False Economy

One of our favourite comedians Maisie Adam is our guest this week as she tells Vix and Paul about her spending habits - from cool vintage clothing to poor mattress choices - and what can only be described as an hilarious debacle involving party cannons. Plus we learn all about a product called a Tablebed. Whatever you're imagining, it's probably exactly that. But how much would you guess it cost?...

A1's very own Mark Read has some excellent spending habits for Vix and Paul to dig into (spoiler alert, they're almost exclusively around geeky memorabilia). On the agenda this week, amongst other things, are grand pianos, Darth Vader, sex toys, Muppets and Elvis barbies which I'm sure you'll agree is a fairly wide spectrum. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Never before heard bonus content (very on-brand for this podcast, I’m sure you’ll agree) from some of our favourite guests as we ask them about their Black Friday attitudes and habits - hear more from Sophie Kasaei, Rufus Hound, Michelle Ackerley, Ivo Graham and Dani Dyer! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The comedian joins Vix and Paul to reveal a series of interesting spending decisions from his life: from the time he bought a car just to start a conversation with another comedian, to how he made an unlikely new friend on TaskRabbit. He also has a map-based grudge against his cousin that is clearly still with him to this day, and he gives us an in depth analysis of women's trousers and specifical...

The TV Presenter and journalist is our guest this week, telling us all about her spending habits, from scented tea lights to bargain coats, and back to candles again. And again, and again (spoiler alert, Michelle really loves candles). She also gives us the skinny on the World's Strongest Man which she's presented for the last five years. And we learn about something called a 'poo-nami' which is e...

The Love Island winner and actor joins Vix and Paul to give us an insight into her shopping habits - from ice machines to kitchen knives, teeth whitening to something called a hair nurse (which frankly is a revelation to us all). She also reveals why she’s no good at haggling, her friends unfortunate incident with a low-quality dress and we hear about her Danny Dyer’s penchant for eBay and how it...

Rufus Hound has run away to join the circus (quite literally) but he’s popped back to tell us about his spending habits, from bargain microwaves to problematic cars and the very best way to get a refund on something you’re not happy with.  Plus he tells us why appearing on TV isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, and we learn about Steve Davis’ post-snooker career of all things. Hosted on Acast. S...

Geordie Shore star Sophie Kasaei has quite a few stories about her spending habits - from trying to recreate the love island garden at home (spoiler alert, bad idea) to the moment she knew she had to stop her partying lifestyle.  She also has an incredible story involving a holiday job and the Kaiser Chiefs, as well as an incredibly important cautionary tale about cosmetic surgery. Oh, and sh...

Max might be our coolest guest to date: he’s a designer, an upcycler and a TV presenter (who you’ll recognise from various shows including George Clarke’s Amazing Spaces), he owns a double decker bus AND he lives in a shipping container. No word of a lie. As well as taking us through some of his best projects, he lets us in on the dark secrets of product design, plus the one downside of his curren...

It's a family affair this week as Paul's brother Mark joins us in the studio to discuss his retail habits and quirks - talking everything from fancy restaurants to getting bargains on train tickets, and even the two of them sleeping on the floor of Kiev airport at one point. Check out Mark's podcast Menkind, wherever you got this podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...

TV legends turned hugely popular DJs Dick and Dom are our guests this week, telling Vix and Paul all their retail tales (retales?) - including the issues they had agreeing on spending when they lived together for real, which one of them is a brilliant blagger and which one writes to complain about every grievance they have. Plus they have a LOT of love for Gloucester services (and we mean a LOT)....

Our guest this week is the man behind the viral sensation that is Troy Hawke, the well-dressed greeter who effusively welcomes people to shops and other venues. Milo tells Vix and Paul his best retail stories and habits, including having a stroke of luck at Chessington World Of Adventures, the danger of googling yourself too much, and an incredible story from a trip to the cinema. Hosted on Acast....

TV presenter and comedian Nick Hancock is our guest this week, and he joins Vix and Paul to discuss computer troubles, his complicated relationship with the country of Denmark and why buying clothes does not come naturally to him. And when you're done, you should give Nick’s football podcast a listen - it's called The Famous Sloping Pitch and can be found wherever you got this podcast.  Hoste...

The winner of this year's series of The Apprentice joins Vix and Paul this week, to talk Scratch And Sniff, walk-in fridges and how she relaxes (strangely it involves a product she bought from Poundland...). We also dig into her time on the BBC show and find out how scary she actually finds Lord Sugar - plus we answer a question I imagine you've never considered before: how much would you pay to w...

This week’s guest is an absolute superstar: a comedian, writer, actor and musician that may recognise from The Voice - but if you aren’t familiar with her work yet, you will be before too long. She’s just been nominated for the prestigious Edinburgh Comedy Award after selling out her entire run of shows at the Fringe - and she’s here to tell Vix Leyton and Paul Watson all about the quirks of her r...

Comedian Scott Bennett is our guest this week, and boy does he have some stories to tell - particularly in the genre of nightmare holiday deals. He's also got some foolproof advice on how to save money on the cost of a house, and before we even start properly we get a pretty in depth rant about train travel and the perils that lie within. Scott has his own brilliant podcast that he hosts with his...

Comedian and presenter Zoe Lyons joins Vix Leyton and Paul Watson to discuss her retail habits - there’s talk of eggs (quite lot of talk about eggs, frankly), safari suits and paddle boards - plus Zoe tells us why she finds absolutely everything in life disappointing. She also has an incredible story involving a long distance run and some spicy noodles (warning: it’s exactly what you think). You c...

Bake Off treasure Michael Chakraverty is our first ever guest! He joins Vix Leyton and Paul Watson who rifle through his shopping history, to find out everything from his best ever bargains to his worst rip-offs. There's a whole gamut of topics on the table from expensive coffee machines to pregnancy tests, the mystery of dehumidifiers, e-mails from Taylor Swift and velvet swimsuits. And Michael a...

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