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Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 05-05-2015, 09:30
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Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 04-05-2015, 20:54
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Posted By Stu Jackson
Re: West Marine changing strategies: likely de-emphasising sailing related support

Gee, where have you been since Citizens United? Corporations are people, my friend.

Guess we just have to live with the fact that the CEOs and the other grubbers are just plain folks, too. ...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 04-05-2015, 20:26
Replies: 230
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Posted By Stu Jackson
Re: West Marine changing strategies: likely de-emphasising sailing related support

I could print out this entire thread an mail it to the new CEO. Like he'd ever bloody read it...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 02-05-2015, 09:10
Replies: 230
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Posted By Stu Jackson
Re: West Marine changing strategies: likely de-emphasising sailing related support

A perfect example of how the end result of unbridled capitalism is literally killing off their own customers.

Could knowledgeable boating associates sell clothing? Sure.

Could "kids" who know...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 02-02-2015, 12:15
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Posted By Stu Jackson
Re: West Marine changing strategies: likely de-emphasising sailing related support

So true.

Maybe the Big Honchos at WM oughta read this topic instead of depending on their "consultants" :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead:

The Race to the Bottom Line always ends up...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 31-01-2015, 10:45
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Posted By Stu Jackson
Re: West Marine changing strategies: likely de-emphasising sailing related support

whiney FRUGAL sailors

No wonder WM doesn't want us as customers. Dem beamers with their fancy howaine shirts gonna look way cool in da clubs, mon.
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 26-01-2015, 09:16
Replies: 230
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Posted By Stu Jackson
Re: West Marine changing strategies: likely de-emphasising sailing related support

Must be another sign of the times.

Folks don't use phones to make telephone calls, and WM probably doesn't do texts very well.

If that's the issue, why not CALL AHEAD and simply...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 22-01-2015, 19:46
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Posted By Stu Jackson
Re: West Marine changing strategies: likely de-emphasising sailing related support

Good point about the West catalog. A few years ago I was asked to review a friend's friend's Nordic 44 electrical system before they took off on a race to Hawaii. I asked if they had a WM catalog...
Forum: Flotsam & Sailing Miscellany 22-01-2015, 17:21
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Views: 25,223
Posted By Stu Jackson
Re: West Marine changing strategies: likely de-emphasising sailing related support

Might want to reread #16. :) Sure seems like they're changing the direction many of us saw them going over the past decade. I'll have to try the Sausalito Superstore. However, since I live in the...
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