Top 5 Times A Dragon Has Uncovered Something | Vol.2 | COMPILATION | Dragons' Den

[@LemuelBotha]

Micro Fitness dissolved in 2019. Gift Card Converter dissolved in 2014. Stand4 Socks is still operating with a net worth of about £185,000.00 in 2022. Media Displays is still operating with a net worth of about £368,000.00 in 2022. Tuk Tuk Chai is still operating with a net worth of about negative £17,000.00 in 2022.

[@joerussell9574]

Thank You!

[@darioleko4576]

thanks for this!

[@boltywolty123]

Good stuff baby

[@sinshenlong]

i need this for all the episodes lol

[@stedoyle]

Thanks for this but it looks like Media Displays is now in Liquidation. Looks like they are running under a new company named Blue Sky Event Services.

[@OopsOlliePopp]

3:07 literally IN TEARS at them all behaving like children and rolling around in a ball that is by far the best clip ive ever seen from dd

[@Aikisbest]

It is fantastic X3

[@JimmyTRUELOVE]

that really made you laugh, christ.

[@serge2cool]

I smell a misery gutttts

[@mellytempest]

@@JimmyTRUELOVE Someone clearly never rolled in a ball in day of their life.

[@jhsjdytk]

@@mellytempest i got put in one and im tiny with my huge uncle and thrown off a hill lol went fucing flying cus of the balance difference XD

[@severalwolves]

48:40 the entrepreneur clarifying that he’s “negotiating” is one of my all-time favorite moments from the show haha

[@Envengerx]

That is so pure.

[@Richard-se4uh]

He is one of the best guys ever in the den, seems a really honest bloke.

[@MarxistKnight]

“This is going to destroy you.” “Thank you very much.”

[@HK_Musician]

Why is a Marxist watching dragon's den.. Lol the irony

[@MarxistKnight]

@@HK_Musician because it’s an entertainment show and I find it entertaining?

[@hommefataltaemin]

This always makes me laugh

[@Seed]

The issue with the gift card converter is that it would be perfect for money laundering...

[@sadas3190]

Lol no, I work in AML and it would be the most obvious, traceable, inefficient way to money launder. You're what, laundering at most £1000 per card leaving behind a massive paper trail? Criminals have far far better ways

[@jimhen459]

$ Laundering is expensive, give it to Trump...

[@HK_Musician]

How's that a problem

[@Seed]

@@HK_Musician … legally if is

[@techtitanuk5609]

​@sadas3190 what's the best way. Humour us

[@brandonbishop8262]

Nick’s advice for the first guy was so swift but really good

[@julesfalcone]

Nick very often gives excellent advise B4 he goes out. He's a class act.

[@brillsmith2207]

Nick?

[@KingSkyline]

@@brillsmith2207 Nick Jenkins the guy who founded moonpig , in the first Micro Fitness show

[@mochabearry]

Always happy when the rare gem of an unknown episode pops up for me. Thank you.

[@Pobsta-de7hb]

Ive seen it lots in the past but its nice you havent, great episode. People have to realise before they whinge about having seen episodes often, some have never seen them in the past lol

[@PH.YouTube]

“I’m negotiating” 👏🤣

[@severalwolves]

I think that’s my all-time favorite moment of this show

[@Envengerx]

This is so pure.

[@Christine_Lawson]

I really like James. Very polite and decent man

[@Digitt6]

47:07 "This business is my children's inheritance". Theo must have regretted saying he's out once he heard that 🤣

[@Dnbray]

they said stand 4 socks wouldn't do anywhere near 700k, he ended up doing over a million

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

Wow really?? Good for him but it just goes to show you don't really need an investment because you've got the best exposure of being on DRAGONS DEN..

