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Is that a long term or short term review?

The all black X:60 LE has red stitching. It looks nasty. BTW, don't ask me for pictures. I don't have any! It's all a memory.

X:60 LE shipping 10/15/09.

I was afraid of that. When I was in college I worked winters at a Camden County hockey pro shop and summers in a Salem County golf pro shop and we did lots of custom orders and never charged tax for out-of-state shipping. Bet we also got audited a lot on in-state sales on what things were taxable sporting goods (hockey sweaters, spiked golf shoes) or non-taxable clothing (hockey fan sweater for a baby, spikeless golf staff shoes). I understand the CYA. a shame that I have to think twice about coming up there because not only $15+ sales tax, from Exit 1 on the Turnpike I'm probably also looking at another $15 in tolls (road taxes). Glad you understand. Tax auditing by the state happens more than some may think. They visited the last place I worked at quite a few times. Also, the tolls on the NJ Turnpike suck. The Eagle customizer is back up.

Just to clarify, I charge the 7% NJ sales tax on custom gloves shipped out of NJ. This is known as CYA. It keeps the CFO happy. As for shopping in NJ, there is a 7% sales tax on "non-essential" items. Shopping for food and clothes(essential items) in NJ = no sales tax. This is why so many people from NYC drive over the Hudson River to food and clothes shop. While X:60 skates and Easton SE16 OPS may be "essential" to us on MSH, they are taxable items in NJ. All further questions can be directed to the Department of Taxation in Trenton, NJ. :lol:

Yeah, it's from carrying around the Smythe and the Cup since June.

I just got signed by the Penguins and Bauer is fitting me in gear head-to-toe!!

Well your XXXX is way lighter than your One55.

With the shop being inside the rink, that is when I show the kids where the lobby is, with or without Daddy. This hasn't been mentioned in a long time: the knuckleheads who bring their oversized equipment bag into the shop to take their skates out for sharpening. Nothing is happening until that bag goes outside the shop. "I'm sorry, sir but if I let one bag in here than everyone wants to bring their bag in here. And we just don't have the room for everyone's bag." ;)

The Moose's gloves are purple with purple embroidery on the cuff! Again, more props to Eagle for sorting through all our emails back and forth to get this right.

Including shipping via UPS from NJ to FLA, a tick under $200. I have to charge sales tax in NJ, it's 7%. I also am set up to do custom Warrior gloves but they are really pricey, IMO. I think the better buy is Eagle. I also received a second pair today of X70 gloves that I am letting the buyer share here once he receives them. His pair is pretty different, in terms of color, that is. BTW, each pair I show here is designed by the buyer. Give props to the guys who go through with their ideas. The PPFs I did for myself a few months ago are my #1 gloves right now. They are awesome. Props to Eagle, too!!

Funny you should ask about CP94 gloves. I had a request for CP94 gloves this week. Here is Eagle's answer: "With regards to these gloves that your customer is looking for, the model has actually been discontinued. Unfortunately, we will not even do this as a custom order. I apologize for the inconvenience. You can let him know that these gloves were actually a Sr. 14” model (by our guidelines). It was never offered in a 13”, and we do not have the patterns necessary to produce these." Eagle is referring to the CP94 gloves on EWH.com. They are advertised as 13", but I guess, they're not!

These are going to sn MSHer in Tampa. Eagle PPFi Tufftek,Royal with gold /white trim, mesh gussets.

A bit too PHEW for me..................

No problem, I'm old school. Throw in a busy Saturday in the shop selling skates and the cross grinder is a necessary evil for speed.

I'm guessing you don't cross grind brand new skates out of the box then?

When I finally got an ipod and found all the music I missed in the last billion years, I got into Tragically Hip- these guys drive me crazy, go Gordon Bare Naked Ladies- ok, I know it's another band that's been around for a long time but NYC FM radio sucks, as if Led Zeppelin was the world's only rock band and U2 is like, new. The Strokes Sam Roberts- Hard Road from listening to Pandora.com Lucinda Williams-woman has a voice like bourbon; smooth, mellow and dangerous Band of Horses- careful if you OD on this sound you'll lose sleep Kings of Leon- I want to meet their parents Modest Mouse- whether they sing or scream, it's usually pretty good I'll take note of some of the bands mentioned here and check them out. Thanks

Ever have the ankles punched out or re-bake the boot?

Buy the XXXX at that price. Take the extra cash and buy another OPS. Going from XXV to XXXX will be a smooth smart transition. You could always drop the extra dough on the X:60 but best bang for your buck is XXXX on sale price.

There was never any reason to sugar coat that glove when the rep showed it to me. It was a piece of junk the minute I saw it. If Easton couldn't make OPS they would have absolutely nothing going for them in the hockey business. Their weaknesses in protective equipment are getting worse every season. And if RBK/CCM wasn't such poor competition for #2 in the skate business, Easton skates would have no representation in the marketplace either.

JR is right. X:60 custom was available for production on 4/1, could not be shipped until 4/15. However, only shops that carry X:60 can custom order the X:60. I had this info confirmed two weeks ago when submitting a few custom XXXX orders.

Glad to hear positive feedback on early reviews of the liner. The dual materials used at the top for wear combined with the Hydra Max liner are a great combination. The more durable liner at the top is such a no-brainer for interior skate construction. The idea actually came from one of the guys in the St. Jerome skate testing team.

I checked the UPS tracking number. I knew you would have them Wednesday when you got home. I am really glad you like the gloves. They look great!

I just did these for a member here. Good old Hartford Whalers in Tuff-Tek PPF + with mesh gussets. I talked to Eagle last week. The website is being re-designed since there were items on the old website that were no longer available. They are still taking custom orders for gloves.

Once Bauer bought Itech, they made a decision not to go forward with the X:60 jock. The catalog was already in production so the X:60 jock was not removed. I just checked my booking order worksheet. The X:60 jock was not on the worksheet. I was not able to order it. If any dealers were able to get it, let us know. Thanks.