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The Thing About Boone is...

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LAME.
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They suck balls,

Rode them 3 days, they were fine, Seemed like a fun ski. Then i hit a 5ft drop with a nice mellow landing, and POOF, they're done. I had no other skis so i used them for 3 more days where i fianlly hit some rails. I know i shouldnt have, because this voided the warranty.

Here are some pictures taken day after they broke.(before the rails)

First: 2 sidewall cracks

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Second: 3rd sidewall crack about an inch away from the other 2.

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Third: And the sidewall is bulging out of the ski.

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I paid to ship them back because i was told they fell under warranty, and I got an email back saying that they didnt fall under warranty seeing i hit rails, and I had to pay AGAIN to ship them ($40). At this point i was not  upset, frusterated, and disapointed. The skis are still with boone and if anyone wants a pair of 171 boone magic sticks go for it.

I'm not saying that the warranty is "unfair" I'm trying to say why would they market the skis as "park" skis if they can't last 3 days on the mountain?

/rant

Feb 18 2011 1:06AM
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alexat955
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^ nice words, but where's a new pair of skis for OP to back them up?
May 6 2011 10:38PM
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Rockhound
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you lost me on this post, the post was unnecessarily aggressive and isn't how the face of a company should react at all.

you should explain the details further, explain to us that if you team priced skis are not warrantable, but dont go and point the finger screaming about how poor liam betrayed your trust, that is just unfair.

i know that as a owner of a company, it pisses you off to see people trying to take advantage of your policies or whatnot, but try and remain calm, and resolve the situation without anger, because for right now, you lost me
May 24 2011 10:04PM
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fratskier69
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why is this thread so crazy now?
May 24 2011 10:05PM
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fratskier69
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is this thread just crazy on my computer?
May 24 2011 10:09PM
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BE..
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so it's deemed okay by you to make shitty skis just because it was your first year. Look at ON3P!
Quality skis since the start. Really sad to see a company lash out directly at a customer. Way to go....
May 24 2011 10:10PM
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LAME.
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Wow, I don't know where to start...

I guess I'll start off by thanking you for the personal shout out! Really professional,I have a screen name for a reason.

In regards to The Deal I received- The skis lasted 3 days, that’s not acceptable,that’s ridiculous! And what reallypissed me off, is when a Boone team member Informed me that that specific ski (Free ride magic stick) were being sold closeto nothing, due to a manufacturing defect. I kid you not, I wish I saved whatwas said but I’m sure you can all take my word for it.

If you think I wouldn’t inform my fellow skiers that’s where you’rewrong. I don’t want to see anyone else spend their hard earned cash on a pairup Season Enders. I hope you know NewSchoolersis a strong community who will fight for what’s right, and boycott what’sclearly wrong.

If you have any further concerns that deal with my personal business,please pm me, as I’d like to keep that out of this thread.

May 24 2011 10:13PM
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Juice.Doctor
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Fuck you Boone. Very mature to post personal e-mails on a public forum.
May 24 2011 10:23PM
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BE..
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Hahaha he removed it! Nice.......
May 24 2011 10:37PM
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LAME.
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Mods removed it. I wasn't really to pumped having my name, and personal e-mails published on an internet forum.
May 24 2011 10:42PM
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WorthDaMoney
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Nothing about your responses in this thread, Boone, has made me think any more of you. I do not know if you let interns respond to threads, such as this one, but it seemed that way when I read "Let the haters hate" from one of your comments.

Liam's obviously given your company a chance in buying a pair of your skis, be them new or old. And I find it hard to believe that he has received such a deal because of a "gift" when the skis he bought were 2 or 3 years old (or 4 years old according to when they were manufactured). I too, as owner of a company, would get rid of old stock at a lowered price, even if it only means lowering the financial loss.

The pictures also show no evidence of rail markings, even though they are not the sharpest pictures.

