Is This An April Fools Joke? | Dragons' Den
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- Опубліковано 23 вер 2024
- Adam Marshall is seeking an investment of £150,000 to launch his invention, the 'Fresh Feet Shower Mat' but can he convince the Dragons to invest?
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What about elderly people? Disabled people? If he marketed his target audience better this could’ve been a decent product
At €20?!
Definitely seems like it applies more to an older age group, though even then some are flexible enough which leaves a rather niche audience
Mnikazi 06 what’s wrong with 20€?
Yes I agree Lucy, and I like your nose.
Thats a very small market
This actually isn’t a terrible product, personally i hate having to stand on one leg just to clean the bottom of my foot.
Also washing your feet is dangerous, shower floors are slippery, especially once you introduce soap. They ripped him for no real reason
yeah it really bothered me that they were like 'hahahha dangerouss??? what could POSsIBLY be dangerous about standing on one leg, in a shower, with a slippery soapy floor, while performing a task.' Not that I would ever want it to happen or anything--but imagine one of them went home later and the next time they showered they slipped washing their feet.
They ripped him because he deserved to be ripped. They most often invest in the entrepreneur and not the product.
I agree. I have health issues and get super light headed if I have to bend over too much
Breathing is dangerous too. Toxins may enter your body.
@@johnnyace2287 and that's why we have immune systems...and when people are immuno compromised they wear masks, it's an invention that we use to help reduce the spread of disease. You may have heard of them.
Good idea for nursing homes , disabled and old folks, too pricey though .
Bro I'm a teen 19 fit I never watch my feet I'd buy this in a heartbeat
Jvre Rae wash your feet lazy pig
22 quid is nothing
I'll agree with the "too pricey" but I don't really think it would do a decent job. And if you're at all ticklish it would be a no go.
25 y/o, perfectly fit, and I would totally buy this. Plus, I tend to be in a rush in the morning. I could wash my feet and shampoo my hair at the same time if I had this. Definitely worth £22, whatever that is in freedom bucks.
This is a perfect example of actually a decent product pitched horribly.
Totally agree
Exactly
its actually a very good product, older people or over weight people find it very hard to wash their feet properly.
But 20 quid is a big yikes
Yes, my mother can't cut her toenails herself any more, so what you say makes a lot of sense. However, he didn't seem to have a lot of business nous so I'm not surprised that the Dragons didn't want to risk investing
@𒁲🅹🅰🆈🅵🅰𒁲 ✓ • 5 years ago yep my mum used to have one
@Shannon @Shannon It's the job of the dragons to identify the risks, and not so much the opportunities. That's the job of the entrepreneur who pitches and sells the idea.
@𒁲🅹🅰🆈🅵🅰𒁲 ✓ • 5 years ago Yeah, okay, I give up on you, I easily win this argument. Want to know why? Because I have defended it, you're just not reading it. Have fun with your ignorance.
I'd buy one. It's actually not a bad idea particularly after a heavy set of dead lifts. No need to bend over.
Should you be unable to bend over after dead lifts? I don't, or have ever had that issue...
@@folkloreofbeing you're right. I have a particular issue. Just me....
@@WherEmEweeD Yeah, that's it... * eye roll *
@@outerpol just lift ur foot up
MAD Zero How about no
They really waited for April 1st to release this bit just because Duncan mentioned April 1st in it.
@@boabfawcett I'm not hating, just find it funny that they used this as an "April 1st special video" 😂
Ayato Another option would have been to post a video where Jenny is in - APRIL FOOLS.
They’ve been waiting 15 years
Cheers geoff
i know right, i mean get a life
"Its not April 1st today is it?"
Actually, yes.
This is a really old episode
Adam i hope they did that on purpose
Actually, no.
Not for me anyway. It’s April 2.
One of the symptoms of been quarantined!..
N K predator
There's a lot of disabled people that this would appeal to and people that power lift... After leg day, reaching down past your kneecaps is a struggle... Simply being able to stand, have balance and wipe your feet to clean them makes life easier.
But it is easy to copy.
