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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Topic Author's Original Post - Oct 10, 2008 - 03:25am PT
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Ok, what's the deal?
all BD biners 20% off, and now all of a sudden I can't find them on rei.com?
am I hallucijinating?
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jbar
Mountain climber
Inside my head
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Oct 10, 2008 - 04:34am PT
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Just looked them up. They must have your IP address and filtered you out for returning too much stuff.
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Tomcat
Trad climber
Chatham N.H.
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Oct 10, 2008 - 09:47am PT
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It is true.The reason is that REI has been selling ten times more carabiners than they actually have.It's a scam,and works like this.First they sell Joe Sportpack ten biners,he returns nine of them,then they sell those nine,and that person returns eight,so eventually everybody just really has one biner when the music stops,and REI has all the money,which they pay to their executives,who then spend 484.4 million dollars on a spa weekend at the Ahwanee.
What size tin foil hat do you wear?
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couchmaster
climber
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Oct 10, 2008 - 10:22am PT
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I got 10 BD wiregates no problems. I need more biners like I would need engorged hemoroids, but at $3.98 each it was too cheap to pass up.
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Karl Baba
Trad climber
Yosemite, Ca
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Oct 10, 2008 - 10:33am PT
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Hey Tomcat
That was a pretty good post. For somebody who doesn't believe in that stuff, at least you've been paying attention. Go back to the other thread if you get a chance and post some documented contrary evidence against any of the facts you alluded to. I'd love to see it.
Conspiracy theory; Tin foil is low on tin
Peace
karl
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Patrick Sawyer
climber
Originally California now Ireland
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Oct 10, 2008 - 10:34am PT
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How long is the sale lasting? I am coming over in mid-December. Sounds like a great price for a biner.
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Scared Silly
Trad climber
UT
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Oct 10, 2008 - 11:55am PT
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Ends Monday ...
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
somewhere without avatars.........
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Oct 10, 2008 - 12:02pm PT
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Interesting... On all counts. I just bought enough biners to re-do my entire rack and replaced a bunch of lockers, as well. I doubt I'll be taking any of them back, contrary to your "theory"... :)
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Kidland, 24x7, but sometimes Pasadena, CA
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Oct 10, 2008 - 12:21pm PT
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OK, now there's an underlying conspiracy to the facile fruitcake conspiracy (they are always finding new ways to delude us!).
Originally there were only 5 fruitcakes being passed around. Now 200? Very fishy.
I have an 80,000 word all manifesto I'd post on this, but I seem to have misplaced it. I think the black helicopters may have nabbed it last night.
Fletch
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wildone
climber
GHOST TOWN
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Oct 10, 2008 - 01:06pm PT
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I eat every fruitcake I come across, so I'm doing my part to stop the madness. I figure I've eaten like, five in my life, so if I can get a little help, we might just solve this thing.
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Mungeclimber
Trad climber
sorry, just posting out loud.
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Topic Author's Reply - Oct 10, 2008 - 01:29pm PT
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While the tin foil hat appears to be working fine, not ALL BD biners are on the REI site that they have sold before.
The "OZ" biner is conspicously missing. Want to advertise "ALL BD BINERS on sale" conveniently tell people you got no "OZ" biners in stock.
REI employees post up. Seen any OZ on your shelves?
BD employees post up. Do you know if REI carries that biner and why they aren't available currently on their flagship rei.com site?
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apogee
climber
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Oct 10, 2008 - 01:37pm PT
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REI = Big Box corporatization. Just say 'no'.
Buy from local outdoor retailers.
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Nefarius
Big Wall climber
somewhere without avatars.........
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Oct 10, 2008 - 01:43pm PT
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WHen I bought my stuff, I was in the back room, going through all of their biners, here in Fresno, Munge... No OZ biners on the shelves, or in stock.
edit: So there are actually people out there who *eat* fruitcake??? Youch! Wouldn't a bite of that sh#t last you like two days worth of chewing? I didn't think there were people out there who can actually stomach the stuff...
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MisterE
Trad climber
My Inner Nut
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Oct 10, 2008 - 03:04pm PT
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Well, Stzzo, they say you are what you eat! ;-]
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jesusdave
Trad climber
San Diego
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Oct 10, 2008 - 04:08pm PT
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REI does not re-sell used climbing gear or climbing gear taken in as a return so I'm not sure how Tomcat developed his economic theory. This may call into question the other 300+ posts he has related to economics on what used to be a climbing forum.
"It's better to say nothing and have people think you are a fool than to open your mouth and prove it"...Ancient Chinese proverb.
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Oct 10, 2008 - 04:10pm PT
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Does the fruitcake hypothesis also apply to zucchini?
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tomtom
Social climber
Seattle, Wa
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Oct 10, 2008 - 04:11pm PT
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moosejaw currently has 20% off everything, plus 10% rebate off that if you click through cashback.live
Why do people still go to REI?
