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I did not want the idea to possibly get lost, so I decided to start a new thread solely on this topic. "Seize the day", right?!
Capredm01, aka Matt S. introduced me to Sanuks shoes on this forum. I have never met him. Yesterday I found out he died. So Sad! Today I e-mailed Sanuks about Matt's love and selling ability of Sanuks Sidewalk Surfers. I love my Kingston shoes. I thought it would be a nice idea to rename a shoe after him, all I could do is ask, right? I do not want to get to excited, but, here is the response, with my original e-mail to media relations Rachel, <Rachel@sanuk.com>, at Sanuks.
Hi Bryan,
I have to tell you that I have been amazed at the number of emails that I have received regarding Matt and his passing this last week. You and your community have been amazing at contacting me and apprising me of the situation and that we lost one of our best brand advocates as well as a really amazing guy.
Thank you for taking the time to email me, I am working right now on a blog as well as seeing if I can put together a donation in his honor. When I post the blog I will make sure we post a link on the forum, so be on the lookout (probably going up Friday).
I am deeply sorry for your loss, Matt was lucky to have such a great community. I took the time to read some of his posts on the forum, it is really sad to lose such a thoughtful and smiley guy. I love the idea of naming a shoe after him (perhaps his user name Carpe Diem?) If we get the opportunity to do that (and we are renaming a few pairs at this very moment), you can be sure we will let you know.
Best regards, Rachel
-----Original Message----- From: [mailto:bscrog@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2010 10:26 AM To: Rachel Gross; bscrog@yahoo.com Subject: carpedm01
Dear Rachel or whom it might concern, My name is Bryan and I am a registered nurse living in Gainesville, FL. My girlfriend recently, upon my request, purchased a pair each of sidewalk surfers. I got the Kingston, forget what she ordered. We love these shoes! We ordered them for our first ever weekend of Bonnaroo(4 day music arts festival in Tennessee). To me the sidewalk surfers are a very comfortable shoe and yet very practical one. I heard about these shoes on a blog for Bonnaroo called Inforoo, under a thread title, "Best Shoes?", by a guy named Carpedm01, aka Matt Sloan. bonnaroo.proboards.com/index.cgi?....lay&thread=5066 I have never met this man before. We have never talked, yet he sold me your shoe. carpedm01 recommend your sidewalk surfer as best Bonnaroo shoe. He turned a lot of people on to your product. He was honest about your product. He was your best salesman, free (maybe he did work for you, I do not know). "... And best of all, you don't have to be seen wearing Crocs in public!" was the line that got me. You should read this thread. He was your company's personal spokesperson to the on-line Bonnaroo community. Matt died over the weekend at Bonnaroo. Heat exhaustion. report said 108 degree core body temp. So sad, they say a Tragedy touches many. As far as I know, Matt and I have never encountered, but this story has touched me. You may already know about this. If so, I am excited to see the new 2011 CARPED01 sidewalk surfers! In memory of Matt. I bet they will be awesome! I will buy a pair. I know a shoe in name of Matt might be difficult, but think about it.
Keep rock'n good footwear.
one of your newest customers,
SCROG
I hope posting this so many times is not an overkill. I did not want the idea to get lost, not that it would, and I thought it needed it's own thread. This is not a done deal. E-mails to Sanuks would help support this idea. I say lets get a shoe named after Carpedm01. How cool would that be?
Post by kingofcheezwiz on Jun 17, 2010 10:30:48 GMT -5
I have no money to donate to this great cause, but I sure as hell emailed Sanuk and told them of my encounters with Matt, his love of Sanuk's, and how honored I would be to have a pair of Cookie Monster blue Sanuk's named after Matt. Please everyone, send an email to them. This man was a beautiful soul, and we must do all in our power to honor that memory.
Me and Carp never saw eye to eye on sanuks, I always gave the advice to bring low cut hiking boots. He always sanuked me.....lol...Right before I left for roo, I saw some Vibrams that look like a shoe boot hybrid.....and I had my heart set on getting a set those before next roo.
