Re the Appaloosa pre-sale, I was pretty shocked that I was one of the trusting souls who signed up. But, boy, I’m really glad I did. My Mystery Bike (proto-App) is an awesome bike.
From: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com [mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 15, 2014 11:39 AM To: rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com Subject: [RBW] Green Caffeinated Wheelmen mugs back in, and questions about Riv style pre-oredering. Several listers have asked about green ACW mugs...I've got some made now, there's two sizes available. www.bradclick.bigcartel.com<http://www.bradclick.bigcartel.com> The recent talk about the Rivendell wool stripe shirt reminded me I put a deposit on one as to not repeat my missing of the purple version. Generally I am not enticed by pre-order type sales of anything, but it seems recently that is THE modus operandi out there. Especially noticed in the bike industry. I was pretty shocked with the Appaloosa presale, specifically the give us a large chunk of change for a bike we will not tell you about....aside from it'll be neat-o. But, I realize Rivendell makes great stuff, and doesn't miss the mark often (if at all?) so that goes a long way in buyer confidence. They apparently are successful since they fill the slots and sell the goods. I want to do tees for the ACW, though I've been concerned with how many and what sizes so maybe a pre-sale is the answer? That said, I'm not Rivendell who can show a picture of a headbadge and have people line up with wallets prized open. Do you think these pre-sales are a key to bringing cool US made goods to market that otherwise would just remain good ideas? Is it a can of worms to open up public opinion and influence because you'll never make everyone happy? T-shirts are silly, and not really part of the equation, but I AM curious about the pre-order phenomenon. For the record, I am eagerly awaiting the wooly stripy, and had an awesome experience with my Ocean Air Cycles Docena pre-order. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com<mailto:rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com>. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **************************************************** This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any email) and any printout thereof. Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their professional qualifications will be provided upon request. **************************************************** ============================================================================== -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
