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dbest Products Portable Carts Update | Shark Tank Season 8

Kimberly Elizabeth Graf

Richard Elden came to Shark Tank Season 8 to pitch an investment in his portable carts. This product was already successful, with 15 years in the business and $8 million projected sales that year, so it’s no surprise that he was able to land a deal with two sharks. Did his success continue after appearing on the show? Our dbest Products update will explain it all.

Shark Tank dbest Products Update

dBest Update

  • Entrepreneur: Richard Elden
  • Business: Innovative portable laundry and shopping carts
  • Ask: $350,00 for 5% equity
  • Result: $350,000 for 20% + $2 million line of credit
  • Shark: Lori Greiner and Mark Cuban

Richard’s amazingly innovative carts seemed to have solved every problem with standard carts. He has a complete line of different carts, luggage, dollies, and more. He’d been in business for 15 years and used to be featured on QVC.

When he appeared on Shark Tank, he was already in a ton of retail stores and was projected to make up to $8 million in the year of filming. The sharks were just as impressed by those numbers as they were by the product.

The only problem was that Richard was having problems keeping up with inventory. He was selling out often and not able to fund new orders.

With all the facts on the table, Daymond John was the first shark to make an offer. He offered Richard $350,000 for 15% equity, plus a guarantee to fund and fill all future orders. This was understandably an appealing deal for Richard.

Kevin O’Leary also made him an offer: $350,000 as a line of credit at 18% interest and 5% equity. With two offers on the table, Robert Hervajec bowed out, stating he couldn’t follow the company’s business model.

However, this only made Lori Greiner more interested in making a deal. She offered Richard $350,000 for 15% equity. Before she could finish, Mark Cuban interrupted and said she was underselling herself. He wanted to go into a deal together. They offered $350,000 for 20% equity plus a $2 million line of credit at 15% interest. Richard would get two sharks in this deal.

Richard debated a bit, unsure which deal was best. He waited long enough that Daymond dropped his offer.

He tried to counter Lori and Mark at $700,000 for 15% equity plus a line of credit to fund orders. They refused, and Richard then declined Kevin’s offer and accepted Mark and Lori’s original deal. Is the company still successful? Find out in our dbest Products update.

We reached out to Richard to get an official dbest Products update. While it turns out that the deal with Mark and Lori didn’t end up going through, things have been going great since Shark Tank. Richard told us, “I bought 8 more warehouses and expanded our line by over 300% since Shark Tank.”

“Today we are the #1 cart company in America with the #1 shopping cart/Trolley Dolly, #1 teacher cart/Quick Carts, and the #1 soft sided rolling cooler/Cooler Smart Carts and we will continue to grow into more #1 spots every single day,” Richard told us.

You can now find dBest Products in Bed Bath and Beyond, Target, Walmart, Amazon, Staples, and more. If you’d like to know more, be sure to check out the official website.

That’s all for our dBest Products update!

Catch up with other company updates from Shark Tank Season 8 Episode 15 below:

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Kimberly Graf
Kimberly Elizabeth Graf
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Kimberly is a writer for Shark Tank Recap. She has written episode summaries and updates across multiple seasons of Shark Tank, with a focus on complete and accurate information since 2021. She believes that getting the business aspects of each deal correct is extremely important for viewers and fans. Her favorite Shark Tank products are The Wobbles and Rocketbook!