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My ice skates are on their last legs. I mean, it's a wonder they haven't broken my ankles - every part of them has gone - eyelets gone (I have to tape the skates to my feet as laces are not much use), tongues pulled off, ankle support mesh freyed (sp?) off, underneath the boot cracked, blades chipped, runners cracked etc.. Shop I Decided to treat myself to some new ones - decent ones this time (despite being told my last ones were "decent".
Bit ott for my needs, but I've looked here locally.. pretty expensive. No thanks.
My wife has a cousin (or some sort of thing like that?) in Canada.. working it out (shes coming over soon) - they're turning in at less than half price + their whats called 'pro stock' too (what pro's use - slightly different to normal stock - not that it makes any difference to the skate).
I paid pretty much the same price for my skates now, as these new ones are.. but my current ones are rubbish in comparison *why* is there that such of a difference? Same as where I grew up - the price of petrol worked out at 16p/l (albeit it is an oil rich place) - I hate the price of stuff over here.
Bit ott for my needs, but I've looked here locally.. pretty expensive. No thanks.
My wife has a cousin (or some sort of thing like that?) in Canada.. working it out (shes coming over soon) - they're turning in at less than half price + their whats called 'pro stock' too (what pro's use - slightly different to normal stock - not that it makes any difference to the skate).
I paid pretty much the same price for my skates now, as these new ones are.. but my current ones are rubbish in comparison *why* is there that such of a difference? Same as where I grew up - the price of petrol worked out at 16p/l (albeit it is an oil rich place) - I hate the price of stuff over here.
but, it is annoying.
I'd not thought of it that way! 
Well, we surf too.. that was one reaon (I grew up living practically on the beach - that's another). I also love winter sports, and we both really like snow boarding too.
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