# Fuck WeatherTech (car mats and liners) **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [January 2, 2014, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712 "2014-01-02T16:55:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712/81 "2015-11-19T15:49:05Z")
I think the readers are pretty clear in this instance. But you have to admit it makes pretty entertaining fodder. ---
**Author:** ![Amateur\_Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/59ef9b/32.png) [@Amateur\_Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amateur_Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712/82 "2015-11-19T18:41:59Z")
Yes, so many expert readers with evident dyslexia. Absolutely everything in this thread aside, consider that it all ended with the semi-famous WT owner and me shaking hands (virtually) on a token settlement - which included me declining some pretty generous freebies, as I wasn’t after any such thing - and then he failed to follow through on that essentially nickel-and-dime conclusion. QED. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712/83 "2015-11-19T19:10:24Z")
That’s right: When practically everyone has “reading comprehension problems” or think you’re in the wrong, the only possible reason is that they’re all Teh Stoopids. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712/84 "2015-11-19T20:24:32Z")
> [@Amateur\_Barbarian](#): > > Yes, so many expert readers with evident dyslexia. No, you’re just a shockingly poor writer who pays so much attention to your pompous… mannerisms designed to convince everyone of your supposed eloquence and brilliance that you can’t tell a simple story of who did what to whom and how. I mean, come on: > [@](#): > > …it all ended with the semi-famous WT owner and me shaking hands (virtually) on a token settlement - which included me declining some pretty generous freebies, as I wasn’t after any such thing - and then he failed to follow through on that essentially nickel-and-dime conclusion. So Matman offered you a token settlement? No, wait, there were generous freebies, which you disdained with a haughty sniff. Ah, but it was really a nickel-and-dime settlement, which he then reneged on. Seriously, work on your writing, because your vagueness and inconsistency make your stories borderline incoherent. ---
**Author:** ![Svejk\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@Svejk\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Svejk_1)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 9:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712/85 "2015-11-19T21:43:46Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > So Matman offered you a token settlement? No, wait, there were generous freebies, which you disdained with a haughty sniff. Ah, but it was really a nickel-and-dime settlement, which he then reneged on. Seriously, work on your writing, because your vagueness and inconsistency make your stories borderline incoherent. Agreed. Maybe you can hire a communication agency to help you improve! ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712/86 "2015-11-19T22:44:55Z")
> [@Svejk\_1](#): > > Agreed. Maybe you can hire a communication agency to help you improve! I dunno, don’t you need some sort of specialist for that? ---
**Author:** ![harmonicamoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/65b543/32.png) [@harmonicamoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/harmonicamoon)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712/87 "2015-11-19T23:01:29Z")
**AB** , I can’t believe they are beating you up again over this. I cried the first time. ---
**Author:** ![madsircool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madsircool/32/3432_2.png) [@madsircool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madsircool)\ **Post date:** [November 19, 2015, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712/88 "2015-11-19T23:35:36Z")
AB got screwed like his doppelganger Ron Jeremy. ---
**Author:** ![spinky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@spinky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spinky)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 8:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712/89 "2015-11-20T08:41:49Z")
> [@Penfeather](#): > > So Matman offered you a token settlement? No, wait, there were generous freebies, which you disdained with a haughty sniff. Ah, but it was really a nickel-and-dime settlement, which he then reneged on. Seriously, work on your writing, because your vagueness and inconsistency make your stories borderline incoherent. I think you are missing the entire point, which is that he totally got the attention of a semi-famous person in the auto accessory industry. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2015, 11:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712/90 "2015-11-20T11:05:31Z")
> [@spinky](#): > > I think you are missing the entire point, which is that he totally got the attention of a semi-famous person in the auto accessory industry. Please. _Not unknown_ in the auto accessory industry. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712/91 "2015-12-04T05:30:37Z")
Snort! ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712/92 "2015-12-04T16:09:12Z")
This thread smells like a zombie, ew. Yay!!! Go Me!!! I was finally able to make the first zombie joke!!! I am so in with the in crowd here at the dope!!! People will finally love me!!! I am so cool!!! ---
