Yeti Caved. Gutless.

Legume

westernbbq said:

No

What i am saying is that business in a competitive environment with relatively weak brand recognition that use a political agenda to help 'save' their business are generally screwed....yeti attempted to sue, rtic  adapted and sales increased for rtic.   Yeti losing market share is being reacted to now in a desperate attempt to  recover or expand sales related to this NRA decision is unlikely to jolt sales

And i am not a member of the nra, nor do i send them support.  I am saying that yeti would be better off lowering prices and doing some collaborative marketing with weber, cabelas, nfl, etc,

Their products simply cost too much and the more they dance around the issue with gimmicks and political stuntsmanship and call it something else, the more lost sales they will incur...

Hey @westernbbq I was responding to @Ozzie_Isaac post about our alleged Russian brothers in arms,  NRA lets the bear in the door because they blindly see it as support for their narrow agenda.  Nobody recognizes this because NRA has so many convinced their 2nd amendment rights are going away tomorrow unless you give money to the NRA today (the one true savior) and that any legislation is the terrible slippery slope.  Kind of sounds like tent-revival preacher messaging to me.

Re Yeti, idgaf.  Wasn’t ever going to buy anything beyond a cup.  Business decisions.  I can’t reconcile a company that overcharges so much with having a moral stance.  They’re free to say and do as they wish, chase or protect market as they see it.

I don’t often align my purchasing choices with my moral or ethical compass based on what businesses say.  It’s all advertising.  I do align my giving, however.

bobroo

Isn't it funny how people blindly follow the NRA, allowing themselves to be manipulated by product endorsements--as if they couldn't figure out for themselves whether a particular cooler manufacturer was a good brand for them to buy.

stlcharcoal

bobroo said:

Isn't it funny how people blindly follow the NRA, allowing themselves to be manipulated by product endorsements--as if they couldn't figure out for themselves whether a particular cooler manufacturer was a good brand for them to buy.

Who said that EVER happened?  I don't remember seeing any YETI advertisements in the magazine.  I seem to remember seeing stainless steel cups in the Christmas catalog, but I can't remember if they were YETI or someone else.  So, why is it ok for Pizza Hut to be the official pizza of the NFL?  People not smart enough to pickout their own pizza and they're going to take the NFL's recommendation?  No, the companies just want to stay out in front.  YETI wanted to put their coolers in front of MILLIONS of outdoorsman, hunters, etc. with money, and the NRA's demographic fit the bill. 

In fact, maybe YETI was NOT seeing a return on investment.  Maybe market research showed that NRA members bought RTIC, Pelican, or other brands after shopping around.  Perhaps YETI was already going to cut ties, and decided to get some free advertising out of it.  Who knows......

Rick in Crystal Lake

Yeti, so sad, just another useful idiot. Good luck Yeti...

Webass

GrillSgt said:

Standing up for your beliefs and risking your business is not gutless. Stupid possibly but certainly not gutless. 

It is a stupid business decision, and gutless.  If they were so strong in their beliefs they would have stated the reason for their decision. stlcharcoal  clearly defines the differences between the NRA and the NRA Foundation.  I wouldn't be surprised, and hoping, the NRA Foundation will quickly find a Yeti competitor that'll do business with them.

fishlessman

how long will tofu stay cold in my yeti cooler

Gulfcoastguy

fishlessman said:

how long will tofu stay cold in my yeti cooler

Are you saying that the Yeti management are a bunch of Soy Boys?

fishlessman

while supplies last

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Friends-of-NRA-Limited-Edition-YETI-20-QT-Roadie-COOLER-New-in-the-Box/253578318963?hash=item3b0a721473:g:sqQAAOSwaDZasauI

DoubleEgger

I would suspect that the vast majority of the hunters and fishermen out there have already purchased a roto molded cooler if they truly wanted one. In my opinion, selling to that demographic is yesterday’s news. Yeti has been going after the soccer mom and dads for a while now.  Cutting ties with the NRA is probably a good decision for the company given their current target audience. 

I’m in alignment with Cen Tex also. I’ve hunted and fished my entire life and the NRA doesn’t speak for me either. It’s clearly not the NRA that was around when I was a kid. 

HeavyG

Gulfcoastguy said:

fishlessman said:

how long will tofu stay cold in my yeti cooler

Are you saying that the Yeti management are a bunch of Soy Boys?

