Estes: betting the business and the hobby on... retail?

[Capt. Eric]

I truly never wanted to start a company that manufactures and sells, but it turns out I kind of had to...

I'm glad that you did. Thank you for doing so.

Good products. Good customer service. That's why your reputation is much higher than those big companies.

 

[Rocket-Fan]

Conversations with both companies abruptly educated me about the reality of what the model rocketry industry had become, including its cost structure and business practices. Happy to share that if anyone cares, but it was quite eye-opening. I truly never wanted to start a company that manufactures and sells, but it turns out I kind of had to...

I'd like to hear more. I find the history and 'insider' info fascinating.

 

[SolarYellow]

Personally, I'm sitting on "launch 2024" and waiting for BF. If Estes doesn't do a significant stackable discount on everything on the site around then, they probably aren't getting more of my money this year. Not because I'm butthurt, but because I'm patient, thrifty, and have already bought more than enough stuff to keep me busy building rockets into next year.

Estes' Memorial Day discount code didn't apply to motors.