Alex Polizzi - The Fixer
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budgie smuggler said:
Has she had a boob job? Her chebs looked bigger this week than I remembered.
Bit of a guilty pleasure for me anyway, especially doing her stern look
Especially that scene where she was walking towards the camera wearing a tight light covered top. Two 36" bazookas primed and ready to fire!Bit of a guilty pleasure for me anyway, especially doing her stern look
Back on topic.
Missed the last couple of minutes at it was running late.
Got to the point where they were on the terrace outside and Ray was moaning about the lettering on the signs not taking up all the space on them and Alex was having a bit of a 'moment'.
What happened after that?
Was there anything to say whether or not they were still going/doing better/worse etc.?
Missed the last couple of minutes at it was running late.
Got to the point where they were on the terrace outside and Ray was moaning about the lettering on the signs not taking up all the space on them and Alex was having a bit of a 'moment'.
What happened after that?
Was there anything to say whether or not they were still going/doing better/worse etc.?
Roo said:
What happened after that?
Was there anything to say whether or not they were still going/doing better/worse etc.?
Cake sales up slightly, winter season, so would want to see what happened in the summer.Was there anything to say whether or not they were still going/doing better/worse etc.?
Then cut to shot of new frontage, where after two weeks(?) Ray had said he couldn't stand the old signs and had got new signs made (and had put back up the Kettle Head Man sign).
The new signs would have looked down-market on a burger van parked at the side of the road.
The place's biggest problem which I spotted in 1 microsecond was its location. 20 minutes from the town centre - that's your problem; no passing trade. And what was the point of showing them the cake place right next to (or was it inside ?) The Gherkin ? They have a completely different clientèle. The London one will have lots of bankers and ynmmy-mummys. But the Torquay one will have the Tea & Pee brigade.
Of course the family were nuts; Dad was a t
t and the daughter just burst into tears all the time. Plus they had clearly eaten all their own cakes as well.
Of course the family were nuts; Dad was a t
t and the daughter just burst into tears all the time. Plus they had clearly eaten all their own cakes as well.I didn't see the start of the programme, but did it mention the possibility of a tie-up with a coach operator to drop his fares on their doorstop? Like wot Alex did? Seems a good way to guarantee footfall.
Or would Ray find that offensive?
Should I ever find myself in Torbay in need of refreshment (shudders) I'd visit his eatery only if I can sneeze over his cakes and suffer major limb removal at the freezer. Could make it a PH meeting...
Or would Ray find that offensive?
Should I ever find myself in Torbay in need of refreshment (shudders) I'd visit his eatery only if I can sneeze over his cakes and suffer major limb removal at the freezer. Could make it a PH meeting...
snuffy said:
The place's biggest problem which I spotted in 1 microsecond was its location. 20 minutes from the town centre - that's your problem; no passing trade. And what was the point of showing them the cake place right next to (or was it inside ?) The Gherkin ? They have a completely different clientèle. The London one will have lots of bankers and ynmmy-mummys. But the Torquay one will have the Tea & Pee brigade.
Of course the family were nuts; Dad was a tt and the daughter just burst into tears all the time. Plus they had clearly eaten all their own cakes as well.
True. But with the redevelopment of that whole area taking place they are sitting on a potential gold mine, emphasis on potential!Of course the family were nuts; Dad was a t
t and the daughter just burst into tears all the time. Plus they had clearly eaten all their own cakes as well.You don't bang up £1,000,000 apartments if you see the place as a dying old school sea side resort. They just needed a USP rather being yet another twee tea & scone outfit. And I feel that's exactly where the marketing whizz was going with his bake house idea. He wanted to bring the baking process out from behind the scenes and cash in on the current trend for baking. As soon as they had gained a rep locally for running baking workshops or distributing cakes to local restaurants they would have become less reliant on passing trade and more of a (local) destination. I think it's telling that we saw no more of that marketing chap and suspect much of his efforts ended up on the editing room floor before he did his best Duncan Bannatyne impression...
A tea room that specialises in cakes but uses packet ingredients,a daughter who cries at the slightest provocation and Ray who thinks he knows it all because he taught himself to do the books....not to mention it's position which would have put off most buyers straight away.
A more laughable business/owners it would be hard to find.
The only thing he was right about in the whole programme was about the food being displayed that way,it needs to be under a clear cover like you see in all other cakes shops/bakeries etc.
I'm sure they will get told that anyway when the local authority inspectors make their annual hygiene visit
A more laughable business/owners it would be hard to find.
The only thing he was right about in the whole programme was about the food being displayed that way,it needs to be under a clear cover like you see in all other cakes shops/bakeries etc.
I'm sure they will get told that anyway when the local authority inspectors make their annual hygiene visit
I did wonder what Ray had done prior to the whelk stall, and it looks like he has actually had his own business before:
https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/raymond-messer/31/618/...
Can 'tea' be a skill?
And surely 'marketing strategy' is an example of his keen sense of humour...
https://uk.linkedin.com/pub/raymond-messer/31/618/...
Can 'tea' be a skill?
And surely 'marketing strategy' is an example of his keen sense of humour...
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