New shopping task for week 4 - SPOILER!

[Calderyon]

Day 28: Shopping task - The Budget

Yesterday, when Dan realised that it was Tuesday, he momentarily set aside the surprise of the Safe House reveal to wonder aloud why they hadn't yet been set a shopping task. "Something's not right" he mused more than once. We're sure that today, when the task is announced, he'll be momentarily relieved. Well, until he realises that the House is about to feel the bitter sting of austerity.

For the next two days, Charlie, Dexter and Gina will form the Treasury, presiding over the House's finances, making tough cuts to things the housemates hold dear. They'll have difficult choices to make, like deciding whether to remove all the cigarettes or all the luxury food from the House, or which housemate to deprive of that ever-important staple, makeup.

The Treasury and housemates will also be offered expensive treats, which will incur penalty fines if accepted. Will they be able to stay strong and resist temptation?

"Times are tough, let's pull together." That's the motto of this BB Treasury, but with Treasury members living in the lap of luxury and housemates facing the reality of austerity, let's see how that works out, eh?

George Osborne, eat your heart out.

Make sure to keep checking back here, and on Twitter, for updates on this penny pinching task.

http://bb3.channel5.com/c5/article/text/Day-28-Shopping-task-The-Budget/

Day 28: The Budget begins

This week's shopping task, The Budget, has hit the House, and already the Treasury (Charlie, Dexter and Gina) have had a tough decision to make: they had to decide whether their HMs would lose their beds or their clothes for the duration of the task.

The Treasury made the call to take the clothes away. Let's face it, half of the House has already gone a whole week without their cases anyway.

This particular cut has earned the House £90 for their shopping budget.

http://bb3.channel5.com/c5/article/album/Day-28-The-Budget-begins/

[Vanessa]

LOL Look at Dexter! Looking like the Godfather in that picture. :joker:

[Gstar]

This could be good

My only fear is Charlie being like "omg don't do that, that's cruel"

[Josy]

Ah this sounds good :amazed:

[Benjamin]

Oh this does sound good. Also when did they get their suitcases back (those that had been "shredded"), how did I miss that?

[Josy]

They got them back the night Sallie was evicted Ben (I think)

[Benjamin]

Oh, hahaha, I must have been in mourning that night and missed it. :laugh:

[Vanessa]

http://bb3cdn.channel5.com/staticmedia/uploads/photos/resized/paintings_500x281.jpg

[HBB1508]

Love this task - hopefully they will take Hazel's make up away that would be a wheeze!!

[Vanessa]

Come on, Dexter! Make me proud! :dance:

[Calderyon]

Might be a good task. Obviously not fond of the potentially major Ginxter involvement, but then again it might be a good thing, due to the fact that it will probably annoy the no-safehouse houseguests even further.

Will watch of course.

[daniel-lewis-1985]

They need tougher choices than that.

example: take away all the cigarettes or show housemates bitching about each other on the plasma.

[CaudleHalbard]

Take away cigarettes and makeup. :dance:

[BigBrotherfan4ever]

Love this task - hopefully they will take Hazel's make up away that would be a wheeze!!

When I was reading what the task was about that was my thought, take away Hazel's makeup.:joker:

[HBB1508]

When I was reading what the task was about that was my thought, take away Hazel's makeup.:joker:

Great minds and all that :hugesmile: but I would seriously love to see how she would cope without all the slap on and what she would do with her time as it seems to take her most of the day to put it on!!!

[Daffodil]

:dance::elephant::dance::elephant::dance:
Yes!! Hazel without her slap..... bring it on!

[Daffodil]

..oh and p.s. Wolfy without her fags!!

[HBB1508]

..oh and p.s. Wolfy without her fags!!

Oh yes and no-one else allowed to give her a cig - she would go mad!!!

[BigBrotherfan4ever]

This is really evil but don't give The Twins any food

[BigBrotherfan4ever]

Great minds and all that :hugesmile: but I would seriously love to see how she would cope without all the slap on and what she would do with her time as it seems to take her most of the day to put it on!!!

I know she won't know what to do with herself:joker:

[Calderyon]

Great minds and all that :hugesmile: but I would seriously love to see how she would cope without all the slap on and what she would do with her time as it seems to take her most of the day to put it on!!!

And yet she is not even the longest time spender regarding self grooming. No, that title goes to Gag, who spends 4-5 hours (time was on highlights) doing her make up and doing her hair with those curling things on for god knows how long.

And yet, after all that trouble, she still looks the same.

[Vicky.]

This could be good

My only fear is Charlie being like "omg don't do that, that's cruel"

Yeah I agree with this

I think we may finally be about to see Hazel with no makeup. I would bet shes much prettier without it.

[Patricia4]

Take away cigarettes and makeup. :dance:

This is better than clothes.

[Johnnyuk123]

No spitting and no fags. lol

[Tregard]

Hopefully the choices get tougher

[fingers]

Hope the last task involves 10% extra or 90% reduction in ration money!

