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Equipment and Media - Proud to shop in T K Maxx
Maino - Oct 16, 2006 - 02:31 PM
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Well...not..."shop" as such...
But there are some fantastic snowsports bargains in there at the mo.
50 - Oct 16, 2006 - 02:32 PM
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i was thinking of going there tommorow what bargains have you seen?
R1Pilot - Oct 16, 2006 - 02:34 PM
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any cut price Bataleons or Oakley Wisdoms ??? .....possibly a topic just for the sake of it ....maybe ?
kilgore1080 - Oct 16, 2006 - 02:36 PM
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i already posted one about them having DC trousers, but I've also seen Quiksilver, Helly Hanson, Rip Curl outerwear too.
R1Pilot - Oct 16, 2006 - 02:38 PM
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ah, refers to a previous topic, ok ....I just wasnt pickin up on the TK Maxx / Pride thing ! lol
stuntgirl - Oct 16, 2006 - 02:45 PM
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I'm proud to shop at TK Maxx and ebay!
Sonny - Oct 16, 2006 - 02:57 PM
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i was in there on sunday, saw a great looking Nike ACG gore tex jacket for just 99 quids... but, it was the same colour as my trousers and that put me off... don't know wether to get it anyway and risk looking like i've got a boiler suit on. probably won't find a gore tex jacket for that price anywhere else...
flippant_guru - Oct 16, 2006 - 03:02 PM
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just got my girl a pair of ACG pants from TKmax should have been £100 .... got for £50
also got her a protest jacket cant remember the saving on that, good though
saw some H&H pants and jacket, bright red, didnt go any closer to find the price or name
as i would have got them for my self great place for last seasons kit
Flipp
Maino - Oct 16, 2006 - 03:30 PM
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I got a pair of ACG black trousers in there today for 35 quid. 35!
And Salomon snowboarding socks for barely anyting aswell.
It really was great.
The best shop in Kingston-upon-Thames 
ROBster - Oct 16, 2006 - 04:28 PM
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well i sadi it on the last thread about TKMAXX and i'll say it again.....TK Maxx are Evil!!!!!
they buy previous seasons stock dirt cheap and sell it dirt cheap....they put local shops out of bussiness then buy there stock for a fraction of the price.
but if you have a problem with the stuff you buy there then you want get a brand new replacement jacket, you'll just get the cash back and if they dont have any more cheap jackets in stokk then you'll have to pay more for one........so just get stuff from your local snowboard shop...and get the support from the guy and girls in the industry who know what there talking about not some dude who works for miminum wage in tkmaxx who know nothing about what 5kmms/5kgms means on the label!!!
Maino - Oct 16, 2006 - 04:39 PM
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ROBster wrote:
well i sadi it on the last thread about TKMAXX and i'll say it again.....TK Maxx are Evil!!!!!
they buy previous seasons stock dirt cheap and sell it dirt cheap....they put local shops out of bussiness then buy there stock for a fraction of the price.
but if you have a problem with the stuff you buy there then you want get a brand new replacement jacket, you'll just get the cash back and if they dont have any more cheap jackets in stokk then you'll have to pay more for one........so just get stuff from your local snowboard shop...and get the support from the guy and girls in the industry who know what there talking about not some dude who works for miminum wage in tkmaxx who know nothing about what 5kmms/5kgms means on the label!!!
You are aware that...money does not grow on trees...
The smaller shops in the industry are the places with some of the highest prices. If they are ready to make their prices more competative then, of course...I'd rather buy from a snowsports shop and keep the money in the industry...
But if you gave me the choice of buying a pair of trousers for 120 quid, and buying an equally good pair of trousers for 35...then, I'm sorry...but there's no question there of which one i'm going to buy.
Finches, in south london, is one of the best snowsports shop i've ever been to. It's family run, very welcoming and the products are fantastic...
