"Stupid things said on House Hunters"

[ECB]

There is a couple who lives in Chicago.  they have 2 kids and now need to move out of the city.  She says "we get a lot of looks as we walk down the street with our double stroller".  As "proof" as to why they HAVE to move.

Um, no, people don't give you judging looks because you have kids in the city.  REALLY, they don't.  

[happyholiday]

Lol! My fave is when they absolutely have to have a room dedicated to some weird shit. Like, one woman insisted she a tea room so she could have tea parties. WUT

[snorky]

She's probably getting looks because she's just barreling down the middle of the sidewalk just expecting people to move out of her way . I'm pretty sure she's not the only person in Chicago with a double stroller.

[shell24]

WTF. We had our two oldest in the city for a long time before we took the suburb plunge. There are double strollers EVERYWHERE in Chicago. I hope that was a producer instruction and not from her!

I would be embarrassed for people I know to see me on House Hunters!

[bonnie]

Jun 15, 2014 8:01:36 GMT -5 snorky said:

She's probably getting looks because she's just barreling down the middle of the sidewalk just expecting people to move out of her way . I'm pretty sure she's not the only person in Chicago with a double stroller.

LOL. I was going to say this too.

My favorite is when the complain about the most trivial shit that can be fixed so easily. For example, "I don't like that chandelier." Or, "I hate this paint color", etc. 

[shell24]

My biggest annoyance about HH is how everyone needs an office. It could be the show's tag line lol

[cleo29]

My biggest annoyance is when people keep making comments like they don't want stairs in the house because their little kids might fall. It's like they don't realize their children are going to, you know, GROW UP!

Also, H trips on stairs a lot. I tease him it's due to growing up in a ranch style house. Sadly, C has inherited this problem, so there goes that theory! lol

[sewpinkgal]

We've really fallen off that show because of the annoying couples.

We're currently addicted to Property Brothers. If there is dirt on that I show, I'd prefer not to know. I'd like to watch it in peace a bit longer.

[cleo29]

Jun 15, 2014 9:32:25 GMT -5 sewpinkgal said:

We've really fallen off that show because of the annoying couples.

We're currently addicted to Property Brothers. If there is dirt on that I show, I'd prefer not to know. I'd like to watch it in peace a bit longer.

From what H has read, they are legit. And that usually things take months to happen and that they have multiple projects going on at the same time.

[shostakovich]

I live in Chicago, and only side-eye double strollers when they're blocking my way and the parents are all la-dee-da about it. With double strollers comes great responsibility.

The thing that drives me the craziest on HH is when they get obsessed with one specific concept (or the show edits it that way), so it seems like they're not even paying attention to the rest of the house. One episode was all about the H having a man cave - "Hmm, I don't know about this room as a man cave," "This would make a nice man cave," "Ooh, I like this man cave!" By the end of it I wanted to reach through the screen and smother him with a pillow.

[Bonita]

Jun 15, 2014 9:36:54 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

My favorite is when their requirements are 2500 square feet, granite countertops, stainless-steel appliances, a large fenced-in yard, a two-car garage, and a (cringe) "man cave."

And their budget is $125,000.

In, like, Arlington, Virginia.

Lol.

I was just getting ready to post that I haven't watched too much House Hunters recently, but have been watching the Love it or List it show, and it is basically the same thing....

It's always amusing when the people want an addition, a fully finished basement, a new bathroom, and a completely renovated kitchen and their budget is $40,000 for the entire renovation :-P

[ECB]

I can't roll my eyes hard enough at the whole "man cave" concept. And luckily I'm married to a man whose eyes roll just as hard.

The other day another good one was this house on the beach w/ an amazing view. The first floor master bed was situated to look outside the giant window at the water. But the wall on the patio is high enough that when you're laying in bed, you won't be able to REALLY see the water.

"That's something to take into consideration" says the guy.

REALLY? You'd give up a house because you can't see the water while laying in bed???

[ECB]

Jun 15, 2014 9:41:14 GMT -5 Bonita said:

Jun 15, 2014 9:36:54 GMT -5 Lucy Honeychurch said:

My favorite is when their requirements are 2500 square feet, granite countertops, stainless-steel appliances, a large fenced-in yard, a two-car garage, and a (cringe) "man cave."

And their budget is $125,000.

In, like, Arlington, Virginia.

Lol.

I was just getting ready to post that I haven't watched too much House Hunters recently, but have been watching the Love it or List it show, and it is basically the same thing....

It's always amusing when the people want an addition, a fully finished basement, a new bathroom, and a completely renovated kitchen and their budget is $40,000 for the entire renovation :-P

God, yes. But Love it bugs me too because Eddie always finds a budget altering problem.  ALWAYS.  They ALWAYS have to give up one of the projects. 

I was also bummed to find out that they supposedly film two endings - one where they keep it, one where they don't.  So that the producers can decide which to air.  I could forgive the another annoyances if I really thought they had to make a real choice.  Knowing that's staged too sucks.

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There are so many stupid things said.

[sewpinkgal]

Jun 15, 2014 9:35:43 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

Jun 15, 2014 9:32:25 GMT -5 sewpinkgal said:

We've really fallen off that show because of the annoying couples.

We're currently addicted to Property Brothers. If there is dirt on that I show, I'd prefer not to know. I'd like to watch it in peace a bit longer.

From what H has read, they are legit. And that usually things take months to happen and that they have multiple projects going on at the same time.

