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vqdriver
03-29-2010, 11:58 AM
got my REI dividend and am now searching for something i "need"
i don't rock climb as much these days, so their expanding bicycle sub-store is where i'm looking. coupled with the 20% coupon, a proper workstand looks like where i'm putting my money this year.
or a hitch mount rack..
or a wheelset..
or something else that's expensive but i guess i "need"
dancinkozmo
03-29-2010, 12:19 PM
..im thinking of a garmin edge 500 GPS bundle...$350 before discounts.
dookie
03-29-2010, 03:25 PM
chariot sidecarrier.

think 6mos is too young? anyone make a helmet that size? thought i'd just strap the car seat into the thing...
John M
03-29-2010, 04:01 PM
A watch. Jumped in a lake in Texas this weekend and now my watch has condensation in it. Surprising since this Timex has been wet dozens of times over the several years I've had it. The seals must be shot.
scrub
03-29-2010, 04:19 PM
I got a Patagonia torrentshell, seems nice!
quattro
03-29-2010, 05:14 PM
Radar Polarized :banana:
PaMtbRider
03-30-2010, 07:29 AM
We spent ours on a Shower's Pass jacket for the wife. These never go on sale and the dividend check helped with the $235 price before discount.
xjoex
03-30-2010, 07:32 AM
A pair of thule echelons to replace my old rocky mounts. Those rocky mounts (at least from 2006) don't hold up as well as thule gear. I hear the new ones are better though.

-Joe
AngryScientist
03-30-2010, 07:38 AM
Yakima bike trays for the wife's SUV, they rock.
sjbraun
03-30-2010, 07:53 AM
Some new carry on luggage, probably something from Eagle Creek
drewski
03-30-2010, 08:06 AM
I have heard about 3 relatives getting skin cancer. Bough the kids
foreign legion looking sun hats. Feeling protective since we are going
to the North Carolina beach next week.

Andrew
vqdriver
03-30-2010, 12:12 PM
..im thinking of a garmin edge 500 GPS bundle...$350 before discounts.

i thought that gps units were one of the exceptions to the 20% coupon?
dancinkozmo
03-30-2010, 01:56 PM
i thought that gps units were one of the exceptions to the 20% coupon?

...crap
Ozz
03-30-2010, 02:05 PM
...crap
I think some of the Garmin products had a $50 rebate on them though...
OtayBW
03-31-2010, 08:01 AM
I have enough for a Clif Bar this year....
gdw
03-31-2010, 08:31 AM
The dividend and 20% discount might cover the cost of 5 tent pegs.
Dekonick
03-31-2010, 08:52 AM
chariot sidecarrier.

think 6mos is too young? anyone make a helmet that size? thought i'd just strap the car seat into the thing...

You will love it! Just make sure you can mount it to your bike... I had to fabricate and modify the mount so it would work. It would not work at all with any of my Serotta's.
johnnymossville
03-31-2010, 08:54 AM
I bought a box of Mike & Ike's with my dividend.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2406/2512124155_1196c93366.jpg
yakstone
03-31-2010, 11:33 AM
Lyzene bike tool.
Don49
03-31-2010, 12:12 PM
Guess I'm a curmudgeon because I'm taking my $120 back in cash. Got most of that dividend from the cash back feature of the REI VISA card.

I like REI and I'm a longtime member, but their high prices, often msrp, put me off. Just seems like a co-op ought to be competitive on price, and they usually aren't even when factoring in the dividend.
pdmtong
03-31-2010, 12:37 PM
my dividend continues to shrink as I buy fewer and fewer items there at MSRP. I have found the rei-outlet choices and prices to be less and less interesting as well. is this a signal I have all that i need?
Ozz
03-31-2010, 02:28 PM
Guess I'm a curmudgeon because I'm taking my $120 back in cash. Got most of that dividend from the cash back feature of the REI VISA card.

I like REI and I'm a longtime member, but their high prices, often msrp, put me off. Just seems like a co-op ought to be competitive on price, and they usually aren't even when factoring in the dividend.
I like to think that the dividend offsets Sales Tax and makes it competitive with online stores. Especially if you order online and have it shipped free to the local store.

REI Member since 1977
BCS
03-31-2010, 02:57 PM
Next year's tax increases

oops, thought you meant IRS not REI
dancinkozmo
03-31-2010, 03:01 PM
Guess I'm a curmudgeon because I'm taking my $120 back in cash. Got most of that dividend from the cash back feature of the REI VISA card.

I like REI and I'm a longtime member, but their high prices, often msrp, put me off. Just seems like a co-op ought to be competitive on price, and they usually aren't even when factoring in the dividend.

we've pretty much abandoned REI for Sierra Trading Post , mostly because of REI's pricing (although their service and return policies are very good)..