Dragon's Den

[Kamov]

C69 said:

The episode featuring the miraculous ear seeds has now been removed from the iPlayer pending a review.

https://www.itv.com/news/2024-01-25/bbc-removes-dr...

Just saw that on facebook. That's rather embarrassing right?

[Oakey]

Legacywr said:

Never get involved with a fringe like that…

"What's your current situation?"

"We live in a caravan on my parents drive, we wanted to try and live a more sustainable life"

"How are you staying afloat?"

"Friends and family help us out"

Imagine living on your parents driveway and mooching off friends and family whilst thinking this nonsense was a business.

[Legacywr]

Oakey said:

Legacywr said:

Never get involved with a fringe like that…

"What's your current situation?"

"We live in a caravan on my parents drive, we wanted to try and live a more sustainable life"

"How are you staying afloat?"

"Friends and family help us out"

Imagine living on your parents driveway and mooching off friends and family whilst thinking this nonsense was a business.

With that fringe, expect the unexpected.

[hungry_hog]

I think the problem is most of the decent businesses are going to crowd funding. They don't go to DD as historically DD ask for too much stake. Also a lot of the new businesses are tech based, and apart from Peter I don't think they have the expertise.

This leaves DD with face painting and playing at tarzan type businesses which make no money

[Oakey]

The parents drive:

hungry_hog said:

I think the problem is most of the decent businesses are going to crowd funding. They don't go to DD as historically DD ask for too much stake. Also a lot of the new businesses are tech based, and apart from Peter I don't think they have the expertise.

This leaves DD with face painting and playing at tarzan type businesses which make no money

Oh, they're not afraid of crowdfunding either

https://www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/replacing-stolen-s...

Edited by Oakey on Saturday 27th January 11:16

[Legacywr]

WTF?

[BlindedByTheLights]

Legacywr said:

WTF?

A cat fishing rod, brilliant. Sort of thing that will sell loads on tik tok

[Legacywr]

BlindedByTheLights said:

Legacywr said:

WTF?

A cat fishing rod, brilliant. Sort of thing that will sell loads on tik tok

The hair brush…

[DSLiverpool]

A luggage pick up business being treated as the next coming is ridiculous

Transglobal express was doing this 15 years ago

Joke

[DSLiverpool]

Watched it all now - madness. Hair brush £6m and he’s in for £600k !! Lovely wife / dad story didn’t work either.
Cat tooth brush - £9.99 huge seller.
Case storage - nope

Worst ever episode

[mgtony]

I thought the luggage storage pitch was going to be an app where someone living local to where you are agrees to store them for you. Could work well for people working from home or retired. I'd call it Case Base.

[Speed Badger]

Had a look online, that hair brush is £70!

[DSLiverpool]

mgtony said:

I thought the luggage storage pitch was going to be an app where someone living local to where you are agrees to store them for you. Could work well for people working from home or retired. I'd call it Case Base.

Truly brilliant idea

[Langweilig]

"Frozen in a block" chef-made ready meals? Interesting.

[JimmyConwayNW]

If only Emma Grede could replace Steven Bartlett. I can’t stand him he really grated on me.

[DSLiverpool]

JimmyConwayNW said:

If only Emma Grede could replace Steven Bartlett. I can’t stand him he really grated on me.

She’s the perfect dragon, the real deal. Mum of 4 as well. Incredible.

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DSLiverpool said:

JimmyConwayNW said:

If only Emma Grede could replace Steven Bartlett. I can’t stand him he really grated on me.

She’s the perfect dragon, the real deal. Mum of 4 as well. Incredible.

Forgot about it this week (says something about the programme in general maybe) and watched on Catch-up. Not the strongest episode but really like Emma.

[Radec]

Great ending on that last deal.

[hungry_hog]

Just doing some research on that hot air balloon.

None of the dragons asked what gas was used.
It's hydrogen. Apparently helium is too expensive.

It's fine though, no danger of hydrogen reacting with oxygen to form a well known liquid I guess...

[Fermit]

DSLiverpool said:

JimmyConwayNW said:

If only Emma Grede could replace Steven Bartlett. I can’t stand him he really grated on me.

She’s the perfect dragon, the real deal. Mum of 4 as well. Incredible.

Rather easy on the eye to boot. Just don't tell my wife I said so, I rather like having balls.