Dragons Infuriated by Reusable Water Bottle | Dragons' Den
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- Environmental businessman and Managing Director of Ohyo, Formerly known as Aquatina, Guy Jeremiah is next in the den. Guy is confident that his pocket-sized refillable water bottle can help stop excessive waste. The entrepreneur is willing to give away 10% of his company for a £100K investment from the Dragons. However things quickly take a dramatic turn as Dragons can't help but feel misled by Guy's pitch.
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Carrying the bottle back after a run wouldn't be a hassle anymore.
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The anger was overkill on this one...the guy was hardly arrogant or insulting.
Not arrogant? Really??
What do you call someone whose company has made 700 quid and values it at 1 million quid?
Er, arrogant?
Not at all! And reusable bottles are a thing so Im confused at their anger.
@@tornagawn I think they meant his general attitude and demeanour wasn't arrogant as opposed to his belief in his company.
@@sarah-annecarney5458 When I go to work I use a reusable coffee bottle which keeps cool stuff cool and hot stuff hot. When I go to the gym I use a reusable bottle. Most gyms even give you such a bottle for free. At my last work in the warehouse they gave me a reusable bottle to use on their taps. Why would anyone need this thing when you are literally already drowned in reusable bottles? 1 million pound business my ass.
@Jay Jay Reusable plastic is not a problem. Hear me out. Let's take a plastic bag. Single use plastic bags are bad, right? Now if I tell you it takes more energy and releases more CO2 to produce a paper bag. You need to reuse a paper bag 3 times to make it more environmentally friendly than a single use plastic bag. Most paper bags won't last 3 shopping trips even if you wanted to use them. What about textile bags? Well those you need to reuse 131 times to make it as environmentally friendly. That's only taking into account production. More co2, is released in transportation. Now what about plastic bags for life. They need to be reused 4 times to make them environmentally friendly. Now what are you more likely to do: reuse a bag for life 4 times or a textile bag 131 times.
His bottle is now available in 16 countries -he has sold 100,000 of them, also signed a distribution deal with Marks & Spence
Good
Glad he took away the learnings, because there was a lot that he really needed to hear here. The product is great but I can 100% agree on how frustrating it is to hear another company claim to save the world then insult you with bloated stats that aren't actually relevent. To lead his pitch talking about a market he wasn't going to penetrate at all is just an absolute slap in the face for those dragons
I pray that it's true... Environment first
@@sanatanar keep in mind that he's consuming plastic, not saving it. Dial down to the number of people who actually consistently use them without purchasing bottled beverages, and it's very small
@@HoodlumMedia plastic in itself is not evil. It's just that we ove indulged in it. Plastic will be always around however the reuse aspect will be far more , hence forth, than in the past. And a durable plastic bottle will not be very harmful. I am against plastic, don't get me wrong. But there are areas where it's presence is imperative.
How is a reusable water bottle that fits in your pocket more “cumbersome” than an entire sports bottle in a sports bag?
@Nobody asked
@@Grempington 😂🤣
Because its in a bag on your back not in your pocket
@Nobody asked
Because it's much smaller. Durrrrr.
He called himself “sophisticated” yet he’s getting angry over a water bottle. This has to be the biggest joke of an episode ever filmed in the den.
well said!!!!!
These are investors, they're sub human worthelss trash. They've never done a minute of actual work in their lives. Nothing they say has any value.
Imagine being angry to a nice guy trying to reduce littering
Sounds about right in the money is king world. People have been killed for asking to be treated as humans.
I mean...
I'd invest. love it!
Imagine acting like the reusable bottle market isnt a thing
Has he forgot that you can put that blue bottle in a gym bag?
i've never seen people so angry over a reusable water bottle before oh my god
They;'re right to be !
@@Shryce I don't see how! The concept may be a little off but to get so angry about someone wanting to reduce single-use plastic bottles and calling it a ridiculous idea is insane, especially given the current push against single-use and the fact that most people have a reusable bottle. Seems like they all had incredibly short-sighted responses
@@gammamuepsilon . They are business people my friend. They couldnt care less about the environment unless they could make a serious return on it.
Paul S yes agreed probably not a great business proposition but really no need to behave like brats as it wasn’t such a bad idea.
@@ad_2211 . environmentally a great idea but sadly not business wise
The title should be "Dragons unnecessarily infuriated by reusable water bottle" I dont get why their so angry, and Duncan was soooo disrespectful to throw the guys products on the floor.
That's because Duncan is an arrogant aggressive scotman
He probably was looking for an equally disrespectful reaction but when he didn’t get one, he seemed like a fool.
@@simonwhitworth4688 nothing to do with him being Scottish but I don’t like the way he acted.
maybe hes drunk
@@TheBlueCream maybe he invested in some water bottle companies. He probably thought this guy was competition
The dragons were way too mean to this guy. He was so well-spoken and respectful. I don't think his product was nearly as bad as they made it out to be. And honestly, people who are conscious of the environment ARE willing to spend much more money for re-usable and convenient products. If Richard was here, he would've been much more respectful and would've actually gave constructive advice that the entrepreneur can work off of.
They DEFINITELY have big stocks in Nestle or something, they got super threatened and are defending the bullshit they're heavily invested in.
But he wasted their valuable, eternally lost time.
