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That has nothing to do with this post, but honestly, I think that if a company wants to send catalogs, realize that the cost of that catalog... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (flyflingerandy1) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/74292 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 22:28:48 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/72935/t/A-big-complaint-I-wanted-to-vent-about-orvis.html#reply-72935 I mut have done something to make Sierra's catalogs stop coming (although I get a daily message in my junk e-mail folder). But I can't tell you what it was. I agree though, they cut down a lot of trees to mail me catalogs over the years.
Bob ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Upstreeam) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/72935 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 15:31:37 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/72931/t/A-big-complaint-I-wanted-to-vent-about-orvis.html#reply-72931 Orvis has survived the Civil War, WW1, Great Depression, WW2, and too many recessions and calamities to count..." They have not. Orvis, as we know it now, has been in continuous operation since 1964 when Perk Perkins purchased the company for $400,000. He made profound changes, keeping only... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Cornmuse) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/72931 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:58:33 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/72201/t/A-big-complaint-I-wanted-to-vent-about-orvis.html#reply-72201 feeds@yuku.com (bob4st) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/72201 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:49:56 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/72091/t/A-big-complaint-I-wanted-to-vent-about-orvis.html#reply-72091
]]> feeds@yuku.com (Riffling Hitch) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/72091 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:30:52 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/72090/t/A-big-complaint-I-wanted-to-vent-about-orvis.html#reply-72090 feeds@yuku.com (flyboy912) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/72090 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:22:52 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/72081/t/A-big-complaint-I-wanted-to-vent-about-orvis.html#reply-72081 feeds@yuku.com (Riffling Hitch) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/72081 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:53:40 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/72077/t/A-big-complaint-I-wanted-to-vent-about-orvis.html#reply-72077 Like you I am in sales, and I sell items that reinforce a message. It is our hope that these promotional products stay in "front of sight" to be keep the message going. It's part of the marketing mix along with print media and ads on the Internet.
These catalogs have an audience, and they create a return on someones investment. The only way they will only disappear if people no longer buy from them.

Les ]]> feeds@yuku.com (keebranch) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/72077 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:28:02 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/72073/t/A-big-complaint-I-wanted-to-vent-about-orvis.html#reply-72073 feeds@yuku.com (caddis4) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/72073 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:59:33 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/72072/t/A-big-complaint-I-wanted-to-vent-about-orvis.html#reply-72072 feeds@yuku.com (pearow) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/72072 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:28:22 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/72058/t/A-big-complaint-I-wanted-to-vent-about-orvis.html#reply-72058 feeds@yuku.com (flyboy912) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/72058 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:55:47 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/72052/t/A-big-complaint-I-wanted-to-vent-about-orvis.html#reply-72052 feeds@yuku.com (flyboy912) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/72052 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:37:59 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/72040/t/A-big-complaint-I-wanted-to-vent-about-orvis.html#reply-72040 at the very least make an effort to eliminate the wasteful practice of sending... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (gypsy) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/72040 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:01:41 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/72038/t/A-big-complaint-I-wanted-to-vent-about-orvis.html#reply-72038 feeds@yuku.com (flyboy912) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/72038 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:02:48 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/72024/t/A-big-complaint-I-wanted-to-vent-about-orvis.html#reply-72024 You nailed my sentiments: we need to consider all sides of the issue-not just one.

Les ]]> feeds@yuku.com (keebranch) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/72024 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:25:43 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/72002/t/A-big-complaint-I-wanted-to-vent-about-orvis.html#reply-72002 feeds@yuku.com (caddis4) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/72002 Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:34:21 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71918/t/A-big-complaint-I-wanted-to-vent-about-orvis.html#reply-71918
Certainly, though, even our "healthy" forests need better management. Not long ago, I wrote an article on how indigenous peoples often cultivated their environments. Controlled burns, to think forests, is an example. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Kenov) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71918 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 09:26:17 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71879/t/A-big-complaint-I-wanted-to-vent-about-orvis.html#reply-71879 Riffling Hitch wrote:

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Tim, "Trees can kill a forest"???. The forests seemed to do just fine before we got to them. Being from the PNW I can tell you that there is not timber like there was. A forest can be managed in many ways such as timber, recreation, aesthetics, and wildlife. The problem with managing our forests just for timber is that the regrowth will never meet its final stage of succession. This creates less... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (TimJ) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71879 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:45:24 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71875/t/A-big-complaint-I-wanted-to-vent-about-orvis.html#reply-71875
Tim, "Trees can kill a forest"???. The forests seemed to do just fine before we got to them. Being from the PNW I can tell you that there is not timber like there was. A forest can be managed in many ways such as timber, recreation, aesthetics, and wildlife. The problem with managing our forests just for timber is that the regrowth will never meet its final stage of succession. This creates less diversity in our... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Riffling Hitch) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71875 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:22:27 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/reply/71871/t/A-big-complaint-I-wanted-to-vent-about-orvis.html#reply-71871 feeds@yuku.com (TimJ) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/sreply/71871 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:12:36 GMT http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/topic/9541/t/A-big-complaint-I-wanted-to-vent-about-orvis.html feeds@yuku.com (Riffling Hitch) http://fiberglassflyrodders.yuku.com/topic/9541 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:24:47 GMT