Monster Cable at it again, sues mini-golf company
By Ryan Block 
posted May 26th 2008 11:48PM
posted May 26th 2008 11:48PM
If it wasn't already perfectly clear by now that Monster Cable's cables aren't really worth the price (or any price above the cost of a coat-hanger), and that they're only using those bloated markups to perpetuate their reputation as money-grubbing lawsuit-happy snakeoil peddlers, we'd call your attention to their latest target: Monster Mini Golf, a chain of glow-in-the-dark mini-golf courses based out of Rhode Island. Apparently Monster Cable claims that the Monster Mini Golf brand is confusing to the public and dilute their trademark. Of course, this suit isn't really any more absurd than their suits against Monster.com, the Chicago Bears (aka the "Monsters of the Midway"), or the Pixar film Monsters, Inc. -- that is to say, it's equally and completely ridiculous. But hey, when you're making 1000%+ margin on merch, you can only swim in entire pools of liquid gold so long before seeking out the thrill only found in wasting taxpayer dollars on frivolous lawsuits.Hey, so here's an idea: perhaps everyone should just stop buying anything made by Monster Cable. That or set up a dummy corporation with the word "monster" in the name, since you're basically guaranteed they'll spin their wheels serving a summons for merely existing. (Don't worry, you'll have limited personal liability.) You pick, whatever's easier.
[Thanks, Jason; also, here's the Monster Mini Golf site]
| Yes, obviously, blackball 'em. | |
|---|---|
| No, let them dig their own grave. | |
| Meh, whatever. |
You'll have to take that one up with Freddie Krueger
i have drive by that mini golf place and i remember wondering why they weren't sued by these guys
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I work for a large HSP that contracts to a very, very large satellite television provider. Every single time I run a service call (and I run 50+ service calls a week), I make certain to tell my customers about the Monster cable fraud. My co-workers also inform their customers and I figure that combined, we educate about 50 to 100 customers a week about their scam.
Just doing my part.
I'm going to start a company called Monster Cords and sell corduroy pants...
Hey,
I agree that Monster is re badging the inexpensive cables and selling them at a higher margin than the rest. I remember a few years ago, Bose satellite replacement speakers were $6 each, and the actual speaker with enclosure sold for about $200. Now, I'm no expert but I know Bose has extremely poor response from these speakers - Subwoofer crossed too high - playing things it shouldn't, satellites (cubes) crossed again too high because they distort to immense amounts when they play as low as they should, and they roll off and play nearly nothing above 12kHz.
Anyways, what I'm getting at is that I could build a set of DIY speakers for about $100 that would outperform a $1,200 set of Bose. Then again, I know what I'm doing.
The cables I make are used with a very high quality shielded cable, and RCA ends I purchased from Phoenix Gold. Add in some flextube to wrap around them and there you have it - cost me $85 to make about 75 feet of VERY high quality RCAs, monster would have easily charged me over $400.. probably more. I hope they go out of business, as well as Bose - but this is wishful thinking because of the massive amount of advertising they do and get HIGHLY uneducated (in the field) people to review them with an untrained ear. It's legal propaganda. We need more independent reviews.
This is crazy. I wonder though if I were to state to them that I had a company named Monster ____ (anything but cable) they would try and sue me, since they are a Word Troll
BTW monster golf is cool. I've been in there a few times