It's far to expensive as well,it can be copied and sold for a quarter of the price, also it may sell some but it's not scalable to the size the dragons want
Even after a hard days work this sounds pretty good
China has already sold massive lmao,
Nah dude this is such a good idea. As a 21 year old able bodied person, even I struggle to balance when washing my feet! This would be even better for older people and disabled people!
I'll help you...
Lmao me too, I’m currently healing from a serious knee injury and for months couldn’t balance or stand on one leg, and even before that I didn’t enjoy having to balance on one leg to wash my feet. I’d buy it simply because it makes life easier.
@@energetic23 wtf 😂😅😅
I can help u 😂
I agree! But then again most times I watch pitches and think the idea is great, then the dragons tear it to shreds
They think Everyone can reach their feet😳 Some of us have disabilities and need extra help.
Yeh that was a bad call on their part.
Yeah how did they not think of that? Damn 1 percenters
@@chreezy24 It's almost like if you're pitching something on Dragon's den it has to be a mass market product and not a niche product. They only invest in businesses with large margins. He also has no protection on his product, meaning if it does well, a larger company ca just copy the idea with very little cost because the product has no barrier of entry.
@@chreezy24 they said it wouldnt work for that purpose and in the market. They didnt say everyone can reach their feet.
@@chreezy24 well to be fair the dude didn’t mention those kind of people are his target audience.
I haven’t been born yet, and for that reason i’m out!
~ Theo the Foetus
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Lmao
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That's brilliant 👏
That a great idea, for somebody who has four prolapsed disc. I struggle to bend down and wash my feet.
Peter touching his feet.
No one:
This guy: Well that’s an Avengers level threat.
No one was quiet?
@@zackcolbourne6921Non one said nothing = Everyone said something = terrible illogical meme and I can't believe the number of people that don't realize it. How is this even funny exactly?
Hahaha
Good idea, even for people who can wash their feet independently
1) good for old, disabled, overweight, injured, tired, just not good balance
2) exfoliating
3) easier and convenient extra scrubbing even for people who don't have an issue
4) like a foot massage
5) non slip
I love watching these old Dragons Den shows because you see so many of them have missed amazing opportunities.
they also seem a lot more mean spirited and sometimes just nasty bullies compared to the newer shows.
I don’t think there’s enough of an appreciation of the opportunity cost of investing in startups. The kind of return required to compensate for the highly elevated systematic and unsystematic risks associated with a small business is immense. Unless there isn’t a clear path to high returns there isn’t much reason for them to invest even if there is an otherwise decent business being offered.
There’s definitely a market for this. Not everyone can balance enough to wash their feet correctly and effectively
I can see it massaging your feet. He mentioned washing and exfoliating. Even with an exfoliator scrub, I don't see those nubs doing either, and they certainly wont get to the top of the foot. Add in the price of the product and I don't see it working.
These actually sell REALLY WELL. I'm not sure if he kept up his business, if others copied or whether these have existed before (which I'm guessing probably did) but there is loads online and they are very popular. The Dragons can be so ignorant sometimes and fail to recognize an obviously good product.
Yeah Duncan immediately assumed it had to be a problem solver instead of approaching it from a preference standpoint. It’s not necessary, but people usually buy things they want more than need.
Even worse when you consider disabled people and elder people
He should've mentioned it's a product that can help the overweight and disabled.
So they can fall over in the shower, good one. Whereas they make showers with a seat on the side for disabled people plus they have shower seats that are movable if you dont have a fit for purpose shower.
Government: YOU MUST STAY AT HOME!
Jenny: I'm out
It may be easy for Peter to reach down to the bottom of his feet, being young and fit, but for the elderly and infirm, it is quite difficult.
My parents have a shower mat like this and it's great. He didn't explain it properly. Using it is like brushing your teeth. Brushing your teeth every day is not a substitute for a dentist clean.
Also, it's near impossible to slip in the shower using this mat.
Exactly
disagree on the dentist clean, brushing your teeth isnt rocket science, neither is scrubbing your feet, weird comparison
Not the worst product that's been on here, but big yikes on 20 pounds for a rubber mat. Could buy a 2 pound plain rubber door mat and do the same haha
You should check out Irish Dragons Den... one of the top ideas was a $6 plastic bag that you store your wet paintbrush in so it doesn't dry over a few hours...
