Whatever Happened To BuggyBeds After Shark Tank?

BuggyBeds was already a hit upon appearing on "Shark Tank," and the five-shark boost — as well as some free "Shark Tank" publicity — skyrocketed the product to even greater heights. In particular, Veronica Perlongo and Maria Curcio agreed to go on "Shark Tank" in order to find help with retail distribution and access to big box stores. Indeed, O'Leary touted his Walmart connections, and John did the same for 7-Eleven.

"We felt the sharks could add value as far as tapping into their distribution networks," Curcio told Shark Tank Blog. "We want BuggyBeds to be a worldwide brand. Daymond's team has taken the lead, but all the sharks have been great."

The business owners have been successful in that regard. Upon appearing on "Shark Tank," Perlongo and Curcio had already secured deals with Home Depot and Burlington Coat Factory. In the aftermath of their TV appearance, Curcio continued, "We've had four label printers running for six days straight and we can't keep up with the order volume." 

Now, BuggyBeds are available at 350 Home Depot locations — a massive bump from the 60 stores in 2012 — as well as all Burlington locations. The devices also retail at CVS, ACE, Do It Best, Camping World, Kroger, Meijer, Fred Meyer, Harris Teeter, and Target, among other locations. Another huge market for BuggyBeds is hotels and property management companies.