New Shop "Surge"

[Bphilly]

Check out this place. I will probably head up there tomorrow after work. It looks nice, maybe I will ask about some hookups for us.
http://www.surgestreetshop.com/

P.S
I have heard that this place will return your calls. :roll:

[moxie]

interesting.

[wgnths]

nice let us know whats up! looks like it could be decent..they carry shining monkey products that i want! and speedwell shoes has some really cool sneakers. i also see they have a link to azsubaru, dynocomp etc. :)

hey wait, wasnt that fueled performance? same location it seems. they specialized in subaru/240 swaps...they had the rhd impreza and 240 at nopi. they go by gr8wheels on the subaru forum..hmm.

[wgnths]

open on sunday :shock:

[wgnths]

ok thats not fueled performance....they are now called jdm importers. but they are in the same area.

[Bphilly]

I went by this shop today. It is really nice and they carry only top notch products. I bought a couple of shirts and I will deff be going back for more. This place is a one stop shop for most products and it's a really good place to go when you are bored and want to pick up a couple things.
4 stars!!

[moxie]

Gonna stop by after work today I think

I needs a hat

[wgnths]

yeah the guy you met over there bryan, pm'd me on nasioc and gave me some info on the shop! nice guy, sounds like a nice shop..they are geared more towards apparel/accessories but do sell parts. im gonna pick up some wrx undies, shining monkey and pimp sneaks. both owners drive sti's :twisted: hey we need to get them on this forum!!

[Bphilly]

They have JDM pink undies :oops:

[wgnths]

well ryan and I both stopped by there after work :) and we both walked out with shoes :lol: i give surge a big thumbs up! owners are really cool, and i like a shop with tuner apparel and i love my new speedwell sneaks! and i picked up the no spit tire shine :wink: one thing i forgot to mention to them(or if your reading this)..can you stock the squash air freshners!! i need refills!!

[wgnths]

kev i think you'd be interested in checking out their shoe lineup..nice stuff you can wear anytime but made for performance driving!

[wgnths]

these are the kicks i picked up...nice round heel for heal/toe :) and still cool looking.

http://www.zappos.com/images/843/7159843/1733-133246-p.jpg

[The B]

I want a set!! how much were they?

[kev]

Yeah, how much!

[wgnths]

those are $65..ryan got some cool ones too. and they have diff colors.

[The B]

sweet... I want some in blue.

[wgnths]

they gots em :)

[moxie]

http://www.piloti.com/prod_images/large/PR13-4.jpg

Thats what I got.


Here's the selection
http://www.surgestreetshop.com/products.asp?fpD=2

[moxie]

P.S. The shoes make driving sooo much easier... seriously...

heh

[DangerViking]

i want!

[pickinicholas]

Did you see how big of shoes they carry?

[moxie]

they had a few 13s and 12s I think.

[pickinicholas]

DANGIT I wear a 15-16...

[wgnths]

holy crap, remind me not to get on your bad side!!!!!!! :shock:

[pickinicholas]

:lol: yeah I'm a big boy!

[moxie]

Holy shit...

Umm... :) hi

[wgnths]

picked up a couple cool shirts and spent a few hours chillin, watchin good vids with kev and marion today at the shop! good times! you guys should check it out! pick up a t or hat, talk shop...watch some killer tuner videos.

[wgnths]

wanted to give Marion a shout out for hooking me up with the clay bar(thats not even avail yet) and some shining monkey polish that we can all test out and give some reviews. :) muchas gracias

[Bphilly]

Word...Thanks Marion

[DangerViking]

ditto. that's awesome :)

[joebud]

Just meet Marion today At the shop. Cool guy.

[Bphilly]

Just meat Marion today At the shop. Cool guy.

Marion is cool....but he's no piece of meat.

[joebud]

opps.... fixed

[LaidbackRacr]

So what kind of deals does he give us? Do we have any "official" discounts?

[moxie]

Nothing really official except the Shining Monkey kit.
Which is a screaming deal.

Just go in and pick some stuff out.
The business is just starting so if you tell him you are from 9and3 you will get whatever he can spare ya :)

[LaidbackRacr]

Cool...I was curious because I saw on his site that he gives SCCA members a set percentage.