But would I buy clothes there?
eldi - Oct 16, 2006 - 04:52 PM
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I find I dont have a choice either - i know of about five TKMaxx stores which are quite local - and no board shops unless i got into London town and then prices are stupid!
ozzirt - Oct 16, 2006 - 05:18 PM
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excuse me rob: I'm missing something, tk max is not evil small board shops are doing pretty well arn't they? the ski/board industry is huger than ever right now, why cant tk max take a slice, you know exactly where you stand with all of tk max stuff, most of it is pretty god dam cheap cos its lasts year and stacked high and sold cheap in badly lit shops not that dont spend a penny on interior design so YOu get a cheaper product. Granted- you have to sive through a lot of sh1t to find a good item and it's worth the effort for the treasure your find, i got good quality Helly Hanson jacket for 60 quid, tar thank you very much. Quite often they don't have your size but who gives a sh1t go to another shop. Anyway, the money i save on not spending 50 quid on gloves or/ 200 on a jacket , ill probably spend in a family board shop on actual equipment. So rob surely your be happy than snowboarding is becoming slightly more affordable for people not as commited as us to our faveourite pas time, it's got to be a wake up call for all the big manufacturers too, I cant see anyreason why tkmax are evil, I think you confused it with starbucks!
AND - where does tk max often get its kit from, yep - snowboard shops that cant sell their overpriced jackets!
Maino - Oct 16, 2006 - 05:25 PM
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ozzirt wrote:
AND - where does tk max often get its kit from, yep - snowboard shops that cant sell their overpriced jackets!
A very good point sir.
ROBster - Oct 16, 2006 - 05:41 PM
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well most board shops sell at the recommended retail price, and the shops that do sell higher are tossers
plus a lot of board shops will give a little discount if you get to know them too
Sidget_Ex - Oct 16, 2006 - 05:55 PM
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they buy previous seasons stock dirt cheap and sell it dirt cheap....they put local shops out of bussiness then buy there stock for a fraction of the price.
Who sell to people like my mate Brett who lives in a council flat with his mum and his brother because he cant afford to go to high street shops and buy a quicksilver T-shirt for £30.
TK Maxx is a good thing
Maino - Oct 16, 2006 - 07:28 PM
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ROBster wrote:
well most board shops sell at the recommended retail price, and the shops that do sell higher are tossers
plus a lot of board shops will give a little discount if you get to know them too
TK Maxx does these shops a favour. Because most don't sell on the RRP...
TK Maxx buy out the stuff they can't sell...therefore saving them very large losses on stock.
Independant shops commit to buy most of their stock before the season starts...so, they have to be prudent and efficient...and TK Maxx helps them out big time.
Sidget_Ex - Oct 16, 2006 - 07:32 PM
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Stack it high and sell it cheap
How places like Tesco, Wallmart, Macro, JJB sports make their money, and people dont complain about that
(no wait, someone was complaning about tesco on the radio this morning 
Maino - Oct 16, 2006 - 07:34 PM
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Wal-mart is wrong.
The rest of them are ok I suppose.
Apart from the dispicable sweat shops that they often rely on for their produce.
Sidget_Ex - Oct 16, 2006 - 07:59 PM
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Maino
Its a hot day...milk was a bad choice!!...
ROBster - Oct 16, 2006 - 09:54 PM
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yeah i understand that some people cant afford stuff, and yes i know some shops over price things but a lot of shops are owned by hardworking individuals, who also believe that some shops are over priced and that dont do it...and when that do they give all shops a bad name...
but when the big companies come in then the little guys have no chance unless they have a faithfull costomers,
my local shop have had to stop selling a few brands cause tkmaxx is selling them.
and tkmaxx dont buy stuff the shops cant sell they buy stuff when the shops close down!
eldi - Oct 16, 2006 - 10:01 PM
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we are (well most of us are) hard working individuals too - who have every right to vote with our wallets and shop where the keenest prices are, sadly for the little guys its the way of the western world. TKMaxx are onto a good thing and I reckon we may as well use it - just like the average housewife goes to a supermarket and not to the highstreet butchers bakers n candle stick makers individually
Sidget_Ex - Oct 16, 2006 - 10:03 PM
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TK Maxx's USP
Lots of different brand makes for a low price
High street shops USP
A few different brands.
