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TUESDAY JANUARY 27, 2009
Something for Nothing

There you are, essentially a high class ticket tout (sorry, 'concierge service') sitting on a £14,000 ten-person dinner and event pass for the Baftas - which really shouldn't be available for retail. And who do you offer it to? A columnist at The Observer. Good job keeping that one quiet.

But it got us thinking about where such a mythical ticket might originate: our guess is that there's a corporate client somewhere who thought they'd discretely top up the old lagging events coffer. £14k, minus commission, for a freebie? Nice.

And before the high horses come trotting in, where do you think those sexy Jimmy Choos you picked up from Notting Hill's Retro Woman came from? Rumour has it, that place practically runs on 'liberated' freebies from the fashion industry. But if you're not a seasoned stylist-cum-tea-leaf, where's the free love?

At least, Jaguar Shoes is returning with it's prize-laden, no-strings, entirely free night to kick of this fiscally-doomed Year of the Ox. Bits from Thames & Hudson, Lex Records, American Apparel, Swear, and tonnes more for nowt? Whether you keep your goodies or hit the 'bay, either way it's good to see that you really can get Something For Nothing.

Something For Nothing
Dream Bags Jaguar Shoes, 32 Kingsland Road, E2 8DA
From 7pm-1am, prizes 8:30-10:30pm

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