I am not griping about it, but can understand where people are coming from when they do not want to sign up. I have enjoyed following this thread, but I still have little/no interest in buying from Cory at this time.
For me, it is moot if you can set KIK up with real or fake info, I simply do not want any other accounts or log-ins to keep up with; I certainly do not want any more unwanted emails and notifications either. This is my choice and I go without buying from people like Cory for this reason.
In this day and age, if a retailer refuses to simply use email, they are not a person I want to do business with. Considering it is the easiest method of communication and damn near everyone has access to, why force potential customers to sign up for additional websites just to communicate?
He has cool glass, but I rather do business with a shop/artist I can email or call. There are so many great retailers and shops out there, thousands of them, I am not interested in jumping through hoops or signing up for any new sites just to contact someone... IMO there are too many good retailers and LHS out there that make buying and communicating far easier.
Rant over.