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Discount Buying for the Savoy

Episode 3 of 15

Business-based reality show. The business hopefuls have nine hours to source ten products for the Savoy Hotel, testing their powers of negotiation.

The candidates are called to meet Lord Sugar at London's famous Savoy Hotel to be briefed on their next task. Following a 220 million pound refurbishment, the hotel requires a number of last-minute items prior to its grand reopening.

The business hopefuls have nine hours to source ten products, and their powers of negotiation are pushed to the limit as they attempt to track down everything on the hotel's unusual shopping list and purchase them at the lowest possible price.

Nick and Karren watch on as the candidates get increasingly desperate in their attempts to find quality items at bargain prices. With the deadline looming, tension reaches fever pitch as last-minute deals are struck. Both teams are faced with a dash to the Savoy to have their purchases inspected by the scrupulous eye of the hotel's general manager.

Missing or incorrect items are subject to penalty fines, and this leads to a dramatic result in the boardroom. The losing team gets a grilling from Lord Sugar, and the blame game begins before one of the remaining candidates hears the fateful words: "You're fired!".

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Credits

Role Contributor
Participant Lord Sugar
Participant Lord Sugar
Participant Lord Sugar
Participant Nick Hewer
Participant Nick Hewer
Participant Nick Hewer
Participant Karren Brady
Participant Karren Brady
Participant Karren Brady
Executive Producer Michele Kurland
Executive Producer Michele Kurland
Executive Producer Michele Kurland
Series Editor Mark Saben

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