"Soy Boys"

Had to look that one up - https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/soy-boy-insult-what-is-definition-far-right-men-masculinity-women-a8027816.html

fishlessman

HeavyG said:

Gulfcoastguy said:

fishlessman said:

how long will tofu stay cold in my yeti cooler

Are you saying that the Yeti management are a bunch of Soy Boys?

"Soy Boys"

Had to look that one up - https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/soy-boy-insult-what-is-definition-far-right-men-masculinity-women-a8027816.html

i have not been keeping up either, seems soyboy is the new term for lib

“The average soy boy is a feminist, nonathletic, has never been in a fight, will probably marry the first girl that has sex with him, and likely reduces all his arguments to labeling the opposition as ‘Nazis’.”

GrillSgt

The smeller's the feller.

Gulfcoastguy

Just stirring the pot for the next Friday. Meanwhile that is a pretty complete definition, but not I was implying that that is what Fishless thought about Yeti management.

fishlessman

Gulfcoastguy said:

Just stirring the pot for the next Friday. Meanwhile that is a pretty complete definition, but not I was implying that that is what Fishless thought about Yeti management.

actually, i just cut and pasted heavyg's post it just sounds way too familar, me being a nazi and all

Gulfcoastguy

Oh well, might as well spread the libel around generously.

Miked125

Maybe it was a business decision... 

billt01

Liberal nation

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2nd amendment's not going anywhere folks and will not be changed...

There are to many "bad rifles" out there..its easy to "take away" peoples munitions when they really don't have munitions to take away..

When the day comes when it is "illegal" for citizens to own guns; albeit "assault" or otherwise, AND the government tries to police that law...

well, bad $#!+ will ensue...

NRA, YETI, HOGG or all the other little idiots wont change the 2nd amendment.

That being said, the "high efficiency" cooler market is saturated with "Yeti" knockoffs.

Ozark Trail is back in Walmart, Engle and RTIC have obtained a large market share. So one DOES beg to question. Why the hell would a company silo themselves from one of their biggest market share demographics?

 

billt01

https://youtu.be/3pH98f8kz5w

Legume

That’s what I’m talking about brother patriot.  Imma vote for the guy that’s as pissed off as me, or at least knows how to sound like it.  They are coming for your guns, don’t you listen to anyone that says different.  You give ‘em hell when they do, nuthin more ‘Mercian than that.  Gotta protect ourselves, I saw Red Dawn too.  Not the crappy second one, the real one with Swayze and Sheen.

billt01

Legume said:

That’s what I’m talking about brother patriot.  Imma vote for the guy that’s as pissed off as me, or at least knows how to sound like it.  They are coming for your guns, don’t you listen to anyone that says different.  You give ‘em hell when they do, nuthin more ‘Mercian than that.  Gotta protect ourselves, I saw Red Dawn too.  Not the crappy second one, the real one with Swayze and Sheen.

Ha!

good stuff...

THEBuckeye

Thank little punk Hogg strikes again. 

Companies being told how to conduct business by a snot-faced puppet of the Liberal Left and Jorge Soros. 

DoubleEgger

THEBuckeye said:

Thank little punk Hogg strikes again. 

Companies being told how to conduct business by a snot-faced puppet of the Liberal Left and Jorge Soros. 

billt01

DoubleEgger said:

THEBuckeye said:

Thank little punk Hogg strikes again. 

Companies being told how to conduct business by a snot-faced puppet of the Liberal Left and Jorge Soros. 

+ the AR-15 is just soooooooo last year...

I'm partial to the AR-10 7.62

GrillSgt

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Is it still snowing?

TEXASBGE2018

billt01 said:

DoubleEgger said:

THEBuckeye said:

Thank little punk Hogg strikes again. 

Companies being told how to conduct business by a snot-faced puppet of the Liberal Left and Jorge Soros. 

+ the AR-15 is just soooooooo last year...

I'm partial to the AR-10 7.62

Now that is freaking funny.

TEXASBGE2018

I meant your MEME's that you posted are funny. Not your comment about AR-10's

TEXASBGE2018

I've been looking to buy a 65 or 75 Liter Cooler. Guess RTIC just won my business without even breaking a sweat.

billt01

GrillSgt said:

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Is it still snowing?

its ALWAYS snowing somewhere...

GrillSgt

nm

saluki2007

billt01 said:

GrillSgt said:

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Is it still snowing?

its ALWAYS snowing somewhere...

It's always snowing on South Beach.