On Saturday, April 19, 2003, at 06:36 PM, Michael Orchard wrote: > < extra content removed by moderator, if replying to the digest it's > got > to be have a lot deleted... > > > "All doubting Thomases. The people selling the boats think > they know what they are talking about. I've been bold enough to butt > into a > conversation or two about boats in stores. The clerks may not like it > but > some > things are just too wrong to tell people. Misinformation is > contagious." > <snip> > The above is one of the reasons why I go to ethical and knowledgeable > kayak > stores/suppliers...one is to get real information to suplement my > already > done homework, and the other is to reward these ethical people who are > contributing something to kayakers, kayakers to be, and the world in > general > by representing this activity in a way that is positive old, new and > nonkayakers alike. It is not hard to tell the difference...between the > ethical and purely self serving dealers. I agree that it is a good idea to go to an ethical retailer. But back to the Rec kayak scenario, many people go to the local "sporting goods" store to buy their toys. Or a general store near a lake might have a few recreational kayaks for sale out back. Or the local video/tanning/small engine repair/bait shop may decide they could make a few extra bucks selling little kayaks. The people buying the boats are not "boaters" and they don't think of going to a boating store when they decide they want a little kayak. As an educated consumer of kayaking products you may feel this is a dumb idea, and you are probably right, but if you have never kayaked before and it is a nice day and the fish are jumping you might think the guy at the bait shop is a perfectly trustworthy guy for your new toy. How are your to know any better? Nick Schade Guillemot Kayaks 824 Thompson St Glastonbury, CT 06033 USA Ph/Fx: (860) 659-8847 http://www.guillemot-kayaks.com/ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Apr 21 2003 - 07:56:10 PDT
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