Totally agree, he was professional, very respectful and identified a fix for big problem, even if it's not a great looking product and has holes. The rudest I've seen them all to a nice guy that did literally nothing to deserve that response other than designing a product they didn't like.
I think his valuation had something to do with it, James Caan could not wait to get out.
@@stephenmontgomery8530 yeah he went in too soon, he should have had more turnover before going on the show. The other dragons definitely had some sort of conflict of interest going on judging by how emotional they got
They’re acting like reusable water bottles aren’t a thing???
Maybe they weren't back then, or, to be more precise, they were a thing only in gyms
Yeah I don't know when this episode was filmed but like... way to completely fail to see that absolutely taking off, lol. What's funny is there's another ep where a guy basically reinvents the water fountain and also sold reusable bottles (that one actually wasn't a great idea IMO) and the dragons are like "You can buy a reusable bottle everywhere!"
i think the worst part is them saying ''but i can refill the commercial water bottle'', sure, but you can'T clean it efficiently as any other reusable water bottle.
every summer i drink 1.5 to 2 liter of water daily at work, i used to buy them at the store for 1,5$ each.
i bought a nalgene for 40$ that goes in the dishwasher.
another thing you will notice after reusing a dirty bottle for more than a week, intestine trouble.
his idea i a great one. maybe it was not pitched properly to them, i would have focused on washable bottle and taking little to no space.
but 5quids for a small reusable bottle like that, it's a good price. perfect for kids or just to keep in the car justi n case
@@keshlalish5586 I find bottled water tastes better than tap water. You can buy a 6 pack of 1.5 litre bottles evian for 3-4 chf in Switzerland. Its so cheap and convenient basically in any grocery store.
@@whispercars306 have you tried aerating your tap water ? i let mine sit when it taste bad (chlorine)
but i usually refill it at work in the big water machine
I'm here because penguinz0 was talking too much
YES THANK YOU
I like penguiz0 's videos. But his discord stream ripped videos are just way too annoying. He talks so damn much over the video that he is clearly trying to show us.
@@ashutoshpani exactlyyyy. I luv Charlie so much but in this area he's annoying af
same haha
Hahahaha seriously. I'm here for the same reason.
I am from a third world country. I would definitely buy this. These people are nuts
They are probably just invested heavily in Nestle and the other evils of the bottled water industry. They were on the defense hard.
@@666Raichu - Sorry, but you have gone through and made this same kind of Nestle comment on a bunch of threads here. You seem far more emotionally invested in an anti-Nestle agenda than the Dragons would be financially invested in the company itself! 😂
@@LHyoutubeWell... Nestle IS a terrible company.
@@Axiarus - My response was to a specific comment, that has long since been removed (presumably by CZcams) some time in the previous two years. So I can't really comment further without knowing what that comment was, and I've certainly forgotten by now.
What’s wrong with these people, he was so polite and they just were mad for nothing, even his pitch was perfect 👌🏻
Although his pitch was good, the product was not really usable to store water in a portable way. it is not an alternative for a bottle at all, it is an alternative for a glass, or a mug. But he tried to pitch in relation to the plastic bottle market, which is why most of the dragons got infuriated in my opinion. ( Except the muslim guy, who had his problem with the valuation )
Proof that rich people don't care about the environment and will do anything to put down people that try to do something about it. These people just care about making money and the fact that this guy wanted to make money and do something good meant he was worse than the devil to them
He evaluated the business at a million for making 700 😂
It’s like he struck a nerve, they guilty of something…
@@joevictor53 You are reading so much into those tea-leaves. They are talking about it's actual functionality being very poor compared to a normal bottle. It has absolutely nothing to do with whatever you are going on about.
The dragons were unnecessarily rude to this man. He was well-spoken and polite and I actually like his product. I'd use it.
Terry Silver You were unnecessarily rude to Daniel Larusso. How do you look at yourself in the mirror at night? I hope you’ve had time to think about your actions. Though to be fair Daniel is the bad guy - get him a body bag, yeah!
And keep re-using it 500x times? Erghhh
Not for £4.99 rip off
@@netweed09
There's this thing called 'washing' and 'the dishes'.
ngl, ive noticed that theyre rude to almost all of the people, even when the business idea goes on to be incredible
Sounds like the dragons have millions invested in the water bottle business
You got it so right !!!!
So True!
True tough
100% true
Bang on!!!
The valuation of £1,000,000 was considered "beyond ridiculous" by the dragons, but according to an article it is now worth £5,000,000. Not the greatest judgment there 😂. Not to mention the clear bullying of someone who was nice, confident, looked professional, and with a good product in my opinion !
Damn.
It might be worth that now, but it certainly wasn't worth that back then. His valuation is outlandish. Even though he's successful now, he was way too much of a risk back then. £1,000,000 valuation off the back of 340 sales and £700 turnover. SMH.
@@Phoenix1664They were still wrong.
@@Phoenix1664 That's the point of entrepreneurs seeking investment though... with £700 turnover a dragon could have invested £7000 and had 90% of the 'real' valuation at the time.
He valued at 1 mill, and the only way it was 'outlandish' is that he actually ended up worth 5 mill lol.
