I haven’t used them since they tried to sue a bunch of other companies with the word ‘backcountry’ in their name. Just found some old backcountry stickers and unsure whether I wanna keep them. I know they started trying to redeem themselves but I haven’t kept up with the news.
Posted May 14, 2020, 7:48 PM UTC
The same holding company is selling $20 PBR bandanas that were intended as marketing at music festivals. Marketing them as make-shift face masks.
They still seem like dipshits to me.
Yes. All of the TSG companies.
I was never a fan of Stumptown or CorePower Yoga, but I have to boycott Canyon (bikes), Nuun (electrolyte solution tabs), and Sweetwater (brewery too?? Harder than I thought
Damn there’s a lot of companies on there
This is exactly why it's important to know who you're really supporting with your money.
Why all TSG? Are they the parent company that hired the firm that did the suing on Backcountry's behalf?
Yes.
Yes.
TSG bought Backcountry in 2015. That marked the end...
They through that under the rug, said sorry, and are pretending nothing happened now.
I would still shop local. A lot of local shops have pretty good sales and quick free shipping now too.
Really good point. From a financial perspective your shop might not be able to offer you the same deal as a retailer with huge scale, but having some buddies who really know their stuff is invaluable. I can’t tell you how many free demos, complimentary gear adjustments, and local backcountry recommendations I’ve gotten over the years all because I happened to walk by my local shop when they were having a boot sale.
I realize that not every ski shop is like this, but I think that local stores tend to be undervalued and that they provide a service vs. online retailers that just provide a good. Really wish that I had a shop like that as a kid, think I would have made some pretty different decisions in my gear if I had opinions other than my 19 year old coaches haha
Gotta make your own opinion. Do some research and decide. Don’t follow what others on reddit say.
You could always print out a bunch of stickers that say "fuck" and use them together.
They've lost my business for life. But you can make your own decision.
Yeah i threw the stickers away
Nope. Unfortunately, the way the law works, businesses can lose their trademark if they don’t regularly defend it. If people have a problem with this, they should protest the law, not the businesses just trying to protect their name from being stolen.
Because naming your company "Backcountry" is so unique and the all the brands that established before bAckcountry using "Backcountry" in their name definitely owe them money.
Boycotts have nothing to do with "how the law works"... this is the court of public opinion, not the court of law. Just because it's legal, doesn't mean it's cool. Now where's my pitchfork?
Yes. Suing small businesses to oblivion for using the same generic word in their name as your much larger, completely unrelated business is a Dbag move. There are other places to buy ski stuff
Yeah I wasn’t gonna buy anything I was just trying to decide if I even want these stickers