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Eight-Six posted:Easy one, MLM scheme. Man, was that awkward. Here's another MLM with the douchiest douches that ever douched: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2mVs12eRcA Take a drink every time they high five, it'll get you plastered.
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GrandpaPants posted:I really liked this one. No wacky products, just some nice, sincere people getting a really nice offer on their online boutique. I actually felt really happy for them: Study in goon contrasts here; I could barely get through this clip, I hated them so much. They're making 7 million a year, and still need to ask for money to buy a new website?! Poor things.  raocow posted:I hate this thread. Also, this. drat, this show's addictive.
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Jan 18, 2015 16:11
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MissileWaster posted:Copa di Vino part 1 I binged thru a ridiculous amount of Dragons Den CA the other day while home sick and noticed that Arlene's wearing the same outfit and jewelry for quite a few episodes. They definitely shoot multiple eps in one day. And wow, that Copa di Vino guy's a piece of work.
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Jan 22, 2015 13:51
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Murphys Law posted:Hahaha, "Are you too passive aggressive to even come up with your own way to be passive aggressive? We'll sell you some passive aggressive for $60!" I liked "we know people and we know relationships!" They got married 6 weeks after their first blind date and apparently quibble so often they need an elephant to air their disagreements. Yep, totally trusting them. Also $22 just to manufacture one, and mostly because of cost of the box? You could go to the dollar store, buy a bunch of elephants, buy a bunch of some other product that comes in a plastic box, repackage, and still come out cheaper. My mind's blown at that one; good find, Zaphod! Fake edit: at 29:00, you get to watch 2 "mini sharks" make a deal with Kevin. I feel greasy now.
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Jan 29, 2015 16:22
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Guy has a pretty cool product, but guy himself is quite the oddball: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZC9tpcB21E#t=8m50s
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Feb 8, 2015 16:22
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Zaphod42 posted:Well, this is different: Yeah, that one is weird. "I don't want to give you charity, but yet I'll call the president of Harper-Collins for you." WTF, Robert? Arlene nails it when she says she's disappointed that it's turned into The Gong Show.
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Feb 13, 2015 12:11
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Cornuto posted:Super awkward nerd tries to get funding for making her self-published fantasy novel into a movie. Haha, some pro-click here. Usually the UK version on DD seems a bit more reserved than its cousins on this side of the pond, but they just tear into this woman (and rightfully so). Oh god, that trailer. I'll save y'all the trouble: I checked IMDB and not a single actor attached to this hot mess has been in anything bigger than a bit part on Doctor Who.
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Feb 17, 2015 16:28
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Hmm, yes, insulting the Dragons is surely the way to get their money! One where I'm actually siding with Kevin for a change. Starts at 17:45: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMZUOdED9J8 "What a bunch of rude people." Dude, have you ever watched this show? You interrupted Kevin and called him a liar. What did you expect? (In preview before I post, Youtube's showing me the still of Kevin in the Anne of Green Gables hat with pigtails, that clip's pretty funny, too. Comes right before the one I'm talking about.)
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Feb 18, 2015 07:12
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peter gabriel posted:The Amazon reviews for this are awesome: I... can't believe some of these people are for real. If only for the sake of my own sanity. "My husband has not stopped giving me a hard time about this purchase, a piece of black tape would have worked better." NO poo poo
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Feb 21, 2015 02:58
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This one's got it all. I won't spoil the magic; just watch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ukftYhb-OyY&t=8m49s "There's never been a story about dragons on another planet." Nah, just 24 Pern novels alone. Nope, never been done.
