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So Who's the Lucky Yarak Winner?

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BayouBeauxhunter said:
Once again I’m not calling for a boycott or for anyone to be censored. I’m just making an observation. Incorporating profanity into your communication with your customers is a turn off for many. Add that to what was clearly a poor marketing ploy disguised as being a fair shot to purchase their product, and your customers lose trust in you. WE’s success or failure will depend on how they move forward. I don’t think what they did this one time will ruin them nor do I think it should. I used modern assassins and working class bowhunters as an example of how the hunting industry has become less family friendly. If WE wants to promote modern assassins that’s their business, but people are going to form an impression about their company based on associations and actions, especially if WE actions coincide with the content on modern assassins website such as the email. I actually own WE products and for me they are just ok. They make nothing I can’t do without and as a business that makes ok products I would think it would behoove them to be neutral in their official communications with their customer base and not follow the “shock jock” types that are popping up more and more in the hunting industry.
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Again, well-expressed. I don’t have to agree 100% to see that.
 
DelaWhere_Arrow said:
Agreed. Healthy debate is all I’ve seen here. They made a good saddle and one person made a questionable email decision. We’re discussing the, uh, finer points between the lines. That said, maybe it has gone too far lol. We’re not really discussing the fact that the Yarak is now like, saddle #7 or #8 in current production, which is awesome. Nobody has come out saying they won the saddle though, so we’re chatting around the campfire a bit IMO.
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I did win the chance to purchase the Yarak.

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BayouBeauxhunter said:
Once again I’m not calling for a boycott or for anyone to be censored. I’m just making an observation. Incorporating profanity into your communication with your customers is a turn off for many. Add that to what was clearly a poor marketing ploy disguised as being a fair shot to purchase their product, and your customers lose trust in you. WE’s success or failure will depend on how they move forward. I don’t think what they did this one time will ruin them nor do I think it should. I used modern assassins and working class bowhunters as an example of how the hunting industry has become less family friendly. If WE wants to promote modern assassins that’s their business, but people are going to form an impression about their company based on associations and actions, especially if WE actions coincide with the content on modern assassins website such as the email. I actually own WE products and for me they are just ok. They make nothing I can’t do without and as a business that makes ok products I would think it would behoove them to be neutral in their official communications with their customer base and not follow the “shock jock” types that are popping up more and more in the hunting industry.
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Looking way to far into 1 word in 1 email.



I think a lot of people need to disconnect from the internet and get into a tree and chill the F out and enjoy what they love doing.

Good luck to everyone this season! Oct 1st can't get here soon enough for me.

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matt76cmich said:
I did win the chance to purchase the Yarak.

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Lol so what if you don’t take them up on their oh so generous offer you lucky dog you?

Man the day I am lucky enough to spend money on something is a lucky day indeed! But maybe not the kind of luck I’m looking for.


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d_rek said:
Lol so what if you don’t take them up on their oh so generous offer you lucky dog you?

Man the day I am lucky enough to spend money on something is a lucky day indeed! But maybe not the kind of luck I’m looking for.


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If I said no, they move onto the next person in line. I'm spending the same money as I would on the Flex (that i still have on order), but i get the Yarak this week to my door and get to play around and get used to it before the season gets here. Or I say no and wait for my Flex to possibly ship sometime in early October.......maybe ship in early Oct.

Either way with the Yarak a limited number of people were going to get in on this first run (First Come First Serve or through the lottery). I lucked out and drew the chance to get into a saddle before my deer season starts.

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I am excited to see some reviews on the mesh. It would be the one I would buy.


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matt76cmich said:
If I said no, they move onto the next person in line. I'm spending the same money as I would on the Flex (that i still have on order), but i get the Yarak this week to my door and get to play around and get used to it before the season gets here. Or I say no and wait for my Flex to possibly ship sometime in early October.......maybe ship in early Oct.

Either way with the Yarak a limited number of people were going to get in on this first run (First Come First Serve or through the lottery). I lucked out and drew the chance to get into a saddle before my deer season starts.

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I know the demand is there but did I misread the initial contest description? I thought it was to win a saddle, not win a chance to buy one? If that's the case I can't really sanction that kind of interaction with the community, but it's their business... so...

That being said I have no issue with them getting into the saddle game: More competition will result in more pressure on companies to produce better products and more options for consumers. I hope their saddle is high quality and serves you well (and you get it before the season)!
 
