Martin Baxter wrote in :

Larry wrote:

You're right about boating for only the rich, now. How can any
"vehicle" that has no tires/suspension system/air conditioning of any
kind/ and such a rudimentary engine and transmission with so few real
systems sell for so much money. They killed themselves with greed.

Well, while we're at it, what the money grabbing rapacious marina
operators? Why not just give them a printing press and let them print
money?

Cheers
Marty


You missed the point. There aren't enough rich customers willing to pay
$99 for the cheapassed Chinese 12V fan the company paid $8 for. The
average guy passes it by. IF we had priced the little plastic box fan at
$48, making only $40/fan, They could have sold lots more at higher
profits.....duhh...

On Apr 1, 2:44*pm, Larry wrote:
Martin Baxter wrote :

Larry wrote:

You're right about boating for only the rich, now. *How can any
"vehicle" that has no tires/suspension system/air conditioning of any
kind/ and such a rudimentary engine and transmission with so few real
systems sell for so much money. *They killed themselves with greed.

Well, while we're at it, what the money grabbing rapacious marina
operators? *Why not just give them a printing press and let them print
money?

Cheers
Marty

You missed the point. *There aren't enough rich customers willing to pay
$99 for the cheapassed Chinese 12V fan the company paid $8 for. *The
average guy passes it by. *IF we had priced the little plastic box fan at
$48, making only $40/fan, They could have sold lots more at higher
profits.....duhh...

like any body or any business, some swear by them, some swear at them.

From the complaints I've seen on the "net. there's plenty that have
sworn at W. marine. More so than compliments.

"Larry" wrote in message
...
http://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=wmar
http://www.reuters.com/article/marke...0080326?rpc=44
http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080327/west_...over.html?.v=3

$65.4M loss....burning through cash pretty quick.

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/mh?s=WMAR

Poor mutual fund holders losing their asses....

$7.19/share...falling in after hours trading more.

Boating is in trouble. Listen to their investor conference call:
http://tinyurl.com/3belex


==

Larry,, West Marine is a victim of the credit crisis [ wait, there is no
crisis ,, just lots of people spending money they
dont have ].

My last visit to West ...

First, the paint department .. where is the paint ,, empty shelves ..
Second, the lights department .. where are the lights.. where are the
LED's..

Finally, the "other" employee sees me ..

"Yo,, how you been" ..
"Great, looks a little thin in here".
"Well, we are just getting going for spring"
"I heard the new CEO is going to kick ass".
"Yup,, that is what I'm told, we are going to get back on our feet, and be
better than ever".


Have not been back but will go .. just to see if anything changed.

"Thomas, Spring Point Light" wrote in news:izBIj.6460
$Ps1.4197@trndny08:

Have not been back but will go .. just to see if anything changed.


Our "other employees" are those wannabee snobs from the docks in any
marina. They dress all up like a rich boater, which they're, obviously
from having to work at West Marine for a pittance, NOT. I always wear my
sloppiest jeans, black pocket T-shirt and dirty old Adidas sneakers so I
can follow around the yachtie Sperry Topsiders, those tan "boat shorts"
with the funny patch pockets and the designer casual shirts from exotic
islands sometimes capped off by the "broker look" wide brim Panama hat.

You're truly lucky if you get the time of day, to say nothing of where the
toilet parts are for the **** pump...(c;

Maybe I have an attitude problem not properly projected when I say, "Have
you got this valve for the head?", handing him the old one so he can see
what I'm looking for that I took out from under the plunger not 30 minutes
a go and it's still "wet"....(c;

I don't understand why they handle my Chase Business VISA and West Marine
discount card with rubber gloves at all! Don't they have heads on their
boats?? Maybe not the kind that will flush....hmmm...

Maybe if his boss got out of the way so I could get to the store head and
wash MY hands it would make a difference......

They can't jack up the prices much higher because they're aleady charging
the MSRP in the catalogs.....especially for **** pump parts where they
think they got you by the short hairs.....(c;

Larry wrote in
:

"Thomas, Spring Point Light" wrote in
news:izBIj.6460 $Ps1.4197@trndny08:

Have not been back but will go .. just to see if anything changed.


Our "other employees" are those wannabee snobs from the docks in any
marina. They dress all up like a rich boater, which they're,
obviously from having to work at West Marine for a pittance, NOT. I
always wear my sloppiest jeans, black pocket T-shirt and dirty old
Adidas sneakers so I can follow around the yachtie Sperry Topsiders,
those tan "boat shorts" with the funny patch pockets and the designer
casual shirts from exotic islands sometimes capped off by the "broker
look" wide brim Panama hat.

