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..."planes will land on the Hudson River before...
...I find a bottle of Trump Vodka"...
...well, last night was the night!...at Bottle King (No. Jersey)...
...750 ml for $28...good price?...yes?...no?...
...anyway, I am now a loyal customer...beautiful bottle!...Duke...
...never mind, you missed the point...
...here's to hoping that Westchester will soon be swimming in TV flavors!...Duke...
...Westchester County, N.Y. is mine...
...I'll look at the Bronx also if you'd like...
...just leave out the inane PM's...Duke...
...grassroots campaign really gaining steam...sneaky...
...in regard to your message earlier re : distributors, are you implying that because Drinks had this dispute (or whatever you'd like to call it) with a distributor that the company would simply give up attempting to enter or solidify itself in a particular area such as southern Westchester?...
...do the distributors really have that much influence on how the company could / would operate?...
...in Westchester you have probably one of the top 25 counties in the nation in terms of median household income, as well as inner city areas in Mt. Vernon, New Rochelle, White Plains and Yonkers where gangsta and hip-hoppers thrive...
...I believe this area would be integral to Drinks' success...in fact geographically it's practically in its backyard...
...p.s. ...no Olifant at Zachys either...would it be the same distributor?...Duke...
...contemplating, coach...
...contemplating...Duke...
...boston, yes I was...
...please DO keep an eye...you won't see "chaos" coming from THIS poster...no TOU violations today...
...I'm trying...some are not being fair / openminded here...Duke...
p.s. thanks iwink for the kind words...
...Rip, it appears that this is a clear case of...
...mismanagement by the distributor involved...
...and it seems to me that Drinks is unaware of this situation, otherwise they would contract with a new distributor to supply products where thy were previously selling (well)...Duke...
...sneaky, actually I think that the shareholders should be "up in arms"...
..."my intent" was to inform this board that their company's product(s), which I was informed "flew off the shelves" are no longer being sold at a store where the clientele is "upscale" and from where nationwide, and, I believe worldwide deliveries are made, because of someone's carelessness (or intent)...
...I actually thought that your idea of "Guerilla marketing 101" was interesting, getting your fellow shareholders involved...
...I figured you, of all posters here would take this "softball" that I tossed the board and look into it...
...instead of "Guerilla (grassroots) Marketing" you pass up an opportunity to use your DKAM connections to inform them that some distributor is making it difficult for them to move their products...
...my sole intent the other day was to walk into an establishment where I was confident I would find "Drinks Americas" products and puchase TV Grape, the flavor everyone seems to be gaga about...TV Grape...YOUR TV Grape!...
...instead I get bashed as a "basher" simply because I did not know that Drinks' products were distributed by independents...
...I merely forwarded my experience and quoted a store manager...his alleged "ignorance" does not change ONE thing...
...still looking forward to my TV Grape...
...I hope someone here looks into the Zachy issue...if I were a shareholder, I would...Duke...
...visited Zachys in Scarsdale over the weekend...
...and had an unusual and disappointing experience...
...most NYC-area posters are probably familiar with Zachys...they are a world-renowned wine store where a customer is probably as likely to buy a $100 bottle of wine as a $20 bottle of rum...
...in May, "imnxman" posted on Yahoo that Zachys carried Trump Vodka, in response to my posting that I had difficulty locating it in the NYC / Westchester County areas...that made sense to me because it was such an upscale shop...I accessed the store's website and typed "Trump Vodka" into the site's search engine...the result was "not in stock"...my assumption was that it was probably selling well...I made no further inquiries at the store until the other day...
...I had business near Scarsdale this weekend, so I paid a visit, looking forward to purchasing a bottle of Trump Grape, my first...
...upon entering the store you immediately recognize the store's attention to wine...I would guess that no more than 20% of the shop's floor was dedicated to spirits...on the left as you enter is the vodka shelves...no sign of TV...most medium to large-size liquor / package stores carry a larger selection of spirits than Zachys...
...the only flavored vodkas on the shelves were from : Absolut, Grey Goose and Stoli...none of the newer brands...
...as I was obviously "searching", a well-dressed gentleman asked if I needed assistance...I replied that I did...I asked him if the store carried Trump Vodka or Trump Flavors...he led me to another man who was actively engaged in packing wine into a crate...I asked him the same question...
