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  • Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
  • Claire Locke is pitching her range of personalised children's underwear. Claire's 'Smarty Pants' has found itself at a standstill due to Claire's own mental barriers... when Doug begins to question her marketing strategy - it becomes clear that she's in desperate need of business mentoring. The investment Claire's seeking is £150,000 in return for a 25% equity stake.
    An international sensation, Dragon's Den features entrepreneurs pitching for investment in the Den from our Dragons, five venture capitalists willing to invest their own money in exchange for equity.
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  • @MosherMike
    @MosherMike 4 года назад +1694

    Half assed, no organisation, no grounding in reality, no planning, bad decision making. One of the worst pitches of all time. That I've never seen before. Thank you for uploading!

    • @itzajdmting
      @itzajdmting 4 года назад +54

      I agree with you there it's almost like she wants someone else to do all the work for her

    • @anyexpat
      @anyexpat 4 года назад +59

      You are really insulting half assed ideas, that was quarter assed at best

    • @adamweisshaup
      @adamweisshaup 4 года назад +25

      @@anyexpat if that wasn't a 1/8th arsed idea I don't know what is.

    • @James-qx7ji
      @James-qx7ji 4 года назад +6

      You tell em mike

    • @christonamtb4089
      @christonamtb4089 4 года назад +5

      She's a millionaire now tho

  • @cloudstrife206
    @cloudstrife206 4 года назад +766

    I’ve seen a lot of these Dragons Den videos and this is by far the worst pitch/presentation

    • @Danebrass12
      @Danebrass12 4 года назад +38

      @@MsMaryPatricia that's a bad one. Another bad one was that woman _(jeremy clarksons ex wife)_ who was trying to sell olives. Type "dragons den xenophobe"

    • @ibrahimbinkasim7419
      @ibrahimbinkasim7419 4 года назад

      Define "a lot"..

    • @Danebrass12
      @Danebrass12 4 года назад +12

      @@ibrahimbinkasim7419
      Lot
      Pronoun
      a large number or amount; a great deal

    • @user-sf9gs2pg1b
      @user-sf9gs2pg1b 4 года назад +1

      Dane Brass
      Thanks google :D

    • @jessicataylor7174
      @jessicataylor7174 4 года назад +2

      @@Danebrass12 Here's the link for it. Enjoy everyone :D ruclips.net/video/_b2W8pd7Zq0/видео.html

  • @darkaquatus
    @darkaquatus 4 года назад +2406

    So let me get this straight. She came up with a not very impressive idea, then made a mediocre design and ordered 180.000 units of 'em with no idea how to pay for it. She somehow managed to spend 15k during this time (no idea where the money went) without even having something like a warehouse to run her operations from. She hasn't done any market research, she hasn't done any branding, marketing, or selling, all while she's on government hand-outs? And to make things even worse, she crumbles at the slightest bit of critique and starts crying.
    Come on now, she must be one of the least investible people I've ever seen.

    • @WayoftheDave
      @WayoftheDave 4 года назад +116

      Jenny would've invested

    • @user-sf9gs2pg1b
      @user-sf9gs2pg1b 4 года назад +51

      I feel bad for her :(

    • @monkeySkeptic
      @monkeySkeptic 4 года назад +68

      You forgot that she has no plans to validate the quality of the panties she receives, and no mechanism for doing so anyway.

    • @murrmac
      @murrmac 4 года назад +6

      @Induxvideos how do you figure she is still trading ?

    • @darkaquatus
      @darkaquatus 4 года назад +59

      @Induxvideos The fact that the company is still registered at the Companies House doesn't mean it's not dormant.

  • @Alan6505smith
    @Alan6505smith 4 года назад +733

    Step 1: Collect underpants
    Step 2:
    Step 3: Profit!

    • @OpinionatedMonk
      @OpinionatedMonk 4 года назад +16

      What about step 2?
      Err, step 3 = PROFIT!
      YAAAAAY

    • @josipcuric8767
      @josipcuric8767 4 года назад +1

      @@OpinionatedMonk she hasn't worked that out yet

    • @imluvinyourmum
      @imluvinyourmum 4 года назад +8

      Sometimes u just need a nice warm cup of Tweek's irresistible coffee to take the edge off ur day, Tweeks, it's home

    • @phokgedimaja327
      @phokgedimaja327 4 года назад

      🤣

    • @dun0790
      @dun0790 4 года назад +1

      She went to the underpants knomes business university it seems

  • @JoeAyres
    @JoeAyres 4 года назад +916

    Apparently her business went under.
    Under where?

    • @LoonZoomBoo
      @LoonZoomBoo 4 года назад +48

      Under rated comment

    • @tuf_dev
      @tuf_dev 4 года назад +7

      (Cue rimshot)

    • @MochudiSwaagVEVO
      @MochudiSwaagVEVO 4 года назад +4

      Haha this was great

    • @JoeAyres
      @JoeAyres 4 года назад +2

      @@MochudiSwaagVEVO Nah, not naming names, it was pants mate.

    • @HighTen_Melanie
      @HighTen_Melanie 4 года назад +2

      Hahaha 😂 😂 😂 😂

  • @pocketman5510
    @pocketman5510 4 года назад +871

    On the dole, asking for 150k and having a giggle during your pitch

    • @Boddah911
      @Boddah911 4 года назад +36

      This is such a classic British reply lol love it

    • @Crispynuggets28
      @Crispynuggets28 4 года назад +46

      She then has a tantrum when it doesnt go her way. She forgot she was on dragons den for a moment and thought the tactics she has used on her Mommy her whole life would work in the the den. I blame the parents. Spoilt brat.

    • @khalidazhar101
      @khalidazhar101 4 года назад +4

      Exactly pal on the dole, but even on on a such scheme if they had a valid business opportunity it could be allowable but this didn't.

    • @royfr8136
      @royfr8136 3 года назад

      @@Crispynuggets28 exactly

    • @dontdex8221
      @dontdex8221 3 года назад +3

      Its her nervous mannerism, when she says something thats hard to say out loud, she lets out a nervous laughter.

  • @Danebrass12
    @Danebrass12 4 года назад +1186

    Touker: "I don't get out of bed for episodes this old"

    • @jevdawg
      @jevdawg 4 года назад +2

      Yup agreed!!!

