Strapparatus Headgear Trial

[Strapparatus]

My husband Jim is the owner and creator of Strapparatus in which he sent only 12 people a trial offer to use and give feedback on. Subsequently, he also sent your company a sample to review. Now, this forum, has continually slammed him with very obnoxious messages about his product. I find them so revolting that I have encouraged him to no longer associate with this site. The people writing these slanderous claims about his product have never even seen his product and certainly were not included in the small group that were trialed.

In my humble opinion, this forum is a reflection of nothing more than a "hate site". The false allegations made here have only been a vicious attempt to smear his product and name by his competitors. The allegations being made state untruthful facts indicating that the sole concern of Strapparatus is the money that will be earned from the sale of this product. As the wife of Jim Moriarty, I felt the need to defend his honor on these malicious attacks. My husband, who is a dedicated respiratory therapist with 20+ years of expertise in this field, has devoted all of his time and attention to the production of Strapparatus for the past three years. He approached me one night three years ago when he first had the concept of this product and stated he had seen so much patient suffering over the only products currently available to patients and it was his heart's desire to make a difference. Therefore, he produced a product with the focus of his design being one that would be more user friendly and comfortable, thereby encouraging patients that slack off on their therapy due to discomfort issues to have an alternative device available.

Strapparatus has made NO PROFITS from this product and has to date simply given it away. Jim has, however, invested a substantial amount of his own money to get the product into production. If one could only see first hand the time consuming process of producing one Strapparatus device, which is made by hand right here in the United States, and constructed of expensive high quality materials with the intent of having a lasting value, one may then appreciate the blood (literally as Jim uses a needle to hand weave the connecting loops), sweat, and tears that Jim, our daughter, and myself have endured during the production of Strapparatus. In summary, I want all of you to know that the false allegations being made in this forum about Jim and Strapparatus have absolutely no truth or value in them. I would also like to thank those of you who actually did trial his product for your positive and helpful remarks. God bless you.

Sincerely, Teresa Moriarty

[ractar28]

Dear Mrs. Strapparatus,

Your husband simply managed to get himself into a war on here. I'm not taking sides, I'm merely pointing out that he made some missteps, which he is now suffering because of.

He needs to stick to the FACTS about the product, feature/benefit analysis, and salesmanship. Forget the petty bickering, just stay out of it. If it isn't about the product, don't comment. If it's an unfounded accusation, don't reply to it.

For instance, "man, that thing looks uncomfortable". The only reply is "we include a soft liner to attach to the back of the hook and loop straps to aid in comfort", not "you've never tried the product, you're an idiot".

Your husband may be a great guy, a great RT, and a great inventor. He is NOT a great salesman. Focus on strengths and avoid the weaknesses.

In short, quit wrestling with pigs... you'll only get dirty and the pig will enjoy it.

[carbonman]

In short, quit wrestling with pigs... you'll only get dirty and the pig will enjoy it.

.........who you call'en a pig???



......I resemble that remark.

carbonman, proud member of the

Sisters & Brothers of the Yahoo Hoserhood.

[roster]

1)You are very much overreacting and obviously have no skill to promote a product via an electronic forum. For all I know, you may have a good product and will kill it with your juvenile sales/marketing actions. It happens often.

2)As far as "for profit", I prefer to buy products from people who are making a profit. They work harder and longer to please me.

3)

......one may then appreciate the blood (literally as Jim uses a needle to hand weave the connecting loops), sweat, and tears that Jim, our daughter, and myself have endured during the production of Strapparatus........

I don't knowingly support sweat (and blood) shops. Child labor?

Cool it and get some advice from a friend who knows something about marketing.

[Paul56]

No complaining here... except to say that I felt ignored when I requested further information about the product and your husband did not respond.

I was genuinely intrigued by that product... but now the drama has my attention.

[Strapparatus]

Dear Ractar 28,

This is your war you have waged not ours. Strapparatus never called anyone an idiot, nor did he send a package filled with "Anthrax" as one commenter posted (Sister Mary ?) . It seems the devil is busy at work running about seeking whom he may devour. God bless you Ractar 28. I pray you have a wonderful day.

