'' fan recap: Cell phone or public toilet?

By Marcus T. Wright, Community Contributor Feb 1, 2015 | 5:21PM

Season 6 | Episode 16 | “Victoria’s Kitchen Almond Water, Greenbox, Tycoon Real Estate, and Phonesoap” | Aired Jan 30, 2015

The Sharks: , , , , and Kevin O’Leary

After our bonus episode of Shark Tank on Tuesday, we return to our regularly scheduled hour of wheeling and dealing. Let’s get right to the recap:

Pitch 2: Greenbox Treps: Jennifer Wright-Laracy and Ned Kensing (Based in NY) Seeking: $300,000 for a 10 percent equity stake

We start off and everything is well and OH NO NED CAN’T REMEMBER THE PITCH!

Ned: Sharks, based on our consumptions … Sharks, based on our consumptions …

But the Sharks are really cool about it and share a laugh with Jen and Ned.

The Greenbox is a pizza box made completely from recycled materials. The box easily tears apart into four disposable “plates,” and the bottom of the box folds to become a storage container for leftovers. Brilliant! Their largest customer is Whole Foods, and they have sold over 10 million boxes through direct sales, with $1.7 million in sales the past year. Good so far.

But Kevin asks the big question: Will this help companies sell more pizza? A company like Domino’s would have to pay a fraction of a penny per box to convert to these boxes. Mark points out that even a fraction of a cent more per box will end up being costly over time, and quickly bows out.

Kevin makes an offer contingent on getting a licensing deal with one of the major pizza companies: $300,000 for 10 percent, plus he gets the first $300,000 back from royalties (which essentially makes the $300,000 a loan). Lori and Robert make an offer also contingent on one large pizza company coming on board: $300,000 for 30 percent, and Lori assures,

“We will be with you the whole way …”

Jennifer and Ned confer … and they accept Kevin’s offer. The 30 percent equity ask from Lori and Robert was too high. Still, the rest of the Sharks express their shock that anyone ever does a deal with Kevin.

Result: Deal: Kevin