@@Phoenix1664 perhaps so.. but isn't the charm of this program also to know - in hindsight - to what degree the dragon's foresight on how a product might fare, is correct or false? 😀
When it turns out to be a fact that the product did much much much better than the dragons cared to give credit for at the time, the joke is on them; I think the reason why people are keen to point that out with glee, is because vitriol, disdain and contempt are always very close to the surface in the way the dragons communicate rejection. Sure.. it might be a scripted part of a tv formula .. but nonetheless.
5:50: You have to get the bottle out of your pocket, refill it, drink it, put it back in your pocket
A regular water bottle: Find a place that sells water bottles, purchase the water bottle, drink the water, hold the entire water bottle in your hand while your walking, find a trash can, throw the water bottle away.
Or, as happens far too often, find a place that sells water bottles, purchase the water bottle, drink the water, hold the entire water bottle in your hand while walking, throw it on the ground, and walk away.
Or, throw away plastic water in bin, even recycling bin, councils pick up the bins, litter gets sorted, and.... All that plastic gets put on a ship and sent to Asia to make it their problem to deal with.
Exactly.
Or come to Germany, where you should return it to a store and get paid back your deposit
Duncan had a good point: the most environmentally friendly thing to do is to simply drink directly from a water fountain.
I think the primary flaw in this product, which none of the dragons mentioned directly, is that many people who are buying bottled water don't want to drink tap water from a random faucet.
It's difficult pitching to millionaires, because they don't know how average people see the world
Yes, you can see on some product pitches, they're just worried about how they look the their rich friends, rather than how the average person would see things.
I won't invest in it and I am an average person.
@@patrickt873 It's a successful product though. This video is old.
@@patrickt873 fair. It is an average product. But the guy is now a millionaire because his product worked and was competitive and made sense
@@poolemon9016 good for him.
Duncan doesn’t like the idea of gym members getting free water when he can sell them bottled water.
Lol so true
Every gym goer takes a sports bottle and fills it for free. . .
In the UK yes. But Ive been to belgium, I’ve used 3 gyms and none them had free fountains.
I was quite shocked.. I’d have thought you’d have to have free water in a place like that. If nothing more than health and safety reasons
@@Lloydy0105 Well I never. Crazy indeed.
BobbyRice2 I agree, they should. Unfortunately there are many gyms (Planet Fitness 😂) that sell bottled water still.
I was so infuriated to see how they treated this guy who just wanted to reduce litter and plastic bottle waste. Especially Duncan who threw his product across the room. Completely disrespectful. Glad to see he is doing fine and his company is now worth significantly more than what he valued it at.
He was adding it to the pile of bottles on the floor
You do realize you can buy much better refillable 750ml water bottles from practicly anywhere, Not some rip-off of the old dog flat pack travel bowl.
Also btw, the bottles where they last for '9 years', is based on a person drinking 1.5 litres per day (around 3 plastic bottles), so basically in around 5 years there's gonna be a massive plastic dump of these bottles.
(5 years because this episode was released 4 years ago)
@extremearron The clip was released 4 years ago, the episode is probably much older. Duncan's been gone from the den for awhile.
He's not reducing waste. It's greenwashing.
less than a minute into this pitch I was ready to buy the product. These dragons need to relearn the market of the average consumer cuz this idea is brilliant.
There was nothing wrong with the idea, they were annoyed that he misrepresented it. He made it out to be less niche than it actually is.
Nothing brilliant about this crap lol
Nope i don't like the product you are buying an upgraded water bottle with no water in it. You have to fill it not every country have clean water everywhere
@@Haha-if9qf The company is now worth £5 million lol
“You’ve got five sophisticated investors here… who don’t want to be treated like idiots…” well that’s funny because they certainly acted like idiots here
That’s so weird as I saw this comment he started saying it wtf 😂
FinnFoo me too 👍
FinnFoo woahsame
@@finngreed8514 lol dude wtf same
@@MrEdbob98 me three
Why were the dragons so angry with a polite man trying to reduce plastic waste with an original idea!?
I wonder too
They had a bad day
UK rich people are just snobs.
It's likely it harmed a business they were probably all invested in. As someone said above they probably had some involvement with the bottled water market so they probably get alot of dividends from bottled watered companies or other companies that manufacture reusable bottles. They saw him as a threat that's why the overreacted.
The guy is nice and he has good intention, but it is a terrible product to invest him. He tries to differentiate himself from other reusable bottle by the fact his could be collapsed and fit into a pocket. But really, does that add value to the product? In my opinion, I don't think so for very much the same reason one of them mentioned. When you are at a water fountain, why not just drink directly from the fountain as the device is intended to be used. When it contain water, it isn't exactly "Fit in your pocket" anymore than any other reusable water bottle.
I feel bad for the man being ridiculed, but there doesn't have to be an ulterior motive to think the idea just doesn't cut really cut it. It sells and will generate profit, but it isn't something that will realistically grow to be more than what he is asking for.
As someone who drinks a lot of water and is active I think this is genius, I buy several of these. Dragons were way too harsh on this guy
Nestle shareholders probably, only way to explain it
You only need one thats the point
How is that bottle going to collapse when it’s filled up ?
Exactly
@@mrflynn1205 It wont obviously
I've been binging these videos all day, and honestly he's had the most composed and demonstrative pitch I've seen yet!
