Gosh darn it Rivian!!!!

[godfodder0901]

Didn't you ask them to send you one for free? I am confused.

Yes. Completely opt-in.

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[PappaBolt]

<s> I do kinda feel bad about all this free stuff I get. I do pay for water, but I’m breathing free air and giving back carbon dioxide. Slowly but surely my existence is warming the planet. I’ll make a donation to green peace to offset my footprint. </s>

 

[Fmc]

@Ohm Boy I also felt a bit conflicted on the free adapter..it was a nice but unnecessary gesture. So to make myself feel better I bought some swag from the gear shop

 

[Druidspirit]

I'm only buying the vehicle for the free adapter.. so

 

[Ohm Boy]

Didn't you ask them to send you one for free? I am confused.

Indeed I did. You’re not asking me to take responsibility for my actions, are you?? ?

 

[Robin]

So I’m pissed at Rivian. I received a shipment notification about my NACS adapter arriving next Tuesday. Why am I upset?

• It’s not because the adapter doesn’t come in a robust choice of colors.
• It’s not because the adapter doesn’t double as a hand vac.
• It’s not because the adapter makes my ass look big.
• It’s not even because the adapter effing doesn’t have CarPlay.

I am upset because they are sending this free of charge with free shipping. I am upset at Rivian for sending these to us free of charge when they are at a pivotal point in the evolution of their business for which cash flow is of paramount importance.

Yeah, one can take the short sighted stance that it’s good because it’s free. I personally think that is a 14er-sized pile of bullshit (Google “14er” in relation to mountains in Colorado, and no, no other place has 14ers, right COdogman?).

I am going to call Rivian and ask them to charge me. So now is the time to tag this post with spurious, caustic little laugh emojis, the kind that I use too often!!

Damn, I feel better!! ‍? Got to get back to my Kevlar macramé YouTube tutorials.

OHM BOY

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[Robin]

Wrong.

I paid, not “like $100K”, but actually $100K FOR THE VEHICLE!!!! Believing that you deserve something for free because you paid x-$$ for something else is the essence of entitlement.

“Hey Rivian, I paid $100K for an R1, so I get other shit for free because I paid $100K for an R1.” That dog don’t hunt. And it makes no sense from a business perspective.

“Hey Home Depot, I paid $1,195.99 for this Makita 15 Amp 16-5/16 in. Corded Circular Saw, so I get that hammer, those wrenches, and 5 pounds of nails free.” How does that thinking make any sense, irrespective of the price of whatever is purchased?

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[BrianB]

I bought a 1998 Eddie Bauer Ford Expedition and received an Eddie Bauer duffle bag with it. I don’t remember freaking out that I was harming the financial viability of Ford.

 

[KBabione]

Buy an extra NACS adapter that you don't need from the Gear Shop! Not only will Rivian make money on the sale but you'll finally get to pay for shipping!

 

[ptwobjohnson]

CO, CA, WA and AK all have 14ers by the way…

 

[good2go]

When I bought my vehicle it said it comes with an adapter. So yes, I expect them to ship it.

If your purchase did not include an adapter, I would be surprised if they sent one for free. They may choose to do this to have happy owners. They my do it to insure people don’t use an adapter that could damage the vehicle or start a fire. It cost a lot to gain a customer, if $100 dollar helps keep a happy custom, it’s money well spent. JMO

 

[Miketz]

I suspect the decision was made for the same reason Ford decided to send free adapters. Remove the EA charging nightmare so they can sell more cars. It would be interesting to see how Rivian enters the cost on their books.

 

[captainjp]

I suspect the decision was made for the same reason Ford decided to send free adapters. Remove the EA charging nightmare so they can sell more cars. It would be interesting to see how Rivian enters the cost on their books.

Do we actually think that these are free? Think about it. This encourages use of the Tesla Supercharging network (which is not free) with whom Rivian has a charging partnership. You’ll pay for your “free” adapter many times over making use of it.

 

[Osyras]

Here I am leaving my written off R1S on my account so I can get the "free" adapter (delivery next week) even thought I will also get one with my replacement gen2 in a few weeks....am I a bad person? (dont answer that...my kids tell me I am all the time...they dont like torture by dad jokes)

 

[HaveBlue]

They made the wrong choice in DC plugs and infrastructure. this fixes that. I got my adapter yesterday but my car sits at the service center broken. Ah well...

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