Comments on: A Dragon in Trouble: Red Letter Days

By: Julie Oakley

Julie Oakley — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 20:01:22 +0000

Rachel ordered some graphic design from me and just ignored my invoice. I never was paid – she still owes me £600. She also employed my husband and sacked him a month before she was obliged to pay him £6000 bonus for increasing the turnover of the company. She always paid suppliers late – if at all and meanwhile had the purchaser’s money in the bank making interest.

Quite frankly it was such a brilliant idea for a business that only a very nasty person who could not keep staff, supplier and customer loyalty could have failed to make it a success.

Rachel – if you’re reading this and and have decided that you want have a ‘life well lived’ and want to make amends, please just send us a cheque.

By: Anon

Anon — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:33:37 +0000

As an ex red letter day employee I think your comments about Tracy are way off, people change their names for all sorts of reasons – marriages, divorce. If you want to find the missing money you would be much better looking at Fraser’s expenses (ex-Scottish manager), he makes politicians look squeeky clean!

By: Redondo Beach Day Spa

Redondo Beach Day Spa — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:35:29 +0000

I think Rachel’s business practices are more than suspect. Her company promises the world through their “experience” vouchers, but when all is said and done, they are KNOWN to overcharge and on top of that, they even try to back out of their own services by use of “technicalities” and “stipulations” in their business practices. I read the perfect example from your prior post (the one with the day spa experience). That alone made me want to reach in the TV screen on Dragon’s Den and rip her hair out of her scalp. On top of that, for her workers to literally talk down to their customer-base when they simply want to change the date of their experience: That’s just appauling. Why on Earth would you want to go into business when their people skills are lacking to the point of non-existent?

By: J.

J. — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 14:11:46 +0000

I think it’s appalling that Rachel is allowed to still continue to be on Dragon’s Den (though they commented on the fact she’s had a lot of press). The fact that there are suppliers are owed money and a reported lady (who did the body jewellery) only received half the sum for a private commission from Rachel miss examplar is disgusting, despite the BBC mentioning she has ‘amassed a personal wealth’. It’s grotesque and endorsing daylight robbery.

By: Anon

Anon — Sat, 05 Nov 2005 17:58:20 +0000

The increasing rate of new ‘Internet Agents’ in the service sector is a worrying trend. I just stopped my wife purchasing 5 x theatre tickets from an agent for £302, then paid £167 direct. Same with Red Letter Days, £185 v £135 from Adventure 001 for a helicopter experience. Hopefully these guys will realise they need to get real companies soon…

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 14:29:25 +0000

You may be interested to know that the former Area Manager of Red Letter Days (Scotland), Tracy McNicol who is now working for GUY SALMON CAR RENTAL (Edinburgh)as General Manager…but using a new surname, which she changed, a few months before Red Letter Days folded!

There may be some folks who would like to ask here where the money went!

By: Andy

Andy — Thu, 04 Aug 2005 21:36:50 +0000

Yep, they are overrated. As you say, it’s a lot easier just to go to the companies websites. It’s what I did for my sister to have a week-end at Cliveden House.
http://www.clivedenhouse.co.uk/

By: Steven

Steven — Wed, 03 Aug 2005 07:28:54 +0000

I was wondering what all those “Red Letter Day” headlines I’ve seen recently were about. All seems horribly middle class. Surely a Sub Orbital Mig flight would be way way cooler?

http://www.iwantoneofthose.com/8MIGFL_ADVE.htm