Author Topic: Skate Shop Day (Read 9258 times)

tom · « **Reply #90 on:** February 18, 2023, 12:44:44 PM »

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Quote from: tom on February 18, 2023, 11:14:50 AM
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The odds were in my favor today. I was the second person at my local shop, Marriage, and the first to get a Beamer. Someone came in right after and got the second one. A little line formed and I felt kind of guilty that I got one. Someone after me was able to get the T Hawk shaped board and they were super stoked. I'm gonna hit Kingswell in a couple hours and get some shoes and a shirt
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Saw some good photos of that thing and that graphic is badass. How much were the beamer and the grimplehouse decks? Just curious.

The Beamer was $163ish after tax. They retail for $150 at most places. I think the T Hawk Grimple rang up for $70ish, so normal deck price after tax

YeoWhattup · « **Reply #91 on:** February 18, 2023, 03:59:12 PM »

Stoked that the skate shop day 8.5 boards are the same dims as the blue eagle. Gunna stock up for sure

Lou Strux · « **Reply #92 on:** February 18, 2023, 07:14:02 PM »

I tried, PALS.
I really tried to do my part, but not much joy over here.
Well… a little joy, but more on that later.

I went to two different shops hoping to sprankle some finance on the local homies.

Walked into them both all jazzed to pick up a certain set of F4s & some of these new Stage 4 Indys.
Neither of them seemed to be much concerned that it was skateshop appreciation day, and NEITHER were even remotely aware of the timed release of these new/old trucks.

Neither had the wheels I was hoping for either, but whatevs, I still got some nice Spits; my point is, I walked in all “hot” about a much anticipated product drop only to be reminded that pretty much the rest of the skate world couldn’t give half a shit about Indy’s knock-off of an Indy knock-off.
Not sure I looked like a total product nerd asking, but I sure felt like one.

The upside is that if I’m willing to wait another day, week, whatever, they’ll be on sale, online. But I wanted to put that $$$ towards the shops in my neighborhood.

Whatevs… I needed to pick up the latest Thrasher on account of the good homey has his art featured this month, and even though I was hunting for F4 99du OG classics in 55mm, I still walked out with some Lock-Ins in the same duro/size & got to put some money into the cash register of a small shop.

In the end, I guess I’m happy to save a few bucks by not purchasing trucks I don’t need. (And by that, I mean I’m still gonna pick up a set, but on the cheap.)
Win/win?

Here’s my meager SSD haul.

Ray C. Usery · « **Reply #93 on:** February 18, 2023, 08:47:06 PM »

Got to Overload at 5 before 10am and two people were waiting. I asked them if they were waiting to open or waiting to buy? They said buy. I thought dang. Then I asked them what were they going the buy? The first guy said the Tony Hawk board the other was the Ishod. I said sweet!

Built a Shop Day complete

rocklobster · « **Reply #94 on:** February 18, 2023, 10:50:36 PM »

Quote from: Ray C. Usery on February 18, 2023, 08:47:06 PM

Got to Overload at 5 before 10am and two people were waiting. I asked them if they were waiting to open or waiting to buy? They said buy. I thought dang. Then I asked them what were they going the buy? The first guy said the Tony Hawk board the other was the Ishod. I said sweet!

Built a Shop Day complete

Good on you for setting it up, I'm sure we will see a bunch of them appear on eBay in a few days.

Brought a bunch of fresh decks from my stack to give kids who needed it at the park. Another homie gave away a whole bunch of skate clothes, copped some long sleeve shirts off him. I'll leave some wheels at the park this week when I'm skating.

RossDailey · « **Reply #95 on:** February 18, 2023, 11:11:31 PM »

Furnace in Cypress CA

https://www.furnaceskate.com/

Jogging José · « **Reply #96 on:** February 19, 2023, 12:14:43 AM »

Got lucky today at the local

Steely Daniel · « **Reply #97 on:** February 19, 2023, 01:19:18 AM »

Went to the local shop and it was the same as it is every day. Loaded with RDS and rip n dip and other stuff I'm not going near... The only new boards were some ugly ass skull skates decks. The only shoes are some brand called State I never heard of but they are all boring-looking vulcs. Nothing interesting or on sale but to be fair the shop makes most of its money through surf rentals and he makes his own surfboards too. He even sells scooters due to hard times in a small town. I bought a sheet of grip for a board I got online and lied about regripping my old board to stretch it through the winter. Felt bad about that. Got some black hard indy aftermarket bushings too. $23 for the two things... Usually, I have to talk to the guy for at least an hour and he often tells me the same story about how he invented the Powell flight deck technology and it was stolen from him. He hates Powell but reluctantly carries it and even has a signed && board hanging up. Had my son with me and he wanted to go play at a playground so I had a good excuse to deek out early. Weird shop and a weird dude but he's a nice guy and tries to do what he can for the scene, or what's left of it anyway. I in turn try to spend money there but it's hard to justify sometimes. I'll probably buy some 144 Indys when the weather improves since trucks basically cost the same everywhere.