[@sakhilezulu1881]

Are you being serious? That is sooo amazing ❤😊

[@thevexoffender8197]

Source

[@Stopcommentingthesamecomments]

​@@thevexoffender8197 lol look it up werido

[@mrhaltonok]

Latest companies house listings for Stand 4 Ventures shows 90k held in stock, 54k in the bank, and 40k owed. However they have done publicity saying they’ve made millions, so either business has dropped drastically in recent years or it’s just a moderately successful small business who like to talk up their success in the media

[@OperaJH]

I believe Tuk Tuk Chai is the business Peter has referred to that is continuously losing money, but he’s still in, because he loves the product, the people involved are just great and the whole thing is fun for him. And I guess he stuck to his word and has been feeding money into it, despite the losses.

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

It really doesn't make ANY sense it's making such a loss! It's an original AND unique idea!

[@BenjaminGoose]

@@TheManInBlueFlames Original and unique doesn't equal good.

[@davidmellish3295]

No they didn't take his investment in the end and went for a crowd funding instead

[@jamielee9350]

Rupesh and Alex Thomas appeared on Dragons' Den with Tuk Tuk Chai and secured a £100,000 investment from Peter Jones. But after the show, the couple turned the money down and went on to raise more than £275,000 through crowdfunding. They are now worth £3 m, and growing.

[@CruelestChris]

​@@TheManInBlueFlames A submarine made of icing sugar is original and unique too.

[@Germanica1871]

48:40 is hilarious, it feels he made the counter-offer just by the sheer and pure fact alone he wants to negotiate. For the sake of negotiating and only that.

[@lc-kn4iw]

'Im dyslexic' *pans to him not wearing shoes*

[@viktor11987]

came here looking for this comment lmao

[@lc-kn4iw]

@@viktor11987 haha me too

[@Andy_with_a_Y]

​@@lc-kn4iwYou were looking for your own comment?

[@scotthewitt258]

Does "dyslexic" mean something else in Britain? Because in America, our word for "without shoes" is "barefoot ".

[@natashaf6886]

"The dragons didn't invest because Peter was being negative and all the others just followed along."

[@Gonken88]

Pete is tippy top dog. Fockin billionaire that lad.

[@eamonnfeeney1653]

Millionaire * ​@@Gonken88

[@davidmellish3295]

Nah,they've all got their own brains ,they may agree with Peter but they don't just blindly follow whatever he does.There has been loads of times when he's gone out and other dragons have made offers or they've gone out and Peter has offered.

[@francinejones2524]

They don’t follow each other that’s just rubbish.

[@lesley9989]

​@@francinejones2524they don't. They do things for themselves

[@robabob1001]

I love how at the end Deborah says its really nice and she loves it then immediately has a sip of her water hahah

[@readit704]

Be ause her mouth is dry from anxiety

[@robabob1001]

@readit704 would you be anxious? A multi million if not billionaire with some peasant in front of you 😅🤣

[@will952]

⁠@@robabob1001peasant? That’s a bit harsh

[@903podcast]

You always see people laughing about the ones they missed on but 90% go into liquidation and they was right...

[@G00gleIsUtterCrap]

Its probably higher than 90%

[@francinejones2524]

Agree.

[@Mossyz.]

Peter on the 1st one was savage or even somewhat brutal .

[@xavielgaram]

I dont understand a thing cuz of the pitcher accent (no offense)

[@RendezvousWithRama]

I get his irritation. When a solicitor comes in with the mindset of outsmarting them to get their money, it has got to hit a nerve.

[@johnjamesleahy4065]

Some of these people were really lovely, the couple, I like how the husband doesn't mind admitting not hesitating to turn to his wife for certain aspects I think they have a vrryrhealthy positive relationship

[@johnjamesleahy4065]

Also liked josh a lot, and that other gentleman that got that one drsgon!

[@michaeldebidart]

I don’t know what’s up with the mics they wire the entrepreneurs with, but the constant wet lip smacking is very annoying

[@RealRushinRussian]

43:56 Theo's voice crack sounds like Autotune here

[@artvid-1915]

That's crazy

[@jamielee9350]

25:45 "We have re-invented" .... NO, you have manufactured an EXISTING item in a different way. 🤣🤣🤣

[@HK_Musician]

Tuk Tuk Chai is my favourite pitch

[@wengkeong8393]

Watching this makes me feel like i have a magic crystal ball!!

