The Sharks Are Bewildered By Surprise Cake | Shark Tank US | Shark Tank Global

[@vuyanisibanda4701]

I think if they want to get into selling the stand with actual cakes they should partner with bakeries instead.

[@maxnator]

Sikhona mfethu

[@zwei670]

same thought

[@chrisemehiser4497]

It would have been a good deal for Mr. Wonderful if he could partner a bakery with them.

[@tannishthatabassum]

Exactly what I was thinking!!!

[@ssaboniss]

This is exactly what came to my mind. You sell these to bakeries. Trying to sell these with the cake yourself is so greedy and it comes with so many problems. Bakeries are in that line of service anyway, they are good at what they do, partner with them...

[@SadieMccollough-mf3jl]

They could have sold a matching cake pan suitable for a mix, and bypassed the entire fresh cake problem. They might have even ended up with a baking mix partnership

[@angelinimartini]

Hey that is a fantastic idea. But these owners were really complicating their lives.

[@ilovebrandnewcarpets]

Now THAT is a good idea. Give Betty Crocker a call

[@JovinGhoul23]

They have the classic problem many entrepreneurs have: "Overthink, undersell"

[@DawnKellyMedia]

A kit would've been much smarter, along with a local bakery if they want fresh cakes.

[@leahashcroft9547]

Yes! Great idea!

[@Islamify-co]

2024 Surprise Cake revenue currently is $1-2 million annually with a net worth of $3.5 million. Follow your dreams

[@FerintoshFarmsPhotography]

How much profit do they make tho? They could even be in the red for all you know cause the net worth could be over-stock they are paying out in warehouse fee that could be huge since they need refrigeration now.

[@castroshan4]

​@@FerintoshFarmsPhotography Good questions

[@Jeez001]

@@FerintoshFarmsPhotographyprobably couple hundred thousand. My friend had 2 mill similar business where he sells pet related item and has about 20% profit margin

[@nestosauce]

@@FerintoshFarmsPhotographylet’s hope they took the advice to take care of their bottom line and are actually more profitable now

[@Pie4life123]

Only because it was on this show

[@John.Asante]

I'm glad Mark exposed the fallacy that the "customer is always right"

[@SilverSurfer33]

If I am the customer I am always right raaaaaah But if I had a business other people are not right

[@jameslynch2399]

The original saying is "The customer is already right in matters of taste," which is a very different meaning than just "the customer is always right."

[@CageFreeLowFatSugarFreeRange]

And even then that's an old school way of talking because it just shuts down critical thinking. Most people should not be saying what flavors a restaurant should have the chicken tender kids would turn the world into a giant Denny's @@jameslynch2399

[@PhantomWorksStudios]

customer " i want this for free!" employee" cant do that!" customer" customers always right!!!"

[@jaimhaas5170]

Cuban is a Kamala shill now.

[@certifyd]

Definitely agree selling the cake with it is bad, maybe a cake mold instead with the middle hollowed out

[@nadogrl]

Yes, my thoughts exactly…a cake pan or mold.

[@DawnKellyMedia]

They could sell kits that include a cake pan, insert pop up thing, cake mix, decorating stuff. 3 different kits ranging from very simple to deluxe. Boom. License it.

[@yarindani12]

Barbra: “ what a lovely idea, it can really make a child smile and spread love. For those reasons I’m out”

[@FRANK.G]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@maxfrax333]

[@joycegault8935]

😂

[@glenncurley680]

Does she always wear that same shirt?

[@gino.comedy]

*gift pops out* "it's ozempic!"

[@BenfershowBenfershow]

ki

[@philliphooper4317]

😂😂😂 gold

[@sonicsync4687]

Haha

[@breezeh1127]

Or some insulin 🤔

[@DawnKellyMedia]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂💀

[@A.M.1.]

Barbara: “could you straighten out your birthday hat its deiving me crazy” .. damon: 🥴 “i wear my hat how i want” 😂

[@LunaShimmyDiva]

Barbara: And bc Damon won’t straighten his party hat, I’m OUT!

[@loriki8766]

To be fair to Barbara, it was bothering me too 😂😂

[@Baker19911]

@@LunaShimmyDiva😂😂😂😂

[@trevorbouchard2272]

If they just sold the cake stand and gift capsules seperately without making the cakes, I am sure it would have gained traction.

