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Originally Posted by BlueG2
he's not so much an idiot more just nervous as shit lol
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It doesn't have anything to do with being nervous, he simply doesn't know what he's talking about.
He doesn't sound like he's actually played minor hockey contrary to what he claims based on the fact mouth guards aren't a requirement for minor hockey in Canada ("Juvi" is another story.) He also says wrist guards are a required add-on, yeah right. Skates don't cost over $800, especially not the ones they sell, not unless you're getting customs or Total ONE.
The steel on high end skates definitely aren't harder to break. The steel on the original LightSpeed and LS2 Power holders on Bauer's top end models kept snapping when they first came out. The employee being interviewed explains Vapor skates are expensive because they have Tuuk holders... I can go to Canadian Tire and get a low end pair of Vapors with Tuuks and they're definitely not expensive.
And leather skates have no support? Err.... Graf?
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Originally Posted by skiiipi
I have to agree that he probably isn't the best person for an interview, that being said, please do not "blanket" us based on one person, come in and see for your self whether or not we have the "right" staff for a hockey shop.
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Definitely not saying all Sportchek employees are the same. I'm sure there's a few knowledgeable employees here and there but the guy in the video pretty much summed up a typical employee I'd encounter when I shopped in the hockey section at Sportchek in the past. When I was shopping for cages back in minor hockey I asked them what were the differences between a black Itech RBE III and the chrome one. The only answer he could come up with was "It's better."
I'm sure it's changed a bit since then especially with Sportchek carrying higher end equipment. I stopped by Park Royal today and looked around the Hockey Experts section there. They have a pretty good selection but it would've been nice if they had an area where you could try out some sticks and shoot a couple pucks like they do with the golf equipment.
Just get people to pay like $20 or what not up front in exchange for a $20 voucher used towards the purchase of a stick and a few minutes of shooting. Making people pay up front will weed out all the idiots who just want to kick tires and dick around breaking stuff.