Yikes that would hurt
@@michalwalks that show is so funny. I thought it was a joke when I watched first episode
mmm carpet burn 😍
@@nathanhoward5189 lol. It's also very sombre, like a funeral will break out any minute.
Mocking the prodcut was uncalled for.
I've worked at pharmacies for the past decade. All do sell footcare products, which are uncompetitively priced (as there's only 2-3 main brands).
It's deffos a good product and serves a very useful function for the elderly, unfit, disable, ill, etc; or even the fit and healthy, as it's safer than balancing on one foot in the shower.
... A little overpriced for a silicone mat, it already exists, and poor business model/ value are the only criticisms.
You're so right.
100% true spot on
But the presenter failed to say his product's target market
This was filmed in the early 2000s.
I hate when dragons laugh and poke fun at the people who risk their well being to make dreams come true.
Gabriel Anderson Totally, especially if the people pitching their ideas are pleasant. The dragons sometimes forget that not everyone has the same experience in business as they do and they can be quite cutting at times. I know it’s business but hey, sometimes it’s peoples hopes and dreams they are quashing.
@@SlinkiestTortoise23 I think it's really good that they are tough on people, it's called being cruel to be kind.
Some of the worst things the dragons can do is tell someone with a rubbish business but plenty of Hope's and dreams to keep going.yo Risk there money with a mortgage and Bill's to pay.
Some of these people lose everything, they need a wake up call,if they were encouraged to keep going then they lose everything put there family at risk.
As the dragons say it won't effect my life but it will effect yours,it's far better for someone to have their dreams squashed but still have a roof over their heads and not up to their eyeballs in debt,than be nice to them,encourage them and watch them lose everything.
I'm not necessarily talking about this guy,I just mean in general that it's better for the dragons to be hard on people so they don't lose their cash than be nice and watch them go bankrupt
“Risk their well being” 🤣 I hope they have psychologists and therapists on stand by when r making these life risking decisions 😂Yh I get what u mean tho
I think dragons are doing a good job by bursting there bubble before it brust on its own after hugh loss
Its not dragons know everything but they have experience
A if person cant take this much they will naver get anything
thats why they're called dragons.cruel
Meh, I've seen stupider inventions on the show, it looked like something that might feel good on your feet after a long day.
Richard Farley was a great Dragon, very articulate, exceptional observation of numbers and a phenomenal business track record. Miss him on the show
He's so pretty
When I think about the number of times I've fallen in the shower trying to wash my feet. This is actually very smart, especially for the elderly, those with disabilities, and just a person who doesn't want to slip.
The biggest take-away I got from this is the fact that people apparently actually physically wash their feet.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Okay Dirty Feet McGee.
....and you don't? Nasty
Many don't.
😮what the
Theo PaFEETus can't wait to invest.
You need to write for the narrator
Duncan Buniontine was annoyed he didn't think of it first.
He's not sure about FOOTING the Year 1 bills though.
I can't stop laughing 🤣😂
Aka... Theo The Fetus
Why have I never realized how tall Peter Jones is??
His market is disabled, women, and recovering people from surgeries or back pain, etc. but, the pitch was all over the place so that was his demise.
Ahahhahahaha why is women on that list
@@bhalchandrakerkar5750 there are so many comments about how disabled people could use it to watch their feet but like I don't wash my feet in the first place and I can't be the only one? water runs down on them anyways
If you said pregnant women then it would make sense but women in general no.
Yes he wasn't great but to be fair the dragons weren't great either
Very true. I agree
Thank god they got rid of those stairs, they made everyone breathless when they arrived making them appear nervous / not confident
Ahhhhh yeah! ….. I had to go back to see that as the last 15 or so Dragons Dens I watched had the elevator. No wonder buddy was out of breath and anxious.
Maybe they should’ve been fitter
Astonished that Theo PaFEETis didn’t go for this. Or Duncan BUNYONtyne. Or FEETer Jones. Or errrr, Richard FOOTly.
tackyjasper Debora Feeten
Deborah Pede-on.
