Too fucking late
this post was submitted on 10 Apr 2025
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We're in the market for a kid carrying ebike, and while REI makes the most financial sense, I think we'll be paying a visit to our LBS.
As an aside, I tend to prefer Sports Basement. Have had better luck with their bike department, too. No idea if they're better from a corporate standpoint though.
LBS FTW
Hell yeah on LBS.
Sigh. Where do I shop instead? Anywhere that actually supports cooperative efforts?
Eastern Mountain Sports maybe? I have no idea how that company is run though.
from Wikipedia:
On September 3, 2024, the chain was acquired by British Outdoor retailer Mountain Warehouse for $10 million. Mountain Warehouse plans to expand the company and open as many as 100 new stores over the next few years.
Maybe as part of those 100 new stores they can re-open one of the three around me that they abruptly closed several years ago. One of those was one of their "flagship" stores and had about the same square footage as one of the larger REI locations and seemed to be doing a brisk business right up until the end. So I'm not sure what was up with that. My nearest EMS is now 120+ miles away which is a bit silly if all I need is some chalk or something.
I did score some mega-clearance stuff back then, though. So that was neat. Like a pair of Gore Tex Ascent pants for $15 or thereabouts.
There's no apology that can correct any of this lol, good luck.
if you're a probable or likely rei shopper looking for an alternative, check out garage grown gear
When the mask accidentally slips.
The finding out stage is upon us
Bei Bei REI!!!
hmm, I knew of neither of these issues before buying a membership just last month. That sucks.