Humour me please! You're on dragons den in a weeks time. What are you bringing to the panel?

[matthewMATTHEW]

Light hearted thread! I'm in hospital and bored out of my mind.

you have to go on dragons den, in a weeks time to either pitch a business model or invention. What are you going to pitch? Doesn't have to be completely realistic as I doubt mine would be possible due to legalities but I think it's a good idea 🤣

ill go first:
im going to offer a business model which customers pay a monthly rolling direct debit to my company named TyredButCovered.
the direct debit price is set at the value of the car with various add ons if needed, like multiple vehicle policies, windscreen cover and a monthly full valet at your home or work place. The direct debit will cover all tax, insurance, MOT, services and tyre change. Essentially I will do everything for you so you do not need to worry about anything else aside putting fuel in the car.

What are you bringing to the dragons? As big or as small and simple as you like

I used to want to be able to buy one song, not necessarily the released single, and not a whole album. And put different songs from different people together in the ultimate mixtape.
And be able to have lots of songs I could play on my walkman instead of just A-ha Hunting High and Low (which was great, mind) when out and about.

A boutique type of set up for plus size women (like me) where they can also have hair styled, make-up (prosecco and nibbles too!) just like pamper set up and trying on clothes. You get the gist. With an in store personal shopper. I’d have branches in all the big UK cities.

I’m pitching my unworn shoe rehoming business. I am personally donating all the shoes I bought for a special occasion and got to wear once, or worse still, never. Estimated value of my stock, don’t want to say .

I wish for this about 10.40 pm every night.

This is a great idea, and even so if we could do a trust pilot type review platform for shit men and shit dates.

looks - 6/10
how he looks compared to his profile - 4/10
body odour - 8/10
banter - 1/10
total score - 2/10, had potential but didn't know how to laugh and had a personality like a dented yellow label can of own brand soup

Vinted?

Yes!!!

see also: noisy crisp eaters, nose pickers and egg / fish sandwich consumers & people who park in a disabled space without a badge. Their car with them inside just gets shot into oblivion.

This is also fabulous.

perhaps too a cereal bowl that self fills with the perfect amount of cereal and milk in the morning for the kids to help themselves.

could do with an extra 10 minutes

Clear diluting squash to bypass the rules at school about water only. I know this is giving chicken nuggets through the playground fence vibes but I wish DD would drink at school. But she won’t drink water, she’s rather be dehydrated and grumpy.

I’m bracing myself for a wardrobe clear out!!

My concept will be a list of tradespeople who look at the job, quote, turn up when they say and complete the job in full.

Yeah. Never happening. I'll be booted out before I finish saying 'reliable'.

Completely agree with this!!

A fake tan for the bath, like a bath oil. Cream on soles of feet and palms to keep it off and the rest of the body nicely, evenly covered. Even the tricky bits! Family that, a tan that lasts a full two weeks.

Great suggestion, I'm sure that there is/was a dog called Bunny who was ace at it. But DDog is a rescue Saluki X, fabulous nature but maybe not the brightest. Thanks though!

I’m pitching a pair of fabulous shoes with a heel, that becomes a supremely comfortable ballet flat at the touch of a button.

never have to put trainers in my bag again.

Not unlike my own invention, detachable heels with a universal attachment so you can use the same heels for multiple pairs of shoes on holiday.

This is absolutely amazing

Such a good idea! It might make people think twice about parking in disabled spaces too

This would also be great. Perhaps a fake tan bath bomb??

We could either go into business together or become rivals
( see my 1st post directly under ops 1st post )

I had this issue as a kid , so I put a couple of hard back books in the draw so when I pulled it out it became a shelf .

This is fun! My pitch would be NanoCats - miniaturized, perfect 1/10 scale domestic tame versions of all your favourite big cats. Puma, leopard, tiger, lion etc. with the manners and personality of a soppy lap cat.

I'm aware this concept has already created the marvel which is the Bengal breed, but mine needs a software upgrade as he is 60% softie, 40% lethal weapon.

That would be amazing. We had this issue with my mum for a few years before she moved into a care home. It was utterly and completely exhausting. You couldn't not answer because of the risk of it being something serious but most of the time it wasn't.

Can I also add the ability to have an 'on call rota' for the family members. This can take account of holidays and ensure the burden is more evenly distributed. My poor sister got the majority of the calls especially late at night/over night.

>>>whispers<< Rose's lime cordial is what you need . It's quite strong so you only need a tiny bit so no colour and low in sugar .

@Princessdebthe1st Good idea to have an 'oncall rota'. I'm thinking there could be an app for friends/family to have to update who is available and set up a rota so it's easy to change and the call centre always have the latest info. You could also add in any extra questions that would be added to the triage stage eg. 'If caller says they are cold and can't get warm ask if they have opened any windows and what they are wearing'.