"Core" companies

I'd just like to say a couple of things, please read all of it (carefully) before you reply.

I purchased a pair of 175 Armada ARVs from Comor Sports in mid December last year.  In November this year, one ski delammed under the binding, prompting me to take my skis into Comor in early December (my first opportunity to do so) to see what could be done about fixing/replacing the skis.  After a lot of hassle (that's another story in itself), Comor finally told me that they'd ship them off to Armada to see if they could be replaced on warranty.  Today, I found out that they are NOT standing behind their product and they are NOT replacing the skis. Oh, and I didn't do any rails with them if you were wondering.

Therefore, I'd also like to say: fuck all of this "support 'core' companies" bullshit.  I will support these companies again, be it Line, Armada, whatever, when they can make skis that stand up to a season's use.  Last year it was Line with the Invaders.  I know that it was a "defective batch," but that shouldn't happen.  Customers need to know that what they're buying is worth their money.  Last year, the Line Invaders from that batch weren't worth shit all, certainly not the 300 or 400 hard earned dollars that they sold for.  Armada's skis seem to have problems with the topsheet chipping a bit more easily than they probably should, which I could deal with, but a ski delaminating and the company saying that they will not replace the ski is an excellent example of the company not standing behind its product.  In hindsight, the skis that I bought weren't even close to worth the money that I paid for them.  Sure, they skied great, but I can't ski on them right now, so that point is now invalid.  Not amazingly, Armada has now lost a customer, probably permanently, because they did not stand behind their skis.  I'm going back to the companies that have been building skis for a longer time and know how to build skis that will stand up over time.  Here I come Rossi, Head, K2, maybe even Salomon despite the foam core aspect that I don't really like.




Now here come the 12-15 year old kids bitching at me for saying this.  Go ahead, flame away, I don't give a shit.