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AIBU?

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To decide not to buy Heck sausages after "The Fixer" last night.

159 replies

higgle · 09/09/2014 11:06

I presume the Keebles family who run this business thought that by being on The Fixer with the seriously lovely Alex Polizzi people would want to buy more of their stupidly named sausages. The whole programme made me decide never to try them. This hugely self entitled family lived the high life in a rented farmhouse, drove around in a Range Rover and felt they should enjoy a seriously large income from making sausages and selling them to Tesco and others. They employed their daughter who couldn't be bothered to get up in the mornings as head of marketing (aged 18) and their son who hadn't got a clue, and clearly demonstrated that selling to a school catering business was beneath him.

Their marketing philosophy seemed to involve making video clips of themselves doing twatish things like rolling down hills and giggling. They spent time deciding whether people were "Heck" or "not Heck" The whole thing was like Pedlars doing food.

So, please not I will not be contributing to support your Joules/Boden/Aga type rural idlyl with my sausage shopping money, I'll continue to buy from the nice "Black Farmer". IABU?

OP posts:
beachyhead · 10/09/2014 20:55

I must admit they are my sausages of choice and have been for about 18 months.....

I like the taste....SmileSmileSmile

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 10/09/2014 21:21

I love how posters are trying to organise Debbie sending out sausages/vouchersGrin

HaroldLloyd · 10/09/2014 21:26

Debbie,

I love a sausage me. I'll buy your sausages and give them a go.

Maybe you could do us a little MN deal. Yes yes.

limitedperiodonly · 10/09/2014 22:26

I love how posters are trying to organise Debbie sending out sausages/voucher

Indeed dame, indeed.

Have some dignity, people. Buy your own sausages.

BringMeTea · 16/09/2014 14:05

Still laughing at Midsomer Sausages.

RosesandRugby · 16/09/2014 15:02

My son is an expert in sausages.....well at 6 years of age he thinks its his destiny to open a sausage café. Grin

Having served him Heck Sausages (Family favourites, purchased after watching the well discussed episode of 'The Fixer') I'm sorry to say he didn't like them. He said that they have too much seasoning and they have a spicy tang to them, he felt they ruined the taste of his tomato sauce. His favourite sausages are Lincolnshires from the local butchers but they are less seasoned than Hecks.

DameDiazepamTheDramaQueen · 16/09/2014 15:25

My ds isn't keen on too much seasoning either!

Arf@spoiling the taste of his tomato sauceGrin

YouBetterWerk · 02/04/2015 19:33

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Catnappin2 · 02/04/2015 22:44

They infuriated me with their lack of understanding that pitching needs preparation and understanding of your potential customer's requirements....they didn't even start off with a 'thank you for inviting Heck to meet you' ...unless it was edited out to make them look more clueless! If they'd invested in decent sales personnel anywhere near as much as equipment, they wouldn't have needed Alex...but then we wouldn't have had the interest of watching their story.

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