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Justin (Porkchop) and the A'me unitron saga
NORTY40:
I received this email from Justin this morning , seems to me as though he has been shat on tbh :-\
Just thought i would post it up as Justin has always been a top guy to deal with from my experiences , he has even refunded overpayments on shipping charges on more than one occasion without being asked . He also supported MK last year with a load of stuff sent over for the raffle etc . Might be nice if a few of us could back him up .
Yeah i know we can get them from Alans in the UK but im pretty sure if Alans hadn't got them we would be relying on Justin to get them in .
Dear valued Hambassador:
(NOTE: This is a bit long, but I want you to hear the WHOLE story and make an informed decision. Thank you in advance for taking the time!)
We have been selling A'ME products for over 7 years and have the LARGEST selection (in stock, ready to ship) of A'ME products in the world (over 90 different products). We are also the ONLY company in the U.S. that exclusively serves the old school BMX community - we don't just have some old school/retro products as an afterthought: Old school BMX is our sole business with over 1700 different products in stock, most of which are custom made for us.
However, we have some competitors who are unable to match our selection or our service. They have spent the last few years contacting John Svenson, the owner of A'ME and telling them how we are unfair competition. They tell Svenson that we are uncutting the price of A'ME grips. They tell Svenson that because we operate from a residential address we don't have the same overhead as they do. These are lies. Our price for A'ME's grips is higher than any of the companies complaining about us (mainly because it just costs more for us to provide such a large selection). Also, while the two buildings we operate Porkchop BMX out of are zoned residential (they are two houses next to my personal residence), Porkchop BMX pays a mortgage on them equal to or more than most bike shops pay for the space they rent. We have plenty of overhead including a $1 million of liability insurance, inventory insurance, pay a ridiculous amount of corporate income tax, unemployment tax, worker's comp insurance, property tax, local business license (which allows us to operate out of the residential property legally), 3 employees, etc. (And this is all before we buy any products or materials to package your orders with). If their overhead is more than ours, it is due to their own poor business decisions - not because we are getting any sort of breaks.
Now, A'ME has re-released the Unitron grips. And will not sell them to Porkchop BMX. They point to the complaints mentioned above. When pressed on whether he has looked at the Porkchop BMX website to verify these claims of undercutting prices, the owner of A'ME responded that he doesn't have time to keep up with all of his dealers prices - all he knows is he gets complaints about us. (Complaints not from those who buy A'ME grips... complaints from our COMPETITORS who want nothing more than for you to be forced to buy from them).
After 7 years of fighting to keep A'ME grips stocked at Porkchop BMX (Svenson has threatened numerous times to cut us off but has never told us why until today), I've had enough. If A'ME will not allow us to stock the Unitron grips, a grip that is only of interest to our customer base, the old school BMX community, we are dumping A'ME as a brand that we carry. They obviously do not value our business and I do not think it right for them to continue to be rewarded for their arbitrary decisions that do nothing but hurt you, the end user of the grips.
If you agree that Porkchop BMX should have these grips and want to buy them from us, please let your voice be heard by e-mailing John Svenson at sales@griposusa.com or give him a call at 702-835-0681 (Nevada, USA number). The only thing that might change his mind is hearing from the end users of his products and realizing that Porkchop BMX is where YOU want to buy A'ME products.
Thank you for your continued support - we are working hard to have the largest (and most interesting) selection of old school BMX parts in the world and we can't do it without you!
Justin Earl
President of www.PorkchopBMX.com
P.S. Send me a screenshot of the response you receive from A'ME and your address and I'll send you out of some free stickers!
griff:
Justin is a good lad, I sent a polite email to a'me already and would urge anyone else to do the same.
Sounds like he's been on the receiving end of a bunch of crybaby shit stirrers
NORTY40:
--- Quote from: griff on February 04, 2015, 10:48 PM ---Justin is a good lad, I sent a polite email to a'me already and would urge anyone else to do the same.
Sounds like he's been on the receiving end of a bunch of crybaby shit stirrers
--- End quote ---
Nice one Griffster :daumenhoch: It does seem to me as though he hasn't been treated in the right manner :(
bobbbbsy:
SENT hello -
I have heard of your issue with porkchopbmx.
I hear a small number of people in the bmx community that have an unfounded negative view of porkchop site . these people are counterproductive / negative and offer the community nothing. they are mostly private bike builders who have something against reproduction parts or are associated with competitors.
it is not uncommon for success to cause jealousy.
If you are going to listen to a voice you should listen to justin at porkchop bmx because he is not only a benefit to the community but very professional and personable. it is because of this that he has such a good reputation with his customers.
p.s. I am in the uk and porkchopbmx is the first place i look for A ME grips.
Putting a negative spin on the A ME company name could disillusion established supporters.
Regards
Rob
Glynnyboy:
I just fired one over too. I use them quite a bit for the small spare stuff that gets lost. I have actually had about 3 separate orders from them over the last few months.
Just ordered some extra thick washers for the hubs and some oldschool wheel nuts, stuff like that.
Not been able to bang a set of those to these little orders people try to build up a bit, could be not such a great move for ame.
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