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in short- me and my sisters and dad are going to japan next week solely for the purpose of going skiing. its going to be epic. but my kid sisters needs new ski boots, so, of course, when dropping $650 and upwards on one pair of girls ski boots, one wants to go window shopping. here's one store we went to (p.s. melburnians it's bumps ski shop on glen huntly road. i'd ward away from there, not out of bitterness, but simply - this aint on.[from a snowboarding forum i frequent tri-daily] enjoi:
well guys, its no small wonder why we australians will go to places like backcountry.com and sierra.com instead of local reps. this happened just 8 hrs ago and is a perfect example of how some shop hoes here have no clue.
i went with my kid sis to a ski/board shop to try on ski boots for our trip to japan in less than a week. i had my little contour hd minicam. i asked if i could film. enter the madness.
the guy asks why i want to film. i tell him that i've been filming my kid sis trying on all the boots she has so far at different shops, just for reference, to gauge her comfort levels so we cover all angles from a try-different-boots-on point of view.
little prick then says he does mind, because i just gave away that we'll be looking at other boots at other places as well. i tell him that if we're going to drop a half grand AT LEAST on ski boots, of course we're going to explore options.
he then goes on to say that he wont let my sister try on any more boots, and yanks the boot off her foot and moves away. apparently this is because he has a "boot fit guarantee", without even asking if my sister skied before- she started when she was 3 yrs old, and she's 17. btw, he straight away picked the lowest price point boot.
****** looks stupid as i dismiss his boot fit guarantee with "yeah mate, you put a hair dryer into a boot for 5 mins then get the customer to walk around for ten mins, we know the score".
then, the little ***** has the audacity to turn around and say "well you've alluded to having been to other shops before and we want a guarantee that you will buy the boot in exchange for our perfect fit guarantee".
lol!!!!!
owner comes out and asks what's going on- i dress mr. off-tilt DC cap down, illustrating his utter incompetence and highlighting the fact that yes, we know what we're doing re: skiing, and why the **** would we be buying ski boots in the australian summer when the temperature is 35 degrees C outside? uh, because we might be serious buyers who are going overseas soon?
owner tries to apologise whilst guy sits in background trying to look smug. i then highlight the fact that in australia, where prices for ski gear for our dismal, pathetic 2 month seasons are exhorbitant, we were more than ready to shell out for a frigging pair of girls ski boots and a pair of goggles, but the little
felt fit to refuse a simple in-store fitting of more than one boot.
i wasnt met with any sarcasm or cynicism- it probably helped that i had just bought a sweet multi size wheel brace/ lug bolt changer from across the road and was holding that 1 ft piece of steel in my hand, but on an end note i simply told the owner that if it's going to be amateur hr when people walk in the shop and are ready to drop a thousand dollars on just boots and a pair of goggles, then it's no wonder he's so desperate that he's charging $599 for a simple effing 4square/ blend 15k jacket that can be had anywhere else in my city for atleast 30% off retail.
so yeah. i hope you enjoyed my rant. now situations with inexperienced and shortsighted shop bitches like THAT is precisely why where i can, i will buy from overseas retailers instead of local punters.
cheers,
scott
p.s. un-real. i've bought snow gear in utah, co, bc, aus, nz, and japan. never before have i seen this, it was entertaining! anyone else with a bad shop-beyotch experience?
well guys, its no small wonder why we australians will go to places like backcountry.com and sierra.com instead of local reps. this happened just 8 hrs ago and is a perfect example of how some shop hoes here have no clue.
i went with my kid sis to a ski/board shop to try on ski boots for our trip to japan in less than a week. i had my little contour hd minicam. i asked if i could film. enter the madness.
the guy asks why i want to film. i tell him that i've been filming my kid sis trying on all the boots she has so far at different shops, just for reference, to gauge her comfort levels so we cover all angles from a try-different-boots-on point of view.
little prick then says he does mind, because i just gave away that we'll be looking at other boots at other places as well. i tell him that if we're going to drop a half grand AT LEAST on ski boots, of course we're going to explore options.
he then goes on to say that he wont let my sister try on any more boots, and yanks the boot off her foot and moves away. apparently this is because he has a "boot fit guarantee", without even asking if my sister skied before- she started when she was 3 yrs old, and she's 17. btw, he straight away picked the lowest price point boot.
****** looks stupid as i dismiss his boot fit guarantee with "yeah mate, you put a hair dryer into a boot for 5 mins then get the customer to walk around for ten mins, we know the score".
then, the little ***** has the audacity to turn around and say "well you've alluded to having been to other shops before and we want a guarantee that you will buy the boot in exchange for our perfect fit guarantee".
lol!!!!!
owner comes out and asks what's going on- i dress mr. off-tilt DC cap down, illustrating his utter incompetence and highlighting the fact that yes, we know what we're doing re: skiing, and why the **** would we be buying ski boots in the australian summer when the temperature is 35 degrees C outside? uh, because we might be serious buyers who are going overseas soon?
owner tries to apologise whilst guy sits in background trying to look smug. i then highlight the fact that in australia, where prices for ski gear for our dismal, pathetic 2 month seasons are exhorbitant, we were more than ready to shell out for a frigging pair of girls ski boots and a pair of goggles, but the little
felt fit to refuse a simple in-store fitting of more than one boot.i wasnt met with any sarcasm or cynicism- it probably helped that i had just bought a sweet multi size wheel brace/ lug bolt changer from across the road and was holding that 1 ft piece of steel in my hand, but on an end note i simply told the owner that if it's going to be amateur hr when people walk in the shop and are ready to drop a thousand dollars on just boots and a pair of goggles, then it's no wonder he's so desperate that he's charging $599 for a simple effing 4square/ blend 15k jacket that can be had anywhere else in my city for atleast 30% off retail.
so yeah. i hope you enjoyed my rant. now situations with inexperienced and shortsighted shop bitches like THAT is precisely why where i can, i will buy from overseas retailers instead of local punters.
cheers,
scott
p.s. un-real. i've bought snow gear in utah, co, bc, aus, nz, and japan. never before have i seen this, it was entertaining! anyone else with a bad shop-beyotch experience?
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