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    In 1991 Gerald Ratner said his jewellery was crap and that 'something' would last longer than it. What was that something?

    Question #26261. Asked by Val. (Jan 11 03 10:40 AM)


    Clayhead

    		A prawn sandwich

    Jan 11 03, 10:42 AM
    mk2norwich

    		For those who don't know the story, Mr. Gerald Ratner is a businessman who once owned several high-street jewellery stores. To cut a long story short (full account at http://www.guardian.co.uk/internetnews/story/0,7369,723480,00.html ) , he once made a remark saying that he considered a pair of his company's own earrings were 'total crap', and a prawn sandwich from Mark's and Spencer would probably outlast them. That little speech cost him his career.

    Jan 11 03, 11:06 AM
    Norwich

    		A small correction to the above: Ratner was actually describing a decanter and glasses set as being 'crap'. He then went on to make a further remark about a set of earrings his company produced.

    Jan 11 03, 1:18 PM

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