Posted: 6/25/2004 6:56:58 AM EDT
| Does anyone own one of these overpriced scooters? There was all this hype a few years ago and I have yet to actually see anyone on one. Funny link about them: Clicky |
Why didnt you just get a tricycle and save the company 3 grand or however much these fuckers cost. |
| There was a kid(no older than 14) rolling down the street on one a few weeks ago. Pissed me off because there was a sidewalk, but he was on the road. So when I passed him and pulled out to give him plenty of room but when I was right next to him I did half-ass swerve in his direction, not enough to even come close to hitting him, and he almost fell off. It was damn funny. I hate all the rich kids around here. 16 year olds driving around in the Escalades, BMWs, Mercedes, and Lexus that mommy and daddy bought them blaring the rap music...just bugs me. |
You are truly a moron. What if the kid had suddenly made a mistake and ended up under your wheels? He's a minor for God's sake! Kids do stupid shit...like ride their bikes, scooters, trikes and big wheels in the street! Weren't you ever a kid...or have you simply forgotten? Go somewhere else and play with your toys little boy. Your imbicilic envy is showing.  This forum is for responsible adults. You just bug us too... |
So for 5 grand you get something you could have gotten for <1 if you got rid of all the bullshit and added a third wheel. |
Dont hate the kids, hate the spoiling parents.
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Because cost was not an issue. |
Money is ALWAYS an issue. |
Apparently not for my company, huh? |
You ought to take that to heart and start doing the resume, any company where the cost is not an option, has got very few months left in it. Better to be the first to go (on your own terms), than the last. As to teh Segway, I wish I could find a use for oen, they do look cool. |
For once hes not spewing BS. Whatever money they spent on a Segway could have been used for other things like raises or bonuses. |
Nope. It's not. For the company it's about having something your competitors do not have. We worked really hard with the folks from Segway to get them before they became available on Amazon.com. In fact, we had them, and were demonstrating their possible applications to clients approx. a year before. |
Which leads to more money... |
Well, since we've just celebrated over 90 YEARS being business I'd say we're doing something right. |
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KPD had one at crab fest this year . I don't know if they bought it , or it was a donation . I know Segway donated a bunch to Alaska Police units for marketing/testing . I have to admit it looks goofy as all hell , and it was a good chuckle watching him put put around thruough the crowds . It needs a light bar though . 
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Yup, and Oldsmobile just went out of business after 100 years of operation. YMMV. |
Don't pop a good dream. The laws of economics don't figure into his fantasy. |
Olds has been 'out of bvsiness' as a company for years (since they became part of GM).... GM discontinued the OLDS BRAND, because of overlap with Buick |
I love you too! 
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You're too funny.
I see your point. Let me clarify. In the end, Yes, it IS about money. You can't be successful without it. However, you need to spend some to make some. In the purchasing of 3 segway HT's, we may have "wasted" ~$15000, but it was not looked at as such. As Bulldog1967 said, "cost was not an issue." It wasn't. It was about ROI. When responding to "Money is ALWAYS an issue" by FellintoOblivion, I said "Nope. It's not." I meant it's not always about the cost of an investment, if you believe it will produce a profit. We have a specific budget for such purchases, and that segway investement was but a grain of sand in the bucket. If a $15000 purchase provides a means for a $25M contract, then I would say it was money well spent. Much more money that "could [be] used for other things like raises or bonuses." So in the end YES, money is always an issue, but not necessarily the initial cost one spends on an investment, which gives them the upper hand against the competition. |
Fixed it for you
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And I am sure that is very comforting news for all the Olds employees who lost their jobs as a result of the division closure... BTW, I picked the Olds example because it's a name most recognize. Plenty of 90+ year old companies go out of business every year. I would like to see the ROI justification on the Segways at Bulldog's company. If you want to waste $5k on one, fine. When a company wastes $5k on one (or $15k on three), perhaps the shareholders should expect some kind of return from their investment? |