I think a collapsible refillable water bottle is a pretty reasonable idea.
Reasonable, but more of a gimmick than anything else.
thefluff it is, but it's not new. Camping shops sell them.
Its a fine idea but it’s been around over 30 years. I had one as a kid
They're available in 16 countries and he's sold 100,000
It's a bad idea with no viable advantages over the conventional bottle market. Not only are you wasting time & effort collapsing & then re-enlarging this bottle, like that one dragon pointed out, but what wasn't even mentioned was that you are also subjecting the plastic material comprising this product to cracking by constantly opening & closing it. What also wasn't mentioned was that a large majority of conventional water bottles do get recycled.
With that stated, I will agree with some of the other commenters on here that the dragons could have acted a little more professionally & respectful towards the entrepreneur, rather than just responding to him with a condescending attitude.
They were more respectful to a pyramid scheme than an eco activist. Wow.
he aint no eco activist, thats just the pitch. There is zero proof that this product is more eco friendly. It is made of plastic, a lot more plastic than the average bottle. There are plenty of reusable water bottles that arent made of plastic in the market. As Theo said its down to convenience even if people have reusable bottles they will still buy bottled water.
Khal Drogo ofc there is proof.. u can look up the numbers for energy consumption CO2 emission and all that for a very established process like extruding plastic. He said in his pitch that after three uses it's already more environment friendly than a normal single use plastic bottle. It's not about changing the world overnight, but using reusable bottles will lead to reducing the single use water containers. To me that seams very reasonable. Also, do you really think that other food grade materials besides plastic are more environment friendly? How do you arrive at that conclusion?
Nah he just wants to get profits from it this "eco activist" or what they call him
Like peter said, it would never be a hindrance to the bottled waters market why? Because they're too big, and still a reliable source on emergency purposes.
I don't care about the environment tbh
@@rfox2163 Of course an entitled brat like you wouldn't care. Your mind is full of useless information.
I hope you grow up and live life outside of a screen so you understand how important it is we care for this object that gave us LIFE.
When I was in the army we made this kind of bottle all the time. Drank from a regular water bottle and as it emptys squeez it together to later refill it again. The small formfactor of a almost flat bottle was very handy and of course easy refillable. Sadly there are still no 1,5-2L variants of it would buy it in and instant.
It’s so cool to see that this guy went on to be really successful
I wouldn’t be surprised if these “dragons” were in the bottled water business, with the reactions shown.
Yeah man
Peter is.
Yea that's what I was thinking. But I also think the frustration came from the product simply not penetrating the plastic bottle market. And just like one of them said about convenience, its kind of a worse product in that regard.
@@jesusisking8502 everything they could to bottle it more like 😉
That was my first thought.
“You’ve got five sophisticated investors here”
*investor throws bottle at him*
*Tesco Worker makes Cosmic Bwain YT comment attempting to belittle Dragons*
09? as in 2009? as in your birth date?
oogaah boogah
Hahahaha
😂
The dragons were completely off their rockers with this one. I work in warehouses and I would use this all the time cuz its easy to lose track of your bottle when its empty
Wouldn’t it be easy to lose this because of how small it is?…
The complete tantrum at 5:49 is as funny as absolutely ridiculous 😂
The hostility to this polite guy seemed disproportionate and bullying.
@Jizz Demona lol, what's your problem? 🤣
@Jizz Demona ???
@@Jamie-2004 He's correct. What's the matter with you?
The OP is acting like a Drama Queen with his snowflake comment. It wasn't a good idea then, cashing in and during this Virus it's even worse. Anyway, what will your upvoting and typing do here, it won't save that guy's goose, it's already (and rightfully) cooked.
Either way, you'll just have to get real and accept his failure here
@@netweed09 I have no idea what you're talking about... Btw, this isn't reddit...
This show is so weird compared to Shark Tank.
They were disrespectful and unkind. Borderline unprofessional I’d say
Namrata Kamdar Well, they are wealthy, so they think they are *privileged* to treat people like trash.
Macaltror just terrible manners and also would be good to provide
Constructive rather than destructive feedback
The guy came in and completely misrepresented the available market, and valued his offering at a completely unreasonable figure. I don't think the disrespect was offside
Isaac Taylor this maybe the case but I suppose they could have been a bit nicer and less nasty
It’s the show. They’re obviously assholes on purpose for the ratings. Gotta keep Simon Cowell mode on for the TV company that pays them...
Reading the comments really puts a perspective on the dragons' attitude and actions. I would be infuriated if anyone threw any object towards me. After watching how the product was invented it is sad to see it being thrown but in the end it increased awareness to the product itself. 👏👏👏👏
As someone who always re-use bottles whether plastic or not, I like this product as its easy to clean.
The dragons seem so arrogant here. This man was professional and polite.
@Gunner Storm Look him up. He's making bank being a success.
@@dislike_button33 Yeah he is now. Because he took what they said and adapted on it
Yeah what did the poor guy do? These dragons are disgusting
@@lepetitchat123 the guy tried to be a environmentalist to get the pitch, rewatch so you'll get their point.
That's why it's called Dragon Den.
Conspiracy: All these dragons got a market share in the water bottle industry
100%
It's not this dude's invention. At this point so many entrepreneurs try to pitch the same product, this same style eco bottle. It's like near mlm levels at this point with these reusable, compressible bottles 🙄 that's why they were annoyed...
