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WTF is a 'Covid fee'?
I'm not sure that JH shills in the normal sense; I get the impression that JH genuinely believes in the stuff he sells/has drunk his own kool-aid, and through luck or design has found an customer base willing buy his reassuringly expensive wares. Even with those fans, not sure that hacking off your dealers is the best way forward...
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WTF is a 'Covid fee'?
The email I received states it a temporary price increase to cover things like shipping price increases. FFS shipping rates have not increased $5 per tyre.
I'm not sure that JH shills in the normal sense; I get the impression that JH genuinely believes in the stuff he sells/has drunk his own kool-aid, and through luck or design has found an customer base willing buy his reassuringly expensive wares.
He used to talk about other manufacturers products and such in his blog, now it’s just about his products. Perhaps schilling isn’t the right term. The blog just went from being educational to being an ad for his products.
Even with those fans, not sure that hacking off your dealers is the best way forward...
I kinda forgot that there was also a note about not opening any new shops/accounts right now. Perhaps it is just an attempt to get rid of dealers and streamline it all to direct sales.
Eeyorecore
It was taking them 1 month to get in stock product out the door this year to dealers, if customers ordered directly it was shipped within a few days. Grossly over charging for shipping also appears to be common in the last 9 months. We just got a notice that shops will be charged a Covid fee of $5-8 per tyre ordered, we are NOT expected to pass this increase along to customers and MSRP will remain the same.
On an non business front, his blog has become nothing more then schilling for his own company. He gives backhanded compliments to others in the industry. And the change of name from Compass Cycles to Rene Herse is complete “bicycle-reenactment.”