Now's the time to support your local or skater owned shops

[Peepeeboy69]

Werd up.

I don't got a bank card or anything like that.

Rn this is the best I can do. I put them everywhere.

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Love orchard so much. Ordered a deck and grip from them last weekend and they threw in some goodies for me too.

[drewsmahgoos]

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Idk last 2 times I went they cool guy'd me pretty hard

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Skate shops with shitty vibes are so fucking discouraging.

That's how my local was. Skate contests at a warehouse where the address wasn't published and you had to be friends with a person involved. Cold ass demeanor when I go in. Shitty entitlement on their instagram about how everyone needs to support them because they're a "core shop.", despite them having a weak ass selection most times.  Making it seem like some giant hassle when I walk in to look at shit cause then they have to stop skating out front. The whole shop is a big clique and very blatantly uninviting when I walked in. Funny thing is, tons of other people I know say the same thing. If you aren't known  by them and hangout there, they act like they're doing you some huge favor.

That being said, I just try to support other shops around the state I live in. Just because my (former) local sucks super bad doesn't mean I need to go to zumiez or anything.

[rocklobster]

Picked up some Bones wheels, Bones bushings, a 15 year old brand newBueno deck that was hiding under cleaning supplies and 2 packs of Marvel trading cards from 1994. This shop is a treasure trove of old stuff while also having the slimmest pickings of new skate stuff - FFS they only sell Powell pro boards and mini logo boards. Still love them.

[Escape Hell]

Dropped 100 bucks on stuff I didn’t need at my local. The homie said business was doing good due to the army base shutting down and the parks are still open... worried about eminent shutdown though. I hope they survive if so.