News 10-26-11

[Steve]

All:
I just received my stocking order for the 2012 season
--I currently have 315 poles available for rent/purchase
--all poles will continue to be FULL-BEND flex tested before and after each rental so you can be sure the poles you get are as safe as the day they were made.

I just received word from Gill Athletics that they have changed shipping companies
--the company they used in the past was very careless with the poles and this resulted in far too many poles damaged and returned
--the new company will (hopefully) honor the 'fragile' sticker on the pole tubes and deliver them quickly and safely
--the new company costs more
--shipping 1-6 tubes (poles and or crossbars) to most homes in Minnesota will be $175--shipping to most schools or businesses in MN will be $140
--I think that's terrible

In an effort to reduce this expense, I will continue to do my best to coordinate multi-school orders that can be delivered to my house
--through our shared cooperation, I intend to have shipping be significantly reduced or free altogether
--when placing orders, please try to give me a big lead-time and a specific date you need the items so I can better make this happen
--remember that you can completely avoid shipping costs by buying directly from my inventory
--remember too that I can get you anything from the Gill Catalog (1/4" spikes, starting-blanks, hurdles, shots and discus, etc)