[mindy]

I'm sad to see this situation is still ongoing. I haven't read all the posts but have read most, I think. I enjoy this forum and the wide variety of members. We all have different ways of expressing ourselves and we don't always agree with each other. For someone not used to the group, it can be a bit unnerving ... it was for me the first few times I came here. Then I realized the most of the ribbing is in good fun or with good intentions and for the rest - well, we all have our good moments and not-so-good moments. And the written word can also be so easily misinterpreted!

Mr & Mrs. Strapparatus seem to have a chip on their collective shoulder (or perhaps a boulder?) and want us to try their product while at the same time blasting us as a group. Definitely not the way to get sales or even interest generated. I wish them luck but wish they would quit posting their negative thoughts here. I will no longer read or respond to their messages.

Mindy

[DreamStalker]

My husband Jim is the owner and creator of Strapparatus in which he sent only 12 people a trial offer to use and give feedback on. Subsequently, he also sent your company a sample to review. Now, this forum, has continually slammed him with very obnoxious messages about his product. I find them so revolting that I have encouraged him to no longer associate with this site. The people writing these slanderous claims about his product have never even seen his product and certainly were not included in the small group that were trialed.

In my humble opinion, this forum is a reflection of nothing more than a "hate site". The false allegations made here have only been a vicious attempt to smear his product and name by his competitors. The allegations being made state untruthful facts indicating that the sole concern of Strapparatus is the money that will be earned from the sale of this product. As the wife of Jim Moriarty, I felt the need to defend his honor on these malicious attacks. My husband, who is a dedicated respiratory therapist with 20+ years of expertise in this field, has devoted all of his time and attention to the production of Strapparatus for the past three years. He approached me one night three years ago when he first had the concept of this product and stated he had seen so much patient suffering over the only products currently available to patients and it was his heart's desire to make a difference. Therefore, he produced a product with the focus of his design being one that would be more user friendly and comfortable, thereby encouraging patients that slack off on their therapy due to discomfort issues to have an alternative device available.

Strapparatus has made NO PROFITS from this product and has to date simply given it away. Jim has, however, invested a substantial amount of his own money to get the product into production. If one could only see first hand the time consuming process of producing one Strapparatus device, which is made by hand right here in the United States, and constructed of expensive high quality materials with the intent of having a lasting value, one may then appreciate the blood (literally as Jim uses a needle to hand weave the connecting loops), sweat, and tears that Jim, our daughter, and myself have endured during the production of Strapparatus. In summary, I want all of you to know that the false allegations being made in this forum about Jim and Strapparatus have absolutely no truth or value in them. I would also like to thank those of you who actually did trial his product for your positive and helpful remarks. God bless you.

Sincerely, Teresa Moriarty

We're rubber and you're glue ... whatever you say bounces off us and sticks to you !

Thank you for your positive and helpful remarks ... whatever they were

Geeeeze !! ... try growing up before starting a business.

[rested gal]

Well. What a study in human nature.

I think it's very sad that Mrs. Moriarty chose to fire off her post, just when it looked like Mr. Moriarty was beginning to try to mend fences.

Sounds like the Moriarty's are temperamentally well suited to each other, but very poorly suited to participating in message boards. Or to dealing with rejection or criticism. That's sad, since I don't doubt the man is sincere in hoping to produce a product that will help cpap users be more comfortable and get a better fit for their masks. Of course "profit" is his hope too, and that's admirable.

I'm sorry to see a couple (the Moriarty's) work as hard as they have as budding entrepreneurs, only to shoot themselves in the foot over and over and over again. Especially when it looked like he was learning how to sift through criticisms, ignore what bothered him, and concentrate on feedback which could help him improve his product.

[One Tired Puppy]

Dear Mrs. Strapparatus,

Your husband simply managed to get himself into a war on here. I'm not taking sides, I'm merely pointing out that he made some missteps, which he is now suffering because of.

