Getting frustrated, Can't get GW at store

Ken44 said:
Ironballs, I did not get a knife from that e-mail skunk sent. So don't be upset with him. It does sound like a good idea, I would pay a fee to get that.
Nor did I get a time they will be there.
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i see several problems with an email system alerting to when the store will be updated with inventory.

1. skunk is a pretty busy guy already, putting the responsibility on him to email everyone is not right. then if someone misses an email, deletes it, or whatever, they cry foul and blame skunk.

2. if you are on the list, so is everyone else. so everyone gets the alert, and we are right back were we started, a bunch of haves and have nots.

3. if im waiting for an email, thats one more screen i have to watch.

4. an alert already exists, he posts pics here, then closes the store. the 'adding inventory' page lets us know stuff is coming.
 
Me, I have been trying to get a Skeley Warden for 3 weeks, they always seem to come out when I go to sleep. Almost losing hope...
 
alejandrino said:
Me, I have been trying to get a Skeley Warden for 3 weeks, they always seem to come out when I go to sleep. Almost losing hope...
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Only skellys I saw at the store were the muddey skellys released yesterday. I saw some plain skellys on the exchange, as a matter of fact their may be one their now.
 
Two Skelly Wardens on the forum for sale that I found...maybe I need another...I just might...pull.... :)
 
I was already planning to make a weekend of watching the store in the hope of snagging a tiger, but now it seems I'm out of the running. Apparently the (insert appropriate expletive here) Army decided that even though they don't mind extending my contract in order to deploy me, they don't feel inclined to extend my pay to match. Then of course there's no one to call to get it fixed because, while I'm certain that somewhere an Infantryman is rucking somewhere this weekend, the pogues in the Finance Office certainly can't be bothered to help anyone out on their day off.

Sorry for the rant, but I'm on block leave so I have to wait a few more days before I can strangle someone in Finance.
 
EverTheCynic said:
I was already planning to make a weekend of watching the store in the hope of snagging a tiger, but now it seems I'm out of the running. Apparently the (insert appropriate expletive here) Army decided that even though they don't mind extending my contract in order to deploy me, they don't feel inclined to extend my pay to match. Then of course there's no one to call to get it fixed because, while I'm certain that somewhere an Infantryman is rucking somewhere this weekend, the pogues in the Finance Office certainly can't be bothered to help anyone out on their day off.

Sorry for the rant, but I'm on block leave so I have to wait a few more days before I can strangle someone in Finance.
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Been their done that, the military runs 24/7 unless you are a finance or admin weenie. Good luck hope everything gets worked out. Unfortunatly Tuesday is a bank Holiday now also do to the National day of Mourning so it means waiting even longer.
 
Ken44 said:
Skunk, how do all those people get GW's without coming to this forum?
How do they know when they will be in store without coming here?
It sounds like some are putting way more in ther basket than they know they are going to pay for-this does happen a lot.
I am not trying to sound like smart***, I am new to this and have A LOT to learn as you can tell. I would like to get answers for the questions at top.
I do really appreciate your comments@advice. I thank eveyone else here that helps also.
Think I just didn't sleep enough. Very, very sorry to sound grumpy if I did.
thanks to all, kenny
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I really wonder why you complain, I offered you this morming to emty my basket at the BCS since I finally decided to not by a yellow and a tigerhide GW which were sitting in my basket. I told you I will wait to empty my basket until you are ready to crap them.
You would have had a pretty good chance to get them because it was an unusual time and there were not may guys watching the store.
However you refused.
So I asked another forum member which was also frustrated about not getting lucky at the BCS. He craped both.

Skunk does everything he can to be fair and he treads all of us the same, everybody has the same chance, even myself from Germany.
 
Ken44 I thought u score 2 at Exchange and they are not ENOUGH :confused:

Of course, I am kidding:D Look at mirror, you are turning HOG.
 
to be honest, i got a little frustrated getting my hands on smogs. but once i learned the system, ive gotten everything i have wanted and more.

just takes one score, and the malcontents (no one here, present company exluded) change their tune.
 
So WTH is a muddy skelly? I got the skelly part, but what makes it muddy? Does skunk toss it around the back yard for a while before shipping it..?
 
