Voting with your wallet Part #3

skategeezer · 03-28-2007, 05:27 AM

What does it take for a skate company to lose your business (either established or new)?

SteveC · 03-28-2007, 05:51 AM

Judging from S9. I'd say become too successful....

seriously though, start producing kickflippers.

rumsurfer · 03-28-2007, 05:54 AM

1. When they start raising their prices to astronomical heights.

2. When they start thinking they don't need to reply email queries.

Momona Boe · 03-28-2007, 06:03 AM

Lies or an unwillingness to deal with a problem

rumsurfer · 03-28-2007, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Momona Boe

Lies or an unwillingness to deal with a problem

Yeah. Especially when there's a problem with the product, once they've sold it they don't want to have anything to do with you.

tyler87 · 03-28-2007, 06:15 AM

When the scantly clad models that advertise their boards look like Fatboy.

Xgecko · 03-28-2007, 06:41 AM

Popsicle sticks

rawls · 03-28-2007, 08:23 AM

Glomming on to something old and established, and saying they are the originals. Claiming legitimacy where they are no different than anyone else. Copycatters, essentially.

JBH · 03-28-2007, 08:40 AM

Personally, I couldn't care less whether a company makes "popsicle sticks," especially since that's what I ride in pools and parks (although mine is 9" wide). If a company makes other boards you DO like, I don't see how adding popsicle sticks suddenly makes your preferred board worse. But maybe I'm missing something there.

A company will lose my business if it produces crappy products that don't work and/or fails to respond courteously to inquiries or complaints. And if they base their whole identity or ad campaign on something I consider personally offensive or demeaning (two in particular immediately come to mind), they'll never get it in the first place.

And though I didn't think of it initially myself, I tend to agree with rawls's point as well.

rwadley · 03-28-2007, 09:31 AM

if a better product comes along, I will buy it (unless I get the old stuff for free)

jhelm007 · 03-28-2007, 09:45 AM

Never, Ever, take my business for granted.

mc99david · 03-28-2007, 10:11 AM

if quality gets worse or they are not personal if contacted

worldwide · 03-28-2007, 10:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Xgecko

Popsicle sticks

so you wouldnt buy a comet?