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Rachel said that she has mostly stuck with little boutiques since she was afraid of wholesale she did not want to be handcuffed by her retailers.In 2014, Rachel Nilssons husband was finishing up grad school and losing his student loan.The pair was barely scraping by, and Rachel knew that she had to do something.She ended up selling her childrens hand-me-downs, a combination of store bought and handmade clothing.
Rachel quickly noticed that the handmade items were the quickest to sell, and she started designing new rompers for sale in her parents basement. Would the Sharks bite on this handmade clothing business Lets take a look. Rags to Raches on Shark Tank Rachel Nilsson walked onto the stage, and into the Shark Tank wth her funky style, and purple hair. She told the Sharks that she was seeking 200,000 in exchange for a 20 equity stake in her business, rags to raches. She started selling her childrens hand-me-downs as a side business.rachel first showcased what she and everybody called a romper. It was a one piece snap-less body suit that was apparently super easy to slide on and off. Once she posted a picture of her handmade toddler clothes on Instagram, she got a very positive response. The rompers were the perfect mix of practicality, stylishness, and comfort, and parents loved it. She called her two children, Chloe and Harrison, out onto the stage. Rachel pulled her long haired blonde son into her arms and told the Sharks that each kid was wearing a different style of romper. The children helped Rachel pass out samples of the rompers and they were told by Robert not to get too close to Mr. OLeary. The kids yelled Goodbye And then ran off the stage together holding hands. Kevin wanted to know how bathroom time worked in one of those, which is a pretty important topic for parents of toddlers. Rachel said that the whole thing slides down and up from the neck hole, which is reinforced by elastic. Robert asked if thats what makes the Rags to Raches romper unique, and Rachel confirmed that it was. ![]() Kevin asked how many styles of romper she was producing, and she said that it was another thing that made her unique. ![]() She said that she started the business because her husband was n grad school, and they were pretty broke.She took control, sold her childrens hand me-downs, and quickly noticed a trend. The items that were selling the fastest were the ones that she made for them. Robert asked if the 700,000 was all rompers, and Rachel told him that the majority was, to the tune of about 90. Robert then asked if all her sales were online, and she said that 12 of her business was wholesale accounts.
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