Dragons’ Den viewers blast Peter Jones saying he ‘led on’ entrepreneur

Dragon’s Den followers has criticised investor Peter Jones for showing to get extraordinarily excited over a product – then declining to take a position.  

Entrepreneur Maria Antoniou, founding father of Chocolate Moments pitched her modern product, the Bar of Crisps.

The Dragon’s featured final evening’s programme included Peter Jones, Deborah Meaden, Touker Suleyman, Sara Davies and Steven Bartlett – and their response to the pitch was blended. 

Maria’s snack combines two of the nation’s favorite junk meals objects – chocolate and crisps – mixed to make a bar that includes each.

There are three choices, all milk chocolate, one with prepared salted crisps, one with salt and vinegar, and one with cheese and onion. 

Entrepreneur Maria Antoniou. She is the founding father of Chocolate Moments, and pitched her  product, the Bar of Crisps, on Dragon’s Den final evening (pictured)

Dragon Peter Jones (pictured) was criticised for getting so excited in regards to the product – and consuming a lot of it – earlier than deciding to not make investments 

Maria handed out the samples, with Peter brazenly excited in regards to the deal with.

He branded the mixture ‘b***** good’ then advised his fellow dragons: ‘It’s cracking. You guys have not lived.’  

Viewers famous that Peter was consuming numerous the samples introduced by Maria, to the purpose that he joked about feeling queasy earlier than asking for a break in filming. 

However, many viewers had been left shocked after, regardless of his enthusiastic response to the product – Peter declined to take a position.

He stated: ‘It’s actually, actually area of interest, which is the draw back to your product. 

‘There’s little question that I feel folks will purchase it however I feel it is a thought of buy due to its worth level and I do not assume that you’ll discover that they will purchase it after which after they run out they’ll purchase it once more like they do a packet of crisps or a chocolate bar.

‘I feel its uniqueness is its potential downfall by way of constructing it right into a enterprise that might actually make it.’

His response meant he was criticised by X (previously Twitter) commentators, who felt that he has inspired Maria earlier than then letting her down. 

Maria’s product, the Bar of Crisps, which mixes crisps with milk chocolate in three flavours – one with prepared salted crisps, one with salt and vinegar, and one with cheese and onion

Fans of the present had been shocked by Peter’s lack of funding after his preliminary pleasure over the undertaking

One wrote: ‘I like Peter Jones however that was snide to large up her Bar of crisps concept a lot after which her let her down #dragonsden’.

And one other added: ‘After all that, Peter is out and continues to be stuffing himself!! #dragonsden.’

Even fellow Dragon was bemused by Peter’s response.

He stated: ‘After all that you are going out?’

To which Peter responded: ‘Yes as a result of I might nonetheless purchase it, it is simply not an funding. So for that purpose, I’m out, actually sadly..

More viewers chastised Peter for his preliminary response – getting the girl excited earlier than letting her down

He then joked: ‘Can now we have a break, I do really feel a bit queasy?’ 

Among the opposite criticisms on X, one stated: ‘Can’t imagine what Peter carried out with the final chocolate/crisps lady. He was tremendous comfortable, leaping round after which when it got here to a proposal he stated I’m out! I felt sorry for her, that was simply an excessive amount of after his preliminary response!’

Another wrote: ‘How may you lead her on like that Peter?’

Meanwhile an additional commentator requested: ‘Bar of Crisps – Peter Jones liked it, truly went a bit bonkers to then it’s not investible.#dragonsden.’

Another merely stated: ‘Oh Peter you lead her down the backyard path!’