DJ Chavez On Mall Skate Shops Vs Core Skate Shops

[@jarsh_]

ive never been to church, but i imagine its something like this clip.

[@walmartian]

they have wine instead of beer

[@livefree1030]

You create the environment. Have a reason for skaters to chill. Be located next to the local skate park.

[@dylanmedlin8342]

Just started skating again, 23 and being an adult buying my own stuff as oppose to 13 allows me to protest and vote with my dollar & that’s exactly what I did. Ocean Beach skate shop may not be the cheapest but it’s my neighborhood and that’s where I want my money. The point to it all is if I have the means to help the local shop by spending a few extra bucks so be it.

[@jhonnyjagger3955]

Start selling empanadas at the park

[@alwaysthinkfast]

used to go to boarders in the mall only cause 1. it was nearby 2. i had friends that actually skated that worked there 3. and they would hook me up fat. now all the homies quit the job and everyone that now works there is just another wannabe kid wearing yeezys and a dad hat. the other day i made the mistake of going to buy a new board at boarders only cause every skateshop in LA was closed and noticed the mall was open til 9. I had the mentality of "get in, get out", but as soon as i walked in, the 5+ workers that were working there didn't even acknowledge me. I was one of the 3 customers that was in there and i thought maybe they were busy so i took a couple minutes to find the board i wanted so i could just leave asap. after 10 minutes of standing there looking dumb i still dont get any attention. they knew i was there, but continued to do pointless labor like refolding clothes or some shit. it got to the point where i walked behind the counter to grab a t tool to fix my hardware and bounced. I waited til my next off day to hit up a local shop instead and thought i havent gone to kingswell in a while and its only a 20 minute drive. got there, boom, dj was the man. he definitely reminds you of how skateshops used to be and how they should be. he immediately welcomes me, and he noticed i wasnt digging the boards on the wall so he took the time to take out his new shipment of polars which was wat i was looking for. kingswell is now my shop and now is the time everyone should support these mom and pop shops. supply and demand.

[@GnarlyJargon]

Love that! All the shops I worked I knew I was making them a brother or sister in skating when I set up their skateboards

[@travisbartholomew6646]

i cried watching this it’s so damn true.!!!

[@gnarlytothemax]

He deserved that applause. Dude has a lot of style on a skateboard too. I'd vote for him for president.

[@Painless1992]

If only core community and shops kooked big sports brands and wouldn't carry their shoes and apparel, we wouldn't have double standards and we wouldn't have this problem.

[@walmartian]

i dont really see a problem if people care more about skating than they do brands there is really not a problem except some guy in an ivory tower wearing an apple watch thinks they're not making enough money off of the common skateboarder

[@humanothumqn659]

Blame P Rod lol

[@humanothumqn659]

@@walmartian at the beginning Nike had minimums that shops had to carry. A lot of core shops went In debt and closed because of it. I'd say the big brands messed things up a little more than people like to acknowledge

[@mtmosher08]

The nine club is filmed in front of a live studio audience

[@bugglemagnum6213]

Was it? I'm confused

[@justtrumpem4849]

The only good thing about a mall shop is you usually don't get judged by your appearance.There have been instances where I've walked in to a local shop and i wasn't dressed like everyone else that had on high waters doing no complys,and they tried to sell me on some decks that were sitting on the wall for who knows how long.. sometimes you find a place where the people are cool from the jump but some places don't want you around unless you dress,act ,and skate like them.

[@walmartian]

yea the club house shit is retarded and they're fucking themselves out of business.. at the same time tho some random customers roll into a small shop with some kind of expectation and attitude like the shop is a corporation that has to bow to them. i would say just barrel thru their attitude a couple times if they're still acting hard on the 3rd then fuck them. once you actually by something then attitudes can change. the owner/worker sometimes are salty when business is slow, and another window shopper is hard to get excited about

[@jackmiller4201]

Yo this reverb is fucking insane

[@MidnightTuners]

Kingswell for the people still in 2023 . Still one of the last few skate shops that keeps skateboarding true and hype free .

[@brhn3385]

I love Kingswell!

