shop of the month contest

chub1965 · Post by **chub1965** » Wed May 06, 2009 2:25 pm

they are having a scooter shop of the month contest at http://www.scooter-news.com/ scoot richmond is in the running.lets show some support fellow richmonders.get out and vote.

BeachBuzz · Post by **BeachBuzz** » Wed May 06, 2009 3:02 pm

only 3 shops listed

how do you get a shop added to the list??
Philadelphia Scooters should be there

abstraxion · Post by **abstraxion** » Wed May 06, 2009 3:23 pm

Probably Motorsport in San Diego. They seem to have a much wider sphere of influence than most shops, especially considering San Diego is at the (good) end of the continent!

Alix B · Post by **Alix B** » Wed May 06, 2009 3:56 pm

What's up with this contest?
It has nothing to do with the best shop really. I doubt few of you have been to all of them--so how would you know?
It's going to depend on the area representing their shop. So this is a contest to see what region has the most scooterists or what?

Ugh. I love all THREE of these places.

BUT, I'm going to have to vote for my soon-to-be-local shop--Scoot Richmond.

Chelsea and her crew have saved my ass numerous times.

Angela · Post by **Angela** » Wed May 06, 2009 4:17 pm

How would I even know? I've never had any interaction with them.

Drumwoulf · Post by **Drumwoulf** » Wed May 06, 2009 4:45 pm

BeachBuzz wrote:only 3 shops listed

how do you get a shop added to the list??
Philadelphia Scooters should be there

Absolutely! One of the best arround on the east coast, IMO!
The local Honda, Yamaha, and Vespa dealers, while adequate (mostly), don't even come close to the way Philadelphia Scooters deals fair and square, and stand behind what they sell! The people in that shop actually treat their customers as if they like them and respect their experience as riders! (What a concept, eh?)

There is a new dealer in NJ tho; just opened up in Long Branch about a month ago. Most of us local scooterists haven't had much of a chance to check him out yet, but so far the reports seem pretty good...

Syd · Post by **Syd** » Wed May 06, 2009 5:23 pm

Alix B wrote:...BUT, I'm going to have to vote for my soon-to-be-local shop--Scoot Richmond...

You're leaving Maine?

ScooterNews · Post by **ScooterNews** » Wed May 06, 2009 5:38 pm

Those three shops were chosen based on the three best customer referrals I received from Scooter-News readers. About three weeks ago I posted a story on Scooter-News asking for new shop of the month nominations as I had run out with my own personal experience with scooter shops. I was going to post a message on the board here about the nominations but the moderators didn't think it would be appropriate. Anywho, the contest isn't so much about choosing the best scooter shop in the country but more about highlighting some of the great independent scooter-only shops. I plan on running the contest for the rest of the riding season so feel free to send in future nominations to editor@scooter-news.com

cheers,

Ryan Carden

Alix B · Post by **Alix B** » Wed May 06, 2009 8:11 pm

Syd wrote:
Alix B wrote:...BUT, I'm going to have to vote for my soon-to-be-local shop--Scoot Richmond...
You're leaving Maine?

YES! Brrrr..

I got into the Grad School Mass Comm Multi-Media Journalism program in Richmond! School starts in June!

Post by **Lostmycage** » Wed May 06, 2009 8:35 pm

Alix B wrote:
Syd wrote:
Alix B wrote:...BUT, I'm going to have to vote for my soon-to-be-local shop--Scoot Richmond...
You're leaving Maine?
YES! Brrrr..

I got into the Grad School Mass Comm Multi-Media Journalism program in Richmond! School starts in June!

Congrats!! That's excellent news! (It is excellent news, right?) The more the merrier in RVA.

And I really shouldn't have to say anything on the shop bit... I'm sure most everyone knows my warm feelings for Scoot Richmond.

Alix B · Post by **Alix B** » Wed May 06, 2009 11:56 pm

Lostmycage wrote:
Alix B wrote:
Syd wrote: You're leaving Maine?
YES! Brrrr..

I got into the Grad School Mass Comm Multi-Media Journalism program in Richmond! School starts in June!
Congrats!! That's excellent news! (It is excellent news, right?) The more the merrier in RVA.

And I really shouldn't have to say anything on the shop bit... I'm sure most everyone knows my warm feelings for Scoot Richmond.

Ha. Yes, it is excellent news. While the economy is so bad, I can get more education, live on grant/loan money and then I'll be more in debt, but more qualified when the economy turns.

I'm just stoked to have a sweet local shop and hot weather.

By the way--what's up with Birmingham Magic City sneaking up in the lead? They must be all over message boards in ATL and BHAM.

Come ON, Scoot Richmond!!!

Post by **ericalm** » Thu May 07, 2009 6:45 am

Congrats to Alix! I'm sure you'll be scooting happily in warmer climes.