[@Nomuch2say]

To be clear, then, Deborah totally agreed with Duncan in the end. (Pitch 2)

[@efy5aru]

the reason is....because im negotiating hahaah...brilliant

[@kingcecil7126]

The sock entrepreneur stole his idea from Shark tank, America, up to and including the buy one give one to the homeless free. This has been the most successful investment in Shark tank history.

[@billlupin8345]

2nd business plan, I'm surprised none of them brought up money laundering. A gift card broker would inherently be dealing with a load of fraudsters, drug dealers, etc.

[@paulbrown6464]

Best bit was the guy thanking Peter for saying their business will destroy them

[@nyanbinary1717]

I immediately thought, “Oh, so you want to create a market for gift card scammers.”

[@erinrafferty5659]

Why is the Stand4Socks pitch almost word-for-word identical to the Bombas pitch on the US version? Who came first? I watched the Bombas one today, it's uncanny...

[@ceeleegee825]

I'm smashing the like button before I even watch! Its well after midnight here, I should be in bed....but here I am 😂

[@MM-pt9zk]

😂

[@Testfortest142]

Now me 05:58

[@yesboss8438]

What part of the world are you watching from?

[@Testfortest142]

@@yesboss8438 Netherlands

[@ketchup5344]

There is always room in life for a nice bit of den, 24/7.

[@DaveTexas]

Yeah, the gift card one is very interesting to me because I owned a small business for about 20 years and I sold gift certificates. We had about 40% of those gift certificates go unused before their expiration date, which was about two years from the date of purchase. It was a big part of our annual profit. Free money for us! If people had started trading them and 100% of them were getting used, we wouldn’t have been happy about that and would have figured out how to put a stop to that, like by issuing gift certificates to people by name and not allowing transfer. I can only imagine how giant retailers would want to protect their bottom line somehow by keeping a certain percentage of gift cards unused each year.

[@lesley9989]

It's why businesses like gift cards and they gave them an expiry date, which never used to happen

[@lululacanuck3824]

A certain bank in Canada offers a one time “gift” credit card that can be used like a regular credit card for anything. However, they also take a percentage monthly, lowering the value of the card if it is not used immediately. They effectively get their money back and you find yourself with a $20 balance remaining on a gift card originally valued at $50. Beware.

[@lelsqueks]

it doesn’t make sense. he’s paid himself 128k£, but says an investment of 80k£ would 3x his business. it just doesn’t make sense

[@AynOtori]

We need a compilation of Tuker not liking the taste.

[@raven4k998]

I've been reborn

[@Gonken88]

Tu only likes Turkish flavors.

[@davidgreen7118]

First guy was nice. Knew his numbers well and was passionate, don’t know why Peter was being such a dick to him.

[@Lincolntowncoupe]

Or why Deborah said he was "spikey"

[@jakeplumber1373]

Ikr. Like dude if ur not interested, just say ur out. Idk why the dragons had Peter's back, he was instigating that whole thing.

[@weztait39]

Peter took a instant dislike to him for some reason

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

I think what Peter disliked was how misleading the guy was. He was trying to exaggerate how much business he was actually doing and that probably ticked off Peter Jones. The other Dragons were quite nice, but their point was more that he didn't really need the money, he could just save some money by not having a big office and renting vans while sticking to Scotland and get to his goal without any investment money. In the end it dissolved anyway so it was a bullet dodged all around.

[@BattleBladeWarrior]

@@Lincolntowncoupe Yea, he wasn't spiky, he was just Irish (or whatever that accent was)

[@datacipher]

Lol. Not sure when this aired but the Canadian Dragons Den had a sock guy donating one pair to the homeless many many years ago! 😂

[@samsschool3639]

48:39 Duncan the only one not amused 😂

[@Digitt6]

I've never seen duncan amused. he scares me

[@sineadbradyfan2151]

I feel for Steven - he seemed very prepared, very positive against the negative backlash. The "spiky" comment was silly - everyone has a different temperament, and he wasn't been rude or arrogant. And he pitched a product/service that would be very beneficial to children.

