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Old 18-12-2016, 22:28
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Michelle, Stella and Leah before Alana.
In fact, Yasmina is the only non blonde female to win the show.
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:28
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Oh dear, Courtney, you might not think Jessica is an expert in branding if you had seen her appalling website
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:29
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Wow. How old is Courtney as he looks like he has just left school
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:29
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I would just say. I will always love you because your fit

Now get your raincoat off because i know your wearing nothing underneath
Sorry your not my type... But how the hell do you know I'm wearing a raincoat?
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:29
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Did Alana say that she makes the cake for a £1 but will sell a slice for £3??

£3 for a slice of cake is ludicrous, even in London.

Alana's consistency won her the 250k, not her business (plan)
£3 is not OTT in the Current Market I can assure you.
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:29
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So how is Alana expecting to produce enough products and deliver them daily to 100s of shops around the country? Isn't she currently only selling to "captive" buyers at festivals and the like, with a lot less potential competition.
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:30
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Yes, it's one of the reasons why he can pay himself just £8k per year.
Might have trouble sneaking Jessica in quietly
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:30
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He's still going to lose a lot more, once Brexit kicks in. The invention is safer in the long run.
His trophy beakers already exist with other companies, that's the problem with the knock-off tat market, he's always got to be one step ahead with the trends. Then there's the potential for lawsuits if people deem his stuff breaches copyright.
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:30
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So how is Alana expecting to produce enough products and deliver them daily to 100s of shops around the country? Isn't she currently only selling to "captive" buyers at festivals and the like, with a lot less potential competition.
https://www.narnascakes.co.uk/

this is her business
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:30
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Anyone keep a list of how past winners have done?
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:31
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So how is Alana expecting to produce enough products and deliver them daily to 100s of shops around the country? Isn't she currently only selling to "captive" buyers at festivals and the like, with a lot less potential competition.
She can employ people to make her cakes for her.
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:31
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Alana is flogging 6 brownies for £12.99 on her website , and due to high volume of orders, if you order now they will be dispatched after Xmas
But they wouldn't be fresh, so ordering them now isn't a good idea. If anyone want a cake then why not go out and buy them, really easy to do, as even petrol station sells cakes and buns, and other stuff. Ordering cakes online is a load of crap!
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:32
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mother lives on iced buns, crisps, chocolate and chocolate eclairs - she's 94.......
You're not called N. Bate's are you?
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:32
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She has been nice. Also has a lot of commonsense and has been under-estimated by the others
Yes, I'm so glad she won for many reasons, but one of them is definitely a two fingers up to those candidates who completely wrote her off the first half of the run and kept sidelining her in the tasks. Who was it who kept forgetting her name lol?

I haven't read back too far in this thread so sorry if it's been covered but I really couldn't see what was so wonderful about Courtney's baby bottle? It looked horrible and not a word about the materials it was made from being safe for babies etc etc ... if someone had bought that for one of my kids when they were young it would have been in the nearest bin as soon as they were out the door! I think it was supposed to be more of a toddler sippy cup? But because Courtney kept using the word 'baby' it made it unclear.
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:32
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It isn't anymore!

https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/09833051

Alana's company is now called "By Alana Limited"
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:32
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Thanks for the responses ^

Interesting, I thought £2 was roughly the going rate and I live in an expensive part of the country.

I wouldn't pay £2 let alone £3 no matter how nice a pithy slice of cake tasted. I am more out of touch than I thought
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:32
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She can employ people to make her cakes for her.
Only if their kitchens have been inspected and given a health and Safety Certificate
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:32
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But they wouldn't be fresh, so ordering them now isn't a good idea. If anyone want a cake then why not go out and buy them, really easy to do, as even petrol station sells cakes and buns, and other stuff. Ordering cakes online is a load of crap!
That's her business plan screwed then
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:33
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But they wouldn't be fresh, so ordering them now isn't a good idea. If anyone want a cake then why not go out and buy them, really easy to do, as even petrol station sells cakes and buns, and other stuff. Ordering cakes online is a load of crap!
i think you could order them now but she would make and dispatch them after Xmas ,, looks like she is really busy , even at that price
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:34
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It isn't anymore!

https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/09833051

Alana's company is now called "By Alana Limited"
you can still order from that website and her face is still on it
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:34
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Only if their kitchens have been inspected and given a health and Safety Certificate
She might just have one large kitchen in one of those workshop units on an industrial estate. Cheap to rent and cheap labour abounds these days.
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:34
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She can employ people to make her cakes for her.
But she'll have to pay them the minimal wage at least! Her profit margins are starting to shrink as we type!
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:34
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How much longer are we going to spend with Courtney???? He lost. Get Alana on please
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:35
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Did Alana say that she makes the cake for a £1 but will sell a slice for £3??

£3 for a slice of cake is ludicrous, even in London.

Alana's consistency won her the 250k, not her business (plan)
I keep seeing people say that £3 per slice is too expensive, but at least in London, it really isn't. Go to Borough Market, go to Selfridges foodhall, go to all the bijou bakeries and delis, the food festivals and pop-up events - £3 is about right, probably even on the cheaper side! The cupcakes and slices at places like Lola's, Hummingbird Bakery, Primrose Bakery etc cost around £3-4 each.

Even on Ocado you get cakes costing upwards of £10 a £10 for a cheesecake, £18 for an xmas pudding and so on.

It may seem expensive, but people really do pay this. There is definitely a market.
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Old 18-12-2016, 22:36
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Take those horns off , EVIL
Erm... They're natural and you where always impressed by their size.
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