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$65 mounting fee...Im sorry what???

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TMswitch06
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Sooooo weak, makes me wish I knew how to mount. But  just dropped my new skis off to get mounted but since I didnt buy the skis there the dudes like that'll be $65. I told him I've been buying stuff from you guys for years plus I got my boots and bindings here and he was still a prick. If your from the syracuse area Im talkin about Ski Co. on the boulevard...

Sidenote, if you do know the store Im talking about anyone know who that sexy little girl that works there? she is FINE
Jan 22 2009 1:11PM
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joshbryant
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Not really true.  Online sales aren't hurting these shops as much as their inability to adapt to changing markets.
Jan 22 2009 7:14PM
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Reed.
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ding ding ding we got a winner... if those shops had paid any bit of attention in the last 5-10 years, they would also sell stuff online... kinda like jibij.
Jan 22 2009 7:19PM
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brandon_
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dude , that sucks my local shop charged me 20 bucks, for taking bindings off a pair of skis and putting them on  a diffrent pair of skis and it was done in like a day ?  
Jan 22 2009 7:29PM
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brandon_
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and noone of the stuff i had was from them ,      I LOVE THAT SHOP KNOW ....  


sorry for the doub post
Jan 22 2009 7:30PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
Josh don't you agree that physical retailers often can't afford to compete with the pricing of online retailers such as backcountry.com etc?
Jan 22 2009 7:35PM
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pho[tog]rapher
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i was going to read a thread just for the lulz but then i read it was ski co and was like whaaaaat? i've gotten a lot of stuff from them over the years but having since moved to burlington and having ski rack down the street? yeaaaaaah. i don't know, i haven't been there in a year or two because every story i hear is that they're getting progressively worse. when i was getting skis mounted one time there, there was an idiotic wait period on when i could pick them up, but as soon as my mom jokingly mentioned throwing the dude a $20, his ears perked up like a freakin' bloodhound.

good luck next time dude, but you def should have taken your business elsewhere instead of paying that.

ps- who said sports authority? they mount shit? i don't think i'd EVER get my stuff mounted there... personal bias maybe, idk
Jan 22 2009 7:49PM
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Parker.
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why didn't you take your skis to dewitt sports?  oh right, ski co bought them out...well why didn't you take them to lunds then?  shit.  ski co bought them out too.  ski co needs some competition that won't sell out to them.
Jan 22 2009 7:49PM
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MoistAbode
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same here

woohoo 400 posts

Jan 22 2009 8:36PM
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Slinger1x1
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I went to ask around for mounting prices. i asked one store, the guy says $80! i had a double take and asked as if i might have heard him wrong. then i got home and called just to make sure, and it was infact $80. i will never ever buy a thing from that store
Jan 22 2009 8:39PM
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Chucktheweasel
Posts: 551 - Karma: 128
Oh, I would never get a single thing from there. But my father told me that realistically in the Syracuse area, all that is left is the Ski Co and places such as Sports Authority and Dicks...

... so I threw it out there.
Jan 22 2009 8:45PM
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SkierX
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Anymore than $25 is pure robbery IMO. And charging somone for a mount when they buy the skis there should be criminal.

I don't pay for mounts though, and never will. Either know someone, and be chill, or measure twice, drill once.
Jan 22 2009 8:45PM
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Addict[ed]Fisher
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The big bald guy name is Nate. He's a scary mother fucker. Don't get in his way or piss him off more. I worked for him and I never talked to him unless he spoke first haha
Jan 22 2009 8:52PM
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no_steeze
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i haven't paid for a mounting in like 3 years /claim
just befriend the shop techs and bring them beer and they should do it for free or cheap
i've never heard of a mounting being more than 40 so you got ripped the fuck off
Jan 22 2009 9:41PM
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MattMcGinnis
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yeah, that sounds like hunter haha
Jan 22 2009 9:41PM
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Peter.
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god, i miss dewitt sports. they knew how to run a ski shop the right way
Jan 22 2009 9:47PM
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BikeMlatt69
Posts: 1947 - Karma: 60
yeah, 65$ is pretty ridiculous
Jan 22 2009 9:49PM
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Ben.
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thats insane. mine was 35 and i didnt buy anything at that shop. i had never even been there before.
Jan 22 2009 9:51PM
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zackblain
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85$ :)
Jan 22 2009 9:52PM
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AngryFromBend
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fuck that.
don't ever pay more than 25 bucks
Jan 22 2009 10:06PM
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ogfeez
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HA! around south central PA..... $75. Consider yourself lucky. I had to go 45 mins into maryland just to get a mount for $50 (luckily i had to drive through there and gas prices were lower then). That place just raised there prices to $75 New years day.
Jan 22 2009 10:13PM
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Pipe_Munky
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well since you had them do work before asking a price you deserved what you got!

maybe this will teach you to get a price before getting shit done and to support your local shop. you bought boots and bindings? big deal. consider yourself lucky that the shop actually carries additional bindings that can be sold. a lot of shops i know buy their skis/bindings on a 1/1 ratio.

