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DONT SUPPORT GRENADE GLOVES!!! read inside

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andrewmeehan
Posts: 765 - Karma: 363
I know Grenade is a Snowboard company, but this should give you more reasons to NEVER support them.
The company is run by dicks.

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read this.
Jul 22 2010 6:58PM
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jason...
Posts: 9006 - Karma: 780
Anybody who thinks this is the photogs fault is a fucking retard.
Jul 29 2010 7:08PM
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Emma_Watson
Posts: 4483 - Karma: 6,662
gay, i got a pair of bob gnarly's and they're sick. I don't know any other park gloves company (i will not use scott gloves!). But that was a dick move by grenade...
Jul 30 2010 10:24AM
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I.Love.Beezy
Posts: 2117 - Karma: 784
i wanna take a poo on that guys ipad
Jul 30 2010 10:48AM
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TOAST.
Posts: 7281 - Karma: 33,453
Tom Wallisch uses Scotts
Seriously though most glove companies make at least one pair of pipe/park gloves.
Jul 30 2010 1:07PM
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stephengillboy
Posts: 462 - Karma: 191
their quality is shit...i had a pair that made it through 4 days before there was a hole in the tip of a finger...drop gloves are where its at
Jul 30 2010 2:15PM
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TLTQ
Posts: 525 - Karma: 29
nah dude, they last just about as long as grenade. Ive found the best gloves have been kombi, got a pair this year and still use em, only the palms have worn out and all the stiching hasn't torn or streched at all, and they're surprisingly warm for a pair of pipe gloves
Jul 30 2010 2:23PM
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Petey.
Posts: 5736 - Karma: 4,881
Tom Wallisch uses Kombi's lol
Jul 30 2010 2:31PM
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stephengillboy
Posts: 462 - Karma: 191
i put about 40 days on the drops and they still look new, so id say the quality isnt comparable
Jul 30 2010 3:21PM
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Davidchiuda
Posts: 89 - Karma: 15
HAHAHAHA!
Jul 30 2010 5:15PM
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TWoods
Posts: 10014 - Karma: 8,385
No, a photographer should be getting more than one useable shot a week, and then marketing themselves to magazines, companies, and other forms of media.

One shot a week? come on.

Beyond that, a photographer should know what their work is worth. A photo on a blog posting on some part of a company's website isn't inherently worth very much. A photo used for a spread in a magazine is worth a lot. A photog working for the right client and the right magazine could make 3000 with one ad if they knew what they were doing.
Jul 30 2010 5:16PM
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TWoods
Posts: 10014 - Karma: 8,385
So true.


everyone who's interested in this sort of issue at all needs to read this post.
Jul 30 2010 5:18PM
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Keith_M
Posts: 795 - Karma: 771
I think that CEO needs to be replaced. He is too sure of himself and doesn't seem to take things seriously. Plus his professional appearance/grammar and such in emails suck.
Jul 30 2010 5:49PM
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_CC_
Posts: 3890 - Karma: 747
good thing i think grenade gear is ugly anyway. 

but, HE TYPES SO LOUD SO HE MUST BE SMART. 
Jul 30 2010 5:59PM
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mtbakerskier
Posts: 439 - Karma: 54
"No, a photographer should be getting more than one useable shot a week, and then marketing themselves to magazines, companies, and other forms of media.

One shot a week? come on.

Beyond that, a photographer should know what their work is worth. A photo on a blog posting on some part of a company's website isn't inherently worth very much. A photo used for a spread in a magazine is worth a lot. A photog working for the right client and the right magazine could make 3000 with one ad if they knew what they were doing.
on3p
4bi9"

Actually any commercial use, I.E. blog posts on a companies site are worth a lot more than a full page shot in a magazine... A published shot a day is the absolute minimum if you want to just break even..... then again what do I know.
Jul 30 2010 7:14PM
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chipkalback
Posts: 2255 - Karma: 30
haha
Jul 30 2010 7:28PM
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SweatyBallShack
Posts: 2857 - Karma: 58
Some photos of famous people have sold for 30k+... just sayin
Jul 30 2010 10:51PM
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j.bird
Posts: 6680 - Karma: 15
you dont know who you are talking too...
Jul 31 2010 1:40AM
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feelfreetoski
Posts: 35 - Karma: 12
WTF, this is a disgrace tbh...

one of the comments on the article goes like this: The snowboard industry, the bike industry, the motor sports industry… It’s all the same. Opportunistic thieves thriving on the backs of others.

That's wrong, so far i haven't noticed any thieves in the ski industry.. and seriously i mean this! It's not meant in a way like: Oh i'm a skier, my industry is perfect.. if u get what i mean :p
Jul 31 2010 2:10PM
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George.
Posts: 239 - Karma: 11
Uhhh, I don't give a shit.

They make good gloves, this doesn't change my mind about anything. I'll stick with my Kombis and Grenades.
Jul 31 2010 2:16PM
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[~_~]
Posts: 20239 - Karma: 1,273
be thankful
Jul 31 2010 2:31PM
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feelfreetoski
Posts: 35 - Karma: 12
Don't worry.. I'm thankfull as hell :)
Jul 31 2010 4:04PM
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j.bird
Posts: 6680 - Karma: 15
I have. And so have a lot of other people.