    • @Th3VirtualGam3r
      @Th3VirtualGam3r 4 года назад +3

      I don't get out of bed for 1%

    • @Danebrass12
      @Danebrass12 4 года назад +8

      @Eddie Turbine living the dream

    • @Danebrass12
      @Danebrass12 4 года назад +2

      @Eddie Turbine sound, looking forward to it

    • @infinitii111
      @infinitii111 4 года назад +12

      Toukers offices weren't even built yet

  • @marks6663
    @marks6663 4 года назад +546

    "i'm passionate!"
    Yet not passionate enough to even pick up a phone to try and sell them.

    • @WayoftheDave
      @WayoftheDave 4 года назад +49

      She's passionate about ordering stock she can't pay for

    • @MindSetReset
      @MindSetReset 4 года назад +38

      It's what she has been calling a small technicality...🤔😁😚😳

    • @marierose9163
      @marierose9163 4 года назад +1

      Franchement!

    • @mrd4032
      @mrd4032 4 года назад +5

      Anyone can have a product. Selling it is key.

    • @cl1cka
      @cl1cka 3 года назад +1

      Her : "You know when you got passion for something, it involves emotion!".
      Doug : "Yes absolutely!" Mentally imagining the 13 years old girl, waiting for him in his house, that he would tell the police later he thought was 18...

  • @adamweisshaup
    @adamweisshaup 4 года назад +588

    When your business proposition is literally pants.

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 4 года назад

      Nyesss nyess hahahahhahha we are the only ones who know who adam weishapt is hahhahah they havent got a clue

    • @rpspec
      @rpspec 4 года назад +1

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @thedunyadoneya2628
      @thedunyadoneya2628 4 года назад +5

      Pants seller by name, pants seller by nature

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 4 года назад

      @@thedunyadoneya2628 not quite. You'll write a funny comment one day though. Im sure

    • @johnsmith-wx5fb
      @johnsmith-wx5fb 4 года назад

      @@thedunyadoneya2628 hi boomer

  • @keahnbruzzi8423
    @keahnbruzzi8423 4 года назад +946

    I'd give Jenny a pass for being out if she was on this episode

  • @PolitischTourette
    @PolitischTourette 4 года назад +397

    She is like a little child. She has never really matured. You can tell by her reaction to rejection. So she would be a complete nightmare as a business partner !!!

    • @Jim-so3zm
      @Jim-so3zm 4 года назад +31

      And the way she said 'why?' when responding to Peter Jones as well.

    • @janemills1839
      @janemills1839 4 года назад +1

      Basically, what does that word mean

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean 3 года назад +33

      She's a Mombie, they're a dime a dozen. They're all like this, overly emotional, painfully average women who build their entire personality around having kids.

    • @christo2690
      @christo2690 3 года назад +9

      I thought ur profile pic is a hair on my phones screen 😂😂

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean 2 года назад +6

      @@Jim-so3zm Right? So whiny! And that little pout she did after the dragons declared themselves out, ugh, just so childish.

  • @cford8583
    @cford8583 3 года назад +278

    So funny that she thought being an entrepreneur would give her more time with her son.

    • @gibran6190
      @gibran6190 2 года назад +17

      Yeah, surprised no dragon questioned that. I thought it was an odd statement.

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean 2 года назад +1

      That's cuz she fully expected to only do this part time while sitting on her porcine arse collecting welfare checks.

    • @Morefreebies
      @Morefreebies 2 года назад +1

      She was on the dole, how much time do you want to spend with your offspring?

    • @tobymacdonald5893
      @tobymacdonald5893 Год назад +12

      Clearly just wanted to have a really good idea (according to her) and let the dragon do all the work. While she sits at home and takes care of her son making tons of money.
      Unfortunately the world doesn’t work that way lmao

    • @fly9wheel
      @fly9wheel 9 месяцев назад

      She was a real dreamer.@@tobymacdonald5893

  • @goodkisser8591
    @goodkisser8591 4 года назад +772

    “She’s ordered £100,000 of underwear but has no means of paying for it”
    Sounds like my wife

    • @stinameaner
      @stinameaner 4 года назад +5

      😂😂

    • @alfiemitchell3026
      @alfiemitchell3026 4 года назад +19

      You’re like 11

    • @goodkisser8591
      @goodkisser8591 4 года назад +49

      Alfie Mitchell provide a source to a peer reviewed study confirming it or gtfo

    • @blobfish5730
      @blobfish5730 4 года назад +12

      @@goodkisser8591 Your profile picture is an 8 year old

    • @westechmedia4567
      @westechmedia4567 4 года назад +1

      😂😂😂

  • @ListingViews
    @ListingViews 4 года назад +491

    “Would *you* buy my pants?”
    “I’m sure everyone in the den wishes you well.”

    • @lemonjellies4985
      @lemonjellies4985 4 года назад +15

      Pretty much sums it up

    • @shawnurch8755
      @shawnurch8755 4 года назад +73

      First market research she’s ever done 😅

    • @apbosh1
      @apbosh1 4 года назад +15

      Hahaha. Funniest part of the show.

    • @James34616
      @James34616 3 года назад +8

      that was so awkward...

    • @Gamer528
      @Gamer528 3 года назад

      @@shawnurch8755 🤣🤣🙏🙏

  • @anastasiaeqbali6933
    @anastasiaeqbali6933 2 года назад +190

    I’m so glad they eventually had an elevator. Those stairs took the breath out of every entrepreneurs chest for the first half of their pitch

    • @fluxington
      @fluxington Год назад +1

      It's fake.

    • @ellekay4758
      @ellekay4758 Год назад

      LOL

    • @Zenocius
      @Zenocius Год назад +18

      Britain didn't have elevators up until the 2010s

    • @CabbageYe
      @CabbageYe Год назад

      @@fluxington no it's not

    • @ndrew3
      @ndrew3 Год назад +1

      @@fluxington what? you can see them walking up the stairs, not sure what you're on about

  • @nicoreuel2092
    @nicoreuel2092 3 года назад +288

    She rolled her eyes when Rachel said “15k isn’t a lot of money”! Lady, if you think £15k is a lot to invest and you’re asking for £100k with no real plan or even a decent pitch, you’re a lunatic.