[@jakegetscake4672]

I live in Arizona cow town and sidewalk have been great skate shops and still get tons of business I only go there I remember being a kid and going in to another skate shop n they were such dicks. Skate shops can be scary as a kid

[@theunsuspectingvictim4360]

Shoutout Boarders

[@mariohuerta8292]

Preach

[@guizaruno1290]

HELLROSE 🌹

[@AlexG1020]

He's ignoring price. I'm not gonna pay 100$ for some cheap Vans at my local shop when I can get them for 50$ at Zumiez. I'm not paying 100$ a deck when I can get them for 50$. Sorry, but that's what it all comes down to. Local shops vibing you out just makes the decision easier. He can say his store doesn't do that but most still do and for that they dont deserve to be in business. Just let go of the past, local shops offer nothing. Cheaper prices means more people buying stuff and supporting skateboarding in other ways.

[@ssquiggss]

Your shops obviously suck I guess. The shop I go to called Switch - Skate and Snow always has sale decks which are pro models and regular pro models. The trucks, wheels and bearings are the same price they would be in a commercial store and as for the shoes, the prices are the same at the shop as they would walking into a commercial store.

[@memorysometimers3067]

Well said. Just drop prices a tiny bit in the shops and say goodbye to zumyyyz! Hard to make money nowadays. :)

[@listerinekiller]

lol zumiez charges 5-10 dollars more for the same stuff than the bunch of the stores in my city haha

[@memorysometimers3067]

Sandranil Biswas That’s really good to hear!! Hope local shops make it out of the battle. :)

[@BiigFigJ]

i would shop at this dude’s store

[@Tricerictops4]

I better not get cool guyed in his shop lol

[@brhn3385]

Roger over stepped his bounds in my opinion. And I don’t like the way he put DJ on the hot-seat hence DJ’s reply was eloquent and powerful. It really put the whole thing into perspective, since The Nine Club is part of the problem. of Big skateboarding vs. local/grassroots.

[@Ganjatom420]

buying nike shoes from a local shop lol

[@kw6466]

Ganjatom420 Adidas is the jam

[@kasper5688]

I bought vans because didn't wanna buy nike... after AT MOST three week they broke . Will not buy vans again, sadly. I would not want to buy nike but hey the quality is there so what can I do...

[@walmartian]

being underground brand nerd is no longer meaningful when they sell etnies and ES at the mall, nike SBs are solid the drama of brands died with the 90s, dont let kooks get close enough to start a conversation about clothing and wear w/e u want

[@RickySpanish168]

yup because nike shoes last and their brand / team is sick. you probably support fallen or globe lol.

[@liamofthornhill]

Both Nike and Adidas refused to sell to my local store cos we wouldn't move enough profit per quarter that's not cool, fuck those guys

[@kw6466]

My duuude

[@transfiguration8865]

Make the skate shop have a bar and grill. People will come for food and drinks, and then may buy some skate shit.

[@walmartian]

yea a skate bar would be sick, just put it near any major park, have a mini ramp inside, old school 720 stand up game, play skate vids on the big screens, play skate on a ps4, furniture made out of old decks. dark and divey to scare away the chads, $3 shots, a stage, pool table.

[@RickySpanish168]

i know nike seems like a culture vulture to skating, but they're really bringing a bigger audience to skating. nike is really helping branch out skating. like it or not.

[@jkwalzo]

don't cool guy

[@surfers2therescueoceanresc337]

Core shops need to have ramps to skate!!! Problem solved!

[@Cinderskull27]

What the fuck he sounds like he made it to the wishing well

[@bored2323]

Didn’t answer the question really just when off on a tangent

[@rubenmontes_]

Mr S “How does a skateshop stay in business?” “treat your customers with respect”

[@euminkong]

Pizza shops united

[@williamjenkins-manning3108]

Fuck, just do an episode on capitalism already.

[@RickySpanish168]

sounds like another case of an old 80s skater being butthurt over new shops taking their business because they offer a better selection. such a shame to see small shops hating on big shops. oh well. no rest for the wicked.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

Also,something tells me you don't even skate you just use it as a fashion accessory.

[@RickySpanish168]

@@buckodonnghaile4309 yup. totally. 100% you couldnt be more wrong

[@pdawson2666]

He kinda said nothing tho. Verrrrrry broad strokes here

[@walmartian]

yea the crowd sorta went crazy for a basic business philosophy statement

[@RedVelvetUnderground333]

Just sell out, you WANa pay rent or not