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Does anyone have any suggestions?
Kyle
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MOD EDIT: WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE! You follow him on other forums to see how he posts?neutronbomb wrote:I'm not sure this is a fair assessment on your part KT. On other internet forums you seem to delight in negatively posting against one vendor in particular which IMO is wittingly trying hurt their business.Kt Templar wrote:It's not nice. A slip of the popper machine means a totally remade jacket. Very costly.
However, whichever vendor. Why don't people talk to them before showing the problem to everybody. You have, perhaps unwittingly, hurt their business. Just as with other vendors and other problems we have seen here it alway pays to talk to them quietly first, let them have a chance to put things right.
On an alternate note, the collar is too far from the collar stand too, it should be slightly to the left of the stitched line rather than to the right as it appears here.
This is exactly one of the very important features of this site for me. To see what we are receiving from different vendors, to hear others opinions, and to hear different solutions from those who have gone before. It is understandable that we don't live in a perfect world, but my personal opinion is that transparency is a good thing and hiding or sweeping problems under the table doesn't do any of us any good at all.
I think it is a well known business principle to outsource product for cost efficiency, etc. But, then there are going to be quality control issues. So it is important for me to know exactly what my money buys me. Does it buy me a more personalized hands on experience with my jacket maker or does it not. This are important issues for me. I know other vendors outsource their product and I haven't seen such serious quality control issues. To allow this to be sent to a customer is a catastrophic failure in my business opinion. By allowing these issues to be transparent may allow a vendor to improve their business model if they so desire. But, I know I would be heartbroken and need a shoulder to cry on if this happened to me and I can appreciate that kyle turned to us for support.
I was also under the impression that the custom jackets by Wested were made at home so to speak. Are they not?
I posted once on a jacket that was faulty. In a similar thread to this. In hindsight I probably should have left well enough alone. Actually that thread was VERY different, he had talked to the vendor, and well let's not dwell on THAT conversation, eh?neutronbomb wrote:I'm not sure this is a fair assessment on your part KT. On other internet forums you seem to delight in negatively posting against one vendor in particular which IMO is wittingly trying hurt their business.Kt Templar wrote:It's not nice. A slip of the popper machine means a totally remade jacket. Very costly.
However, whichever vendor. Why don't people talk to them before showing the problem to everybody. You have, perhaps unwittingly, hurt their business. Just as with other vendors and other problems we have seen here it alway pays to talk to them quietly first, let them have a chance to put things right.
On an alternate note, the collar is too far from the collar stand too, it should be slightly to the left of the stitched line rather than to the right as it appears here.
This is exactly one of the very important features of this site for me. To see what we are receiving from different vendors, to hear others opinions, and to hear different solutions from those who have gone before. It is understandable that we don't live in a perfect world, but my personal opinion is that transparency is a good thing and hiding or sweeping problems under the table doesn't do any of us any good at all.
I think it is a well known business principle to outsource product for cost efficiency, etc. But, then there are going to be quality control issues. So it is important for me to know exactly what my money buys me. Does it buy me a more personalized hands on experience with my jacket maker or does it not. This are important issues for me. I know other vendors outsource their product and I haven't seen such serious quality control issues. To allow this to be sent to a customer is a catastrophic failure in my business opinion. By allowing these issues to be transparent may allow a vendor to improve their business model if they so desire. But, I know I would be heartbroken and need a shoulder to cry on if this happened to me and I can appreciate that kyle turned to us for support.
I was also under the impression that the custom jackets by Wested were made at home so to speak. Are they not?
and there's Dutch.Dutch_jones wrote: MOD EDIT: WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE! You follow him on other forums to see how he posts?
I think he raises a good point, things like this should be handled with the vendor first.
You are talking about a thread here? You are correct, lets not dwell on that conversation, Kyle might end up with a free jacket.Kt Templar wrote:
I posted once on a jacket that was faulty. In a similar thread to this. In hindsight I probably should have left well enough alone. Actually that thread was VERY different, he had talked to the vendor, and well let's not dwell on THAT conversation, eh?
