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02-05-2009, 08:20 AM | #31 | |
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Interesting turn, here.
In this month's e-mail, Kurt von Keppel of Xikar is instituting a Colibri "buy back" program. Since Colibri is gone and there's no way to have warranty work done, simply bring your Colibri lighter to a Xikar dealer and they'll sell you a Xikar at a 20% discount. Quote:
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02-05-2009, 09:47 AM | #32 |
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My local B&M told me about this last week. I think Xikar has a marketing genius in place. This is a great idea.
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02-05-2009, 10:35 AM | #33 |
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That is absolutely brilliant! Not only is it incredibly smart, but it also helps out customers. They could have said "Screw them, they'll come to use eventually anyway" but they are really going out of their way to support the community. The fact that they're going to gain a lot of new customers out of this is well-deserved IMO.
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02-05-2009, 11:54 AM | #34 |
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That is excellent news. I think I have 3 busted Colibri's at the house, time to go shopping.
It's hard to beat a company like Xikar.
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02-07-2009, 12:50 PM | #35 |
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Nicely done, Kurt.
By the way, my go to lighter is a Xikar with the CI logo on it.
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02-08-2009, 05:32 AM | #36 |
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how long until JR has a big Colibri sale?
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02-08-2009, 09:17 PM | #37 |
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I wonder what the name is worth in Bancrupcy Court. If someone where to buy the name and produce quality products....let's all chip in!!!
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