i work at the field.
1.) word-of-mouth and speculation: i think we need to get the original guy that started this thread to verify what actually happened and who the indiviuals were. before you all got worked up, how do you all know that this all wasn't a rumor someone decided to start? furthermore, who do you think had more violent intentions anyway; the one with the bad attitude or the person who wanted to "b!tch slap" that person with a tank? think for yourselves, people.
2.) prices: when (and if) you all own your own businesses, you can talk as much trash as you want. but, rexplex is a high traffic area. we have everyone from lawyers, cops, kids, doctors, dj's, teens, skateboarders, ikea customers, basketball players, college students, us soldiers, college teams, recreational paintball players, tourney paintball players, professional paintball players stopping by our field. it's only a 20 minute drive from new york city. it's in the center of everything. the cost to rent the spot, much less run the field, does not compute to most of you, does it? what happens when we are still hit with bills and we have a week when it's not as busy. all you guys have to do is buy paint, pay for air & admission and leave. if ANY of you have ever worked within the industy or at a field or at least knew what it takes to run a business (costs, rent, insurance, payouts, equipment, strategic advertising, competitive marketing, etc.), then maybe some of the comments made would be valid.
3.) the man: rooster can and will run his business the way he wants. it's just that ---> his business. yes, his choice of words are often full of "colorful metaphors", but when it comes to his business you get what you get, 'cuz it is what it is. don't expect him to "sugar coat" his intentions because there is no "grey area" about this business. paintball "can be" a potentially dangerous sport. sometimes, customers that are too "bunged up" and excited about playing may not necessarily listen or follow the rules of the field. i've kicked out many "KIDS" (yes, some of them are 10 years old) for taking their mask off on the field. yes... KICKED THEM OUT. you may think i'm being unprofessional and "mean" and that kid may get mad at me and cry 'cuz he lost his money and can't play, but the way i see it is that now he'll always remember to leave his goggles on the next time he plays at our field and that it was because of me that he still has his eye sight to play another day.
4.) business is business: because the sport is still new to a lot of people, the customers ARE NOT always right (especially, when the business is a paintball field). anyone here know how much insurance costs for a paintball field? i'm sorry if our professionalism may not be like "greetings and welcome to shooter's paintball at rexplex, how may i help you" that you're all used to when you go to a walmart in pennsylvania, but the refs have to deal with hours of getting shot up by rental-playing noobies, deal with the bad attitudes of recreational players in camos and deal with tournament noobs with hot guns; the staff has to deal with rental equipment, deal with air equipment, deal with customer service and deal with making the parents understand why the process of playing paintball games is not as simple as waiting on line for a rollercoaster ride; and rooster has deal with the complicated task of bringing all of this (the field, the staff, the team(s), the customers, the funds, the business) together. the stress and frustration would make any friendly bloke age 10 years in a matter or months. so... before any of you talk out your @$$ again about things you know little about, be sure to do your homework first. get all sides of the story and take a business course at your local college. have i said anything offensive, or did i say anything any of you can really think about?
was this "unprofessional" enough for any of you?
i'll be on the field yelling at our customers, thank you for your attention...
sensei
1.) word-of-mouth and speculation: i think we need to get the original guy that started this thread to verify what actually happened and who the indiviuals were. before you all got worked up, how do you all know that this all wasn't a rumor someone decided to start? furthermore, who do you think had more violent intentions anyway; the one with the bad attitude or the person who wanted to "b!tch slap" that person with a tank? think for yourselves, people.
2.) prices: when (and if) you all own your own businesses, you can talk as much trash as you want. but, rexplex is a high traffic area. we have everyone from lawyers, cops, kids, doctors, dj's, teens, skateboarders, ikea customers, basketball players, college students, us soldiers, college teams, recreational paintball players, tourney paintball players, professional paintball players stopping by our field. it's only a 20 minute drive from new york city. it's in the center of everything. the cost to rent the spot, much less run the field, does not compute to most of you, does it? what happens when we are still hit with bills and we have a week when it's not as busy. all you guys have to do is buy paint, pay for air & admission and leave. if ANY of you have ever worked within the industy or at a field or at least knew what it takes to run a business (costs, rent, insurance, payouts, equipment, strategic advertising, competitive marketing, etc.), then maybe some of the comments made would be valid.
3.) the man: rooster can and will run his business the way he wants. it's just that ---> his business. yes, his choice of words are often full of "colorful metaphors", but when it comes to his business you get what you get, 'cuz it is what it is. don't expect him to "sugar coat" his intentions because there is no "grey area" about this business. paintball "can be" a potentially dangerous sport. sometimes, customers that are too "bunged up" and excited about playing may not necessarily listen or follow the rules of the field. i've kicked out many "KIDS" (yes, some of them are 10 years old) for taking their mask off on the field. yes... KICKED THEM OUT. you may think i'm being unprofessional and "mean" and that kid may get mad at me and cry 'cuz he lost his money and can't play, but the way i see it is that now he'll always remember to leave his goggles on the next time he plays at our field and that it was because of me that he still has his eye sight to play another day.
4.) business is business: because the sport is still new to a lot of people, the customers ARE NOT always right (especially, when the business is a paintball field). anyone here know how much insurance costs for a paintball field? i'm sorry if our professionalism may not be like "greetings and welcome to shooter's paintball at rexplex, how may i help you" that you're all used to when you go to a walmart in pennsylvania, but the refs have to deal with hours of getting shot up by rental-playing noobies, deal with the bad attitudes of recreational players in camos and deal with tournament noobs with hot guns; the staff has to deal with rental equipment, deal with air equipment, deal with customer service and deal with making the parents understand why the process of playing paintball games is not as simple as waiting on line for a rollercoaster ride; and rooster has deal with the complicated task of bringing all of this (the field, the staff, the team(s), the customers, the funds, the business) together. the stress and frustration would make any friendly bloke age 10 years in a matter or months. so... before any of you talk out your @$$ again about things you know little about, be sure to do your homework first. get all sides of the story and take a business course at your local college. have i said anything offensive, or did i say anything any of you can really think about?
was this "unprofessional" enough for any of you?
i'll be on the field yelling at our customers, thank you for your attention...
sensei
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