for everyone that says zumiez sucks

**cruzah** · 11-09-2008 04:35 AM

I always hear people flamin them, but im from Hawaii and we dont have any. Im visiting Portland right now and i went to one. The clothes is good but what was really good was gullwing chargers on sale for $14 a piece. not my fav trucks but thats a real good price for new trucks. would cost $50-60 a set home. shoots

**melifont monk** · 11-09-2008 05:21 AM

....theres a reason they are that price buddy.

take 3 guesses see if you can guess "why it is so"...

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economy of scale.

**pennypusher** · 11-09-2008 08:07 AM

zumiez SUCKS. went into 1 only once.
I hated the poser sales people,who knew nothing about skating.
seemed like a fashion fad store that will fade out like most poser shops.
what is more disgusting is they sell the sec9 kommi for 199.00 ,50 bucks more then mhs.
guess cause we gotta pay for the elegance of there mall presence .

**BoardDuDE630** · 11-09-2008 08:43 AM

i dont think zumiez sucks
yea its filled with mainly people that have never even stepped on a skateboard
but the people workin there are pretty chill and like they know what there talkin about for the most part

**sk8norcal** · 11-09-2008 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by cruzah

I always hear people flamin them, but im from Hawaii and we dont have any. Im visiting Portland right now and i went to one. The clothes is good but what was really good was gullwing chargers on sale for $14 a piece. not my fav trucks but thats a real good price for new trucks. would cost $50-60 a set home. shoots

everything is probably tourist price in Hawaii..

people flame zumiez for various reasons...
part of it has to do with the dominating sector9
and that zumiez is a mall chain..

my local zumiez don't carry much longboard parts, just completes.
I go in there to get shoes,
they have shoes on sale often...

regardless, zumiez have done a lot to make longboarding popular,
they always display them in their front window...

somehow, they don't carry any park boards....

**Floridasnow** · 11-09-2008 09:30 AM

Originally Posted by sk8norcal

everything is probably tourist price in Hawaii..

people flame zumiez for various reasons...
part of it has to do with the dominating sector9
and that zumiez is a mall chain..

my local zumiez don't carry much longboard parts, just completes.
I go in there to get shoes,
they have shoes on sale often...

regardless, zumiez have done a lot to make longboarding popular,
they always display them in their front window...

somehow, they don't carry any park boards....

Damn right on that shoes thing, I used to buy their "on sale" shoes (like a month out of style or something) for 30-40$ at most. The zumies near where I used to live had shortboard parts mainly (and completes), but had a few s9 ones.

It seemed more populated with the indie hipsters as employees rather then skaters, but they were allways cool to chill with and helpful when they could be.

**MitchNFitch** · 11-09-2008 09:51 AM

Zumiez isnt too bad, I got this badass Burberry studded belt for $10. Score? I think so.

**Snow** · 11-09-2008 10:11 AM

I bought my first longboard from zumiez, a sector 9 pintail for around 120 bucks. I have since fallen in love with longboarding.

I hold no grudge.

**BoardDuDE630** · 11-09-2008 10:19 AM

Originally Posted by Snow

I bought my first longboard from zumiez, a sector 9 pintail for around 120 bucks. I have since fallen in love with longboarding.

I hold no grudge.

yea i know what you mean i got my first longboard from zumiez too

**TM_Cruzer** · 11-09-2008 10:55 AM

No one in either in town even knew what bushings are.
I mean, common, you work at a "skate" shop, and don't know what bushings are? WTF?

-1 for Zumies

**stringtheory** · 11-09-2008 11:04 AM

Yeah, by me they suck. Not only are the sales people trained to say, "yeah that's sick, right?" Every time you touch anything. But, I was also kicked out for standing on one of their boards in the shop. Not riding it. Merely standing on it to feel the flex.

**Cob** · 11-09-2008 01:13 PM

Zumiez.... Sounds like a fruityish candy..... Mmmmmmmm...Zumiez

**x-tra** · 11-09-2008 02:11 PM

**chandler95** · 11-09-2008 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by stringtheory

Yeah, by me they suck. Not only are the sales people trained to say, "yeah that's sick, right?" Every time you touch anything. But, I was also kicked out for standing on one of their boards in the shop. Not riding it. Merely standing on it to feel the flex.

I was also kicked out for just standing on a board. Lame.

**Tex202** · 11-09-2008 02:55 PM

I honestly have no reason to shop at zumiez anymore.

When I've got an actual skateshop (not a mall chain) closer to me and with better prices, why even go there?

Plus, its got just anything you need for longboarding, the people are super friendly (almost too friendly) and they know so much about skating.

For those of you in the DFW area, Index is just about the best skateshop around.

**Stop_and_Roll** · 11-09-2008 04:12 PM

I just go in, grab some bearings, pay for em and walk out.
Nothing too bad about that is there?

**rodgon** · 11-10-2008 02:40 AM

when in need of hardware.... and im at the mall y not..

**fluke** · 11-10-2008 05:49 AM

We don't have a Zumies here that I am aware of. We have a place in the mall called Cosmic, that link and this is all I can find about it online. I like it. I buy t-shirts there for cheap all the time (like $5) on sale and I got my favourite hoodie (Emerica Kingpin) there for $7.50 on clearance. Score, indeed.

They have tons of decks and stuff in there, and a decent selection of bearings, wheels (even longboard wheels - mostly Bennet), trucks, etc. They are higher priced than online of course though but at least there is something there. The local shop (Sterling Skates) in Mt. Sterling doesn't have as large as an inventory, is higher, and only carries shortboarding stuff.

**Evilchurch_dOc** · 11-10-2008 08:42 AM

I also go there for shoes, they have mad deals on overstocks and carry a load of 13's which are a bitch to find sometimes.

**youngblood21** · 11-10-2008 08:52 AM

zumiez does kinda suck, sometimes you can get a good price on some clothes or somethng but i went to one near my house to pick up a skate tool and when i asked the sales person where there skate tools were he handed me a snowboard tool and told me that was what i needed, so i just decided #### it ill drive the extra mile and a half to an actual skate shop and pay the three extra dollars, needless to say thats probably the last time i go to zumiez