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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
The lawyer in me would have to look at how the rules were written. The presentation that hit the runway was under budget. The item that didn't have receipts weren't included. He had an extra pair of jeans that presumably was included in the receipts or they wouldn't have let them into the show, which means he made more than he was required to make.
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He was over budget by more than $200. It is
his responsibility to make sure he stayed under budget. For every other challenge, they had to stick to the letter of the rules (remember when they had to use every piece of material for that one challenge; and for every challenge, they had to stay under budget*).
He included the extra pair of jeans and was able to put them in the challenge because he got rid of the wigs, which cost a bunch of money. But you either submit a complete collection under the rules or you don't. What the fuck is this, "I made extra and I brought it in case you figure out that I went over and have to get rid of something else -- so I'll just use this"? How the hell does
he get to choose what comes out because he tried to submit a collection where he went over budget? At the absolute minimum, the other contestants should have been able to choose which piece to remove.
The bottom line is, if they didn't go over his receipts with a fine-tooth comb to figure out that he went over, he would be at an advantage to everyone else. And guess what? If they didn't ask for those receipts or didn't look at them, those extra pair of jeans would have been in his collection too. Everyone else followed the rules and I think the guy was a fucking asshole and trying to get away with whatever he could.
I was very disappointed because of how many times (with the other guy who tried to cheat and then last episode) The Gunn said how seriously they take their rules. Yeah, right.
TM
*Do you think if someone went over budget in one of the weekly challenges that they could just say, "Okay, I went over by 15% and the belt represents 15% of this outfit, so I'll just remove that and you can judge me on the rest." I don't think so.
