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[TrAnCe]

yeah.. so the Deck prices in Sydney upped again, and now I cant afford it, unless I stoop to the level where I start riding world industries Decks.
Does anyone know a way to make Decks last longer? I tried shoe gooing the tail, and it ripped off in a day.. so I been doing more Fakie and Nollie tricks.
Does anyone know a better way?

[RooR]

I can't imagine the prices going up SO much you can't afford the difference. Just what are you talkin bout here, like a 200% price increase....doubt it.

Anyways, your money situation....you're 18, get a job. :cool:

[Griptape Flip]

Blankdecks DOT com.

Ebay is your buddy.

How long a deck lasts is a toss of the cards, the only way to *almost* ensure a long life, is to not skate anything big/that you could break it on easily. Or, just pick up Freestyle.

=))))

[crazy_dave]

Buy a bulk set of blanks off ebay.

[Krinksy]

Yeah, they went up where I am too.

How much do you pay?
mine is roughly $130 now.

[crazy_dave]

^thats still cheaper than the UK :[.

Here its around $145 Australian. If you get a blank its around $65 and if you get a British made deck its around $100.

[danmorris778]

^thats still cheaper than the UK :[.

Here its around $145 Australian. If you get a blank its around $65 and if you get a British made deck its around $100.

British decks ftw!

I'm saving up for a local team deck. Shire Skateboards. It looks pretty sick and everyone says they are good so it should be ace! =] £30 which I don't know how much in Aussie :/

[loganownzj00]

I can't imagine the prices going up SO much you can't afford the difference. Just what are you talkin bout here, like a 200% price increase....doubt it.

Anyways, your money situation....you're 18, get a job. :cool:

any increase in decks is a lot of money.

besides, we live in america, where everything is shit cheap.

in australia the prices are ****in' rediculous.

[Krinksy]

^^^ Yeah and the UK sounds worse.

I try to buy off american internet sites but then I have to pay like $40-50 for postage so it works out the same.

We get ripped off for everything, not just decks.

[Pirate skate]

well buy a European deck, I mean, are like, cliche decks that much too? that's just ridiculous.

[Krinksy]

What do you mean?

European decks are even more because the exchange rate is worse.\

What's a cliche deck?

[yoda_emo]

do what my mate does,...get beices of like metal (i don't know what, and cut them the shape of your tail,use small screws and screw it on, it works great, all you hafta do when it get's stuffed after a few months is replace it, I'll get a pic,...

[TrAnCe]

Yeah, they went up where I am too.

How much do you pay?
mine is roughly $130 now.
A HUNDERD AND THIRTY??!?? Dam man, I usually get the ones on discount.. I got a Zero that was 100.. bitched for ages till I got it down to 90.. and its lasted me about a month. $130 are for the newest pro models I guess

^thats still cheaper than the UK :[.

Here its around $145 Australian. If you get a blank its around $65 and if you get a British made deck its around $100.
British exchange rate is different.. plus you pay shit all for petrol and cars, and houses (England at least, when I was there) a new car there is the price of a second hand 3 year old of the same model here..

I can't imagine the prices going up SO much you can't afford the difference. Just what are you talkin bout here, like a 200% price increase....doubt it.

Trust me.. and with a job, it'd take me err 10 hours of work to get a Deck. Not cool.. And Cliche (French brand) dont sell for cheaper.. Bloody Australia sometimes.. (Resumes Nollie and Fakie tricks)

[RooR]

Holy crap. Now when you guys list the prices for decks in Aussieland and England, that's US dollars ain't it?

That's crazy yo. So what's the minimum wage over in Aussie and over at England?

[Krinksy]

I dunno what minimum wage is but I get $8.4 Aus dollars an hour.

[TrAnCe]

RooR.. minimum wage doesnt mean shit in Oz..
How much does it pay per hour if you work at Mcdonalds, Britons and Americans?

[RooR]

I can't tell if you meant, your min. wage is low over there or if you meant the amount you get paid isn't important...

In the United States, minimum wage is a Federal and State issue. The Federal Government sets it at something, which I am not sure of, but last I checked, the minimum wage here in California is $7.25 an hour now I believe.

[Krinksy]

Over here I think there are different minumums for different jobs.

I think so.

[crazy_dave]

Trance, i had exchanged it into Aussie $ btw.

For McDonalds, i'd guess around £4.80 maybye? So $11.67?

[Krinksy]

^^^That's way better than here.

[saikouslx]

ebay, thats what i do. I cant really afford the normal decks, £40 for a local deck £50 pro decks. But to me thhts alot of money as i dnt get much.

[loganownzj00]

Trance, i had exchanged it into Aussie $ btw.

For McDonalds, i'd guess around £4.80 maybye? So $11.67?

i went to europe this summer.

the prices for mcdonalds were ****ing rediculous compared to US prices.

and the prices for just about everything else.

it was insane.

[saikouslx]

cause sterling is worth more than dollars. Cost of living is relative to where you live. To us it's normal. UK jobs pay appropiate. Thats one good thing, everywhere else is always cheaper.

[TrAnCe]

So thats 10 hours work at mcdonalds.. In Oz its about 12ish :-s Plus clothes and petrol.. but at least our mcdonalds is cheaper (I recall a meal being £5.00 when I was there.. in Oz its $6.00 AUD)
At least we have good weather :-) I think I'll just stick with shop blanks for a while.. till I can afford good decks more often I guess..

[Ramp]