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Callout: Saga

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Ehh...
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Warning: This thread isn't supposed to shame or due anything in a negative nature to Saga. More so than anything is a " You didn't fly under the radar" and " you done got seen"

Anyways, yesterday (April 3rd) at a store I work at in Park City, a I saw either one of the following:

A: 2 guys from the Saga team coming in and looking at product that we sell at our store.

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B: 2 guys one of them definitely from Saga looking at product for either material or ideas or something.

My guess is option B due to the fact that neither one of them looked like any of their team riders. Now I know one for a fact was from Saga due to his dress, he was with a friend that I assume was from Saga as well, but real visual marks that proved that point.

Either way I knew what you were up to from the second you walked into the store. The big dead give away was that you were wearing next year clothing lineup and were decked out head to toe in Saga. (I sold quite a bit Saga at a previous job before I moved down to Utah, so I am very familiar with what is currently being sold vs. what is next year's stuff)

More so than anything I found this quite funny and amusing to watch whoever it was walk around the store and try to play off what their real intent was which was obviously looking at the competition as they went straight to look at the outerwear gear (pants, jackets, gloves).

Now I could be wrong here and it could be a completely different story. However, based off what I saw yesterday it didn't appear that way at all.

If Saga knows anything about this, I would love to see what they know about this situation as I got quite a laugh out of it when they left.

And for those of you who are going to rage: yes, I know this is common practice to get competition product and compare it to see what they are up against... I know.
Just the manner that they tried to play off what they were doing was what got me.
Apr 4 2013 11:11AM
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CKpolicy
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write a book and get famous.
Apr 4 2013 11:14AM
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Ehh...
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I've already sent the papers over to the copyright office. Don't you worry about that.
Apr 4 2013 11:20AM
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4-Front
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So the owners of Saga are not allowed to look at their competitor's products? There is nothing wrong with this. Every single company that sells a product has to find a way to differentiate their product from the competition. Also, You have zero evidence that they actually work at Saga and you have created a, really stupid, theory.

Apr 4 2013 11:26AM
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rememberscott
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no way so these guys from Saga took a stroll through the store you work at? Unbelievable
Apr 4 2013 11:29AM
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Saga.
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Can't say if it actually was anyone from our company as I do not keep tabs on everyones personal lives but if it were think of it as watching ski edits or movies before you go to the mountain. Sometimes you need a little something for some inspiration.
Apr 4 2013 11:31AM
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Ehh...
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Fair enough,

I figured it was something along the lines of this. I mean with anything in life you want to see what you up against. I probably figured that Saga doesn't keeps tabs on EVERYONE who works there. Good analogy, I am excited to see what is going to see what helps you out.

I personally enjoy your guy's company being local as well as I've sold numerous types of outerwear, I can personally say that you make a solid product that I own lots of. Either way keep up what you are doing.

Apr 4 2013 11:36AM
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Shlobby
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I just met a person that owns his own outerwear company and he does the same thing you just described. Not really a big deal like you think it is.
Apr 4 2013 11:38AM
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Ehh...
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While my original post may have kinda panned out as making it some huge deal, (which I realize it did come across that way) my whole point I guess I was trying to make is that they kinda played it off as trying to be a customer but their act was really fake and translucent which made it kind of funny.
Apr 4 2013 11:44AM
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Saga.
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Every now and then you need to step out of your own world or else you get tunnel vision. We don't look at other brands gear to try and copy them just looking to see what general trends in the industry are. We do basically the same thing every time we go to a new mountain. Look around, see what people are wearing and try to get an idea of what styles people are into so we can then go back with inspiration for new products.
Apr 4 2013 11:55AM
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jake_tom_sully
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cool call out thread bro
Apr 4 2013 12:17PM
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scarsimd
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saga is boss.

secondly, i feel as if it is just a natural part of any business to do market research! Although there is the funny side of them trying to play it cool haha
Apr 4 2013 12:46PM
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*ninja*
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Throw saga in jail
Apr 4 2013 12:47PM
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Kretzschmar
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so essentially, throw steve in jail and this can be resolved
Apr 4 2013 1:39PM
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eheath
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A good amount of people in utah wear saga head to toe and aren't affiliated with the brand. Take it down a notch Sherlock.
Apr 4 2013 1:48PM
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Ehball
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Evan.