As far as the contest… I get the impression it's more about "shout out for your dealer" than pitting the three against each other in any qualitative way. It would probably be more valuable to have people submit reasons why their dealer might deserve this honor. That would be pretty time consuming for all, I imagine.

louie · Post by **louie** » Thu May 07, 2009 1:38 pm

Alix B wrote:
Lostmycage wrote:
Alix B wrote:
By the way--what's up with Birmingham Magic City sneaking up in the lead? They must be all over message boards in ATL and BHAM.

...quote]

hehe, you know we'll do about anything to get the magic city's name cleaned up.

peace out.

ScooterNews · Post by **ScooterNews** » Thu May 07, 2009 2:19 pm

ericalm wrote:Congrats to Alix! I'm sure you'll be scooting happily in warmer climes.

As far as the contest… I get the impression it's more about "shout out for your dealer" than pitting the three against each other in any qualitative way. It would probably be more valuable to have people submit reasons why their dealer might deserve this honor. That would be pretty time consuming for all, I imagine.

This is exactly what I did to take nominations. Basically the three best shops customer referrals I received went up for voting. You hit the nail right on the head when you said it would be too time consuming to submit reason with their vote, although in an ideal world it would be great. Like I said earlier, this isn't so much a poll to pit shop against shop but one more to highlight some great scooter-only shops in the country. I'm sure all three of these shops will win at some point this season or next.

skidad · Post by **skidad** » Thu May 07, 2009 5:19 pm

Scooterville In Minneapolis Rules As Far As I Am Concerned,Bought A Buddy 125 For My Wife(Pink) And A Kymco s-200 For Myself at The Same Time Last Year.Totally Seamless OTD Pricing,Sales And Service Second To None!!

shawnie · Post by **shawnie** » Thu May 07, 2009 6:32 pm

I'm doing my part by voting for Magic City!!!!
GO BIRMINGHAM!!!

Coffeejunkie · Post by **Coffeejunkie** » Thu May 07, 2009 7:50 pm

Too bad there's only three shops in the running. After the treatment I got from my local buddy shop, Twist 'n' Scoot, I would've loved to put them in the running.

ScooterDave · Post by **ScooterDave** » Thu May 07, 2009 9:22 pm

Not to be grumbly but, I do not see the point.

There are hundreds of shops that sell scooters in the states. On this forum everyone in Cincinnati is going to talk about how great Dave & Seth are at Metro. I do not disagree but, what about Vickie & Arnie at Midwest? I have nothing but great things to say about both shops. If Metro gets listed and everyone votes for them, it looks like Midwest sucks. That is certainly not the case.

Is it not better to list all the scooter shops in the states and have people vote for their favorite rather have it skewed like it is now and this thread turn into just a bunch of posts stating my shop is the best.

highlighting some of the great independent scooter-only shops

This not highlighting. This is just a name drop.

Post by **ericalm** » Thu May 07, 2009 9:32 pm

ScooterDave wrote:Not to be grumbly but, I do not see the point.

There are hundreds of shops that sell scooters in the states. On this forum everyone in Cincinnati is going to talk about how great Dave & Seth are at Metro. I do not disagree but, what about Vickie & Arnie at Midwest? I have nothing but great things to say about both shops. If Metro gets listed and everyone votes for them, it looks like Midwest sucks. That is certainly not the case.

Is it not better to list all the scooter shops in the states and have people vote for their favorite rather have it skewed like it is now and this thread turn into just a bunch of posts stating my shop is the best.

highlighting some of the great independent scooter-only shops
This not highlighting. This is just a name drop.

Weird… I find myself agreeing with Scooter Dave. Maybe need to go lie down for a bit.

ScooterNews · Post by **ScooterNews** » Fri May 08, 2009 2:18 pm

I just wrote a big long response, but in second thought I'm tired of replying to these kinds of posts. If you don't like the contest, feel free not to vote. Thanks!

LisaLisa · Post by **LisaLisa** » Sat May 09, 2009 4:18 am

I liked the scooternews site.
The contest brought me there for the first time.

louie · Post by **louie** » Sun May 10, 2009 12:15 am

LisaLisa wrote:I liked the scooternews site.
The contest brought me there for the first time.

see now, that's what scooter news is talkin about.

Post by **ericalm** » Sun May 10, 2009 12:17 am

louie wrote:
LisaLisa wrote:I liked the scooternews site.
The contest brought me there for the first time.
see now, that's what scooter news is talkin about.

The contest has fulfilled its purpose!

louie · Post by **louie** » Sun May 10, 2009 1:20 am

ericalm wrote:
louie wrote:
LisaLisa wrote:I liked the scooternews site.
The contest brought me there for the first time.
see now, that's what scooter news is talkin about.
The contest has fulfilled its purpose!

2 new readers!