    • @elingrimes4079
      @elingrimes4079 2 года назад +35

      To be fair, I think it was a case of - 15k isn't a lot to a millionaire, but to someone who's broke it's a lot.

    • @susanwaugh2383
      @susanwaugh2383 Год назад +3

      @@elingrimes4079 Exactly!

    • @TaelurAlexis
      @TaelurAlexis Год назад +2

      @@elingrimes4079 this x10000

    • @adorabledinosaur5351
      @adorabledinosaur5351 Год назад

      @@elingrimes4079 not really but ok

    • @CabbageYe
      @CabbageYe Год назад +4

      @@elingrimes4079 Whether it's a lot or not isn't relative to how wealthy a person is.
      Her 15k isn't worth more or less than a billionaires 15k

  • @SoLongKingBowser
    @SoLongKingBowser 4 года назад +393

    3:23 "So you've ordered 180,000 but you don't have the money to pay for it." "No"
    "Claire's ordered over £100,000 worth of underwear but she's got no means of paying for it."
    Thanks Evan. Thanks a lot

    • @pcadamtaylor4262
      @pcadamtaylor4262 4 года назад +10

      L A The floor, is made out of floor.

    • @RealityCheck6T9
      @RealityCheck6T9 4 года назад +9

      I'm guessing he was so astonished at what he was hearing that he couldn't even muster a witty comment about it. But still afterwards he's telling her about how passionate she was and that really came across. The bloke's a professional liar.

    • @WallyTony
      @WallyTony 4 года назад +11

      I swear they think the viewers are mentally handicapped.

    • @exhainca
      @exhainca 4 года назад +5

      One of the most pathetic journalists at the BBC.

    • @crossingthechannel4631
      @crossingthechannel4631 3 года назад +3

      I thought this was hilarious tbh 😂

  • @gustamer4868
    @gustamer4868 4 года назад +425

    OK that was easily the worst pitch I've seen. She's the type of person that would ruin lives with her business decisions.

    • @sancheetb
      @sancheetb 4 года назад +3

      Gus Tamer hey hey there’s been worse you mustn’t underestimate early season pitchers

    • @gustamer4868
      @gustamer4868 4 года назад +40

      @@sancheetb She's unemployed and spent 100k worth of undies probably from alibaba that she can't afford. If you've seen worse than that I'll like to know. She's shouldn't be anywhere near a business. And she actually had the nerve to talk back to the dragons like she even has a slight clue. Very dangerous.

    • @sancheetb
      @sancheetb 4 года назад +2

      Gus Tamer ruclips.net/video/dadNBfNmh5I/видео.html here you go, I think this is worse because of the “entrepreneur’s” attitude not necessarily because of the situation of their business

    • @socialjusticewarrior2316
      @socialjusticewarrior2316 4 года назад +9

      @@sancheetb This one is worse than the one you linked. This girl has no order and no facilities and she placed a 100k order. Then crumbles when asked why she is not selling.

    • @sancheetb
      @sancheetb 4 года назад +1

      Social Justice Warrior yeah I guess it’s subjective, I found the attitude of that lady worse in the other dragons den episode

  • @karnsingh1
    @karnsingh1 4 года назад +314

    Introducing you the worst pitch ever on DD

    • @davidmg1925
      @davidmg1925 4 года назад

      I some times wonder if its stged to be honest.
      DD has beena round for long enough for people to klnow the escore.
      What was she on???

    • @shanecorry
      @shanecorry 4 года назад +12

      @@davidmg1925 This segment was from either S1 or S2 so it hadn't been around much at all then

    • @XX-qj9sj
      @XX-qj9sj 4 года назад +10

      @@davidmg1925 there are many delusional entrepreneurs out there, I don't think it's staged. You can see the exact moment she realised her business is worthless right before she starts crying

    • @potatopoweredhamster9897
      @potatopoweredhamster9897 4 года назад

      I don't think the worst but it's definately up there.

    • @tedcrilly46
      @tedcrilly46 4 года назад +1

      @Induxvideos good product imo. but just a commodity, nothing else, she basically offered a 20ft container of lettered pants. im sure the landed container is worth more than the price paid.
      But thats it.
      Buy these lettered pants for a discount rate. Then what? Then you have a load of pants. Then what? ... I dunno, I guess sell them or something.
      Will you sell them for me? ... maybe, possibly, who knows.
      Have you tried? ... a bit, not really.

  • @blaisems
    @blaisems 4 года назад +304

    "A small technicality" jesus she needs to listen to herself. She's dug herself a 10 ft deep grave and now shes asking for an excavator

    • @xenxander
      @xenxander 4 года назад +7

      No reason or accountability - yeah. Red flag. I wouldn't even date this woman, much less do business with her.

    • @novarl5082
      @novarl5082 4 года назад +4

      MrJamininja hell nah 😂 not in a million years.

    • @yuchoob
      @yuchoob 3 месяца назад

      No. I think you were watching something else. This one ordered £100,000 of pants and can't pay for them.

  • @Horizon344
    @Horizon344 4 года назад +238

    The second she said she hadn't gone out trying to sell it "because she had a bit of a mental thing at the moment", it would have been game-over for me as an investment proposition.

    • @magusxxx
      @magusxxx 4 года назад +14

      Dragon: "What mental thing?"
      Woman: "I woke up."

    • @RoyalBlood23
      @RoyalBlood23 4 года назад +9

      Alarm bells 101

    • @1yearago491
      @1yearago491 3 года назад +17

      It was game over the moment she said she'd ordered 180k pairs of pants lmao

    • @user-wickedflower
      @user-wickedflower 3 года назад

      Well i must be psychic because i already knew that

  • @morganhely5605
    @morganhely5605 4 года назад +279

    she comes across as very privileged when she says ‘as i tell my dad, it’s a minor detail’
    good lord this woman is the perfect example of a terrible mindset.
    when she says she lost no money in retail...they should have asked her how much money her father lost 🤮

    • @judecowburn3731
      @judecowburn3731 3 года назад +15

      She’s on the dole do u understand what that is? Deffo not privileged

    • @emanueldobos8452
      @emanueldobos8452 2 года назад +12

      @@judecowburn3731 she could be on the dole with support from her parents, paying for her shitty ideas. I don’t see how else she had the initial 15k to sink into it

    • @Nervous101
      @Nervous101 2 года назад +2

      @@emanueldobos8452
      That doesn't make her privileged though, it makes her parents look like caring people who are trying to support their daughters idea no matter how 'silly' it may be.