Now, instead, I am going to breakdown now and get a pair of CarpeDM's when they come out. Do those come with cOOkie eyes?
I just sent an email as well. I can only hope that some good can be found from this tragic event.
Can you imagine the amazing sight it would be to see thousands and thousands of pairs of this shoe worn at Bonnaroo, all in Carp's honor? He wouldn't be there, but in spirit, would be more alive than ever
it kind of gives me chills to think about and envision!
In 2008, there was a Cookie Monster Tribe organized through the official Bonnaroo site's community. There was no real reason for it, but I think next year we should bring it back for Carp.
Thank you for the email, we are working hard to bring together a donation, blog, and hopefully a shoe to honor the memory of Matt – he truly embraced the idea of Sanuk (which translates to happy or fun in Thai). As soon as I have met with some people internally I will email everyone that has reached out to me with an update.
Matt was very lucky to have such wonderful people in his life, and I know his memory will not be forgotten.
Thank you for the email, we are brainstorming some ideas for the name right now (my boss likes "The Sloan" and I like CarpeDM).
It really has been amazing for me to be on the receiving end of so many heartwarming and loving emails. Matt has been on my mind since I received the first email apprising me of the fact that we had lost a brand advocate and a really great guy.
I hope to have more news shortly as to what we will be doing (ideally a donation and a Sanuk) and as soon as I have an update - probably early next week - I will email everyone that has reached out to me.
Post by chicojuarz on Jun 17, 2010 14:45:07 GMT -5
Here's her reply to me as well:
Hi Josh,
It has been an honor to learn about Matt after his untimely passing. Your community is filled with wonderful people, and I want to thank you for emailing me. I have enjoyed getting to know Matt over the last couple of days, and he has weight heavy on my mind many times. He was lucky to have such a great community of people, and I hope that we will be able to do something at Sanuk to honor his memory.
As soon as we have met and discussed our options (first thing next week) I will be emailing everyone that reached out to me to with an update.
Deepest sympathies,
Rachel
Definitely a cool company. Notice that they are shooting for next week on a decision.
even if they can't do anything big, the fact that she is taking the time to write individual tailored replies and not sending a scripted "thank you for inquiring..." makes me want to buy their product. really impressive
Post by dreamingtree on Jun 17, 2010 14:51:42 GMT -5
Wow that is so awesome I love you guys! And even though I do not yet own a pair of Sanuks, I have huge respect for their company after seeing their responses. I might just have to buy some, just for Matt.
Post by Guiitar Man on Jun 17, 2010 15:09:33 GMT -5
I went out and bought a pair of Sanuks before Roo this year due to Matt's suggestions and I must say that I loved my sidewalk surfers! I was excited to get back and thank Matt for the suggestion. I was heartbroken when I heard of the news of his passing, even if I never met him in real life.
I'll definitely be purchasing a pair of "The Sloan" or "CarpeDM" if they come out. Again, thanks Matt (I know he's reading Inforoo from heaven!) and thanks to Sanuk for showing us that some companies do care!
One of the perks of working for a company like Sanuk is that I get to hear from people like you. I was made aware of Matt’s passing late Monday evening and have continued to receive emails all week. I wanted to let you know that Matt has been on my mind since the first email I received and I have spoken with both my boss and the Founder of Sanuk about Matt to address what we can do to honor the memory of someone that so embraced the spirit of Sanuk (which translates in Thai to mean happy or fun).
We are working on the blog, donation and hopefully naming a shoe after Matt. There is a meeting set up for early next week to talk about what we can do – this week was our national sales summit and it was just hard to get everyone in the same room.
Thank you for sharing your memories of Matt, as well as taking the time to let me know where I can send the check (still gathering details at this point.)
As soon as we have talked internally I will be emailing everyone that contacted me regarding Matt and let them know what we will be doing.
Deepest condolences,
Rachel
****I said it on my facebook page and I will say it here - this is the kind of company that deserves support from its customers - they seem to be a very caring company and they (Rachel) has taken the time to respond to a lot of us individually and personally without resorting to the use of a form reply in this situation.
