Haha, your right one individual means very little to their business outcome. Your right also i'm not in the arbor supply business, and so maybe there is more behind it then what i'm seeing. I just don't like when you talk to two different individuals and get two different answers. Either way, i still think sherrill is a good company, they didn't become as sucessful as they are with out doing things right. I have seen what representatives have posted on other threads and like what they've had to say.
I'm not saying they are a bad company i was simply informing others to my experience with trying to "test" saddles and return them. It was not inteded to be a slam on sherrill or anything like that. Simply informative towards trying to buy and return saddles.
I still think they should think of putting a saddle aside for each models for people to "try-out." Honestly i think it would be greatly appreciated by those looking to purchase. I also know it would be a lot more difficult then i'm making it sound. So maybe it isn't reasonable.
But back to the real topic, not wanting to highjack. I would highly recomend trying to find indivduals within a reasonable distance as you and either ask if you could give it a shot sometime, or set up a climb with them (rec climb maybe a pruning, whatever) That way you can try each others gear, view each climbing style, ext. who knows maybe you have something they really wanted to try. I think you can learn a lot by trading stories and climbing with others! Hope that puts us back on line