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Jimmer
Member
08-30-2000
| Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 1:26 pm
There will be a voice-over in next week's show where Trump will say, "Now if the teams had really done some thorough market research, they would have realised that consumers really wanted a limited edition Trump insignia T-shirt". 
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 2:36 pm
Pop art is very similiar. Keith Harring inspired their style it seemed. I agee Seamonkey. I had the same observations and was ready to strangle Alex myself. Just start the talk about marketing or do it. I have not rewatched this but I remember the idea to email the gallery's list of customers for this artist was spawned by the artist himself. One comment he made alerted Kendra. I don't think the other artist even mentioned that he had a gallery or customers. I suspect it was pure luck.
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Buggles
Member
09-07-2002
| Saturday, April 30, 2005 - 3:56 pm
I thought it was pretty interesting when Trump said to Alex it looked like he just sat back and hoped that Tana would fail lol Though to be fair, when I rewatched this I noticed that A did try to discuss marketing in the car with T and seemed genuinely concerned. She said they would do it on the way back but evidently it never happened. Great point that A should have done some thinking on his own if possible. For whatever reason he appeared to be sorely lacking in initiative and ideas compared to T & K throughout the entire competition. My feeling in retro is that T was overly confident and that's why she lost sight of marketing. I think in her mind she was the leading candidate in this comp and the task was almost handed to her to win since she owns a designer clothing store. She obviously was completely fixated on utilizing her specialized knowledge of t-shirts and the bedazzler BTW when Trump said 'I see before me a woman who's just into beads' or something like this it was amusing But after all she had accomplished it seemed like an unfair caricature IMO.
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Eeyoreslament
Member
07-20-2003
| Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 12:58 am
I think the problem with this TEAM format is that we have to remember these people are COMPETING, and the teamwork aspect conflicts with the competitive aspect. Basically, the best apprentice chooses wisely when they should HELP or HINDER their teammates. You don't want your teammates looking TOO good.
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Prisonerno6
Member
08-31-2002
| Sunday, May 01, 2005 - 1:03 am
quote:If Craig hadn't argued for a higher price, even WITH the wonderful email marketing, they might have lost.
Not even close. I did the math. Carolyn said they sold 101 shirts at $25 for a t-shirt and $35 for a hoodie, and made $2705. That means they sold 83 t-shirts and only 18 hoodies. IIRC, Kendra wanted to price them at $20 for a t-shirt and $25 for a hoodie; I think Craig wanted $30 and $45? If they had sold the same number of shirts at Kendra's prices, they still would have made $2110, almost twice what the other team made. The cheaper prices may have even allowed them to sell more, but it certainly would not have cost them the task.
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Watching2
Member
07-07-2001
| Monday, May 02, 2005 - 10:08 am
The only problem I have with Craig is, for most of this series I've been thinking, "Craig who?" The only things I really remember about him are the arguments and put downs. Granted, I missed the episode when they did the task with the box or whatever for Home Depo. I've just had a hard time remembering him, period. I only know who he is now because there are so few of them.
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Ketchuplover
Member
08-30-2000
| Monday, May 02, 2005 - 7:40 pm
at survivorsucks someone said that Trump was never enamored with Alex.
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Ladytex
Member
09-27-2001
| Monday, May 02, 2005 - 8:47 pm
Trump was quite negative about Alex over at www.trumponair.com last week.
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Suitsmefine
Member
07-29-2002
| Monday, May 02, 2005 - 8:49 pm
Kep, On at least one occasion that I can remember...in the boardroom DT said to Alex... "I thought you were a star..." I think He had high hopes for Alex...
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Kep421
Member
08-11-2001
| Tuesday, May 03, 2005 - 4:25 am
Ummm....ok Suitsmefine....I remember hearing that...
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Sunshyne4u
Member
06-17-2003
| Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - 1:03 am
ROTFL Watching The only things I really remember about him are the arguments and put downs. Granted, I missed the episode when they did the task with the box The episode with the Home Depot BOX task was full of arguments and Put downs. In other words, you didnt miss anything ha ha Craig was his usual self
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Fruitbat
Member
08-07-2000
| Wednesday, May 04, 2005 - 3:05 am
Craig had the idea of a toy box but Tana was instrumental in making it a success. She worked with the children to get them involved in decorating it. The project was like a magnet for parents shopping with their kids. The entire team made that project work beautifully. I think that is the only thing Craig has done well. He has just slipped through because there was always someone more volitile or incompetent. Trump definately thought Alex was a contender for the win very early on. He said as much.
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