Woman hits back after sharing brutal reality of farm festival headlined by Jeremy Clarkson
A business owner who claims to have lost thousands at the Great British Farm-Fest was left in tears after 'pr**ks' in the comments questioned why she went in the first place.
Korrine Pallas was one of hundreds of traders who set up shop in Warwickshire's Stoneleigh Park this weekend for what has been dubbed 'the UK's biggest country fair'.
A whopping 55,000 people are said to have attended the festival celebrating British produce, while entertainment and live performances from stars such as Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Blur's Alex James were also on offer.
Organisers said the event combined 'the traditional joy of a large country fair with the excitement and energy of a modern music festival'.
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Another attractive aspect of the event was the fact that Top Gear legend Jeremy Clarkson was going to be there, alongside his Clarkson's Farm co-stars Charlie Ireland, Lisa Hogan and Kaleb Cooper.
According to the Great British Farm-Fest's website, traders could book 'indoor and outdoor spaces' in Stoneleigh Park and hundreds did so.
However, some vendors have since claimed that the event wasn't the cash cow they thought it would be.
Korrine Pallas, who owns pet product firm Phoenix Equestrian and Pet Supplies, took to TikTok on Saturday (23 May) to explain she was leaving the festival early due to a lack of sales.
Telling her more than 44,000 followers it had been 'catastrophic', she shared a clip saying: "I'm going to try not to cry...when you're already a small family business in hard times, it's heart-wrenching.
"We're a few grand down. With wages, with fuel, with van hire, it's £400 to come tomorrow, and I haven't even made that in the last couple of days. Nowhere f**kng near in fact."
Saying it was 'a shame', Korrine said she has never left a trade show prematurely in 30 years of running her pet supply firm. The video has since gone on to rack up more than 1.1million views.
Although a number of people left supportive comments, she didn't get a lot of sympathy from some social media users, as a number of people suggested her products were out of place at the festival.
One person wrote: "I mean, not being funny, but who goes to Farm-Fest to buy animal food?"
Another jibed: "People can't afford fancy pet food," while a third added: "Maybe selling pet food at a food festival wasn’t the best move."
Korrine has since shared another video to TikTok where she took aim at 'all the pr**ks' who had left 'vile comments' under her original post.
While stood in what appeared to be a Phoenix Equestrian and Pet Supplies warehouse, she fumed: "This is who I am. I'm just discount pet store. I'm just a mum of two kids trying to earn a living, that's all I am.
"I've had some vile, vile comments. Horrible comments. 'Who wants to buy expensive pet food?' We're a discount treat store. I was selling a roll for £4.99 that other shops were selling for a tenner."
Fighting back tears, the trader continued: "We don't inflate our prices for trade shows, we don't do anything like that. I'm just a shop that's been trading for 30 years, trying to earn a f**king living.
"And I'm being slated in my comments - that I shouldn't be there and I shouldn't this, that and the other. It's baffling. Absolutely baffling.
"All I care about is paying my bills, paying my staff so they can pay for their families and me being able to pay for my family. That's all I want.
"I don't want miracles, I wasn't expecting...I just wanted to go there and earn a couple of quid. That was it."
Addressing the comments saying that Farm-Fest wasn't the right audience for her products, Korrine added: "It's a f**king family show. It's a family show that's got a dog show and I sell f**king dog treats. Why don't I deserve to be there?"
Adult tickets to the event cost £35 for a half-day or £60 for an all-day admission.
LADbible Group previously contacted organisers of the Great British Farm-Fest for comment.
Topics: Jeremy Clarkson, TikTok, Clarkson's Farm
Olivia Burke