[@rdproctor9617]

Possibly the best example I've ever seen of solving a problem that doesn't exist.

[@ToddFraud]

Huh? Who said it was a problem?

[@andypeavans]

Just like coke cola... Look how much that's worth,your comment makes no sense

[@Moon_Presence]

When did this show mention that they have people on to solve problems that exist or don't?

[@Camaink1]

They’re selling fun! I’d definitely see this in the bday and celebration stores!

[@paulct91]

Yeah, whatever happened to those nice ladies who hopped outta cakes? Couldn't they deliver the gifts, I mean while they're already hiding in cakes anyways...

[@jasonjackson5696]

The son was a rookie negotiator, he should’ve said $200,000 for 20% and that might’ve gotten Lori. Also, mom doesn’t understand business, she is in love with her invention.

[@Bowling_Dude]

personally I don't think the percent would have mattered. I feel like she was looking for confidence more than anything.

[@RangerGSD]

Did Lori make an offer or just say their evaluation was too high? They should have asked her to make an offer rather than them adjust the asking price.

[@Asachu67]

"listening to your customers is overrated"💀

[@poppyboiXCIX]

Stuff only a billionaire can say, I am sure he listened to his customers very carefully in his early days.

[@pengwino828]

Customers will absolutely tell you what they want. Doesn’t mean it’ll be practical but it’s what they want.

[@beesouljah]

"Kevin Run" @3:17

[@pn4640]

Going here alone whether anyone wants them or not, is the best advertisement ever…I looked them up and they are worth millions now…don’t ever stop chasing your dreams 🎉pop the cake 🍰

[@mazharsiddiqi7288]

Doesn't this mean less actual cake to eat I'm out then

[@Jose-ie4yc]

Amen.

[@cadriver2570]

Good for Americans..

[@kenbob1071]

You fill the tube up w/ cake. Problem solved.

[@therudolphin5634]

When Daymon told Kevin to run 🤣🤣🤣

[@15anshulkumar]

Was just wondering why?

[@soleparadise4822]

They should partner with bakeries, have cake molds added for an extra charge and licensing Disney etc and make bank

[@CountDankula0]

It seems just selling the popping stand and items that go inside to bake shops would be the solution

[@cassandrahenry]

Funny hearing Damon telling Kevin to hide when they are both being accused of dealing in shady business 😂

[@ArianaHaydon]

Barbara with Daymonds hat driving her crazy 😂😂😂

[@samanthalopez8346]

I agree with mark on , “yeah, that’s wrong” people automatically react to a feeling which is momentary

[@professional_larper]

Boy had it been funny had barberas suprise been a sign saying "IM OUT"

[@annielane5621]

Barbara-“ I’m old and don’t want anymore birthdays, for that reason IM OUT!”😂😂😂

[@RobloxGuardian]

Barbara: "You have a winner on your hand. You have a successful company, I'm out" 7:08

[@maxfrax333]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DeML22G]

I didn’t understand the sharks in this episode whatsoever. They had more than Product Market Fit and these two were amazing people.

[@Lilcurious1]

It's better to share your first project with an experienced mentor, if it opens the door for you to get in the game.✨

[@vortexchaos70]

6:43 this has to be one of the funniest shark "arguments" of all time

[@lazycat5771]

Honestly it would get pretty boring once u pop it 3 or 4 times. It would lose the surprise element fs.

[@Julian-um2om]

right? I cant see using this more than twice in my life

[@Justin-uc8sc]

Julian can you please call Sarah back she is worried sick

[@Julian-um2om]

@@Justin-uc8sc :3

[@danielopher9594]

golden rule of sales is the first one to talk loses.. They should have simply asked Laurie "what valuation would you feel comfortable with"? and then went from there.

[@Mona001-01g]

I definitely see one advantage that was in their favor. All shark tank viewers now know about this product. Good advertising. I am off to check it out and maybe buy a few myself!!

[@NukeyStreams]

This just looks like one of the products you can find on temu for much cheaper than this LMAO 😂💀

[@madday9589]

Ya cuz temu tries to remake everyy single product out there using cheap materials so they can take over the world

[@NukeyStreams]

@@madday9589 True, but wasn't the materials shown there mostly plastic?