If that's the cost, I, personally would rather not.RCSignals wrote:You are talking about a thread here? You are correct, lets not dwell on that conversation, Kyle might end up with a free jacket.Kt Templar wrote:
I posted once on a jacket that was faulty. In a similar thread to this. In hindsight I probably should have left well enough alone. Actually that thread was VERY different, he had talked to the vendor, and well let's not dwell on THAT conversation, eh?
they are too busy shrinking leather to send to some tannery in the LA area.Hatch wrote:Do you guys think that maybe they're spending too much time perfecting the "Hero' and are not paying attention to the other models ??????![]()
Na, that as neither the cost nor result of that conversation here. Just the way some people do business.Kt Templar wrote:If that's the cost, I, personally would rather not.RCSignals wrote:You are talking about a thread here? You are correct, lets not dwell on that conversation, Kyle might end up with a free jacket.Kt Templar wrote:
I posted once on a jacket that was faulty. In a similar thread to this. In hindsight I probably should have left well enough alone. Actually that thread was VERY different, he had talked to the vendor, and well let's not dwell on THAT conversation, eh?
There are alot of vendors, of many different products from jackets to car parts that will send outRaider S wrote:Have to question the notion of quality control. If it's a custom jacket supposedly it's being custom made; not one of a hundred sewn on an assembly line getting a pass/fail sticker from the person stuffing them into shipping boxes. Shouldn't need that kind of QC for custom.
I don't even see a collar stand in the photo. The button being that far off, er... maybe from doing the same operation all day and messing one up, but it wouldn't be from the hands of someone with experience.
You haven't gotten a response to your email about a very flawed jacket you waited six weeks for (and that you now tell us has even more issues). I think you deserve some satisfaction here.knibs7 wrote: Am I totally wrong for asking for a complementary OTR jacket for my inconvenience?
Kyle
In my opinion, yes, especially if you are practically threatening to share further grievances publicly if he does not comply. If that's the case, it's extortion. NO jacket manufacturer is required to send a complimentary jacket for ANY reason. The fact that Tony has chosen to do so — of his OWN accord, mind you — speaks to the customer service of Tony. But that is not what we are talking about here, nor should it turn into yet another Nowak vs. Wested argument, unless you want this thread shut down.knibs7 wrote:I sent them another email to BOTH addresses. I told them that I haven't yet mentioned the other flaws on the jacket to the COW members, but if I didn't hear from them within 36 hours about compensating me for shipping and re-making my jacket, (I also said what many on here have said to me- that I would also find it appropriate to get a free OTR jacket for all of the hassle and inconvenience I have had to go through) then I would have to post the pictures of the other flaws.
Am I totally wrong for asking for a complementary OTR jacket for my inconvenience?
Kyle
very well put Bink !!binkmeisterRick wrote:In my opinion, yes, especially if you are practically threatening to share further grievances publicly if he does not comply. If that's the case, it's extortion. NO jacket manufacturer is required to send a complimentary jacket for ANY reason. The fact that Tony has chosen to do so — of his OWN accord, mind you — speaks to the customer service of Tony. But that is not what we are talking about here, nor should it turn into yet another Nowak vs. Wested argument, unless you want this thread shut down.knibs7 wrote:I sent them another email to BOTH addresses. I told them that I haven't yet mentioned the other flaws on the jacket to the COW members, but if I didn't hear from them within 36 hours about compensating me for shipping and re-making my jacket, (I also said what many on here have said to me- that I would also find it appropriate to get a free OTR jacket for all of the hassle and inconvenience I have had to go through) then I would have to post the pictures of the other flaws.
Am I totally wrong for asking for a complementary OTR jacket for my inconvenience?
Kyle
Do you deserve satisfaction? Most definitely. Should you have to pay more to get the situation rectified? Not if it was the fault of the jacket maker. Peter should make it right, period. Any manufacturer should do the same in this situation. But that said, other than getting the jacket you paid for fixed or replaced, asking for an additional complimentary jacket is just plain greedy and ungentlemanly, in my book.