    • @beermonster7601
      @beermonster7601 2 года назад +3

      Privileged ..a term used by numpties

    • @nanathegoat5106
      @nanathegoat5106 2 года назад

      Everybody learns somewhere. The company is still going so she definitely figured something out.

  • @DrB81
    @DrB81 4 года назад +564

    Calvin Klein convinced millions to wear pants with his name on them. Genius.

    • @jrbs
      @jrbs 4 года назад +1

      Haha

    • @Jester-Riddle
      @Jester-Riddle 4 года назад +32

      I remember in Back to the Future when the girl (his future mother) thought his name was Calvin Klein, because it was on his boxers … !

    • @kevster1007
      @kevster1007 4 года назад +2

      Yeah mostly shirt lifters

    • @psoteriou3884
      @psoteriou3884 4 года назад +15

      She could do the same. Imagine "Claire Locke" in the Comic Sans font.

    • @sovietonion72
      @sovietonion72 4 года назад +5

      She will never be a Calvin Klein 😞

  • @karmajarrule
    @karmajarrule 4 года назад +46

    I thought the guy with the lights on the road signs was the worst pitch but at least he was focussed and somewhat professional

    • @jonnybirchyboy1560
      @jonnybirchyboy1560 3 года назад +3

      Worst was the guy with the phone taxi driver business

    • @garbygarb31
      @garbygarb31 2 года назад +3

      ​@@jonnybirchyboy1560 that was a horrible one too. God I can't figure out which of the three is worse

  • @khammond2295
    @khammond2295 4 года назад +71

    Pants lady: would you buy my pants?
    Presenter: laughs
    Me: mate she wasn't joking

    • @justanotherviewer4821
      @justanotherviewer4821 3 года назад +4

      This is probably the first time she has tried to sell them... lol

  • @samueleveleigh2767
    @samueleveleigh2767 4 года назад +119

    She complains that they didnt talk about the product
    When she gave them nothing to talk about, no sales, no potential buyers, no quality control...

    • @justanotherviewer4821
      @justanotherviewer4821 3 года назад +2

      The product was just branded underwear for kids. No patent and no brand.
      The person and the business are far more important aspects than the product especially when it cannot be protected. She could have the greatest invention... but she would simply not bother to promote or try to sell it.

    • @liddybug8311
      @liddybug8311 Год назад +2

      She wanted someone else to do it for her so she can watch cartoons with her son all day 🙄

  • @Crispynuggets28
    @Crispynuggets28 4 года назад +102

    5:25 is the exact moment the self pity she has used her whole life to devoid herself of responsibility kicked in. Have seen it so many times. Its honestly pathetic. Shes asking for a charity handout essentially. To start blubbering at this stage is ridiculous.

    • @trailerparkboys3390
      @trailerparkboys3390 3 года назад +17

      In short: manipulative game!

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean 2 года назад +8

      8:21 And there it is again, she gave Duncan the most childish pouty face ever. 😂

    • @Crispynuggets28
      @Crispynuggets28 2 года назад +5

      @@trailerparkboys3390 The parents are to blame for the start of it. Once an adult she can only blame herself.

    • @sherrix6881
      @sherrix6881 Год назад +2

      You clowns know this is all chopped & edited right?

    • @MostafaElSakari
      @MostafaElSakari Год назад +1

      @@sherrix6881she still did it tho lol

  • @rubytwoshoes1032
    @rubytwoshoes1032 4 года назад +47

    "No ones come up with the idea before" Hang on I'm sure millions of mums put their kids names in their pants, shirts, jumpers etc 😂🤣

    • @oz_jones
      @oz_jones 4 года назад +5

      A small technicality

  • @GirlycarDawn
    @GirlycarDawn 4 года назад +116

    "What am I lacking?"
    Experience, knowledge, intelligence, sanity, wisdom, logic, realism, direction, vision, portion control, sex appeal, maturity, emotional stability, communication skills, foresight, insight, hindsight, the ability to learn, the ability to listen, potential for improvement, instinct, free time, a sense of caution, responsibility, planning, funding, the ability to Google search competition, understanding of basic economics, understanding of risk vs reward, understanding of supply and demand, a viable product, a proven concept, commitment, connections, reliability, confidence, humility, the ability to connect with people, and probably around half your chromosomes.

    • @MastermindX
      @MastermindX 4 года назад +18

      But other than that?

    • @brogamal
      @brogamal 4 года назад +14

      definetly no sex appeal at all LMAO

    • @nottherightone2
      @nottherightone2 4 года назад +6

      well, this is very very accurate. nice

    • @yamabushi170
      @yamabushi170 4 года назад +13

      She's not short of pants though

    • @fox2569
      @fox2569 4 года назад

      SavageArfad Too*

  • @user-on9rs3yx3s
    @user-on9rs3yx3s 4 года назад +25

    I like the way Doug speaks to people, it's so direct and professional. He cuts right to the chase without being a dick.

  • @CleoptraMonrow
    @CleoptraMonrow 4 года назад +34

    This woman doesn’t seem to be taking her pitch very seriously, it seems to me she doesn’t care either way.

    • @justanotherviewer4821
      @justanotherviewer4821 3 года назад +1

      I think she self-sabotaged her pitch giving up part way through hoping the Dragons would let her off. This is the problem when trying to rehearse a script rather than believing in the product and being able to ad-lib if your mind goes blank. Although to be fair, what could you really say about personalised underwear...

