[pct-l] ADZ Vendors *Thru-Wallet Alert*

[Craig Stanton]

 He totally has me fooled. I met a bunch of cool people there, including vendors. I got to try out a Henry Shires tent that I hadn't seen in person before. I talked to the excellent folk at Adventure-16 who recommended a pair of shoes that were a total success, no blisters from the day I put them on. Plus they shipped two more pairs to me way up along the way and already new the postal address of all the places on the trail. I really like them and if I'm back in The States I'll go to them first. I talked with people who work in gear stores, and they were definitely selling things at a loss there. Who ever the manager of the San Diego store is (Christo?) he's doing us a huge favour.

Oh yeah, and I got loads of calories, some bear/mountain lion advice and some inflatable pink flamingo tent stakes. Did anyone see the one I left at the border? I really hoped it'd appear in a few finishing pics



On Tuesday, February 26, 2008, at 01:20PM, "Postholer" <public at postholer.com> wrote:
>Folks, the ADZ depends on you for its success. The success of your hike DOES 
>NOT depend on the ADZ.
>
>Strider says:
>"...have gone to extremes to make certain that the event does NOT become a 
>vendor faire, despite intense pressure from numerous vendors, who we have 
>had to politely turn away."
>
>Is your rigorous selection of vendors dependent upon them being your 
>drinking buddy or do you choose vendors that the hiking community most 
>utilizes? Why not rotate vendors? Why not use vendors that the hiking 
>community is most likely to utilize?
>
>You're not fooling anyone. You're serving your own interests first and the 
>hiking community's second; a gathering of enthusiastic, highly motivated 
>customers coupled with 'select' vendors....for 3 days.
>
>Don't be a thru-wallet.
>
>-postholer
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