In 2006 I had been working in my family pool store since I graduated college. I had been working hard for 8 years. I just could not get any traction. I was an ambitious and young. Try as I might, I could not make the breakthrough I was looking for. To be honest I felt stuck.
The worst part about working in that store was the customers! Wait, wait, hear me out. Not all of the customers of course. Most of them were the salt of the earth. However, there was a certain type that made me wonder what in the world I was doing with my life.
This was early internet days. Not an iPhone in sight. These customers usually carried a catalog with them and wanted me to match prices. But, this time it was a website printed onto a piece of paper. And, on that paper was the last straw for me. It was my beloved Smart Shock. My best seller. It was shipping out of Maryland. And worse yet, it was $1 less per bottle than I sold it
for!
I knew pretty quickly that I had to take action. What in the world was going to keep this low down, dirty internet trickster from stealing all of my customers? So, I bought a laptop I couldn't afford and on nights and weekends taught myself how to build a website to compete on the internet. The rest, as they say, is history.
So, in honor of that little origin story. It is 10% OFF Smart Shock this week. We will throw in Enhanced Shock for spas as well, since it uses the same basic chemistry.
Just use the code ORIGIN for 10% off Smart Shock and Enhanced Shock. This offer expires 03/21/2024.
Anything else on your mind this week? Please reply to this email with any thoughts or questions. I will get your message and respond, I promise.
Thank you for your continued support.
-Matthew
Founder Pool Geek, Inc.
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