@@z_ed Except none of them cited that as a reason. The only reasons they cited were ones that were easily dismissable.
Of course
@@thisxgreatxdecay Obviously
I feel so bad for him😭 he’s just trying to help reduce litter and they’re literally interrogating him😭
How incredibly, unnecessarily rude. And they weren’t “treated like idiots”. In my opinion, he treated them with respect
You can say a clear no , instead being an angry old man who lost his cool before loosing 💰
Ravindra Jain no there obviously has to be a reason on why it's bad the whole show would be pointless if they just went on and said no dumbass
@@TrumpyJake stop arguing for the sake of it people its drama unnecessary for a business show geez
Losing is spelt with one o. "Loosing" isn't a word.
constructive criticism can be harsh
That wouldn't be any fun
"You might as well have a paper cup"
...so...you plan on carrying around a paper cup?
But that was Duncan’s whole point? as he said that just before he declared himself out. So the whole point was that he wouldn’t invest in in. Because you CANT carry it around like a proper bottle, you need to drink it where you stand (like a paper cup, and as you just said, who would want to carry around a paper cup....) so you kinda made Duncan’s point for him. That being said however, I did think this Gentleman should of been treated far far better than he was. I don’t like his idea, but he was polite, eloquent, patient and certainly didn’t deserve to be torn apart the way he was here. Just my opinion there, maybe it’s a great idea, and fair play to him if he does well, he seems decent. just not my cup of tea. (Or bottle of water, for that matter)
@@samuel1836 Why wouldn't you be able to carry it around like a proper bottle? It's literally just a normal bottle that's easier to store when empty. You can still close it and carry it around with water in it.
Vicketoma Yes ofcourse you could do that, but that would take up the same space of a regular bottle, which is the whole point of this invention (and the multi use issue, which only affects disposable plastic bottles) the whole point is to not be carrying a bottle around like a regular sports bottle. Even if you bring it to the gym and only use it there (as Duncan pointed out) you would have a bag with you, so the compact feature wouldn’t really come into it, as you may as well just put a normal bottle in your bag. I mean I’m sure there will be people who purchase and use it, and I wish the inventor every success, he seems a nice man. I was just explaining why Duncan made the paper cup analogy. Not sure if this Gentleman is still in business, but I’m sure he has come up with lots of neat other products in the mean time. Hope he does well and becomes successful (for any of his products), even if it’s not my cup of tea. 😊
A folded up paper cup dude
Not sure if paper cup is safe on multiple use after you fold and unfold it though
It’s interesting that now in the year 2021 not only are collapsible bottles available in the stores but even collapsible lunchboxes, bowls , food storage containers , cups and the list goes on... this guy was way ahead of his time and the dragons couldn’t see it..
Collapsible things have been around long than this aired we had a collapsible dog bowl
The amount of space this would take up in my hand bag/work bag vs a regular reusable bottle, not to mention the fact I wouldn’t have to carry it I can actually put it in my pocket?! Genius as far as I’m concerned.
Something tells me that the dragons here are hoarding a stash of shares in the bottled water market
That would explain a lot
I thought the same
big brain
especially Duncan waterTyne
No. They’re just idiots
This was really unprofessional for the dragons, lost my respect.
@@Voltanary They're not actors they're actual entrepreneurs. You can easily look up their names and business ventures. How do you not know this?
@@bigbigbigbigbigman Your statement makes no sense towards the comment. The fact that they are actual professionals is what makes all of this so bad.
@a business is business bro, if you need therapy go work at mcdonalds or something
@@user-fh1rd6uq9o but you can criticize without having to be rude you know
@@ff-qc7qy The entrepreneurs could come in with valuations that were mathematically backed up as well, but they continue to not. If entrepreneurs want professionalism, they should have professionalism as well. The dragons do behave professionally whenever the pitch is.
If you want to be environmentally friendly, you need to deal with slight inconvenience to decline the convenient but environmentally destructive plastic bottles. I would buy that foldable bottles and use it. Seems handy
None of them asked the most important question: What if I only drink half of it in the first go? Do I have to pour the rest out and go find a tap later?
Put the lid on it.
Not gonna lie, I'd buy that collapsible bottle.
he should bring it to the States. Americans love tchochkes like this, and would probably buy them just to show off.
He became successful, look it up
How long ago was this episode? I swear I've seen things like this for years. Obviously not a popular thing but i've seen it on shelves in like pound shops type places
@@liamwalton4183 - Pound shops 😂
@@four-twenty4205 Here in Spain they're "Chinese shops"
Indepentant shops always run by chinese people, with cheap bad quality products. But they'll always have that weird one thing you need.
I thought a pound shop might be the equivalent in the UK, not sure. But you know, just cheap shitty places you go to buy a present for a birthdayparty of someone you dislike
“This is not a replacement for that, is it”.... Actually yes, for some people it is. Also, throwing the bottle at him is beyond disrespectful.
