Comments on: Dwindle shows you how their boards are made

By: Slap Banter

Slap Banter — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:48:20 +0000

[...] it with every vessel of chest pump. Hats off to you Watson, keep that blog going. Industry giants Dwindle, makers of Enjoi, Blind, Almost and an arm load other brands of course, released some coverage of [...]

By: marc

marc — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:36:13 +0000

the main reason to go to china or third world countries is profit. its not quality and definitely not some sense for third world development. this profit is mostly the result of cheap human resources working for minimum wages in shitty working conditions. there is no union to orginize workers and no environmental rules. it is that simple. and dwindle don’t even make cheaper boards. so paying the same for more profit at dwindle is just silly. or good marketing? there are many options, like jim grays abc in the usa http://abcboards.com/content/blogcategory/70/81/ or jart in europe. these woodshops produce for many big brands, so we have options. most dwindle brands suck anyway.

btw. compare the jart woodshop with the dwindle china hut. it’s a joke what rodney sells hight technology environment compared to jarts factory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rkqGxyq1SxM

By: Larry

Larry — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:46:41 +0000

ha ha benny, was just kidding, i would have mentioned spaten optimator but not too many people drink that stuff.

By: benny b bones

benny b bones — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:31:54 +0000

How can you mentuion PBR and Samuel Adams in the same senctence? That makes no sense at all. Sam Adams is a decent brew, if I an trying to get drunk. PBR on the other hand is the nectar of the gods; pure flavor in a can.

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:34:40 +0000

just had to throw in the blue velvet ref.

By: Kilwag

Kilwag — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:23:26 +0000

Pabst Blue Ribbon!!!!

(sucks)

By: Larry

Larry — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:17:29 +0000

the same ol’ argument continues. as long as the chinese can put out a product for a fraction of what american labor would be, they will always have business. it doesnt matter if the product is crap, which it usually is (example: tire valve stems that weren’t uv protected and split, forcing a huge recall), or poisonous (pet food, toothpaste, the tired jokes about lead paint, and even baby formula as of late). i haven’t ever had a problem with those dwindle boards, it’s just that there are so many better products out there made here. we readers of sna mostly know that, so why worry? let the kids buy that stuff and someday hopefully theyll become connaisseurs (spelling?) and buy the good stuff. i liken it to enjoying meister brau or burgie as a teen and then graduating to samuel adams or PBR.

By: Ryan Heckler

Ryan Heckler — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:27:25 +0000

When is Bacon buying their own press? I know they have a few team riders that would work for minimum wage to crank out those boards. ???????

By: Ryan Heckler

Ryan Heckler — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 06:23:02 +0000

seems like it would be a better practice to import the timber to America and pay Americans to run those machines and process boards. We all know the reason for Chinese manufacturing,it is purely profit driven.

By: colin

colin — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:22:21 +0000

I'm not sure people are saying fuck those big companies because of their growth or success but more towards their business practices.

If skateboard companies grow big and don't take care of skateboarding as well as their bottom line, it should be frowned upon.