...he replied : (some paraphrasing here) : "No, we had a problem with the company that sells it. We no longer carry anything from them". I asked him : "Is the company "Drinks Americas""?...He relied, "Yes".
...I asked him if he would elaborate. He replied (again some paraphrasing) : "We had a dispute over a bill. It was all their fault. They called here 100 times, harassing us and threatening to sue us over a bill we paid on time. Later they realized that the bill was paid, but that a clerical error led them to believe that it had not been". ...
...I asked him how long ago this was. He replied : "six months or so". I then asked him how well the TV sold. His reply : "It flew off the shelves ; it sold VERY well". (I failed to ask him if they had sold any TV Flavors). Further : "After all the threats and problems the boss said : "No more. So we don't carry any of their stuff". ...
...IMO this was a potentially extremely costly error. Zachys ships worldwide and counts among their clientele upscale wine connoissuers and fine restaurants...
...if you want to badger some local "Joe's Liquors" about a bill, fine...but to do so to such a renowned and established enterprise was a big mistake, IMO...
...IMO Zachys reputation should have precluded Drinks' actions...
...of course, I heard only one side to the story...but it was believable enough for me to post here today...
...I know that there are several enthusiastic shareholders here whose interest I have piqued today...perhaps someone with previous contacts with Drinks could get their side of the story...
...for the serial pumpers and non-believers, here is Zachys phone no. : 1-800-723-0241 / (914) 723-0241...Duke...
...nice move on strong volume...
...President Obama must be a Drinks' fan...Duke...
...thanks, jonny...
...as I previously posted, I expect to be in midtown probably no later than next Friday...
...grape is the ONE...right?...Duke...
...thanks, O...
...I plan to be in midtown before the end of the month...
...the grape is the one I'm REALLY interested in trying...Duke...
...I'm assuming that I'll find some flavors sooner or later...
...isn't it true that some of their shipments have been delayed?...
...I recently bought Stoli Blueberry (out of this world) and Smirnoff Vanilla...the smirnoff was very good, but the Stoli was better...it was excellent...
...I had a "Bluebird Martini" at a restaurant in Manhattan around the holidays...it had the Stoli Blueberry, but I failed to ask for the remaining ingredients...
...if you want to call me "spammer" or "basher", feel free..
...the first time I lay eyes on ANY TV, I'm a buyer...Duke...
...philsdaddy, I concur with your dissatisfaction about the availabilty of Trump flavors...
...I'm a New York City area resident and have been unable to locate a bottle of Trump Vodka since I began following the company and stock almost a year ago...
...I've recently scoured a dozen or so metropolitan-area liquor / package stores and found an abundance of flavored vodkas, from at least 5 or 6 companies, none of which were Trump...
...it's painfully obvious that aside from the initial PR barrage re : Trump Vodka that it has not sold well...
...it's in the company's ER's and 10-K's...Duke...
...Globetel and Sanswire's atmospheric arsenal???...
...Duke...
...and it's these financials, siriuslyricher...
...that may be the "stake through the heart" of this company...Duke...
...Martha did time for lying to Federal Investigators...
...believe it or not, it's a crime...
...nothing more...
...if she simply said : "I have nothing to say except 'I want my attorney'", she would not have served ONE day...Duke...
...looking back, Seth Jayson had this company...
...pegged perfectly even before the "Internafta" deal...
...I'll bet there are alot more out there that have thanked him than cursed him...Duke...
...I actually believed that Mr. Huff...
...was an honorable man...what a shame!...Duke...
...johnnymangoes...please don't leave on account of kezzek...
...I realize that his facts tend to refute most of the hopes and dreams of us investors, but if you go away the board will be robbed of your keen insight and poignant commentary...Duke
...I agree with halcy...
...the bottom is IN!!!...Duke...
...some might say the same about GTEM...Duke...
...miguellara...perhaps you could inform me : any updates on the Sanswire airship at Edwards Air Force base?...
...thanks, Duke...
...Mr frank, popped in to give you an update...
...remember this
one?...http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=18203999...
...that was @ .02 (two cents)...
...current price : ICBS LTD COM (ICBM: OTC) 0.0001 (-0.0002)(-66.67%)!!!...
...I don't even know how to pronounce that price in real words!...
...i wonder if cwy48 is still alive?...
...Happy new year, Duke...
...unfortunately those exact same sentiments were posted ...