I will have to hit him up though...Gotta have Sparco Gear :)

[moxie]

He may have given us some specific number at some point, but I just give the man my money. :)

I can't not buy something when I go in that store.

[DangerViking]

Unless he's closed all weekend! lol
went down on sunday to pick up some shining monkey goodness, now that Erin's shown me the magic of the claybar. Soooo disappointed he wasn't around :( Will try to hit it up over the weekend though. Hope you had a good 4th Marion, and you deserve some time off once in a while :)

[Bphilly]

Yeah I went down there to....all teh way from Indian country.

[pickinicholas]

Yeah I went down there to....all teh way from Indian country.

Your new name will be "Chief Squatting Dog" from here on out.

[Bphilly]

Chief "vomit in public places".

[pickinicholas]

:P

[wgnths]

on t shirts i believe its around 10% off...the shining monkey deal is awesome though! i dont really care that i get a discount at all, since he's a new biz and i want his shop to stick around...i hung out and watched the latest Options vid today after work :D and of course had to pick up a new D1 gp shirt.

[LaidbackRacr]

I'm with you on that, i want him to stick around too. But giving us a mere 15 percent off rewards us for going and still gives him ALOT of profit. I'm monitarilly motivated like that :)

[Bphilly]

ALOT of profit???? 15% is probably the entire profit margin on most products. I would say that Marion is being more than generous. I almost don't support him giving such a discount, not becuase I don't like it, because I want him to make it. If that means me paying a few bucks more for parts and stuff, then so be it.

[LaidbackRacr]

My apologies then, I worked for various clothing companies and we never had below a 50 percent markup and generally 100 percent. So 15 off the that is still a "whole lot" of profit. And at the prices for shirts at Surge I assumed that this markup also aplied. No worries I will throw much of my paycheck his way this weekend either way.

[moxie]

Yeah, I had always assumed that the markup was way high on the clothing too. I had a talk with Marion when I first started going there and he informed me that he wished he could get the markup that some other stores can charge.

I think the prices are still kind of high for him on some of the items because it is a relatively fresh, low volume market. So he isn't getting the volume discounts a major store would on a branded TShirt.

I mean, how often do you see someone wearing a SPARCO/APex'i/Alpinestars article of clothing, let alone a store who sells them.

I will probably throw him some money too.. i can't help it...


...I tell myself "That's the last shift knob I need to buy. Whatever else happens I have the shift knob thing covered."

[Bphilly]

ALways cover your knob@!!

[wgnths]

yeah markups are usually huge on clothing, but like said..these are $20 t-shirts and he's a very low volume seller at this point. his only biz is walk-ins right now, no online sales...so spreading the word will help him and us at the same time. :)

[pickinicholas]

Werd! I need to get a surge sticker and tshirt... Marion, can you get 3xl Surge shirts? I'd buy 2 or 3.

[LaidbackRacr]

I've already begun advertising for him. Started with my Local Z club sites, and moving on to friends that are car enthusiasts that don't do forums.

[wgnths]

sweet! im pretty sure he'll throw you a free surge shirt for being a 9and3 member :wink: he just had a new design made up thats kick ass. nick, if you go in or pm and tell him what size, he'll order you a few. :) also we're gonna do some good advertising for him at the next sco in Oct! So, have your cars ready for it!!! we'll talk about those details a little later but plan on having your cars in the show, doesnt need to look like a show car.

[LaidbackRacr]

But mine will :) All show...less go

[wgnths]

well in all fairness, the z has good go to begin with :wink: thats your goal, have the car looking hot by october :D i'll have a few more "showy" items on the wagon by then and hopefully i'll be able to bring the 240 out by then too. we should have a nice looking lineup by the time sco comes. oh and we'll have biz cards and t shirts by then too so we can advertise the club.

[LaidbackRacr]

I am always up for advertising for the club, I am going to try and merge some of the Z folks over to our meets as well. Gotta even out the Subaru balance here :)

[wgnths]

i know! i dont know where all these scoobys are coming from!!! :lol:

[pickinicholas]

i know! i dont know where all these scoobys are coming from!!! :lol:

Ummmm Japan?