Please. Just don't.
Apr 4 2013 2:21PM
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SwaggerAsFucc
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Sherlock Holmes ?
Apr 4 2013 2:37PM
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Bloom.
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Why is this a big deal though?

Creativity and new ideas are born out of what already is. You can still see the influence of Egypt styles, for example, in today's textile world.

There is nothing wrong with getting inspiration from anything weather it be music or clothing, and using that inspiration to create something of your own.

Apr 4 2013 2:41PM
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Bloom.
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As skiers, we do this all the time.

I don't think I speak for just myself when I say that watching other talented skiers inspires me to try the same tricks, but in my own style.
Apr 4 2013 2:43PM
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Conradicle
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what a stupid call out thread
Apr 4 2013 2:54PM
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danbrown
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im pretty sure i saw jerm and austin at the louis vuitton store at city creek in slc trying to bite designs from them too, shop owners better watch out
Apr 4 2013 3:58PM
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Session
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Why would Saga need to go look at other shit when the recipe is so simple?

Take trendiest color.
Add blocks of other trendy color, or just black.
Make it 2 inches longer.
Profit.
Apr 4 2013 4:43PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Oh no, Saga gives a shit and does their homework. You cant produce the best unless you know what your competition is up to.
Apr 4 2013 4:46PM
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SnowMiser
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forgot the ????????
Apr 4 2013 4:59PM
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Petey.
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lol why is this a thread
Apr 4 2013 5:03PM
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Benseleit
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pointless pointless thread
Apr 4 2013 5:44PM
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snowdon
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So basically your story is that you once saw someone wearing Saga in a store.

Apr 4 2013 7:14PM
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Miomo
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Good. Maybe now you'll stop making shitty posts like this one.
Apr 4 2013 8:05PM
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STAUSS
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this thread is... fucking retarded!
Apr 4 2013 8:17PM
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nagger
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amazing investigative work detective faggot
Apr 4 2013 9:03PM
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JUP*
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Loled
Apr 4 2013 10:04PM
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grapejuice3000+
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this thread is stupid as fuck, the first thing i do when i go into a ski shop is look at the products, what else are you going to do?? just because they are a part of a major ski company means they cant come in and do what literally EVERYONE on NS has done/enjoys doing?? get out of here
Apr 4 2013 10:41PM
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Sharko
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let's not forget that there is zero evidence that they worked for the company
Apr 4 2013 10:44PM
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Sharko
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Which one is that now?
Apr 4 2013 10:45PM
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brokenankles
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Why are you so pissy all the time??
Apr 4 2013 11:16PM
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jake_tom_sully
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nothing he just said is pissy...  sounds like an accurate description of what happened in some random ass shop 
Apr 5 2013 12:29AM
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skithesprings
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>OP calls out and makes fun of Saga
>Saga replies
>OP sucks Saga's dick
Apr 5 2013 12:36AM
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Ehh...
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but next year's shit? That's the dead give away. Kids come in all the time with Saga stuff.
Apr 5 2013 12:47AM
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JamesH
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udaman. Got them!
Apr 5 2013 2:50AM
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danbrown
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golden wheelchair for sure
Apr 5 2013 3:22AM
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adamohurd
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youre like that guy in the dark night who tries to sue wayne enterprises for making a dope batmobile
Apr 5 2013 3:30AM
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Jonzo
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I would've taken the opportunity to put a bug or two in their ear about things I'd like to see in their lineup.
Apr 5 2013 9:25AM
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