Backcountry alternatives

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ker0uac
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Re: Backcountry alternatives

Post by ker0uac »

omg another self-righteous millennial thinking that his consumer habits will fix predatory capitalism... our addiction to sales and cheap products is the problem... you want to help? Start paying full price, how about that?
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timisimaginary
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Re: Backcountry alternatives

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another idea... a lot of smaller outdoor gear shops are really struggling right now, maybe trying to find one of those to order from, it will cost more but will help someone out.
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ker0uac
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Re: Backcountry alternatives

Post by ker0uac »

How about now? Does this mean that the pseudo-twitter-activists will drop their saga against Backcountry?
https://shop-eat-surf.com/2020/04/backc ... -services/
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