Wow...I didn't think she'd come in here and lie some more....here's the post I was going to post about this whole situation...I didn't because I simply didn't want to stir trouble when I wasn't competing with her. I do not sell them to the US...never have but not saying I never will...because she continues to lie...
Here's the post I wrote...and didn't post...
Ok...this will stir up some contraversy but I'm not going to hold a great product back.
As many of you know, Nancy Cote came up with an idea for a 3 fingered un-glove called Finger Slides. They are a High Quality, Well Made item that has grown in popularity although after some research I found that they really needed improving.
Now.....Nancy is going to get 'extremely' excited over this in a not so pleasant way and to be honest, I don't care. I've redone it and it's 100 times better so I'm going to share it with the pool world but first I want to clear some things up...
Dirty Laundry that needs washin':
We haven't spoken in many months about the subject but after I made 200 of her gloves last year and sent her almost a dozen in all different sizes for quality approval, all the while having many pleasant 'phone conversations' about working together, things all of a sudden fell apart. All of a sudden I recieved ugly emails and she stopped taking my calls. Then she wrote some ugly stuff elsewear which I won't get into. We duplicated her glove perfectly for her and she got scared and instead of working 'with' me, she stabbed me in the back. Ya, I'm being a hard ass here, but hell, she wrote to Matt Sherman at About.com and lied to him, telling him I was counterfieting her product 'before' we even had one complete. It took 4 months alone to get the right material. (and I 'still' tried to work with her and sent her samples, dummy me). On the day that Matt was to release a write up about our products, I got an email from Matt asking me what was going on and my product review went out the window. If she tells you any different, she's lying again and I'd tell it to her face. To be honest, I get pissed off thinking about it.
Well, Nancy, If I'm going to be guilty, then I'm going to be guilty.
I attempted to sell the 200 (minus what I sent Nancy). I've have never been able to sell 1 retail, call me crazy but the buyers on eBay.co.uk don't like them apparently. I was lucky(or was I) and sold 24 to one of my retail pocket chalker clients. Somewhere in France I think... I don't remember. And Yes, Nancy even got a paypal on that small sale because at the time I thought I would sell the others. That only sale was 9 months ago. The rest are collecting dust in a box. Along with the 1000 pieces of custom packaging I made. I will sell the lot of them for $200 to anyone who wants them. I should have over 150 of them in various sizes. If someone's interested pm me and I'll count them and get a count of each size.
Yes, Her patent is pending, you can see it right here
http://xrl.in/2x3u.
But, to be honest, it doesn't mean sqat here in Poland because she sold me some several months before her filing date, she won't be able to get the patent here. It's kind of funny, she also lied about her patent being processed, she told me in May of last year it was going to be approved by October last year, she didn't even file it till August and I've read there's up to a 3yr wait on patents such as this. Personally, I don't think it's actually going to be approved. We'll see.
If anyone's interested in a Finger 'Wrap' that will allow you to feel the cue on an open bridge, keep reading.
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After sending them to a professional here in Europe it was suggested that the material be thinner because it hindered the feel of the cue on an open bridge. I agreed.
Now, that being said, I've done some research and Nancy's product is doing very well across eBay in the US and many of you really like them. It's a well made product. Just not very pleasany on an open bridge as some would like.
Upon the suggestion of the professional, whom I won't mention because he may eventually endorse ours, we've come up with a totally new pattern made from different material. Nancy's not the only person in the world who has thought about sweaty palms and worn out finger tips, she just took the tipless glove to the next level. Well, now I've taken it to the next...
Over the last several months I've been working with a professional seemstress on a new pattern with new material of the same concept. These gloves are made of a dbl layer of Lycra type material with no padding. Because there is no foam in it the seams act like a guide for your stroke and you can still feel your cue sliding over your thumb. Plus, they are basically one size fits all unless you have an extremely large hand, in that case we can special make one...just give us a few days.
To test the material and the stretch and whether they will slide off after awhile, I've been wearing one for over 2 weeks day in and day out taking it off only to take a shower, wash my hands or do the dishes. What I found was that they fit snug when you first put them on but they comfortable stretch to the size of your hand and you eventually forget you even have it on.
Plus, they come in a small ziplock baggie that fits very nicely in your case pocket like a thick business card.
They are being played with by some of the best local players here in Poland and the response has been Great.
If anyone is interested in trying out Finger Wraps shoot me a payal. I Currently have 20 made and these first 20 are $10 delivered.