[@TheSikadelik]

That third pitch On those guys with the blonde brown hair. He narrates top 5 unknown on youtube! I swear he does 😂😂😂

[@Al-Hunt-acrylic-painter]

The gift vouchers idea was brilliant. With tv advertising they could easily change the way people think.

[@michaelgatsby8949]

It's ripe for criminal exploitation. What ends up happening is people buy gift cards with stolen credit cards then turn around and sell them to sites like this to resell for much lower prices than the people with legitimate gift cards would reasonably sell them for. Gift cards that can be traced back through serial numbers (activated at point of sale) end up getting cancelled through creditor charge-backs when the fraud is detected. End result is only criminal sellers make money and legitimate buyers get scammed.

[@Seed]

Money Laundering...

[@the_deputy2327]

There's a company called card yard dping this making 100grand a year profit Get the retailer on board and sell their cards and take a commission.

[@scotthewitt258]

Money laundering. Makes it way too easy to start a money laundry. And, the "cleaners" don't even have to buy a shell storefront.....

[@momoaks813]

I’m not sure what y’all are talking about but this is completely legal and there are businesses today getting rich off of this! Look it up.

[@terranceparsons5185]

There's one dragon he's got his eye on. Do I hear the name Peter wending it's way towards our conciousness? Of course! Not Peter I'll give you £10 million for 1% of your company. Peter I'll give you £1 for 99% of your company. Ooooooh, thats a tough one. I choose Peter!

[@smoothmicra]

At last, socks I can wear to have beers and do yoga in. A much neglected gap in the market

[@waffle_chair9269]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@TonBil1]

My brain melts when he wants to tackle obesity with micro-fatness (starting at 1:14).

[@julesfalcone]

25:00 Does this remind anyone else of Throx. (The guy pitching 3 socks to a "pair".)

[@aaronhurst4379]

20:00 "We've worked in financial services for years" "Why does that not surprise me" My thoughts exactly, Theo lol

[@sammyleet03]

I could have sworn micro fitness came to my school when I was in P4 😂

[@Full-Moon-Mustang]

Chait your way on that tuctuc...the irish would love this brand.

[@freemang8189]

1:04:00

[@TheManInBlueFlames]

Haven't heard a SINGLE thing about what businesses did with the second one, like this 'black market' thing was NEVER a problem! Gift cards are STILL going big!

[@Erickhetfield]

And yet they dissolved in 2014

[@ellekay4758]

Dissolved a long time ago buddy

[@gaz9411]

The black market around gift cards is gigantic, they're basically the currency of scammers.

[@OrphansCorpse]

The dragons only disliked it because gift cards bought but not used make them money.

[@mrprofdemath]

The real dragons are the ones who decided to put an ad every 5 minutes

[@miritallstag336]

Ublock origin is free, and it gets around the fact that yt stops playing videos with adblock on! Highly recommend!

[@TheBluedragon27]

Imagine Peter only invested so he could drive the Tuk Tuk

[@JAKOB1977]

Dang that lady is like a leaf in the wind.., Didnt she say.. you guys "will definitely have an investment from me" 17:23 and then the other dragons drop out and she crumbles and don't honor her own promisses..

[@stagpie6449]

The giftcard thing sounds smart but dang if thats not gonna be HEAVILY exploited by fraudsters

[@alib1919]

Oh, the sock man is adorable 🤗

[@sharony.vandenberg4381]

Except he completely stole every aspect of his business from the most successful business from Shark tank U.S.

[@HK_Musician]

Tej goes out because of too much sugar in the tea.. yet coca cola is still the world's best selling drink

[@kresimirsokre6536]

I would not showe buckets of sugar down the throat of people unable to resist ....to buy myself a Masseratti

[@waffle_chair9269]

Because his focus is health, just like Deborah’s is sustainability. They have reputations

[@HK_Musician]

@@waffle_chair9269 yeah good point

[@777Bviews]

Great episodes 👍🏼👍🏼

[@internet_userr]

Yea, but is it really,.....

