Out of the 4 products shown in the episode, the marker parker seemed very intriguing. The entry of how they made a mess on purpose, trying to irritate the shark tank crew but this was to help the product’s message. I feel like they wanted to show how much of a mess can be avoided with a product like that. It made me feel like sometimes this would be helpful in school situations, as I remember when I was in elementary and middle school using markers that at the end of the class were demanded back, and whenever I forgot a cap or I lost it a teacher would get frustrated as then we would have to spend time looking for the cap which would affect the free time the teacher had after our class as she would spend time looking for the cap in hopes of not having that marker dry out. I also even had a teacher that had scented markers, and she liked them so much she wouldn’t allow kids to use them because she was afraid we would end up losing the caps.
Having a product like this would quickly help schools make kids more organized, as well as teach responsibility easily as kids would just have to put the marker back in something that looks very attractive to a child. This can also make classes cleaner as I had classrooms where markers would be left in a bucket and sometimes that would give off the idea of a messy area where stuff is left. Having the idea of something clean and colorful gives off more of a positive and cleaner lesson to the classroom. I think this product could have won over the shark tank crew if the mother didn’t cry during her performance. I feel like it was trying to win them over with emotions that didn’t really work out for them.
I also agree with one of the sharks and how they explained that they should be “laser focused” on one thing which would have helped them a lot as they could have made variants where you can stick it to the wall or bigger options for something like 20-30 markers. Having multiple options for colors as well such as multicolored ones or a rainbow. The lady also did not do very well presenting her sales as she saw positive ones as good when the sharks wanted to see something better than average and having made multiple products without paying off the debt that she had for her business did not look very good when showing to the sharks. I disagree with the price as it might drive away parents from buying it. I think the product could still succeed if there is good marketing and trying to strike deals with something like schools, as many children go to art class where markers are used often so it can alleviate some stress on art teachers when a cap gets lost. Running ads on a children’s channel could get the attention of mothers and children as well as it looks very playful and attractive with bright colors.
