“Your Pitch Resembles Something Out of Del Boy’s Opportunities Book” | Dragons’ Den 

Richard Farley seemed like a really cool guy. Looks like a Scandinavian attacking midfielder who takes deadly set-pieces

"Modemed through cyberspace" Has to be the best techno-babble I have heard to date

I don't think these orthopedic products would help me, but I'll stand corrected.

"Honestly, the only direction I can give you is to the stairs" - Duncan 😂

Somewhere out there, Rory is hunting seaweed on the cold lonely beaches of east and west scotland.

“Modemed through cyberspace” what a guy.

*when the entrepreneur mentions a second business* Peter Jones: Is for me? 🌝🌚

The fact that they make money primarily by manufacturing the orthotics means they're going to be pressuring clinics to prescribe more, they even said that's what they focused on in year 3, makes the integrity of those diagnoses highly suspect.

Man that "Del Boy Trotter" reference went way over my American head, now I'm loving this show called Only Fools and Horses. British humor is on another level!

Not sure why Theo wanted their Ltd company accounts - they are obviously sole traders...

It's like showing people a tempting cake. Then gradually telling them they don't get it with the icing, filling, or spongy bits.

Can't believe they actually managed to unironically shoehorn "synergy" into their pitch

Why can I always imagine Evan Davies quietly highfiving himself everytime he makes a pun? 🤣

I'm only 2 minutes in and already I know this guy is the type to go through everything he is going to say with a thesaurus to make himself sound more clever.

He's confusing profit with his personal salary.

Theo Paphitis’ Feet is why they call him Theo The Feet Us

I used to work in a shoe recycling shop, it was really sole destroying

Nothing beats having dinner and watching a fresh new old school dragons den video.

From experience - they do cost £200+ and I've got mine over 3 years ago, BUT those are extremely strong production-wise and fit in a lot of shoes, so I haven't had to buy a new pair yet and got rid of the slight discomfort in my knees.

They were looking for a dragon to be their men-toe

Peter forgot to point out, "Modemed through cyberspace to a lab."

I paid almost $500 for a pair of those bogus inserts. Not only did they not help me but I could only wear them in one pair of my shoes. You have to have a shoe that has an insert that can be removed so you can put their insert in it and how many pairs of shoes do YOU have that you can pull the insert out of? Now, with that said. Both my sister and my mother have worn shoe inserts most all of their lives and cannot walk without pain without them so they do work for some people. These guys are definitely what they say because they sound just like the doctor I went to and I had bunion surgery.

They have these sorts of machines at a runners shoe store in my neighborhood...and after watching them use it on a handful of customers while we browsed, the advice was always "you need additional ankle support"

They felt the anatomical chain of stairs on the way out.

When I see Richard Farleigh in these old uploads, I still feel so bad for him that they kicked him out. He had even moved permanently from Australia to the UK to continue on his Dragons Den journey.. but, alas, the powers that be couldn't care less and poor Richard was gutted!

Peter's face when Theo took his socks off was quite disturbing

I used one of these at a sports shop. I was having a lot of issues when I started running longer miles. They were able to tell me more about my gait and what shoe was the best for me, plus I got a custom made sole. I never had any problems after that and was able to run further, longer and so much more comfortably. I know this episode is old.

"taxing in the whole kinetic chain" Oh, sod off.

Del boy and rodney should do comic relief appearance that be great

1:02 this is where Peter knew they were chatting bs 😂😂😂

Imagine the great businesses we'll never see or know of because the humans weren't narcissist enough to force their way into the market w a rehashed idea or alleged invention

I love Richard Farley he is one of 7 kids and he had a really rough up bringing just shows anyone can make it

I went to jennys house to ask what she thought of this but she was out

1:20 "the information is modemed through cyberspace to our laboratory"

basically every single person has a flaw on their foot and they will sell you an expensive "remedy" to fix it. the remedy for your specific fault seems to be the one-size-fits-all shoe insert!! what a scam.

Never seen only fools and horses in his life, there is no way Del would have used half of those long words, like a "laboratory" for one.

I’m going to hate this show if they start showing teasers at the start of every episode….

2:40 "Oh no!" How terrible to be asked to take your shoes off. "And we're off to the races." 3:55 "Your toe is off to Liverpool."

The only direction I can give you is to the stairs. The best quote so far

I was suspicious of them right from the ultra polished pitched and extra fluffy words. If they want to know its not working, maybe its because their shoe insert costs 3x of the shoe.

The reason it worked in Ireland and not UK is because in Ireland we are used to paying for healthcare .

