Snowboarders and they put out some truly Funny videos, but never had the youth riders live what they where doing, in fact they put a disclaimer saying just that “We don’t condone this behavior”.
#Poser skate shops professional
Not to long ago we had Wildcats, Boozy the Clown, among others who were Professional Think it has to do with having such short careers?Īgain WIIFM, what happened to the soul of our lifestyle?
#Poser skate shops pro
As I told a group of 65 students at a past years Career day speech I gave, only one person on several thousand are even given the chance to live the dream of making a living at what they do as a professional.Įver wonder why Pro athletes make so much these days? For those that do not know what that means it’s the (What’s in it for me) train of thought that destroys almost every person who gets it. It seems that almost every kid that does our sports belongs to the (WIIFM) school of skating. One of the biggest changes over the past twenty years is that the attitudes of the younger athletes themselves have taken a nosedive. Most ever shop owner has been boarding at a high level of expertise for almost their entire lives, which gives them an edge over the mall shops with adolescent salespeople. The Core aspect of Skating needs to pull ever product from the mall and drive the skaters back to the shops that support them. Not to mention, how do they differ from the kid who just wears the gear and can’t even skate? Where do we go from here? My guess would be Acme with World Industry completes or how about Liquor Stores selling skate and surf wax? Oh and how about the best one yet, Wawa and 711 Corner food marts with racks of Volcom and Element apparel for sale? Where does it end? You can get Billabong, Element, and Roxy at Marshall’s and Ross for less than retailers pay at a Wholesale cost? I think that is imperative that our industry needs to look deep within it and see where the industry started from and just how they plan to keep the core skater from having to do mail order or visit their local mall to get their products. It’s a shame when you find high quality lines like sk8 shoes in the local mall? Once a “Core” product line, sk8 shoes have taken profits to a record high by selling its brand name out to the Mall market and EVERY POSER ON THE STREET! Now it seems all that has changed? And the lure of profit margins for the Reps and good old boy get rich quick schemes rule the industry. In the past at one point companies took pride in their ability to be a “Core” product line, and denied access of their products to the Mall shops and mail order companies. Surf / and Snowboard products at an outrageous price to you the consumer. Mall shops are just that, Mall shops who now carry corporate branded brand name Skate / When was the last time you saw ANY mall shop do anything for the local skaters? Once you leave the shop you’re a profit margin not a skater who is loyal to his or her shop. I’m sure you have taken a good look around at just how many new mall shops are opening to grab your money, that’s right I said grab your money. What are you really thinking by doing that? If you are a true skater I mean eat sleep and breathe skating than you would never be caught dead in a mall shop that sells sporting goods gear next to it’s skateboards. How many of your skaters out there go to Zumiez, CCS, and or any Mall store location to buy your skate gear? So how many of you also get the wrong gear handed to you by some kid who hasn’t been alive as long as some of the specialty shop owners have spent on the toilet? Good question eh? Do you really think that these kids know what’s best for you?