Senrud · « **Reply #98 on:** February 20, 2023, 08:13:33 AM »

Felt like they nailed it on pretty much all the releases this year. NB# and Emerica drops were sick and Deluxe crushed it across the board. Little annoyed by the eBay folks already listing the Hawk/Grimple boards for $1500+ but hey, if someone will pay it, that's on them. Can't knock the hustle.

leafman4000 · « **Reply #99 on:** February 20, 2023, 08:22:03 AM »

https://bluetilelounge.ca/
https://sanctionsnow.com/
https://sohip.ca/

Super bummed that sanction had to move a few years back. Shop was like a 5 minute skate from my dad’s place

rocklobster · « **Reply #100 on:** February 20, 2023, 08:56:16 AM »

I liked they toned down the variety of SSD goods this year, there is so much 2022 shop specific and generic SSD graphic boards / wheels still floating around the shops.

Síota · « **Reply #101 on:** February 20, 2023, 09:24:29 AM »

The concave on the beamer is messed up! I could never skate one. I got a hoodie, decent quality and nice and thick.
My local didn't get any of the other stuff in besides one beamer and the hoodie/t-shirts. The owner is on a skate trip so that probably had something to do with it.

LebowskisRug · « **Reply #102 on:** February 20, 2023, 09:33:19 AM »

I dunno, personally I thought this year's boards were pretty weak compared to the Todd Francis series they did last year that was a unique graphic for every shop vs the generic Lottie's graphic. Definitely less inclined to buy that board this year.

rocklobster · « **Reply #103 on:** February 20, 2023, 05:35:30 PM »

Quote from: LebowskisRug on February 20, 2023, 09:33:19 AM

I dunno, personally I thought this year's boards were pretty weak compared to the Todd Francis series they did last year that was a unique graphic for every shop vs the generic Lottie's graphic. Definitely less inclined to buy that board this year.

I like the idea of 1 graphic per participating shop, but that left shops with so much deadstock that haven't been able to clear after a whole year. The dyed plys on the Lottie's graphic look great, and the limited run of Ishod TT and Grimple decks means shops won't be stuck with as much inventory. Still sucks that you're already seeing the limited run boards on eBay for astronomical prices.

biaherl · « **Reply #104 on:** February 20, 2023, 06:23:27 PM »

Quote from: Síota on February 20, 2023, 09:24:29 AM

The concave on the beamer is messed up! I could never skate one. I got a hoodie, decent quality and nice and thick.
My local didn't get any of the other stuff in besides one beamer and the hoodie/t-shirts. The owner is on a skate trip so that probably had something to do with it.

Bought one on ssd and been skating it since. One of the funnest boards I've ever ridden. The concave turns it into a rocket ship, fast, crisp and responsive. I should take this to the Beamer thread

SSD was okay this year. I've got more money to spend but it doesn't seem like the shops are willing to take a chance on making it worth my while. I did just spend $100 at SPoT on a backpack and some bushings. Skatewarehouse is having a 20% sale that I might get the BA Metal board for a wall hanger, I've already skated it twice. But I could of used some new domestics jeans

https://dogwoodskateshop.com/collections/domestics

Forgot to post my Beamer

iw0 · « **Reply #105 on:** February 21, 2023, 07:19:30 AM »

Quote from: biaherl on February 20, 2023, 06:23:27 PM

Quote from: Síota on February 20, 2023, 09:24:29 AM
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The concave on the beamer is messed up! I could never skate one. I got a hoodie, decent quality and nice and thick.
My local didn't get any of the other stuff in besides one beamer and the hoodie/t-shirts. The owner is on a skate trip so that probably had something to do with it.
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But I could of used some new domestics jeans

lil off topic but how do these fit, standard dickies etc?

biaherl · « **Reply #106 on:** February 21, 2023, 10:32:13 AM »

Quote from: iw0 on February 21, 2023, 07:19:30 AM

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The concave on the beamer is messed up! I could never skate one. I got a hoodie, decent quality and nice and thick.
My local didn't get any of the other stuff in besides one beamer and the hoodie/t-shirts. The owner is on a skate trip so that probably had something to do with it.
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But I could of used some new domestics jeans
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lil off topic but how do these fit, standard dickies etc?

