridiculous. I disliked the ad, not because her husband gave her fitness equipment for Christmas, but because it was poorly done in a lot of ways. As pointed out repeatedly in this thread, she talks about how life changing this bike is, yet its not exactly clear what benefits she receives from it. Its also odd to me just how anxious she is in the beginning for her first ride. The worst thing about the ad in my opinion is that the Christmas gift she gives her husband the following year is a video about how much she enjoyed her previous years gift. I feel like he kind of got screwed on this years gift especially after buying her such a life changing gift the previous year. Nothing about the ad had me outraged, however I do think it was stupid, and I don't believe its toxic to ridicule an ad that is probably deserving of some ridicule. Its great you liked it, but there is no need to insult others who didn't. The ad clearly spoke to you in a different way than it did others. That is what advertising is designed to do.
To be honest, given our litigious attitude here in the US i doubt Peleron could really make any claims on specific benefits and went with the "life changing" as a safe way out.
Seriously? Look at some of the claims made by other "fitness" products and tell me that Peloton couldn't have clarified any benefits. There are infomercials for other products that claim all sorts of things, and its not hard to claim a benefit as long as its clarified that those results might not be typical for every individual. I think Peloton is intentionally marketing their products as life changing without making specific claims for a reason. They seem to prefer it to appear to be a magical product.
Who knows. Maybe they didn't want to muddy up the ad with disclaimers.0 -
Theoldguy1 wrote: »I love it, kudos to him!!!
Peloton husband, despite the controversy, gifts real-life girlfriend a ... Peloton bike
When life imitates art ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/12/26/peloton-husband-gives-girlfriend-exercise-bike-christmas/2750142001/
My money is on the idea Peloton provided the bike free in exchange for the Instagram post.
I got the vibe that he doesn’t let his trophy wife handle money, so her “gifts” to him have to be nonsense like thank you videos. It would explain why she’s so anxious.0 -
rheddmobile wrote: »Theoldguy1 wrote: »I love it, kudos to him!!!
Peloton husband, despite the controversy, gifts real-life girlfriend a ... Peloton bike
When life imitates art ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/12/26/peloton-husband-gives-girlfriend-exercise-bike-christmas/2750142001/
My money is on the idea Peloton provided the bike free in exchange for the Instagram post.
I got the vibe that he doesn’t let his trophy wife handle money, so her “gifts” to him have to be nonsense like thank you videos. It would explain why she’s so anxious.
Thats the story in the commercial. Supposedly the actor gave his real life girlfriend a bike.0 -
Theoldguy1 wrote: »rheddmobile wrote: »Theoldguy1 wrote: »I love it, kudos to him!!!
Peloton husband, despite the controversy, gifts real-life girlfriend a ... Peloton bike
When life imitates art ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/12/26/peloton-husband-gives-girlfriend-exercise-bike-christmas/2750142001/
My money is on the idea Peloton provided the bike free in exchange for the Instagram post.
I got the vibe that he doesn’t let his trophy wife handle money, so her “gifts” to him have to be nonsense like thank you videos. It would explain why she’s so anxious.
Thats the story in the commercial. Supposedly the actor gave his real life girlfriend a bike.
Oh, sorry, I wasn’t paying close attention to what you were replying to, and knew another poster thought that a thank you video in exchange for a Peloton was a bad trade.
Yep, you’re probably right about the free Peloton. Although his real life girlfriend looks like she needs one even less than his commercial wife!0 -
Theoldguy1 wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »Theoldguy1 wrote: »I love it, kudos to him!!!
Peloton husband, despite the controversy, gifts real-life girlfriend a ... Peloton bike
When life imitates art ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/12/26/peloton-husband-gives-girlfriend-exercise-bike-christmas/2750142001/
My money is on the idea Peloton provided the bike free in exchange for the Instagram post.
If that were the case, he'd have been obligated to disclose as much (or at least tag the post as #ad or #sponsored) in the post.