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@@moominpic you get an A+ for your latin roots.
I absolutely hate that i love this comment so much.
If this dude had just come in from the start, saying “It’s not meant to solve any problems as far as exfoliating your feet goes, it’s just a way to make the task easier, a little more fun, and you get a good foot massage while you’re at it”, and didn’t try the whole “That looks dangerous to me - you standing there like that” route, the at might have honestly piqued their interest, and had them taking it a BIT more seriously in the long run.
Not every invention has to “solve a problem”. Many inventions exist for the sole purpose of making an already simple and mundane task a little more fun, so that you end up doing it more and thinking about it more often when showering.
But unfortunately with this invention, Peter was right, it just didn’t look like it would do what it was being sold as being able to do.
If he made some parts a little harder and spikier, he’d have had a winner.
But as they also said, I’m sure that someone has seen this and probably already come out with a product 100x better than this.
But it is dangerous when you're standing in the bath, which a billionaire never would be.
"Can't lose because of the stock"
Do you have any stock?
"No"
I would buy this in a heartbeat. I slipped in the shower trying to clean my feet.
What’s more terrifying. The pitch or the stairs up to the pitch
Wondering if you are ever going to post such inanities ever again.
I think the stairs! That place looks like a walking disaster waiting to happen
The narrator is great at telling us what just happened, and what's just about to happen. About as useful as a Walmart greeter.
But the puns are great
Brilliant. Like the viewer is brain dead LOL
Or Nick Cannon
What is Walmart?
All it does is teach us the names of the dragons
These products exist. They've existed for a long time. I remember when I was 8 I went to my friends house and they had a mat pretty much exactly like this in their shower. A mat that's comfortable to stand on and helped with cleaning. It's not a silly idea, despite how much the dragons made fun of it. They make fun of a lot of good ideas that sell well. Also, Duncan has always been way to arrogant. Im amazingly happy he left.
@Bluewolfe yeah after watching more episodes my opinion of him has changed. Especially after watching the episode where he said he didn't have a bank account until he was 30.
He is a bit of a dick about some products be he is very entertaining to wait
Well the fact that it's not a unique product sort of paints another problem.
I'm glad Deborah supported the idea and like it unlike the rest of the dragons.
I still to this day after seeing this video months ago now think about how good this product actually is, I’m overweight which makes it difficult anyway but I’ve also a very small bath/shower so reaching down there would be difficult for anyone. I think this is a really good product.
Whenever I watch these older clips the Dragons seem a lot more mean spirited and ruthless than they do nowadays.
They really bullied that guy. No need for it.Sometimes I find these pompous dragons unbearable. I hope this man made a fortune.
In all fairness, they laughed at him but I do agree. I feel that the Dragons didn't understand the product because they likely have huge walk in showers that are big enough for at least 2 people. Most people occupy showers that are only wide enough to turn around it, and not bend down comfortably.
The price of the mat is a joke though! I'd pay £10 at that very very most, but then I'd expect to be paying more than £2 for a quality scrub.
I've just came across this, I'm not old not overweight, but I work hard, 12 hour shifts, I love a shower after work, I would love one of these.
Business crashed and failed back in 2014, just like his pitch.
Damn lol
I hear it works even better when fitted with a flow signal.
“The Dragons obviously wouldn’t FOOT the bill for an exfoliating concept that didn’t have LEGS!”
He had one chance TOENAIL this pitch and he ruined it.
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Challen Bellamey Bravo, bravo! That pun wins an investment of £50,000 for 40% equity! 😃
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They were very tough on this chap.
He looked tired.
At least he tried by putting his best foot forward
just stop
This is actually a great idea. The Dragons are being assess to anyone who could benefit from it and to Adam the inventor.
Just boring zzzzz
That Richard guy needs to flip the front part of his hair the other way, it's driving me nuts looking at it 😂
WatchWoman 94 his hair is weird for sure and looks like a wig.
