Dragons' Den: What Happened Next. Motormouse

Dragons' Den: What Happened Next. Motormouse (David and Patti Bailey)

[@stephenmcqually2983]

Good to see a pair of battlers living in squalor finally get a break and be able to put food on the table. A feel.good story

[@littleboots9800]

😂😂

[@bigjohnfury5662]

*James Khan was a nice business fella and miss him in DD*

[@BigWes95]

You are aware he tried to buy a baby from a desperate family?

[@mohammedtaqi5239]

"James isn't gonna make a penny out of our success." LOL

[@arturt3667]

Sometimes Dragons are wrong and they miss oportunity looking only for big investment. Salute for James.

[@MrWindermere123]

I remember Tony Benn talking about his sittable suitcase; he devised it after finding no available seats on train journeys, so he had to stand in the door/toilet area of train carriages. With the seat-suitcase he could sit anywhere he chose on the platform or on the train. I've spent many hours sitting on a box in the luggage carriage or leaning on the carriage door because the seats were taken - it's no fun!

[@raihan093]

Probably one of the best pitches I've seen. Straight away they pointed out that they had the licenses ready form the super car manufacturers. Well done

[@malcolmalexander5246]

Well done James. Great insight and a couple that you can work well with, who appreciate your expertise.

[@faz..]

I love ho james invests in people. Great what a recruitment background does.

[@ArdaDo]

James is awesome

[@GrapeJamAndFish]

Congratulations, very happy for you two, well deserved!

[@ChrisChanningChannel]

James Caan ! what a lovely and lovable person! You'd invite him round just so that you could sit and look at him and be warmed by his humanity.

[@susanann7748]

No he is not! Look what he did to sharon from scunthorpe who chose James to invest in her alongside Duncan Bannytyne. She had an excellent product magnamole and he conned her and she ended up with a breakdown.

[@timq3575]

@@susanann7748 yeah i watched that the other day, james is a smiling assassin who looks after number one

[@nickforde9858]

Yes, offering a mother £1500 for her daughter is very humane.

[@elastronaute1198]

I don't know about that, I've read his autobiography. He's okay but I don't know if I'd trust him in business. I wouldn't trust bannatyne either. You'd be better off with Theo, Peter or Debra.

[@jessicaj8564]

@@susanann7748 could you link that vid pls?

[@alexkrycek21]

This was a brilliant idea and I'm glad James went for it. Best of luck for the future.

[@trainwithmrlee]

Wow ! Happy for all of them

[@johnstecd]

Saw this pitch and going to buy one looking forward to it

[@riazhamdanmalik6036]

I had this idea when I was about 15y old... to make the mouse look like a sports car but I never imagined anyone would buy it, especially company executives!! Maybe teenagers. Incredible how many people are actually wanting such items...

[@HeatSeekingMouse]

James Caan once said something like a great idea is 5% but implementation of the idea is 95%

[@waqasnoor]

I got one too, bought mine from emirates.. can say that excellent quality. and i got the same model they took to the den on their first visit.. the red one... love it. looks gr8 on my desk. have requests from most people who come to visit for one so looks like i'll start retailing it here in Nigeria.

[@itzajdmting]

Wow. Awesome story. Best of luck to them. Very inspiring.

[@joshpickles9022]

Congratulations that's wonderful

[@CynicalBastard511]

The Motormouse is easily one of the best ideas I have seen on Dragon's Den. Glad to know they are doing well. Well deserved indeed and I wish them the best.

[@RockLobster223]

Just stumbled across this myself - what an awfully crass and outdated product (even 11 years ago). This is hardly an idea, just a mouse that looks different with an outdated USB dongle (obviously they've not heard of Bluetooth), and I believe it was a set up by someone at the BBC who happens to be pals with this couple for some free publicity. This is a story of wealthy people, get an investment from another wealthy person, all to provide a backhander to some 'friends' at the BBC and to their merry band of left wing narcissists and back-patters. However, it also just goes to show you that the average consumer has very little taste and will buy any old tat.

