Lee wins again in 'The Apprentice' (From Bucks Free Press)
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Lee wins again in 'The Apprentice'
10:28pm Wednesday 30th April 2008 in News By Andy Carswell
PRINCES Risborough salesman Lee McQueen sailed through to the next round of reality TV show 'The Apprentice' this evening.
Lee was again on the winning side and escaped a boardroom showdown with Sir Alan Sugar for the sixth week in a row.
This week the teams were tasked with designing a range of greeting cards for a new celebration day, before pitching their ideas to the three biggest card retailers in the country.
Team Alpha, which Lee is part of, decided on a 'Singles Day' to run alongside Valentines Day.
Despite taking three hours to decide whether or not there should be an apostrophe in Singles - with team members contacting the British Library and the Daily Telegraph - the idea was met with approval by members of the public that Lee canvassed opinions from.
In the first two pitches to Tesco and Clinton Cards, Team Alpha said they intended to hold Singles Day on February 13.
Both companies ordered 1,500 cards after questioning the date during the team's pitch.
During the final pitch, to Celebrations, the team elected not to choose a specific date for Singles Day.
When this was questioned by Celebrations, Lee said: "We want to make sure logistically it's viable with you guys."
Lee's help seemed to help - with Celebrations ordering a massive 19,500 cards.
The other team, Renaissance, came up with the idea of a 'Save the Planet' week - which bombed spectacularly, with several people questioning how using cards would help save the environment.
Clinton Cards and Celebrations didn't order any cards, with Tesco taking 6,000 'Save the Planet' cards.
Renaissance's team leader, Kevin Shaw, was fired by Sir Alan, who said: "This whole task turned out a fiasco. As team leader I hold you totally responsible."
He added: "He talked himself into his departure to be quite frank."
Team Alpha's prize for winning was a private recital by classical musician Mylene Klass.