DonL said:
So WTH is a muddy skelly? I got the skelly part, but what makes it muddy? Does skunk toss it around the back yard for a while before shipping it..?
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yes.









actually look at the pics on the bcs. the coating is 'muddy' or a dark brown crinkle coat.
 
Wicked, I was not complaining! trying to get informed. OK! And no I don't remember you offering me a tiger, if you did I went there and missed it. I missed another dropped for me. I am trying to learn.

wuyea, I have got some from there, not store yet. But all is good, I am not meaning to complain, I think you understand . I did look in mirror, you may be right there.LOL
 
Ken44 said:
Wicked, I was not complaining! trying to get informed. OK!

wuyea, I have got some from there, not store yet. But all is good, I am not meaning to complain, I think you understand . I did look in mirror, you may be right there.LOL
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hey ken, your questions seem valid, i had similar ones when i first arrived here.

been around a little while now, and im pretty sure there is no secret to getting anything. just patience and luck. ive bought from the store and at a premium on the exchange. no regrets.

just try to have fun with it, and your first bcs purchase will come. and you will be so excited your purchase info will be full of typos because your fingers will have turned to thumbs. :D
 
heres how i do it, if anybody asks me when products are coming in i tell them, to the best of my knowledge, (two weeks).:rolleyes:

if someone emails the busse store and asks about product we tell them as we see it.

when folks want to be notified in advance, i cant do that because jerry is too damned drunk to even know what he shipped (thank god for amy) but i do give online clues.;)

truthfully, i don't know what we have till it comes in the door, military orders are a busse priority, (hang um high) and we agree with that.

when our product arrives vicki and i get it to you, as fast as possible (i'm a collector too and know how i want to be treated) if she's sober.

i need a drinc brb....
 
Thanks for the words Morimoton, That really does make me feel better and less frustrated. Thanks a lot for patience and encouragment. Kenny
 
From nearly any method of analysis, without question, this distribution method is pathetically flawed. While the "treasure hunt" it creates feeds the manic/compulsiveness of the collectors, the artificial scarcity it creates benefits only a few people with nothing better to do than sit at a computer for hours on end refreshing their screens at the "company store" where they buy multiple items which they can then sell at a profit. The collectors are happy- they have their "scarcity" and higher prices to look forward to. The people that suffer are those that simply want to buy a working knife. Perhaps I am wrong, but it would appear that the Busse firm is not interested in servicing their needs and instead caters to the small but energetic collector community.

A simple solution would be to make, in addition to the "super special, ultra limited edition decoder ring versions", one or two standard models in large enough quantities to make them both readily available to those looking for a user, common enough to reduce their attractiveness to the collectors. Then, instead of distributing them in micro-lots at all hours of the day and night, simply place them all in the channel in large lots.

Perhaps this "treasure hunt" is full of fun and entertainment to a few, but there are many who are not interested in playing the game and just want to buy a freaking knife. By placing more in the hands of those who actually want one for use, instead of completing their super cool magic "full set of all 365 scale color variations", a wider, deeper, customer base would be created which would ultimately benefit the Busse company in many more ways than the current model. I have no doubt that this current situation is putting off many potential customers...

For those that accuse me of sour grapes, let me say that I was very lucky to have checked the company store at the exact moment the knife I was interested in was available and I purchased it. I am not looking to buy all 31 flavors, just wanted one for hunting. I can't imagine any fellow hunters I know who would play this ridiculous game and can only hope that if Jerry Busse is interested in customer, not collector, service, he addresses this situation.
 
Thanks Idaho, I realize you have one tough job, thanks for doing it. I don't think many could. You have to really love your job to do what you do.
Think most here know that. We appreciate what you do! Kenny
 
I'm not one to offer any suggestions but this thread topic is getting old.

Skunk is there any way you can do a warden ganza here? For one game warden say black micarta. Then fill the ganza orders with one knife for each guy before anyone gets two.

Then no bitching allowed after that.

No one owes anyone a Snake,Tiger, Red etc warden but I can see where some of the new people that don't know the ropes may need to get just one. Oh and mark the spine not for resale.:p (just a joke there)
 
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