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Quoting BE.. from May 24 2011 10:37:05:
Hahaha he removed it! Nice.......

Quoting STEAMY-J.613 from May 24 2011 10:44:15:
Nothing about your responses in this thread, Boone, has made me think any more of you. I do not know if you let interns respond to threads, such as this one, but it seemed that way when I read "Let the haters hate" from one of your comments.

Quoting STEAMY-J.613 from May 24 2011 10:57:53:
Oh, and then when the company owner himself finally voices his opinion in this callout thread, his post gets removed by NS mods. No disrespect to the general NS community, but mods usually have to deal with monitoring 16 year old, immature kids, not owners of a company. And yes, I enjoy bold as much as Boone did in their last comment.

Quoting Jacland$ from May 24 2011 11:13:33:
After reading this thread, its clear that Boone doesn't give a fuck about their customers, to the point where they're even going to drop names and personal contact info. Very professional..Despite how unlikely I was to buy Boone before, there's no chance that I might even consider buying a pair of skis from them now.

Quoting BOONE_SKIS$ from May 6 2011 2:38:25:
I think the most important thing is to clear up is Erik's image.  He's not a guido,

Quoting AtticusFinch.$ from May 24 2011 11:28:24:
what did boone say in that removed post?

Quoting AtticusFinch.$ from May 24 2011 11:28:24:
what did boone say in that removed post?

Quoting BOONE_SKIS$ from May 25 2011 2:50:26:
said: 1. We are saddened to come across a thread like this. We only exist to share our passion of skiing with others through our skis. 2. The pair of skis in question were a pair of old '08 team skis that imastupidretard picked up as a deal/favor through a BOONE team rider - thus yes, the regular customer warranty structure doesn't apply. He was notified in advance.3. The pair of skis in question had a voided warranty anyway.

Quoting californiagrown from May 25 2011 3:34:43:
4. we posted his personal information, and personal messages in a juvenile attempt to discredit, and/or flame him. 5. we fail on a consistent basis to present a professional, trustworthy image to the skiing community as a whole, and will stoop down to any level to confront a dissatisfied customer or team rider(sug).

Quoting californiagrown from May 25 2011 3:34:43:
4. we posted his personal information, and personal messages in a juvenile attempt to discredit, and/or flame him. 5. we fail on a consistent basis to present a professional, trustworthy image to the skiing community as a whole, and will stoop down to any level to confront a dissatisfied customer or team rider(sug).

Quoting Kirsakid$ from May 24 2011 11:17:46:
He may not be a Guido but, you have still not confirmed or denied that Erik Boone possesses a Man-Gina

Quoting Big_Spence from May 27 2011 8:45:02:
quoting for awesomeness. The Thing About Boone Is......they know how to create publicity. haha

Quoting californiagrown from May 27 2011 9:30:46:
however they might need to rethink there whole "no such thing as bad publicity" marketing campaign though.

Quoting californiagrown from May 27 2011 9:30:46:
however they might need to rethink there whole "no such thing as bad publicity" marketing campaign though.

Quoting BOONE_SKIS$ from May 6 2011 2:38:25:
I think I need to add my 2 cents to this thread. First of all, this is Jeff Neagle, not Erik, posting, so don't freak out and say it's Erik trying to defend himself or something. I think the most important thing is to clear up is Erik's image.  He's not a guido, he's a down to earth guy who grew up skiing Shweitzer, worked in corporate world for a few years, decided it wasn't for him, so he started Boone Skis.  It's hard word starting a ski company when you don't have a ton of capital or resources, and Erik has been doing an exceptional job working with what he can afford to get his hands on. Yes, the skis have had some durability issues, but what start up ski company hasn't?  What I think is most important is that Erik does listen (despite popular belief) to his customers and team riders and the skis have been getting consistently better with each production run.  The company is committed to making quality skis and supporting people who participate in the sport we love.  When a change needs to be made to current ski design or production, it's made.  Everyone at Boone is a skier, and we all want to be on the best possible skis as well. I can't directly comment on this warranty issue because I rarely handle any warranties and didn't see the skis in person, but I will say a couple things.  Magic Sticks were some of the early production runs, which historically were not as durable as the current skis.  My current 180 freeride skis from Boone have been my every day park/freeride for around 70 days and are in great shape.  Some edge cracks, but that's to be expected when you slide rails every day.  At the shop I work in I have seen brand new Stocklis come back to the store with cracked sidewalls after a day of use.  Crazy things happen, usually those crazy things are a manufacturer defect, but every once in a while it's because they landed on a rock, drove over them, etc.  (I'm not inferring that this happened to the OP) So, to end this, I completely understand where the OP is coming from.  It absolutely sucks when something breaks and you think it was a defect, only to find out the company in question disagrees.  I'm sure it has happened to all of us.  That doesn't mean Boone isn't committed to providing a quality product.  I don't remember if you mentioned if you called or not, but I would have tried calling Boone.  9 times out of 10 you'll get Erik, if no one answers leave a message.  He wants to help out park skiers, trust me. To the OP and everyone else with an obvious negative opinion of Boone:  I hope that you guys don't just turn your back on the company.  Keep an open mind and I think you'll be pleasantly surprised at what Boone has to offer currently and in the future.

Quoting Mama.$ from Aug 11 2011 2:01:30:
This is fucking retarded. You rode them less than a week, it shouldn't matter WHAT you were skiing on, if you're riding normally. That shouldn't happen. lolololBoone

Quoting Big_Spence from Aug 11 2011 11:57:00:
you would assume that..but trust me very few ski companies operate under that same principle.

Quoting Big_Spence from Aug 11 2011 11:57:00:
you would assume that..but trust me very few ski companies operate under that same principle.

Quoting *simba* from Aug 11 2011 12:45:26:
they're better than my on3psss.

Quoting Mama.$ from Aug 11 2011 1:08:43:
IMPOSSIBLE YOUNG SIR

Quoting Mama.$ from Aug 11 2011 12:13:22:
I know. Your story seems real bogus to me, too. Skis should have a 30 day no matter what warranty of some sort. And for fucks sake, half of everyone and their mom skis rails, ALL THE TIME. Shouldn't void your warranty, when it's such a huge part of skiing.

Quoting AssMilk from Aug 11 2011 8:55:56:
Let me get this strait: This kid bought an expired pair of skis under the table for a nominal price, was informed they came without warranty, broke them, and somehow feels he deserves his money back? BOONE's unprofessionalism aside, you kids have no idea what you're talking about. These company callout threads are always some teenage kid who's bitter that they broke skis and aren't covered by companies that follow standard business practices, which apparently you all fail to understand. I don't like BOONE either, but you bitching about this is stupid. Go away.

Quoting Sweetums from Aug 11 2011 9:07:11:
That's not the point. The point is Boone makes beyond shitty and terrible skis. Their graphics are awful as well.

Quoting AssMilk from Aug 11 2011 9:15:45:
That IS the point. This kid posts and defames a company for their practices, along with their quality control. The issue with quality control is valid, sure. But defaming a company because he was too stupid to understand the terms of sale is downright bogus. If there's any aspect of BOONE's practices that should be criticized, its his behavior in this thread, not the OP's claim that they aren't honoring their warranty. Flame BOONE all you want, I could care less. But at least be sensible rather than blindly bashing a company because some little shit on the internet didn't listen to the conditions that came with his skis.

Quoting A.Eberhard from Aug 11 2011 9:48:32:
Even though the condition was set out ski's shouldn't break after three days of use. Just judging by how they responded in this thread, along with the deleted post that was beyond childish... Boone Ski's sucks balls.