[ Post a Response | Razor and Brush ]
Posted by murchmb
on April 1, 2009, 3:11 pm, in reply to "Re: Well on the way towards my OWN B&B banning..."
John (letterk) started selling sampler packs as a side effect of wanting trying out different blades. In the beginning, it was more of a service to other members that probably didn't net him a whole lot compared to the trouble it took to put these things together, pack, and ship them. WSC went a long time like this before expanding it's product selection to what we see today. It has become a full fledged business with a nice selection and good prices. WCS does not have anything to do with B&B other than the fact that John was (and still is) a moderator there long before WCS came into being. I have never seen any preferential treatment given to him over other vendors.
It is often brought up here and elsewhere that WCS has a monopoly on blade samplers at B&B. This is true only by virtue of the fact that his only competitors were banned for well known reasons not related to selling sampler packs. You can search around over there and see what happened if you spend a little time and watch the stories unfold.
Mike
--Previous Message--
: That is one thing I never understood about
: B&B. If there is a business relationship
: between West Coast Shaving (or any other
: businesses) and the B&B forum, why not admit
: it? If there isn't a business relationship,
: then why not let other blade sampler packs
: be mentioned? Favoritism and forbidding the
: mention of certain competitors has only
: caused unnecessary discord.
:
: --Previous Message--
:
: BTW: It was pointing out the fact that WCS
: has a virtual blade sampler monopoly that
: got me canned, that and the hate from the
: above mentioned moderator and questioning
: why we couldn't even type the name Giovanni!
:
:
:
:
Responses: