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Dumbest thing a shop guy has ever said to you....

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.KYLE.
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well mine is.....
I was at dicks sporting goods gettin my line invaders mounted the 06 ones with the threaded holes. so when he was looking at the ski hes like "are these used? it looks like they have already been mounted".... im like ya they put threaded holes in a ski...

then at the same place im ask the "Ski expert" there word not mine, and im like "ive got a pair of line invader skis, what bindings would you suggest?" he said "what brand are those now?"
Sep 2 2007 5:33PM
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skibunnie
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I used to race. I ordered in some skis and bindings, and they mounted them up for me and my dad picked them up and put them in a ski bag. I get to pre season camp and pull out my skis, only to find they are junior skis not the adult ones I had ordered in. I call up the store and ask wtf is going on. They told me they had decided the adult skis were "too much ski" for me. Yet still charged for the adult version...
When I took them back to the store to get the skis I had originally ordered, and watched them take the bindings off. I noticed 8 extra holes on each ski, hidden by the plates and bindings. They obviously weren't gonna tell me that they were remounted.

Another time, I was in a cheap sports store and was checking out the skis. I picked one up and started flexing it. The guy flips out at me and tells me I'm gonna break the ski. He proceeds to flex it BACKWARDS, ie by putting pressure on the base. I laughed.

There are plenty more, but I forget.
Dec 2 2007 9:40PM
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chronicskiier2
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here, you should check out these new salomon boots...just came in today, theyre called the spk and since theyre park specific theyve got more flex than any of our other boots


Dec 3 2007 1:12AM
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josh.
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thats true i think your the stuipid one in that converstion
Dec 3 2007 1:21AM
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Rippy087
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the new spk's have a flex of 95, and there are definately softer boots on the market. but the way the guy your quoting posted it could go easier.  from what the shop guy said, the spk is the softest boot they carry, which could be true
Dec 3 2007 1:26AM
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skiP.E.I.
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I'm surprised you didn't check the ski bag before going to ski camp....that is robbery though by them if they gave you re-drilled junior skis and still charged the same amount.
Dec 3 2007 9:51AM
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ride-rider
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ya i dident end up buying it their.  i bought it at the small shop i usually buy my stuff at.
Dec 3 2007 9:58AM
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oiECSoi
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word. places like sports authority and other major retailers that carry snowboards and snowboarding equipment ruin snowboarding. all they care about is the profit, and usually dont know anything about the product.
Dec 3 2007 10:23AM
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49566738265
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I think this thread just made me realize that a lot of people on this site are stupid.  Some of these are good stories, but a lot of them are just dumb.
Dec 3 2007 10:47AM
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skiminnesota
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um  he knows what he is talking about
Dec 3 2007 11:03AM
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Microcosm
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I'm glad my shop isn't as lame as a lot of these. when I brought in my Bluehouses to get mounted they were stoked on the quality and the skis because they hadn't seen them before. they could've just said oh, those suck just because I didn't buy them from the shop.
Dec 3 2007 5:24PM
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jibmaster_josh
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^did you get districts or MRs?
Dec 3 2007 6:51PM
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Microcosm
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MRs, I can't wait to ski them.
Dec 3 2007 7:06PM
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mistaskia
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^ahhhhhhh i got to get mine mounted soon.  where did u get yours mounted??  and how much park do u ski??
Dec 3 2007 7:14PM
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miker92
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not a shop, but the following is a direct quote from SKI magazine's review of the 08 prophets.

"True, Line got its start as a manufacturer of shorty skis for park punks before broadening its range to include twin-tips..."    wait what?