I only have a pair of the raw denim. I want to say they fit like 501's but I have a pair of raw denim dickies that are similar

iw0 · « **Reply #107 on:** February 21, 2023, 11:19:09 AM »

Quote from: biaherl on February 21, 2023, 10:32:13 AM

Quote from: iw0 on February 21, 2023, 07:19:30 AM
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Quote from: biaherl on February 20, 2023, 06:23:27 PM
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Quote from: Síota on February 20, 2023, 09:24:29 AM
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The concave on the beamer is messed up! I could never skate one. I got a hoodie, decent quality and nice and thick.
My local didn't get any of the other stuff in besides one beamer and the hoodie/t-shirts. The owner is on a skate trip so that probably had something to do with it.
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But I could of used some new domestics jeans
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lil off topic but how do these fit, standard dickies etc?
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I only have a pair of the raw denim. I want to say they fit like 501's but I have a pair of raw denim dickies that are similar

awesome thanks, fitting like 501s but not being levis sounds like good thing for me

Ray C. Usery · « **Reply #108 on:** February 04, 2024, 06:56:33 PM »

Skate shop day is upon us. This thread is here for everyone to post their local up to get some shine and support

There is a large list of shops on the website https://www.skateshopday.com/

I chose one of the first shops that struck me and it was Change skate shop in Tupelo, Mississippi and made a large order there

https://changetupelo.com/

I've been doing the same for the shops around me. So far I've been to Slappy's Garage and Sixes & Sevens. I tryed to get to Pac Drive and Local this weekend but that didn't work out but I will be to those shops Arts & REC and Overload before SSD

https://artsandrecstore.com/
https://www.facebook.com/LocalSkateShop2014/
https://shopoverload.com/
http://pacificdrive.com/
https://sixesandsevensskate.com/
https://slappysgaragesd.com/

I'd like to put all the store links in this thread but it takes awhile so I'll post what I can soon. US only for me, feel free to post your country's links, you can find them here https://www.skateshopday.com/

Ray C. Usery · « **Reply #109 on:** February 04, 2024, 07:00:29 PM »

Ray C. Usery · « **Reply #110 on:** February 04, 2024, 07:12:12 PM »

Ray C. Usery · « **Reply #111 on:** February 04, 2024, 07:24:17 PM »

Frank and Fred · « **Reply #112 on:** February 04, 2024, 07:26:12 PM »

This list might be old. At least two of those Oregon shops are now gone, unfortunately.

Ray C. Usery · « **Reply #113 on:** February 04, 2024, 07:33:55 PM »

Ray C. Usery · « **Reply #114 on:** February 04, 2024, 07:39:05 PM »

Quote from: Frank and Fred on February 04, 2024, 07:26:12 PM

This list might be old. At least two of those Oregon shops are now gone, unfortunately.

The list is from the 2024 website. I assume that those shops had planned in being involved before they went under. There are a few shops in socal that aren't on the list but they were involved in 2023 and they are still open.

Kook Me Amadeus · « **Reply #115 on:** February 05, 2024, 02:32:02 PM »

Really cool of you to put this together @Ray C. Usery

Bristol_Palin · « **Reply #116 on:** February 05, 2024, 04:08:01 PM »

In honor of skate shop day, I hope everyone gets insanely drunk and calls their favorite skate shop and makes the employee who answers the phone describe everything in the store.

TastyBurrito · « **Reply #117 on:** February 05, 2024, 05:50:47 PM »

Quote from: Bristol_Palin on February 05, 2024, 04:08:01 PM

In honor of skate shop day, I hope everyone gets insanely drunk and calls their favorite skate shop and makes the employee who answers the phone describe everything in the store.

i usually send them a pizza

JM · « **Reply #118 on:** February 05, 2024, 06:39:32 PM »

Quote from: Bristol_Palin on February 05, 2024, 04:08:01 PM

In honor of skate shop day, I hope everyone gets insanely drunk and calls their favorite skate shop and makes the employee who answers the phone describe everything in the store.

Or get in an argument about how you did in fact see a Pro Nike deck for Yuto complete with an 7.96 inch width and 51mm ghetto child wheels with Krux trucks to match, on the website, and why can’t they sell it to you because oh that’s right you’re not shop sponsored and they play favorites and that’s why they didn’t select you in the dunk raffle they suck and better give you a discount or you’re buying somewhere else.

rocklobster · « **Reply #119 on:** February 05, 2024, 06:52:55 PM »

I stopped collecting the SSD decks since they sit in storage but I make a point to pick up a few t-shirts for myself and friends. Takes up less space and better margins for the shops vs hardgoods.

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