[erinp5]

times are tough task
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhdsL_C62w8

[Rob!]

This years tasks :worship:

[Ellen]

Looks like Hazel will be make-up free in the next part of the task.

[Spoon]

A while back there was a preview (I think on BOTS, but not sure) of an austerity task that discussed a heavy tax on alcohol and cigarettes. I'm guessing that's coming up soon -- lolz! (except that if Wolfy stays, she'll become even more unpleasant, which won't be fun for anyone, including us.)

[Ellen]

The twins have to do alphabet spaghetti on toast.

[Ellen]

A while back there was a preview (I think on BOTS, but not sure) of an austerity task that discussed a heavy tax on alcohol and cigarettes. I'm guessing that's coming up soon -- lolz! (except that if Wolfy stays, she'll become even more unpleasant, which won't be fun for anyone, including us.)

She might stop spitting if she cant smoke! :joker:

[Spoon]

She might stop spitting if she cant smoke! :joker:

If she stops spitting, I will accuse her of portraying a fakeness! :joker:

[Vanessa]

Dexter looks like Alan Sugar! :joker:

[Ellen]

If she stops spitting, I will accuse her of portraying a fakeness! :joker:

:joker::joker:

[Marcus.]

very good food or cigaretts

bye bye cigaretts

[fingers]

very good food or cigaretts

bye bye cigaretts

No hardship for 24 hours!

[Samm]

Take away everything

[BigBrotherfan4ever]

Dexter looks like Alan Sugar! :joker:

That's really odd you say that, I think Dexter has air about him of AS, just his mannerisms & clothes he wears, also just that he's always talking about his clients & his business's.

[fingers]

That's really odd you say that, I think Dexter has air about him of AS, just his mannerisms & clothes he wears, also just that he's always talking about his clients & his business's.

The difference is that Sugar is talking about real life whereas Dexter is simply fantasizing. :dance:

[BigBrotherfan4ever]

The difference is that Sugar is talking about real life whereas Dexter is simply fantasizing. :dance:

That's very true:joker:

[Vanessa]

That's very true:joker:

Dexter is his own man. I'm sure he has a good life. :pipe:

[fingers]

Did any one see Wolfy's face as they left that last Budget meeting?
Black as thunder wouldn't do it justice!

[erinp5]

9.25pm: Jackie Travers is laying down the law. She says The Treasury can NOT have any of their alcohol

She sure has found her voice since being nommed

[Vanessa]

9.25pm: Jackie Travers is laying down the law. She says The Treasury can NOT have any of their alcohol

She sure has found her voice since being nommed

Ugh! If she carries on like this i'll be voting for her, not Hazel. :nono:

[Spoon]

For a mature woman, Jackie isn't that mature.

[fingers]

The Vid of Dexter pretending to be at a wine tasting called him pretentious, it was spot on! He didn't even know how to hold a champagne flute correctly!:hugesmile:

[erinp5]

safe house make sneaky decision
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRaSJP16rnE

[erinp5]

9.39pm: "Wurzel Gummidge is getting angry" whoops Dexter, back in #bbsafehouse. Charlie is poolside with the housemates:joker:

[Vanessa]

9.39pm: "Wurzel Gummidge is getting angry" whoops Dexter, back in #bbsafehouse. Charlie is poolside with the housemates:joker:

Dexter is a legend. Reminds me a lot of Lord Aaron at the moment. :laugh:

[fingers]

Dexter is a pretentious lying con man!

[erinp5]

Day 28: Bills, bills, bills

The housemates are yet to understand the concept of today's task. Or if they do, then they just don't give one iota ... Read more

The housemates are yet to understand the concept of today's task. Or if they do, then they just don't give one iota about living on a basic budget next week, as these guys have been spending like there's no tomorrow. Hey, don't they know there's a triple dip recession on? Cleary not.

Every single temptation that has been sent their way has been gobbled up like, well, a really greedy person who doesn't know when to say no frankly. A bit of girlie pampering? Yeah, why not said Gina, racking up a bill of £20 – probably nowhere near the amount she pays in the Savoy, but that's at least a substantial contribution towards the weekly meat budget. Just think of the lamb chomps they could buy...

Add to that a £40 wine tasting experience for Dexter and a casual £25 bottle of champs for the trio, and you're looking at cool £85 bill from the treasury. And they're the one supposed to be looking after the budget!

And the other housemates haven't been much better, racking up a £30 tab for pizza and forking out £75 for some booze, party tunes and access to the pool. Yeah they may be partying now, but there won't be so many frivolities when they're dining out on chickpeas next week.

Will the treasury make enough cuts tomorrow to make sure the housemates see through the week? They way they're going, we see dark times ahead...

[erinp5]

6.24pm: The HMs won £590 from the task... BUT they will only receive £280 after they sprent £310 on treats