BBC The Apprentice candidate Nadia has come under fire after she made a shocking £1.50 offer for a sheep's fleece priced at £20 during Thursday night's episode - leaving her co-stars and viewers appalled.
The controversial negotiation attempt, which aired on February 13, sparked immediate outrage on social media with viewers branding the offer "insulting" and "an absolute joke".
The task unfolded in Stratford-upon-Avon, where Lord Alan Sugar challenged the remaining contestants with their latest assignment.
Teams were split into further smaller teams and given nine hours to source nine specific items from various locations.
The challenge was straightforward and left the candidates to secure the correct items while spending the least amount of money to emerge victorious.
During one negotiation concerning a fleece coat, Nadia's £1.50 counter-offer to the seller's £20 asking price left her own team members visibly shocked.
Nadia went in all guns blazing with giving an offer
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The seller firmly rejected the offer, stating: "Yeah we couldn't go that low because it's just not justifiable, it just doesn't cover the cost."
After a teammate stepped in with a £10 offer, Nadia eventually raised the bid to £12, which the seller accepted.
Fellow contestant Liam criticised Nadia's negotiation approach in an off-camera comment.
"I think Nadia went in far too low. I got clear instructions from the project manager, Max, to go in at around 50 percent," he said.
Nadia felt she had made a good deal with the merchant
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He added: "The poor fellow's got to shear a whole sheep for £1.50? It's an absolute joke."
Viewers were also equally as shocked by the lowball offer and quickly took to X, formerly Twitter, to express their disbelief.
"£1.50??? YOU CAN'T EVEN GET A BAG OF CRISPS FOR THAT," wrote one user.
Another tweeted: "How on God's green earth do you try to negotiate £20 to £1.50 Nadia is a joke."
"A fleece is £20... 'I'd like to make you an offer my friend...', 'ONE POUND FIFTY' She should be fired just for that. Insulting," commented another viewer. (sic)
Despite the controversial negotiation, it was Carlo who ultimately faced Lord Sugar's firing finger at the end of the episode.
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Next week's challenge will see the teams testing their culinary skills, with "tomatoes versus potatoes" as they attempt to turn crops into cash.
The teams will need to create dishes for the public, handle corporate orders and sell to trade in what promises to be another testing task.
