New Ron Jon a Palace to Surf & Tiki... - General Tiki

T Tiki_Bong Member Huntington Beach, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: -16	T Tiki_Bong Posted posted on Fri, Jun 13, 2003 10:43 AM While the architecture is fine, I have a problem with 'Ron Jon' in general. And that is this: it's a poser surf shop. It's as genuine a surf shop as Kohl's is a tiki outlet. Ron Jon doesn't make boards there, doesn't have employees that shape or know anything about board design, and it's more interested in giving one the 'appearence' of being a surfer more so than providing one the tools to 'be' a surfer. A real surf shop has an inch of freshly (or last year's) glass filings on the ground, has employees that know surf design, has shapers that have an inch of glass dust in their lungs, and reeks of resin! There, I'm better now...

While the architecture is fine, I have a problem with 'Ron Jon' in general. And that is this: it's a poser surf shop.

It's as genuine a surf shop as Kohl's is a tiki outlet. Ron Jon doesn't make boards there, doesn't have employees that shape or know anything about board design, and it's more interested in giving one the 'appearence' of being a surfer more so than providing one the tools to 'be' a surfer.

A real surf shop has an inch of freshly (or last year's) glass filings on the ground, has employees that know surf design, has shapers that have an inch of glass dust in their lungs, and reeks of resin!

There, I'm better now...

Post #39016 by Tiki_Bong on Fri, Jun 13, 2003 10:43 AM