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This topic is getting embarrassing. If you're not willing to pay for the skates, don't buy them. If you are, buy them! In either case, your opinions are your own and can stay that way. Stop attempting to crucify the owners of a small, hand-made skate company because you disagree with their pricing structure.

Yeah, I would have picked the dog for sure. Animals and kids always win.

People buy cars, appliances, airline tickets, hotel rooms, meals, etc every day for a different price than their neighbor, buddy, teammate, aunt & uncle and no one seems to stop buying those things even though you could say everyone that paid even 1 penny more than the lowest sold price got "cheated". Focus on did the item at the price offered provide the value you were looking for to be satisified. I'm willing to pay more for convenience, quality, service, support, timeframe, etc, etc. If these skates fit you best or you think they would, then any extra amount spent (if any at all) would be worth it. If not, then deal with a painful skate or pinch pennies and buy a $299 skate or clearance model online and hope it fits well (and when you buy it with a 15% off coupon and a week later your buddy got it with a 20% off coupon don't feel cheated).

Beating the first place team in beer league twice in a row with a GAA of 0.5 in those 2 games. We handed them their only loses in the entire season to knock them out of the playoffs. I played decent, but I have never seen a beer league team say they were going to play a system and actually go out and implement it. So proud of them and they seriously made my job easy.

Landed in Calgary today. Looking to repeat at CIS national champioships with the McGill Martlet hockey team (I'm their video + analytics person) http://www.habseyesontheprize.com/womens-hockey/2015/3/11/8182289/mcgills-martlets-cis-womens-hockey-road-to-nationals-part-1-pack-up-go

upgrading to a galaxy s5 for $50.. Stick tap to my buddy who had it sitting in his desk and sold it to me for a song

If you were quoted CAD and charged a different price in USD, that doesn't jibe with the explanation Garth posted stating they originally charged $900 in both USD and CAD because the currencies were roughly at par and the current issue is more an extension of maintaining the same policy and not of charging US customers more. If they in fact previously charged US customers CAD and then converted it to USD (or had PayPal do it) then the current situation would be a change of business practice. However, the true effect is still more one of giving the Canadian customer a discount (by charging them 900 CAD) then it is increasing the price to the US customer and price gouging. I'm not commenting on "right" or "wrong" I just don't believe it's fair to say they're price gouging by keeping the USD price constant. If anything I would criticize them for not raising the CAD price to account for the exchange fluctuation and sacrificing margin. I don't think it would be appropriate for them to price in CAD for US customers (or charge a lower price in USD) since they price everywhere in the world outside of Canada in USD. The prudent thing in my opinion would be to charge Canadian customers in USD as well (which effectively raises the CAD price). That would be the best way for them to ensure they are treating all their customers equally. The current situation doesn't single out the US customer and disadvantage them, it singles out the Canadian customer and gives them an advantage.

if any of you guys ever make it out to Albany, NY let me know you guys can meet her she loves people.

When VH Hockey skates came out 2 years ago. the Canadian dollar reached 99.8 cents US, almost parity, so Americans are paying around the same now in US dollars as they were when the skates came out, but US shipping is now free. Canadians are also paying the same now as when the skates came out 2 years ago, but Canadians still pay shipping. So what the f*** is everyone crying about... that Canadians are not paying even more? It looks like VH is trying to give everyone an equal opportunity to buy their skates, as opposed to the perceived "price gouging" that the big hockey companies do to Canadians because the market can bear it.

I understand everyone's point on the exchange rate any the fluctuations but one thing I must say having the skates over a year and a half, skating 3 to 5 times a week. Is that VH skates and company do provide very very good customer service.I can't tell you how many times I email scott and he got right back to me. Always willing to help out any way he could. I've used all the big guys CCM Bauer Easton and can say I never got that type of service from them. I'd that worth a bit more..... to me yes.

I am but a simple caveman, unfamiliar with your words of currency hedging. But when I ordered mine I'm pretty sure they were listed in CAD and when I was charged it was converted to the equivalent in US dollars. I distinctly remember using google's currency conversion to figure out what I would be paying. I didn't have any problem doing that. I think they should stick with a single country's currency until they get big enough to have big enough margins to ride out the currency fluctuations. I have always planned on buying another pair when mine are used up, but I won't be if they are charging me $150 (in US dollars) more than they are charging someone else. It's not that I wouldn't pay $150 more for them. I probably would if everyone was, I just wouldn't want to feel like I was being cheated for being a member of a "class" that was singled out to pay $150 more than some other "class."

haha, no, it had to be a random drawing from all entrants, because if he took photo contents into account, I mean, how can you say no to that face!!!!!!!!

I see no problem with the different pricing for US and CAD customers. The big guys do the same thing via MAP and shipping restrictions. As Canadians we are used to being charged more than our American counterparts for most goods. Why when the CAD $ was worth $1.10 USD, were we paying 20-30% more for electronics? Fair or not, it's how the market works.

The owner answered a question about grinding wheel cost on kickstarter, thought others might be interested: "Randy & Kade - The grinding rings will cost $49.99 - So, $1 per sharpening on the default setting of 3 cycles per skate (6 passes) and $1.66 if you needed 5 cycles (10 passes) with every sharpening. 3 is typically right unless there is damage to the blade. In many cases it might take just a cycle or 2 to get the edge you need."

You realize that you are complaining about how every company that does business on both sides of the border prices. You have to think of this as if they had 2 store fronts, one in the US and one in Canada. None of the other hockey companies fluctuate their prices to account for exchange rates. There is a reason that the major players put restrictions on sellers on either side of the border from making sales on the other.