Alumni starts cowbell business

BattleBells.com

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I am John Howell, co-founder of BattleBells.com and alumni of Mississippi State. I strive to give fans the best cowbells at the best prices possible! please give me your feedback! www.BattleBells.com
 

AssEndDawg

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I see a chrome cowbell for only $2.00 more than the original. It looks like brushed steel, or polished metal, but certainly not actual chrome. Chrome should be a mirror finish and would definitely cost more than $2.00. So what the heck is this thing?
 

BehrDawg

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Is this the same company where a lot of the bells have the clappers come out while ringing? I've talked with a lot of people who have had this problem with cowbells from someone who sold them via the internet.
 

Arthur2478

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How about you list some size specifications. I have no idea how large or small your bells are based on the content of your site.
 

missouridawg

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Here's some feedback. Take "Are you ready" off your site. That sounds like the start of a gay chant.
 

BattleBells.com

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Its actually 12.99. Its basically the same type bell everywhere around Starkville, except without the huge markup! Its Chrome plated Iron.

Any more questions, feel free to ask!
 

BattleBells.com

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Oct 22, 2012
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no sir, i believe that my be Cowbellcentral or mycowbell.com.. check out their site and you can see the obvious differences
 

gravedigger

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Go with some different types of grips. Bicycle shop would probably have some good ones. Standard ones leave a blister
 

BattleBells.com

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glad you caught that! yeah the slogans on the site are just provisional for the time being. We just recently launched the site and are making corrections and finding stuff we overlook everyday! appreciate the feedback!
 

BattleBells.com

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We are still waiting on our order with smooth grips, these just happened to come in first so we put them up to see what would happen and it's been pretty crazy! We are actually working with our suppliers to make a gel/foam grip that will definitely not cause blistering. BattleBells will also eventually have a bottleopener welded to every bell.. pretty useful
 

BehrDawg

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Here is some more feedback. Whats the deal with the red-shirted crowd in the pictures? We arent the Crimson bulldogs. Also, the picture of football players lined up that aren't wearing MSU colors?
 

BattleBells.com

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You would be surprised at how easy it is to infringe on MSU copyrights! We are currently working on being licensed through state and the SEC.
 

BattleBells.com

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Remember.. our site is a work in progress and we really thank all of you who purchased one of our bells and all of you who provided feedback!! Within the year, we will be the place to find the best bells in the country! Thanks again! John Howell
 

DerHntr

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Just one comment, what's with the exclamation points?

/Lippman
//thank you Seinfeld
 

archdog

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I would revise your "Chrome" to "Polished".
I would love to see one in Angel Hair Polished Cow Bell, but the Stainless required to do that is both expensive and hard to weld. A Zahner Co out of Kansas City has the patent and the stock material to buy.
I would add an architectural style section to the site. I have a cowbell drawing prepared for a t-shirt I am developing if you are interested. This will add scale to the promotional images.
Etching would be a nice touch to your company. Charge some serious money for it, but people will pay because they give these things as gifts. Corner the market on personalized cowbells. 5000 new MSU dawgs every year.

Last get a twitter account and start working it. Every time you see one of your cowbells out there on ESPN or on a website, make sure you add a promotional sale for the first to tweet it. My friend owns a Social Media business and has tons of ideas to get you started. PM me if you want to hear more.

Pantone 505. Call the Starkville Shermin Williams Store.
 

Dawgpile

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Get a couple of chain repair links.

 

MSDawg

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Ring It On! I like that and I can let the Pack know about the quality of the product once it's delivered. Just ordered the Chrome edition. $19.94 total with shipping and tax.
 

onewoof

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Mar 4, 2008
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this thread has me excited!!!!

¡Ayyyy yeeee yeeee!

Ring my bell! Toot toot! Beep beep!
 

The Peeper

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Mine broke against TN, the clapper went flying several rows below and hit a kid in the back. I just took one off of a spare that I had and rang the hell out of it Saturday.

As a side note, I was wondering if "clapper" was the proper term so I hit up Google before typing it, I know how the grammar police are around here. "Bell Clapper" is the proper term, but it has another definition, OUCH! See the origin of "bell clapper" below.

BELL CLAPPER- Failure of normal posterior anchoring of the gubernaculum, epididymis and testis is called a bell clapper deformity because it leaves the testis free to swing and rotate within the tunica vaginalis of the scrotum much like the gong (clapper) inside of a bell.

Now you know!