Sorry for sidetracking this thread. Karl makes a good point. Although the occasional $1,500-$2,000 frame purchase seems like a lot, steady cash flow is actually what keeps businesses going.
Starting now, I am going to commit to ordering at least a few things from Rivendell every month, instead of ordering from them every once in a while, as I have been doing. I almost always have a bike build on the go and need tubes, or a chain or cassette, etc. If you are on the west coast, shipping from Riv is fast and cheap, so there's no good reason to buy these kinds of things from anyplace else. On Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 6:45:50 AM UTC-8, Karl wrote: > > Now that I have your attention.... just kidding. I have had a thought > rolling around in my head for some time now, and Grant's latest blog post > about December has pushed me to act. I love all of y'all. I gave up social > media a couple of years ago (someone else does social media for me...wow! > it's amazing) as I seek to find more authentic interactions and friends in > this life. We are an amazing community. We celebrate when others have wins. > We mourn when others go through tough patches in life. We bless others when > we have too much. We also are brave enough to be on the receiving end of > those things when life throws us curves. This is what any community in the > world longs to be. Our "sun" if you would is the beautiful company sitting > outside downtown Walnut Creek who thousands pass every day and have no clue > of the world changing little company tucked in among all of the auto repair > shops. Rivendell and it's people are why we found each other. I am forever > grateful for that, and for each and every one of you. > > I could go on, but that brings me to my proposal. I am just as guilty of > buying many things from others who have them for sale including bikes, > frames, and many other parts. What if we offered up a "thank you" every > time we made a transaction in our little community? Just on the honor > system, and just to say thank you for bringing us together. I am going to > begin buying Rivendell gift certificates in the amount of 10% of my sales > or purchases on the list that I will never use. Now, this will not be that > much on a normal basis, but as a small business owner, there are times when > an extra $100 per week helps tremendously. I believe even if we buy > something from Rivendell every time we buy and sell on our little list, we > could make a difference and also allow Grant, Vince, Corey, Will, Mark, and > all of those fine folks know how much they are appreciated, valued, and > loved. > > Thank you for reading my little thoughts. I am grateful for all of you and > the way you bless and warm my life. > > Karl > Nash, TN > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5c0c8f32-d5ef-4a06-93d5-9987a2b1816d%40googlegroups.com.
