Re: [Paddlewise] Unintentional Deception

>SNIP<

> I had a WW kayak for sale at the reasonable price of $350.
> I got a call from a guy who said he was interested, then asked me why he
> should pay me $350 when for $395 he could buy a new kayak at
> BassPlasterers. I tried to explain to him that he could not in fact buy
> a WW boat at BP, at any price. He didn't know what boat they had offered
> him, just a kayak for $395. I don't know what he ended up with, but I
> hope he didn't take it onto any real WW.
> 
>

If he didn't know the differance, what would it have mattered what he 
got?
Maybe you should have offered a few pointers and lessons, or atleast 
where he could join in.

Sadly some people are like the newly hatched chick. The first thing it 
sees is "mom", and the first kayak some people see is the kind they want.
"you got'a look cool", even if it's wrong for you.

I was one of the lucky ones, as my first kayak(that sank my heart) was on 
a remote lake in Alaska. A man and his son were fishing from it. We had 
flown in to check out some poaching at an arcaolagy sp? site and talked 
to them. I was completely blown away that they had this darn kayak back 
in there!
It was a klepper double.

If everyones first kayak was one of these, I bet there would be world 
peace! :-)

Well, atleast less rudder wars.

James

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