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Previously on "The apprentice"

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  • Drewster
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    Originally posted by TimberWolf View Post
    I saw the bit where surallen was upset with language the ugly woman used. What did she do or say that upset him?
    Well...... if you randomly pick out about 20 CUK posts..... That'll about cover it!

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  • TimberWolf
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    I saw the bit where surallen was upset with language the ugly woman used. What did she do or say that upset him?

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  • moorfield
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    Originally posted by Beefy198 View Post

    So basically.... he's a deluded arse.
    Careful. He will bite your teeth out.

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  • Beefy198
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    Originally posted by Platypus View Post
    Let's hope he never actually goes to Sandhurst
    From what I understand, Sandhurst don't do "scholarships"

    What they do do, is say to you when you're young is "you're welcome to come along any time in the next x years and we'll assess you". That allows young people to think about it, take exams, go travelling, try out civvie street etc. before making a decision.

    It's not a guaranteed place at all.

    So basically.... he's a deluded arse.

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  • Drewster
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    Originally posted by sal626 View Post
    ........... it was a strategy that "could" have been considered.............
    This is the Apprentice we are talking about.....

    What is this word strategy of which you speak??

    and consideration as well come to think of it!!!

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  • sal626
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    They had roughly 9 hours to sell the items.
    1 hour - evaluating items
    1 hour putting some items on ebay, amazon, gumtree, etc.
    Get on with selling the others, if no offers from web, then take those items and sell them face to face as well.

    To be honest, not sure if Ebay have a minimum time for an auction. If they do, then obviously its an issue.

    But point is, it was a strategy that "could" have been considered, but wasn't...or at least we weren't shown it..

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  • sasguru
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    Originally posted by sal626 View Post
    They would probably have sold the items a lot faster by putting them on ebay as well.
    And sell them in a day?
    With that kind of incisive thinking you're a dead cert to get into the next series

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  • TimberWolf
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    Not selling anything would have been best.

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  • moorfield
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    Originally posted by sal626 View Post

    I still think it has some educational value, i.e. how NOT to do a business task.

    Take last night's episode.....how come not one of them thought to use the da web for a bit of research/evaluating the prices. They would probably have sold the items a lot faster by putting them on ebay as well.
    But it's all scripted for TV now innit. And Ben obviously should have gone but stayed because he's better for the ratings.

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  • PM-Junkie
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    The quality goes down the more series there are. In series one any of top 5 would easily win this series.
    Anyone with a tiny bit of ability wouldn't go near this "show" - they would be too busy getting on with their career.

    The Apprentice is merely a platform for nursing the egos of idiots.

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  • sal626
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    Originally posted by BrilloPad View Post
    The quality goes down the more series there are. In series one any of top 5 would easily win this series.
    Agreed.

    I still think it has some educational value, i.e. how NOT to do a business task.

    Take last night's episode.....how come not one of them thought to use the da web for a bit of research/evaluating the prices. They would probably have sold the items a lot faster by putting them on ebay as well.

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  • Troll
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    Originally posted by moorfield View Post
    The blonde lass is alright.
    She's a bit toothy in a horsey sort of the way...

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  • Drewster
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    Originally posted by Platypus View Post
    Indeed! Highly amusing.

    But if he were an army officer, I suspect his own men would have killed him by now for their own safety and security. Let's hope he never actually goes to Sandhurst
    Well - I was actually really hoping he did go..... for pretty much the same reason!

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  • AtW
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    I don't watch this **** of a program: BBC should not funding this crock.

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  • Menelaus
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    Originally posted by Platypus View Post
    Indeed! Highly amusing.

    But if he were an army officer, I suspect his own men would have killed him by now for their own safety and security. Let's hope he never actually goes to Sandhurst
    Which one was this?

    There is a long outstanding rumour in the Guards Brigade that Robert Lawrence (he of "Tumbledown" fame as portrayed by Colin Firth) was fragged.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frag_(military)

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