I can tell you why it's profitable in Ireland but not the UK: NHS

He said "cyberspace" lol

So many red flags with these guys. Emotionless pitch, very high prices, medical examination in like 5 seconds......, 'buy this or some day you will have a problem' This is very icky

When Peter starts shaking his head you know it's doomed.

0:29 Irish accent 0:46 American accent Me: Impressive 🙀

medical expert peter jones shaking his head during the pitch, lol - basically heard 2 accents he hates and said f this!

Unit of investment- Theo per Phetus

Hear! Hear! Peter! Loved seeing the dragons throw down on those scamer jabronies.

Theopa FEET US🤣

Deborah's face when they confirm what the product does 🙂😩😂

Has no one else noticed this is the exact same thing as those Dr. Scholl's machines at Wal-Mart. You stand on it with your shoes off and it scans your foot and recommends which of their shoe inserts are the right fit for you. I've actually had them before and they are pretty nice 👌

Two well dressed young men - bravo

The Canadian guy and his buzzwords are triggering my 4000 BS sensors.

This reminds me of how Scientologists get people to do their free personality tests and no matter what the result, they try to convince them that something’s wrong with them.

My man's shirt and tie colour combo is absolutely tragic. Looks like he's on his way to a sixth form prom

I get that custom sole inserts can help some people but basing the results on only one step per foot makes it seem unreliable I remember seeing Dr.Scholls kiosks in stores and at least then if it need one I can get it right off the shelf on its side

He said in Ireland there’s 3 million people, when there’s 7.2 million. Over two and a half time off. How can he be that off in his own original market!

Sometimes I like to use long words to make me look more photosynthesis

Theo Defeatist & Duncan Ballantyne the best dragons by a longshot

The barefaced bravado of these two individuals is astonishing. I'd love to hear about their 'doctors' degrees.

The American guy is just thinking "who's Delboy?!"

"With the help of Theo Paphitis' nascent bunion" is gold dust.

Takes me back to late 90s/ early 00’s when folk paid £300 for insoles. The dragons dodged a bullet here- it’s all about good trainers now. 👍 ps- watched this while having breakfast…… roll on another at lunch 😃

Do like the older series. This lineup was one of the best.

Cyber Space? You mean the internet?

Ireland with 3 million people ?? 🤣🤣 population hasn't been 3 million since 1930

Sadly these entrepreneurs believed their pitch was a shoe in until the dragons gave them the boot. Accepting defeet and turning on their heels to flee was the only thing left for them to do. No doubt one of them has a rich ankle that invested.

The episode where Theo is diagnosed with bunions

Peter would approve of their dress sense 👏

If he can make 170k profit in Ireland and he wants 70k to help the UK company (a market nearly 20 times the size of the Irish one) why doesn't he take 70k from the Irish profits to grow the UK company and keep the equity? Did I miss something?

🤣 Theo trying not to look impressed @1:50

Dragons take turns to shoe them away. I can see the connection with Del Boy... He was another sole trader.

This pitch needed Tej on the receiving end, not guaranteed an investment, but he's got the contacts that would've given this product a chance.

Duncan the savage again “the only direction I can show you is to the stairs”

Duncan is ruthless...

“…the information is modemed through cyberspace…” 😂😂

The dragons really tied them up in knots.

They where wrong I trailed a pair or work boots made by a company using a very similar machine to this one, making separate insoles to fit the shape of my feet now everyone that works for the firm and it's a world wide one has a pair, I'm out and I don't always get it right, springs to mind.

The blue shirt doctor is super passionate about this. Love it 😀

Did Theo just get his first foot job

This time next year Rodney!

I'm addicted to oysters it's costing me 15 quid every lunch

theo's feet are putting me off my lunch

They were a right couple of plonkers!

This only makes sense to people who have serious foot problems, like I do. Orthotics are not cheap.

"...modemed through cyberspace..."

I feel like this system would find a problem with every foot

Oh cyberspace, that means it's like the future or something. One day I hope to drive on the information superhighway

The NHS prescribed my custom orthotics. I got them for the price of sny other NHS prescription. Before that, I spent £20 on aamazon orthotics insoles. This is a rip-off

I find myself wondering if they are " Doctors"

They are now based in Ontario, Canada.

I don't think they mentioned any issues with how podiatrists have been prescribing insoles for the last (I dont even know how many years).

Theo poor feetus

Just here for Richards lustrous locks

They need to hire Rory as a salesman

THEO THE FETUS

Never thought I'd get the opportunity to see Theo's feet! 😂

I’m starting a rock band and it’s going to be called, Nascent Bunion.

Duncan: Dyoo think we're dumb? Also Duncan: Does every electric toothbrush have a battery in them?