Frosty Posted February 17, 2021 Share they sexy socks, not fatsacksI prefer phat socks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane__bob Posted February 17, 2021 Share Only needed if you want to continue selling to the people complaining. If they are not part of your target market them you can ignore them until their outrage fades into the short social media memory. Next week there will be someone mad at woolies again for some reason and versus will be forgotten. But if they can make a change , it can potentially gain more SM clout than what they lost in the outrage. Even here on the hub we saw someone who back pedaled on his decision to boikot Trek between his outrage and him actually buying a bike.Yip, I can't disagree with what you're saying! The situation is a bit of a double edge sword. No matter what your stance is, Versus will get cut either way and they can recovery greatly either way. In my opinion at least. People just love to complain.. heck even I fall in to that category some times... comes with having little patience Additionally, I don't even support them haha. I find their socks to be way over priced! I am not much of a brand prostitute so nothing really appeals to me. All of their socks which I have owned, disintegrated in to dust after a year. I bought some CAM socks about 2 years ago for like R40 each, AMAZING socks! Still looking fresh as ever! Edited February 23, 2021 by Shane__bob Peron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter1 Posted February 17, 2021 Share I like secret socks. Jewbacca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steady Spin Posted February 17, 2021 Share I like secret socks. Looks like Versus might like the secrets too. Pieter1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted February 17, 2021 Share I like secret socks.Are you a wannabe triathlete? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted February 17, 2021 Share Yip, I can disagree with what you're saying! The situation is a bit of a double edge sword. No matter what your stance is, Versus will get cut either way and they can recovery greatly either way. In my opinion at least. People just love to complain.. heck even I fall in to that category some times... comes with having little patience Additionally, I don't even support them haha. I find their socks to be way over priced! I am not much of a brand prostitute so nothing really appeals to me. All of their socks which I have owned, disintegrated in to dust after a year. I bought some CAM socks about 2 years ago for like R40 each, AMAZING socks! Still looking fresh as ever!Interesting, also bought CAM socks and they all developed hole on arch and heel, where the Versus socks are still going strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warick_wrx Posted February 17, 2021 Share Sounds as if Versus are somewhat DeFeet'ed either way ! Edited February 17, 2021 by warick_wrx gerriemtb, Boyracer, Pure Savage and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFW Posted February 17, 2021 Share The controversy re-activated the thread. The thread tickled my interest. My interest got me onto their website. Their story and products resonated. Sales made. No such thing as bad advertising? PhilipV, Wayne pudding Mol and Long Wheel Base 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted February 18, 2021 Share Interesting, also bought CAM socks and they all developed hole on arch and heel, where the Versus socks are still going strong. ja me too. but i think the CAM socks i got at cycletour expo were three pairs for R100.so it's not like we're comparing pineapples with asparagus spears. i have one pair of versus, the SA flag ones...they too intricate and it is a dogs breakfast inside now. Pure Savage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNT1 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Am I wrong for riding in woolworths socks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted February 18, 2021 Share Let's face it, vversus iisn't alone in being exclusive around the demographics of their ambassadors.look at most advertising in SA, its polarised along European culture. The bike industry is no different.Not all the polarisation is racist either. Some of it is technical, others along the lines of what the target market is. Calling out true wrong doing when it surfaces gets lost in the mist of perception and point of view. In versus case they just read their market incorrectly and got called on that. Its a fair play. What and how they fix it will likely not affect sales in the short term but socks are a generic product. It's not like they can say well income bracket X isn't our target so we can ignore that outrage. It doesn't help that their reps attitudes aligns with the perception they created. They need to have a outside view of how they are perceived in the whole market not just rc cmamongst friends and stellenbosch bike shops. The smart thing is change for the better but also to understand why that change is necessary Danger Dassie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted February 18, 2021 Share Am I wrong for riding in woolworths socks?My Woolies socks are used much more than the Versus ones. TNT1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted February 18, 2021 Share Am I wrong for riding in woolworths socks?hayi suka! student prince neh? https://www.pepstores.com/product/men/accessories/sport-anklet-socks-sku-dab68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted February 19, 2021 Share I'm waiting for Grasshopper to get into the sock game Long Wheel Base and NickGM 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stefmeister Posted February 19, 2021 Share Sexy fits my wide feet better than versus too So there's that The old versus socks were kinda nice, except for the cuff. The new ones get too hot and sweaty = stinky feet. Too much synthetic materials in there. Those Cwc Cam ones are even hotter, can only wear them in winter. Will look for something else next time I'm buying socks, maybe look at Falke again - I've an old pair that's quite okay. Edited February 19, 2021 by stefmeister DieselnDust 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted February 19, 2021 Share The old versus socks were kinda nice, except for the cuff. The new ones get too hot and sweaty = stinky feet. Too much synthetic materials in there. Those Cwc Cam ones are even hotter, can only wear them in winter. Will look for something else next time I'm buying socks, maybe look at Falke again - I've an old pair that's quite okay. supercaz is quite nice for summer and the colours are vibrant.SOX i?grumpy Monkey is well priced, comfortable and not so sweaty. These and Sexy probably make up 80% of my socks. With WFH i wear them to work too Steady Spin and stefmeister 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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