They are stepping up and at least talking about doing something to honor Matt and that is great!
If they come out with a shoe to honor him I will buy them - even if they don't - I will still end up buying a pair of Sanuks - simply because Matt said they were great and comfortable shoes!
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Rachels response to my letter. I was impressed, she replied within 15 minutes!
Hi Keith,
I know my responses might start to sound like a broken record, but I really have appreciated *every* email I have received from Matt’s friends and community. He was a very special man, I can tell just based on the emails I receive, and I took the time to check out some of his posts on the forum.... See More
It is an honor to be involved in doing something that will honor the memory of such a generous and happy person. As fate would have it, we are in the process of renaming several of our products this week and my boss and I both like the idea of naming something in Matt’s honor – so I think it is really going happen. As soon as we have approval from the senior guys I will email everyone that has contacted me with an update. The founder of Sanuk has also discussed making a donation in his honor, lots of moving parts, but I am keeping track of everyone J.
You and your community have my deepest sympathies, having never Matt he has still managed to be on my mind all week. I think it would be amazing to attend Bonnaroo next year and you can count on me pitching that to my boss as well.
Way to go inforoo community, I'm happy to call you family ;D
Can't be said enough.
I was talking to my mother on Saturday, and told her that this really was a huge family like group and how great it is. Our reaction as a board has floored me, and has only reinforced these feelings.
When I heard about Matt passing and he was the one who sold me on Sanuks, an e-mail to Sanuks just seemed like the right thing to do. To be honest I did not expect a response, for sure not as quick as I got one, let alone them considering my request to rename a shoe after him. Sanuks has proved to be amazing company filled with amazing people. They have my loyalty! I am new to Inforoo, but I feel like all of you, none of whom I know, yet, are my brothers and sisters! Thank you all for confirming that the human spirit lives on in each one of your souls. I know this might sound cheesssssy, but I get emotional every time I log on and check this thread(I think I just lost some of my man points with that comment). It gives me goose bumps to see and now be a part of this community effort. This story goes beyond Inforoo as I have been telling my friends, family, and co-workers about this. If this does work out and Sanuks names a shoe after Matt, how can we let his family know? It will not answer the many questions they might have, but I think it will go a long way in easing their pain.
This story goes beyond Inforoo as I have been telling my friends, family, and co-workers about this. If this does work out and Sanuks names a shoe after Matt, how can we let his family know? It will not answer the many questions they might have, but I think it will go a long way in easing their pain.
They know, man. Some of the members here are communicating with his family and friends.
Thanks for all the effort you're putting in to this!
Post by pondo ROCKS on Jun 18, 2010 7:36:30 GMT -5
It is official...I want a pair...I may never walk one step in them but I still want a pair. Matt gave me two cookies this year at Brunch...I will GUARANTEE I have a pair (The Sloan or CarpeDM) as soon as they are made available to the public.
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I was talking to my mother on Saturday, and told her that this really was a huge family like group and how great it is. Our reaction as a board has floored me, and has only reinforced these feelings.
I completely agree. I have been on inforoo for about 3 years now, and I feel like Matt's passing and the subsequent Roosters reaction has absolutely solidified my feelings of FAMILY and true FRIENDSHIP towards the people on this board.
I have a pair of Sanuks due to Matt's suggestions, and I plan on purchasing whatever shoe Sanuk names after him. Even if Sanuk doesn't actually get around to naming a shoe for Matt, you can bet that I will buy a new pair in his honor. And i will wear them with PRIDE.
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Post by xjenNjuicex on Jun 18, 2010 10:17:05 GMT -5
I was already a big Sanuk fan (thanks to Matt) but now I'm an even bigger fan. What a great company!!! I have been shopping for a new pair since my old ones are pretty worn out but I think I'll hold off until Matt's shoes come out. Also, I'm so proud to say that I'm a member of Inforoo. The people I've come in contact with on here are so great and I really do consider you all my friends.