Don't buy shitty ass Krown skateboards or blank boards. You'll only regret it and have to buy a new board a week later. Buy a Deluxe (Real, Krooked, AntiHero) or any other name brand board and support skateboarding.
Wesley: What’s your least favorite thing about the current state of the industry?
Ed: Well it’s said that the only thing that ever sucked about skateboarding has been the industry. It’s funny, I just looked at a bunch of stats the other day and the one thing that I really hate is blank boards. I’ve heard it’s about 50% of the whole market is blanks.
Wesley: That’s insane.
Ed: And so a company like Toy Machine is fighting for its sales from 50% of the whole market. You know, we’re not even that big so we’re probably fighting for just like the smallest little pie to keep in business. It’s kind of crazy. I mean, I don’t really fault kids for getting the cheaper boards - that’s essentially the thing. But it kind of sucks on our end for the business.
Wesley: Do you guys do any of those deals involving discounts for shops who don’t sell blanks?
Ed: Yeah, we’re part of all that. But it doesn’t really change the fact that if a kid walks into a shop he can buy almost two blanks for the price of one. So, it’s kind of rough, I mean - rougher for a smaller company like Toy Machine. If we were an Element or a Zero or the like then we probably wouldn’t be as bothered by it - but it will inevitably affect us much more. That’s my least favorite thing, I would say.
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