Overheard

I hear your frustration - trust me. Each pitch has been signed off by [the designer in question] before we contact you and then she changes her mind or can't respond because she is busy - there are a number of reasons. All I can do is apologise on her behalf.

This Sydney PR agent has clearly missed her calling. Why with all that buck passing prowess, she should be joining the folks up in Parliament House.

It's a dog eat dog world at the moment".
And there's just not enough Pal to go around is there? An industry recruiter laments at the ravenous poaching practices that some retailers are resorting to under the current climate.

"The last time I checked, the C in TCF stood for clothing not carpets."
TCF Services executive Llew Whetham is clearly not considering rebranding into Tiles, Carpeting and Floorboards Services. Whetham shakes his head at the latest carpet-friendly review into the textile, clothing and footwear industry.