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| Xam:
--- Quote from: Pasqualz on June 12, 2006, 12:38:59 pm ---All, I have a unique bit of info to add to this thread. I have actually met Christian twice. I'll give the bottom line first, so that those not interested can move on from my long windedness. Both times I met Christian, I could tell that he was just a normal guy who loves Arcade games just like the rest of us. I got a sense of dedication to building a high quality product, it's just that unfortunately, like most small companies, their product quality seems to far exceed their customer service and marketing abilities! I know that he represents his company, so it's tough to think about buying something from SlikStik after his post above, but try to get past that to the bottom line. SlikStik makes awesome control panels for people like me who do not have the time to make them. I have 2 kids, a wife, a house, and I'm a director of an IT department. I get exactly 3 minutes to myself each day and at that rate, I'd have my CP built in 2009! Regardless of What Christian said or how you interpreted it, he makes an excellent product at a reasonable price (NOTE : don't flame me here, this is my opinion of what reasonable is!) Now for the long windedness. . . The first time I met Christian was when I wanted to pickup my CP from SlikStick, but didn't want to pay for the shipping. Through some Internet sleuthing, I realized that my jop is about 30 - 40 minutes from SlikStik and I was able to locate their phone number. I cold-called Christian one day asking if I could come to the workshop to pick up my CP. He was pleasant and agreed to let me come there even though I was a stranger (He did ask me not to give out the phone number or address though, completely reasonable IMO.) The second time i met Christian was about a year later (6/05) when I got motivated enough to try and fix the spinner on the SlikStik CP. I called Christian out of the blue and asked if i could bring the CP to him so he coudl troubleshoot. He agreed without hesitation. I brough the CP to him, he troubleshot and decided that the spinner was dead from unknown causes. He replaced it FOR FREE and even gave me some FREE BUTTONS because I mentioned that one of mine sometimes would stick. If you read this far, I apologize for taking your time, but I just wanted everyone to know Christian is a human being just like us and though his customer relation skills may need a tune-up, he makes a great product! --- End quote --- I personally do not know Christian. I can only go based on how he post. I am sure he is a regular guy. We all have faults. The problem I have is he is not here as a regualr guy...he is here promoting his business (which I have no problem with). The way he presents himself does anything BUT make me want to buy his products. As I mentioned...I have only heard good about the quality of his products. I myself just do not put up with the attitude when spending my money. It is my hope that Christian eventually learns to just present facts and not blast his potential customers. I certainly believe in his right to correct stated inaccuracies regarding his product, in the future I would like to see him present his counterpoint and leave it at that. Xam |
| Tiger-Heli:
--- Quote from: Xam on June 12, 2006, 02:59:17 pm ---Yeah...but I was being a smart asp...and too boot...he did not provide proof of this statement either. How do we know he did not embellish the truth? --- End quote --- Christian would NEVER do anything like that - TRUST ME !!!! :laugh2: The claim is ludicrous enough to not be worth commenting on. (Assuming your quote is accurate, he says the joystick handles are the most wanted upgrades available anywhere. Not "one of the most wanted", "the most wanted". More popular than any brand of trackball, or spinners, or LED controllers, or the 49-way sticks, or light guns, or . . . Anything!!!! I'm sure he has the results to substantiate his claims, though. ;) :cheers: |
| toasty:
--- Quote from: Xam on June 12, 2006, 03:04:35 pm ---It is my hope that Christian eventually learns to just present facts and not blast his potential customers. I certainly believe in his right to correct stated inaccuracies regarding his product, in the future I would like to see him present his counterpoint and leave it at that. --- End quote --- Indeed. It is not my intent to keep this truly absurd thread alive, but if it had been me, my response (if there had been one at all) would have been something to the effect of, "While you might be able to save a small amount of money, when factoring in all of the time and costs involved, our panels are actually very competitive with the cost of doing it yourself from scratch. Also, many of our customers find the peace of mind of knowing that they will get a high quality product that will work the moment they take it out of the box to be worth this small premium." Tough to argue, and I find it difficult to believe that anyone would get too bent out of shape over that. |
| Pasqualz:
Toasty and all, I propose that since Toasty started this thread, we let it end with him (not including my reply post to propose this ::) ) Toasty, Your final reply has framed the main point of this thread perfectly! Some like building their CPs, some liek buying them pre-assembled. There are excellent arguements and points to both of these idealogies. Let us now allow this thread to sink into the depths of BYAOC history never to be replied to again. . . |
| SlikStik Christian:
This is a public forum and all visitors including myself have the right to post their comments, feeling and opinions on any certain matter, including the backwards fabrication of poster miles2912. I started reading this post because it was directed toward a SlikStik product. Then I noticed the ridiculous statement "You can build one for half the price". That advice is very misleading and is often made here, there is no doubt it needed clarification once and for all. Here someone is looking for good solid advice on purchasing a product and he is told a flat out lie. I felt the need to reply due to that fact alone and of course since it was in reference towards a SlikStik product. You can |
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