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Mar 1, 2015 15:01
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I saw the follow-up to this one she does get a deal with Hallmark Canada and just had to see the original pitch, as my father owns a lovebird. It did not disappoint. This woman is a kook in the best way. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yq7y9iJoM3s
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Mar 5, 2015 11:33
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Kinda interesting to watch the very first episode of Dragon's Den Canada. The dragons seem so much more reserved (though Kevin does flip out over a woman pitching a "nap center"), and lack the chemistry I've seen in later seasons. I'd never seen one with Jennifer instead of Arlene, and boy is she a snooze fest. Also pretty funny how embarrassed they are by the product that starts just after 27 minutes, when in a later season they're totally chill talkin' vaginas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtRs6pNLyNg&list=PLCDFNL1F_j-B2zHrwf6vizxnSEanB4SOi EDIT: Holy smokes, this follow-up. Long story short, 4 guys in their early 20's get a $200,000 deal on their job-seekers app, landing all 5 dragons. I was curious how they made out eventually, and found this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDR_WEl4wMg JacquelineDempsey has a new favorite as of 22:59 on Mar 12, 2015 |
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Mar 12, 2015 20:45
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"Hmm, I'm going to ask the dragons for a million dollars. What should I wear?" Skip to 7:30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dBOlVnnvkQ (side note: how come sometimes SA posts the URL, and sometimes embeds? And if it embeds with the "video type" code, how do you alter that to make it go to the proper time?)
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Mar 14, 2015 19:01
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Okay, I do not get this product at all. Why on earth would I spend $1 a pop on a tiny plastic bag, when I can save the ones I get from supermarket/7-11/Walgreens for free? Am I sitting on a gold mine of the dozens of plastic bags that are stuffed into another bag under my kitchen sink right now? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UbDRo5eSlk&t=23m22s Why do the dragons even entertain this idea? Do Canadians not get plastic bags which can be reused? I keep one in my car for garbage like empty cigarette boxes and gum wrappers and such. Then, when I go to 7-11 for more cigarettes, I throw it out in their outside bin, and get another bag with my next purchase! I am a GENIUS, apparently. Also, be sure to stick around for the post-pitch interview. That... sure was an interesting way to break some news.
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Mar 23, 2015 02:56
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GrandpaPants posted:Some places (like the SF Bay Area) have banned plastic bags from groceries and charge $0.10-0.25 for paper bags. If she got it down to a quarter each or so, it'd be way more understandable than a whole dollar. Yeah, I wasn't thinking about places where plastic bags are banned, that's a good point. Is that common in Canada? And I agree, it seems like Kevin almost never lands a deal, unless he goes in with someone else. I honestly can't remember a time when he seals a deal by himself, and I've binged a ton of DD. I think they keep him around for comedy value --- compare with Jennifer from season 1, who not only makes no offers but brings nothing to the show, she barely even talks. Thank goodness she got replaced with Arlene. fake edit: of course, I say that while watching Season 8 Ep 6, and Kevin just solo invested in an online clothing consignment business.
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Mar 23, 2015 03:44
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This starts out pretty straightforward, I figure they're going to demo some new & improved gadget to speed up getting the meat from a lobster or something. Then it really takes a turn for the weird. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9nqQ4wPS9wg&t=26m55s That was NOT the product I expected them to be pitching.
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Mar 24, 2015 04:51
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Looking at this still close-up, I can maaaaybe get where they see Mary in it: http://www.lobstermary.com/ Still, I'd love to know who first picked apart a lobster stomach, squeezed out its contents, and said "It's the Blessed Virgin!"
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Mar 24, 2015 17:03
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RillAkBea posted:
I know it's a bit of a "you owe me a new keyboard" meme, but I truly just woke my boyfriend up because I was laughing so hard at that one. I tend to crack up when others do, so when Brett lost it, I did too. In a similar vein, I've never seen Mr. Wonderful laugh so hard as at the end of this pitch (Arlene loses it right off the bat, and rightfully so): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcrAAwq8sJo#t=23m33s
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Mar 29, 2015 05:00
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GrandpaPants posted:Oh my god that song. Right? Plus, again with the outfits. "I'll dress like a loligoth, and my schlubby husband will wear a t-shirt. That's sure to impress some high-powered investors that we're good at futures trading!" Hell, I applied yesterday for a dishwasher job at a restaurant and looked more professional. On a more positive note, so far this is my favorite feel-good segment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XGSEfL6ZSU#t=35m12s That one lil' dude does a better pitch than half the adults I've watched.
