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It was camomile, wasn't it?
She doesn't even sell it http://www.rareteacompany.com/our-ra...ality-teas.php |
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How evil was that women selling the tea, standing nonchalantly swigging on a cuppa whilst demanding £900? And why was she standing outside the shop?
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How evil was that women selling the tea, standing nonchalantly swigging on a cuppa whilst demanding £900? And why was she standing outside the shop?
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It was camomile, wasn't it?
She doesn't even sell it http://www.rareteacompany.com/our-ra...ality-teas.php ![]() So she parcelled up any old junk, labelled it Camomile and tried to sell it for £900 odd ? Not a great advert for her is it? |
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It was camomile, wasn't it?
She doesn't even sell it http://www.rareteacompany.com/our-ra...ality-teas.php Chamomile tea £2.75 for 25grammes Which would make it £1,100 for 10 kilos - so she was doing them a deal after all (unless my maths is up the swanny) |
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How evil was that women selling the tea, standing nonchalantly swigging on a cuppa whilst demanding £900? And why was she standing outside the shop?
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teas can fetch that price, especially in the far east where they take their tea very seriously.
Bit I think the lady did a considerable mark up on her prices. |
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I dont think we have ever got the low down on the full prices paid or even expect in a buying task yet. We know nothing about the ice or Physilis. In fact I'm not even sure what the Physillis were - was it those chinese lantern type fruits?
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10% discount for 5 or more packs!
![]() You can tell she is pretentious using the "h". |
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The penalty for not getting an item is the guide price plus £50. Next year's lot need to sourceand buy good deals for the most expensive items first. If you don't get it, the other team can afford to overpay by loads if it is one of the priciest items. So if you have to travel across london for something that should cost about £500, it's well worth failing to get 2 or 3 items that should cost less than £100.
Unless they change the penalty structure next year. And assuming you know what a cloche or a Physilis is |
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What does that tell you?
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It was camomile, wasn't it?
She doesn't even sell it http://www.rareteacompany.com/our-ra...ality-teas.php
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Hope her appearance backfires on her ass and she goes out of business.
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It was camomile, wasn't it?
She doesn't even sell it http://www.rareteacompany.com/our-ra...ality-teas.php |
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I saw it as the tea lady doing them a deal and taking the loss. She probably weighed it up against the advertising from the show (which lets face it has now made her company about a million times more well known).
She carefully made sure she had the company logo visible, was dressed up, even had a cup of tea in her hand etc. This was a big chance to advertise her company and was well worth a 500 quid discount. I think Lord Sugar was wrong to suggest that this discount somehow meant their tea was overpriced to start with. It was business. |
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I think Lord Sugar was wrong to suggest that this discount somehow meant their tea was overpriced to start with. It was business.
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How evil was that women selling the tea, standing nonchalantly swigging on a cuppa whilst demanding £900? And why was she standing outside the shop?
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This task highlights how utterly ridiculous it is not to allow them internet access. Any sensible buyer would identify the basic wholesale and retail price ranges for an item before looking to locate and get an idea of prices at those locations. That would all be done on-line and if Lord Alan was really interested in his 'partner's' business abilities he's be testing those research skills as much as their ability to barter a few quid off like barrow boys at the point of sale.
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This task highlights how utterly ridiculous it is not to allow them internet access. Any sensible buyer would identify the basic wholesale and retail price ranges for an item before looking to locate and get an idea of prices at those locations. That would all be done on-line and if Lord Alan was really interested in his 'partner's' business abilities he's be testing those research skills as much as their ability to barter a few quid off like barrow boys at the point of sale.
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Sugar is a past master at selling overpriced garbage so he should know.
![]() ![]() I had exactly the same thought myself last night |
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That's the problem with this task. Quality wasn't even an issue, and as if the Savoy would just accept anything they bought. It's all a bit silly really.
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This task highlights how utterly ridiculous it is not to allow them internet access. Any sensible buyer would identify the basic wholesale and retail price ranges for an item before looking to locate and get an idea of prices at those locations. That would all be done on-line and if Lord Alan was really interested in his 'partner's' business abilities he's be testing those research skills as much as their ability to barter a few quid off like barrow boys at the point of sale.
Banning the internet makes it more of a challenge. |
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I'm in favour on banning internet. It means you gave to find more inventive ways to find things out.
Banning the internet makes it more of a challenge. |
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Originally Posted by missfrankiecat;50184842[B
]This task highlights how utterly ridiculous it is not to allow them internet access[/b]. Any sensible buyer would identify the basic wholesale and retail price ranges for an item before looking to locate and get an idea of prices at those locations. That would all be done on-line and if Lord Alan was really interested in his 'partner's' business abilities he's be testing those research skills as much as their ability to barter a few quid off like barrow boys at the point of sale.
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I'd have rung or visited Taylors - they seem helpful people and they could have told the candidate what they would charge and what others might - some high-end suppliers are quite happy to emphasise quality and say that 'of course you can buy inferior stuff cheaper - ChavCo for example sells an inferior product for £1'
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