Life is trippy isn't it, citrus
It just shows these dragons are living in a completely different world. A privileged bubble
I mean they kinda had a point though. There's a bunch of reuseable water bottles as it already stands. Another reuseable water bottle isn't really going to put a dent into the waste and the making plastic bottle. Sure you may see 1%-5% decrease in the sales and waste of plastic water bottles. Also that bottle is going to be probably 5$ or so and it seems kinda like a pain for actual use in everyday life, might as well just get a different water bottle that holds more for the same price if not a bit more. I can kinda understand why the dragons acted the way they did. But throwing the bottle at him was in fact disrespectful
I missed the part where the bottles were thrown
Honestly, they act like spoiled brats.
I used to work in a cafe for a long time and we would always have people come in and ask us to fill their water bottles.
There was no need to be that disrespectful to the guy. At least he is making an effort to help the planet.
I find it amazing that they were more civil to a couple of pyramid schemers than a dude who's at least attempting to create a sustainable green solution
@@FahimAhmed-xj9lq I thought it was funny. The mind phuckry of it. I really like Bannatyne and then he behaves like that? Lmfao :p
That's because they quite possibly have some shares in the bottled water business... That would make a lot of sense
yeah i really feel bad for him : ( I hope he has a nice future
@@zjpangilinan9625 he has apparently sold 100,000 bottles and signed a deal with Marks and Spencer’s
Say what you will about the product.
That pitch was excellent, very well spoken and engaging.
USS Trekky
amazing product too
One of the best I've seen
And when they started freaking out and shouting him down he kept calm
It's also a great product, they just got defensive and acted like children because this threatens the overpriced bottled water industry and they probably all have big stocks in.
u do realise that what he is pitching is essentially any water bottle
Wow, and even Deborah at the End pointing to the exit like "Off you go" ... this episode is really hard to watch. The guy was a total gentleman jeeesus
I actually think it’s not a bad idea, there are so many time I carry an empty bottle hoping it was smaller and easier to carry but still holds the same amount of water
Don't get the yelling. He seemed like a nice bloke. His idea was reasonable and certainly attractive to many. Most people don't have an issue with regular reusable bottles.
ive noticed this recently, the dragons are rude to almost all poeple that pitch infront of them, even when the business idea is decent and in some cases go on to be successful.
at the end of the day this is just a TV show, which means that they need the views
They don't like the price tag of one million dollar, they want naive inventors that let them take their companies for free, this guy was nice and respectful and the product didn't deserve to be thrown at his face that's very disrespectful
@@RachidBoudjelida replace disrespectful with funny and your comment works.
@@paulcarmi8130 It does 😂
The "I'm not investing because you need to use the bottle 3 times to break even" is really dumb because who is gonna buy a reusable bottle and use it less than 3 times?
I know right like what
My thoughts initially. Her point however was that this "3" actually means "3 times as much" since many people dont actually use single-use bottles only once.
@@BillyViBritannia I tought everyone used single use bottles once well not everyone but the majority I rarely ever even use bottles but the plastic ones I rarely use more than once
I will refill my bottle 3 times in one day so this guy would break even within 24 hours
@@pongchannel. I reuse one for at least a week. I’m happy to drink tap water at work so I’ll buy a 1L bottle on Monday and reuse it all week. The 90p a day adds up after a while. Still wouldn’t buy this product though
Baffled by how using a reusable water more than 3 times is so difficult that it makes it no longer worth it to avoid single use bottles. Reusable products always require more resources to produce than single use products… because they’re *reusable*.
Don't you have to completely drink it before you can fold it? Rendering the folding part only effective once someone is finished
Bless this guy he's so polite and calm he's more professional than the dragons
Lisa Shears it’s been going pretty successfull
He is a family friend so gave us a bunch of them but then I heard he went on dragons den so I assumed they invested because it's eco friendly and really good then I was told he didn't get an investment, I didn't expect them to be this rude.
Veorge Gincent Your not a relative, and they aren’t rude they have to make money, sympathising is not how to do that.
Yup, this is why i watch shark tank
The reasons the dragons are so rough and honestly, is because those are the traits that lead to success in business. Someone who's soft and polite (no offense to him) are less successful, because they are easy to walk over, and manipulate by people are more controlling.
This has absolutely nothing to do with this episode, and isn't an attack on guy, I'm just explaining the dragon's behavior.
Not being funny but these are just boomers who can’t accept plastic is a problem
So true. It’s not funny but actually quite sad.
But these kinda product been in market for years now and everyone still uses single use water bottle... i think they are correct when theyr saying these are useless and not problem solving
Wijaya Leon not useless at all. I'm reminded of the way my kids think a lot of my tools are useless because they are useless to them. Regardless while there is a market for collapsible bottles (just look on amazon or any outdoor store) I don't see anything unique about this one.
@@magsteel9891 so you are saying you use these stuff everyday then?
Wijaya Leon "use every day" is not the right standard for determining utility. There are very few things I use every day. That doesn't mean they have no utility. I don't use my air conditioning in the winter. I don't use the heat in the summer. I don't use my motorcycles when I need my truck. I use my lawn mower once a week. I have many kitchen appliances used for specific purposes. And so on. Collapsible containers of different types, including bottles, have their applications.
This is the first dragon den product I have actually seen people use in real life. They must be so embarrassed at their reaction now.
This guy gave such a good presentation it made me immediately want one.
They hate it when the person pitching actually knows what they're on about
exactly because there they understand they cant prey on him
Peter Jones: It doesn't cure cancer though, does it?