Jan 22 2009 10:42PM
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DietCoke
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my shop just bumped their price from 65 to 80.  fucking kill me.  im gonna try to talk them into giving me the old price though.
Jan 22 2009 10:44PM
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Chucktheweasel
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Hahahaha, I totally forgot about Hunter! That is what he would do, lulzzzz

I wanna go to Vermont and ski!
Jan 22 2009 10:45PM
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DietCoke
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what shop? im from maryland.
Jan 22 2009 10:50PM
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natedogg789435
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do it urself. all u need is a drill
Jan 22 2009 10:50PM
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caucasian_chad
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Why would a shop need DIN testing equipment?  I thought they just looked at a chart.
Jan 22 2009 10:51PM
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TheStamos
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no, how do you know a binding is working like it is designed? there is a machine that is back there to test if the binding is releasing at the right force.
Jan 22 2009 10:55PM
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East.
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Thats why I work at a shop... free mounts fo evahhhhh.
Jan 22 2009 11:00PM
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emopoppins
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and a jig. and certification.
Jan 23 2009 12:10AM
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eurotune2
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Hue what the fuck is up man?




and i get jacked like that in rochester, 70 bucks for a mount because i did not by my stuff from them, they have the nerve to charge me this after i pay 300 for boots the week before, i try to support my local shops but they make it really hard to come back, i prob wont
Jan 23 2009 12:26AM
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ogfeez
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bickle's in hagerstown
Jan 23 2009 12:56AM
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3ski6guy0
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they shouldnt charge 65 bucks even if they were mad that you didnt buy skis from them. definitely support local shops but some places dont really have 'local' shops. theres plenty of shops here that i would never buy from just cause they suck so much. theres nothing wrong with getting your skis mounted at a shop you didnt buy them from. you are still supporting them buy giving them business. i wouldnt ever go back to them if i were you
Jan 23 2009 1:12AM
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itsmuhammed
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i pay $40. it makes me want to mount my own skis but i know it could end badly if i did.
Jan 23 2009 4:24AM
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PacificRimJob
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I have never even heard of a charge over 30 bucks...

as for why mounting requires a charge at all? its not just drilling 16 holes into a couple blocks of wood and fibreglass and calling it a day.. if your shop is any smart at all, they also test your bindings to your boots to make sure they release correctly and at the right moment - as to not blow your knees out. Granted, most kids on this site weigh about 140 lbs, and still set their dins to 11 or 12 (understandable..) so this is deemed almost useless, but still.. its required by law and if not performed, shops are definitely liable.
Jan 23 2009 4:51AM
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TMswitch06
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yooooo Brett man whats goin on hahah

Fuck ski co. right? Unless your from rochester or syracuse you won't understand hah

Anyway, im over it, not building any type of relationship because Im the fuck outta NY in a year or so.





But Brett we gotta hit up holiday, are you back at school yet?
Jan 23 2009 9:21AM
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Jacuse
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My shop mounts my skis for free.
Jan 23 2009 9:27AM
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treesmann
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now thats hard to believe. mounting a ski is not rocket science. u put the jig on the ski, drill some holes, and screw that shit in...
Jan 23 2009 10:08AM
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swannye
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supply and demand brother the shop i work at charges $60 for mounts for skis not bought from our store. We can do that basically because we are pretty much the only place to get it done other than at the local mountains. Thats the east coast for yah
Jan 23 2009 10:48AM
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Chicken_P
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all the local shop charge 50 by me unless you buy your shit there obvisously the price goes down

and i only had to pay 10 to get them mounted

Jan 23 2009 10:50AM
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swannye
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did you go to the ski co to do that? If you did then sorry dude thats just the policy
Jan 23 2009 11:38AM
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joshbryant
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I'm a physical retailer.  It's not like I have some warehouse with no physical presence; I didn't even have web sales the first year.  I've had to adapt and change my business in order to compete, and that's just a rule of business.  We charge the same prices in store that we do online.  Prices aren't even set by us.  The manufacturer sets the prices, so it's not like online stores are selling stuff at some unreasonable price anyway.  These shops can't be doing the same thing they did 20 years ago and expect it to just keep working.  When I first started, there were a lot of things different than what I do now, but if that wasn't the case, I wouldn't be here.
Jan 23 2009 5:04PM
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Maximumsushi
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Dude, are you for serious?

Mounting takes all of 10 minutes and if you're buying bindings and boots, they should probably just mount in good faith. The only place I've really heard of shops refusing to sell bindings was in the Toronto area. It's kind of weird to me because bindings will last several hundred days but skis definitely won't. I'm replacing my skis every season but my bindings last much, much longer. I think it's mostly shops that cater primarily to the weekend warrior and casual skier (to which the GTA has many) that won't sell bindings. It's kind of absurd. They can just order more binders if they're running low and have them within a few days.

You can claim Caveat Emptor all you want but this dude got fuckin' rippppppped off.
Jan 23 2009 5:21PM
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Maximumsushi
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Also, I can't believe the prices in this thread.
My shop, A1 Boardshop in Halifax (Go there, they're SICK), charges $30 CAD I believe. If you buy skis or bindings, they just throw it in. The most I've ever paid was 60 francs in Switzerland and was a bit pissed but hey, Switzerland.

The prices on the US East Coast are crazy! Woah!
Jan 23 2009 5:34PM
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landonn
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to bad you cant have them mount your skis without boots or you signing. dumbass.
Jan 23 2009 5:41PM
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Maximumsushi
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Yes, you can. You just need boot sole length. I've never signed to have my skis mounted in my life.
Jan 23 2009 5:44PM
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skithesprings
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20 mins and 20 dollars = my skis mounted

Jan 23 2009 5:51PM
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Bamski
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I like to think I know some local techies well enough to get a deal. Sometimes they charge me $20 for a same day remount, sometimes it's free with a 6-pack and a casual mention that you'd like to ski tomorrow.. And then sometimes it's $45 and the idiots mount them in the wrong place.

It really all depends who's working.
Jan 23 2009 5:58PM
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huge-go
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You do not NEED a jig. It's called freehanding. And you do not need certification. You need certification if you're doing binding related stuff in a shop.
Jan 23 2009 6:22PM
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jeenyus720
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dont buy from ski company everyone that works there doesnt know what there talking about what so ever. who is this anyway? you ride at lab?
Jan 23 2009 6:56PM
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Ben.
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find a new shop. now.
Jan 27 2009 1:49PM
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