Every year hubby and I trot over to the annual Burton summer tent sale.
We try to outfit ourselves here fully. As in get all the clothes and shoes we will want for all seasons including what is absolutely necessary for our ride gear for the entire year! U know... He likes to feel like he's getting a deal. We drop a lot of cash but it's a one-and-done.
Most of the women's soft goods don't fit me well and are GONE by the time we get there. This strategy has its flaws but I'm limping along. Doesn't help that I hate to shop for clothes.
I've just been informed I'll get a new board this year (YAY!) but I must choose it from what they happen to have available at the burton summer tent sale (AW!).
Yep, I knew this was gonna happen .... Grr....
I will need some kind of Jedi mind trick. How to get the inside scoop on what might be there at the tent so I can arrive prepared, researched, and knowing in advance which board to get. Assuming I will be faced with a choice and not just which to settle for. It's not that likely I wil get quality advice from staff at the sale so I must do. My. Homework.
Besides randomly calling store reps and asking them what they think is likely to show up at the sale, anyone have thoughts on how to approach this madness? I don't have a head full o tech info yet to draw from when I get there, though I see how that would help.
I'm going to need new bindings too. And will also have to get these here.
No, hubby won't be changing his mind and getting me a GNu, or taking me somewhere with help from staff... Lol
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I'm going to guess here, but as an avid online shopper, it's hard for me to imagine that the deals are that good. I'm sure because it's Burton it's discounted sample racks and demo boards at big discounts but why only Burton? Give the collective your "Burton board" budget and I guarantee there's other boards out there from other companies that are better build quality for the same prices. Otherwise your strategy is buy whatever is available at the moment?
Right. I know it's totally a $$ backwards but yea I can guarantee its not gonna fly with Mr. Moneybags. I'll try explaining the idea anyway... Lol but we should assume for the moment his instructions stand: buy whatever is available there at the moment. :crazy2:
Has to do with tradition, habit, & location more than logic.
I'm lucky I'm going to be getting a new board thou so trying not to look a gift horse in the mouth!
Not sure what you mean by "sample racks & demo boards".
I know a demo board is one you borrow to try out, so they will be selling these boards others have test driven there?
I just reviewed all the women's boards on the website and narrowed down options rather quickly once filtering out beginner boards. So I need to know: is it safe to assume they will be selling their unsold 2016 stock, what I see on the website right now?
just have a site ready on your phone and when he's ready say "I want this one" and have it ready to get checked out. I know it's his thing but not getting the board you really want and settling for something a bit wide/long/short/soft w/e sucks ass. haha am I dick for not being grateful for getting something free? or fuck that, get a pow stick and save up for what you REALLY want! :grin:
Burton Mid-Atlantic used to have a sample sale towards the end of the season with their sample hardware and soft goods.
Meaning these were sample version made for display or demo purposes but very close to mass production versions. Whatever is left over sample gear, they couldn't sell it as production because there could be slight changes to it such a color, material, etc.
I bought a few boards / bindings and jackets from them when they had a yearly sample sale near Mountain Creek. Most of them were 40-60% off and they were the next years product.
There is a also a burton outloet in Woodbury NY but you can call them to find out inventory if you want.
If you are keen on Burton then those are some other routes, however, you might want to give other companies a try such a Rossi (Roxy), Yes, Rome, etc.
First off, I would recommend getting to the sale extremely early in the morning. My girlfriend and I got there at 5 AM last year to wait in line and there were very few people in front of us. Last year they did have primarily boards from the previous season so it is a good idea to have a list of boards you are interested in. They also have some demo boards that you can get very cheap that are not much $$. Basically the best way to approach this is to get in as early as possible.
Thank u! We always get there on the last day, at the end, with hardly any women's stuff left!!, grrrr not this year if He plans on getting me a board.... Thou there's no way we can make it an all day wait in line or early am thing ugh.
Great to know they will probably have 2015 boards so I am hoping to get one of the three or so styles of ladies boards for intermediate - advanced riders.
What boards are you looking at? IMO Burton Boards are incredibly far behind as far as their ladies boards go the only board that is worth a damn is the Feelgood which is pretty much the Custom for women that's a great board. The Deja Vu is impressive tech wise but I'm just not a fan of the Flying V profile so thats your call. If they don't have either of those too you might as well just walk away. All the rest pretty much come in flattop profile and without sintered bases, don't fall for the pretty graphics they are glorified rental boards.
Erm, no. There are the High Spirits, Day Trader, Anti-Social in Family Tree line. Among the 'regular' boards in addition to the Deja Vu there are also the Lipstick, Talent Scout (yes, flattop - but it is a good profile), and Socialite.