Maybe they are supposed to but it's the internet how many times do you think rules are broken?
Instagram/Facebook/YouTube etc. all monitor that kind of thing in a big way (and those who make or support their living through social media know it).
Chances are a small/beginner influencer could be ignorant to the rules or try to break them and not get caught but anyone with prominence is most likely going to get busted.
A professional actor/model with as much notoriety as peloton husband is going to fall into the latter category (the peloton marketing department would be aware and watching that as well).0 -
Carlos_421 wrote: »Theoldguy1 wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »Theoldguy1 wrote: »I love it, kudos to him!!!
Peloton husband, despite the controversy, gifts real-life girlfriend a ... Peloton bike
When life imitates art ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/12/26/peloton-husband-gives-girlfriend-exercise-bike-christmas/2750142001/
My money is on the idea Peloton provided the bike free in exchange for the Instagram post.
If that were the case, he'd have been obligated to disclose as much (or at least tag the post as #ad or #sponsored) in the post.
Maybe they are supposed to but it's the internet how many times do you think rules are broken?
Instagram/Facebook/YouTube etc. all monitor that kind of thing in a big way (and those who make or support their living through social media know it).
Chances are a small/beginner influencer could be ignorant to the rules or try to break them and not get caught but anyone with prominence is most likely going to get busted.
A professional actor/model with as much notoriety as peloton husband is going to fall into the latter category (the peloton marketing department would be aware and watching that as well).
If the social media platforms are so good at monitoring this behavior, how is it that the FTC still finds violators to bring cases against or send warning letters to? (And they don't have the resources to take action on every instance.)
https://search.usa.gov/search?query=disclosure+by+social+media+influencer&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&affiliate=ftc_prod3 -
The bike has been awesome for me and works well for me in cardio terms.0
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lynn_glenmont wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »Theoldguy1 wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »Theoldguy1 wrote: »I love it, kudos to him!!!
Peloton husband, despite the controversy, gifts real-life girlfriend a ... Peloton bike
When life imitates art ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/12/26/peloton-husband-gives-girlfriend-exercise-bike-christmas/2750142001/
My money is on the idea Peloton provided the bike free in exchange for the Instagram post.
If that were the case, he'd have been obligated to disclose as much (or at least tag the post as #ad or #sponsored) in the post.
Maybe they are supposed to but it's the internet how many times do you think rules are broken?
Instagram/Facebook/YouTube etc. all monitor that kind of thing in a big way (and those who make or support their living through social media know it).
Chances are a small/beginner influencer could be ignorant to the rules or try to break them and not get caught but anyone with prominence is most likely going to get busted.
A professional actor/model with as much notoriety as peloton husband is going to fall into the latter category (the peloton marketing department would be aware and watching that as well).
If the social media platforms are so good at monitoring this behavior, how is it that the FTC still finds violators to bring cases against or send warning letters to? (And they don't have the resources to take action on every instance.)
https://search.usa.gov/search?query=disclosure+by+social+media+influencer&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&affiliate=ftc_prod
How is the FTC bringing cases against violators if this kind of thing isn't being policed?
Speaking from experience (I work with paid sponsorships on YouTube and Instagram), I have enormous doubts that the instagram post in question wouldn't have an #ad disclosure if the bike was provided by Peloton.0 -
Carlos_421 wrote: »lynn_glenmont wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »Theoldguy1 wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »Theoldguy1 wrote: »I love it, kudos to him!!!
Peloton husband, despite the controversy, gifts real-life girlfriend a ... Peloton bike
When life imitates art ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/12/26/peloton-husband-gives-girlfriend-exercise-bike-christmas/2750142001/
My money is on the idea Peloton provided the bike free in exchange for the Instagram post.
If that were the case, he'd have been obligated to disclose as much (or at least tag the post as #ad or #sponsored) in the post.
Maybe they are supposed to but it's the internet how many times do you think rules are broken?