Guy: Well no.
Peter Jones: See? I'm out.
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Your pfp. Yo wtf is that
Bf 109 F2 ye Lmao
@@f4fphantomii468 looks like something you will get from googling trypophobia
:D :D :D
I actually used to have one of these, a lot of my friends did too, so I imagine he did pretty well with himself ! Good on him
I love his product! It's a hassle carrying around big hard plastic bottles so a collapsible bottle would be perfect
"You've got five sophisticated investors here who don't want to be treated like idiots."
(proceeds to act like rude idiots)
The dragons are actually a bunch of knobs
Ivar Baratheon right? David Mitchell once paid dragons den out for being ridiculous and not behaving like normal people! In this case he is also wrong it is becoming popular to take a water bottle over plastic
@@teenindustry yes they're stuck up morons. Acting like taking 5 seconds of their time to unfold the bottle is too inconvenient for them
maybe just honest constructive criticism can be harsh .......................... (ps its a show they need drama for views) stop crying ever watch simon cowell destroy people on xfactor? same thing
What would you expect, they're business folk. I'm sure they're chill in their personal life.
They're just playing too the camera.
I own this type of bottle, they were 100% wrong it is a great product. You fill it at home drink it all day and when you're done you don't have to carry an empty water bottle in your bag. It was a great idea and the dragons missed out big time.
The problem with this product is that you can't collapse it if it's filled with water. So sure it's good once you actually finish the water but before you've finished the water it's just a normal water bottle. In addition if I buy a water bottle I'm going to hold onto it anyways so I'm not going to litter a water bottle I own collapsible or not
Guy: Hi. Here's a cool bottle.
Dragons: BuT iT dOeSnT cUrE CaNcEr
@Insomnia Blaze you don't understand sarcasm do you
Insomnia Blaze r/whoooosh
@Please Refer To Other Acount wow
@Insomnia Blaze damn why are you so bitter? Are u an investor in a bottle water company or are u having a bad day?
Why is everyone selling out and stanning for this bottling fraud on here?
Must be all kids; this guy a straightforward fraud so much that not even one Dragon dared to even pause for a thought about an offer on. Stop the simping, simpletons!
"the shell shocked entrepeneur" cuts to the entrepeneur and the guy couldn't be more calm
This whole room and network has to be basically owned by Nestle or something
I feel so bad for him. He seems completely lovely and kind. These dragons are so rude and aggressive and off putting. Lol if they get enraged at a water bottle I think they should be pitched anger management therapy
I think this is a great idea. It's £5 and lasts pretty much forever, the dragon's acting like everyone takes a sports bag to a gym and that a gym is the only place you can take water. And it doesn't need to be about destroying the bottled water market, it's about offering an alternative that people will use. I'd easily buy one of these and I'm not a vegan or an eco nut like an increasingly large number of people are today.
I feel truly awful for this man, he had a great idea and the dragons are honestly so arrogant and rude rather than dismissing his idea politely. Dragons are an example of raised wrong.
I like his face
So you would buy this?
@@AlexKidd I mean 100,000 people did...
It's now available in 16 countries too apparently, good on him
Peter and Deborah were pretty good.
Dragon's were unnecessarily rude on this one. Feel sorry for the guy.
Leon Gargan you mean you feel sorry for ‘guy’
Haha get it...no...just me...okay
Debra has it right. Polite and concise.
If he had sales, they wouldn't have underestimated his invention
I actually love this. I'm both a runner, and a woman. Something small and compact like that that you can squash down into a handbag, sport bag, hiking bag, anything. Love it.
Being a woman is irrelevant regarding this product. I know, cause I am one.
Me: that's a good idea
Dragons: it's a terrible idea
Me: yeah thats a terrible idea
@@recreationalelmersglue6053 Yeah, but he said his target audiences are kids, sports and something else. Well kids have a bag with them and so do people that going to soccer, the gym etc. that eliminates that audience because they can just put a normal bottle in the bag
Rafe: This reminds me of the 'Schuc' pitch - the target audience for that wasn't right either. I'd buy one of these collapsible bottles for £1 (Poundland would be a great place to stock it) and use it for camping.
I find it rather amusing that Guy thinks that shops/cafés/pubs are going to refill the bottles for free (some might however the majority of places aren't going to unless you purchase something). Maybe in London they have loads of places where you can get free drinking water however in smaller cities you aren't going to find free drinking water as easy as you can a shop that sells bottled water.
Alex R It was a good can drink the water straight out of a fountain, but you can’t carry the fountain with you 250m down the road for use in thirty minutes times.
Lol yes, relatable
@@rafe3028 d
I feel like if this was aired now they’d act differently
@@samwynne8588 it was most certainly not aired this year. As you can see the dragons are all younger on this vid. They've just been posting some of dragons den older episodes on their youth e channel
@@samwynne8588 😂😂easily made mistake. Makes sense
Definitely, especially with all the micro plastic shizz thats going on.
Video Central I feel like this must be from season one or nothing in life makes sense 😆
@@samwynne8588 we are talking about 5 to 10 years ago. It would be different if aired now a days. Complete unfair and harsh to this guy with a great attitude and business pitch
This was my first episode of Dragon's Den
This is actually a great idea! I’d definitely buy this! I mean it is very convenient and handy 😍 unlike flasks or water bottles
Jeez, was it really necessary to get so pissed off at a guy trying to start a reusable drink bottle business?
