Griot's Garage - Product Development Team

Klasse Act said:
I hear what your saying but do you REALLY think Griot's Garage is on par with Turtle Wax and Mequiar's IMO Griot's Garage is far superior to TW or Meg's because they don't throw something at the wall to see if it sticks like Meg's does and have been consistently relevant since they came on the screen, unlike TW.

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True. I just see Griot's as a store brand though on a similar level to Megs/TW. Just a bit more refined?? Megs has products that are pretty good - Hybrid Paint Coating, HCW, HCD and some professional stuff too. But Megs has too many products as well. TW is OK but nothing special IMO. Megs also is one of the only companies that can produce their products in-house.
 
They could probably take some inspiration from the rapid fire Q&A that Yancy and Mike Phillips did on the Autogeek live streams.
 
Klasse Act said:
They certainly don't rush to market with anything. It's going to be interesting to see how graphene takes hold of the market during the next 6-12 monthes as I do remember the Teflon days

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Although Teflon became a buzzword, it was durable...keep in mind it would still be around except it is banned in this country....


Beginning in 2003, its use was gradually phased out in the United States under an agreement between government and industry, and eliminated by 2014.
 
I think part of the issue we have with their livestreams is that they go over basic principles we already know. Based on the questions they receive, you can tell there are also a lot of newbies watching and asking questions. As for us, we already know 99% of the material in the livestream… the parts we really want to hear they probably won’t talk about because it would potentially give away too many trade secrets.

I applaud them for at least getting in front of the camera, answering a few questions, and staying relevant. It shows us that GG is at least still listening to the consumers and analyzing the market. More than anything though, I feel like the lives are just that… a way for them to stay relevant and put out content… that seems to be the main objective of the streams, rather than actually answering the tough questions that could potentially reveal too much information.

Just my 2¢


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And they tie giveaways to asking questions which results in way more questions. I've certainly asked questions for that reason.
 
As frustrated as I get with them you are right BCB...they are getting themselves out there and trying to stay in touch.

You can imagine talking about this for them...you think WE take all this info for granted and know more than 75% of their customers.
They have to feel like banging their heads against the wall talking about glass cleaner and wax 24/7.....LOL
 
NJNinja said:
True. I just see Griot's as a store brand though on a similar level to Megs/TW. Just a bit more refined?? Megs has products that are pretty good - Hybrid Paint Coating, HCW, HCD and some professional stuff too. But Megs has too many products as well. TW is OK but nothing special IMO. Megs also is one of the only companies that can produce their products in-house.
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Griot's Garage hasn't been in stores for very long like Mequiars and Turtle Wax has been though.

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In my area, Griots products have a very limited in-store presence. Usually nothing more than speed shine, their car wash soap, 3 in 1, and one of their two wheel cleaners. Only a fraction of their total catalog. Even then, those are only found in one or two parts stores, not wide spread.

Their shelf space is a small fraction compared to what is taken up by Meguiars, TW, or even Chemical Guys these days. Far from what I'd call a store retail brand considering their history and wide product range.

Megiuars is odd in their own way considering all their product lines. You have the stuff you see in stores, but all the really good products tend to be from other lines you buy on-line from places like AG.
 
Desertnate said:
In my area, Griots products have a very limited in-store presence. Usually nothing more than speed shine, their car wash soap, 3 in 1, and one of their two wheel cleaners. Only a fraction of their total catalog. Even then, those are only found in one or two parts stores, not wide spread.

Their shelf space is a small fraction compared to what is taken up by Meguiars, TW, or even Chemical Guys these days. Far from what I'd call a store retail brand considering their history and wide product range.
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I've been wondering if that's because Griot's products are lower margin for the stores than other brands. There's a detailing store by me that carries Griot's but they have much less than a number of other brands. When they had a big sale where some brands were 40% off, the Griot's was 15% off. Next time I'm in there, I'm gonna ask them why they carry less Griot's.
 
It could be margins, but I also see other possibilities.

1. Its the types of products people will actually buy. The average shopper at a parts store understands car wash soap, spray sealant, and a wheel cleaner. Most of the other products probably wouldn't sell well. I've noticed even things like Meguiars Ultimate Polish/Compound isn't as commonly found like it used to be.

2. They realize most of their products aren't well known outside the enthusiast community (which is steadily shrinking) and people don't understand why the Griots product are higher than Megs, Mothers, or TW.

3. It could be based on the part store too. When they order inventory, they may simply not know the value of other products Griots sells. I know if I needed advice on detailing products, our local parts stores are not the place I'd go.
 
I was quite surprised to see Meguiar's compounds and clay in Harbor Freight. I wonder how well they will sell. They appeared to be at full retail.
 
If it took Griot's this long to get an Sio2 spray, maybe they'll have a coating by 2030. Just kidding. LOL. In all honesty everything I've used from them I've liked.
 
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