    • @Zurrke
      @Zurrke 3 года назад +1

      Which is crazy, considering she has 180k panties showing up on her doorstep in the near future

  • @gothcaillou
    @gothcaillou 3 года назад +24

    Claire: I’m really lacking.
    Rachel: you’re really lacking.
    Claire: lacking what?? 🥲

  • @LiamBarnwell
    @LiamBarnwell 4 года назад +133

    Theo: My kids already have underwear in their inheritance, so for that reason I'm out

    • @user-sf9gs2pg1b
      @user-sf9gs2pg1b 4 года назад +3

      Lmao, underrated comment :3

    • @craigjames4343
      @craigjames4343 4 года назад +3

      I have 'inheritance' in my underwear! At least I think that's what it's called

    • @magusxxx
      @magusxxx 4 года назад +1

      @@craigjames4343 All my underwear Inherits is the Wind.

    • @RoyalBlood23
      @RoyalBlood23 4 года назад

      You mean named, themed and monochromed to the hilt pants in there inheritance.

    • @PhantomFilmAustralia
      @PhantomFilmAustralia 4 года назад

      Claire's family would be inheriting underwear for the next 45 generations.

  • @thevan3293
    @thevan3293 4 года назад +96

    On her way out, She tried to sell a few pairs to the voiceover guy 😅.
    That's what passion & commitment looks like

    • @user-sf9gs2pg1b
      @user-sf9gs2pg1b 4 года назад +18

      He felt so awkward about it and dodged the question, lmao

    • @Bella_Luna1
      @Bella_Luna1 4 года назад +19

      No, that's what desperation looks like.

    • @tanvirhussain8763
      @tanvirhussain8763 4 года назад +7

      Probably the only time she stepped out of her house

    • @AlphaCentauri24
      @AlphaCentauri24 4 года назад +11

      Thats not selling. Thats pleading. She literally hasnt sold.

    • @dr69_420
      @dr69_420 3 года назад

      @@Bella_Luna1 i get that i feel the same i may be in the minority but i also try (and sometimes fail) to drive on as thats the only way to get better. i would of handled this differently i thought how i wpuld set up a business i would get a proof of concept in the form of say a few hundred or thousand then go get large order if possible if not continue selling as much get a disributer or investor to give you the capital to then meet those large orders and get banj

  • @chazizphat
    @chazizphat 4 года назад +77

    Victim complex this one "I just need a break!" yeah yeah...

    • @darklordojeda
      @darklordojeda 4 года назад +11

      Sounds like she already got one from the government handout.

    • @d.b.coopers.strongest.soldier
      @d.b.coopers.strongest.soldier 4 года назад

      “They be praying on my downfall 💯💯”

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean 3 года назад +3

      Typical entitled mombie. "I have kids, feel sorry for me and give me money! I deserve it more than everyone else because _baaaaiiibiiieeees!"_

  • @bingola45
    @bingola45 4 года назад +132

    Claire: "My name's Claire Locke, and my company is called 'Smarty Pants'..."
    Duncan: "Show us yurr knickers..."

    • @MrLiensevi
      @MrLiensevi 3 года назад +2

      Bahahahahahahaha! Best comment by far! Hahahahahahaahahhaahaha!

    • @GlassTarantulah
      @GlassTarantulah Год назад

      Funniest comment of them all

  • @chriscarter5612
    @chriscarter5612 4 года назад +26

    Peter and Doug- two of the toughest, nastiest dragons, were actually pretty reasonable and gentle in their rejection here!

    • @liddybug8311
      @liddybug8311 Год назад +5

      They were probably afraid if they totally roasted her she would have a total hysterical meltdown and just wanted her to gtfo

  • @sudsy0666
    @sudsy0666 4 года назад +40

    I'd like to say a big thanks to Claire. Times like this, we all need a good laugh.

    • @braydauman1254
      @braydauman1254 Год назад

      🤣🤣

    • @liddybug8311
      @liddybug8311 Год назад

      She looked like a bratty child being scolded by her parents with her childish pouting and whining.

  • @ciaranm183
    @ciaranm183 4 года назад +32

    From the BBC website 😊:
    "Claire left the den without investment and when we last saw her she had moved to new premises to accommodate her stock. The children's range of Smarty Pants sold well at country shows and Claire took the business to the next level, opening a shop in Sheffield's Meadowhall centre. Claire declares "the whole of Sheffield's got their name on their pants!"
    Unfortunately Smarty Pants were caught in 2007's floods but Claire has a positive outlook for the future. Having successfully delivered small print runs for large companies in Yorkshire she has opened a second shop in Doncaster, hoping for a third in time to make the most of Christmas trade.
    Claire's been busy expanding her personalised printing business and has seen a steady growth in turnover despite the recession. Keeping her prices low and service high, Claire has been welcoming return custom, particularly from students. With the mantra "pennies make pounds" Claire continues to work towards her ultimate goal of a concession stand in Topshop's flagship store."

    • @greedycapitalist8590
      @greedycapitalist8590 3 года назад +14

      Still a going concern as of 2021, according to the Companies House website. Good for her. I thought it was a terrible idea, and she'd never get anywhere. Sometimes it's nice to be proven wrong.

    • @spzrbt
      @spzrbt 3 года назад +3

      Sure ... Topshop is the way to go 😅😵!

    • @fefeeffefeff8237
      @fefeeffefeff8237 3 года назад +6

      yup, sounds like a flop to me, just because the business is still going doesnt mean anything

    • @kasvinimuniandy4178
      @kasvinimuniandy4178 2 года назад

      Aw

  • @andersonaldo1340
    @andersonaldo1340 4 года назад +21

    She has done literally nothing 😂 She doesn't even have a business

  • @yoloswaggins2161
    @yoloswaggins2161 3 года назад +27

    The people who scout the businesses for this show. Thank you so much, really entertaining.

  • @kcc-karenschroniccorner9432
    @kcc-karenschroniccorner9432 4 года назад +21

    I wish people pitching in the Den would listen to the Dragons, rather than make excuses or get defensive.

  • @abc-ni9uw
    @abc-ni9uw 4 года назад +21

    Legend has it she sold all 100k worth of pants at a flea market market for a £10 lamp and a fiver

  • @serdaryavuz6996
    @serdaryavuz6996 4 года назад +59

    "The best business idea ever!"
    Sponge Bob

  • @AmsterdamHeavy
    @AmsterdamHeavy 4 года назад +35

    Duncan is my favorite, man. Veteran of the Ice Cream Wars; thats actually a hard man, so seeing him on this show is just hilarious.