**Author:** ![Steophan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steophan/32/9595_2.png) [@Steophan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steophan)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712/93 "2015-12-04T18:45:13Z")
Is semi-famous the same as not-unfamous, or are they separate levels of non-uncelebrity? ---
**Author:** ![Lucas\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucas_jackson/32/303_2.png) [@Lucas\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucas_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712/94 "2018-06-29T05:41:12Z")
> [@Lucas\_Jackson](#): > > Follow up. I’ve had my mats for about a year and a half and they are holding up great. I treat mine a bit roughly due to the nature of my work and they’ve performed very well. > > I’m a customer for life. I finally bought a new truck so had to let my mats go with the old one. But they still looked good. And, yep, I’ve ordered a set for my new truck. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712/95 "2018-06-29T16:47:45Z")
> [@harmonicamoon](#): > > **AB** , I can’t believe they are beating you up again over this. I cried the first time. When everyone tells you that you’re wrong, you should probably reconsider your position. He refused to discuss the matter with WeatherTech’s damage limitation guy, and made himself look silly. He then compounded the error by claiming he had received some kind of apology and accommodation from the owner, even though he had already refused to engage with them. But whatever. It looks like he hasn’t posed here since last year. Hopefully his daughter’s footwells are dry. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712/96 "2018-06-29T17:30:16Z")
I’m very sorry to hear about this trying time in the OP’s life. I’m hoping that 4+ years has been long enough to heal such a profound wounding. I only wish there was something I could do to help him and his family through this epic tragedy. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2018, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712/97 "2018-06-29T19:13:25Z")
> [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](#): > > But whatever. It looks like he hasn’t **posed** here since last year. Sleudian Fripp? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Pippers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5a626/32.png) [@Pippers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pippers)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712/98 "2018-06-30T04:13:56Z")
> [@Mustardseed](#): > > I’m on the side of **Amateur Barbarian** here. Every company have excellent customer service if you manage to make your problem public. What i’m more interested in is the customer service i can expect as a simple guy making a purchase and encountering some problems with it. I don’t think that **A B** owes them anything - he gave them enough chances to make it right, and they failed. Why should he smile for the cameras for them? I know this thread is ancient, but since it’s been resurrected I’m replying - I agree with Mustardseed and AB. When I have a problem with a product or service and I call their help line I expect help. Not a weaselly answer that leaves me holding the bag. I’m going thru this same crap with Schwinn. It will end up costing me almost $100 out of my pocket and I don’t have a bike. If you have a service rep or a technician online, they should be the to help, but in these cases all the companies have are breathing robots to field the calls. Yeah, some dude lifted on here for AB to contact him, but why did it get to that point? Shitty customer service is why. So I pit Schwinn and WeatherTech. ---
**Author:** ![steatopygia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steatopygia/32/3132_2.png) [@steatopygia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steatopygia)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712/99 "2018-06-30T04:54:55Z")
> [@Pippers](#): > > I know this thread is ancient, but since it’s been resurrected I’m replying - I agree with Mustardseed and AB. When I have a problem with a product or service and I call their help line I expect help. Not a weaselly answer that leaves me holding the bag. > > I’m going thru this same crap with Schwinn. It will end up costing me almost $100 out of my pocket and I don’t have a bike. If you have a service rep or a technician online, they should be the to help, but in these cases all the companies have are breathing robots to field the calls. Yeah, some dude lifted on here for AB to contact him, but why did it get to that point? Shitty customer service is why. > > So I pit Schwinn and WeatherTech. What’s your Schwinn problem? ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2018, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712/100 "2018-06-30T05:23:30Z")
> [@Pippers](#): > > I know this thread is ancient, but since it’s been resurrected I’m replying - I agree with Mustardseed and AB. When I have a problem with a product or service and I call their help line I expect help. Not a weaselly answer that leaves me holding the bag. > > I’m going thru this same crap with Schwinn. It will end up costing me almost $100 out of my pocket and I don’t have a bike. If you have a service rep or a technician online, they should be the to help, but in these cases all the companies have are breathing robots to field the calls. Yeah, some dude lifted on here for AB to contact him, but why did it get to that point? Shitty customer service is why. > > So I pit Schwinn and WeatherTech. > [@steatopygia](#): > > What’s your Schwinn problem? And what’s your problem with robots? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fuck-weathertech-car-mats-and-liners/677712.md?page=6)