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[Pebbledashery]

Not seen a thread, so I've started one. Steven Bartlet seems like a tosser!!

I wouldn't buy a food tube, but a lot of people will.

Sexnotgender

Love your name. Wish I'd though of it first

It's the kind of thing I'd buy at a food market and then get home and wonder why 🙄

@Justkeeppedaling

Sexnotgender

Love your name. Wish I'd though of it first

Thank you😊

@Justkeeppedaling

I wouldn't buy a food tube, but a lot of people will.

The name food tube reminds me of feeding tubes used in hospitals.

Those vegan handbags with the erotic stories 🙄.

How many programs of him have you watched. I saw his first one where he bid and actually got it. His first 'dragon'!

How many others have you watched and why exactly do you think he's a "tosser". That's a strong word. He's very very rich and got that way for being successful in business. Now he's got money to invest in others. Which bit about him don't you like?

A couple of interesting companies on tonight, I saw on the Barking bags insta story that they got 260 orders during the show! The little loop looks set to do well too.

little loop is nothing new perhaps she was the first one to take it to the dragons though.

I felt such dejavu when little loop came on that at first ithought it was a repeat episode. Then I realised I had read a thread on mumsnet asking for opinions on the idea a year or two back. I wonder if it is the same lady. Good luck to her.

Does anyone think these new businesses are

1. Non alcoholic drink businesses with a sad story about drinking too much
2. Dog paraphernalia related with a sad dog walking anecdote as lightbulb business moment
3. Fitness/ well being pills, drinks or similar with lifestyle change sad story
4. Subscription business of various kinds tea, clothes, art

Peter jones must have seen variations of exactly the same thing so many times

Anyone watching apart from me?

I'm watching, Tukar was so rude to Stephen then, very patronising!

Hi cheese, he definitely lost it, which is unusual!

This is good, i'm going through all of this atm, its so hard..

Caught up with the Wype episode and wanted to shake the TV. Perfect product for eco mum's.

Non parent Steven Bartlett said it wasn't and argued down Touker who was talking complete sense and was shrewd enough to link it to the baby market.

Wype decided they were too good for the mummy dollar. Literally had this convo with a friend about using baby wipes for poos and feeling guilty. Frustrating viewing!!!

I thought Touker and Stephen were as bad as each other. Completely dismissive of each other's success, though they're equally guilty of coming across as one-trick ponies.

Is anyone else sick of hearing pitch after pitch mostly taken up by discussing the eco-credentials of the business?

It's good that sustainable products are being promoted but I think it's reached a stage now where it can be taken as read that a product that finds its way to the Den is sustainable, and it only needs to be called out if a product isn't?

Love this show. I've always had a thing for Peter He's a very attractive man, but ageing like the rest of us.
I also like Deborah and Sara.
Can't stand Touker. He comes across as a smug and arrogant wee prick.
'I know what I can bring to the party. I could get you into store X and supermarket Y, but I'm not going to make you an offer and I'm out'.

Jury is out on Steven for me. I am finding him quite hard to warm to, so far. I like a confident man, but maybe he comes across as just confident.

@sashagabadon

Does anyone think these new businesses are

1. Non alcoholic drink businesses with a sad story about drinking too much
2. Dog paraphernalia related with a sad dog walking anecdote as lightbulb business moment
3. Fitness/ well being pills, drinks or similar with lifestyle change sad story
4. Subscription business of various kinds tea, clothes, art

Peter jones must have seen variations of exactly the same thing so many times

Yeah, it's all gone a bit 'X Factor' sob story.

I'm not too sure that Stephen is a great addition. He only seems interested in whether there's a social media angle he can use with the business, he'd be fuck-all use if what you most need is someone to get your product onto shop shelves.

But then, I never particularly understand businesses that are essentially an app through which goods or services of a particular type, generally produced by others, can be accessed. It seems to me that it can only be a matter of time before someone else comes along with a better app and the business is dead.

Yes, Stephen seems to frame business decisions purely around marketing. I wonder if he'll come back next season.

I felt very sorry for Sara in the last segment of the latest episode. She looked really disappointed.

Wow, is Emma Grede the bossiest person to appear on tv in a while! (Guest dragon on the show tonight).

Im loving Emma Grede, she is brilliant

I'm loving her too