This made me laugh. I have 2 REI stores within 15 minutes but made a purchase at Dick's yesterday. Although I don't think a pair of Super Feet insoles counts as high end outdoor gear.
Depends what you are looking for...REI won't have basketballs or baseball gloves. REI for quality outdoor gear, but bikes at neither.
Nooo, bikes at a good bike shop!
Although I would agree that a good bike shop is the best choice, in the last few years REI has been carrying some better bike brands.
I purchased my first electric assist bicycle from REI last year. As a national brand, they had the one I wanted come back in stock more often whereas the wait for the same model at my local shop was uncertain (they could not even give a date). And the savings is 10 - 15% on rebates as a member... I live 5 miles from a store so could ride there.
@Oldscruggsfan LOVE your Yowling Ginger Tom DIY! Coincidentally, my friend also paints (attached pink rabbit with tiny house is one of hers.) What kind of paint did you use? Did you do anything to prep the surface before painting?
Thank you! For several weeks between January and April of this year, I actually became somewhat obsessed with designing cartoon scenes and animals whose mouths or shapes would work into and around a soprano uke sound hole. I ended up with nearly 20 such characters, including a bright red dog house, a breaching sailfish and a "Wile E. Coyote/ Roadrunner"-style desert tunnel, but settled on Yowling Ginger Tom.
Thank you! I'll pass that along and I just might paint a ukulele myself!I primarily used acrylic craft paint but used a paint marker to outline the banjo that Tom is sitting on. I did no surface prep other than lightly sanding, then wiping dust from the unfinished wood with a damp cloth and allowing it to dry. When the painting was finished, I added 3 coats of clear spray sealant.
Buying my Koaloha there this Saturday
I never knew! Driven near there several times over the last decade.
I don't know about any other shops there, but Uke Republic is located in an old renovated thread mill which is worth seeing.
You’re 100% correct. And, my analogy was further flawed because our local hardware store stocks wonderful chocolate bars, for which a chunk of each sale is donated to a children’s hospital.