[@nishemonprithwbi9645]

'Daymon is wearing his hat wrong way! So for that reason, I'm out' - Barbara

[@redozmasoma]

I agree with Mark, Customers are sometimes right 😂

[@DOC_951]

imagine giving mark $3 socks and kevin gets $1000 in cash... wow.

[@UnicowBoySlots]

Barbara: I just celebrated my birthday last month, for that reason I am out

[@shirleymarie98]

This is SO fun! I would so purchase this!

[@ufchighlights1]

Barbara laughing like Count Dracula

[@sanjuansteve]

$500k in sales, $2.5M valuation is a factor of five, when it should be more like two, a valuation of about $1M. And they should've said they were open to the idea of expanding into cakes and gifts, depending on the advice of their new shark partner.

[@kellyperry4477]

yes. cake pan made to bake the cake with the whole. to fit the stand.

[@mjcgreatness]

What gift did Lori get? Why didn’t she want to say what it was lol

[@handfuloflight]

My guess is that it was a golden ticket.

[@googoopugh614]

I KNOW !! Im so curious

[@blaketankersley2449]

The real surprise cake is lori and barbara’s faces each episode

[@rmtmiller]

Barbara: One of my weaknesses in Jumanji is cake. Therefore, I'm out.

[@adamfirst9321]

4:53 “Customer is always right”…. or “Customer is always looking out for number One”

[@docKAM]

The magic number for Lori was 17.5%. Either he knew that and didn’t want to go that high or just botched it

[@LunaShimmyDiva]

They weren’t willing to give up enough equity. Unless product has stellar sales record, sharks expect 20 to 25ish% for their money..,

[@sunny1433]

It’s a one time use item, you would have to clean & store it & hope battery or spring still worked, seems unsanitary to me.

[@ksh6]

Just sell it to the bakeries! That would be the fastest way to scale. They would be excited to add it in their menu. And with how expensive cakes are, this would only be marginally more expensive. Then it will sell like hotcakes :D

[@ksh6]

Making your own cake cannot be scaled easily. And is high risk to scale. Instead they should look at selling similar fun things to bakeries.

[@wolverineiscool7161]

selling gift cakes to bakeries is the worst idea ever. Their brand identity gets diminished and moreover not all bakeries are going to be interested in selling these to customers.

[@merkadioe9806]

Barbra laughs like a crow 🤣

[@GeeksAroundGlobe]

Mark's face in 1.54 says a lot about the product

[@frankiereliford4105]

The guy looks like Joey from friends

[@emmanuelorji6784]

Exactly 💯

[@patsquach4080]

How. U. Doing …. Lol

[@PracticalPerry]

He/both are cute. ; )

[@umbertlambert2113]

I thought the exact same thing!

[@downey416Toronto]

200k for 12% Lori got insulted

[@Bluemoon98-2]

Should have offered her 200,000 for 40 ..she could hav taken it to QVC easily , with the cake offer they wanted to add.

[@siddarthmohanraj3601]

Have a good meal guys

[@snowflakehunter]

Barbara has an evil sounding cackle😅

[@DerrickJLive]

"We just got told by 5 expert entrepreneurs that we are going in the wrong direction, but we are going to push ahead anyway."

[@ShakyaAriyaratne34]

Well they came here with a valuation of 2.5 million. They are actually worth 3.5 million today. Guess it worked out.

[@DerrickJLive]

@ShakyaAriyaratne34 Citation needed.

[@johnmightymole2284]

50,000 net profit and 2.5 million valuation, silly

[@justincarley2393]

I understand the Shark's reasoning for too many customizations, but the base product, that is patented, is still there. It's easier to take away, than to add additional top line products. Not reasons to be fully out, in my opinion.

[@VILLIANZcr]

Putting money in there pop is the only valid gift

[@as_crit4680]

why are you guys so stingy upload more goddammit

[@CoachLen25]

Gotta be more creative and say something like 250k for 20%… this would’ve been perfect for QVC. All those old ladies would buy this for their grandkids

[@Nasgibbs]

We Love you Daymond 🇿🇦

[@themakeitmom]

“3 and 1/2 full time employees…” did I hear that right??

[@frenzygamer907]

they pay a midgit to pop out of cakes per special requests

[@poppyboiXCIX]

@@frenzygamer907 😂

[@DeepSouthBuilder]

Lots of states mandate full time benefits at 30 hours. Overtime kicks in at 40 hours. Their total full time employee load either includes overtime hours or a total load of 140 hours.