And the Social was one of the greatest butter and jib boards ever. And the feather, while lower in tech, has been a fantastic learner board for years.
What will this board give you and have that your current one doesn't? How did you end up with your first deck? I'm only asking to see what kind of changes/improvements you're wanting to get out of this mystery deck you'll be getting lol and it makes me sad you don't have an actual say in the matter, but I hope it works out in your favor as much as possible...
it sounds to me like you need a new husband more than a new board. $300-400 is a small investment imo. when my ex wanted a board, or even when she never said anything, I'd buy one. new board keeps the stoke goin, stoke kept her on the hill, which kept us riding together. shit, right now I probably have 3-4 lady boards and I'm currently single.
I know that a brand new board (or boards) every year isn't in everyone's budget, but if you can afford to go snowboarding at least semi-regularly you should also be able to afford a board you'll enjoy and fits your riding style/ability, not have to settle for whatever's on some sale rack. check sites like geartrade.com, ebay or even craig's list for good deals on women's boards. most used ones only have a handful of days on them and can be bought for huge discounts.
if that doesn't work you can always try match.com (I kid... kinda)>
Ya, I'm noticing boards are a lot less pricey than I feel like they were 10 yrs ago the last time I was even looking at price tags...
It was kind of this thing. I didn't really like to ride and wasn't brave so wasn't good at it... So had zero reason to buy a board. Not to mention skill level probably hadn't outpaced that entry level board.
We took 5 yrs off no riding, I surfed instead and he bought me a whole surfing setup instead. Lol... Then got back on the mountain and it makes sense now that I'm obsessed and doing great I'd need a new snowboard now, not before.
I'm thinking they won't put them to the side. They want to get rid of as much as possible and won't want to be burned with people not coming back to get them. So you may have to go and do the 'pick some stuff and strategically place them somewhere that hopefully people interested in them won't look'.
I really don't know why Burton women's boards don't get much love. Do they not have the product line to compete or just fail in reaching their target audience for some reason. I'm just not at all familiar with their line for women, though i do have a super lightly used 147 Social that i'd part with pretty cheap.
People have brand loyalty for lots of reasons and locality is hardly the worst one. But keep in mind, at this time of year 50% off can be found all over the place for all sorts of brands, though sadly the Ladies Choice is always a tough one to find at a huge discount.
burton makes really solid womens boards, but like 80% of their lineup is in the begintermediate category. I guess that plays to the old 80/20 rule. neni has a point though. if you get something and end up not liking it, just sell it on here, geartrade.com or boardtrader.com (maybe a good place for you to look for surf aswell) and buy something else. you could also just try to scoop a couple of boards, i.e. a feather, for huge discounts and sell them on ebay or the other places; maybe even turn a profit.
also, neni's right again as Mervin womens boards are really good. you can often find roxy boards for cheaper than GNU, even though the guts are the same, just a different name and graphic.
3 in my family spent $400 and got TONS of stuff ! I got a demo women's camber feelgood - not the Flying V and some men's malavitas bindings... Probably will throw up pics at some point... > so so so glad there was one ladies board left for me, but it was the last one!
Sounds like you got some good stuff! Solid board, better bindings. Now that I read this thread, I feel like it's time to start shopping around for some pre-season deals.
The guy at the Burton Outlet store in Wrentham, MA told me that they have a few more sales as well.
They do the Labor Day Sale, Columbus Day Sale and then a Black Friday Sale. I may try and get back for Black Friday to snag a nice travel/carrying roller bag for the board(s), etc.
Last summer we got my wife a pair of 2L Gore-Tex Burton pants for $90. That was the best deal we got on anything all year I think.
I got my wife the full burton package last season: Deja Vu Flying V, Lexa bindings, and emerald boots. Great stuff but like an idiot I paid full retail, ouch! But I like to spoil my girl and I got her exactly what she wanted. She's a beginner so it is probably more gear than she needs but she shouldn't need anything else for many years.
By the end of the season I go smarter and I got my Malavita bindings 30% off. I love those bindings. But I'm pissed at Burton this season, all their stuff went up in price dramatically! I won't buy any Burton products this year.
You know what on second thought - I'm not gonna put up pics of my new to me board. Lol someone likely will point out its junk or doesn't fit me or something, and I've been hosed. :surprise: lol can't take a chance, just gonna have to run with it and see what the tune up guys say about it eventually. >
Aww come on now, have some pride and confidence in what you bought. We already know you had limited options for snowboards based on your situation...You can take a chance, that's why you're here. Screw the tune up guys, give us something to scope out while we're waiting for winter. Besides, you seemed really stoked in what you got, so stop holding out on us and show us the goods girl!
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