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tolman_paul
Trad climber
Anchorage, AK
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Oct 10, 2008 - 04:16pm PT
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Shipping is spendy for some of us, so getting it at REI can be cheaper.
As to fruitcakes, like politiceans, they can be good but mostly aren't. If you make one from scratch, pretty good. Put the candied fruits and raisins in rum and let them soak a good week or so, and you might be suprised.
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stevep
Boulder climber
Salt Lake, UT
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Oct 10, 2008 - 04:46pm PT
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Fruitcakes are excellent cold weather climbing food. Lot's of calories, protein from the nuts, and if made correctly, a nice helping of booze.
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Anastasia
climber
Not there
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Oct 10, 2008 - 04:48pm PT
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Since REI has over three million active members, maybe they just ran out of stock?
AF
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Tomcat
Trad climber
Chatham N.H.
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Oct 10, 2008 - 05:01pm PT
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What kind of conspiracy is that?
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jbar
Mountain climber
Inside my head
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Oct 10, 2008 - 07:16pm PT
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Tomcat - Its a JOKE! Geez! Must be all that tin in your hat causing Alzheimers or something. Should check out something more modern like Aluminum. Remember, Shiny side out.
Who doesn't return stuff to REI? R eturn E very I tem.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Kidland, 24x7, but sometimes Pasadena, CA
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Oct 10, 2008 - 07:35pm PT
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I love to eat fruitcake! It's a constitutional right of every American to be able to freely bear (bare?) fruitcake as well as to organize local fruitcakes to defend against tyranny of Betty Crocker.
Fletch
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climbinginchico
Trad climber
Modesto, CA
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Oct 10, 2008 - 07:44pm PT
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REI in sac had a single OZ in stock last week when I was there. Then a guy tried to tell me the hotwire was the same thing essentially. When I informed him I have over 150 hotwires he backed off and walked away. I love know-it-all's. There is a good possibility they are sold out though.
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apogee
climber
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Oct 10, 2008 - 09:58pm PT
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REI = Big Box corporatization. Just say 'no'.
Buy from local outdoor retailers.
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Oct 11, 2008 - 01:35am PT
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I'll be in that hood tomorrow am, fatty, (I'll bring my harness if you're gonna show) they got the $4 Crabs?
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rockermike
Mountain climber
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Oct 11, 2008 - 01:45am PT
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anybody know what REI execs get paid? What ever, they sure have taken a good organization down. Berkeley store has more floor space for socks than climbing gear. And that complaint is coming from a second generation member. My dad's membership # was in the 4 digits. Used to be the place to go for exotic climbing gear. Now you can get a black diamond raven ice ax in any of 10 different lengths. But that's about it. Unless you are into tank tops.
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Oct 11, 2008 - 02:31am PT
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My membership # (from 1970) is 3 digits short of that of that of my ss#; gotta say the Bezerkeley store now sucks bald dog! Didn't used to. They are still the masters of merchandising for impulse purchasing, esp, near the front of the store, must have come from assimilating early winters™....
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jbar
Mountain climber
Inside my head
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Oct 11, 2008 - 05:11pm PT
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Was a time when the people that worked in REI actually practiced the sport/activity they were selling the gear for. Luckily the bike guy at my local still rides but the only climber they had is long gone. "Whats an ice screw?"
They have every new climber wearing shoes so tight their toes are permanently crimped.
I do have a nifty thing going where I buy a jacket and wear it for a year then return it and buy another one for around the same price and I got an awesome pair of msr snow shoes for $30 cuz nobody here knows what they are for. Problem is it's gonna start costing me to fly with them. While we're bailing out the mortgage companies how about giving some dough to the airlines?
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Chris2
Trad climber
The Gunks to Joshua Tree
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Oct 11, 2008 - 06:30pm PT
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I'am with apogee...REI, another big corportation pretending to "care" about the little people.
Each chance you get, support your small local vendor!
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BV
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Oct 11, 2008 - 07:06pm PT
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You can find the total compensation for REI execs on their website.
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Chris2
Trad climber
The Gunks to Joshua Tree
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Oct 11, 2008 - 08:24pm PT
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and that somehow negates being a responsible consumers?
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BV
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Oct 11, 2008 - 08:48pm PT
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No, but it answers the question rockermike posed about how much the execs made.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Kidland, 24x7, but sometimes Pasadena, CA
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Oct 11, 2008 - 09:14pm PT
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Why is everyone ignoring REI"s refusal to stock wire-gate fruitcakes???
Fletch
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Anastasia
climber
Not there
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Oct 11, 2008 - 10:41pm PT
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Norbert got old and sold out... The Chalet is now a public company. Their dive shop is still descent but their mountain shop/ climbing is very disappointing.
A16 and Nomads is still under private ownership.
AF
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Mighty Hiker
Social climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Oct 11, 2008 - 10:42pm PT
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Not to mention wire-gate zucchinis.
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