Who knows...guys like that could have wives who fudge receipts for clothing or jewelry.
It's not a system that would work for me.
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I have no idea how many of these they've actually done and I don't shop there (for so many reasons). But they did mention it on a public forum, which makes me think they're serious. I don't think the manufacturers would care, as long as the actual price paid was in line with their dealer agreements. Never thought about the credit card thing though!
Who knows...guys like that could have wives who fudge receipts for clothing or jewelry.
It's not a system that would work for me.
Each day is a gift, that's why it is called the present.
I read that stuff to my DH and his comment was, "Wow, those people must have really good marriages."
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Specialized Oura
2017 Specialized Ariel Sport
Dear Specialized,
What on earth is going on with your women's saddles?
At least I don't leave slime trails.
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2009 Giant Avail 3 |Specialized Jett 143
2013 Charge Filter Apex| Specialized Jett 143
1996(?) Giant Iguana 630|Specialized Riva
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Dear guy with his ear buds in,
Fat chick cycling and momentum kills!!!
Thank you.
Dear University Scheduling Department,
The next time we have community activities and you cancel it could you let us know so we don't show up at some random school looking like a bunch of suspicious wierdos carrying big cases full of stuff. Dip$hits.
Dear Professor so and so,
Is it REALLY necessary to wear so much cologne that I can know which entrance you used based on the 'trail' you leave behind. Please stop using the revolving door I am going to choke to death!!!!
OK I'm done. Well. At least for now
Dear Headache
you know, your timing SUCKS
that is all.
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A Lynskey-owning woman friend and I have made our displeasure known on the Lynskey fb page.
FWIW, this isn't the first time Lynskey has lowered themselves to this kind of bs on their fb page ... a year & a half ago they posted as their Pic of the Day -- twice! -- a pic of a pouty well-endowed woman (supposedly a customers wife) in a skimpy bikini in a suggestive pose "modelling" a Lynskey. Lynskey used that as their profile pic, and in the smaller thumbnail image all you could see were the woman's ample knockers. The uproar, egged on by the husband and by whoever maintained the Lynskey fb page, was predictably juvenile & obnoxious.
I wrote directly to Lynskey:
"Is that the image you want your company to portray? Did you think this would attract more guys to your site?
That was incredibly disrespectful to your female customers. My stomach turned when I saw that. I thought the Lynskey company was above that. I was so disappointed to see that was not the case. "
I received an email reply from a sales manager, who claimed he thought long and hard (oh yeah, I'll bet ) before posting the picture, but, gee whiz the customer insisted!!, and he said no-one else complained -- which was not true, the friend I mentioned above posted her objection but she was met with a chorus of "lighten up!"s -- but nevertheless the sales manager apologized profusely in the reply email to me (not publicly on the fb site), and ever-so-magnanimously took down the buxom babe postings and replaced the boob avatar with something more, oh, bike related.
I stopped following the Lynskey fb page when all that happened, so I don't know if they've posted anything else so disrespectful to women in the last year & a half. This could be the first since then.
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2007 Rivendell Bleriot - Rivet Pearl
Jobob-
I'm really glad you let them know. I probably should too. I haven't been following them that long, and should probably stop - but I sort of like to know what company I represent when I ride a bike with their decals.
But - honestly - it very likely means that N+1 won't come from them (and we all know there will be n+1). We got a hint of that attitude when we were purchasing (no concept of women's fit issues from our sales guy) - but I brushed it off. Ugh.
Most days in life don't stand out, But life's about those days that will...
Blueberry, you could always send that message directly to Lynskey via their Contact Us form:
http://www.lynskeyperformance.com/store/contacts
At least when someone else writes back and says "gee, no-one else complained", you'll know they're lying.
2009 Lynskey R230 Houseblend - Brooks Team Pro
2007 Rivendell Bleriot - Rivet Pearl
Update: I don't see the offending status anymore. They have, however, posted a very tasteful photo of a female customer actually riding one of their bikes. Hmmm....
Most days in life don't stand out, But life's about those days that will...
And another update:
I filled out the contact info with my email address. They responded to my DH (despite having my email address from the contact form - they pulled his from the system - we double checked). Awesome. They didn't even manage to actually contact me - just my DH. Oh, the irony
Last edited by Blueberry; 04-13-2013 at 07:28 PM.
Most days in life don't stand out, But life's about those days that will...
Classy.
At least I don't leave slime trails.
http://wholecog.wordpress.com/
2009 Giant Avail 3 |Specialized Jett 143
2013 Charge Filter Apex| Specialized Jett 143
1996(?) Giant Iguana 630|Specialized Riva
Saving for the next one...