Bargain Hunt comes to Northamptonshire as host apologises to guests in £100 loss

BBC Bargain Hunt was in Northamptonshire this week as the host apologised to guests over a GBP100 loss. Married duo Ben and Mandy were part of the Red Team while Janet and her son Xander were on the Blue Team. Both sets of contestants were given GBP300 to purchase items in Brackley and the winner was whoever makes the biggest profits or minor losses.

However, fans were complaining about the cost of certain items on the show. Red Team buyers Bill and Mandy purchased an oil lantern for GBP35, a Clarice Cliff pot for GBP85 and a Swedish glass vase for GBP50. However, they made a GBP20 loss on the pot and a GBP10 loss on the glass vase reports the Daily Mirror. READ MORE: Mercedes ‘special delivery’ to Aston Martin and Fernando Alonso at Silverstone

Bargain Hunt presenter Thomas Forrester later gave the couple a “Bonus Buy” option to give them a chance to gain a profit. The host brought out a sack barrow – which is from the 20th century – and told the married couple that the trolley could “make them a fortune”. Bill decided to take the risk and Thomas estimated the barrow could earn them up to GBP180.

Unfortunately, it only sold for GBP45, bringing the couple’s total loss to GBP115. Feeling bad about the situation, Thomas told Bill and Mandy: “Oh no, no. We can’t have that.

That’s awful, I’m sorry.” Viewers were sceptical at the estimated price of the sack barrow and took to social media to complain about it. “No way I’d be paying GBP130 for that”, one user said while another added: “Sack trolley, no chance”. One person posted: “Sack barrow for GBP130?

Lunacy.”

Bargain Hunt presenter Thomas ForresterBargain Hunt presenter Thomas Forrester

It’s not the first time viewers were left unimpressed as an episode from earlier this month saw one team get disqualified. The teams were given a to find an item that matched very specific criteria. Pals Lisa and Helen were on the red team and had to find something agricultural.

They ended up purchasing a mole spade for GBP18. Lisa and Helen, along with their expert Philip Serrell, assumed it was a spade for digging out moles. They later found out it was probably a bread peel from the 19th century – which wouldn’t be part of their criteria.

The host said the Bargain Hunt team also thought it wasn’t a mole spade, which meant the red team were disqualified.

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