It's a flexible plastic that will require replacement because it will crack in the folds. It's a poor design, so he's just adding to the plastic waste that he thinks he's solving. Sure, you may get returning customers but if he truly cares about one time use plastic bottles, he needs to improve the design so it's not just incrementally better than the other bottles.
@@timemasterhms he said how long it would last, so cracking is clearly not a problem unless you have tested one and it has cracked.
@@timemasterhms Did you miss the part where he mentions it was stress tested by one of those machines and it lasts 9 years?
@@tobiastames5224 Lab stress tests and real life use are very different. Everyone agrees that there's too many plastic bottles being used, but adding another isn't the solution.
@@timemasterhms He said the bottle was able to last for 9 years
“We’ve got five sophisticated investors here”
Suurreee mate
@Red Cave Born rich?
His company has now a net worth £5 million and is distributed world wide.
A point they failed to think of is sure, you might have a bag to put a bottle in, but bottles can take up a lot of space! These people were so mean to him 😑
i just wanna give him a hug🥺he’s so sweet and the dragons were so unnecessarily rude to him
Don’t worry. His ideas done really well, it’s being sold in multiple countries and he has a distribution deal with Marks and Spencer’s
@@Governor2310 I believe it’s 16 countries
@@AverageHandle_ yeah I think it was around about that
They usually are...their behaviour is arrogantly repugnant at the best of times - esp that Debby bint...
@@gruphenio6787 Debra seems like the type of person to go ballistic if she tastes a grain more sugar than what she asked for
these clickbait headlines are getting more creative. I thought Peter would throw the bottle at the entrepreneur face.
It was actually Duncan and also it was thrown on the pile of other bottles.
I feel violated.
Kelvin Mathew 😂😂😂😂
I'm out.
"Dragon slashes throat of entrepreneur and dances on his corpse"
**Dragon says "I'm out."
Ha ha Brilliant 😂😂
Violation noted. BBC your response? lol
How times change! If this pitch happened today, they'd probably be a lot more optimistic about Guy's bottles since it's becoming more popular for places like cafe's and similar to refill your bottle for free.
When was this episode filmed? These collapsible water bottles are extremely popular in the US
This is the first time I've called the dragons idiots for not seeing how good this product is. I would buy one and use it every day.
F Lopez I have 2 for the kids I recommend getting one. They can fold up and go in your gym bag and doesn’t add weight,fill it up and it is also a bottle not just a cup. And environmentally friendly.
agree
It helps nothing. Its plastic the same as the bottles. Its reusable the same as regular bottles...
@@romanefimov7544 I disagree; the simple fact that it is NOT thrown away immediately improves the carbon footprint. It is a truly sustainable model.
F Lopez blue pilled
6:23 is the part you're looking for
mvp
Didnt even throw it at him
Hassan 😂😂thanks mate
Stfu
da fuq ? All he did was toss the bottle onto the floor with the others.
I used to use bottles like this for storing chemicals in. They compressed the air out so the chemicals would not go off.
Here in Finland we pay a bit more for bottled (and canned) drinks and we get that extra money back when we return the bottle (or can) to any grocery shop. That way all the bottles get recycled. The amount of money is usually between 0,15 and 0,4 € per bottle or can.
And you don't need to return it yourself. Because of this in bigger cities you can pretty much just leave bottles anywhere and somebody will pick it up soon and take it to a grocery shop for the money. When I was a kid, it was quite common that next morning after any bigger event we would walk around the event area and collect empty bottles. It was nice little income for keeping environment clean and getting those bottles recycled.
I'm pretty sure that this method started back when the material for bottles was scarce, so it had to be recycled. But luckily the practice kept going.
"You REALLY THINK people, with their busy schedules, are going to take this bottle and look for somewhere to fill it? Instead of buying a convenient, delicious, refreshing bottle of Deer Park All Natural 100% Spring Water?"
Lmao, “and if you buy some Deer park water today, my stock portfolio will increase its profit margin by over 10 percent!”
@@courier6960 PRETTY MUCH!
@@alec6583 Giving someone tired or short of breath some water is like one of the most basic obvious things you do though, you shouldn't even have to pay for that if you're working there, and those plastic bottles don't seem so appealing once you see enough sludge microplastic wasteland we've made.
😂 might as well have added “available now at your local Sainsbury’s”
@LaBapeKing honest question, would you not have a bag with you to keep, say, a steel reusable bottle in? that's my only issue with it, i carry a reusable bottle with me in a bag, but would it being foldable be useful in your circumstances?
Why was everyone so angry? I actually think this is a decent idea.
I feel that too, may be they have investment in bottled water business.
Silenciobob dude... like you can just use a normal water bottle........
He made exaggerated claim like he single handedly is going to save the environment
Comrade Ryan Yh but you can store it into your pocket
@@petir2008 but he literally didn't do that though? what are you talking about?
Throwing the bottle was uncalled for. I felt so bad for this guy.
I think the dragons are plainly wrong here. I would go into a shop and ask them to fill up my reusable bottle and I know loads of people who would. I’ve got a coffee cup that is collapsible, it’s great