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Karthik's haggling
so after rewatching episode six, I realised that when Karthik was attempting to negotiate for the lengha, he was basically trying to get if for free, right? is that allowed?
the whole point of the task is to negotiate, but I'm expecting that LS still expects the candidates to pay something for the items. would it still have been totally valid for him - or anyone for that matter - to get any of the items for free? would that be allowed? |
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so after rewatching episode six, I realised that when Karthik was attempting to negotiate for the lengha, he was basically trying to get if for free, right? is that allowed?
the whole point of the task is to negotiate, but I'm expecting that LS still expects the candidates to pay something for the items. would it still have been totally valid for him - or anyone for that matter - to get any of the items for free? would that be allowed? |
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so after rewatching episode six, I realised that when Karthik was attempting to negotiate for the lengha, he was basically trying to get if for free, right? is that allowed?
the whole point of the task is to negotiate, but I'm expecting that LS still expects the candidates to pay something for the items. would it still have been totally valid for him - or anyone for that matter - to get any of the items for free? would that be allowed? |
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Theres nothing wrong in getting something for free, didn't some team a few years ago get some rope for the same task for free?
Its more of a culture thats used to and expects people to haggle generally where as most people here just look at the price label and pay that or move on. Karthik didn't think that so long as its the cheapest Lengha and it matches the rulebook who cares if its for an adult or a baby for example. |
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Theres nothing wrong in getting something for free, didn't some team a few years ago get some rope for the same task for free?
Its more of a culture thats used to and expects people to haggle generally where as most people here just look at the price label and pay that or move on. Karthik didn't think that so long as its the cheapest Lengha and it matches the rulebook who cares if its for an adult or a baby for example. |
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Yes, though in real life, getting stuff too cheaply (at or below cost) can be a bad move as your supplier will have gone bankrupt when you need to reorder. For some goods that are easily interchangeable, that might not matter so much as you can go to a new supplier.
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Last year the girls basically robbed the guy of his diamond!!
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Is the first series, Saira khan blagged a sky box (or some electrical item) for free. She went to an asian owner and played the asian card. Sugar was pretty impressed.
I am asian, and always haggle when in an asian clothes shop, well the wife does. I think they expect it. Once got a wedding outfit for the misses, the ticket price was £600, got it for £350 or £400 (cant quite remember now) cash. Then the wife asked for alterations. ![]() Kartik would have been a lot better of speaking in Punjabi. |
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Instead of a 1970s comedy Indian accent
![]() He was trying to get the dress for cost price, which brought that withering putdown from the owner - aka "F... off somewhere else". Suppliers might do that at the start of an going contract, but the deals in TA are really down to "being on telly" - it is like Dragon's Den in that respect. |
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The minx household love Karthick..' I eat I drink I make love ' ..this is a light entertainment show ffs has been for years even the candidates know it these days .loved him .on the lenga task .very funny and great tv .
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I think his negotiation with the second vendor was good as I think he built a connection with her and was nice; with the first one, it was too cheeky and asking them to give him something at cost price was a bad move as they wouldn't want to deal with him again. I think Karthik is a very unpredictable character, he goes between very hostile and argumentative to being very personable and a smooth talker. It seems like next week, he goes down an inappropriate path when trying to do business so I think it could be his downfall.
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I think his negotiation with the second vendor was good as I think he built a connection with her and was nice; with the first one, it was too cheeky and asking them to give him something at cost price was a bad move as they wouldn't want to deal with him again. I think Karthik is a very unpredictable character, he goes between very hostile and argumentative to being very personable and a smooth talker. It seems like next week, he goes down an inappropriate path when trying to do business so I think it could be his downfall.
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I think his negotiation with the second vendor was good as I think he built a connection with her and was nice; with the first one, it was too cheeky and asking them to give him something at cost price was a bad move as they wouldn't want to deal with him again. I think Karthik is a very unpredictable character, he goes between very hostile and argumentative to being very personable and a smooth talker. It seems like next week, he goes down an inappropriate path when trying to do business so I think it could be his downfall.
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Karthik probably also still has the loose cannon label so far as Lord Sugar is concerned, who will obviously not have seen the series so far in order to transfer it to Sofiane, as some of us have done. One more visit to the boardroom could prove terminal.
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Do you think the women could use sexual favours to get money off. During the cigar discussion the guy said "why oukd I do that?", do you think she would have been able to say "I'll let you have a feel of my tits"
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF-U9nL9Ios
Seem to remember on the US version many years, one girl offered to drop her skirt and did so - Trump took a very dim view of it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF-U9nL9Ios
Seem to remember on the US version many years, one girl offered to drop her skirt and did so - Trump took a very dim view of it.Bit rich that all things considered
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZF-U9nL9Ios
Seem to remember on the US version many years, one girl offered to drop her skirt and did so - Trump took a very dim view of it.If Trump had put any of that team in charge of one of his construction projects, then sure, she'd need a card saying in case of emergency, keep your kit on and phone Mr Trump, but the other two might have blissfully driven it to bankruptcy. I wonder what happened to her. |
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Do you think the women could use sexual favours to get money off. During the cigar discussion the guy said "why oukd I do that?", do you think she would have been able to say "I'll let you have a feel of my tits"
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Last year they got some free poo. and there was that time they got some free string.
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I'm sad he's gone.
He was useless but funny.
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Whatever price he got, it would have still been a lot more than the other team paid, a kids version for a few quid on sale rack!
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took a very dim view of it.
He was useless but funny.