A new idea. A new project... (Page 2 of 5)

Robby, I see your vision and I am so happy to be a part of this.  Thank you for including me. xox

Once again many thanks Robby and thank you Jonathan for working on this project.  It will help out many people in the future.

That's it! thank you Keanu.

I told Robby in e-mail that I think it's an great idea- and now let me thank you publicly Robby, for including me and for your work promoting making and cracking whips    

  A long time ago, I bought a custom knife that I really liked.  But- the sheath sucked.  In fact, it fell apart.  I contacted the maker, or tried to, and was ignored.  So, I'll never buy from him again or recommend anyone else to do so either.  In the meantime, I found someone else to make me a sheath and paid up front.  And waited....And waited...etc....I finally had to threaten legal action to get my sheath, 7 months later after being told it would take a week.  The sheath is great!  The knife is great!  The service from both vendors sucked horribly!  I mention it because I think that other crafts would benefit from this kind of idea.  I myself am gun shy now about making large purchases from people I don't know because of this, and so when Robby told me about his idea it was like a ray of light.  I'm honored to be in this group with Bobbi, Rhett, and Simon, and I can't wait to see the site and how this all develops.

Robby - 100% I think it is a step in the right direction.

          What I was saying was.
It is sad that some people can have such a love for profit and money that they take advantage of the ones that give them there business.

Congratulations Einar and Giovanni!

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Yesterday I was talking to Bobbi. And I told her, that I know, that out there are enough folks, who will say:"Ah, who needs that nonsense? Nobody!". There will be whip makers saying: "I don't need that weird Ring of Trust. I guarantee for myself!" Yep.

Actually no one needs that Ring of Trust. Until it is needed…

I had reports, emails and calls from customers who were treated more than bad by "whip makers", asking me for help. All I could tell them was, to contact the whip maker to settle things. And the answers were all the time the same:

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He/she refused to accept my complaint. The heel knot of my whip just slipped of. The whip maker told me that I simply cracked my whip too hard. I can have it repaired, but I'll have to pay. End of line.

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I contacted the whip maker, but there was no response. End of line.

And that is exactly the point were the WBRoT comes in. When a customer buys a whip from one of the members of the WBRoT, he does not only buy from a single whip maker. He has all the other whip makers right by his side. And that is the difference! In such a moment the customers will know, why the whip maker they ordered from is not a member of the Ring.

I mean… Imagine this: Whip makers with a first class reputation for long years of service, craftsmanship and quality, who do not only state that they guarantee for their own work, no, no, no… The whip makers with all their more than good reputation guarantee and vouch with their good names for the work, the quality and the service of other whip makers! Have you ever heard about something like that?

The next thing is, that a customer doesn't have to pay a single cent more than the regular prices on the list. It's all about to set a new standard in customer service. No more. No less. And again - the WBRoT is a pure dictatorship. A whip maker will be invited into that elite Ring of Trust. It's not a thing where to just have to register and that's it. And - believe it or not - in the meantime I had four emails from Whip makers who'd like to join the Ring. I feel honored, no doubt. But - like I said - you have to be invited.

Robby, I love when you wrote that "Actually, no one needs the ring of trust.  Until its needed..."  That put the biggest smile on my face because it is so True. 

I'm amazed that you are already getting requests from whip makers to join.  It just shows that the RoT is needed and others see the value of being a part of such a group.  This was the right time to take action.  I'm proud of you for taking action so quickly.  Well everyone took action... Tyler "whipped" out a cool logo and Jonathan is working magic on the pages and Rhett is so excited that he already has the logo in place.  Yay!  Good job, Men.  I'm grateful to be included in a group like this who has the ability to move on an idea quickly.

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Perhaps it's a german thing - or just a Robby one; I don't know. But I think, if something is good, it has to be done. Period. I hate these endless debates, no matter what. "I want this, I think that, they don't want this but would like to have that and perhaps we could, perhaps you should..." and so on.

I'm used to make decisions. Clear, fast and consequent. I don't like to wait for answers. For example - Chris Barr agreed to join the Masters Gallery. We wrote a few emails. But then it took him more and more time to answer. I don't expect novels. But I expect a contemporary response. That's a matter of respect. At least to me. So - no Chris Barr. I set his account back to "wait for registration".

I absolutely understand if someone is busy. But everybody - everybody - has time to write something like: "Dear xyz, I'm swamped with work, right now. I'll answer you within the next week!" Again - everybody can type that. You know, I don't make a difference if someone is a well known whip maker or a "simple" member of the forum. Everybody is a human being that has to be respected. And if someone doesn't respect me... Well.

It's more than amazing what Jonathan and Tyler did on that new project. I had the most simple part - I just had to develop the idea. And the fact, that Rhett has the logo on his page already, shows me how much he believes in that. And that again reminds me on my responsibility to the folks who follow me in that adventure, these great whip makers. To have these great folks by my side.

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