November, 2009

                             

    Saturday November 28, 2009

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                   Holiday Hours

                           

               Monday - Friday          10 - 9

               Saturday                       10 - 9

               Sunday                         11 - 6 

                          

     All 2009 clothing and accessories are at least 50% off!  All 2009 ski equipment is at least 50% off!  All 2010 ski equipment is at pre-season pricing through the weekend.  We have specials going on throughout the entire store just waiting for you.  This is the time to shop and avoid the crowds.  Free admission, free parking, and the most helpful and knowledgeable staff in New England are here to pick out the perfect equipment.  See you at the sale.

     It's that time of year again.  Time to take inventory.  Do the kid's boots fit?  Can you find their socks?  How about their helmet?  Are their goggles all scratched up?  Jackets, pants, long underwear?  You know the drill.  Soccer is winding down, the nights are getting colder, and the leaves are falling off the trees.  Don't worry about it; they'll blow into the neighbors yard anyway.   There has to be something the kids need...or you.  It's your turn isn't it?  Bring the kids, bring their equipment, bring their DS to keep them occupied.  Let us help you figure it all out.  If there is anything you need at all, our prices are better than at the mountain.  We so confident we have the best prices, we guarantee it.  We will meet or beat any identical in stock item sold by any local retailer AND and online store!  Bring us any verifiable quote on available, current model year, in-stock between now and the end of January and we will meet or beat it.  It's as simple as that.

     Junior lease packages start at only $99.  Pick them up now and drop them off at the end of the season for only $99.  Junior ski packages start at only $149.  Add boots to the package from only $80 AND we'll give you half back in trade next year on all 2010 junior equipment.  

     Adult ski packages start at only $349.  You can even add boots for as little as $179 for adults.  All 2010 equipment, clothing and accessories are in and at the best prices of the season.  With deals throughout the entire store, this is the weekend to shop.  Soccer is cancelled due to the holiday so come on in and get geared up for the season.  With the Massachusetts sales tax increase, you can save an additional 6.25%...more than worth the trip.  Sign up for our email list to get the last minute details.

     

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     2009 season patio furniture is in and at final clearance prices!  Stop in now and pick up that set you've been eying all summer.  Summer is winding down and there is still plenty of time to enjoy that new set on your patio, deck, or front porch as you watch the kids get on the bus for school and enjoy your cup of coffee in peace and quiet.

                                     

 

Holiday hours:

Monday - Friday           10 - 9

Saturday                         10 - 9

Sunday                            11 - 6

     

                 Eulogy to the Wilmington Store.

     Back around 1962 our uncles, John and Mike, started selling skis in the bread isle of Elias Country Store in Wilmington, MA.  It grew to need its own space, so in 1965 Ski Haus was founded in the little 800 square foot building next door.  Dad started working nights and weekends, bringing Wayne and Steve on Saturdays to shovel the walk and yell out back when a customer came in.

     Skiing really took off around that time, so when a spacious 2000 square foot spot opened up, we packed up the store and moved all the way across the street between North Wilmington Pharmacy and Ralph's barber shop.  Business was good and the whole family got involved.  Merry and Michelle pitched in.  Mom started doing the books for her brothers.  Steve got the promotion to head floor picker upper and Wayne to ski tuner and binding technician.

  Then in 1977 we threw caution to the wind and built a new building all the way across town.  It was gigantic and it was beautiful.  Made with enormous beams, salvaged from an old factory and finished naturally with unfinished wood planks, it had an aura from the day we opened the doors in 1977.  To many Ski Haus staffers, the Wilmington store was a second home.  A place you were welcomed with open arms and a cold beer.  A place Mom didn't yell at you for putting your feet up on the furniture.  A place you could get paid for something you actually loved.  Many of us met and married while working there.  It's where "Bullet" met Anne, Billy met Karen, Wayne met Kelly, "Woody" met Lisa, and Steve met Jacqui.  All old people now and all still married.  It's where skiers picking up their boards spotted shoppers trying on stretch pants and made lives together.  

