thetruejb

And all it cost was absolutely gutting the company of Canadian staff.

I can't fault them TBH. I was behind a guy who was returning ultralight, super fancy race-version trail running shoes after supposedly using them daily for months, and being 'surprised' they wear out. The cashier then walked through the fact that they are essentially race-only shoes and designed for lightweight and performance and not durability. He then looked up the customer's transaction history and noted each shoe return that he made over the past 2 years. He was essentially buying and returning these $250+ top of the line running shoes that are essentially consumables every two months with them absolutely shredded. He read out each purchase/transaction and it was at least 6-7 times he did this. The guy feigned surprise and ignorance the whole time, you can tell the worker had his best 'retail face' on while politely telling the guy that he should look at more durable shoes, they are consumables, and that any future claims may not be validated IF someone decides that he's abusing the system. Basically the equivalent of a park rat running ultrasoft/tacky tires every day at the park and bringing them back and demanding a full refund/replacement every two months. Ridiculous. It sucks but people who abuse the fuck out of these systems ruin it for the rest of us.

Someone's butt is hurt

Lol I'd refuse to end my storied career wearing the standard team kit too.

I stand with Dick Pound.

This PR is a month too late.

Wait until you hear about specialized refusing to pay an entire factory of workers for months worth of wages...