When did Genuine start the thank you T-shirts?

Anachronism · Post by **Anachronism** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:37 pm

I'm just curious. About a month after I bought my 2009 Stella, I got a thank you card, keychain, and T short saying "Share the love, its Genuine."

I didn't get any of this with my 2008 Buddy, which I bought in August 2008.

Post by **Lostmycage** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 3:56 pm

I think it's safe to say they started the Tshirt thing after Aug 08.

Lol, actually, I think it was in Sept, but I missed the mark when I got mine in June 08. I can't say I blame them, though, they were struggling to get scooters out to people in Summer 08. Tshirts would have been too much to keep up with!

Kaos · Post by **Kaos** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 4:52 pm

It started with the '09 model year, so the end of '08.

rabbitgod · Post by **rabbitgod** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:00 pm

I bought an 09 in 08, I didn't get a TShirt

Anachronism · Post by **Anachronism** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:16 pm

rabbitgod wrote:I bought an 09 in 08, I didn't get a TShirt

So perhaps it started for sales in 2009?

BeachBuzz · Post by **BeachBuzz** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:29 pm

I bought an '07 in '09 - already had the T shirt

Post by **Lostmycage** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:29 pm

Anachronism wrote:
rabbitgod wrote:I bought an 09 in 08, I didn't get a TShirt
So perhaps it started for sales in 2009?

Yep, in Sept 08 when the new 09's started coming in. Right after you and I bought our scoots. I still got a good scooter out of the deal, so I'm OK with it. Besides, I heard a nasty rumor that I just made up that those shirts aren't even DOT certified.

chloefpuff · Post by **chloefpuff** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:41 pm

^HEY!!!! I heard that rumor too!!!!

must be true then.

Major Redneck · Post by **Major Redneck** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:47 pm

i bought my O9 rattler in jan. 09,,, got a teeshirt,,, keychain,,, notepad,, chapstik(i think) and a sticker for my car that says "my other ride is a genuine scooter" ( or something like that) teeshirt was a small and had a buddy on it,,, i tryed to give it away no takers,,, daughter filed 13 it a month ago she said... but i thought it real nice of genuine...

Anachronism · Post by **Anachronism** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 9:44 pm

Major Redneck wrote:i bought my O9 rattler in jan. 09,,, got a teeshirt,,, keychain,,, notepad,, chapstik(i think) and a sticker for my car that says "my other ride is a genuine scooter" ( or something like that) teeshirt was a small and had a buddy on it,,, i tryed to give it away no takers,,, daughter filed 13 it a month ago she said... but i thought it real nice of genuine...

Yeah, that was my swag...

Post by **ericalm** » Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:33 pm

I believe those who bought '09 models received at least a t-shirt, however Genuine doesn't have some master database of everyone who buys a scoot so it was up to dealers to send the correct size and other info. Of course, it's also possible some may have just fallen through the cracks somehow.

msdallas2008 · Post by **msdallas2008** » Thu Dec 31, 2009 6:46 am

I bought my '09 in September of '08. Never received any swag. But I love my buddy!

JettaKnight · Post by **JettaKnight** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 5:12 am

So this is for scooter sales? Huh. I bought a 161 cc kit and head and got a T-shirt this last week.

Post by **Lostmycage** » Sat Jan 02, 2010 6:46 am

They send out random stuff every now and again. It used to be candy, specifically Red-Hots. Swag's always fun to get, especially when you're not expecting it.