Sometimes I just watch this show for the sake of checking out Peter
A few months ago, I slipped in the shower whilst trying to scrub my foot standing. I hit my head against the shower door and I have only just woke up from a coma about a week ago. If only I had this life saving shower mat 👣
Can’t tell if joke or not
@@skogis06 inventors mom
Finding out that Peter is 6’7” just made him so much hotter 🔥
I just found out about this but damnnnnnnnnnnn
Pervert
2 meter Peter
Who else is binge watching Dragons Den and ended up here 😂
Yep, for 3 days so far.
There’s a product similar to this in the western world, but it has bristles instead I believe it’s called easy feet. This type of product would do good on a show similar to qvc.
What a pitch-stuttering non-stop, no stock, a couple of companies ordering negligible amounts & he wants to blow 130 odd grand of other peoples money & if it goes tits up that is their tough luck.
If he had went on the show months later with some actual sales and a more assured, focused pitch he could have gotten an investment. But that’s a lot of “ifs”
Mr Kale its a nested “if”
@@TheInternetEnzyme I think the £150k is far too high. Assuming the business could make an extra pound for each product sold to pay back that investment... that is 150 thousand products need to be sold before getting their money back let alone a ROI.
Someone should sell Richard Farleigh’s amazing hovering suit 😅😂🤣
You know why none of the dragons understood the product.... Because they've never had to scrub their own feet, unlike most people.
I do feel bad sometimes for these guys, like they spent years and thousands of pounds developing a product and the a Scotsman asks you if it's an April fools joke
WHY IS EVERYONE ALWAYS OUT OF BREATH WHEN THEY GET UP THE STAIRS
that's why they changed to the lift I guess 😅
Mad adrenaline rush because they're about to pitch their work, hopes and dreams to a bunch of millionaires on TV in hope of support.
I saw that and thought "love it, I'd buy it" straight away!
It's the only thing I've thought that about on dragons den! Not really sure why Duncan thought it was a joke.
I disagree with the dragons , this is actually good product
i used to have really bad balance at one point, and mix that with slippery soap, i always used to stumble in the shower. this is actually a good product, he just didn’t pitch it well or for the right market.
make this for elderly someone with back, legs or arms problems or handicap that like to have a foot thing like that wrong target group
'The exfoliating island' sounds like the weirdest holiday destination ever
I'm just 36years old but have back problems so this would definitely solve my problem! Great product
Me too!
I don't think it would make your back problems just disappear though, considering its not magic.
There isn't another product like this on the market. Because nobody wants it.
Hi there’s loads of these on the market. Take a look an Amazon there’s hundreds of brands doing them.
@@lbear8215 They seem to be priced from 5 quid up to a tenner or so. God luck selling them for over 20 quid like this guy was proposing.
@@Hi-kq1vi That wasn't your point though.
Hi yeah that’s not what you were saying you said nobody would want the product and there wasn’t any on the market which isn’t true sooooooo 😂
@@lbear8215 As a large seller-it is a novelty item, which is likely why JML flogs them.
2:52 "I will demonstrate..."
"it's dangerous it looks to me" LOL
Its quite dangerous actually
They’re the worst sometimes…I’m only 5’4” and I love products like that. After washing my waist length hair and exfoliating/washing my body, shaving, etc..the last thing I want to do is bend over to scrub my feet. This was ahead of its time.
At least Duncan was honest. "I think it's ridiculous so I'm out."😂
IrishRose. Are you bigger Duncan or Peter fan?💁🏻♂️
duncan is sometimes wrong
@@93deadpool Watching these old clips I really liked Duncan. Especially knowing his back story.
You've probably seen more episode than I have, but I curious if you know what sort of business Ducan is mainly involved in?
@@93deadpool why are you interested in knowing that? 🙄
Him telling Peter it's dangerous and Peter actually looking scared for a second, gets me every time🤣🤣🤣 3:00
Also the guy seemed like he was using the force to choke the dragons. Duncan at the end 'right, they won't sell' 😆😂Seriously this was a fun watch.
I would buy one :/ Always sucks to see interesting products getting hammered by the dragons.