The review is one of 13 in their section called "XXL skis- the deepest snow demands the widest skis." The widest skis in there are the volkl katanas at 111.
Dec 3 2007 7:14PM
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mistaskia
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O and i took my invaders in to get mounted and the guy was like so ummmmmm what ski is this. 

but the invaders are hard to tell and at least he new they were made by line.  and he got the center mount right so i was happy.  not a good story but w.e
Dec 3 2007 7:17PM
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chazz.
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dude SKI magazine is the GAYEST ski mag out there, just ignore their stuff anyway and stick to stuff like freeskier.
Dec 3 2007 7:18PM
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-Kieran-
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to my friend but i was right next to him. he is 5'10, 160b 

my friend: so what size ski should i ride

dumb ass: well i would say for your heigh and weight about 150-160 

friend: i will that be to small?

dumb ass: no 150-160 will be perfect cause u can jump father and spin faster because ur skis will weigh less.

me: um no it will be harder to land with a short ski and u will have way less control on them if they are center mounted and u have like bairly any length on them
 
so basically i stoped my friend from making a terrible decision on his skis from a retarted gaper and my friend ended up getting his foils in 174 and then when he picked up his skis after getting them mounted the dumb fuck didnt even mount them true center. 
Dec 3 2007 7:20PM
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ESAND
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duh
Dec 3 2007 7:36PM
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StanMcStanson
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yeah, especially how most of the kids claim to "walk away" after they got their bindings mounted wrong. nobody would actually do that
Dec 3 2007 7:49PM
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Pugalope
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I had a shop guy ask me if I was on newschoolers I told him that he was retarted and no....

BOOYAH KISHA!
Dec 3 2007 8:39PM
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Rippy087
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and what was the point of that??
Dec 3 2007 8:41PM
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chronicskiier2
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ahh wtf im so retarded i left out the part where he handed me a pair of solly mynx's or watever the chick boot is...he knew what he was talking about when it came to the spk, too bad he didnt know which boot it was

i apologize for making myself look like an idiot
Dec 3 2007 8:46PM
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solitaryman
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someeeeeebodys cool
Dec 3 2007 8:49PM
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skibunnie
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well it was the night before we left or something. my stuff was already packed. but yes I sure learned my lesson!
Dec 3 2007 8:54PM
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Microcosm
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Ski Barn NJ, some alright people at the one I go to.
I don't ski park all the time, I hit up the park a few times a day, or when I feel like it. maybe %20 but that will probably go up some more this season. I really need people to hang out with in the park, none of my friends are really into just lapping it so I normally we end up in the woods, steeps, or moguls. which I loooove too but I don't get much park time. you?
Dec 3 2007 10:42PM
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MEGAZORD
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Fuck skibarn
There are better places to go to
Dec 3 2007 10:47PM
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Microcosm
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fair enough. where else do you recommend?
Dec 3 2007 10:54PM
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MEGAZORD
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Sport Spot.
I work there.
There are some chill dudes at the local skibarn though, im not going to lie.
Dec 3 2007 10:56PM
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Microcosm
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sweet, yeah I think we talked about this in another thread. I go there too sometimes. there's nothing I need at the moment but I'll probably go sometime this season.
a few of the guys at ski barn remember me going there before and stuff so that's why I end up going back there a lot. theres a few of them though, they may not all have a good staff.
Dec 3 2007 11:10PM
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user098123
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I've never had problems with any shops. Dick's sporting goods tried to tell me a bunch of stupid shit about the SPK Kreation's a few weeks ago but I pretty much just walked away. The shop I go to is pretty legit. I asked for a true center mount, and the guy actually called me at work just to double check before he drilled that i wanted true center, I said I did and he drilled 'em to perfection.

I was pleased.
Dec 3 2007 11:18PM
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Rippy087
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not something anyone said, but this is the second time the shop mounting my skis has been late.  the first time they were like 3 days late.  I was supposed to pick up my skis mounted today, and guess what, they aren't mounted, they told me at least 2 more days. /rant off
Dec 3 2007 11:19PM
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Sharko
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but.... uh... this is true
Dec 4 2007 12:19AM
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Peach.
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now time for some redemption...
the shop i normaly go to is awesome i took my vaders there to get bindings and boots i tell him center mount and he says 3 days tops. i come back the next day like i always do after school and he is done!!!!!
the skis are drilled perfectly and he gave me HALF OFF EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!
because i come in alot.
thats right they kick ass
Dec 4 2007 12:35AM
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Pugalope
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none...

BOOYAH KISHA!
Dec 4 2007 3:27AM
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mistaskia
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yeah my home mountain sucks so im in the park like 90% of the time.  i was thinking of getting them mounted at the store at my local hill cause they did it right with my other pair of skis.  i was thinking of getting them mounted true center but im not really sure where that is in relation to the marking lines.  do u no??
Dec 4 2007 6:27PM
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styl.tweakit
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shop: "naw, noone really center mounts twin tips"

...i just walked away
Dec 4 2007 6:46PM
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kenevil
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The part about line is true dude, they used to make blades back in the day.
Dec 4 2007 7:11PM
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StanMcStanson
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he's right. line started out making blades before they switched to real skis. so you were the one who got pwned, not the shop guy.
Dec 4 2007 7:42PM
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49566738265
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Yeah, I love to read the "Christy's was stupid and didn't know what I do so I bitchslapped them and left" stories.
Dec 4 2007 7:58PM
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titsLOL
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at sports den in SLC the shop guy had some real great advice about my friends hellbents. for starters, I guess they are actually called "Pontoons" and they are NOT going to work in the park, not that that matters since he guaranteed us that Park City doesn't have any parks up right now anyway. Oh and if you were wondering, center mounted hellbents also wont work in powder at all because they wont float.

that was a funny trip. I don't mind when people dont know stuff, but this guy was cocky and obnoxious about it.

oh and the same night this guy at wendys poked his head out the pick up window while we were waiting for our food and said "BOO!" that was a weird night.
Dec 4 2007 8:29PM
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mistaskia
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hahah i actually laughed out loud at the randomness of that statement.  god damn wendy's employees.  great fast food tho.
Dec 4 2007 8:33PM
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TheButterHashira
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I took my skis in today to get remounted and the shop guy was telling me my skis were center mounted and they weren't. I guess he might of meant they were core center or wahteever you call it. Another shop guy corrected him and told him to mount them center for full park. I hope they don't screw it up.
Dec 9 2007 9:41PM
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P3TER
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                                                    tryin to get my t halls mounted....

         me: excuse me can you mount these bindins onto my skis?

         dude: i think i can one second

         me: ohhhh! also make sure u mount these true centre. like exactly in the middle.
         
         dude: yea sure (calls over dude #2)..... hey can you mount these in the exact centre of this ski?

         dude #2: its not possible, there are no holes!

         me: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Dec 9 2007 10:37PM
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steevner
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phone conversation with a sportchek employee (sourcing spk kaos boots)
me: would i be able to order some salomon ski boots through you guys?
him: you want to order a hockey stick??????
me: no, skiboots (and a mental sigh...ughhhhhh)
him: ok
me: do you guys carry the salomon spk's?
puts me on hold for about 5 minutes
him: are they a women's boot?
me: no
on hold for about another 5 minutes
him: what size are you looking for
me: 26.5
him: size 6?????
me: no, 26.5.... you know, in the twenties
him: ohhhhhh....... what colour do you want them in?
me: *hangs up*
Dec 9 2007 11:04PM
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Blurst
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hahah lols

  You dont want short poles for park riding
Dec 10 2007 4:37PM
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mistaskia
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hahah right when he said are they a womans boot u should have just given up... props for sticking in there that long. 

how can shops hire ppl that think ski boots are measured in a size 6.
Dec 10 2007 6:15PM
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jibmaster_josh
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if you want to order kreations just go to als ski barn. its what i did
Dec 10 2007 6:34PM
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steevner
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did you read the first line? kaos...
Dec 10 2007 8:37PM
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