But yes, it is a disgrace.
Jul 31 2010 4:27PM
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joshua
Posts: 5046 - Karma: 1,280
Isn't Ninthward banned from advertising on NS for some reason?
Jul 31 2010 4:33PM
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erejto64
Posts: 817 - Karma: 228
just lost me as a customer
Jul 31 2010 4:35PM
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WVskiing
Posts: 3007 - Karma: 1,948
he will win no doubt
Jul 31 2010 4:56PM
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Dvacc20
Posts: 344 - Karma: 19
just more reason to rep these. EC Headwear all the way.

Jul 31 2010 11:53PM
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Nati513
Posts: 679 - Karma: 25
zBump i want to know whats happening with this.
Aug 3 2010 1:52PM
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beaucottington
Posts: 242 - Karma: 53
my buddy does graphic design for grenade and they are pretty cool.
seems to me like there is more to this story.
Aug 8 2010 11:49PM
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five0
Posts: 11466 - Karma: 36
ive got some bob gnarleys, but i wont be buying from them again.
Aug 9 2010 12:49AM
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TijmenDal
Posts: 4849 - Karma: 1,295
Fucking loser shit ass company...whahaha!

Not gonna buy their stuff anymore...like I ever would in the first place lol
Aug 9 2010 5:55AM
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The_pretzel_man
Posts: 53 - Karma: 10
they aren't waterproof at all mafakaaaaas
Sep 2 2010 3:50AM
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Downtofilm
Posts: 6896 - Karma: 20,399
thats geyy
Sep 2 2010 3:52AM
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Travapple.
Posts: 6787 - Karma: 88
lost another customer here too. i wanna hear the end of this.
Sep 2 2010 9:30AM
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General_Ripper
Posts: 3327 - Karma: 189

I am just wondering how much a comapany like NS pays for pictures from photogs when they do those pieces on the front page.....

Sep 2 2010 10:24AM
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Aaaron.
Posts: 11817 - Karma: 903
is this facebook or something?
Sep 2 2010 10:30AM
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miroz
Posts: 10333 - Karma: 3,947
Nice bump.

What a fucking douche. I'm going to tell my shops to stop buying them.
Sep 2 2010 11:47AM
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Maximumsushi
Posts: 7837 - Karma: 3,347
Pred is a good friend of mine, I've been following this for about a month now but totally missed this thread. Thanks for all your support newschoolers.

It's absurd they can get away with something like this.
Sep 2 2010 11:52AM
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C.Wood
Posts: 2524 - Karma: 180
Such scumbag in the world, the photographer did everything he should have and everything correctly from what i see. everything that the ceo and stuff said in the emails would only dig the company into a deeper hole and make it harder for them to get out of without being sued by the photographer.

and their quality is shit imo, and the whole misfits thing looks stupid on outerwear products
Sep 2 2010 12:36PM
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dom_daq
Posts: 371 - Karma: 440
thats not right
Sep 2 2010 3:33PM
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Static
Posts: 8496 - Karma: 4,090
so what's the deal? did they pay up? did he roll over? is there a suit pending?
Sep 5 2010 9:32AM
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Craigskis
Posts: 6648 - Karma: 1,636
I've been boycotting Salomon products for the last 8 years over a ski warranty they wouldn't honour. I still like to mention it online whenever possible.



I've never bought Granade product, and never will after reading you're blog page.

Sep 5 2010 9:50AM
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Where-am-I
Posts: 1635 - Karma: 281
fuck grenade their gloves are shit anyway
Sep 5 2010 10:40AM
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squawshredder
Posts: 129 - Karma: 15
shoulda watermarked his shit. its just common sense. but grenade seems to be run by dicks
Sep 5 2010 12:04PM
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j.bird
Posts: 6680 - Karma: 15
god you are so fucking stupid.
Sep 5 2010 7:54PM
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j.bird
Posts: 6680 - Karma: 15
from his site:

"There are some complications between American and Canadian Copyright laws and long story short, I can’t afford to go to court with even a remote possibility of losing. Case closed."

And this is normally what happens, so thats why big companies get to fuck over the little guy. (Aside from the canadian/american complications.)
Sep 5 2010 7:56PM
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earlgrey
Posts: 4 - Karma: 10
super douche, of course he uses an ipad too
Sep 5 2010 8:01PM
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.Midwest
Posts: 493 - Karma: 22
iTampon*
Sep 5 2010 10:16PM
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Daydreaming
Posts: 1686 - Karma: 48
As an aspiring photog who has dropped dough on a nice-ish camera in hopes of someday making a living off of it, I have found this story to be eye opening. As I progress I will do anything in my power to cover my own ass.
This isn't a scenario I had envisioned. I guess I thought that people were better than this.

Fuck Grenade, they just joined Burton on my Shit List.
Sep 6 2010 3:38AM
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Jpurd
Posts: 3196 - Karma: 3,554
wow sorry dude hope u get ur money
Sep 7 2010 12:29PM
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j.bird
Posts: 6680 - Karma: 15
guess i will quote this, because it was the last post on the last page, so I don't think people saw it.
Sep 7 2010 12:56PM
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