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woodencrate83

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before like 10.000 people start ripping into me about another stupid post about 'how to get sponsored' and such, this is not about that. my question for all you sponsored kids out there, what happens when you are offered a sponsorship form a company you don't like? like if some salomon rep sees you throwing down and comes up to you and offers a sponsorship but you hate salomon? do you just tell em 'no thanks'? ive always wondered this. like im sure lots of pros want to be sponsored by oakley and armada and such but like im sure plenty of ppl get offered from spy and such before oakley does. and don't worry, im nowhere near being sponsored so this isn't really a question about me...

 
just be lucky your sucky ass got an offer at all and ride that shit for all it's worth.

Eggs and bacon please, eggs over skeezy
 
how about approaching a rep telling him that your super stoked on the product and you would be stoked to ride for them...it worked for me...

get some head.

When in doubt...FSI

...fuckin send it

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ya guy none of these two jackass' answered your question straight, id think they would give you a card and say 'well if you change your mind give me a call'

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mckeeman for the last time... Free Ky-Jelly doesn't constitute as a sponsorship.

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no, im just saying hypothetically, 'bob' rode lines and loved lines but never got offered any offers from line. one day mike douglas happens to see 'bob' throw down big and offers him a sponsorship with salomon. but 'bob' hates lines cause he hates foam cores. what does he do? tell mike d to fuck off? like how do you tell someone 'ummm thanks for offering me a sponsorship but im gonna hold out for something better? ' or do ppl just take what they get?

 
well your mom is sure glad i got the KY on tap...

When in doubt...FSI

...fuckin send it

work to live...not live to work.

work to ski...but only if you ski to work. The simple equation to skibumming 101
 
thats beside the point anyway...

to let them know that you are stoked on the product is just one angle. How do you feel if you are sending broken skis back to your rep over and over. Your gonna be pissed. Your rep is gonna be pissed. No one benefits. Take what you are offered and work with it. Chances are if you get offered on the spot, you can work that with another company you like. If they see you are makin noise, they might bite the lure...And dont expect to make money...sometimes product=$$$ for most pros. you do the work of approaching companies you think can help you, dont wait for the bling contract to be handed to you on the hill becuase it will never happen.

When in doubt...FSI

...fuckin send it

work to live...not live to work.

work to ski...but only if you ski to work. The simple equation to skibumming 101
 
Having never been offered a sponsorship, I have no idea how it works, but you could always be an asshole and try the following:

1-Take contract the company you don't like is offering you home to 'read it over' and 'think about it for a couple of days'.

2-contact reps from companies you like

3-tell them about the 'sponsorship offer' you've received from company XXX and tell them you'd like to ride for another company. Offer to send video and resume.

4-see what happens. Continue 'thinking about contract' when rep from shitty company calls you

5-if you get another offer from a better company, go with that. If not, take free product from shitty company to get your name out there.

It's not the way I would do things, but if you're an asshole, it could work. I'm pretty sure you'd ruin your reputation in the industry doing this, but if all you want is free gear and no respect, it just might work.

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yea don't worry about me ruining my reputation within the industry or anything of that sort. i really do suck and i won't be getting any offers any time soon. this was a question ive always wondered cause i see a lot of good pros with wierd sponsorships and just wondered how things go down

 
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the best idea ever was the one that was diabolicly hatched today at lunch in the hall way of my school. It involved a boat and beer and selling that beer to 14 yearolds for like $3 a bottel, so that way from every 24 we got, we would get 12 and then never have to pay for our own beer again. and if the poilice tried to stop us, we were drive away in a boat (which doesnt have a licence plate) but, if there were on a baot, we were throw peanuts at them, cause its highly probable that one of them in alergic to then and he would go into anaphletic shock and we were get away. if that didnt work we were catapult cows at them and wait for the headlines 'police boat sunk by flying cows'. --Apple.
 
I have even less respect approach.

1. Take contract from shit company

2. Goto local store wave contract in face and say (lie) 'hey if you sponsor me, i can tell the shit reps to give you big discount, free tickets etc because i say it part of deal but in return you must give me some free gear' Walk out with box of low cost stuff, but stuff you like.

3. Then goto shops main competitor and do the same thing.

4. Then ring up some media channels (the desperate ones like local radio, and local newspaper and 'bright' new just launched sports magazine) wave contract in their face so they think you are new hot thing and get signed so that they cover you.

5. Take this new media contracts and go to bigger channels, say a web site of known magazine and put all papers in front of them and say 'hey i can give you share of this, plus pics, vids, and personal commentary on your site', get another contract signed.

6. Then go to the big clothes/equip company you do like with all papers and say sign me or I go to competition.

7. When got the contract you want, go home back to bed.

8. Oh, but dont forget send an email to shit company saying 'dont ever insult me by sending me a contract for your shit god awful company, screw you!'

This can all be in done in around 4 hours.

 
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