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Thread: Pieps Beacons under fire
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04-16-2021, 04:54 PM #551Registered User
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04-16-2021, 06:58 PM #552
oh man
I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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04-16-2021, 07:27 PM #553
Looks comfy.
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04-16-2021, 08:36 PM #554
They actually carried through with that recall option plan?!? Oh my. I wonder what damage control analysis suggested that was the proper course of action? To be a fly on the wall in Yvon's office, or wherever he reflects on his legacy these days...
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04-16-2021, 09:03 PM #555
And to make it (slightly) worse, I specifically sent them an email saying that I didn't want their shitty plastic harness and I wanted the replacement beacon they were offering in the fall (which I signed up for, but they ran out of beacons before I got one).
So far, no reply to that email. The harness auto-shipped, apparently based on my request for the $100 trade in from last fall. I definitely did not make any new request for the plastic harness. So that sucks.
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04-16-2021, 09:16 PM #556Registered User
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There is not much difference between the products in this category but this make it pretty big
whom amongst you is going to buy another pieps or will you just buy a barryvox next time ?
Already a Barryvox guy so its not a question i need to answerLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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04-16-2021, 09:56 PM #557
I still got codes for Barryvox
I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.
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04-16-2021, 10:23 PM #558
Holy fuck what a monstrosity. Who wants to bet it doesn't fit in a PIEPS pocket™
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04-17-2021, 06:55 AM #559
Damn, I thought that photo was a joke at first.
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04-17-2021, 07:06 AM #560
Should I just pack a box with dog poop and send mine back to them?
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04-17-2021, 07:29 AM #561
Does it glow in the dark?
OH, MY GAWD! ―John Hillerman Big Billie Eilish fan.
But that's a quibble to what PG posted (at first, anyway, I haven't read his latest book) ―jono
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04-17-2021, 09:06 AM #562
My dsp sport is seven years old so I’m not going to push for a brand new replacement but yeah, I just bought a barryvox. I figure I’ll just use the pieps as a practice beacon/backup.
The longer range of the barryvox alone was enough to make me want to switch.
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04-17-2021, 09:49 AM #563
Another annoyance: the beacon won't fit in the harness if it's in any mode other than send. Seems like that would be a significant pain in the ass in a bunch of scenarios.
I ordered a barryvox as soon as pieps announced their solution, but still, this is extra shitty.
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04-17-2021, 10:19 AM #564Registered User
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next fall the Pieps folks will all be in the zoom sales meeting when buddy announces the figures are WAY down
Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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04-17-2021, 09:29 PM #565
And their conclusion will be that there are so many happy folks who got replacement beacons (not harnesses), that it ate into demand.
So, it won't fit when in the "off" position either? I suppose that makes sense, given the design. It gets worse with every detail that surfaces, but hey ... next year, they can offer the "rib protection" upgrade - a layer of memory foam
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04-18-2021, 07:52 AM #566
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04-25-2021, 05:46 PM #567
They just sent an email saying that my "new carrying system" is on the way, despite the fact that I filed my claim when they were replacing beacons that were still under warranty with new ones. Since the case makes the beacon useless for those of us who use a beacon pocket, I figured I'd call the number they left at the bottom of the email to remind them that they owe me a new beacon, not a useless piece of plastic.
Of course, the number asks for the extension of the person you are calling (they didn't give one) and hangs up after 3 tries. Even hitting 0 doesn't work. It's like BD is trying to kill any goodwill they had left. Unreal.
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04-25-2021, 05:57 PM #568
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04-25-2021, 06:20 PM #569
What a dumpster fire. Can't believe this is what they are pushing out to the public after this long.
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04-27-2021, 07:47 PM #570Registered User
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