No, it's not in reply to your post. My post was one based on something manufactured the world over for very little cost, and perhaps even less 'Mark-Up'...
Humor. Humor was my point, entirely. Sorry if you missed it. -Scott On May 27, 3:04 am, JoelMatthews <joelmatth...@mac.com> wrote: > > PS--> Aren't iPhones made in China? Wonder what Apple's cost per unit > > is... me thinks, it's a fair bit less than Street Price. Rivendell > > Connection: my iPhone has a Tweed case wrapped in Hemp Twine. > > If this is meant as a reply to my post, you miss my point entirely. I > did not criticize Rapha for reaping profit on cheap labor. I said > Rapha is different from Rivendell which passes on savings from using > cheaper labor in Taiwan. > > On May 26, 11:03 pm, "S.Cutshall" <clotht...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Couldn't agree more... > > > I think Tarik nails it when he makes the comparison betwixt Grant, > > Smurf, Rapha, Underoos & Undies. Think about it... > > > Grant sells the AHH, it's Blue, so are Smurfs. Then you have Rapha > > and Pink [the color, not the angst-ridden singer person]... next, Pink > > is the opposite of Blue when it comes to baby boys and girls... > > > enter Underoos. > > > The babies grow up, graduate from diapers and clothes [in Pink or > > Blue] to Underoos & eventually -time permitting- undies, watch the > > Smurfs [again, the whole Blue thing], and with Time, Money, Bad Backs, > > Sore Necks, a fondness for Boy Scouts and Tweed, Hemp Twine & > > Education: > > > get an AHH from Rivendell [enter Grant -and- the color Blue, again] > > and talk about Rapha [Pink, see?] on this list. > > > Makes sense to me. > > > PS--> Aren't iPhones made in China? Wonder what Apple's cost per unit > > is... me thinks, it's a fair bit less than Street Price. Rivendell > > Connection: my iPhone has a Tweed case wrapped in Hemp Twine. > > > -Scott > > > On May 26, 6:40 pm, tarik saleh <tariksa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I am equally amused as Beth, but for other reasons. I see Riv and > > > Rapha as arriving at exactly the same level of exclusivity via very > > > different paths. The complaints about Rapha are pretty much exactly > > > the same things Riv unbelievers spout in other venues. > > > > I don't own any rapha stuff, but I might prefer Rapha Smurf Undies > > > over Grant Petersen > > > underoos. > > > > On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 5:03 PM, <rswat...@me.com> wrote: > > > > Rapha Smurf Undies would be EPIC!!! > > > > > On May 26, 2010, at 16:50, "S.Cutshall" <clotht...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > >> I don't know much, but I do know this: > > > > >> I will NOT sleep well until I can completely adorn myself in all > > > >> things Rapha. I am not just talking what's available currently, I am > > > >> talking soaps, shampoo, conditioner, sheets, pillowcases, the paint on > > > >> the walls of my abode... > > > > >> I want my daughter to wear Rapha undies with Rapha Smurfs on them, I > > > >> want my wife to wear a Rapha cologne when we sit next to one another & > > > >> eat Rapha-made food. > > > > >> A ton of Rapha is still four tons too little in my book. > > > > >> I dream of a World, and that world is called Rapha World. > > > > >> -Scott > > > > >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > >> Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > >> For more options, visit this group at > > > >>http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > > Groups > > > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > > >http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > Tarik Saleh > > > tas at tariksaleh dot com > > > in los alamos, po box 208, 87544http://tariksaleh.com > > > all sorts of bikes blog:http://tsaleh.blogspot.com -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
