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LINE PROPHETS & ELIZABETH DELIVERY
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We now expect delivery of the Prophets and Elizabeth to be approx. Dec 15th. I realize this is not what you wanted to hear but I'd rather you know the facts straight from Line. With many of you waiting since fall, we really appreciate your patience and can only reinforce that these skis are well worth the extra wait. Most of our other models are now in stores but these were being made at the end of production = last to be delivered. If you have a pre-order with a shop I strongly suggest you keep it since there is more demand for these skis then actual skis produced, they'll be very limited. Basically they're not your average ski and well worth the extra few weeks wait. Remember, you'll still have them before the season really gets good.
Thanks again for your patience and support,
Jason Levinthal
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The lizas are def worth waiting for, super fun ski id have a pair if they were bigger.
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Good to hear.. I feel for the guys who don't have em yet..
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wow that's a bummer I hope nobody cancels especially in CA cuz theres no Tahoe snow yet. Just wait you'll be glad you did. It sounds cheasy what jason said about them not being ordinary skis, but there really isn't a better way to put it. We ordered Prophets really heavy for my store because they are simply the best big mountain skis ever, the 130's and the 100's. I'll wait for mine and you guys should do the same.
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FUCKK THIS SHIT. i broke my pollards last year. sent them in for warranty... i have been pushed around for months with skirack and line saying they will be in next week...they will be in next week.....they will be in next week. im sick of it. i was suposed to get replacement skis last july, now its november and i dont have skis. i thought line was the bomb, now this just sucks. who cares if dec 15 isnt when the season heats up.... id like to ski before then!!!!!!!!
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Do I smell another: "Line needs to get their shit together" thread?
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i complained to them and they took care of me. i am willing to wait for their stuff and support the little guy while they work out their kinks!
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Line is still the best company ever.
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im gettin 192 elizibeths sno NAAA NAA NAA NA POO POOOOO
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Jason -- can I ask why on earth you waited to have skis made this late in the year? It seems that at my shop, which carries LINE's, you are the only company to ship late. Last week we finally got the mo ships and the shadow, but wtf man -- it seems like someone dropped the ball. I have been pushing the shit out of the Invader to everyone left, right and sideways, but we still don't even have them to show.
I guess my point is, that if you knew that the skis would ship this late, we should have gotten samples to show people and to place preorders with, b/c I have sold all my public enemies and fujatives to people that would have been more interested in the Invader for sure.
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i know what you mean, i got a pair of 1260s from evogear and only one had the line quickmount inserts, ive been trying to replace the for the last 8 months
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i would love to ride the prophets. they are kidna wide.
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the same thing happened to me with my motherships last year! next week, next week, next week. its fuckin annoying dude! LINE DOES NEED TO GET THEIR SHIT TOGETHER
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if there serial numbers dont match , then its evogear's fault.
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Really? the best big mnt ski EVER?
wow, sounds like you must have skied them all over the place to get to that conclusion. Have you even tried them?
Propbably not, since they where not avaible late last season and only a few reps had them at the on hill demos (if any)...
but keep jumping on the bandwagon instead of coming to your own conclusions
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nahaha dude taylor gets every ski for free, he DID ski them all last seaosn just like all his friends( mack, bret,lief and I) did as well. he knows his shit .... why all the hate.
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The rep didnt have them your right, because we had them most of the season....
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haha yeah dude, taylor pretty much had 10 pairs of '06 skis in his garage last year that he rode all the time, so when he says something about a ski being sick, he's not just jumping on the bandwagon. he's ridden the ski a lot and can give a fair review of it.
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wish i had a pair of those
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wow sounds like a SOLID COMPANY
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I saw Prophet 130's at two stores in Calgary last winter and Elizabeths at Fresh, only one pair though and someone bought them.
