Posted on 10/07/2004 1:43:16 PM PDT by Traci
And so begins the great Leatherman, (and others) Jihad!
Semper Fi
I received the following from Columbia Sportsware after emailing them a letter of complaint:
Thank you for taking the time to contact Columbia Sportswear and share your concerns regarding a recent article about executives offering presidential candidate support.
Please let me assure that Columbia Sportswear is a bi-partisan and public company that doesn’t affiliate with political candidates or organizations. However, as an outdoor company we are concerned with outdoor issues that effect the environment and our consumer’s ability to enjoy the outdoors. Therefore, we’ve ensured that Columbia representatives have been in attendance during each candidate’s visit to the Pacific Northwest. Specifically, the article that announced our support for the Kerry campaign was a misprint and should have only announced personal support for Kerry on behalf of Peter Bragdon – a company executive. In addition, it should be noted that other company executives including our CEO and President, Tim Boyle have personally supported the Bush campaign both verbally and monetarily. In conclusion, Columbia Sportswear did not and will not endorse a candidate for President of the United States.
Thanks again for you inquiry and the opportunity to respond to your concerns. Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions or concerns regarding Columbia Sportswear or our products.
Best wishes,
Kim Schamp
Public Relations Specialist II
503.985.4833 FAX 503.985.5959
Ping for post 62!
Semper Fi
No problem, thanks for coming back. I will send them an earful today.
Good to see Columbia has a corporate brain & got an email drawn up quick! Gonna call Werner & see what's up there...and Mountain Hardware.
If you call Werner, they will xfer you to her (Kelly Stone) voicemail. Phone rep said he thought her endorsement did not represent a Corporate endorsement of a political candidate. They apparently didn't know anything about it at the phone desk...
Werner Paddles
General Sales and Service
info@wernerpaddles.com
800 275-3311
F 360 793-7343
Yeah. I can just see John and John discussing their campaign over a small fire at their campsite in the wilderness, far from the distractions of wealthy wives and ambulances.
Spoke to Brian at Mountain Hardware and he said that he feels it was an unofficial corporate endorsement of the Kerry Edwards campaign. I informed him that due to that, we would be disposing of all our MH gear and purchasing the gear of bipartisan/non-endorsing companies. He said "Ok."
Mountain Hardware
For additional questions or comments about Mountain Hardwear, you may contact us directly:
info@mountainhardwear.com
800.953.8375
9am to 3pm PST (Monday - Friday)
Mountain Hardwear
Consumer Relations
4911 Central Ave
Richmond, CA 94804
Touche.
Kim needs an editor...
second line uses "effect" instead of the correct "affect"
Yep. My guess is she was writing kinda fast; my guess is they heard from their share of irate customers.
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