The Dragons Got It Wrong!
Wed, 31 October, 2007 – 8:25 am
Confused you? Okay, let me explain. Here in the UK there is a television programme called Dragon's Den. Simply put, the Dragons are very rich business owners who like investing in up and coming businesses, and each week they show a handful of people with ideas or small businesses going before the Dragons, giving a speech about their idea or product and asking for investment for X% in return. Usually on each program about one person/business gets their investment.
There are a lot of wierd and wacky ideas and products seen on this program and most usually get shot down in flames. However this week's show had one product on that was shot down when it really shouldn't have been. Shuc is a portable shower holder, doesn't require drilling or nails, it simply grips (via suction) to the tiles on your wall and allows you to put a shower head up to any height that it can manage.
The Dragons, at first, were impressed by the owner's presentation but none of them could understand why anyone would want one. The minute I heard what it was I sat there running through the amount of times I could have done with one!! My comment was however, the Dragons wouldn't see the need for one as they'd probably never stayed in a cheap hotel or bed and breakfast, or had to rent a flat or house with no shower! Afterall, why would they? I'm sure they live in the Hilton when away from their mansions 
It's such a shame that they didn't offer any investment and to be honest gave comments such as 'this product is a waste of time'. Perhaps the projected figures and the expense already laid out were not good, but to reject the investment due to the project was a daft move. I certainly hope that this business gets some or all of the investment it needs or perhaps it already has (who knows how long ago these programmes were filmed). It's definitely a worthwhile product to have regardless of whether you rent or not (think about sitting in the bath and being able to bring the shower head down to the right height to wash your hair properly), or whether you stay in the Hilton or a cheap bed and breakfast
And yes, I'll be buying one at some point I'm sure!
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