Although that comes with a higher price
so people are gonna choose TK Maxx
also
Where most TK maxx r placed is in large "shopping mall" type places.
The one in errr
stevenage for example.
It is situated in the middle of a shopping centre that has many stores with appealing products.
Rather than search for bits and bobs around the town different shops different places etc it is easyer for the consumer to go to a large retail park and purchase everything the invidiual wants whilst being in one place and at a discount.
Customers do not want to wander round on hours searching for products.
im going to bed i feel like sh1t, see ya people
xox
Lui.
ROBster - Oct 16, 2006 - 10:48 PM
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yeah i'm a hardworking individual too and have had a look in tkmaxx and seen the deals on gear, but then i walk in to my local shop and am greeted with a smile and they know who i am and what i like in gear so that where i shop,
and i konw if i want any advise on gear, or if i have a problem with anything then i know they will go there best to sort me out.
i dont want to be just another costomer walking down the line of 20 checkout desks to the red shirted "Sales Assistant" with the false smile, mindlessly scanning things and putting them into bags
i do like having a chat about the world, snowboarding or otherwise, and having a cup of tea weather i buy somthing of not
knowing that when i get a smile after buying somthing it not just cause the boos told them to smile is cause they know that i'm buying somthing that thye know i will enjoy
Maino - Oct 16, 2006 - 10:55 PM
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Well it is truly fantastic that you have enough money to consistently pay high prices...I am overjoyed for you ...but in the real world, when there is a bargain afoot...people will follow.
I'd love to go to a local snowboard shop every few months or whatever to pick up gear...sit down, have a cup of tea...chat about the season passed, or season coming...It would be great....but that isn't practical, and to criticise TK Maxx when so many people rely on it for affordable snowsports clothing, is quite frankly absurd.
eldi - Oct 16, 2006 - 10:57 PM
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thats very true - and something i had practically forgotton about. As i said earlier no local board shops in this area so not used one in a long long time but i totally get what you are saying, I used to work in a bmx/skateboard shop in the 80s when bmx was all the rage and it was v cool to be able to chat to ppl who were into what they were buying
Sidget_Ex - Oct 17, 2006 - 06:55 AM
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I'd love to go to a local snowboard shop every few months or whatever to pick up gear...sit down, have a cup of tea...chat about the season passed, or season coming...It would be great....
If i get a job i'll be able to do that cos 100% of the money goes to meeeee
and being 16, no tax, no car to pay for, no food costs etc
Just 2 days a week will get me about £120 a month
I might consider it.
kriss - Oct 17, 2006 - 07:55 AM
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im sorry but only a fool would pay full price for something they could get for half price, that's just straight up dumb.
tkmax, as you said, deals in LAST seasons gear, so it's stuff the shops etc couldn't sell, so to the shops, it's pretty much dead revenue, unless they can get rid of it, tkmax, buys it and HAZAAA, they give the little shops money for stuff they couldn't shift,
but being honest, i actually thought tkmax bought from wholesalers not "the little" guy, as theres no way the same local shops you speak of, have X number of dc mountain lab pants, to put pairs in stores all over the country.
they used to buy the old last seasons stock clothes from the likes of phat farm, fubu, karl kani etc too, until hiphopwardrobe etc, made the clearing wholesellers a better offer.
flippant_guru - Oct 17, 2006 - 08:05 AM
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ROB can understand where your coming from but sorry, always check TK-max for clothing
but then the little shop still gets my hard earn'd cash for the main purchases .... boards boot and bindings
as you say, if you have problems with your stick you can take it back and have a nice chat with the local shop
they bend over backwards to help which is cool, and why i'd pay a little more on a board from my local shop
rather than search the internet and get it £50 cheaper....
but for clothing ... sorry .... boarding can be a bit like a fashion parade sometimes
and if my brand new last seasons O'niel jacket has a problem .... oh well, just buy another for £30 from TK-max
Flipp
Why-my-legs? - Oct 17, 2006 - 08:29 AM
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I'm with Robster on this. Support your local snowboard shop because they support local snowboarding. Kinda obvious really.