I've known Liam for a few years now and he had been dealing with a lot of ski issues this year because of the skis he purchased off of you. And I do recall the time when he told me that his new Boone skis broke within the first couple of days of not hitting rails. I offered him my old skis but he declined because they were too long for him. He then told me that he would just ride his broken skis until he heard from Boone, which was after he took the pictures of his sidewalls, and that was the last I had heard about all of this until now.

I do not think you have gone about defending your company's name in the proper manner. I stand behind Liam on this.
May 24 2011 10:44PM
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c4t_l0ver
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after reading what boone has posted, and read trough this thread, i will never buy boone skis..

ever. what the fuck? 3 days. thats pathetic.

May 24 2011 10:48PM
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WorthDaMoney
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Oh, and then when the company owner himself finally voices his opinion in this callout thread, his post gets removed by NS mods. No disrespect to the general NS community, but mods usually have to deal with monitoring 16 year old, immature kids, not owners of a company.

And yes, I enjoy bold as much as Boone did in their last comment.
May 24 2011 10:57PM
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Milksteak
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It's actually because the post broke the thread...
May 24 2011 11:13PM
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Jacland
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After reading this thread, its clear that Boone doesn't give a fuck about their customers, to the point where they're even going to drop names and personal contact info. Very professional..
Despite how unlikely I was to buy Boone before, there's no chance that I might even consider buying a pair of skis from them now.


May 24 2011 11:13PM
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alexat955
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this is my opinion exactly. nice job guys you made your company look really good
May 24 2011 11:17PM
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Kirsakid
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He may not be a Guido but, you have still not confirmed or denied that Erik Boone possesses a Man-Gina

May 24 2011 11:17PM
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bgould
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i am guessing the boone owner skipped most of his business classes at his local community college. one of the most unintelligent posts i have seen on NS. why would you attack a customer over a public forum and post his personal information? regardless of whether or not you felt IMASTUPIDRETARD deserved a refund posting what you did was very unprofessional. you are lucky a mod deleted your post because i am sure the 1% of fans you have left would probably have jumped ship.

sparknotes: fuck boone
May 24 2011 11:18PM
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Snowgoner
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what did boone say in that removed post?
May 24 2011 11:28PM
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alexat955
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said that the ski was a 4 year old ski and that he got it for $199 which is the team price meaning the warranty doesnt apply, then posted 2 emails to the OP that showed that they were giving him a discounted price
May 24 2011 11:30PM
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Gibbon
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what a shame for a company to act like this! it makes me puke!

i'm glad that i never bought a pair of your skis!

May 25 2011 4:00AM
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BOONE_SKIS
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said:
1. We are saddened to come across a thread like this. We only exist to share our passion of skiing with others through our skis.

2. The pair of skis in question were a pair of old '08 team skis that imastupidretard picked up as a deal/favor through a BOONE team rider - thus yes, the regular customer warranty structure doesn't apply. He was notified in advance.

3. The pair of skis in question had a voided warranty anyway.


May 25 2011 2:50PM
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californiagrown
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4. we posted his personal information, and personal messages in a juvenile attempt to discredit, and/or flame him.

5. we fail on a consistent basis to present a professional, trustworthy image to the skiing community as a whole, and will stoop down to any level to confront a dissatisfied customer or team rider(sug).
May 25 2011 3:34PM
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best.coast
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not including boone himself, i can probably count on one hand how many people in the ski industry dont think he or his company is an absolute joke.
May 25 2011 4:08PM
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tyberesk
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WIN
May 25 2011 6:24PM
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c4t_l0ver
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hahaha yeeesss
May 25 2011 10:43PM
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Big_Spence
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quoting for awesomeness.

