*I imagine Riv was looking for a good selling color as Grant mentioned they will stick with the current blue for a while. I purchased the Avocado green one recently and love its understated look without the cream accents. Every batch probably has one color option and when marketing you try to appeal to as many buyers as possible. *
On Wednesday, July 4, 2012 8:09:19 AM UTC-7, Earl Grey wrote: > > Can anyone explain to me (I know, I should write Grant) why the Sam > has gone through 4 gorgeous paint choices (the only one I didn't like > was the original green, but only because of the gold decals; too much > like a pimped Lexus), and Betty is still on her first (not terrible) > paint job. True, there is Ives Gomez, but he sports the same IMHO > tasteless gold decals. > > This seems even stranger because of the perceived notion that color > has a much larger influence in women's bike buying decisions. Lest I > be accused of prejudice, my own wife and several female friends have > confirmed this (I know, small sample size). > > Why do I care? I have been wanting to buy my wife a Betty Foy for a > while, and she actually wants one, but she pretty much hates the > color, nor does she like black and gold. Upon asking her what color > she DOES like, she can't actually give an answer beyond "I'd have to > look at a bunch of bikes". Oh well, at least she knows what she > dislikes, and I am not among them. > > Nonetheless, I have a feeling that she is not alone, and that > switching Betty's color every couple of re-orders would increase > sales, as it would increase the color choices over time, and might > also lead to the-red-ones-are-going-away-get-yours-now-type sales. If > the Betty came in a color my wife liked, and that color was going > away, I would have bought one already. > > Cheers, > > Gernot > Thailand -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/L4nbCKN0qjEJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
