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Absolute train wreck of a "business." $350,000 for 50% of that money-hemorrhaging sunglasses business? "I don't do math so I hire somebody to do it." Total fail at every level. Not worthy of an investment, and an insult to hard-working, intrepid entrepreneurs everywhere.

I was surprised at the amount of complaining versus genuine problem-solving. Seems like either some things got left on the editing room floor or Marcus didn't have any profound ideas to offer. His attempted ambush on the Army Corps officer regarding the number of boom trucks arriving on-isle fell flat. To me the episode missed an opportunity to present some innovative solutions to a logistics nightmare.

Doesn't take a story to sell me chocolate; it takes good chocolate. Seems to me the branding drama was manufactured just as the shipping drama was. Zoe came across like a very nice lady and the show never did get to the reason their sales were falling. Had to laugh that Marcus seemed to think selling chocolate covered pretzels was some sort of hallmark of success. Oh, the irony in "you're not being open minded" coming from a rich guy who writes a check and crowns himself 100% in charge. Lately it seems like he's the one not being open minded. The cruise line lady was extraordinarily condescending.

Ivan Dixon was often a director for the Rockford Files.

What a terrible business. How that hot mess is worth $1.5M is beyond description. Run by amateurs, losing barrels of money, no professional design, chewing through cash like a drunken sailor....But when the Manhattan manufacturer explained to these idiots why their clown shoes didn't fit well, I thought I was going to fall out of my chair. The dude didn't know what a last was....Let me get this straight, a shoe company executive who doesn't know what a last is? The show is up on water skis and approaching the shark pen. Marcus is steering directly towards some sort of therapeutic, interpersonal intervention-type show, wherein Marcus helps to incubate individual's business pipe dreams. The Dr. Marcus Show. "I always wanted to be a CEO." That's fall on the ground funny right there.

Ugh, not sure why he would value that guy's hobby at $600k other than for charity's sake. Nothing proprietary, losses mounting, eclectic goth style, dubious creativity, "we're branded" type owners...Nothing to see there, but of course, I don't buy $28 candles. Did notice the piles and piles of shipping boxes in and outside the factory marked Wicked Candles, pre-dripped candles, and Made in Vietnam. Didn't fit the narrative so guess it just wasn't mentioned.

Yep, the Hoffman's are frauds at mining and mediocre as reality actors. Their cost of operation looks to be astronomical. Beets nailed it when he said they are buying gold.

Wikipedia Jane already jumped the shark.

Regarding the hunt for Bigfoot, Stroud is perilously close to jumping the shark here. He's bending over backwards to give credibility to a hoax, all the while attempting to appear objective. He's trying to discuss mythology and then give air time to individuals who believe the mythology is reality. Whatever works for ratings, as Bigfoot believers watch the same as anyone else. However it's painful to see anyone with a shred of authenticity shill for hoaxers, even those hoaxers who "truly" believe.

There is a lot more going on with this "business" than was disclosed in the episode. Where is all the cash flow going? Where did the $1.2M plus proceeds from loans by Huntley, Kalaydjian, and Snap Advances go? Why couldn't they make payroll? The food looked like garbage, the owner was a lunatic, there were loads of unexplained cash flowing through the books, the Yelp reviews are abysmal, the business model is incoherent (they appear to auto-bill cancelling clients mercilessly)...In what did Marcus think he was investing? The Youtube marketing coincidence between Signore and Schumack's scheme and Fuelfood's marketing is interesting.

The reason the Hofftards high-five over a small cleanout is the amount of gold they mine is irrelevant. They're actors in a reality show who have been paid to mine gold, have a lot of drama, and clack their helmets together after praying for lots of gold.

The Hoffman segments of the show are only worth fast-forwarding through. Discovery should preface their segments by playing a few bars of "Send in the Clowns" so it would be easier to time the FF button than having to watch for Toad's shizzlebeard.