    • @giantspiderproductions3356
      @giantspiderproductions3356 2 года назад

      Ice cream wars?

    • @nathanmorrison1830
      @nathanmorrison1830 2 года назад

      @@giantspiderproductions3356 He owned an ice cream business

    • @scottishmudders8357
      @scottishmudders8357 2 года назад +2

      No the ice cream wars during the glasgow Gangland times was a brutal job I grew up in it was a mega time to be a glasga wain 🤣

  • @HHHKingofKings58
    @HHHKingofKings58 4 года назад +14

    6:19 "Maybe you'll think fantastic idea but we're going to have to carry this girl."
    Don't be so down on yourself. No one was thinking that. No one was thinking it was a fantastic idea.

  • @Bayle13
    @Bayle13 4 года назад +21

    I still think the dragons were pretty kind to her, they kept saying she was able to succeed and stuff

    • @andrewstubbs822
      @andrewstubbs822 4 года назад

      That's true. 👍

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean 3 года назад +4

      Yup, and even THAT was too harsh for her, she fell to pieces and called them all meanies for daring to question her utter lack of business sense and ask her to put even the smallest modicum of effort into selling her product. 🙄

  • @josephchristianson3001
    @josephchristianson3001 2 года назад +92

    As of 2021, the business is still trading 16 years after the initial appearance on the show. The last year saw profits of almost 100k, turning an accumulated deficit of 13k into accumulated profits of 85k over the life of the business. While that would have made for a poor investment for the dragons at 150k for 25%, at least Claire has managed to maintain profitability even if not particularly stellar.

    • @Philippe_Gruijthuijzen
      @Philippe_Gruijthuijzen 2 года назад +8

      Joseph, can you share a link that supports your statement about Claire's business?

    • @katstify
      @katstify 2 года назад +17

      @@Philippe_Gruijthuijzen I'm not sure where Joseph found his statement, but this is from BBC:
      Claire did well selling her product in county fairs, and Claire took the business to the next level, opening a shop in Sheffield's Meadowhall centre. Claire declares "the whole of Sheffield's got their name on their pants!"
      Unfortunately Smarty Pants were caught in 2007's floods but Claire has a positive outlook for the future. Having successfully delivered small print runs for large companies in Yorkshire she has opened a second shop in Doncaster, hoping for a third in time to make the most of Christmas trade.
      Claire's been busy expanding her personalised printing business and has seen a steady growth in turnover despite the recession. Keeping her prices low and service high, Claire has been welcoming return custom, particularly from students. With the mantra "pennies make pounds" Claire continues to work towards her ultimate goal of a concession stand in Topshop's flagship store.
      Claire was interviewed for this article on 2009. Nothing further.

    • @fixer10091994
      @fixer10091994 2 года назад +23

      85k over 16 years...nuff said

    • @adorabledinosaur5351
      @adorabledinosaur5351 Год назад +1

      @@fixer10091994 not very much

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean Год назад +1

      I can't find anything about the company past 2012 on Companies House.

  • @yamabushi170
    @yamabushi170 4 года назад +33

    "I'm feeling passionate. Can I have money now?"

  • @nielsssg
    @nielsssg 4 года назад +6

    at 00:01 why you circling the camera man like a shark?

  • @jhsnpp1595
    @jhsnpp1595 4 года назад +28

    she reminds me of the lady in 'Misery'

    • @LoonZoomBoo
      @LoonZoomBoo 4 года назад +1

      Kathy Bates

    • @virg0_lem0nade
      @virg0_lem0nade 4 года назад +3

      Scotty Bear -- or maybe the character, Annie Wilkes 😂😂😂

    • @zackcolbourne6921
      @zackcolbourne6921 4 года назад

      @@virg0_lem0nade You're just jealous that they got here first.

    • @virg0_lem0nade
      @virg0_lem0nade 4 года назад

      Zack Colbourne -- ....lol what are you even talking about?

    • @zackcolbourne6921
      @zackcolbourne6921 4 года назад

      @@virg0_lem0nade What are you even talking about?

  • @carlena4300
    @carlena4300 4 года назад +42

    I'm surprised they didn't pull her on the faces she was pulling.

  • @PJ-cj4uv
    @PJ-cj4uv 4 года назад +14

    General financial and business strategy questions get asked.. Turns on the tears haha

  • @pricegamingfivem
    @pricegamingfivem 4 года назад +38

    Me during the pitch: Wow this is so cool
    Duncan: Silly
    Me: Silly

  • @STE.B
    @STE.B 4 года назад +13

    I'm not the brightest bulb in the box but that lady made me feel smart!

  • @atomato5378
    @atomato5378 2 года назад +4

    If you're being supported by the government then you shouldn't be opening businesses, you need to be finding a stable, immediate living that doesnt take potentially years to give you a proper profit. Pretty selfish style of living.

  • @Jester-Riddle
    @Jester-Riddle 4 года назад +18

    She'll make a great Politician … Big promises, but no money to pay for them.

    • @magusxxx
      @magusxxx 4 года назад +3

      It's like the joke where Columbus is the original Republican. - Went not knowing where he was actually going, ended up not where he wanted to be, and did it all on public money he had no intention of paying back.

    • @novarl5082
      @novarl5082 4 года назад

      magusxxx lmao facts

  • @anastasiaeqbali6933
    @anastasiaeqbali6933 2 года назад +52

    I googled her and found a fb for the company. Last year they were hiring so it seems she made it happen. Good for her.

    • @_aworldthatspoke950
      @_aworldthatspoke950 2 года назад +5

      People won’t care

    • @Roy-ts9nv
      @Roy-ts9nv Год назад

      The pitch was pants but there's definitely a market for this kind of thing.

    • @adorabledinosaur5351
      @adorabledinosaur5351 Год назад

      😂😂😂😂 she hasnt made that damn much

  • @yoghourt8375
    @yoghourt8375 2 года назад +3

    She used to be my neighbour a couple years ago, i can say confidently that her horrible attitude hasn’t changed a bit, even from the recent updates i’ve gotten.

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean Год назад

      You can't say that without giving us some stories.

