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Bauer upgraded me to Supreme ONE.9's when they warrantied my ONE.8's. Also get to wear my newest acquisition for the first time next week.

Newest pickup from Sportchek, on sale for $50.

Out with the old... and in with the new.

Have you used the HDO on the ice yet? How is the cut around the nose, I'm looking to replace my X100

Yes, I forgot to mention that they too were made in China, I noticed it before they bought them, I just decided to keep that to myself. :) EDIT. And I have no idea what Chinese leather smells like, but apparently it is a very distinctive odor to old white women.

Boy do I have a tale, it's a bit long but bear with me. Several weeks ago a woman, her son, and who i assume to be her mother come into the store looking for a pair of skates for the boy. No more than $100. Ok. They pick out a pair of Bauer Supreme Pro's (One20's re-branded to say Supreme Pro so they are an 'exclusive' model to Canadian Tire). I tie them on the kid and you can tell right away that he loves them, walks around a bit, has that look on his face that tells you these are the skates he wants. He confirms that he can't find anything wrong with them, and that he really likes them. Perfect. Then grandma pipes up. "Check where they're made." So the kid's mother checks the box. "China" "I knew it. I could smell it in the leather." ... Now mom agrees with her, you're right we don't want those. She runs over to the skate wall, and grabs a pair of Easton Ultra's (SE6), and starts turning them over and over in her hands, half a foot away from her face, muttering "Yeah, these are much better construction, they're put together a lot better. Can you get us a pair in his size?" At this point in time, I'm still trying to process "I could smell it in the leather", but I...just...can't...do...it. So I go and grab them, tie em on, he walks around, and it is almost a polar opposite of the Bauers. He looks uncomfortable in them, not painful, but he just doesn't feel it. He looks at mom and grandma, and unconvincingly says that he likes them. Mom and Grandma are ecstatic, great lets go. I quickly wheel my stool over to him, and ask him if he's sure, think about the Bauers and compare them to each other. He looks at the Bauers, the Eastons then back at mom and grandma. Looks at me and still unconvincingly says that he likes them. Alrighty then. I sharpen them, no bake though (that's just a waste of money) and they're out the door. THE NEXT NIGHT, I walk into the store and there they are, on my desk, returned. Now that seems like the end, but it most certainly is not. I go into the store on my day off to talk with the other guy about an upcoming tournament, and he is fitting this same kid, with his mom in tow. I nearly cried when they walked out with the initial pair of Supreme Pros.

Skates - CCM U+10 Helmet - CCM V08 + Bauer X100 Visor Gloves - CCM U+08 Shoulder Pads - CCM 04 Elbow Pads - Nike Bauer XVI Shin Pads - Nike Bauer XVI Pants - Rbk 5k Sticks - Bauer Vapor X:60 P91, Bauer Supreme TotalONE P92