     Sadly, the renovation of our Salem, NH store in 2004 couldn't have come a t a worse time.  Dad passed in the fall of '05 and Uncle John and Uncle Mike decided it was time to get their affairs in order.  We'd just put any credit and lose change we had into the new building.  To make matters worse, the nursing home that abutted the shop had a surplus of parking, a shortage of beds, deep pockets, and a need to spend money to avoid capital gains taxes.

     We were asked to leave in April and can honestly say, have never been thrown out of a nicer place.  That beautiful post and beam ski shop fell to another assisted living facility.  The smell of P-Tex and melting ski wax would be replaced by the stench of cleaning solutions, green beans, and waterlogged overcooked peas.  

     While this has been far and away the biggest change since uncle John retired some 20 years ago, we've seen lots of subtle changes that have changed the way we operate.  Our customer base has shifted geographically.  We do a lot more snowboard business than we did 10 years ago, and we found a nice little niche in the casual furniture business that holds us over during the summer months.  It isn't ski, but it sure does help pay the expenses while we're scanning the Farmers Almanac, watching ski movies, and drooling over the next years equipment as it arrives.

     Our search for a new spot came up empty for this season.  The available spaces were a little too small or too far from the beaten track.  They didn't fit our floor plan needs, or were just more than we could afford and till keep our prices competitive.  Maybe it was simply that we were missing our old digs.  We grew up there.  It's like you've lived there your whole life and now you have to move.  Maybe we were too picky.  Maybe we were still in mourning of the place that became home to many (boy did we give her a great send off.)

     We know we're going to have to settle.  (Hey, every 4 or 8 years there's a guy moving out of a pretty cool house in Washington.  I'm sure he's not moving into a studio apartment, but it surely isn't the same.)  So we're going to have to find our new Boston Garden.  It will never be Fenway Park and no matter how many banners we put up from the old place.  It'll take some time to hoist a new banner or two.  It'll take some time to settle in with a few cold ones and even a wedding or two.  Don't get me wrong; it's never going to be the old store with all the ghosts and memories, but remember when the Pat's moved out of Shafer Stadium and into Gillette?  It didn't take long to get used to the nice seats with the cup holders and nice clean bathrooms.  Clean bathrooms and cup holders...what  a great idea.

     If you do happen to need anything new, this is the best time to buy.  Junior packages start at $149 AND we'll give you 50% back next year in trade or 25% in two years.  Junior lease equipment is ready to go starting at only $99 for the entire season.  Now is the time to get here and check it out, beat the crowds, AND get the deals before everyone else.

      Join or mailing  list at the Ski Haus mailing list.  We won't sell, donate, or loan your address.  We will only send e-mail about sales (before they happen) and information about our opening.

     With at least 25 hard goods manufacturers and over 30 clothing manufacturers Ski Haus has got you covered from head to toe!

      Check out our Manufacturers Link for more details.     

      We, like you, love to ski.  We love to talk about skiing and hear all the stories you have about your experiences.  Our staff will steer you in the right direction for the perfect pair of skis, or the perfect parka and pants.  They might even get you in the most comfortable pair of boots you have ever owned.  Maybe they even custom fit your old boots to make room for that bone spur on your left heel.

     The most important thing we do is make you comfortable out on the slopes (or in the lodge).

     Of course you know what we do all winter.  It says it right in our name.  You might not know, however, that we have the largest selection of patio furniture and accessories in the area.  From hammocks, to umbrellas; cushions, patio heaters, to full sets, we've got just what you're looking for.  Come on in and pull up a chair. Take your time and pick out the perfect set for your needs.  

     We have the largest selection around of furniture from brands like Suncoast, Telescope, Tropitone, Woodard, Lane Venture, O.W. Lee, Kingsley Bate, Gloster, Regal Teak, Homecrest, Lyon Shaw, and many others all at least 20% off our already discounted pricing.  It is worth the trip to see the selection we have in stock.  Our in stock furniture is not the cookie cutter white frame with a blue sling you see everywhere.  We do have some basics, but most of our selection is different.  Difficult to describe, but definitely worth the trip to see.  Don't see what you like.  Order anything you want exactly the way you want it, and we'll deliver it free within our delivery area as soon as it arrives.