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Purple Skunk - Best customer service
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On 7/3/2003
Austin
wrote in from
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Whoa! I visited this shop a week ago while I was in San Francisco, and I am completely amazed with the stock, staff, and especially the customer service. This shop is definitely in its own league. I appreciate all your help Lizzie.
Thanks,
Austin
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Red Nik Surf Co. (Calgary) Canada
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On 7/3/2003 Mike
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Awesome shop. I am in town for Stampede and picked up a Tahoe 52 for my wife and a 62 for myself. Toronto should have a shop like this. Service is awesome, staff is great and they have over 150 completes in stock with 20 demo boards to try out. Their parts section is bigger than most skate shops I have been in to. So if you are looking for a board in Canada, give Red Nik a call or Email them at (web) www.rednik.com or Email at surfrednik@shaw.ca. Thanks again to Billy and Tab for all your help.
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Purple Skunk Skate Shop-San francisco
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On 7/1/2003 Shawn
wrote in from
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Time to clear your pool of thoughts with the new Chlorine DVD! A new pool skating documentary by Skateboarder Magazine. IN STOCK NOW! Give us a call at 415-668-7905..........
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Palo Alto Sport Shop
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On 6/29/2003 g
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3dm wheels in stock
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Stevie Wonder in San Jose
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On 6/25/2003 Dizzy
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Ring-a-ding ding me anytime...I had an offer you could not refuse. HA!
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you make me dizzy miss lizzie
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On 6/25/2003 steve
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Thanks a bunch, but I found one more shop within a reasonable distance. After NC Boardshop in Los Gatos, the next closest one is SkateWorks in Palo Alto. Santa Cruz is closer than that! So if this NC place doesn't have them, I'll give you a ring-a-ding.
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Purple Skunk - San Francisco
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On 6/25/2003
Lizzie
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Hey, Steve in San Jose. I feel for you. Call (415)668-7905 or email me. I will personally take care of your "In Search of Reds".
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San Jose!
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On 6/24/2003 Steve
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I live in the 3rd largest city in California! A million people (plus the rest of the South Bay) shouldn't have to drive 55 miles to buy the hands-down best bearings for the common man. I am going to try to find out if that "408 Skate" or whatever it's called still exists.
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purple skunk san francisco
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On 6/24/2003 ak
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if you're looking for China Bones, trek up north to san francisco's purple skunk. i was there last week and they had a box full of them. also spotted the powell swiss and 6 ball bearings as well.
customer service is unrivaled IMHO...
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Asphalt Playground
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On 6/24/2003
Rob
wrote in from
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Gary Fluitt and Asphalt Playground offer exceptional service, expert advice and excellent prices - especially if you are into slalom.
Gary (who is a Roe team member) responded to countless e-mails from me in regards to a new slalom set-up. With his advice decided on a 03 Roe Unlimited and this board is incredible - exceeding all of my expectations. His knowledge and experience is top-notch and he is willing to help you get the right board under your feet.
I would fully recommend Asphalt Playground for all of your boarding needs.
Gary, you help was greatly appreciated.
Rob
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Circle A San Jose
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On 6/23/2003 steve
wrote in from
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Oh boy, they moved and now they suck! They have only Lucky bearings on display, with some other bad brand hidden under a record player where the girl working there can't find them. It's a fashion shop now, pure and simple. It is hip and modern with no substance, the Ladytron of skate shops. There are more brands of shoes than there are actual trucks in the store. I would imagine that a Zumiez would have better selection!
There isn't a set of China Bones Reds for sale in all of the South Bay.
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Purple Skunk San Francisco,Ca
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On 6/23/2003 Shawn
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Ridable....Not rideable. FAT FINGERS I have, sorry...
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Purple Skunk San Francisco,Ca
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On 6/23/2003 Shawn
wrote in from
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The new Black Label Hosoi is here! Get them while you can because once they are gone their gone for good. Limited numbered for the collector or rideable for the hard core..
Have fun at the pool and skate safely,
Purple Skunk
www.purpleskunk.com
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Purple Skunk
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On 6/17/2003 Shawn
wrote in from
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No need to find Nemo because The LOADED FISH have arrived!!!! Come in and demo but as Lizzie said; "not on Monday or Wednesday 'cuz we are C-L-O-S-E-D...." If you can't come in try our online store http://www.purpleskunk.com
Skate safely...
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www.PalermoLongboards.com
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On 6/16/2003
Palermo Guys
wrote in from
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ITS A GREAT DAY IN SKATEBOARDING!
The Loaded FISH and HAMMERHEADS are finally finished and we got 'em in stock baby! To say the least, both are a sweet ride. Send an email or call for more info or to order (they aren't up on the site yet).
theguys@palermolongboards.com or (818) 996-4752
www.PalermoLongboards.com - Quality Rides.
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PURPLE SKUNK - San Francisco
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On 6/15/2003 Lizzie
wrote in from
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Awwwwww, glad you like your TOU-rif-FIC ride! Skate safe and all that good stuff. XOXO.
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Purple Skunk - San Francisco
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On 6/15/2003
Toufic
wrote in from
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Alright guys, I'm sure you've all heard this time and again. So just count this as icing on an already awesome cake, the girls there Patty and Lizzie along with Eli made sure I was well taken care. Even down to reminding me to put some quarters in the greedy meter!
