No, you didn't break any rules. I can't believe you're surprised that they banned you, though. You blatantly abused a policy meant to be consumer friendly. Now you can go sit in a corner with all the money you stole and do nothing but ponder how clever you are since you're too cheap to get a life. I'm ashamed to be lumped into the same demographic stereotype as you.
Road Runner's stock just went up in my book.
I actually tend to agree with Robert Gary's thoughts on shoe companies sponsoring athletes...it's pure charity
Companies establish such policies primarily because it appears "customer-friendly" and makes people more likely to buy their products, but also because it is seen as "ethical" practice.
Customers also have ethical obligations not to abuse the policies. Just because someone can do something doesn't mean they should, and of course the companies can revoke the privilege any time they choose because this sort of persistent behavior ultimately gets passed along to other customers.
It's sort of like before a race when someone decides to spend 45 minutes in the port-a-potty while there's a long line waiting.
Oh, I didn't know you ran a 14:20 5k...that makes it OK then. I am sure if you call RR back and tell them your pr's they will take you back.
My shoes and running gear are from Payless and 24 Hour Walmart. It's the same quality as RRS. The real cost is $1.25, Made in China. Why so many stupidoids pay ripoff prices for running stuff and then drive around for an hour to find a gas stations 2 cents cheaper I don't know.
And I have been a poor college and graduate student, doesn't mean I tried to save a few bucks by screwing other people over.
there will never be money in professional running b/c no one cares about professional running. It’s running…not football, not poker, not even wakeboarding. maybe if people actually watched running on tv, paid thousands of dollars for tickets to events, and bought $200 pairs of shoes for their jr high kids the companies would have money to give professional runners. but wait, its running, no one cares.
getting your tv/vcr repair certificate from sally struthers doesn't count as grad school
But you did try to save a couple of bucks wherever you could. The 'screwing other people' part is a matter of interpretation...I don't think what I did was wrong. The policy was there to lure people into buying their shoes...just like credit cards lure people in to use their services...so they can screw you on other side of the transaction.
I'm not super surprised they banned me...I'm just surprised that after 4.5 years my gravy train has come to an end.
I also buy children's tickets when I go to the movie theatre. I guess I am just a poor bastard. But I'm not a cyclist or a triathageek...i'm a runner...and proud of it's low cost participation fee
You were (are) wrong and that's why you're not getting any support from your fellow cheapos. Move on...maybe you can figure out a way to scam zappos or one of the other on-line retailers.
Once after a haircut when I was 16, I told the barber I wanted the "12 and under $6 deal." I had pulled this off for about 4 years. Then I just got tired of the anxiety I felt each time I got a haircut.
yes! fellow cheapos of the world unite! Most of my cheapo friends are probably too busy scamming to post
i got a pair of RRS kicks. few days of wear. absolutely dont like them. dont have vip status either. do i send them back and hope for my wildest dreams to come true?
economics101 wrote:
getting your tv/vcr repair certificate from sally struthers doesn't count as grad school
No comment. If you only knew...
Just curious, not interesting in this argument though - you say you ran 14:20 and include yourself in the group "us undergrad/grad students" - why don't you get free shoes? Out of eligibility? I guess if you are a grad student that makes sense. Just curious though. I don't care about shoe corporations or your relationship to them.
well...i ran DIII so we didn't get free shoes. We didn't really get free anything...so you gotta scrap where you can. I realize my PR doesn't matter...that was just in reply to the burger king dude and to let em know that I'm not just some weekend warrior but quasi-legitimate. I do get free shoes now and again from different sources so i'm not completely F-ed, but i did like the nice selection.
Assuming you're not a troll, then I agree with the sales representative. Look in the mirror. Taking advantage of someone or some thing because you can is not right brother. Do you also kick your dog? Maybe somehow you convinced yourself that it was right to do what you did, but now that you've been called on it, think long and hard about it and don't behave that way again. I also suggest that you repent in some way. You need to decide how to do that.
What's so wrong with sticking it to the man. My buddy works for new balance, they are making those things for 60 cents a pop and you guys are getting angry him trying to beat the system? I am far too lazy to do such a thing, so I say kudos.
midcoastmained wrote:
What's so wrong with sticking it to the man. My buddy works for new balance, they are making those things for 60 cents a pop and you guys are getting angry him trying to beat the system? I am far too lazy to do such a thing, so I say kudos.
Why not start up your own business and be the man?
I don't see the connection between returning shoes within the agreed upon policy's timeframe, and hurting animals...different logic, not right or wrong, just different.
Here's the funny thing, i've talked with customer service reps from RRS in the past and they never had a problem with it. So it seems as though there isn't even an agreement upon right or wrong WITHIN the company.
I told this guy that if he wanted me to stop I'd stop ordering shoes. He balked for a moment with a "you can still order, you just can't return them anymore."
I told him that wasn't part of the deal and he told me that it wasn't profittable to keep doing business. C'est la vie.
Repent? I guess I'll just have to keep working in the pediactrics dept. at the hospital as my penance. Or did you want me to send Phil Knight some money directly or donate to the UO?