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#2926 |
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See that toilet door opener thingy surely the germs would be transferred onto that from the door and then when you folded it up to put in your wallet the germs would go on your hands kind of defeating the purpose of the thing. I was surprised none of the dragons mentioned this. Also wouldn't it have been a better idea to make it out of plastic anti bacterial microban for added germ protection?
In other words, a device for collecting as many germs as possible and taking them home with you! That's £25,000 well spent. |
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#2927 |
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Can't see that toy woman staying with Touker. Their manufacturing ideas were totally different and I could see a clash of personalities already.
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#2928 |
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to be fair to the dragons, ANYONE going in there should have a grasp of the basics, turnover, gross/net profit etc and the figures for their business in relation to. the dragon's will forgive (to varying degrees) people freezing and so on but to simply not know ...
![]() also remember, they need to make a show of it i.e. it has to be entertaining. so if the dragons weren't ... emmm dragons ... then it would make for pretty boring telly. for me they don't show enough of the so-called stupid ideas any more, i say so-called cause some of the 'stupid' things they've turned down have gone on to have at least some success. getting a bit bored of food/drink ideas and the like ... |
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#2929 |
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So, hold on, What's gross profit again?
![]() ![]() The seaweed lady didn't do very well, but I'm not sure what the bloke was there for. It sounded like his roll was to pick up the seaweed, and I couldn't get over the massive hair growing out of the tip of his nose ![]() The poo thing, it seemed more complicated than it actually needed to be. I thought it was just a piece of plastic at first. But there were shots of Touka with his hand in some sort of springy thing. Also, do people really carry disposable gloves for opening toilet doors? |
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#2930 |
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to be fair to the dragons, ANYONE going in there should have a grasp of the basics, turnover, gross/net profit etc and the figures for their business in relation to. the dragon's will forgive (to varying degrees) people freezing and so on but to simply not know ...
... Why is there a £150,000 discrepancy? Is it due to not selling all the seaweed (so there will be lots of stock), or to selling it below the cost price? That could be a vital point! (And if the seaweed is merely picked up off a beach, how can it cost that much? I would take closer look at the seaweed guy's expenses...) |
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#2931 |
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The bloke sitting between Deborah and Peter - has he actually invested anything yet? Missed a bit of this series but he looks like he keeps his hand on his wallet?
Going back to the seaweed lady last night, it would have been great to have seen Duncan back to see what he would have said to her! As far as the new dragons go, i think that they are all very good, Touker has been very different from all other Dragons and Nick seems to talk sense a lot of the time and actually help the entrepreneurs even when he isnt investing. Sarah has been another good addition but it will be interesting to see what she will make her first den investment. |
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#2932 |
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Nick invested in the first episode in a joint deal with Deborah, however Sarah is yet to invest in any businesses thus far.
Going back to the seaweed lady last night, it would have been great to have seen Duncan back to see what he would have said to her! As far as the new dragons go, i think that they are all very good, Touker has been very different from all other Dragons and Nick seems to talk sense a lot of the time and actually help the entrepreneurs even when he isnt investing. Sarah has been another good addition but it will be interesting to see what she will make her first den investment.
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#2933 |
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As if Evan Davies wasn't annoying enough they now seem to have lots of very distracting background music going on during the pitches!!!
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Couldn't grasp the toilet door opening thing, so I transfer all the germs to my card thing, then place it in my wallet, which sometimes being a bloke ends up grasped between teeth when holding to many things, then gets transfered to all my credit and debit cards, or worse to my Tesco club card, that I just used to buy a sandwich and am now proceeding to eat.
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#2935 |
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Seaweed woman was very irritating and I thought Peter Jones was going to lose it for a minute there. How she'd got that far without understanding about gross profits etc.
I thought I was the only person to notice the big old hairy nose of Seaweed Man. ![]() ![]() I kept thinking of the Father Ted sketch with the hairy babies.
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#2936 |
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Seaweed woman was very irritating and I thought Peter Jones was going to lose it for a minute there. How she'd got that far without understanding about gross profits etc.
I thought I was the only person to notice the big old hairy nose of Seaweed Man. ![]() ![]() I kept thinking of the Father Ted sketch with the hairy babies. ![]() |
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#2937 |
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Couldn't grasp the toilet door opening thing, so I transfer all the germs to my card thing, then place it in my wallet, which sometimes being a bloke ends up grasped between teeth when holding to many things, then gets transfered to all my credit and debit cards, or worse to my Tesco club card, that I just used to buy a sandwich and am now proceeding to eat.
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#2938 |
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A few weeks in and I quite like the new dragons.
Deborah though appears to have lowered her low tolerance threshold even lower & Peter seems to be heading that way too. I think Peter probably misses the comic relief provided by Duncan. Can Sarah 'open doors' to anything other than restaurants ? Not sure I see her getting involved in a retail or manufacturing investment. |
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#2939 |
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The seaweed lady was so smug and arrogant sounding.
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I wasn't paying close attention. So it wasn't a special UV light or whatever that showed up the germs, but just a bit of plastic to open the door with?!
In other words, a device for collecting as many germs as possible and taking them home with you! That's £25,000 well spent. |
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#2941 |
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The seaweed lady was so smug and arrogant sounding.
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#2942 |
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^^Hearing how the product actually cost more to make than she sold it for, makes you wonder how much she "gave away" as "sweetners" just to get a foot in the door?
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#2943 |
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Totally agree she could definitely be difficult to work with she certainly didn't have the manner of a people person. How she got anyone to invest so much in that business (out with Dragons den) is a mystery. Selling your goods in Harrods means nothing if your company is making a loss.
But would expect someone who worked in business to know
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#2944 |
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Right, let's get this started!
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#2945 |
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Gluten-free foods. Very crowded market these days.
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Right, let's get this started!
Then some waffle Then some more waffle |
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#2947 |
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"Coming up"
Oh well thats it then, ive seen the best bits, no point in watching, i thought i would start watching it a bit later so i miss that bit, and the program starts late
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#2948 |
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"Two leading supermarkets are looking at the range". Meaning absolutely nothing.
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Its rank, not a good start.
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#2950 |
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Oh well thats it then, ive seen the best bits, no point in watching, i thought i would start watching it a bit later so i miss that bit, and the program starts late
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