TK Maxx doesn't organise comps or jams, it doesn't hook up promising riders with product in order to keep shredding, it doesn't ask about your last holiday or latest trick, it doesn't provide knowledgeable advice on the kit.
Sonny - Oct 17, 2006 - 08:59 AM
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flipp took the words out of my mouth there.
TK Maxx have thier place, and the smaller more "honest" retailers have thier place too. i'm not going to get a pair of bindings from TK Maxx. i'm not going to get goggles from TK Maxx because they're awful. i'm not going to get the majority of my clothes from TX Maxx. but if i wander in there and see a decent jacket for good money, i'll buy it. just because i'm choosing to do that instead of buying a more steezy jacket for twice the money from a more snowboard-orientated retailer doesn't really add up to taking food off they plate of the little man in my book. i'll still go to a proper snowboard gear retailer for 90% of my gear, won't I?
Sartori - Oct 17, 2006 - 09:07 AM
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ROBster wrote:
yeah i understand that some people cant afford stuff, and yes i know some shops over price things but a lot of shops are owned by hardworking individuals, who also believe that some shops are over priced and that dont do it...and when that do they give all shops a bad name...
but when the big companies come in then the little guys have no chance unless they have a faithfull costomers,
my local shop have had to stop selling a few brands cause tkmaxx is selling them.
and tkmaxx dont buy stuff the shops cant sell they buy stuff when the shops close down!
I actually know a fair bit about TKMaxx purchasing as a distribution business I used to be involved with used them to shift old stock. Robster isn't quite right, but does have a lot of good points.
TKMaxx buy last season's stock from both the vendor (NikeACG direct) and any distributors that hold stock they want to shift. They typically buy at prices that allow vendors a very small margin but typically distributors selling to TKMaxx will be making a small loss of items sold and do it mainly to shift stock they can't easily sell for profit that takes up warehouse space (and therefore costs them money). I've not heard of them buying from stores that are closing but I'm sure they probably do.
The way i look at it is that even if TKmaxx started selling boards/boots/bindings/etc I would still buy from my local shop, and I would also go there for properly tech goods, but if you're looking for a second jacket or pants that won't get used that much, or for kit to wreck on a dryslope, then TKMaxx is good.
I'm pretty fortunate to be able to afford to make this choice, but there are a lot of people for whom TKmaxx is a lifesaver as it allows them to afford decent gear at prices they can afford to pay, which they probably wouldn't consider if buying at full price.
TKMaxx services the needs of a market - I don't consider that evil, but then I wouldn't buy all my gear there
Maino - Oct 17, 2006 - 10:32 AM
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Why-my-legs? wrote:
I'm with Robster on this. Support your local snowboard shop because they support local snowboarding. Kinda obvious really.
TK Maxx doesn't organise comps or jams, it doesn't hook up promising riders with product in order to keep shredding, it doesn't ask about your last holiday or latest trick, it doesn't provide knowledgeable advice on the kit.
0kaaaaaaaay....
We're all going for a "shop till you drop" in your local snowboard shop and Why-my-legs? is paaaaaaaaaaying.
neutron - Oct 17, 2006 - 11:07 AM
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I buy from TK maxx sometimes. last week I bought a pair of gore tex gloves as a second pair.A month before I bought Burton Gore gloves in the sale at my local(ish) shop. I very rarely pay full price for my gear anyway. If I buy from smaller snowboard shops it's normally during the summer so I get last season's stuff at a sale price. I am lucky and have industry contacts who i can go to for hard goods. I used to own a skate shop so understand the whole "support your local shop" thing but If I bought everything at full price from my local board shop I wouldn't be able to afford as much time in the mountains and that's what it's all about and the whole reason I need the gear in the first place! Spending time in the mountains is expensive especially when doing seasons so I try to save as much as I can on gear as I don't have a massive amount of cash!
