Here's my story
I have the same boat as the orange Rogers on the Place Diverter website. Who better to talk to than Tim Place. We had good conversations about what I should do next. I drove to his shop (80 miles each way) to look at the full Droop with Ride Plate and his HP Steering nozzle. I have a stock intake so Tim thought the droop might work and the HP steering nozzle definitely will work.
His offer to me was as follows: Try the full droop and ride plate, then run without plate and let Tim know how the boat reacts. The price $450 cash. If it doesn't work come back and he'll trade the parts for the HP steering nozzle and give me $150 cash back. I'm curious about both options so I go with his offer. We shook hands and off I went.
I talk with Tim yesterday to discuss the trade. I did feel like something was up. I drove down to his shop today. Tim changed the deal. First he offered me store credit. Then he told me he would give me $100. I'll I said was you made the deal with me at $150 cash back. Tim made a statement about what other companies stand behind their products like me. UM Tim everyone I do business with and by the way I own my own business and stand behind everything I do. He was obviously annoyed at this.
All I did was ask you to honor the deal you presented to me. Tim Place I look forward to your response here in front of everyone.
I will admit the Place Diverter products are probably the best out there. I like what I have from there. I'm simply telling everyone here to buy their products online with a credit card.
What Tim doesn't know is I had $300 cash in my pocket. I really wanted this exact set up in white for my 21' Cobra. I had to know Tim was going to honor his deal and I would have put the cash back on the table with my $300 on top of it and asked for the parts with a smile.
I've been doing business on a handshake for 25 years now. It's not about the $50. It's about looking into someone's eyes, making a deal and shaking on it. Lesson learned