...here and on other MB's at this time last year...Duke...
...that's correct, with Trump at the helm of the space ship...
...once there he'll host a reality show of celebrities playing "quarters" with Trump Vodka...
...last to vomit wins...Duke...
...saw Donald Trump on CNBC earlier today...
...the man is a has been, a caricature of his former self...
...desperately solicitng books, CD's and DVD's while appearing on any and every possible television show except "My Name Is Earl"...fighting with Rosie O'Donnell ; another loser...
...Trump vodka in Russia!...TOO funny!!!...
...yes, and Guinness is looking at a possible venture in the Chinese market with Junior Gotti as its spokesperson...Duke...
...actually the article states : "The last major advocate of such technologies – Sanswir – effectively went belly-up two years ago after owner GlobeTel was delisted by the American Stock Exchange for perpetrating a stock “pump and dump” programme with an extensive sequence of press release announcements and over-blown promises that were never fulfilled"....
...""effectively" went belly-up..." is actually hard to argue against...Duke...
...crash, simply because I'm not including that fact...
...does not mean that I am ignoring it...
...my take is that Globetel may have believed that it was not fully prepared to go during TW08, and that the Navy was gracious enough to give them the special invite to be the SOLE participant in the LOE...
...hopefully they will be able to take full advantage of this opprtunity to shine...Duke...
...let me get this straight...
...Globetel states that : "it has opted instead to accept a special invitation extended by the Navy to be the sole participant in a Limited Objective Experiment (LOE)". ...
...and this "special" invitation states NO definitive time or place...to wit : "The expected time frame for the LOE is during the second half of 2008 and the contemplated location would be within Southern California. The Company will provide additional details regarding date and location either immediately prior to, or after the LOE, depending on certain factors". ...
...sounds to me as if Mr. Leinwand somehow, possibly on his hands and knees, actually got himself invited, rather than the Navy reaching out for Globetel's demo...
...gotta admit, I believe that I've seen this movie before...
...especially the scene : The Company will provide additional details regarding date and location either immediately prior to, or after the LOE, depending on certain factors". ...
..."depending on certain factors"...Duke...
...<<There's definitely enough evidence to suggest this to be the case>>...
...please elaborate, crash...Duke...
***Regardless if they hang the management or not, the shareholders lose***
...skunk, the shareholders only
"lose" if they continue to be shareholders...
...there is not ONE person here, or ANYWHERE for that matter that can say with a straight face that they did not see the collapse of the Globetel share price coming...
...negative PR's outnumbered positive ones at least 2:1 the past 18 months...
...shareholders have only THEMSELVES to blame...let's at least be honest...Duke...
..."buyers"?...
...what was the most recent short shares outstanding number?...Duke...
...yes, jf, and it is the "people" that ARE the company...
...people without credibility are fairly likely to run a company without any...Duke...
...thanks, Cole...obviously I haven't been keeping up to speed...
...what does Sanswire owe the city of LA money for?...Duke...
...what's "tomorrow", Cole???...
...Duke...
...evenin', all...new CEO this week I see...
...just got back from vacation...
...hit $.08 last Friday, I see...
...hope everyone is well...Duke...
...Cole, as usual your post is on the money...
...of course the reality is that noone has "bought into" their PR's for quite some time now...
...it's almost unfathomable that this true "penny" stock was over $4.00 a little more than a year and a half ago...
...it'll be virtually impossible to find any big-time investor(s) who would be willing to shovel any coin into this trainwreck sans substantial evidence that a major "accomplishment" was imminent...
...I wonder aloud how long this ship remains afloat...Duke...
...Vern, I strongly disagree with your assessment that the head of a publicly-traded corporation's PR department "simply isn't doing his job" because he isn't reading MB's following the company and / or its stock...
...Do you truly believe that a corporation's "sacred image" (does Globetel really have one ?) would be clouded or tainted by a legion of wackos who clutter these boards with utter, unadulterated garbage ?...
...certainly this board is home to some extremely dedicated and knowledgable posters, on both sides of the company's issues, but the amount of illiteral "pornography" on alot of these boards is ludicrous...and sad...
...if Bleckman's professional success is predicated on reading these "informative" boards, AND actually taking them seriously, then I doubt he'll ever make in the "real world"...Duke...
...New 52-week low today...
...Congratulations, shorts...Duke...