[@Jamie-2004]

@@internet_userr yeah, you said it, yourself, “yea”

[@Cousinskeeter1]

😂😂😂😂 the back page killed me

[@michaelwarwick5118]

Imagine giving yourself a salary 60k+ salary essential using any money made, instead of putting it in to the business

[@colpipes1978]

Isnt Tuk Tuk from Thiland??? Rickshaw is Indian isn't it?

[@motiveintentionsincerity]

Do some more research on a Tuk Tuk, and Rickshaw, and for that commented post; 'I'm Out' !! 😂

[@vilmamaritz8265]

I visited a factory in India where they make tuk tuks.

[@hacknixx]

Gift card converter was ahead of its time. They would cake today

[@munky342]

Think of all that laundered money! It pays to learn how scam artists work.

[@evilmeerkat007]

Completly tracable. Would make a poor money laundering scam

[@nowandaround312]

19:35 That's insane, I've never heard of a company that requires a gift card to be used only by the first person it was gifted to. Is that a British thing? How do they even verify that, is the buyer required to provide the personal information of the person they're giving it to and then the recipient has to show their government ID when they use it? Also, one of the dragons said the concept wouldn't work because the seller would expect to get the full price of their card and the buyer would want a discount. That's ridiculous. The point is for people to swap a gift card they don't want for a card that they do. They shouldn't get a discount on the card they're swapping for. The seller would need to sell it at a loss though so the site could make money but I'd rather get $45 for a $50 gift card I won't use and use that money to buy something I want instead of $0 for a $50 gift card that's useless to me.

[@lesley9989]

Great points. No. A person isn't required to give any details when they purchase it and person doesn't have to show any ID and anyone can use the gift card. Certainly not in person. Maybe it's different on-line, because then details would be put in to purchase the card, but they still wouldn't put in the recipient's details.

[@seanb25]

Just on Deborah’s advice to the first guy, “don’t push against investors”. Isn’t that what the entrepreneur is supposed to do to justify their business model? Deborah seems to think the dragons are untouchable and cant be argued with.

[@Beefytiing]

trying to justify your business model doesn't mean discrediting valid opinions and concerns.

[@S.Trades]

She wants to give that impression.... allegedly.

[@Erickhetfield]

Whats heavier? One pound of steel or one pound of feathers?

[@elenawilliams32]

Heavier* 😁

[@kresimirsokre6536]

The problem is the two reacts differently to windy conditions.

[@over50andfantabulous59]

What is tuk tuk chai worth? Today, he also owns a second home worth around £350,000 in Croydon, south London; his chai tea business Tuk Tuk Chai is worth around £2 million and he is considering taking on outside investors. He has also invested in other businesses, including a laundry factory in Kerala, India.Apr 20, 2018

[@robinlogiepavia5032]

What accent is that? I like it! 😅

[@lesley9989]

Which one? The first guy is Scottish

[@amarieoflothlorien]

his third contract is just an empty page with a logo on it, he wants to sign???

[@Smonnie13]

Duncan when Deborah disagrees with him 😂

[@terranceparsons5185]

Come on people, why are you including VAT in turnover! All figures must be exclusive of VAT (unless you don't get input tax on your expenses!). I'm amazed how ignorant of how VAT works these entrepreneurs are!

[@deebunny178]

Peter dislikes anyone who is within his field if he thinks they're competitive.

[@harmandhamija2]

21:01 Lmao that reaction! Its hilarious :D

[@margkropf5541]

I have no use fr India but greatly admire the tea people and wish them luck.

[@vilmamaritz8265]

Visit India. I have been twice and loved it.

[@matthiasmacandrew1267]

Jenny is OUT?! 😂

[@thr337]

25:52 what on earth did he say?!

[@CJR1983]

Gift card converter dissolved 22 July 2014.

[@darkragnarok9587]

Hearing Peter jones saying “ain’t” is unbelievable

[@MrVassago89]

Not once in my life have i worn socks for 16 hours. Not once.