[@TheGameCamer360]

I have always held the view that of all the dragons, James cahn is the nicest and also the most genuine and business savvy, look how he turned this investment into a successful business venture in a entirely different sector to that of what he was investing in to begin with

[@elastronaute1198]

I don't know about that, I've read his autobiography. He's okay but I don't know if I'd trust him in business. I wouldn't trust bannatyne either. You'd be better off with Theo, Peter or Debra.

[@trabali5168]

he looks at the people as well as the products

[@zootsoot2006]

Tell that to Sharon Wright, she had a nervous breakdown after Caan's investment turned out to just be a loan.

[@frankzappaspussy7362]

from what i know - he is all smiles and charm - but not so honest.. especially according one lady at least - who felt very screwed over and let down by him..

[@ExpatsFreedom]

A customer just stopped by my office and not for the first time the conversation was all about the mice on my desk! Unique, quality exec toys is not something we see a lot of here in the Caribbean:) ... bought several since the beginning & impressed with the great service. Christmas is here and its time to get some more :) Very pleased to help promote this. Success deserved!

[@annemarieevans6344]

HawkswoodWI All the convo was about the mouse ? Haha

[@jasontownsend9460]

She ran a really good negotiation there.

[@CraigMansfield]

Nice one. Well done.

[@jessicamoise8454]

That unique at the end

[@maryatvan]

Brilliant.

[@AngelsRamin]

Very inspiring to watch.. We have started an inbound tour company in Sri Lanka, hoping to develop this to a profitable business in years to come..

[@onelifeliveit591]

Well done!

[@nomadicdramatic1382]

I guess ergonomics is redundant on these products :) Looks horrible for actual use.

[@robertjuh]

exactly my thoughts, how is this actually being sold as a legit product?

[@OhFishyFish]

It's bought by the "my relative likes italian cars and computers, 30 quid and I've got him off my Christmas list already" type of people. Meanwhile the relative likes Lamborghini, not Ferrari, and has much more comfortable mouse already so it will end up in the charity shop bag in January. Also imagine the promotional gadgets market, it's something that high end car manufacturers would love to hand out to the journalists.

[@davidpollock4339]

Nomadic Dramati c

[@danielesbordone1871]

I prefer a traditional mouse. Way more comfortable.

[@williammcaleese2709]

Are ergonomic mice not created to entice people off work on sick leave to return with a promise of a new mouse? The same kind of people often end up with a nice new chair as well.

[@alanthe2]

And then out of nowhere…Tony Benn!

[@musicmusicmusic21]

Alan Hancock thought he was a socialist

[@GrrMeister]

*Sir Anthony Neil Wedgwood Benn - Probably right in only ONE thing today was his comment in 1970 "Labour lost the 1970 election to Edward Heath's Conservatives and upon Heath's application to join the European Economic Community, a surge in left-wing Euroscepticism emerged. Benn was stridently against membership, and campaigned in favour of a referendum on the UK's membership. The Shadow Cabinet voted to support a referendum on 29 March 1972, and as a result Roy Jenkins resigned as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party. BREXIT in 1972" - he was the Ken Livingstone of his day and no doubt would have been great Pal's with Jeremy Corbinista and his equally twisted FAR LEFT Twisted Views. I always absolutely detested even the sound of the name "Tony Benn" and has now spawned another "Hilary James Wedgwood Benn"*

[@JamieLikesGames]

I have one of these. It's really awesome :)

[@michalwalks]

I have to say I didn't rate the potential sales to be so high, but it goes to show that this team know their stuff.

[@Jairzinho121]

It was not an amazing idea, it was just executed excellently.

[@biriyaniferrari165]

Great bloke is James!

[@Mo-gg8ts]

They were ahead of their time with Zoom calling !

[@Avenging.angel.no1]

Well done 👍

[@markhughes7927]

James - ‘you got yourself a deal’ - sweet!

[@martinraxyz]

Good on them!!!

[@kev22263]

good luck you earned the break, well done.

[@LC-ue6mp]

Lovely people....wish you well..... Don't forget to help handicapped and needy people

[@chrisgitaka2553]

Love that lil addon at the end.

[@willitbend5814]

Well done guys.

[@breakdancerQ]

+WillitBend Well done

[@stevesayers6596]

@@breakdancerQ well done

[@chtholly8084]

Tony Benn designing suitcase/chair hybrids xD

[@dickhead8775]

He's also designed a double toilet seat for Siamese twins.

