• jeffw@lemmy.worldOPM
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      That was the lesson in 2017, idk who the heirs are now or what their politics are

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        I hadn’t heard about this one. New Balance was the big one for me since they also heavily donated to Trump.

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      They were amazing once, but that was sort of a long time ago now.

      They had super high quality with an unbelievably good warranty. Basically, most of the store was buy it for life. They dropped quality and then the warranty followed. Now it’s mostly just a familiar name.

      Makes sense they’re trumptards

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        List of chairmen

        • Leon Gorman (2001–2013)
        • Shawn Gorman (since May 2013)

        List of CEOs

        • Leon L. Bean (1912–1967)
        • Leon Gorman (1967–2001)
        • Christopher McCormick (2001–2015); first non-family CEO
        • Stephen Smith (since November 2015)

        This largely lines up with my experience with their quality over time.

      • Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world
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        I remember learning about LL Bean from Seinfeld and asking why people like it. Later when I wasn’t living paycheck to paycheck and started buying quality goods, I learned that their famous warranty was gone. Which sucks because I’m all about BIFL.