WHERE IT ALL STARTS. THIS IS THE ENCHANTED SKATEBOARD FOREST.
IT IS WHERE ALL THE WOOD FOR ALL THE COMPANIES FOR ALL THE
BOARDS FOR ALL THE PROS COMES FROM. IT MUST BE A SPECIAL
MAGICAL FOREST SINCE EVERYONE GETS THEIR WOOD FROM HERE.
THE WOOD IS TAKEN FROM THE FOREST AND SENT TO A
MANUFACTURER WHO MAKES IT INTO BOARDS FOR....
(You BOUGHT
IT, THEY
SKATE IT)
yer favri
COMP
...THE
COMPANY!
THE COMPANY PUTS THE PRO NAMES AND
GRAPHICS ON THE BOARDS & TACKS ON A FEW
EXTRA DOLLARS. AT THIS POINT THE WOOD
BECOMES "PRODUCT." YOU HAVE YOUR OWN
(YOU BOUGHT IT, THEY DRIVE IT) FAVORITE COMPANY, YOUR FRIEND HAS HIS, AND
So ON. YOU LIKE THEIR PRO RIDERS OR SHAPES
OR GRAPHICS OR WHATEVER. FOR SOME REASON
THEY ARE JUST "THE SHIT" TO YOU. SO YOU
CHOOSE TO SUPPORT THEM AND BUY THEIR STUFF
THE COMPANY TURNS AROUND AND SELLS THE
PRODUCTS To...
SHOP
OPEN
bigman
...THE DISTRIBUTOR! THIS IS WHERE IT GETS TRICKY. WHO IS THIS GUY?
WHERE DID HE COME FROM? WHAT DOES HE DO? HE BUYS A WHOLE
BUNCH OF PRODUCTS FROM AS MANY COMPANIES AS HE CAN, AND
STACKS IT UP IN HIS WAREHOUSE. THEN HE SELLS THESE PRODUCTS
AS THE NEXT BIG THING", JACKS UP THE PRICES, AND SENDS IT TO
THE SHOPS. THEN HE DRIVES HOME IN HIS MERCEDES AND
COUNTS HIS LOOT. FOREIGN DISTRIBUTORS ARE A WHO LE
DIFFERENT STORY. THEY ARRANGE DEMOS, HOLD CONTESTS, (
PRODUCE THEIR OWN MAGS, ETC. IN OTHER WORDS, THEY SUPPORT SKATEBOARDING.
THE SHOPS. FOR THE MOST PART, THESE GUYS HAVE IT ALMOST AS BAD AS YOU.
THEY HAVE TO PAY BIG BUCKS TO THE DISTRIBUTORS TO GET YOUR FAVORITE
ABBA COMPANY'S PRODUCTS. THESE ARE THE GUYS WHO REALLY NEED YOUR SUPPORT.
AS MUCH AS YOU GRIPE ABOUT THEIR PRICES OR POLICIES, THESE GUYS MAKE
IT POSSIBLE FOR You To KEEP UP ON ALL THE LATEST PRODUCTS, SET UP
DEMOS, HAVE SHOP TEAMS, ETC. THEY USUALLY TRY TO ORDER AS MUCH
STUFF AS POSSIBLE IN ORDER TO PLEASE....You! THE BROKE
SKATER. YOU'RE THE ONE SHELLING OUT 55 BUCKS OR
MORE FOR A DECK SO SOMEONE CAN DRIVE A NICE CAR & HAVE A PRIVATE SKATE
PARK AT YOUR EXPENSE. IT JUST SEEMS SILLY TO BE PUTTING ALL YOUR MONEY
IN SOMEONE ELSE'S POCKETS. SO WHERE DOES CONSOLIDATED FIT INTO ALL OF
THIS MESS? SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE. WE'RE TRYING TO WORK WITH SHOPS
TO BRING DOWN PRICES FOR EVERYONE. BY CUTTING OUT THE DISTRIBUTORS, WE
PASS THE SAVINGS ON TO SHOPS WHO CAN PASS THE SAVINGS ON TO YOU! THIS
MEANS ONE LESS SET OF HANDS IN YOUR POCKETS. AT A SHOP, OUR STUFF
SHOULD BE LESS EXPENSIVE THAN ANYONE ELSE'S. IF YOU DON'T HAVE A LOCAL SHOP, WE
MAKE IT POSSIBLE TO MAIL ORDER STUFF DIRECT, FOR LESS THAN ANY
OTHER MAIL ORDER. DON'T GET US WRONG-WE LIKE OTHER
COMPANIES, WE JUST WISH THEIR PRICES WERE LOWER
(OUR PARK
$18.95
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THUNDER TRUCKS