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Bob Aldrich grand prize winner of first SNEWS Writing Contest, BRMS cashes in on store party
Aug 31, 2006
Bob Aldrich of Midwest Mountaineering, with his story "Lear Jet Guy," is this year's Grand Prize winner in the first "Survivor: Outdoor Retail" SNEWS® writing contest. Blue Ridge Mountain Sports Charlottesville store cashes in on the store party on SNEWS®.
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SNEWS® 2006 Survivor, Outdoor Retail writing contest winners announced
Aug 7, 2006
Through July 1, retail sales staff answered the contest call to submit a story of survival and perseverance in the face of challenging customers. Twenty-nine finalists had their stories submitted to the contest judges, whose votes determined the top ten.
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SNEWS® Writing Contest a huge success!
Jul 5, 2006
Through July 1, retail sales staff answered the contest call to submit a story of survival and perseverance in the face of challenging customers. The stories that made the first round of qualifications are now in the hands of our judges. Your vote determines the grand prize winner!
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Clashing Cultures
Jul 1, 2006
I've been working in the outdoor retail industry for years, but this was my first year working in the states. I had never come across such an amusing day like this before. To start with my accent (I'm from New Zealand) doesn't help the situation when talking to customers who don't understand you that well.
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Crossing the Big Lake
Jul 1, 2006
It had been a quiet week up here in Lake Wobegon country when He walked in. He began asking questions about tents that came in black. Well, there aren’t any. But, we asked, wouldn’t a black tent be depressing?
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Million Dollar Tire
Jul 1, 2006
The bike shop that I work at is in a college town, so we have many interesting people stopping in. Surprisingly enough, many of the more interesting people are not students, but professors!
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Shoe Sale Psychology (Top 10 Finalist)
Jul 1, 2006
My co-worker Peter and I have been driven to insanity. I think it is because of shoe sales. The sun is barely up and we’ve already been mountain biking for a while, in order to get out before the store opens. Like Calvin and Hobbes discussing philosophy on an out-of-control radio-flyer, we’re bombing down some local single-track while discussing the psychology behind outdoor shoe sales.
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Somebody Made a Stinky
Jul 1, 2006
It was a chilly, damp spring day with the threat of rain in the forecast. I had just returned from my lunch break when I greeted two women with four kids in tow. Three of them were chatty 5 to 6 year olds. The youngest child, a toddler, was the quiet one. But that didn't last for long.
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Something Smells
Jul 1, 2006
A few summers ago I worked in a small shop in western Massachusetts near my home in Vermont. The shop is a destination for hikers. It is where the Long Trail starts, and where AT through-hikers filled up on white gas, slept, swam in the river, or hosed off. Being in a town where many tourists come to see the art and theater in the area, mixing the grungy, yet happy-go-lucky hikers and the tourists in the same shop was comical to watch.
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Up the Creek With Too Many Paddles (Top 10 Finalist)
Jul 1, 2006
Several Christmas seasons ago a frequent customer came in to buy the perfect gift for his wife (canoe, paddles, and pfd's). He was glad to finally have his shopping for the big surprise over, and we arranged for delivery when help would be available to hide the presents at his home.
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