The Thing About Boone Is......they know how to create publicity. haha
May 27 2011 8:45PM
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californiagrown
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however they might need to rethink there whole "no such thing as bad publicity" marketing campaign though.
May 27 2011 9:30PM
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Crocodile
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This, for me, they have always been a company not worth considering, but after reading this thread they are now a company i would tell others not to consider.
May 29 2011 4:29AM
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californiagrown
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wow i must have been fucked up when i wrote this cause im drunk now and i still think the grammar sucks.
May 29 2011 5:49AM
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kootenayklaus
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Boone skis are horrid.
Jun 24 2011 10:16PM
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JKill
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What a stand up company. I can tell times are hard because companies are lashing out on customers.
Jun 25 2011 5:52PM
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montanan
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word up, boone so legit, they have helped me out every-time with professionalism and politeness, cant wait to c what comes in the future.
Jun 27 2011 7:59AM
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mode2n
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so eriks a guido?
Jun 27 2011 1:46PM
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Mama.
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This is fucking retarded. You rode them less than a week, it shouldn't matter WHAT you were skiing on, if you're riding normally. That shouldn't happen.

lolololBoone
Aug 11 2011 2:01AM
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Goku
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why does everyone hate Erik Boone?
Aug 11 2011 2:28AM
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Big_Spence
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you would assume that..but trust me very few ski companies operate under that same principle.
Aug 11 2011 11:57AM
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Mama.
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I know. Your story seems real bogus to me, too. Skis should have a 30 day no matter what warranty of some sort. And for fucks sake, half of everyone and their mom skis rails, ALL THE TIME. Shouldn't void your warranty, when it's such a huge part of skiing.
Aug 11 2011 12:13PM
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Piste.Off
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but who else's' skis last only 3 days?

lolboone
Aug 11 2011 12:25PM
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*simba*
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This thread is bullshit. I have a pair of Boone skis that I'm going to get mounted this week and they're sick. The flex is awesome, they're bombproof, and they're better than my on3psss.


Aug 11 2011 12:45PM
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Mama.
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IMPOSSIBLE YOUNG SIR
Aug 11 2011 1:08PM
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*simba*
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LOL I WAS JK
THAT REALLY IS IMPOSSIBLE.


Aug 11 2011 1:18PM
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SFBv420.0
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Dear Mr. Boone my partner and I run a indie ski demo business here in wasangles. We rep dps,praxis pmgear,moment were hoping to add a few more this season.

If you gave us free skis we still wouldnt carry your products not because youre a small indie that had some QC issues. that happens and is expected, but because youre coming off like a fucktard on the web.

Best of luck getting your skis on peoples feet with that visionary, unique marketing tecnique

Aug 11 2011 1:56PM
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Willard
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stop it troll
Aug 11 2011 7:02PM
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andstuff
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Let me get this strait:

This kid bought an expired pair of skis under the table for a nominal price, was informed they came without warranty, broke them, and somehow feels he deserves his money back?

BOONE's unprofessionalism aside, you kids have no idea what you're talking about. These company callout threads are always some teenage kid who's bitter that they broke skis and aren't covered by companies that follow standard business practices, which apparently you all fail to understand.

I don't like BOONE either, but you bitching about this is stupid. Go away.
Aug 11 2011 8:55PM
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Lemuel
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That's not the point. The point is Boone makes beyond shitty and terrible skis. Their graphics are awful as well.
Aug 11 2011 9:07PM
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egg.
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poop ski
Aug 11 2011 9:14PM
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andstuff
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That IS the point. This kid posts and defames a company for their practices, along with their quality control. The issue with quality control is valid, sure. But defaming a company because he was too stupid to understand the terms of sale is downright bogus.

If there's any aspect of BOONE's practices that should be criticized, its his behavior in this thread, not the OP's claim that they aren't honoring their warranty.

Flame BOONE all you want, I could care less. But at least be sensible rather than blindly bashing a company because some little shit on the internet didn't listen to the conditions that came with his skis.
Aug 11 2011 9:15PM
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A.Eberhard
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Even though the condition was set out ski's shouldn't break after three days of use. Just judging by how they responded in this thread, along with the deleted post that was beyond childish... Boone Ski's sucks balls.
Aug 11 2011 9:48PM
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andstuff
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You're only demonstrating my point.
Aug 12 2011 2:50AM
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Gstrong
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Boone, Just think about If you guys just warrentied his skis, and how much trouble It would of saved you.
Aug 12 2011 4:13AM
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