Don't you hate it when you watch a TV programme that just gets your riled up? I've just watched Mary Portas, "Queen of Shops". I'm a big fan! Who watched it?
Angela was the other "star" of the show tonight. Angela owns a Bakery in Wimbledon, I can't remember it's name, which is in itself a problem if you think about it. Angela's bakery sold crap cakes, no, not crab cakes, they were CRAP cakes. Sure, she probably sold a few once in a while but they were not going to keep her shop afloat, especially when one of the major supermarkets were opening up right next door to her. All the cakes had smiley faces on and were well...CRAP.
Well, at first I felt sorry for her, she had been running her bakery for 36 years (my God, she liked to tell people that) she was clearly just a bit out of touch, Mary would save the day, Mary would tell what she needed to do...but NO. Angela wasn't as nice as I first thought, in fact Angela was VILE. She didn't listen to a word retail guru Mary said, in fact purposely did the opposite, on a visit to a professional and extremely profitable Bakery out in the country Angela thought it suitable to tell the Baker he looked tired and wasn't in a position to tell her what to do...hmmm fresh bread or CRAP cakes? you decide!
Well, anyway I'm getting slightly riled by this point, then it became apparent that Angela only invited Mary Portas and the "Queen of Shops" crew in as she wanted to revamp her shop, she wanted someone to pay for the refurbishment of her shop selling the CRAP cakes...you should've seen the reaction when Mary refused to pay for the new floor! What an abomination..."well where will my CRAP cakes be displayed?"
Anyway the show went on and this Bakery owner went on to say many enlightening things such as "We're not all materialistic, I just need to get some more customers", "Paul the Baker is not the integral part of the BAKERy" and the cherry on the top (boom boom)"Mary, no one ACtually makes bread anymore"...erm you're a Baker?
Well, to cut an hour's long programme short...I've never seen Mary Portas give up, this woman has balls, she keeps going until the death. That is until tonight, she walked away. Angela and her un-willingness to change her business (despite signing up for the show) pushed her to the edge.
Now, I'm not a nasty person, well not THAT nasty, but Angela can probably say good bye to her customers after the show aired and probably in turn kiss she can kiss good bye to her Bakery and CRAP cakes...which just in case she hadn't emphasised enough, she has owned for 36 years. It's a shame really.
Don't worry Mary, you can't win them all!
