Wesley Stevenson
speaker
1,470 appearances
54 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2010
last heard May 2015
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And how does that compare to the current situation?
But first, a listener writes... This is the kind of thing they're talking about.
Hi, Tim.
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Yes, this story appeared in the UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph under the headline, Argent provocateur saw sales jump 12% helped by US First Lady Michelle Obama spending $50,000 in one shopping spree.
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Well, frankly, I'm suspicious.
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Yeah, I'm not surprised.
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And if you read the article, you'd be right to be, because there are no quotes and no source.
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In fact, actually, there's very little detail given about the shopping spree itself, other than it wasn't just Michelle Obama, apparently.
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It was also the Queen of Qatar.
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But it certainly drew a lot of attention to the sales figures of British lingerie chain Argent Provocateur, known for their risque clothes.
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They were up 12%, you know.
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Tim, you know, when it comes to generating a sensual frisson, the only thing that I need to do is look at a spreadsheet.
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I just simply felt that this number needed further investigation.
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I mean, just how much lingerie could Michelle Obama buy for $50,000?
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After all, this would be the equivalent of an eighth of her husband's presidential salary.
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Yes, yes, but you still had to look at women's underwear on the internet to do this.
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Strictly in the line of my statistical duties, Tim.
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So I went on the Argent Provocateur website, which is quite an eye-opener.
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I started by adding up the cost of the underwear, which seems to be inversely correlated with the amount of material they use.
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But if you add up all the lingerie, they do sell other stuff, but the lingerie, it comes to around $30,000.
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