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Old 17-12-2016, 00:50
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Isn't there usually an episode when they go overseas? Thinking of the Big Dawg soft drink in New York and buying a tiny flag in Dubai.
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Old 17-12-2016, 01:01
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Same reason they don't do the television advertising task anymore.

Or get good treats.

The show has clearly been cutting back on splashing out cash. Shame really, I quite enjoy the tasks where they're abroad/on TV.
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Old 18-12-2016, 01:09
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Isn't there usually an episode when they go overseas? Thinking of the Big Dawg soft drink in New York and buying a tiny flag in Dubai.
Going abroad is dodgy these days, and that could be one reason. Another could be too costly, but if they had reduced the prize money they could have gone abroad.
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Old 18-12-2016, 06:39
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Going abroad is dodgy? I'm sure the candidates wouldn't be flown to Syria. The £250,000 is an investment by Lord Sugar, not prize money, so that makes no difference
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Old 18-12-2016, 07:03
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I'd've liked to see them go to somewhere scenic like Icemeler in Turkey and compete to sell boat trips to tourists.
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Old 18-12-2016, 09:03
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A trip abroad is not required as it's suppose to be a competition to find a business partner not someone who enjoys a jolly, they should also consider dropping any task that involves alcohol as they tend to turn into an alkies free-for-all.
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Old 18-12-2016, 10:19
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A trip abroad is not required as it's suppose to be a competition to find a business partner not someone who enjoys a jolly, they should also consider dropping any task that involves alcohol as they tend to turn into an alkies free-for-all.
Surely part of the test on these type of tasks is to identify and rule out candidates who might choose to view the trip as a jolly or turn an alchohol task into,a free drinking session. You could argue any of the tasks have elements of enjoyment about them!
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Old 18-12-2016, 17:30
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Isn't there usually an episode when they go overseas? Thinking of the Big Dawg soft drink in New York and buying a tiny flag in Dubai.
I would like them to have gone to Vostok, Antarctica - which is the coldest place on earth.

Selling freezers. That would sort out the men from the boys.
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Old 18-12-2016, 18:03
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A trip abroad is not required as it's suppose to be a competition to find a business partner not someone who enjoys a jolly, they should also consider dropping any task that involves alcohol as they tend to turn into an alkies free-for-all.
It is an entertainment show, as well, and in my opinion, the previous abroad episodes have made for good entertainment.
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Old 18-12-2016, 18:13
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Theres probably a lot of paperwork to be sorted out such as passports and relevant visas along with having to meet the local laws on business so not everywhere may be suitable and then theres also getting people from the production team who speak the local language to sort of permissions for filming etc.

Plus you could add a day either side of the task for travel time and extra hotel cost and it could easily be an expensive task.
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Old 18-12-2016, 20:47
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Theres probably a lot of paperwork to be sorted out such as passports and relevant visas along with having to meet the local laws on business so not everywhere may be suitable and then theres also getting people from the production team who speak the local language to sort of permissions for filming etc.

Plus you could add a day either side of the task for travel time and extra hotel cost and it could easily be an expensive task.
It's BBC1, fixers would work for free just for the CV and reference. Those episodes are the most memorable for me. I think last year they went to Calais so the budget was already being slashed then.
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Old 20-12-2016, 07:10
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maybe there were passport issues or something like that making the idea extreamly difficult maybe?
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Old 20-12-2016, 09:39
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maybe there were passport issues or something like that making the idea extreamly difficult maybe?
Or they've cut the programme's budget again -- look at the cheap treats as well.
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Old 20-12-2016, 13:05
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Same reason they don't do the television advertising task anymore.

Or get good treats.

The show has clearly been cutting back on splashing out cash. Shame really, I quite enjoy the tasks where they're abroad/on TV.
You are assuming they have to pay for the treats. If I was approached to supply a treat to be broadcast to 6m viewers I think i'd quite happily supply it for free.
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Old 20-12-2016, 13:10
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You are assuming they have to pay for the treats. If I was approached to supply a treat to be broadcast to 6m viewers I think i'd quite happily supply it for free.
What if the treat was 100k in value gold amulets with diamonds and rubies along with 3 days worth of manicures and pedicures and a treat of being rubbed down by the winning team of the the world cup? fancy ponying possibly 10+ million in treats?
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Old 20-12-2016, 13:21
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What if the treat was 100k in value gold amulets with diamonds and rubies along with 3 days worth of manicures and pedicures and a treat of being rubbed down by the winning team of the the world cup? fancy ponying possibly 10+ million in treats?
Which episode was it when they got that as a treat?
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Old 20-12-2016, 13:27
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Which episode was it when they got that as a treat?
Well if you're providing the treats for free why not abuse the suppliers hospitality

They've never had anything so rich obviously but if companies are willing to give stuff away for free then why shouldn't the production company try and get as much as possible for as little as possible
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Old 20-12-2016, 14:14
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Come to think about it, I don't think they really ventured out of the South East this year, did they? Brighton for the sweets and Poole for the boatshow. Even the selling in an upmarket store was in London. I suppose they did at least have their first Welsh winner - a small consolation for the provinces!
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Old 20-12-2016, 16:36
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Come to think about it, I don't think they really ventured out of the South East this year, did they? Brighton for the sweets and Poole for the boatshow. Even the selling in an upmarket store was in London. I suppose they did at least have their first Welsh winner - a small consolation for the provinces!
Alana does live in Wales.

However, she isn't Welsh!
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Old 20-12-2016, 21:22
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You are assuming they have to pay for the treats. If I was approached to supply a treat to be broadcast to 6m viewers I think i'd quite happily supply it for free.
Definitely, especially if you were a new venture trying to get established...no better advertising. A lot of the 'treats' seemed to be sports or Thames based this year.
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Old 21-12-2016, 00:32
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Come to think about it, I don't think they really ventured out of the South East this year, did they? Brighton for the sweets and Poole for the boatshow. Even the selling in an upmarket store was in London. I suppose they did at least have their first Welsh winner - a small consolation for the provinces!
They did go up to Warwick Castle for one of the treats though! Indeed that's the furthest north they ventured this series
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Old 21-12-2016, 07:44
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Come to think about it, I don't think they really ventured out of the South East this year, did they? Brighton for the sweets and Poole for the boatshow. Even the selling in an upmarket store was in London. I suppose they did at least have their first Welsh winner - a small consolation for the provinces!
A pedant writes: Poole is not in the South-East.
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Old 21-12-2016, 09:41
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It was the buying task that was most suited to travelling abroad, especially to a country where haggling is the norm.

Trying to present UK products to French buyers was a lottery as to which team had the best French speakers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ap...#Week_8:_Paris
You also had the issue of Melody giving bogus customer feedback about which products to choose, as the other candidate showing the products to the French public did not speak French. She had no idea Melody was lying about the lamp she wanted to sell - when the public all preferred the baby carrier (I think that was what it was)
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Old 21-12-2016, 11:36
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It would be cheap enough to fly them out mid week to somewhere safe like Corfu, get them to maybe put on a night at rival bars. Great scenery, lots of opps for bikini posturing for The Prodigal Fox and Frances.
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