"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

pmew said:
Name and shame Jack, name and shame!
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PARAMO.

They used the following quote from me:

The most impressive written guarantee I've seen comes with Paramo garments, and certainly demonstrates a high degree of product confidence.
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That was based on my understanding of their written guarantee (as well as the personal assurances of their MD), which was immediately above my quote in their advertising :

Any defect in the performance of materials or manufacture will be rectified free of charge INDEFINITELY.
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Obviously I made the mistake of taking them at their word :rolleyes:
 
Well well. That's a shame. I've always been a fan of them - I like their pragmatic approach to gear.

Whilst on the topic, I've recently acquired a few pieces of kit by an eco friendly South American company that I've been very impressed with. (When I say recent I mean within the last two years. I've had time to wear and test them)
 
I a couple of years ago, to test a theory, I drilled a hole through the middle of a perfectly good zippo and sent it off with a letter saying something along the lines of "I drilled a hole in this and now it's broken, can it be fixed?".

I received an identical replacement without a bat of an eyelid. Very impressive. [emoji4]
 
pmew said:
Well well. That's a shame. I've always been a fan of them - I like their pragmatic approach to gear.

Whilst on the topic, I've recently acquired a few pieces of kit by an eco friendly South American company that I've been very impressed with. (When I say recent I mean within the last two years. I've had time to wear and test them)
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Yes indeed, I've put thousands of pounds of business their way more directly too. Always a shame when you see a company go downhill or get too big for their boots. I've seen the same with plenty of other companies - look how Karrimor have ended up :( Most of all though, I resent that I've assisted them in duping people about their supposed 'no quibble' guarantee.

That sounds interesting Paul, really good kit still seems to be the exception rather than the rule.

Edit - Just seen this on the Paramo website :rolleyes:

A POPPER HAS COME OFF WHAT SHOULD I DO?
Send your garment in to us with a covering letter - use the downloadable return form on the Customer Services page and remember to ensure your garment is in a clean and dry condition. We will assess and replace any faulty poppers free of charge.
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Obviously I made the mistake of taking them at their word :rolleyes:
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Jack unfortunately these days more and more of what we believe to be trusted companies are not and that deceit is the norm in advertising.
 
Tyler.Bachman said:
Speaking of companies I been looking at filson mackinaw jacket does anyone own one
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The price comes a little high these days, but once you have taken the plunge, you will never regret it. The double Mack is the best piece of cold-weather gear I have ever owned. I have pretty much lived in it since my wife gave it to me some dozen years ago. They last a lifetime for a lot of people, but not the way I have worn it. It has needed some repairs, some to wear, and some due to dog damage. It is a bit threadbare in places, but still serves me well through Minnesota winters.

I would buy another one in a minute if I had the dough.
 
Jack
Did you try the " Do you know who I am " line lol.
I woul write a letter to management explaining the whole scenario and you should see from the response just how the core of the business is.
 
Campbellclanman said:
Jack
Did you try the " Do you know who I am " line lol.
I woul write a letter to management explaining the whole scenario and you should see from the response just how the core of the business is.
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There was a time when it worked Duncan, but these days it's more 'Do you know who I used to be?'! :D I'll certainly raise it with the MD at some point, and in print when the opportunity arises. When I say I've put a lot of business their way, that includes at least one contract worth tens of thousands, and lots of lesser orders. Their 'Customer Service Manager' must be an idiot to behave like this for the sake of £18 (to replace one small plastic popper)! I'm just going to stick a £20 note in the post tomorrow, addressed to her personally, and sent with a great deal of contempt :thumbdn:
 
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ISKRA said:
I'm sorry, Randy. Poor people who lost their lives in the fire, that's just terrible.

Slovenia is home to the original Karst area, or Kras as we call it. It's a beautiful plateau with numerous caves and other natural phenomenons that occur due to the limestone. In many places there's lots of woods and the area is often difficult to access. For the past few years some genious had the briliant idea of setting fires in the woods during the summer. Because of the limestone water drains underground very quickly, which makes the ground very dry and fires spread rapidly. Our firefighters had great trouble of getting thoe bushfires under control, great damage for the environment as well.

Creating a thread today, I thought of something. I never "sign" my posts, unless I create a new thread and because my name (Žan) is probably a small enigma for many people here, I use the French version of it - Jean. But in English Jean is a female name, oposed to mine, which is just a variation of the English name John. I don't sign here as John since there's already a lot of members with that name. But I've been wondering if anyone thought I was a woman, judging by the name ... :D
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If I were you..I'd stick to your original, it sounds and looks a lot cooler than plain John and it's factual. You could go for 'Jan' I suppose, but why 'dumb down' things? :eek::D:D
 
Will Power said:
If I were you..I'd stick to your original, it sounds and looks a lot cooler than plain John and it's factual. You could go for 'Jan' I suppose, but why 'dumb down' things? :eek::D:D
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You're probably right. After all, if I was, say, a Lithuanian called Vitautas or something, I wouldn't change the name either. It is what it is. So Žan be it. :D
 
Yep. Be yourself and confound those who try to type your name into the USPS shipping system. :)
 
jc57 said:
Yep. Be yourself and confound those who try to type your name into the USPS shipping system. :)
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Haha, indeed. :D Luckily everything went alright. But yes, our č, š and ž can be a bit tricky in those matters. Therefor we don't have the letters q, w, y and x.
 
There is nothing, absolutely nothing in this world that is more infuriating than bloody Christmas lights!
 
pmew said:
There is nothing, absolutely nothing in this world that is more infuriating than bloody Christmas lights!
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I don't know. At least when you're done, you get to look at the pretty lights. :D

Have you ever listened to the recorded message when you're on hold with an insurance company? Thirty seconds of music, then a message about getting a flu shot. Repeated on a one minute loop. Every time the music cuts off, you get that split second of hope that your call is being answered, but no: same flu shot message. Repeated. :grumpy:
 
r8shell said:
i don't know. At least when you're done, you get to look at the pretty lights. :d

have you ever listened to the recorded message when you're on hold with an insurance company? Thirty seconds of music, then a message about getting a flu shot. Repeated on a one minute loop. Every time the music cuts off, you get that split second of hope that your call is being answered, but no: Same flu shot message. Repeated. :grumpy:
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yes!!!!!!!!
 
pmew said:
There is nothing, absolutely nothing in this world that is more infuriating than bloody Christmas lights!
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Our tree still had candles when I was a kid! :eek:

One of the bulbs went on my lights the other year. I had carefully kept the two spare bulbs that came with the set when I'd bought them some years earlier. Then it occurred to me that to find out which bulb had blown, I'd have to go through the whole string bulb by bulb until I found the one which didn't work! I'm not one for throwing much out, but...:rolleyes: ;)

r8shell said:
I don't know. At least when you're done, you get to look at the pretty lights. :D

Have you ever listened to the recorded message when you're on hold with an insurance company? Thirty seconds of music, then a message about getting a flu shot. Repeated on a one minute loop. Every time the music cuts off, you get that split second of hope that your call is being answered, but no: same flu shot message. Repeated. :grumpy:
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I spent over 250 minutes on the phone the other day, in about 40 phone calls to various branches of the same company. Of those 250 minutes, I was probably on hold for over 200 of them, and they had the same 3 songs playing throughout. In the end, if my ears weren't actually bleeding, they felt like they were, and my heart certainly was! :grumpy:
 
It's why I don't put up any Christmas decorations until 22nd December..got to be short and meaningful :D But then there's Orthodox Christmas which comes ten days or so later......:eek::eek::D.
 
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