Is this true

dodsi · Dirty Carny Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Karma :

The owner of a localish pub whom used to run a hein gericke store said that a company policy is that you can ask them to clean your helmet for you.

Is this true?

Would love to walk into a hein gericke and say "polish my helmet darling"

Mr. Green

Rookie · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Feb 2005 Karma :

Worth a shot, but they might polish your face for you instead! Razz

colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

You can ask them but it doesnt mean they will do it.

I could ask them to give them the contents of the till but unless I was appropriately threatening, I think they'd be inclined to say no.

An old woman at the bike show today polished my bike boots for free in an attempt to sell me some bike polish waterproofing wax. I didn mention that I didnt want to buy it until she had polished both Smile

Ive had them a year and never polished them and they could easily go another year./
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Ragdoll · Spanner Monkey Joined: 10 Oct 2005 Karma :

I think Arai do it...we're trying to get them down to the meet for some helmet polshing Very Happy

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fuzz · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Karma :

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

It is silicone based though isn't it?

I have had many an argument with the folks on those stands. "Let me polish your boots for you."

"No thanks"
"but this stuff is really good."
"I don't care, they already have wax proofing agent on them."
"Go on, it's free."
"Yes, but it will remove the wax already on there"
"Ah, but this stuff is better"
"What, better than totally waterproof?"
"We have it on special offer, today only three pots for a tenner"
"*expletive deleted*"

They lost any chance of selling it to me at any point now or in the future when they continued after "No thanks."
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fuzz · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Mar 2004 Karma :

Yes they are a little on the pushy side of things. It does get kind of irritating after a while. I have learnt that the definition of free is expensive.
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colin1 · Captain Safety Joined: 17 Feb 2005 Karma :

xlizx · Scooby Slapper Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Karma :

Hein Gericke do discounts if you ask for them though!
Got my leathers there, and Chriss blagged me £50 off the whole lot! Wink

dodsi · Dirty Carny Joined: 06 Aug 2004 Karma :

Yep, I got £35 off the stuff I was buying by simply asking.

xlizx · Scooby Slapper Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Karma :

It's all part of my having a haggling old woman for a boyfriend Wink