[@kresimirsokre6536]

Risk a little!

[@chico1neep]

Deborah really shut down Tesh when he tried to talk in the tuk tuk one she just put him down BAD n Tesh didn't say anythin Deborah is GANGSTA LOL

[@joshtipping942]

It’s TEJ you muppet, they say his name a hundred times. TEJ.

[@kresimirsokre6536]

Bruh, now i gotta watch the whole thing

[@stefanjud6345]

57:49 - ... thats called a loss leader. They have to sell it for a low price to get into business... once they are up to scale, it will work. Thus, it is a valid strategie.

[@Vespa_92]

With the gift card converter, the company that that gift card was purchased from won't care less if it isn't redeemed, because they got paid anyway?

[@TheDirtysouthfan]

In a way yes, but also hjaving a giftcard means more foot traffic, especially to a store that the holder may not have originally considered, and if they use it they may find that they really like said store and become a return customer. I felt this way with Adidas, I came in when I got a gift card but I found that it was one of the few stores to have shoes in my size and their pants were quite comfortable. Now I'm a repeat customer.

[@Vespa_92]

@@TheDirtysouthfan That is a good point !!

[@pigversity]

I'm still looking for a dragon to invest in my farming business. Who do you think I should target?

[@ORDEROFTHEKNIGHTSTEMPLAR13]

JESUS

[@olimot8081]

Jenny

[@johnledwith5154]

Old McDonald???

[@fraxizztv6433]

Locals.

[@simonmarsh1881]

Scarecrow

[@willowwren7752]

No idea what year this one was!? But the largest scammers try to use gift cards it’s evolved too

[@harrywright2408]

This sock company makes me laugh, mine are always odd and worn to the death. I guess I’m not his ideal customer 😂

[@aceandjet2291]

Can anyone offer any follow up on Tuk tuk chai? Did Sainsbury’s ever comment? Cuz that was bizarre

[@hopelessedgelord]

1:12 Yes we do it's called Mc Donalds

[@techtitanuk5609]

The gift card idea is great but the dragens think people will care about terms and conditions its cute.

[@RobbieTheSage]

48:49 Look at that face from Duncan, he is not amused

[@b18crlxi]

Hi I'm Out, and because of that I'm Jenny!

[@jonnyshadbolt899]

"It is what I call a basic sock" touker or Alan Partridge

[@howtorelax6905]

Everyone wants Peter cause he s a super dragon who got it all the whole package ❤

[@dennismijac8297]

TUK TUK CAJ 🎉🎉🎉

[@invertedname3099]

The gift card thing is weird to me. Was it cause of the country they’re in? People and sites buy and sell gift cards in the states. Legit businesses in strip malls open up for it

[@jonah.donohue]

Money laundering

[@justsnooze2558]

Enough internet for this week

[@pb4595]

48:54 (what's the catch?...)

[@88trapordie]

“An introvert walking into a bar” 👀

[@RoamingHeathen]

Ian negotiated from a 45% dropped to 35% if hitting target … to a 45% dropped to 40% if hitting target

[@2leg1t2qwt5]

45 to 40 if he got 40k profit by the current year-end(Year 0 in business). And then 35% after year 1, and 25 after year 2.

[@jarednil69]

This playtoy guy is attractive and has a great Glaswegian accent! 😊 But he definitely didn't come with facts to succeed.

[@tangoelcorte]

I keep on understanding “fatness” by the first participant. It makes the pitch very surreal.

[@benwakefield93]

That micro fitness guy got some great advice particularly from Deborah but he didnt have his listening ears on. Seemed to have an odd sense of entitlement to their money.

[@JSSTyger]

Peter said "I'm going to waste my time" after wasting his time.

[@royfr8136]

Those socks were just ...socks

[@kresimirsokre6536]

49:25 Why did everyone greeting Ian after a deal, standing up and getting to shake his hand? Usually people just..leave or dragons dont move a muscle. What is the social "deal" behind that situation?I'm missing it..