TulkasTri wrote:
zedzded wrote:
TulkasTri wrote:
Hey guys, a little bit of an update. After I opened the dispute with AMEX, eventually LTP delivered my stuff (about 6 months after placing the order). I decided I was not going to wear the kit, as a matter of principle, so it had been sitting in my closet since then. A few weeks ago a friend messaged me asking if I had let someone borrow my LTP kit, to which I responded "of course not", and he sent me this:
How do I know that's my kit? Because it has my name on it: "GUS", the dude in the photo's name is Robert. Proof:
So, maybe part of the delays with my kit is that it was shipped somewhere and was used for what looks like a photo shoot. No clue if that dude used it for something else. So basically, I ended up with a $300 suit that was delivered after 6 months, and had someone else's ass in it prior to mine.
It would almost be amusing if you didn't have to fork out $300...
And who is the guy with the beard? A model? Or a LTP employee?
I believe he’s some kind of “sponsored” athlete? I saw him on Instagram, and he’s always wearing LTP gear like that Cheff dude, but this guy is in Texas, so no clue what he does for them. He was at Oceanside, rocking the California kit, but he’s not particularly fast (7:51), but he has a good following on IG. Maybe he’s just an IG “celebrity”.
Yeah I was just checking out his Instagram account. I don't want to sound derogatory and mean-spirited, but I'm not understanding why a clothes company would sponsor an overweight person who is right at the bottom when it comes to triathlon? He has tons of their suits. It's great that it's not some emaciated heroin-chic model, but I can't imagine these kind of photos are going to make potential customers go wow I want one. Happy he's out there doing his thing on Instagram, but I need someone more au-fait with Instagram and "sponsored" athletes to explain it to, because I don't get it...
Plus the fact he has so many suits reinforces the theory that the "gus" suit was 2nd hand by the time you got it. They send him a suit, he takes some pics sends it back and they sell it on... crazy, but I guess logical from a business perspective. Unless of course you get busted!