haha dude, the seams on my jacket fell apart and i held them together with superglue for half of the year this year and my skis are more repair ptex than original, but i have been working 2 jobs all summer this year and hunting for deals, I know, I am getting a lot of new stuff but i figure, i work at least 50 hours per week, and i worked 58 hours last week, so not all of us that are getting new stuff are spoiled little brats, in fact my parents told me since they are paying for part of my college tuition they will not put a penny towards skiing, so i still need to buy a pc and snowbird pass, and its all my money, so don't assume