Axxion89

Welcome to today's society! Also, hate the pickup hockey when I'm home from school. Last 2 times I play no goalie, 12 forwards. I bring the goalie gear, 5 goalies 30 forwards. Its literally the largest cluster f$^$ in the world cause you never know what the session will look like. At least I outplayed the other 4 goalies all of whom have been playing for quite some time, liking the progress I have been making on the 1 year mark of playing in net

They get you to become a customer and spread positive word of mouth by offering the free shipping and $30 shipping and as business improves, change it to industry norm.

Welp you got me, couldn't fool you! I must have fooled my LHS owner with 15+ years experience who has the same coincidence of sizing I have and has seen the phenomena plenty of times, fooled my podiatrist who examined my feet and said I have perfectly normal feet except for my falling arches, and finally fooled myself who can walk, play baseball and other sports, and run in 9.5 sneakers without them falling off and skate as a goalie and player with no dead space and great comfort in my 5.5 CCMs and Reeboks. But you must know me and other people with similar circumstance better than some pros so my apologies. My last post on the topic, I don't want to derail the thread any further.

I can't speak for sellout but I wear a 9.5 Sneaker and wear a size 5.5 skate. The difference between what size a skate and sneaker are irrelevant as whatever fits best is whats key. I like the way my feet feel in 9,5 sneakers and they don't fall off when I walk or float. In a 5.5 ccm skate my feet fit perfect. Can't explain it but that's how it works.

The amount of jealousy I have right now is unbearable! Those are my size in Bauer but probably wouldn't fit me as well as my CCM in 5.5. Congrats on an amazing deal!

Ah the ole tailgate dilemma, my take is basically get of of their way if you can (multiple lane road) or stay your ground and let them ride your ass untill they either: A- Go past you illegally and endanger their life B- Hit you in which case you sue them and make bank or report to police and they get a summons (its happened before) C- They just sit there and that's about it Don't accommodate their requests because its only enabling a bully on the road. Also if its a one lane road, then why take the risk in pulling over when another car can hit you, you run over the countless crap on the shoulders of a road, and many other factors affecting you than the bully. If he's in a rush or if he REALLY wants to get around you, he will, otherwise they don't realize that they are tailgating or they will just keep doin it for no reason and accomplish nothing.

That's one busy laundry room! Onto my vent, people who not only drink your water bottle at pickup, but proceed to throw it on the floor and treat it like crap and throw it! Coming really close to filling my water bottle with laxative and just enjoying reaction

Just take it and throw it on top of a table/washer, that's whats done at most schools

Goalie skating is a lot different than player skating. Long blade, less support, different movements, and more restrictive gear make it a challenge. You will probably struggle in the beginning but get the hang of it through practice. If you want to get good at goalie or learn the right way, you will need goalie skates, if you learn on player skates you will not learn correctly and it will take you longer to get used to the movements. That being said, your best bet is to go to sticktimes and open pickups and just practice. Sticktime is good for working by yourself and getting used to moving around and feeling out the position. Players at sticktime will only try breakaways on you 99% of the time so you can try and play against them but in my experience, all it does it make you pull muscles and tire you out fast. Open hockey is the best practice and learning tool because you will get as close to real game playing as possible. You will learn to face shots, react to passing, etc than sticktime can't teach you. Most players will be happy to have any goalie in net so don't worry about showing up and being terrible. Finally, just go on craigslist or ebay and outfit yourself with proper fitting gear or borrow/buy from someone and try it out. I made the leap and I love it doing what I said above. I have been playing goal for about 10 months and am going to start looking for a team to play for as I feel that I am ready to play in a league. I would advise against jumping into a league early because if you can't handle it, the players will get frustrated when you let in 15 goals a game, unless you get on a team or league that is beginners only!

This time x1000, if you can't provide for your kids with child support coming off a million dollar salary then you are just plain stupid or greedy, especially when people raise their kids with no child support or very little. To contribute to the thread, car dealers can all burn, still waiting for my new (to me) car after 2 weeks because the original one they sold me had a broken transmission. Also had to pay an extra $5k for this one but its in much better shape and much less miles, hopefully this all finishes up for the best!

