 Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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No, just the crap ones.
The shop I use (when I use a shop) is really rather better than that. (Francois Baud Sports, Morzine)
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Hywel, Only the bad shops and bad techs. Next time look for a small independent shop not a chain with an inbuilt client base. If a shop doesn't measure your feet for your boots then demand your money back(if you've paid in advance) and find one that does.
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My mate in AdH got given hire boots in different sizes (wrongly labelled) - one wouldn't fit in the binding when he got to the slope hehehe
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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So you've used one hire shop in one French resort compared to lots in Austria. Not enough to start claiming that French shops are rubbish, is it?
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| Lizzard wrote: |
| So you've used one hire shop in one French resort compared to lots in Austria. Not enough to start claiming that French shops are rubbish, is it? |
^^ yes.
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In Defence of the French,just got back from Puy St Vincent,on the last day my 14yr son went off-piste,took a tumble and managed to loose a ski,after 20 mins of searching couldn't fined the blasted thing!.
After a trek down the mountain,we reported the loss to our rep who escorted us to the ski hire shop telling us we'd probably have to pay for it,after a few mins discussion the owner/manager shrugged his shoulders and told us not to worry.he wouldn't want it to spoil our holiday and that we didn't need to pay anything!
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LIAMJ, They find them all at the end of the season and give the to the appropriate shops usually - hence the extensive use of labels on skis/poles
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stevo_the_saddler, still a nice attitude though, the shop has lost the best part of a season's rental income.
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David@traxvax, Agreed
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Lizzard there's no need to impune Hywel, especially considering the content of his post and the following thread implies nothing of the kind that you want to imply.
Personally, I had no problem with SkiSet in Belle Plagne last season. Or any other French resort, but the most lackadaisical approach to binding setting I've had was from an independent in Grindelwald. So as far as I'm concerned no Alpine nation's inherently any worse at giving crap hire service - yer takes yer chances, or seeks recommendations.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| Lizzard wrote: |
| So you've used one hire shop in one French resort compared to lots in Austria. Not enough to start claiming that French shops are rubbish, is it? |
My post title was a question "Are French ski hire techs too casual" rather than a statement. I related my experience where two potentially dangerous errors were noted. Where did I say that I'd used "one hire shop in in one French resort compared to lots in Austria"  I've actually used more ski hire shops in France than Austria and I still maintain that in my experience, the Austrian shops have always been more diligent both in measuring feet and checking personal details. Ski set definitely didn't offer to measure my children's feet (I use my own boots). I think I will take Easiski's advice and avoid the big outlets and try some recommended small independant ones in future.
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