Products made on the Apprentice....

[thekitchendesigner]

So what happens with a situation like last nights apprentice.

A product is made, and then 'sold' to these 3 outlets who place 'x' orders. Are these real or 'pretend' orders?? Does the product actually get made and sold?

Or is it all just role play and hypothetical???

 

[Zeno]

It's all pretend.

You don't seriously think they knocked up those monstrosities overnight did you?

 

[Write My Site]

I'd imagine it's hypothetical. Although if John Lewis really wants 10,000 of those ball-plate thingys maybe Sugar will get them produced!

 

So what happens with a situation like last nights apprentice.

A product is made, and then 'sold' to these 3 outlets who place 'x' orders. Are these real or 'pretend' orders?? Does the product actually get made and sold?

Or is it all just role play and hypothetical???

I thought exactly the same thing last night! Surely though they wouldn't make that hideous box thing I bet its just pretend, but then are the figures real if no-one is actually "buying" them???? I could say i want a million but it doesn't mean i would buy that many.

 

[thekitchendesigner]

Of course, a lot of what you see on the apprentice you take with a pinch of salt, and timescales are played on, but that bum thing looked 'proper' so just thought they might make some

 

Yeah i agree, it did look like a real product and it did look like it would work and that people would buy it

 

[garyk]

the bodyrocker looked damn good from both a design and usability perspective. As for that other monstrosity!

 

the bodyrocker looked damn good from both a design and usability perspective. As for that other monstrosity!

I know i couldn't stop laughing - can you imagine having to present that to people! I'd of died of shame.

I think James should have gone though, i mean i thought he deserved to go last week though and can't understand why Margaret saved him (maybe she fancies him! LOL)

 

[Mattonella Tile Studio]

I know i couldn't stop laughing - can you imagine having to present that to people! I'd of died of shame.

I think James should have gone though, i mean i thought he deserved to go last week though and can't understand why Margaret saved him (maybe she fancies him! LOL)

IMO James had better do his best to make sure he is on the winning team next week. He's got to be right on the edge of being fired.

 

[ZipSafe]

The Bodyrocker was a good product - it was a more portable, space saving swiss ball.

Will someone produce it? How many people this morning are running to the IPO with a sketch diagram of the bodyrocker?

Why can't the Apprentice let the product be released (day after the show), and let the initial order be sold with profit going to Children in Need or Comic Relief?

 

[Whites Electrical]

Have to agree that black box monstrosity, what a waste of time!!

 

[Inapickle]

These orders are purley no obligations from the retailer to follow through with an order made on the Apprentice.

 

[bluestagstudio]

I think the slapping bum incident probably didn't help things too much....

James should have gone, actually he shouldn't have even got there in the first place! The only one that looks half decent is that northen guy, phil? posisbly? whats his name?!

 

[billie1]

I thought the orders were for real. I was planning on going to John Lewis later this month to purchase one 'Duh'. I hope they decide to stock the product for real.

 

[BusinessIdeas]

I thought the orders were for real. I was planning on going to John Lewis later this month to purchase one 'Duh'. I hope they decide to stock the product for real.

I would be totally amazed if they stock 10k of these for real
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[billie1]

I think they would fly off the shelf though.