Give them 1.57 inches and they’ll take a mile

For you to understand the severity of what it is we’re trying to prove, we’ll have to take you way back. So don your radiation suit, climb into the DeLorean and gun it to 88mph cause we’re going back in time!

It’s sometime in November 2009 and our two creatives, Bennett and Chris, have snuck their way into a partner’s meeting. After a few parlour tricks and championship worthy debating, the boys walk out with a blank cheque. This was no easy feat as the partners generally have a vice-like Kung Fu grip when it comes to holding money. And thus begins 8 Partnership’s long and arduous journey to put a mini Eight office in the Chinese New Year Market in Victoria Park.
After some fierce auctioning at the yearly Chinese New Year Market stall auction, we walked away with spots 214 and 267. A combined space of 3m X 3m for around $40,000 HKD.

Fast forward to today 12:48pm. We finally head to Victoria Park to examine what our 40K bought us three months ago. We measured. And measured. And measured 36 more times for good measure. Turns out the government scammed us. Instead of the 3m X 3m space promised to us, our 40K only bought us 3m X 2.96m. The nerve. The audacity. Today they take 1.57 inches… who knows what the government will take tomorrow.

We’ve hired a team of lawyers and they say we’ve got a serious case against the government. But you’ll have to wait for this story, because we’re outta time!