Black Diamond cosmetic 2nds

While so many of our other vendors get their holiday kicks by going out of their way to drive our fearless leader mad (attempting to “fade a brother” as he puts it), Black Diamond wishes only to use us to liquidate high quality winter action and ensure our prosperity. Many of our vendors have been acting like surly house cats lately; taking us for what they can, being generally disobedient, and looking at us with that removed and condescending gaze that makes us wonder why we even bother… also trying to stick us with product that we don’t want (house cats do that too). All the while, Black Diamond is like that faithful golden retriever, whose greatest joy in life is jumping to perform any benign task it’s charged with: sit, shake, roll over, whisper, or even maintain a symbiotic relationship with an independent, niche, outdoor retailer (golden retrievers love small business).

The latest BD blem action:

Black Diamond ASCENSION Nylon STS Climbing Skins (Cosmetic 2nds) – 215cm & 140cm

Black Diamond EXPRESS ICE SCREWS (Cosmetic 2nds) 16cm only

Black Diamond TURBO Ice Screw (Cosmetic 2nds) 19cm only

Good boy BD!! You’re suuuch a gooood boy. Who’s a good boy? Who is? Oh it’s you isn’t it? Yes it is. Oh yes it is. You’re the best dog (company) in the whooooole WORLD…ok, here’s a treat. Now go lay down.

Look at BD…don’t those eyes just turn you into jelly?

Some of our other vendor who shall remain nameless

Our relationship with BD

Happy Holidays,

SB



Icelantic and WildyX - a beautiful friendship

The Wilderness Exchange Unlimited is now officially THE liquidator of closeout Icelantic skis!!!
As of 12-9-10 we have a remaining 55 units of the following models (we started with a LOT more):

Icelantic PILGRIM (09/10 Closeouts)

Icelantic NOMAD (09/10 Closeouts)

Icelantic NOMAD SOFT (09/10 Closeouts)
Icelantic SHAMAN (09/10 Closeouts)

 Icelantic is like the cool kid of the ski industry; they’re steezy (stylish), cutting edge, in vogue, very 2011…the word “hipster” has taken on something of a negative connotation recently, but it describes them perfectly (…without the incredible narcissism, unpractical footwear and bad haircuts). The company, their product and the people who run it are clearly a cut above the rest, the cream of the crop, the bee’s knee’s… and they know it.

Then there’s the Wildy…we’re like that awkward, vaguely smelly trailer-park-kid who gets into all kinds of mischief, but still gets really good grades and will likely be on the cover of Forbes someday. We are simultaneously scorned and envied by the rest of the industry for our rugged competence and tendency to somehow make it out ahead.

So how was this beautiful relationship forged? A few hypotheses have come up:

Are we just that cool? – No.

Were we the only ones willing to take on such huge volume of closeout skis? – No.

Did Icelantic need to liquidate ASAP in order to pay pressing gambling debts? – Unlikely.

Did our fearless leader employ everything he knows about alchemy, quantum physics, string theory and psychology to manifest this into reality? – mmmmm… not likely, those things are for people who have too much time to think. Our fearless leader is a busy man.

Did our fearless leader take the owner of Icelantic out for a nice business lunch at Sushi Sasa to grease the wheels by picking up a tab larger than the projected proceeds of this Icelantic deal?....Maybe.

Anyhow, these deals have been flying out the door and all over the country. So get in on it soon or be prepared to be very disappointed in your self.

Happy Holidays,

SB