It IS hard, though I managed a lowly 10% off my purchase. Congrats on the sweet throw!
-Brian On Aug 13, 9:53 pm, René Sterental <orthie...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > This Saturday afternoon I drove to RBW to exchange a pair of brand new 50mm > Big Apples (I'm using the 60mm BAs) and take a look at the new sweaters. > Much to my surprise, when I arrived I found that Jay and Grant were there in > addition to Harry and the usual Saturday contingent. My son was with me and > I introduced him to Grant who showed me his new game/challenge for visiting > customers. > > On the outside metal wall, at different heights starting at about 10 - 12 > feet (my guess) he had placed a bunch of magnets and the contest was > basically to throw a lug up and get it to stick to one of the magnets. The > RBW bunch had obviously been practicing as there were a few of them on the > wall, but Grant proudly showed me the rules sheet and asked me if I wanted > to try. Based on the height of the magnets, if you were succesful in getting > a lug to stick to one, you'd win different discounts. You have 3 shots to > make it. The rules also explain that hitting a magnet won't work, you > basically have to throw the lug in such a way that at the peak of the throw, > right when it's pretty much motionless before coming back down, it makes > contact with the magnet so it stays stuck. > > I did my first two throws which didn't even touch the wall, but were peaking > close to my target magnet and Grant, seeing how bad I was, promptly told me > that they were my two free tries for warm-up and now the real count began. > First real throw again didn't touch the wall but peaked well, second throw > hit the wall too low on the way down, third throw was perfect! The lug > peaked right next to the magnet, barely touching it but getting locked just > as it was starting to come down. Grant couldn't believe it! Apparently > they've all tried and deemed it quite difficult to accomplish. That they > could go 20+ throws in a row and still not make it. > > What did I win? $200 off or 25% off. As I couldn't really get another frame > for the 25% off, I took the $200 off my order and got the WoollyWarm vest > and the sargeant sweater for free, paying just $50+ after exchanging the BAs > for a pair of 40mm Duremes and a brass bell. > > Photos are here: *http://tinyurl.com/3fdj5f7* > ** > I don't know for how long Grant will keep this challenge going on, but if > you are on the fence regarding visiting RBW headquarters to do some shopping > vs. ordering online, I suggest you visit in person and try your luck or your > skills. My winning lug is the third from the right on the photos. Grant > still couldn't believe I had won when I left... :-) > > René -- 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-bunch@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.
