General video · Level B2 - Part 3

Shark Tank - Baobab Polo Shirt

Next up is a fashion item that is as functional as it is stylish. Hi Sharks, my name is Brandon.

Level: B2 · 32 sentences

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  1. Next up is a fashion item that is as functional as it is stylish.
  2. Hi Sharks, my name is Brandon.
  3. And my name is Marcellus.
  4. And we're asking for $150,000 in exchange for 10% of our company, Baobab.
  5. We are two hardworking professionals living in New York City, who just love to wear polo shirts.
  6. It's almost like our uniform.
  7. But we got tired and frustrated with how they failed us after only a few wears and washes.
  8. And you guys know exactly what he's talking about.
  9. When your shirt fades and goes from classy to ashy.
  10. Or when it shrinks up in the wash
  11. and your large turns into a shmedium.
  12. Oh my God, I hate shmediums.
  13. Or when your collar bacons and curls.
  14. That's something that we call bacon collar.
  15. So we set out on a mission to solve all these problems and more.
  16. Through using design, technology, and innovation.
  17. And that's why we created the Baobab polo shirt.
  18. The perfect polo shirt.
  19. The Baobab polo shirt is made from the best cotton in the world, Peruvian Pima cotton.
  20. Now through our proprietary fabrication process called Baotech.
  21. It makes this shirt completely resistant to stains like coffee.
  22. Coming right up.
  23. Wow, wow.
  24. Wine? did you order Pinot Noir? I did, I did.
  25. Wow, not the ketchup.
  26. I used to always hate when something like this would happen.
  27. ...
  28. Sharks, when I do decide to wash it, it's not going to shrink or fade.
  29. And with our patent-pending stay-flat collar,
  30. We keep collars looking great for a really long time.
  31. Sharks, let's take a bite out of this 30 billion dollar men's wear industry.
  32. And join us in making undeniably better polo shirts.