  • @jd2192
    @jd2192 3 года назад +19

    Imagine taking a girl home from the club and she has Sally, her own name, written on her underwear

  • @Gunner77269
    @Gunner77269 4 года назад +18

    "They kept focusing on who I am as a person and not the product itself." Damn the dragons are right, this woman just doesn't believe in herself. Why would they invest in her?

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean 3 года назад +4

      Typical entitled mombie victim logic.

    • @branch7628
      @branch7628 3 года назад +1

      @@WobblesandBean this is the democrat target audience

  • @tomgreen8706
    @tomgreen8706 4 года назад +40

    Thought she came round the corner with a load of toilet roll😂😂

    • @ShopSongs
      @ShopSongs 4 года назад +11

      Would have been a great investment come today

    • @Trillock-hy1cf
      @Trillock-hy1cf 4 года назад +2

      Yep as people would be knocking on her door for bog rolls by the hoarders panic buying.

    • @jimsuniverse4954
      @jimsuniverse4954 4 года назад

      Me too lol

    • @jimsuniverse4954
      @jimsuniverse4954 4 года назад

      @@ShopSongs amen to that. People are going insane over this virus crap. 😆 especially in the states. My walmart is almost out of tp. Insane. What does tp have to do with viruses? I dunno

    • @Minnymoo202
      @Minnymoo202 4 года назад

      Horror Top 8s you should come to Australia, people literally lining up at shops at 6am and clear out the fully stocked toilet roll cabinet within 7 minutes

  • @adamcarlin8241
    @adamcarlin8241 9 месяцев назад +3

    Got let off by the dragons cos of her crying. Nightmare of a woman, terrible idea and didn’t have a clue what day it was Nevermind doing anything else, ridiculous

  • @TallulahLaGhash
    @TallulahLaGhash 4 года назад +6

    "I think I've got a lot more than you realise"
    180,000 pairs of crap, tacky underwear rotting in the back garden (and the debt for these unpaid assets) and £70 per week on the JSA.
    Yeah.

  • @Xavathos
    @Xavathos 3 года назад +5

    She totally missed the mark. If she came in and gave them pants printed with "Pizza Jones" "Duncan Banner Time" and "Theo the Fetus" she'd have walked out with at least 300k.
    100k extra if she remembered to keep Jenny out.

  • @rudolphteperberry3888
    @rudolphteperberry3888 3 года назад +7

    "As well as ordering a vast number of pants with no means of quality control and no cash to pay for them, Doug's discovered that she hasn't even started looking for buyers"

  • @james-bryannaadams6928
    @james-bryannaadams6928 2 года назад +2

    She put 15k in a biz but she’s on the dole? Whaaaaa????

  • @gregstar77
    @gregstar77 9 месяцев назад +4

    I like these back in the day episodes, when genuinely struggling entrepreneurs were looking for help and financial assistance, compared with now where millionaires are using the show to advertise their businesses for free, with no real need for a dragon or their cash 😮😂

  • @jacquesmains7453
    @jacquesmains7453 3 года назад +4

    What a tempting proposition; save a helpless, emotionally unstable, grown ass single mother with the mentality of a child and who lives on welfare. Sign me up!

  • @captainhindsight8779
    @captainhindsight8779 3 года назад +4

    She then went on to invent fibromyalgia and never had to work again

  • @hairzilla
    @hairzilla 2 года назад +3

    She looks like. Rachel Dolezal

  • @rileyjdavies
    @rileyjdavies 4 года назад +63

    “Nobody’s actually come up with the concept of pants with your name on” - she immediately lost me LMAO
    PLUS the eye roll at 2:58 ... Bless her heart 😂

    • @magusxxx
      @magusxxx 4 года назад +1

      Me: "How about Gloria Vanderbilt."

    • @psoteriou3884
      @psoteriou3884 4 года назад +3

      Well spotted! That says a lot about her.

  • @A129WOLFY
    @A129WOLFY 4 года назад +30

    Jenny is so out that she didn't even show up

    • @TechBaffle
      @TechBaffle 4 года назад +1

      She would have taken a free sample for "I is for I'm Out"

  • @thomaskeil89
    @thomaskeil89 3 года назад +9

    Rachel saying “sorry?” After this 🤡 says she’s hasnt worked out how she’s gonna pay for them actually killed me 😂😂

  • @vwabi
    @vwabi 4 года назад +6

    Absolutely disastrous pitch, up there with the worst of all time. Thanks for uploading!

  • @rememberthisnameslut
    @rememberthisnameslut 4 года назад +10

    Even Evan Davies had to give her the swerve at the end. How embarassing!

  • @notwhereyouthink
    @notwhereyouthink 4 года назад +4

    Car crash TV right there. This woman is all over the place. It's not a Dragon she needs it's a psychologist.

  • @binarysignals9593
    @binarysignals9593 4 года назад +6

    Not selling because its a mental thing.. worst excuse ever.

  • @xfhnhhgjbvcfg
    @xfhnhhgjbvcfg 4 года назад +2

    The ladies collecting welfare and you wonder why she's not out selling? Probably for the same reason she's not out looking for a job

  • @joanbroad3528
    @joanbroad3528 4 года назад +11

    I had a pair of undies with my name on them when I was a child back in the 60’s!

    • @chrislines6629
      @chrislines6629 4 года назад +2

      Is your name Calvin Klein?

    • @joanbroad3528
      @joanbroad3528 4 года назад

      No

    • @magusxxx
      @magusxxx 4 года назад

      Yeah, this was already a thing back in the 1960-70's. And kind of creepy having your parents put name tags in all of your clothes.

    • @joanbroad3528
      @joanbroad3528 4 года назад

      magusxxx this wasn’t name tags it was fun writing on the panties, I also had some with each day of the week printed on them! So it’s not a new idea!

  • @Gabriel-el8ku
    @Gabriel-el8ku 2 года назад +4

    I must admit that blame here is on the production. they brought her knowing it will look like that just for the ratings regardless of how this might effect her.

  • @MyBlackhawk007
    @MyBlackhawk007 4 года назад +3

    This lady needs a therapist and a job, not an investor.

    • @PhantomFilmAustralia
      @PhantomFilmAustralia 4 года назад

      Would you hire her?
      Not me. I'm out.

