Really? that's interesting and the first I heard of it.
As to the rest of this nonsense once more trying to 'reel me in' with all manner of deceptive bait, downright lies for the most part.
Some facts. I've never been 'bankrupt' or forced by banks to close, indeed if the halfwit that announced it, had any business acumen whatsoever, he would have read that at the time of the Surf-Sales/Ease restructure the Surf Sales balance sheet was half a million pound positive after all it's liabilities were taken into account and no supplier or bank lost money & Ease distribution took over the trading title and any other outstanding liabilities.
Where this bile comes from or why I have no idea, but the way this 'industry' works is precisely because people like me risk everything to bring these products into your market places.
Neither I nor the US distributor are 'lousy' distributors, between us we've raised the Core profile amongst English speaking countries over the past four years and seriously increased the global market presence, Core is the only kite brand still growing and still gaining market share.
You would condemn a man and put his livelihood at stake because someone claims he has a faulty bridle and had to pay to have it mailed to him? Are you all real?
It's well known that fake identity and fake issues are often used on public forums to try and discredit brands even in the odd case of a genuine issue, that this may be, (but if it is, it is in isolation), and as is always the case on this forum, there will be other brand tools weighing in. I've actually been telephoned today to put an end to this drivel by other customers who have used kites very hard for years and had no bridle failure, indeed we are currently trialling a new even thinner bridle on the speed circuit where the XR5 is breaking records that have stood for some time and the rider is very distressed to read all this when it patently isn't the case on his kites after far more use.
Now as for those who allegedly will not deal with me, I'd like names there as well please. I pride myself that other than one account in the West country that still owes me thirteen thousand pounds I can walk into any kiteshop in the country with a smile and expect a warm greeting, many of them owe their very existence to help from me in their early days either as kiteshops or windsurf stores. Now the fact I deliberately choose not to deal with some shops is a commercial decision to keep the Core brand in greater demand than the supply, so the stores that are servicing the market do get to make profit until such time as the market share is big enough to support more outlets and Core big enough to supply that demand and that's how it remains. So it might be easier to suggest somehow a spurned account such as the webshop in the bedroom that operates in iriejohn's region or the worldwide web discount operation that I won't deal with and probably also want me gone will also weigh in with a pet tool, I don't know, but it's not a healthy thing for this or any forum
So, I deal with them in the same way, fake identities and humour, there are far too many keyboard warriors with agendas driven by things like this and gone are the days when we all would meet up and laugh about the days banter on Tuesday night drinks.
Indeed do you not think, given I've been on this and other forums what, 14 years? There would have been a call, or thread, by somebody if I'd owed them money or done them some other disservice in their business dealings with me?
So, let's call it quits on the personal slander shall we? If at some time or other my dubious wit has been misinterpreted, then accept my apology, if I have indeed done something genuinely annoying, then everyone knows I have a phone number, always have, you don't get to trade in this business and walk the beaches of the world for nearly forty years without being legit and if you don't 'get' my humour then I'm also sorry, my Mrs doesn't get it either, so let her do the tongue lashing for you OK?
(first one broke a half)