[@zagrebzebra]

"You need to sell these for 20 quid, not 30"... My last 5 purchased mice has all been exceeding 50 quid. Not even back in 2010 was 30 quid for a computer mouse to regard as expensive. Moron investors are clueless.

[@BenjaminGoose]

Why would you spent more than a tenner on a mouse?

[@selfselfself]

What a lovely looking and smart lady.

[@CraigMansfield]

Great idea to sell them through airlines.

[@marcelgombault3657]

i think James was the most creative dragon ever

[@madgamer3974]

been on the website would of thought there would be more cars by now

[@familyadventuredays1203]

Lovely little business. Can work from home and pay a member of staff to pack the orders and do bits and bobs. Sales come direct from the airlines in flight order system and their own website... They're making an easy £150k - £200k a year not that they need it going by the house they live in.

[@Interdiffusion]

Going by the house they live in, they "need" every penny. Poor people are the ones who don't "need" as much money - they don't have a Bentley to service.

[@simonbullows]

holy shit Tony bloody Benn

[@bytemarc8550]

Good on 'em

[@JohnBaxterWalker]

That's how it's done!

[@ianoian1]

Well, David and Patti got themselves a 'mice' deal :-)

[@Hashpotato]

-_-

[@GDI-disc-accepted]

Peter is thee perfect savage,but in a nice way,I wish Peter was my dad,he is uniquely unique

[@GDI-disc-accepted]

Peter is thee dragon,don't try and debate him,he changes your life,

[@kimballentyne3482]

Congratulations. Is James interested in a licence agreement for a patented cat toy?

[@Dabber422]

Sorry dragon's Den I love my branded Motormouse classic mini cooper... David and Patti Bailey thank you for the time and hard work you put into a computer mouse that is fun easy to use and for the car guy/lady all over the world. Even paying $100 Canadian for my mouse I love it and will be buying more for me and friends and family in the near future.. PS how do I get the lights to work on the classic mini cooper? Cheers John Zammit Toronto Canada

[@hardave17]

Add some petrol

[@Horizon344]

As of December 2018 they've only sold enough on Amazon UK to garner 8 reviews ...

[@AutoRegaliaLtd]

As with anything product purchased online, the 99.9% of customer who are happy with their order do not leave reviews or feedback, their order does what they wanted and they do not have time or inclination to log back and write review. Consequently we have sold thousands of the Motormouse sports car mouse but you only get feedback from a few...

[@sleptiq]

@@AutoRegaliaLtd Probably because it's bought as a present and since it's not fit for purpose, it will just end up in the bin. Basically you are selling landfill for £40.

[@psoteriou3884]

Theo was wrong, for the target market (high net worth execs) the price should go up, not down.

[@dasupasin]

Is it sold in the US? I have NEVER seen one before.

[@francischeung2223]

Well, they most certainly did very well for themselves!

[@priyankajain9948]

Wow..

[@goldeneddie]

1:57 'Probolly' - sorry Theo, what...'Probolly'?!?

[@dominiquezgarka7485]

I just orderd one on Amazon, too bad they only have the mini copper available.

[@Lauren72382]

I'm subscriber #100!!!!!! WOOT!!!!!! 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@icedbannanas]

sheesh, James Caan always goes for 50%. Shrewd business man, like it!

[@leetaylor5515]

Come bk to the den jamez

[@siy8230]

So James levelled up n became a Dragon King!!

[@madclown7308]

I think I've seen this product in online retail

[@snippy2]

@amalemin as I understood it he would pay them directly 120K to get 50% of what was worth 240K... so that 120 would go back to the couple in exchange for the equity, rather than a tradition investment in the business itself... I may be seeing that wrong though so I am not in a position to question if you saw it differently. But in the end that deal didn't materialize... and what James really wanted to do was be partners with these folks in all sorts of ventures and use their skills.. great move

[@joeybagodonuts6683]

I would be really interested to know how much money he ended up with from that investment. I wonder where it all stands at this point.

[@ronwood355]

A lovely man Tony Ben

[@ferencszabo3504]

Any garbage can be refurbished by the dragons little black book!

