Marvin Venting Picture Window/ Useless?

 
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Old 10-29-2006, 05:43 PM   #1
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Marvin Venting Picture Window/ Useless?


Marvin loves to send me some really nice product brochures that will appeal to 1% of my clientèle. If I carried all these brochures that appeal to the 1% I would need a traveling library.

Their new? product is a venting picture window. It vents from the bottom and only vents a little over 2". They promote "air flow", how is the air getting in? At least with casement windows you can open one side if the wind is blowing from a side or both if the wind is blowing right at you.

So my question is....do any of you see a need for this product? Have you been sitting at home waiting for this great design? Do you think a max size 6'x6' picture window that vents will not give headaches down the road?

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Old 10-29-2006, 08:07 PM   #2
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marvin's #2 in sales and are quite good at innovation. remember the glass that would crystalize or be clear? i could think of some uses for a large venting pict unit. lake, beach, valley views etc
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dart, I am not saying anything bad about Mr. Marvin, I assume he drives a nicer car lives in a nicer house and smokes a finer cigar than the average man. I just can't understand how he can make products that are needed/wanted by so few consumers.

The issue with the window is it is going to generate such little air flow.

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well that would be MRS marvin as the daughters had control for a few yrs. tell ya what, open a window a couple inches and note the flow. you might be suprised
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