Re: [Paddlewise] Unintentional Deception

James Lofton wrote:
> 
> > 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?

If he wanted a boat to do WW in and he ended up in a Swifty, it would
have mattered.

> Maybe you should have offered a few pointers and lessons, or atleast
> where he could join in.
> 
Rest assured nobody buys a boat or takes a lesson from me without
hearing a pitch for the cruising, instructional, and conservations
programs of the Georgia Canoeing Association, which, despite its name,
has a large number of kayaker members. In fact, he got that pitch even
without buying the boat.

Steve
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