He's absolutely right it's dangerous for the elderly or overweight to stand on one foot in the shower. My father slipped and smashed the back of his head in the shower faucet. Nearly blacked out, blood everywhere, had to go to the ER and get stitched up. I'm pretty sure he's not the only person above 70 to have that accident.
I actually think this is a good idea. It can be used for the disabled, elderly and overweight. However, I agree with Deborah's comment about how it could be easily copied.
This is so old. Debbies neck hasn't dropped yet, and Peter doesn't look like he has emerged from a dumpster
And Debbie not playing with her nails
Debbie 😅
Theo @4:37: "Seventeen percent? That's an exact figure." All figures are, dude. Ten percent, fifteen, twenty five. They all seem exact to me.
17% implies that the person worked the amount out very closely, 10% implies a rough figure. Don't be so pedantic.
@@richardjerrybest Thanks for that education. I'm forever in your debt.
I am simple man.
I sea Duncan Bannatyne in thumbnail.
I click
He doesn't do much for me, none of them do, but i suppose he's ok
I feel like the dragons are go too far with talking crap then they can't take it back so they proceed to shred the product when it's not actually a bad product but it would affect there ego.
So you feel like the dragons are doing what they're supposed to do?
He actually had a good product. Shower floors especially after soap are extremely slippery and it's risky business even trying to start balancing on one foot.
*But* I'm still glad the Dragons took him down. £22 is simply ridiculous. No; doesn't matter how good the idea, don't let Greed win
It's very shortsighted of the Dragons to assume that everyone can reach their feet. There are a lot of health conditions, in addition to age and disability, that make it impossible for a person to reach their feet.
As usual no constructive business advice from Duncan. Just ‘it’s ridiculous’, ‘it’s ridiculous.’.
Ive changed my mind. Duncan's the best.
One of the best feeling in the world is when you come home from a run/work whatever it is and your feet are hot, you take off your shoes and socks and put your feet on a cold tile floor ohhh my god, it feels amazing
I only watched one minute of that and thought what a brilliant product. I am 57 but have athletic injuries making it awkward to wash my feet in the shower.
This is perfect
There are hundreds of these products around!
Jenny: This product is rubbish, and it is for that reason, IM IN
This is better than the guy who tried to sell the flashing lights for traffic signals, the guy who made a cucumber cap and even the guys who made that navigation compass for bicycle
That sounds quite nice especially after being on your feet all day
“That looks dangerous to me” …😂
Bare feet, ceramic bathtub/shower, soapy water, trying to balance and wash at the same time, yep perfectly safe.
@@Elzzaw okay snowflake
How small minded Duncan can be.
Regardless of how potentially useful this is, the fact that he said it’s a totally unique product is a bit silly. So many things like this exist very cheaply
When did this air? Because I had two in my shower in 2002. They were shaped like giant feet. They were 4.99 each.
I am 77 years old and cannot clean my feet because of an accident that affected my back. There are many, many possible customers who would benefit from this as due to physical problems or age cannot clean their extremities and the feet are an important area of the body,the reason for global foot reflexology clinics..I think the Dragons blinkered.Many simple products they refused to take seriously went on to be very successful.
“I’m sure there’s a market out there....”.
I’m surprised the dragons didn’t grill him on not seeming to have done market research.
I am 75 and disabled and I would buy one but not at that price I would pay about £5 to £10 at most
Duncan: Im nae a southern Jess, I never wash ma feet, and for that reason Im oot
I have problems with being steady on my feet & my district nurse warned me off getting anything like this product, as some people have actually slipped on them, (especially if you're putting a shower gel on them), & have been very badly hurt; they also don't always stick to the bottom of the shower properly, adding to the risk of an accident, plus he told me they can become a breeding ground for bacteria.
HE!!??!?!??!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!!?!?👀
@@johnsmith-wx5fb uh yeah, we have male & female district nurses, (more female than male, but there are a few males), in New Zealand. Do you not have that in your country?
@@msstarlight4770 no we have them too. I just thought it would be funny to behave like i was shocked.
@@johnsmith-wx5fb it was funny, thanks for replying.
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So many elderly and pregnant women can’t clean there feet this product is great.
Goes to show you how people in the future learn from old episodes like this