Grab his car keys, tell him your car has a flat and that you are gonna borrow his car for the night and not worry. He'll get the point

Bought a new (to me) SUV and of course after I pay and take it home I notice Transmission problems! Sales guy assured me it would be replaced due to the warranty it has but I always believe it when it happens. Either way this could be a nightmare or a godsend, gotta wait till Monday

That is one small C/A!!! Great for mobility though

To answer your main question, I normally don't ask big retailers for the main reason being that their policies are stated that the prices are firm and also the managers who can make those decision are tougher to get a hold of. Discounts on floor models and damaged goods are often incorporated into a stores policy and can be made by most employees. Also, I don't almost always ask whenever I buy something else at a local store, only when I am purchasing a large amount or something that is lets say a model from 2008. Now as far as the rest of what you said, lets look at a company that competes with a LHS like Hockey Monkey. While they do save money buy getting quantity dicounts, they also have a LOT more expenses. They have larger buildings, more employees, more taxes, and more expenses in general that they have to pay regardless of how much they sell, so they inherit more risk. Also, they have to retain customers in different ways that often cost money such as frequent buyer discounts, easier return policies, and using credit cards on purchases of low amounts. Now that extra few % they save may very well go towards those many expenses, not all of it but much of it does. HM and any big box store really makes their money on volume of sales as you may know. If they don't sell the amounts they do, they lose money. Now I am not defending any big box chains or ripping a local business just stating that just because they are a big company does not mean they have money flowing out of their rears. From what I gather from this thread and speaking with people, the hockey equipment industry is not a cash cow industry. Of all the owners I meet, they are all former players or people who love the sport and not one have I met who was running a LHS because he thought it was going to make him rich. If you want to be rich, sell your store/quit and find a career that will make you rich. I am just stating this because a lot of people are complaining about the poor returns of running a store and how it's not profitable. If you own/work for a LHS then all my respect to you especially if you enjoy the job, love hockey, and love the feeling you get when you sell stuff to players and people/kids starting out. But as someone in the business field, if running a store is a financial and emotional burden, then move onto a different endeavor.

My Philosophy is that it never hurts to ask, but I choose when it is the appropriate time to ask. If I go to a big box or chain retailer, I never ask for a discount unless it is a floor model or damaged and most of the time, I do get a percentage off from big box because I know what will happen if nobody else buys the damaged product or a floor model and the store knows as well. If I buy local, from a LHS lets say, then I would either ask beforehand if there is a quantity discount or if they have any old models they would be willing to knock a price down off of, but I always do it BEFORE I bring it to the register. My reason is because I want the employee/owner to know ahead of time I am asking instead of waiting until the last second which would come across as an insult. Asking earlier will often times work and if it does not, you do not come across negatively. From all the local stores that have given me discounts (some without me asking) know very well that even if they offer a discount where they make no money on an item, it may make a customer loyal and result in large returns in the future in word of mouth advertising, future sales, and other intangible benefits all from knocking a few bucks off a large order or discounting a discontinued item. I have been on both sides of the counter as well, been working retail since I was 15 in all different fields from mom and pop to big box, you will ALWAYS have customers come in and try everything they can to get a discount whether its haggle, ask, or even break or damage a product to try and get it discounted, I have seen it all. As a retailer, it is your decision how you offer discount and whether the benefits of doing so outweigh the costs of the initial discount.

In my experience, the only times I have seen people pay with checks are the elderly (for obvious reasons) and middle aged women. Most stores I know have have abandoned accepting personal checks for the reasons that have been stated and retail stores are insured and protected so they will accept the checks to add convenience and satisfy the customer.

Never had a sublimated jersey before so now I know no dryer for it and thanks JR, I'll have it heat pressed good as new

Put my Summer Jam jersey in the washer/dryer and the logo started to peel, NOOOOOOOOOO!!!

For me its more customization at a cheaper price

Hypoglycemia, I get it time to time its annoying but nothing too bad

While I agree, I do believe that someone who has played with experience will know some things or can at least offer a different perspective than someone who is trained. I think I know a fair bit about hockey but I never played contact so I could not give proper insight about how shoulder pads hitting comfort or equipment's reaction to contact.

You will get more information on this site than the facebook page. I am sure this and all the major equipment unveilings will occur sometime after Summer Jam in August.

After 4 years of not touching a gun, I shoot my first highpower match silhouette match since High School and win my class along with shooting 5 in a row chicken and almost pigs. Also got my College Degree in the mail today so overall not a bad day

Its from Viva La Bam extras, the video is there I think just as filler

(youtube) )My reason why I don't feel bad