Well, you guys done sh!t the bed on that thread. I wanted to post something POSITIVE about it, and I'd say the best thing to do is support your local surf shops, keep the money local, and you will save. I picked up a pair of Viper fins for $50 - Thats a good deal because you can't find them for cheaper - anywhere! 20% off ALL bodyboarding items, including boards.
Not a bad deal on the Vipers at K-Coast. Doesn't change the fact that the old Shoreline Board Shop was the best deal around for the bodysurfing, bodyboarding, kneeboarding folks, and nothing like it comes remotely close. Can't say I buy very many items at the local DelMarVa shops since they don't carry much of what I need or can't touch the deals I have gotten while traveling. When most of the surf shop sales people are pretty and clueless "surf chicks" or "dugh, like wow" surf dudes it is easy to spend your money where the service and prices are best. For me that has been at Cleanline Surf Shop (N. Oregon), Surf Town Surf Shop (Rincón, PR), and Surf Zone Surf Shop (Ramey Base, Aguadilla, PR). For some reason, I have gotten some very good deals and service at WRV in VaBeach, on wetsuits and such. The Longboard House (Melbourne Beach) has also been the real deal even though longboarding is not my cup of tea. And Jay Reale's e-Bodyboarding is hard to beat - Jay is very service-oriented and provides excellent support.
No disrespect to any of the shops you just mentioned, but, I put Kcoast in a higher class as far as technical knowledge and customer service than most other shops. I work hard to make it that way and I also make sure the other employees do the same thing. Supporting local businesses is important, especially now. Anytime you need anything, even if it's something we don't have in stock, I'm sure we can help you out. Jay Reale is a killer guy and a long time family friend, so supporting him and his business is awesome. But like i said earlier. try and support your local business, because chances are whatever profession you're in is probably supported by your community in some way or the other. By the way, thanks for the support ECsponger, we we're getting bashed on the other thread. I have no idea what the deal was with some of those posts, i guess some people are just allways pissed about something.
I've noticed over the past many months that when the surf is flat, all of the forum threads turn to crap... no matter what the topic is.
I've had some good interactions at K-Coast, don't get me wrong, especially at the original, smaller shop. Chauncey's on the bay side has given be good, *timely* ding repair service - Blair has always taken care of me in that department. Malibu's carries a nice line of boards and has treated our group well - he's loaned an emergency wetsuit in the winter and a board bag for a friend's trip - just not much to meet my needs. And Liquid has a good worker or two. To tell you the truth the worst ever experiences in a surf shop have been in Haleiwa and Huntington Beach. In Haleiwa, one of the dudes couldn't really add basic numbers in calculating the cost of a friend's rental - maybe he was on acid or something, but there were a number of space cadets in that shop (Surf-N-Sea). Huntington Beach Surf & Sport was the other loser shop. I bought my first wet suit components out of a barrel from Bob White at WRV, at the old shop at the Y on the road into the beach.
I was just messing around on the other thread w/ seth but k-coast is a really good shop. I always go there.I was joking before about not liking it and so was the other kid.
No worries. In the future, if there is a problem at the shop feel free to let me know. By the way, we need some waves.
Credit where due I've found Fletcher and the staff at KCoast to be great - regarding board selection for me during the winter sale and outfitting my children in wetsuits for mid-winter fun. Their inventory is truly impressive - if they don't have what you need in stock right now, they'll do what it takes to get it in a timely manner. Like any other retailer, there will be times that some prices may be higher than the competition, but there are also times when great deals are to be had. Most importantly, at least in my experience, is that they'll treat you right.
i know it sucks. especially with everyone hating on another. to tell you how bad these flat spells are i've started to watch rocky movies when the surfs been flat right now im on rocky 4 and ths has been the second with no surf for me since one it sucks and 2 yesterday i was sick.
Word up Fletch-man no prob. Yea Jay Reale does an excellent service system there in ebodyboarding.com - almost ordered the Vipers there, but they only had a sale of 15% + S&H, and I made a better choice There's also a message board which I used there recently, Were Mike Stewart himself may just answer your question (if you're nice) which is awesome . . . .He's got a new movie out called FIRE - 2-discs and I'm hoping he does a premiere on the EC somewhere, I don't care where - I wanna go! But yea, I ain't gonna travel anywhere far to get my surf gear when the surfs' in my backyard and the shops are just a couple minutes away. And keeping the money local is VERY important. Always remember, that with every dollar that you spend, you are basically voting, in a sense. You are saying you support this product, brand, whatever it is, and you must think about the impact it may have on local economy. If you spend your money mail-ordering stuff that comes from China or somewhere overseas, then that money doesn't go back into the rotation of the economy. Just think about this for a second while i scratch my ass
Honestly, don't you think many of the boards at K-Coast (and the other shops) are from China? Buy from a domestic shaper with home blown foam and eliminate the middle man! And all that surf-hip clothing... how much of that stuff is really made in the USA?
ive bought 4 boards from k-coast, but maid sure that they were shaped and glassed in the USA, they do have quite a bit of non-domestic boards that are cheap. just wish they carried more like lost, stretch, almerrick........
I just bought a board at kcoast last week, got a killer trade in on a used board and ended up picking up a wrv s-coil with tracpad and tax for a little over $400. Stoked! Service was great.
K Coast is THEE Shop! As a sponger K~Coast has my full support. I've bought a few boards ,wet suites , gloves , boots and the like from there and they have always been cool to me. (Unlike some shops where they treat you like an ass just b/c your a sponger.) And when the new shop first opened a few of "us" whined abit about the BB 'section being a cube next to the shoes and not very well stocked. That was shortly remedied and moved to the current location IN THE SURF ROOM and the stock is MUCH BETTER! Wall FULL of every board you could want and ALL gear. The one or two times they didn't have something I was told "I'll order some come back in a few days..." and you know what THEY FOLLOWED THROUGH! The sh!t was there when I went back. K Coast does a good job and fair prices....other than clothes but the tourons buy them for the most part. And if they don't carry it Jay's site does and he is awesome.
KCOAST is the best. Chauncey's and Malibu's are cool and all, but at K-Coast the deals are awsome. We need waves bad, but later this week we should get some around Friday i think. Peace between all shops....
K-Coast is great because they have the largest selection of boards out of the East Coast (TK, WRV, Ashton, etc) while many of the other shops have much more limited selection when it comes to local shapes. All OC shops are great but K-Coast will always be my first spot when I'm looking for a new board.
Yeah so we live on the east coast meaning our waves are fickle as hell, and when it's good we all go out and surf..I'm clearly over seeing everyone bashing everyones **** on here from shop to shop about teams.. we're better than u and ****...there isn't such thing as teams around here..yeah a few stickers are thrown out and there u go congrats ur a team member!! can't we all just enjoy surfing for what its for and not the material ****. Everyone has a niche and shop at different places so if u like one more than another go there and be loyal and support them bc they need it now more than ever.Get off your lazy asses and do something productive with ur life instead of bashing shop owners around town that have made this a way of life for you and your grommets to come. If it wasnt for the shops around here what the hell would you do???? Everyone has an opinion on who has the best service around town so we will let time tell during these hard times and see who makes it..and bashing bodyboarders versuses surfers is stupid..if you ask any pro surfer they will say they started out on foamie and thats where they learned all of their knowledge about surfing and timing and waves in general....
Does anybody know why k-coast stopped carrying Hawaiian shapes ?? They used to carry Hawaiian island creations, Town and Country, and a few others i think...... I think the last time i saw any of those boards on the rack was before 2000, but i remember seeing a lot of them on the rack at one point in time.
