Who Broke REI?

“Dang, REI website has been down for maintenance all morning!”

“My bad.

Sorry.”

“if you had be able to read your email
you would have seen the letter they sent out early this morning about this





*giggle*”

“"Maintenance" can be a cover term for "it broke" or "somebody F---ed it over."”

“They went bankrupt because Pennsy hasn't been buying gear since he went on strike at work.

Campmor will be next.
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“I think Techntrek placed an order and the server couldn't take it.”

“Funny, we didn't get any notice emails from them about this. We usually do.”

“shhh tree, I am trying to drive stovie batty today :)”

“MSR®, Marmot®, and Mountain Hardwear® teamed up for a hostile takeover of REI.com. Results still pending. I'll keep you all updated. If the hostile takeove is successful, watch for MSR/Marmot/Mountain Hardwear employees to storm REI brick and mortar stores in full force. REI employees are hunkered down under the counters with bearspray and ice-axes. The windows are boarded up with snowboards and skis and kayaks. This could get real ugly. Stay tuned.”

“shhh tree, I am trying to drive stovie batty today :)”
mapleleaf

That shouldn't take more than a nickel's worth of gas.”

“Better than being full of gas! ;-)”

“At last, REI is back up!”

“Oooo, Stovie!

Ya stomped Geo!”

“Naw, note the ;-)”

“i swear it wasn't me! I checked them this morning. they was down then too.”

“They wuz wuz they?”

“"I think Techntrek placed an order and the server couldn't take it." - Nigal

My evil plan worked.”

“I figured it was either you or the militant arm of the Campmor staff.”

“Kind of made ya feel disconnected, abandoned,lost! Geez, How would we spend our money today? It's just like Starbucks.. we're addicted. Yeah, I was trying to shop too. :') Guilty as charged.”

“is it me or is REI going the way off backpacker magazine. I go in the store here in Brentwood and it is less and less gear. More casual clothing (including cotton t-shirts and pants), more car camping stuff, etc

maybe it has more to do where the store is located.”

“Dang, REI is broke again.”

“I'm hip.........dude”

“Yeah Eddie, I noticed the same thing. Its not hardly worth my time to go up to Brentwood anymore. I'll go to Blue Ridge Mtn. Sports in Franklin instead. TTA members get 10% discount at the register off all items even those on sale. No need to wait on a year end rebate. BTW when do we get those rebates from REI anyway? I thought it was in Feb.”

“REI is alot of hype, I purchase more form local sporting goods stores.”

“REI carries more stuff then the local stores, at least in my area, could hope to.

Yea when do we get that money”

“I finally was able to place my order late last night.
The REI site still wasn't working correctly. The checkout wouldn't let me fill out a gift card. It kept bringing me back to the same page. I finally had to forgo the gift card and just have it shipped to the other address.”

“I had some money left on a gift card my son gave me. I finally spent it all. I got a 100% polyester long sleeve shirt for 4.50, another shirt for 12.00 and a Patgonia capilene boxers for 10.00. Most of the shirts and pants on the clearance racks were 100% cotton. They have a lot of button down shirts that you would wear out on a date on their racks now. It looks more like a Wal Mart :(”

“I couldn't get an order placed on REI's website or through their phone numbers last night. Server and manpower overloads, I guess. I called this morning and they honored both my member discount and the sale price on the bike computer I wanted. Their customer service remains outstanding.”

“it was me :) I kept buggin them about gear.”

“Always assume it's bit and work backwards from there...”

“I didn't do it...”

“AHHH, the Slick Willie defense ...”

“"I'm gonna say this just one more time. I did not have sexual relations with that web site..."”

“"I did not inhale that monitor either"”

“I thought "I didn't do it" was the Bart defense...”