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    Posted: 13 Mar 15 at 11:58am
Originally posted by Woodbotherer

My belt has a bottle opener, along with binding tool and phillips and flat bade screw driver heads on the buckle, doesn't everybody's ?

I recognise not everyone wants the hard sell, but they don't mind a bit of fun and razzmatazz which is what a class stand should be about. The Pro stands must know all the other stuff or they wouldn't still be around, having said that I've been on the Hartleys stand everywhere I've seen them, the LBS, SBS, DS every year since and not once have I been approached and so it is their techniques has to be least cost routing to market and wait for your approach, not always a good marketing approach in my view.

You can't listen to all that 'don't bother me I don't want you to sell me anything from all those tyre kickers ' the stock answer to them is what the f**k are you doing on my stand wasting my time then if you're not going to buy anything.  Wink (Delivered with a cheeky grin and obviously outrageous over the top manner) In fact why have you even come to this show taking up space?


The Hartleys father and son are the principal salesmen for the product. Both are very tall, I believe that you, Woodbuggerer are, like me, are a little challenged in that respect so the draught of salesmanship just kisses the tops of our bald heads. I do have the advantage of knowing them for a long time however. Also from what others have said re-bottle opener. Approaching a stand with a full toolkit jangling from your belt makes you look like a scaffolder and who ever heard of a sailing scaffolder?
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Originally posted by iiitick

 and who ever heard of a sailing scaffolder?

I'm sure Chris249 has.... although you'll have to forgive said scaffolder for using his work apparatus and a cut down dust sheet to keep up with the Jones's with their expensive radial rigs on windy days.   Wink


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This is a conventional crown cap bottle closure you are talking about? Why do you need a bottle opener? All you need is an edge that won't readily be damaged... I dunno, kids these days, moan, groan...
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Originally posted by JimC

This is a conventional crown cap bottle closure you are talking about? Why do you need a bottle opener? All you need is an edge that won't readily be damaged... I dunno, kids these days, moan, groan...


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Or a sheet of Paper

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In this respect the French are rather more advanced than us. Their beer may be rubbish, but at least it all comes with a screw cap.
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It's a tool belt, every self respecting snowboard dude has them.. google 686 tool belt 

As to your tall friends tick, not I'm sure that they need any help, but you could suggest when they're at shows, maybe just occasionally they should look down, see what's down here punching at their kneecaps for attention.
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I've got a ronstan shackle key thing, also has a flat blade for undoing the screw type, very useful, all I needed to rig my phantom with, oh all that and a bottle opener built in. You can tell an aussie designed it
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Originally posted by Woodbotherer

It's a tool belt, every self respecting snowboard dude has them.. google 686 tool belt 

As to your tall friends tick, not I'm sure that they need any help, but you could suggest when they're at shows, maybe just occasionally they should look down, see what's down here punching at their kneecaps for attention.

I was very fond of my Dakine cool tool up until a couple of years ago.... multi-discipline device for windsurf foot straps, snowboard bindings and it was even used when creating a drying rack in the man cave for wetsuits etc.  

I bought a Burton bullet tool to replace it on principle.
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We still have them under another brand name..

Amplifi Cool Tool it wouldn't open a bottle though..
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