"Negative publicity is still publicity" but offending a good portion of your customer base is not very smart. It seems the only one making the Yarak was one guy, total legend or not one guy is not going to make enough saddles to have a decent number ready for September 1. I sure would like to know how many saddles total they had in their lottery? Had they given the first 10 away to the lucky winners then it would have been a success no matter how few they had=Good publicity. Instead you have a product introduction with the most negative publicity I have ever seen. Will the Yarak survive? Sure and they will probably sell all they can produce at there present rate anyway.
 
d_rek said:
I know the demand is there but did I misread the initial contest description? I thought it was to win a saddle, not win a chance to buy one? If that's the case I can't really sanction that kind of interaction with the community, but it's their business... so...

That being said I have no issue with them getting into the saddle game: More competition will result in more pressure on companies to produce better products and more options for consumers. I hope their saddle is high quality and serves you well (and you get it before the season)!
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The contest was indeed for the chance to purchase a saddle, not to win one. The main reason they did it was to avoid the waiting windows and supply-chain question marks that both AH and Tethrd have posted due to imbalance in supply/demand. In other words, “if you really want it tell us now, we’ll let you know if we can make enough” is kinda what I got from the contest idea.
 
slydog said:
"Negative publicity is still publicity" but offending a good portion of your customer base is not very smart. It seems the only one making the Yarak was one guy, total legend or not one guy is not going to make enough saddles to have a decent number ready for September 1. I sure would like to know how many saddles total they had in their lottery? Had they given the first 10 away to the lucky winners then it would have been a success no matter how few they had=Good publicity. Instead you have a product introduction with the most negative publicity I have ever seen. Will the Yarak survive? Sure and they will probably sell all they can produce at there present rate anyway.
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Just keep this in mind. WE is the retailer. Aerohunter was the manufacturer. I was very close to this whole situation. And of course there was info I was not privy to. But I do not believe that the initial agreement had just Casey making this limited run of saddles. It may be that its the hand WE was dealt. Based on what I know, that's what I personally believed happened. Aerohunter is behind on their orders and in turn made a promise they didn't keep. I cant say any of this is fact bec i've never been told that. But I do believe they had a much diff idea about number of saddles and the release than when the video was recorded
 
I believe everyone who received that email has the right to question the company and how they handle things. I love my WE stepps and doubt the email will sway me away from further purchases. My main concern after receiving that email is that if they are willing to blast that kind of language in a mass email, what’s going to happen if I need to raise a concern about a purchase or product they provide. Will I be met with the same kind of language/attitude/etc or will they continue to be professional. Anyways, that’s my 2 cents on it.
 
I have had nothing but positive experience with the steps and customer service from Wild Edge. With that said, I put my name in for the "lottery" and "won" for the new YARAK. It's currently OTW. My current saddle is the Kestrel which I have used exclusively since the first run in 2017. I'll make sure to post and unbiased review/video when it arrives. I am hopefully optimistic since AeroHunter manufactured and the guys at Wild Edge are serious about their saddle hunting.

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ARERHODES said:
I have had nothing but positive experience with the steps and customer service from Wild Edge. With that said, I put my name in for the "lottery" and "won" for the new YARAK. It's currently OTW. My current saddle is the Kestrel which I have used exclusively since the first run in 2017. I'll make sure to post and unbiased review/video when it arrives. I am hopefully optimistic since AeroHunter manufactured and the guys at Wild Edge are serious about their saddle hunting.

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Glad you won, maybe now we will get a real, unbiased review. What I have seen so far is just 2 guys sitting at a table telling me how great the Yarak is. I know it will feel like a Flex when you hang from it but could you tell me if it will stay in the up position and not un-flex on its own. Your opinion on the repositioned linesman loops would also be nice. I really don't see where that would make or break the Yarak but I suppose some changes had to be made to change the name.
 
slydog said:
Glad you won, maybe now we will get a real, unbiased review. What I have seen so far is just 2 guys sitting at a table telling me how great the Yarak is. I know it will feel like a Flex when you hang from it but could you tell me if it will stay in the up position and not un-flex on its own. Your opinion on the repositioned linesman loops would also be nice. I really don't see where that would make or break the Yarak but I suppose some changes had to be made to change the name.
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Yeah I’m sure the linesman loops are a upgrade and an important one. I’m gettin* the size 2, as you’ll see when I review it, I’m 6’3 250 so it will be biased towards bigger hunters. We have all the problems anyways, y’all little guys and girls could hang from anything and be comfortable.


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ARERHODES said:
Yeah I’m sure the linesman loops are a upgrade and an important one. I’m gettin* the size 2, as you’ll see when I review it, I’m 6’3 250 so it will be biased towards bigger hunters. We have all the problems anyways, y’all little guys and girls could hang from anything and be comfortable.


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Well I got ya beat lol, I'm 6'5" 305#. I also have the size 2 coming.

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