Versatile Visions, llc., a Maine company, had the right to persuade them to cease and desist. We didn't. Why? Their sales were a great advertisement for the SKYLINER, and a testimonial to its success. Most products don't last but two years in Disney, and even a shorter period in Brookstone. We lasted 11 years. We kept our product in Disney until they felt the pinch. Disney has been hurt by economic conditions and needs employees who can't afford to work at the low wages the offer. It is not cost efficient for the low income earners who need to put fuel in their autos to arrive at work, or find housing affordable. Hence, they didn't have the personnel to demonstrate it. It's a Mickey Mouse Operation!
It is common knowledge in the product industry that Brookstone is not resistant to "knocking-off"a product which would enhance their profits. They are infamous for taking on a product and then making it their own a year or two later. They are not alone. This recipe for retail is more common than not. Big retailers with integrity are on a short list. Just an opinion not fact? We love them all, understand the game, go with the flow, and look forward to filling their shelves with products they will like enough to bring to the next level and become a staple.
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ReplyDeleteI remember being given one of these skyliners as a long term loan although I didn't realise it at the time. It was at a time I used to visit night clubs in the UK and Ibiza (during the summer). I would take the Skyliner and pull it out once i was feeling 'really happy' dancing to uplifting dance music (usually trance music). The amount of attention it got was unbelievable and of course the enjoyment I got (at the time) was impossible to quantify! The two club nights I have in mind are Gatecrasher in Sheffield at the Republic and Cream at Amnesia in Ibiza. I would type the DJs name in and spin it round gaining acknowledgement from the DJ and so many other clubbers. I would hand it out to people around me, all of whom were having an equally 'happy time'. Amazing times and am amazing contraption. Eventually after a few years of twizzling I remember handing it to another clubber on my way out of Gatecrasher. I wonder whether it survived? I would love another one just for old times sake.
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