Got to demo at least a good 6 or 7 boards over 2 hours before I finally picked out a well informed choice of a Loaded deck with Randall's 150s, Abec 11 Fly Wheels and Red Swiss bearings. It's a sweet ride (made it down from MLK and University down to San Pablo in just over 2 minutes [almost a mile], nearly killed myself bailing to stop but it was worth it) and I owe it all Purple Skunk.
Top notch and well informed service out of the many ill informed shops *cough* skates on haight *cough* 510 *cough* destination 1440 *cough*
So lots of props to Purple Skunk, and I'll be back soon once I feel the need for speed and the needed sliding gloves!
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PURPLE SKUNK San Francisco
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On 6/13/2003 Lizzie
wrote in from
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The Loaded Hammerheads have ARRIVED!!! Come on in and demo...but, not on Monday or Wednesday 'cuz we are c-l-o-s-e-d.
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Purple Skunk San Francisco
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On 6/12/2003
Clayton
wrote in from
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Life just keeps getting easier. I used to think that it was a cool thing to live only one block away from the best skateboard store I know. This is still a cool thing don't get me wrong, but what is even better is that you are almost as close now too, because they have opened a perfect online store with all the goods for you to order.
Wondering what I'm talking about? Go to www.purpleskunk.com and you will see.
Thanks for all the support skunk team!
Regards,
Clayton - cometbombsquad
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PURPLE SKUNK
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On 6/11/2003
MYRRAN
wrote in from
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RIGHT ON LIZ,
ITS TOO BAD I WORK SO DERN LATE DURING THE WEEK OR ID BE IN THERE TOMARRO TO CHECK OUT THE NEW LOADED SUPERFLEX BOARDS. GUESS I'LL BE THERE AT 10:00 SATERDAY BEATING DOWN YER DOOR FOR A DEMO RIDE...........I CAN FEEL MY WALLET GETTING LIGHTER JUST THINKING ABOUT IT. CREA'S GOT TO GO TO A WEDDING ON SAT BUT SHE SAID SHELL BE IN ON SUNDAY TO PAY ON HER LAYAWAY FOR THE GREEN LOADED, SHE'S GETTIN EXITED.
P.S. 180 SLIDES ON MY LOADED DECK ARE SO FLUID, IT WAS LIKE MADE FOR EASY RIDING! PEACE OUT! SEE YA SOON.
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Purple Skunk San Francisco
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On 6/10/2003 Lizzie
wrote in from
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Heya, Myrran! You're most welcomed. Glad you're in
L-O-V-E! Enjoy your "Loaded" setup. We just received the Loaded Superflexes today....come on in and check 'em out this weekend with your too cute sista, Crea. XOXO.
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Purple Skunk San Francisco
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On 6/10/2003
Myrran Mckeen
wrote in from
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WHUT UP LIZ AND CREW,
IM CALLING THIS HATE MAIL BECAUSE I NOW HATE MY OLD SECTOR 9 AND AM NOW IN LOVE WITH THE NEW "LAODED" BOARD THAT I GOT FROM YOUR SWEET ASS SHOP ON SUNDAY! THANKS FOR BEING THE # 1 SKATE SHOP AROUND. OH YEAH YOUR WEB SITE KICKS ASS, NICELY DONE! THANKS AGAIN,
MYRRAN MCKEEN
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Daddies Board Shop
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On 6/10/2003
Kolu
wrote in from
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STOKED! Just got the new Pumpkin that I ordered from Daddies Board Shop in Oregon. New board in hand (and under foot) in only 4 days to Hawaii from Oregon. That's service! Melanie and Dan were so helpful and so patient with my repeated emails asking questions and looking for advice, trying to get my order perfect. I had a dream board that I've wanted for a long time, and they created it. It turns on a dime, the wheels are smooth, the bearings like butter..... it's PERFECT!! If you want helpful, friendly, fast, super service and a whole lot more.... Who's your Daddy? Daddies Board Shop! 10 thumbs up! Now if only I can find some slide gloves for my funny looking all thumbs hands.....
Aloha....
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All Boards Boulder, Co.
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On 6/9/2003 Thankful
wrote in from
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Wanted to say that Bola from All Boards in Boulder, Co is one cool guy!
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Vince's Transparent Spam
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On 6/4/2003 Nick
wrote in from
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Vince, your email address gives you away. If you are going to troll for business on this site, at least don't use your "bodyboy" email address. And try not to quote your website verbatim. Your post sounds like you cut and pasted it from your website.
There's a difference between service and spam:
Service = Purple Skunk; Spam = proskateshop.com.
Vince, can I come into your shop and test ride over 40 completes from all sorts of manufacturers? Can I come into your shop at all? Can you give me buying advice? Do you know how to properly grip a deck, what size spacer to use in an ABEC11 Stinger, what bushings work best in a Randal?
Most importantly, do you carry anything that doesn't come from Rax Distribution? Do you just have Rax drop-ship the orders for you?
Nothing against Rax, but when a someone decides to use their drop-ship feature as a basis for an entire "virtual skateshop", that's not necessarily a good thing.
If you're going to sell online only, at least have the decency to discount beyond what Rax tells you is the suggested retail price. Come on, is it just a coincidence that you both have exactly the same stock, and that you both charge $34.16 for an Indy skate tool belt?
Someone please remind me never to shop at proskateshop.com.
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