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Old 19-05-2011, 09:50
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I love Susan, but this grumpy, slightly scary shop owner was hilarious
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Old 19-05-2011, 09:55
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Yes, you had several sellers who questioned why the candidates problems would be of any relevance to them.

The lack of any such responses was something I found rather suspicious in previous series.
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Old 19-05-2011, 10:17
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Ya, I burst out laughing at this scene.
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Old 19-05-2011, 10:28
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Pity she didn't get more air time - she could have been this year's SmugCow
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Old 19-05-2011, 10:35
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I love Susan, but this grumpy, slightly scary shop owner was hilarious
I didn't think she was at all scary, simply a wise business woman who wasn't going to fall for some soopy flannel from a young pup hoping to dazzle her with crap!
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Old 19-05-2011, 10:38
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Yes, you had several sellers who questioned why the candidates problems would be of any relevance to them.

The lack of any such responses was something I found rather suspicious in previous series.
It's probably been said many times, probably the person who said it didnt make such great tele. That woman was a hoot
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Old 19-05-2011, 10:44
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I didn't think she was at all scary, simply a wise business woman who wasn't going to fall for some soopy flannel from a young pup hoping to dazzle her with crap!
I'd have loved Chris Bates to have tried his sob story about his poor Scottish Granny on her
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Old 19-05-2011, 12:23
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Yes, you had several sellers who questioned why the candidates problems would be of any relevance to them.

The lack of any such responses was something I found rather suspicious in previous series.
Well, the candidates are still customers at the end of the day, and it doesn't usually work in the seller's favour to be so ascerbic to their customers. They would still rather a sale than no sale.
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Old 19-05-2011, 12:28
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She reminded me of Michael Roux Jnrs Assistant in Masterchef.
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Old 19-05-2011, 14:12
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Yeah she and that Butcher guy just weren't impressed with the attempts to pay less for their stock, and good on them! It's their living after all.
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Old 19-05-2011, 14:35
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She stopped a stunned Susan dead in her tracks. Classic Apprentice moment.
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Old 19-05-2011, 15:06
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One of best ever Apprentice quotes in my opinion. You could just see the look on the Apprentices' faces as if they were saying 'What do you mean? We're on The Apprentice - we're on telly'. Brilliant.
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Old 19-05-2011, 16:47
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She was awesome.

I also have to give props to the mad tea-selling lady. It's the way she drained her cup really quickly before accepting £410, while trying unsuccessfully to keep the smirk off her face.
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Old 19-05-2011, 16:49
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I love Susan, but this grumpy, slightly scary shop owner was hilarious
Not a very good business woman. You don't go scoring points off your customers if you want them to return .
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Old 19-05-2011, 17:00
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Not a very good business woman. You don't go scoring points off your customers if you want them to return .
I think with Nick or Karen and a full TV crew in attendance it's unlikely that any of the sellers expect to see any of the teams again.
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Old 19-05-2011, 17:07
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Aren't you guys slightly missing the point? If someone said that to me as a shopkeeper I'd be thinking 'Oh they must be desperate to have this item if its for someone important, maybe I went in too low.'

And I'd actually jack up the price!

Top Tip - If youre desperate for something, telling the seller you are kind of limits your potential to haggle.
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Old 19-05-2011, 18:50
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Will grumpy sales woman be a guest on TV Burp?
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Old 20-05-2011, 22:06
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"Why would that make a difference to me?" - priceless!

If we did a smiley lookalike contest the woman would remind me of this little fella - The type of person who thinks "Dear me, I've got a right bunch of donkeys here!"

Imagine if Morrissey was trying to barter with her.

Morrissey: "Can you knock a tenner off this for me? I've got a girlfriend in a coma".
Rolly-eyes smiley look-a-like: "What difference does it make?"

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Old 20-05-2011, 22:13
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She was wrong to phrase it like a problem - she should have made it sound like a possible repeat business. So when the reply came back, she could have said, "Well, you might get extra business out of it".

Most of the candidates do not have a clue about negotiation, otherwiose they would know no-one is going to sell for less than cost.
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Old 20-05-2011, 22:36
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Nah she sounded like a miserable cow trying to appear smart and get her 15 mins.
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