I'm actually thrilled to hear this! I really like them and it seems as though the projects are never super smooth, which is how I understand real renovations take place.

[ECB]

Jun 15, 2014 9:50:15 GMT -5 sewpinkgal said:

Jun 15, 2014 9:35:43 GMT -5 cleo29 said:

From what H has read, they are legit. And that usually things take months to happen and that they have multiple projects going on at the same time.

I'm actually thrilled to hear this! I really like them and it seems as though the projects are never super smooth, which is how I understand real renovations take place.

The reno's aren't super smooth, but they seem to be "reasonable".  Like it's not "OMG!  Now we can't do ___!!!!".  Jonathan talks to the homeowners about it.  Sometimes they can work around it, or add a little more $$, or take $$ away from something else - but the way they handle it, it seems plausible and like what you'd expect to happen.

[jeaniebueller]

Stainless steel appliances!!! Granite countertops!!!

[orangeblossom]

I get annoyed with the unrealistic a budgets. Also, I get annoyed when people complain about paint. Now taking down wallpaper in a whole house, that is a legit complaint.

I think HH and HGTV in general have made if a little harder for sellers in that buyers have unrealistic expectations and want everything turnkey.

I nearly made myself crazy this last month trying to get our house ready to put on the market. Finally, I said I've done the best I can, but I can literally go through every day and until we sell it and still find something a buyer might complain about.

[noodle]

There was a couple this morning that needed space for their 22 foot long shuffleboard table. And was worried that although the basement was big enough, it wasn't finished so they'd have to do that.

I always roll my eyes when a couple can't get over paint color.  But in our house hunt I was on the phone to my mom taking about a house we loved that was at the top of our budget and how I was on the fence about it;one of the many reasons I listed was having to repaint.  I side-eyed myself.  But when there's a lot of things that need updating right up front, and on top of that we would have to repaint a number of large rooms, it does add yet another cost to a rapidly growing list of ways we would need to spend money.

[oliviapope]

The thing with property brothers is that they only do some of the house, so half of your house is totally rennovated and awesome and the other half is stuck in the 70s. We actually stayed at a house in Austin that was on the show and the kitchen and living room were super nice but the 2 bathrooms and bedrooms hadn't been touched. They also bought a 1200 dollar lamp which would irritate the hell out of me if other parts of my house were incomplete.

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[pooh8402]

Jun 15, 2014 9:32:25 GMT -5 sewpinkgal said:

We've really fallen off that show because of the annoying couples.

We're currently addicted to Property Brothers. If there is dirt on that I show, I'd prefer not to know. I'd like to watch it in peace a bit longer.

I had a friend and her H on Property Brothers 2 years ago and they said they are legit. Really helpful and nice. I think they spent 3 months on their reno?

[urbancowgirl]

Jun 15, 2014 10:33:12 GMT -5 noodle said:

There was a couple this morning that needed space for their 22 foot long shuffleboard table. And was worried that although the basement was big enough, it wasn't finished so they'd have to do that.

Lol at the shuffleboard table!

One of the worst episodes I've seen featured a couple in St. Louis who based their enter search on whether the dining room was big enough for their dining room table. YOU CAN GET A DIFFERENT TABLE!

I am also irritated by the couples who go to Europe and expect the houses to be exactly like American houses (big kitchens, closets, etc.). Did they do no research at all?!

[pooh8402]

Jun 15, 2014 10:33:37 GMT -5 oliviapope said:

The thing with property brothers is that they only do some of the house, so half of your house is totally rennovated and awesome and the other half is stuck in the 70s. We actually stayed at a house in Austin that was on the show and the kitchen and living room were super nice but the 2 bathrooms and bedrooms hadn't been touched. They also bought a 1200 dollar lamp which would irritate the hell out of me if other parts of my house were incomplete.

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I wonder if we know the same people...

[mx27]

I hate when everyone needs, "an open concept kitchen for all of the entertaining we do."

No! You don't entertain. You don't even have any friends!

[mx27]

Jun 15, 2014 10:41:28 GMT -5 al dente said:

I really like Property Virgins and My First Place. I don't know why they only show those early in the morning.

is property virgins the show hosted by Egypt? If so, I love that show! It doesn't come on enough. I want Egypt to be my realtor.

[teeah22]

[EllieArroway]

I watched one last night where the buyer insisted that she wanted cathedral ceilings AND two floors. She mentioned it in every room. "This is nice, but I really wanted cathedral ceilings." "I love the cathedral ceiling, but I really need a second floor."

PICK ONE, LADY.

[thedutchgirl]

"It ticks all our boxes!"

The show is a drinking game waiting to happen with the phrases the producers feed the people.

[Pibs]

Jun 15, 2014 10:44:48 GMT -5 urbancowgirl said:

One of the worst episodes I've seen featured a couple in St. Louis who based their enter search on whether the dining room was big enough for their dining room table. YOU CAN GET A DIFFERENT TABLE!

We ruled out houses because they wouldn't fit our dining room table! We found an amazing hammered copper table from Turkey almost immediately after moving into our 800sf apartment in Boston and lusted after it the entire time we were there, eating on the floor at our coffee table. The day we left, we took our moving truck to the store, bought the table, loaded it up, and moved cross county to Portland. Getting rid of it was a deal-breaker for us, but I doubt as many people are as attached to their dining room table as we are.

[Deleted]

I haven't watched House Hunters in a while.

I've been watching a lot of Love It or List It though. And I'm convinced most people on HGTV don't need a new house, they just need a damn dumpster and a professional organizer.