    • @noellegunning3301
      @noellegunning3301 Месяц назад

      No, her business is doing well now. The dragons missed an opportunity to make money.

  • @ellekay4758
    @ellekay4758 Год назад +2

    Hey, I appreciate the honesty about wasting taxpayer money on crap 💆🏾‍♀️

  • @Goaway587
    @Goaway587 4 года назад +8

    So you should be getting out there and trying to sell your product right?
    Claire: very true!
    So what have you been doing to do that?
    Claire: 👁👄👁

    • @liddybug8311
      @liddybug8311 Год назад

      She cried because she didn't want to answer. Notice how fast she recovered when he moved on from the selling question.

  • @jarednil69
    @jarednil69 2 года назад +6

    I can see Claire having a fit and yelling "YOU'LL ALL REGRET THIS!!" "ALL OF YOU!" "ALL OF YOUUUUUUU!!!!"🤯🤯🤯

  • @matthewmcb1089
    @matthewmcb1089 4 года назад +11

    8:00 The way her face fell was so comical XD

    • @thereviewboss
      @thereviewboss 3 года назад

      Haha, had this on repeat. Not a single comment about it

  • @matewhatthefuck6516
    @matewhatthefuck6516 4 года назад +235

    Mate haven't even sold a single pants, no potential buyers, no facilities whatsoever, then orders 180,000 knickers with absolutely no quid to pay for it. She really thought that she'd just come there, and they'd give her the money. Bruv🤦‍♀️

    • @BenjaminGoose
      @BenjaminGoose 4 года назад +21

      And valued her business at £600k.

    • @HalfbreedTrini
      @HalfbreedTrini 4 года назад +6

      Also kind of dumb of the supplier to shop without getting paid. Or maybe I’m not understanding how that process works

    • @HR-uc9bz
      @HR-uc9bz 4 года назад +12

      What scares me is that the company in India making these for her, never took a deposit? If they make it and she has no money, they've still made it. They won't give it to her but they still lose money no?

    • @antonypap4610
      @antonypap4610 4 года назад +7

      @@HR-uc9bz she said about 15k she spent. That is what she paid as deposit the company in India, which by the way can easily produce each of these pants of 10-20 cents. For those 180k pieces they probably would spent around 20k.
      And she will have to pay around 100k to get the merchandise.
      But this company will make a couple of hundreds or thousands so she will have a sample.
      And when they see that they dont have a payment with the rest of the money, they will keep the deposit and not produce anything more for her.
      So she will be left maybe with 1k pieces that she paid 15k.
      So actually the one who lost is her..
      And since she doesn't really wants to sell, since she imagines to have a warehouse and a dragon to bring businessmen that want her panties(product) with offers and her to play businesswoman that will talk about money in her office..
      You could tell this is what she was imagining..
      When she thought of having to work and sale on the phone to different shops, she had tears..
      So to take it a step forward..
      She wanted a dragon to give her 150k for 25% of her idea..
      With 85k to pay the company in India, to pay back her father 15k, to rent an office with 20k and also get a good salary to play around the year of 30k.
      Then the dragons that paid for all her merchandise would get 25% of 180k x 3.99= 760k -tax = 190k - tax. So basically they would get their money back if they would manage to sell a fifth of a million panties.
      Nice plan.

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean 3 года назад +5

      Not to mention she's buying from India with no quality control whatsoever. I can guarantee you not a single pair of those knickers is even remotely wearable.

  • @rossi6113
    @rossi6113 4 года назад +2

    There was something very wrong with her.

  • @moffboffjoe
    @moffboffjoe 4 года назад +9

    Amazingly her company is still going today, you can find out their accounts on the gov company search website as SMARTY PANTS LTD, specifically the one based in nottingham

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean 3 года назад +1

      Sort of. She's certainly not doing well for herself, she's got an outstanding balance and her website is atrocious. She doesn't even sell underwear anymore, just cringey, bottom of the barrel generic holiday-themed dreck you'd find at any tourist gift shop.

    • @harrytaylor5311
      @harrytaylor5311 3 года назад

      To be fair to her, she’s got multiple top 10 best selling items on Amazon and the business is growing at a quick rate.

  • @yamabushi170
    @yamabushi170 4 года назад +1

    She's tried absolutely nothing and she's all out of ideas

  • @HighTen_Melanie
    @HighTen_Melanie 4 года назад +14

    The fire was actually caused by an Abracadabra.

    • @ceeleegee825
      @ceeleegee825 4 года назад +3

      Hahaha r/unexpecteditcrowd

  • @MatthewLenton
    @MatthewLenton 3 месяца назад +2

    She'd ordered 180,000 but how did she decide what names and how many of each one

  • @avamaria21
    @avamaria21 2 года назад +11

    She made a mistake and wanted someone else to pay for it. It was an insulting pitch and she crumbled because she knew what she was trying to do. The dragons were actually kind to her and gave her a lot of good advice, besides.

  • @abc-ni9uw
    @abc-ni9uw 4 года назад +3

    Nottingham no surprise

  • @andrewstubbs822
    @andrewstubbs822 4 года назад +4

    The first time I've scanned down a load of 'cruel' comments and found them all hilarious - she was abysmal indeed! 🤣 (Can you imagine how Deborah may have treated her?)

  • @roberttaylor4999
    @roberttaylor4999 Год назад +2

    Not the sharpest tool. Even if she had a great product, she has NO CLUE what she is doing and she appears lazy. She has horrible excuses. Nobody is ever going to invest in her. She is looking for a handout and this is the wrong place to look for a handout.

  • @jevdawg
    @jevdawg 4 года назад +6

    I don't think she likes Rachel for some reason 😂😂

  • @barneyclifton6402
    @barneyclifton6402 8 месяцев назад +2

    I hope her son self actualizes and learns from his mother's mistakes. Shame that his mum's so dumb though😔

  • @kirkjohnson9353
    @kirkjohnson9353 4 года назад +4

    To openly admit you have hung a supplier out to dry and then ask someone to trust you enough to become a partner and invest- unbelievable.

  • @AFAndersen
    @AFAndersen 3 года назад +2

    I knew I was out the moment I saw her coming up the stairs... I hate those stands, and they work terribly in stores...