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[Bats_Galore]

Doesn't work for me. Quite to the contrary, gone from being a regular customer, to never wanting to buy there again.

[smilley792]

I posted about a long-blade Warbird a week ago, asking if I should get one and I got only one response, from Vitas cricket, who said "Yes they're great, we'll sell you one", I'm sure written by a lovely man with a fantastic business, but I can tell when I'm being spoken to by a salesman, and when I'm engaging in an unbiased conversation. On this forum the salesmen even have a little logo next to their name, telling you who they work for! It doesn't make me angry, I don't feel the need to dissect their attitudes and I can't imagine what would lead someone to need to fight this cause.

http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=38493.0


Not quite as you described it, you asked a very specific question that not many normal punters could answer. The manufacturer themselves or a distributor are more likely to know about limited, long blade warbirds.

[Akewstick]

http://custombats.co.uk/cbforum/index.php?topic=38493.0


Not quite as you described it, you asked a very specific question that not many normal punters could answer. The manufacturer themselves or a distributor are more likely to know about limited, long blade warbirds.

Oh I realise that, I wasn't criticising anyone for not being able to answer my question on that thread.

[Silver Bullet]

What the heck is happening to this forum ? @chrisbd made a tongue in cheek boast about their bats being better than anybody else's, which is perfectly reasonable for a business to do. I have bought equipment off of Vitas and I've bought them of IJC and I've been satisfied with both, so I'm not sure what the fuss is about.

Can we get back to talking about bats ? Instead of pushing out the most active and engaged sponsor on this forum. I wouldn't buy half the bats I buy if it wasn't for Paul's videos.

This discussion is absolutely inane and does not need to happen.

[Mel Jessop]

All getting a bit much this eh??

But for what it's worth my thoughts are that they went and looked through and picked bats from a pile that has been looked through potentially by others, so other retailers could make similar statements! I know the ghosts I looked at in other stores looked beauties also, maybe these were better than there's maybe not...

But the ghost is a nice looking bat, bottom line I don't care what any sponsor says just show me the wood!!!

[chrisbd]

Pop your head above the parapet and it will be the first to be shot down. That's the way it is unfortunately. As a sponsor we aren't entitled to any different treatment - just an understanding of the differences of why we are on the forum. Yes, it's a hobby, and we love our job, but we need to make money also - hence us posting what we believe to be true.

Rest assured, the wood will be shown tomorrow - quivering with excitement I'm sure you all are!

[edge]

Pop your head above the parapet

Now I'm just thinking of you as the French taunting knight... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8yjNbcKkNY

"Do you wish to join us in our quest for the Kookaburra Ghost?"
"Nooo thank yew, we 'ave alreedy 'andpeeeked theeem!"

[Wickets-then-runs]

We can pre-order the Ghost Player edition from GCCC for $1,100!!!

[ProCricketer1982]

IJC is a business, everything they do is to sell the public cricket kit and maximise profits. That's what 99.9% of businesses do and at the end of the day of 'we' don't agree with a particular business then simply don't shop with them.

As someone said below, everyone connected to business is simply trying to sell as that's their aim and job. Again, if you want to be different then start your own business.. Of course, don't expect these businesses to play nice if you start beating them.

Glad IjC have their stance, nice to see different approaches in a market where everyone's bat pings like a pingy thing so at least they offer something different.. Even if it's just marketing gumf

[ItsJustCricket]

Doesn't work for me. Quite to the contrary, gone from being a regular customer, to never wanting to buy there again.

It's Paul.  I asked this thread to be unlocked again as I wanted to get something off my chest.  This comment got my attention, but it was really Chris's wording in general that has really disappointed me.  It is not representative of the IJC service or our ethics here and I will deal with him accordingly.  He wrote the post quoting some facts that I did want to make public, but the paragraph he chose to write in bold was simply not on.  As others have said, it comes across as arrogant, and I am inclined to side with these comments more than Chris's.  I have always been one who believes that putting down others is not the best way to promote yourselves.  I firmly believe it's about talking about what you're good at, or what we do offer - especially if it's a USP - rather than pointing out where others may be lacking that sets you apart from the competition.

I'd like to think that we can convince customers such as Bats_Galore to return to us.  I know he is not the only one who feels this way.  I find it especially sad when he has made this decision based on the wording of a university student, who hasn't even seen these Ghost bats, and whose views don't always reflect those of IJC.  Let's be honest, it's not just this post that he has written that has caused some friction on here.  His arrogance and favouritism comes across all too regularly, unfortunately.  In this case, I want to stress that I did not write this post, or even have the chance to approve it before Chris made it go live, which is very frustrating.

As many of you will know if you have shopped with us before - especially those who have come in to our store and dealt with Amos and myself - we are anything but arrogant and don't want to be seen as such.  We do mention the handpicking element a lot, and customers definitely do buy into it, but never in such a way that it makes us seem like "the best" or makes other stores seem inferior. 

Finally, the Ghost bats have now arrived in our store, and anyone who is interested should contact Amos or myself directly, not Chris. 

Thanks for reading!

[bk]

Very impressed with Paul's post above. Well done and thanks for posting these words.

[Julesoak]

Well said Paul. A good move.

Having met, played against and shopped with Paul, I can confirm he is anything but arrogant!

[ppccopener]

well said Paul, it's time something was said. Some of us read the posts from IJC and just shake our heads at the tone of them.

Your post is a step in the right direction, let's hope there is better feedback for you going forward.

this might be the start of it. Well said and good luck with the GHOST sales.
 

[chrisbd]

As above.

Please contact directly for enquiries.

[Bats_Galore]

To be fair I think this post is sincere and does alleviate a lot of the concerns and irritations that have prevented me from wanting to shop with IJC going forward. I have a couple of other things that are better discussed directly, I will be certainly more open to shopping there in the future.