[@TheKing-tl8si]

I like the idea of having anything under one roof, low overheads which means more money in there pockets....

[@tonybaines3332]

are they all in poundland now ?

[@machill8224]

Money makes money

[@DarkCreed]

That's how it always works. You got to spend money to make money.

[@UNCIVILIZED07]

Common site in Aus.

[@mrsose1872]

Do not kid yourself about the branding 'who would ever pay more for a product with a well known logo on it'

[@MrTheedarkhorse]

Seeing people flash their cash, makes me feel icky

[@robertbarry6188]

Suitcase with a sear 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@TemplarX2]

This actually gives me an idea. I hope it has not been done.

[@stevecarroll6760]

Where are they today?

[@88TheRoadRunner88]

Was this before or after he lost to rocky?

[@fabiotonto1678]

This David looks like grouty from porridge.

[@georgethe100]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@BlackJack-di7ym]

I can't understand why did they diluted James involvement in the business. He certainly did supported the business at the start, although money was on their way but still he should atleast have some small portion of profit just out of respect.

[@Island728]

they, especially the husband did not like james because he's looking for strategic partnership and james only had the money. You can see when they accept james offer, the husband did not give a damn on his look. It was a just a way to turn down james offer saying they found a way refinance it. The husband saw the product went viral after dragons den then just cut james loose

[@VanlifewithAlan]

Does that mean that the money was slow in coming?

[@joemcdonnell2436]

6min 5sec mark,body language of an open relationship

[@GDI-disc-accepted]

Ssshhh other dragons,Peter is a god

[@urbanfoxx7512]

They had 1 million revenue in first year after this

[@yurilemming8729]

A case with a fold out stool, nuhhh won't be investing in that crap.

[@danielstartek1497]

Hey Motor Mouth howzit hangin?

[@beastkaybyt2865]

guys this was 6-7 years ago fashion changes quickly so calm down

[@joefoley1480]

big opportunities in wigs here

[@teresataubman9197]

im looking beyond the mouse do you have a rat

[@kennethcohan9630]

Yes, James is the best of the bunch. The rest just want to slag off the businesses and take the Micky but what they don't seem to realise is that people go on Dragons’ Den to advertise their business. Whether they get a deal or not, they get free advertising and it has been shown that their sales go up after their TV exposure.

[@MsMaryPatricia]

Theo and Duncan are the two piss takers. Sometimes Peter gets it spot on and comes across as really decent and other times he acts like an arse. Deborah is the most well rounded and is usually calm. James comes across as the nicest but really he's the most ruthless. Ultimately they're all there to make money and anyone going on the show has to understand that. It's both an investment opportunity and an entertainment show. I don't like the newer episodes as much because Theo and Duncan aren't there and it's not as much fun.

[@michaelolson6982]

I think 40% says it all about James Can.

[@johnw6389]

It's a mouse.. You can colour it.. you can put bells on it..you can put whistles on it... but it a mouse.. I don't get excited with a mouse.

[@music-vx6lz]

I couldn't imagine how Tony Ben has a patent for a product, I thought he was against capitalism and monopoly of business inventions!

[@zootsoot2006]

After committing himself to socialism his whole life, he was probably in a desperate scramble in his last years to leave his grandkids something in the inheritance. Sad really

[@vanda028]

quit working already and enjoy that beautiful house you have . jk, enjoy the working life as much as you can and best of luck with your future successes!

[@greenfingers40]

Am I the only one thinking....Oh F£"*...a duck island.....and Oh F£"*.....a redundant rowing boat in the pond? Crass.

[@team3383]

Nice self promotional video - Cars in front of the house is very tacky just as James is having himself filmed with someone handing him a bag.

[@errol-ih4jy]

James is all out for himself, greed is the word, ask Sara with her threading device, they are not what they seem.

[@dommidavros2211]

I don't get how Tony Benn was there giving his opinion as if he wasn't dead! It makes no sense!

[@salemkid1979]

Spoiler alert: James Caan had a ménage à trois with the couple for a cool 1million

[@11thirtynine]

Really ?

[@salemkid1979]

no

[@robhuanout5443]

they look the sought