This place hands down is the BEST boardshop in LA and heres why.
My girlfriend and I walked in not having a clue on what kind of board to get. NOT A CLUE. We just got back from our snowboarding/ski trip to Colorado and I was hooked!! After our trip I called "Olympus" and from our first conversation on the phone I was surpised by how helpful they were. Not many stores now days make you feel as if the customer is appreciated, I think we can all testify to that.
I had a conversation on the phone with an older gentleman and he (no exaggeration) spent at least 15 minutes on the phone with me going over everything. Not trying to run me off, but wanting to hear me out. The last thing he said was "just come in and will take care of you", and they did. I understand stores like this can overwhelm, or make you feel like you have to prove something, but let me tell you, the world could learn a lesson from "Olympus". They were accepting to anyone who walked through their door. White, Asian, Hispanic, they treated everyone the same.
We were there for a total of 3 hours lol! My girlfriend had to drag me out of the store. It literally was like a movie. People were walking in and out with different kinds of stories about things in the ocean they saw that day. Mountains to go to, where to go skiing, hiking etc.. It was a glorious day at this shop!! But the biggest reason I'll always shop here is because of this. Let me start a new paragraph : ).
We were greeted by a young gentleman when we arrived and he introduced us to all kinds of boards. The length, the style, the brand. I finally decided I wanted to go with a new technology board ( camber rocker ) board. After spending about an hour I picked the board I could afford and it was time to ring up. As I was sitting on the black leather couch the store manager Jeremy approached me. He said he wanted to talk with me about my board. He informed me that the employee was wrong about the technology of my board, it wasn't a camber rocker. Jeremy said "listen, I'm sorry about this so here's what I'm gonna do. I know your set on the board you picked out. But let me show you which one's are the actual camber rocker" I saw the price tags on these and about flipped. He said " don't worry about it I'll get the price somewhere around the one you like". I couldn't believe the honesty... I was stunned!! He knew I was on a very tight budget and he ate the cost because of a mess up. Here is a man who competes against the "Big 5's", the Sports Authorities, online etc. Who could have let me walk out the store with something that I thought was completely something else. The honesty of that moment is something I will never forget!!! The girlfriend and I chilled the next 2 hours as they put my board together, as he explained different boards, the history of the shop, Rodney Mullins (amazing guy) lol, just an unforgettable experience. Thank you Jeremy for how you and your shop treated us. I look forward to seeing you all very soon!!
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