ROBster - Oct 17, 2006 - 01:17 PM
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ok i'm going to say....lets agree to disagree....
there are many valid points to buying from 'the Maxx' and many valid points to buying from snowboard shops, 
and after all its all just about having fun with your mates on a price of wood!! 
daisy-kitten - Oct 17, 2006 - 02:32 PM
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T K Maxx is like a jumble sale! I cant believe n e one has the patience to go through all that rubbish when for a few quid more you can go to a shop that has all the gear there ready n waiting for you!!!
Nope cant say I would ever be proud to shop at "the maxx" although I whole heartedly agree with ROBster on the his point...
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and after all its all just about having fun with your mates on a price of wood!!
flippant_guru - Oct 17, 2006 - 03:00 PM
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erm a few quid more..... i saved like £50 .. thats 2days lift pass at nevis
or almost a new front tyre for my supermoto
and the my local Maxx has a good rack of all the decent board/ski wear no hassel looking through it
as i said before .. hard goods board/bindings/boots yeah local shop to get advice and come back
but for kit, if i see it at maxx i'll buy it, most board shops round here dont stock a huge selection
of clothes anyho, so i'm happy to buy it from where i can, if i see it in tantrum then cool buy it there
but if its in Maxx then get it there and save ££ for boarding/tyres for the bike
Flipp
charliebuoy - Oct 17, 2006 - 03:09 PM
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Tk Maxx rocks - but not in the snowboard clothing department. In my local one it's all weirdly sized, ugly sh1t.
I bought some tweed trousers from there the other day, they are SEXUAL
pouvignon - Oct 17, 2006 - 03:14 PM
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and so a happy medium is just about reached...
local shop for friendliness, knowledge and tech gear purchases
tk maxx for possible bargain clothing without the 'experience' of the local option
no more evilness please!!
daisy-kitten - Oct 17, 2006 - 03:18 PM
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Can we still have cheekiness though?
Sartori - Oct 17, 2006 - 03:56 PM
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You show me your cheeks and I'll show you mine dear
ozzirt - Oct 17, 2006 - 05:51 PM
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just had a thought here, what if the big cheese of tk ma starts seeing this, and then ends up selling top kit from last year at cut price- what will people do then?
Lets be honest, its more than a few quid we will save! it would be a tricky one wouldnt it?
So do you really want to pay 50 quid more than you have to- to talk about your snowboarding holiday, when clearly its part of the whole sales approach anyway.
That said if it was a choice of tk max and a good retailer eg avalanche or ss20, the i might think twice about a new tkmaxx
Ok enough on this..
GinaG - Oct 17, 2006 - 06:08 PM
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I personally love TK Maxx for their choice of bags
Rob's made of money and has new things every season so he doesn't need tk maxx... and fair play to him!!
Maino - Oct 18, 2006 - 12:03 AM
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daisy-kitten wrote:
T K Maxx is like a jumble sale! I cant believe n e one has the patience to go through all that rubbish when for a few quid more you can go to a shop that has all the gear there ready n waiting for you!!!
Nope cant say I would ever be proud to shop at "the maxx" although I whole heartedly agree with ROBster on the his point...
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and after all its all just about having fun with your mates on a price of wood!!
Ermmmmmmmmmm Whaaat?
There's about 3 racks of snowboarding attire...and yes most of it is crap...but it'll take you 10 maybe 20 minutes to go through it. And you aren't just saving a few quid...you're saving 50,60,70 quid. That amount of money can be put towards buying equipment from ur local boarding shop.
I will always make a trip to the local boarding shop to buy equipment, but clothes? Nah...too expensive.
ROBster - Oct 18, 2006 - 07:41 PM
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right well we'er going round in circles now....
so as i sadi before lets agree to disagree
flippant_guru - Oct 18, 2006 - 10:35 PM
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we done a 1080 yet..... shaun white got nothing on this thread.....
Flipp