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Quote from: Pathfinder101 on January 07, 2017, 06:54:24 PMPathfinderJR met the co-owner of Kuiu last August in the Seattle Airport on the way home after our Alaska caribou hunt. They talked for almost an hour. He told him the same thing; We don't make clothes for women. Basically, his philosophy is that the men's sizes they make will cover most women that want to buy Kuiu. For them to offer a full range of the sizes/shapes that would allow him to claim a "women's line" would be too costly. For what it's worth, the guy we met was pretty plain spoken and blunt. My son (who is a high school senior) said that he was applying for Army ROTC Scholarships and wanted to major in business. Asked what his chances were of being hired to work for a company like Kuiu straight out of college with a business marketing degree. They guy told him "Zero chance. Do ROTC, be an Army officer, go Ranger or Special Forces, serve a few years. Then we'll talk. We don't hire wusses."Wow. Makes we want to switch to First Lite.And I don't understand the 'added costs of making women's line'. I understand the design and r&d around perfecting clothing fitted to women's figures, and also the challenge because women's bodies vary much more than men's bodies.
PathfinderJR met the co-owner of Kuiu last August in the Seattle Airport on the way home after our Alaska caribou hunt. They talked for almost an hour. He told him the same thing; We don't make clothes for women. Basically, his philosophy is that the men's sizes they make will cover most women that want to buy Kuiu. For them to offer a full range of the sizes/shapes that would allow him to claim a "women's line" would be too costly. For what it's worth, the guy we met was pretty plain spoken and blunt. My son (who is a high school senior) said that he was applying for Army ROTC Scholarships and wanted to major in business. Asked what his chances were of being hired to work for a company like Kuiu straight out of college with a business marketing degree. They guy told him "Zero chance. Do ROTC, be an Army officer, go Ranger or Special Forces, serve a few years. Then we'll talk. We don't hire wusses."
Quote from: wooltie on January 09, 2017, 11:06:09 AMQuote from: Pathfinder101 on January 07, 2017, 06:54:24 PMPathfinderJR met the co-owner of Kuiu last August in the Seattle Airport on the way home after our Alaska caribou hunt. They talked for almost an hour. He told him the same thing; We don't make clothes for women. Basically, his philosophy is that the men's sizes they make will cover most women that want to buy Kuiu. For them to offer a full range of the sizes/shapes that would allow him to claim a "women's line" would be too costly. For what it's worth, the guy we met was pretty plain spoken and blunt. My son (who is a high school senior) said that he was applying for Army ROTC Scholarships and wanted to major in business. Asked what his chances were of being hired to work for a company like Kuiu straight out of college with a business marketing degree. They guy told him "Zero chance. Do ROTC, be an Army officer, go Ranger or Special Forces, serve a few years. Then we'll talk. We don't hire wusses."Wow. Makes we want to switch to First Lite.And I don't understand the 'added costs of making women's line'. I understand the design and r&d around perfecting clothing fitted to women's figures, and also the challenge because women's bodies vary much more than men's bodies. PathfinderJR wasn't offended at all. The route that they suggested was the route he is planning on taking anyway...
Think about how much more game the Indians and mountain men would have killed if they would have worn this stuff.
I'm not certain I agree with his outlook, however he's built a great business in short order. We will have to wait and see if this affects anything. My gut tells me it won't affect anything. One could say that if bread manufacturer only offered white bread and not wheat, that they were making a bad business decision. The only difference here is that wheat bread cannot talk or complain.
By buying his product and proudly wearing his brand you are approving of the individual just like prancing around in a Hillary shirt.
Quote from: 2MANY on January 11, 2017, 09:03:47 AMBy buying his product and proudly wearing his brand you are approving of the individual just like prancing around in a Hillary shirt.What's wrong with supporting his product. He spoke his mind and maybe hurt some feelings. Who cares. Geez people are sensitive these days.