He needs to stick to the FACTS about the product, feature/benefit analysis, and salesmanship. Forget the petty bickering, just stay out of it. If it isn't about the product, don't comment. If it's an unfounded accusation, don't reply to it.

For instance, "man, that thing looks uncomfortable". The only reply is "we include a soft liner to attach to the back of the hook and loop straps to aid in comfort", not "you've never tried the product, you're an idiot".

Your husband may be a great guy, a great RT, and a great inventor. He is NOT a great salesman. Focus on strengths and avoid the weaknesses.

In short, quit wrestling with pigs... you'll only get dirty and the pig will enjoy it.

Dear Mrs Strapparatus,

I have a treasured loved one who has a soft and tender heart for helping people just as your husband does. My treasured loved one also has a short temper when someone makes a remark to him that he feels is insulting. He will then shoot back with demeaning remarks to the person he feels has insulted his intelligence. He is still carrying baggage he does not need to carry. When a person doesn't let go of the baggage the contents spill out at times. We all know this. I immediately felt sorry for (and still do) your husband because he reminds me of someone I care for very deeply and always will. Ractors comments were very polite and gentle but firm. I don't think anyone could have said it better. He answered exactly the way I would have wanted someone to answer my loved one.

As another Christian may I offer a verse that has helped me in this same area and I'm sure many others. It is Proverbs 15:1. I have this reminder near the telephone as that is usually where I need it most. It really works! It does take regular practice. I say this in sisterly love and more as an encouragement for your husband.

It takes a special kind of person to care about others' needs, as your husband does, but we all have areas of weakness. Your husband's area of weakness may be in being too quick to answer (as in James). If he works on the area of marketing and salemanship as has been suggested (his weakness) he will in all likelihood have much success.

I truley hope you take my message as it is intended and as I would want someone to respond to my loved one, or me.

Please try to see that Ractor was trying to help you see the problem and even to see the solution. Please don't let pride get in the way of seeing the weak area that needs to be strengthened before success will come.

I will pray that your husband will listen with his heart to what ractor has said and take his advice. It is good advice.

In all sincerity,

Anne

[Wulfman]

Mrs. M,

Would you like some cheese to go with all that "whine"?

I think the encounter was pretty well summed up in these threads:

viewtopic/t35879/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=34 ... &sk=t&sd=a

viewtopic/t35012/mymymy.html

And, my favorite.....Whiners, complainers and quitters.....:

viewtopic/t35791/Attn-whiners-complainers-quitters.html

Hasta la vista, baby.

Den

[Songbird]

Hasta la vista, baby.

No padding required.

I think the Moriartys have made a wise decision and agree it's time (past time?) for a permanant parting of the ways. Fellow yahoos, silence is golden.

Marsha

[ractar28]

Dear Ractar 28,

This is your war you have waged not ours. Strapparatus never called anyone an idiot, nor did he send a package filled with "Anthrax" as one commenter posted (Sister Mary ?) . It seems the devil is busy at work running about seeking whom he may devour. God bless you Ractar 28. I pray you have a wonderful day.

I'm thinking that Sister Mary may have been a joke. The story was so far over the top, that it was obviously just sarcasm/wittiness. Computer geeks love stuff like that. You should have read about the new computer virus that sleeps with your wife/girlfriend. That one was funny.

[jmoriarty]

Mrs. Strapparatus is leaving the forum (can you all scream that word we keep seeing in here - YAHOO (?)!) after speaking on behalf of Mr. Strapparatus. I pray each one of you well on your journey of life. I also hope one day you might have an opportunity to walk in his shoes. Only then will you know what it is all about. I leave you with these final words of wisdom which are quoted often by a wonderful boss and great man (I hope you will all get a chance to meet him one day).

"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat".

Sincerely, Teresa Moriarty (a.k.a. Mrs. Strapparatus and any other name you choose to call me)

[OldLincoln]

Sigh.....