Instagram/Facebook/YouTube etc. all monitor that kind of thing in a big way (and those who make or support their living through social media know it).
Chances are a small/beginner influencer could be ignorant to the rules or try to break them and not get caught but anyone with prominence is most likely going to get busted.
A professional actor/model with as much notoriety as peloton husband is going to fall into the latter category (the peloton marketing department would be aware and watching that as well).
If the social media platforms are so good at monitoring this behavior, how is it that the FTC still finds violators to bring cases against or send warning letters to? (And they don't have the resources to take action on every instance.)
https://search.usa.gov/search?query=disclosure+by+social+media+influencer&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&affiliate=ftc_prod
How is the FTC bringing cases against violators if this kind of thing isn't being policed?
Speaking from experience (I work with paid sponsorships on YouTube and Instagram), I have enormous doubts that the instagram post in question wouldn't have an #ad disclosure if the bike was provided by Peloton.
There's a difference between your earlier position that X doesn't happen because it's against the rules and entities are monitoring for it and your current implied position that catching X cases indicates there is policing and therefore there are no X + n cases that aren't being caught or triggering enforcement.1 -
lynn_glenmont wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »lynn_glenmont wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »Theoldguy1 wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »Theoldguy1 wrote: »I love it, kudos to him!!!
Peloton husband, despite the controversy, gifts real-life girlfriend a ... Peloton bike
When life imitates art ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/12/26/peloton-husband-gives-girlfriend-exercise-bike-christmas/2750142001/
My money is on the idea Peloton provided the bike free in exchange for the Instagram post.
If that were the case, he'd have been obligated to disclose as much (or at least tag the post as #ad or #sponsored) in the post.
Maybe they are supposed to but it's the internet how many times do you think rules are broken?
Instagram/Facebook/YouTube etc. all monitor that kind of thing in a big way (and those who make or support their living through social media know it).
Chances are a small/beginner influencer could be ignorant to the rules or try to break them and not get caught but anyone with prominence is most likely going to get busted.
A professional actor/model with as much notoriety as peloton husband is going to fall into the latter category (the peloton marketing department would be aware and watching that as well).
If the social media platforms are so good at monitoring this behavior, how is it that the FTC still finds violators to bring cases against or send warning letters to? (And they don't have the resources to take action on every instance.)
https://search.usa.gov/search?query=disclosure+by+social+media+influencer&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&affiliate=ftc_prod
How is the FTC bringing cases against violators if this kind of thing isn't being policed?
Speaking from experience (I work with paid sponsorships on YouTube and Instagram), I have enormous doubts that the instagram post in question wouldn't have an #ad disclosure if the bike was provided by Peloton.
There's a difference between your earlier position that X doesn't happen because it's against the rules and entities are monitoring for it and your current implied position that catching X cases indicates there is policing and therefore there are no X + n cases that aren't being caught or triggering enforcement.
Not only did I not say that it doesn't happen, I said that it does.
My earlier position was not that it doesn't happen but that it's highly unlikely that it happened here.Carlos_421 wrote: »Theoldguy1 wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »Theoldguy1 wrote: »I love it, kudos to him!!!
Peloton husband, despite the controversy, gifts real-life girlfriend a ... Peloton bike
When life imitates art ...
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2019/12/26/peloton-husband-gives-girlfriend-exercise-bike-christmas/2750142001/
My money is on the idea Peloton provided the bike free in exchange for the Instagram post.
If that were the case, he'd have been obligated to disclose as much (or at least tag the post as #ad or #sponsored) in the post.
Maybe they are supposed to but it's the internet how many times do you think rules are broken?
Instagram/Facebook/YouTube etc. all monitor that kind of thing in a big way (and those who make or support their living through social media know it).
Chances are a small/beginner influencer could be ignorant to the rules or try to break them and not get caught but anyone with prominence is most likely going to get busted.
A professional actor/model with as much notoriety as peloton husband is going to fall into the latter category (the peloton marketing department would be aware and watching that as well).
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