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Mar 31, 2015 11:19
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GrandpaPants posted:There's a Shark Tank spinoff called Beyond the Tank coming soon that shows what happens after they make a "deal" on camera. Apparently about 1/3-2/3rds of the deals die in due diligence, so hopefully it isn't too dressed up in reality showiness because more opportunities for cock ups, like that one video with the professor screwing over his students, are what this thread really need. I'd be tickled to watch this if it only focuses on the failures of the inventors. I get irrationally angry when I see follow-ups on DD people who refuse reasonable investment offers or totally change their business model, then smugly come back with success stories after getting free advertising as well as business advice from people who aren't total loons and are all "well, your mistake, dragons!" Example: I wish I could find it, but there was a couple who'd invented a pretty nifty grooming device for animals. It was sorta like a combo hose & shop-vac that squirted soapy water so it gets under the fur, then immediately sucks the dirty water back out so you don't have to dry the animal off. They brought in their black lab to demonstrate it. The dragons, like myself, were pretty impressed and started asking if they'd been approaching the dog grooming business. Nope, they were dead set on marketing it to horse lovers. Jim even pipes up that he has solid connection to Petco, they could make mad bank selling this to the jillions of places offering dog grooming instead of the niche market of horse fanciers. "Nooo... we really want to focus on the equine market." They didn't get a deal and walked out all pouty. Later that season, DD did one of their follow-up segments on them. Lo and behold, their business was now a success because they'd turned it into dog grooming service --- exactly what the dragons suggested. Them: "Sorry dragons, you should have invested in us!"  Me: 
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I don't know much about software or finances; somehow this woman's pitch was so bad, it actually sucked that little knowledge out my head. Now I have negative knowledge. She cannot explain it to save her life, and comes out of the gate being snippy at everyone. I can understand getting frustrated, but maybe try NOT being rude to the people you're asking $675K from? She didn't stand a chance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiO0RTrQk5o&list=PLmoUfxObLtNlJG4wbAoE0A6ngCfkhxr9O&index=39&t=16m45s
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Zaphod42 posted:I imagine there's much more to it that got edited down but if anything was coherent they probably would have included it. Eh, I'd guess if there was anything coherent, that would have NOT included it. Makes for better tv. I'd love to see a completely unedited run on any "episode". I know they must tape multiple episodes a day, but some questions that arise when I binge watch: 1. Whole seasons feature the Dragons wearing the same clothes. Obviously they aren't shooting for 40+ hours straight, so I guess they come in day after day, and wardrobe puts them back into the same suits/outfits? It's something you only notice really when binging and consider that for every 10 minutes you watch, Robert's been wearing that same tie for an hour or more. 2. Whenever there's an alcohol pitch and Arlene appears to be getting hammered, I gotta wonder which pitches came before/after that, and how the editors deal with that. 3. Sometimes the pitchers have a giant prop set-up before they enter, and sometimes they bring smaller props in. Either way, the dragons appear surprised during the "whip the black cloth off" reveal. Yeah, it's "reality" tv and edited to hell, but I wonder how much the dragons know in advance what the pitchers are going to present. Like, the episode with the monster truck. Does the production team actually take them off set, roll in a monster truck, cover it, then bring them back in? Or is that all completely staged? I'd just like to know how long an actual season shoot takes, and how it works. Are there any tell-all blogs about being a pitcher on DD that anyone knows about? I am strangely fascinated by this show.
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^^^That was some pro-click. His response to Kevin calling him a nutbar was hilarious. This guy set off my creep-o-meter in his introduction, and it just gets worse with every minute. I've seen plenty of pitches that use hot models to pique the dragon/shark men's interest; sex sells, I get it, and it doesn't bother me. But the way this douchebag points at and refers to his gf like she's literally just another prop (notice she never gets to say anything besides her age), disgusted me. As a FEMALE  (as he would say) in her 40's, I'm his key demographic. And lemme tell you, the last thing I want to buy at 7-11 is a chalky tasting energy drink that says "I'm old and desperate!"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ym7_8A04cLo&t=1m31s  after rewatching to make sure my link worked: notice how right after he says "It makes a great mixer!" and hands it to her, the woman takes one tiny sip and immediately sets it down.
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