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There are Prophet 130's in the country, just not many 100's, Elizabeths and 80's
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line does make the best skis but i need to ski
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We didn't intentionally ship this late. We expected to have all product in ships over a month ago but we literally moved our factory across the ocean to Asia this spring and it ended up taking many more months then previously epected to actually get our machinary back up and running at full capacity. We needed to do this because the Candadian dollar chnaged over 30% in the past year and a half resulting in us making the skis for close to the same price we were selling them which would have caused us to go out of business. Moving to China was a huge project and obviously caused major delays in shipping product but it was a necessary step to solidfy our manfucturing for the future. You already can see by the price of the Invader at $299 that we have passed lots of cost savings on to you too. Basically setting up ski manufacturing in China, enabled us to continue to lead the way in quality and performance (still using our same machinary & materials and engineering) and now we will also be extremely competitive in price. This year of transition did not come without its challenges and I want to personally apologize for the late delivery of skis and let you all know that we share your frustration. Thanks for working with us to get through this transitional year and for riding Line.
Jason
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I'd rather have to wait for skis then have the company go out of business. In the long run, outsourcing is a solid business decision for LINE. I'm excited to get my skis, and I personally don't mind the wait since Tahoe has no snow.
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^^J -- Is it true that your machinery and presses or what ever were in lockdown in Chinese customs for the past couple of months??? If so, I feel your pain man, that blows.
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i have some motherships on the way, i am super exited to see/ski them. i have a feeling it'll be worth the wait.
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Anybody who bitches about line should realize you are supporting a true rider company and give them a chance to come through before you bash them, contact them...give them a few days to get back to you, and know that they stand behind their shit.
Cut Jay a break, without him you would still be riding 220 elans.
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seriosuly its business you do what you have to do to survive and stay competitive.. everyone should ease up there skis will be there soon enough,
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HAHAH I was going to own you on this one personally but my freinds beat me to it. Yeah bro only Pollard has more pow days on this years Prophets than me. Not to mention the fact that they sold 100 pairs of 130's last year to west coast (mainly cali) accounts to premier them. So mine were made in Canada haha.
On a lighter note the good news for all of us in this late shipping situation is that everyone is going to cancel their big Line orders now because by the time they get them everything will be on sale and their margin will get crushed. THis means that Line will have inventory on skis until later in the year than they ever have, this means CLOSEOUTS!!! Expect Prophets super cheap in spring!!
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Line just has shitty luck, didnt the reactors not get shipped because the factory guy got really sick, and then the whole deal with SARs and stuff?
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I give major props to Jason and Line. You don't see the CEO of any other ski manufacturer on here giving us the straight dope.
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Where do you kids get your info? There is more than ns.com for ski industry info.
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i got it from a friend at a ski shop
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holy shit you have got to be the biggest fucking claimer on the face of the earth. every goddamn thread you do this same thing talking yourself up... you work in a fucking ski shop, just shut the fuck up already. jesus.
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he sells the most skis in Ca, has most reps in his back pocket, Companys are begging him (oakley, rossi many other's)to rep for them but he is finishing school and raising his daughter instead.. Shut the fuck up and dont say shit unless you know someone . you fucking prick.
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I honestly couldnt give less of a shit if some dumb kid from cali wants to idolize him because he knows some people in the industry. i also dont care if he tells people that everyone would want him as their rep. i really dont care if he has 10 pairs of new skis in his garage or whatever. i especially dont care that he managed to get a girl pregnant.. because hes still a complete fuckwad. i read that shit evry time he posts and i cant fukin take it anymore. even if he did rep that wouldnt make him "special" enough to claim shit like that, its just fucking annoying. so........ stop being useless..
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you my friend are retarded. these arent some kids trying to idolize him because he sells skis. these are his friends who are backin him up because some douchebags(you) think they(you)know about everything and when someone who knows more about it than they(you) do, they(you) get all bitchy. taylor knows what he's talkin about and just because he can actually tell people about skis doesnt make him a bad guy. so cool it little man and give respect where its due!
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Jason I'd really like my prophets, i have already had 2 plus foot powder days, and i understand there is nothing you can do, but how is the invader here, and the prophets still way backed up? Also i am curious if you are doing any new production of the binding? Selling it to anyone, any new improvements?
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