[@nawarandrouazaher6369]

that was so confusing to hear. what is the 1/2

[@ChrisMaveric]

I think the sharks missed the boat on this one... "gift" product potential also... super cool!

[@jcstefan7]

Seriously? You think they missed the boat? This is a horrible product and business idea.

[@Lebron612]

shoulda countered 200K for 25%. 200K for 8% of 50k cash flow is nuts.

[@LilyEvans1996]

i dont like when they say the sharks will regret it. No they won't. Even if it becomes wildly popular. I'm sure they hear this all the time and they end up regretting something very rarely and even then it probably is just a passing feeling.

[@bloodyissue8296]

Have a great lunch everyone!

[@GabrielDeVargas]

Not eating lunch quit assuming

[@bloodyissue8296]

@GabrielDeVargas have a nice lunch when you eat lunch next time. God bless you!

[@ForeverAbigail2006]

That’s what I’m literally doing 🤣😂

[@Victhediver]

lol i just ate lunch

[@ProNoobGames-k4d]

Barbara you gave the the wrong colour and for that reason im out

[@jamesmcginn6291]

Why don't they just market the cake stand through bakeries and party companies?

[@thearabicdp]

I feel Lori wanted that one

[@PracticalPerry]

So I can have my cake and pop-it too? : ) They should have had Lori make and offer and then counteroffer if needed. I wish they would have gotten a deal with Lori.

[@robbyfiveboy4862]

I kept expecting the sharks to get showered in icing. I don't get how you set up a cake. Does it come with a scooper or what?!

[@NoyBuhbut]

Maybe working with bakeries would be much better idea for them

[@thebeefyleaf]

Barbara: You have a successful business! And for that reason, I'm out

[@maxfrax333]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@woodsail40]

Let the bakery bake the cake! Just make the stands...

[@ThatOneGirlThatPlays]

Just sell a metal cylinder for cutting the finished cake. Simple.😊

[@emanuelparrilla9994]

I think they went for the commercial Because a shark like Laurie would get a lot of sales

[@ashleycnossen3157]

Gift capsules were NOT a bad idea. They lucked out, the sharks ruin everything

[@sundog70]

I really would like to see the episodes where at least one shark goes in. Customers request right...

[@mooganstooker2419]

After the first time, it's no longer a surprise.

[@janna4994]

Odd that Kinder Surprise is banned in the US but not in Canada 🤔

[@DrB81]

Maybe they’ll wheel out a giant cake for Kamala Harris to jump out from tomorrow. Oh wait…..😂

[@MartinisnOlives]

Turns out they went the cake route anyway. They didn’t heed Kevin’s advice.

[@janisvaga882]

Christmas should be to do it yourself not buy some plastic!

[@chicodpuris3002]

Wondering what they got Lori

[@sarahnovamusicatlanta]

Different colored like pink glitter - blue capsules etc

[@CanChikMay]

Id do a cake mix, not ready made!

[@GarbageMan2025]

So what was Lori's gift that dude winked at her about????

[@fortissimusktb]

Three and a half full time employees??

[@DeepSouthBuilder]

Full time in a lot of states is 30 hours. Overtime is past 40. They either have a lot of overtime hours or a total load of 135-140 labor hours per week.

[@Jordsguitartabmusic]

Enjoy your lunch people

[@thepenetrator2521]

I'm not sure if it's because I am older but is this really necessary? Like I'd rather just eat my cake in peace😂

[@frankboris1237]

SO TRUE.

[@evieparada]

I enjoy watching these vids

[@theroaminggnomad]

Don't give up guys. The Shark Tank has been wrong before!

[@ohwowoh7281]

I just want to eat my cake please. Don’t mess with my food.

[@joshuarivera3617]

Their def not gonna regret it lol

[@raw_riot_6917]

I don't see a one stop surprise cake shop happening.

[@JoelGarcia-io6ov]

They’re valuation was way too high. They’re barely making money

[@lindsey-yr7tj]

It actually pretty cool

[@fbkensarhd5279]

Joey from Friends

[@jameskelly945]

i forgot my lunch, ig i'm fasting

[@ET_Explorer]

2:34 The mother looks like the witch of wizards of oz.

[@Beanisbest]

Taco Bell today