You're truly lucky if you get the time of day, to say nothing of where
the toilet parts are for the **** pump...(c;

Maybe I have an attitude problem not properly projected when I say,
"Have you got this valve for the head?", handing him the old one so he
can see what I'm looking for that I took out from under the plunger
not 30 minutes a go and it's still "wet"....(c;

I don't understand why they handle my Chase Business VISA and West
Marine discount card with rubber gloves at all! Don't they have heads
on their boats?? Maybe not the kind that will flush....hmmm...

Maybe if his boss got out of the way so I could get to the store head
and wash MY hands it would make a difference......

They can't jack up the prices much higher because they're aleady
charging the MSRP in the catalogs.....especially for **** pump parts
where they think they got you by the short hairs.....(c

Larry,

Perhaps I don't understand something. It appears that you can't stand WM,
yet it also appears that you shop there. Why? If you can get much better
deals elsewhere, why don't you take your money to those other stores?
You'd be much more credible if you put your money where your mouth instead
of just shooting your mouth off.

-- Geoff
www.GeoffSchultz.org

Geoff Schultz wrote in
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just shooting your mouth off.



What's YOUR interest in Waste Marine? Investor? Employee?

Why the defense?

Larry wrote in news:Xns9A746CBD49C23noonehomecom@
208.49.80.253:

Geoff Schultz wrote in
:

just shooting your mouth off.

What's YOUR interest in Waste Marine? Investor? Employee?

Why the defense?

I have zip, zero, nada interest in West Marine other than I buy products
from them, as well as lots of other vendors. I do my price research and
buy from the least expensive vendor.

My point is that why do you shop there if you don't like them? If there
are other places that offer better deals, support those stores. The
reality of the matter is that in many areas there aren't alternatives. Adn
when there are, there often isn't a lot of price difference. If this was
such a great business to get into, the market would be full of competitors.
But as you can see by WMAR's performance, it's a tough market.

I think that you should put up, or shut up. Don't go bad mouthing them and
then walk in their door. Your comments make you appear as a "Do as I say
and not as I do" type of individual.

-- Geoff
www.GeoffSchultz.org

"Larry" wrote in message
...
"Thomas, Spring Point Light" wrote in
news:izBIj.6460
$Ps1.4197@trndny08:

Have not been back but will go .. just to see if anything changed.


Our "other employees" are those wannabee snobs from the docks in any
marina. They dress all up like a rich boater, which they're, obviously
from having to work at West Marine for a pittance, NOT. I always wear my
sloppiest jeans, black pocket T-shirt and dirty old Adidas sneakers so I
can follow around the yachtie Sperry Topsiders, those tan "boat shorts"
with the funny patch pockets and the designer casual shirts from exotic
islands sometimes capped off by the "broker look" wide brim Panama hat.

You're truly lucky if you get the time of day, to say nothing of where the
toilet parts are for the **** pump...(c;

Maybe I have an attitude problem not properly projected when I say, "Have
you got this valve for the head?", handing him the old one so he can see
what I'm looking for that I took out from under the plunger not 30 minutes
a go and it's still "wet"....(c;

I don't understand why they handle my Chase Business VISA and West Marine
discount card with rubber gloves at all! Don't they have heads on their
boats?? Maybe not the kind that will flush....hmmm...

Maybe if his boss got out of the way so I could get to the store head and
wash MY hands it would make a difference......

They can't jack up the prices much higher because they're aleady charging
the MSRP in the catalogs.....especially for **** pump parts where they
think they got you by the short hairs.....(c;


You're lucky. If I worked at your store and you came in dripping of **** &
crap holding out a part from an overused head...I'd reach for the industrial
sized can of Lysol and give you a good sprayin'. ;-)

"Don White" wrote in
:

You're lucky. If I worked at your store and you came in dripping of
**** & crap holding out a part from an overused head...I'd reach for
the industrial sized can of Lysol and give you a good sprayin'. ;-)



Hmm...."He sprayed it in my eyes, Your Honor.".....

Larry wrote:
"Don White" wrote in
:


You're lucky. If I worked at your store and you came in dripping of
**** & crap holding out a part from an overused head...I'd reach for
the industrial sized can of Lysol and give you a good sprayin'. ;-)




Hmm...."He sprayed it in my eyes, Your Honor.".....



He brought that bio-hazard into a public place!
Terreristic threats made by trying to pass it around...

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