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| onats2001-2003 Junior Member  Posts: 9 |
hey all! how does a locally made wax appeal to you( to philippine surfers). i just wanna get your reactions if ever there is a surfwax made here in the phils. would you buy it? i graduated with a chem degree, and i was just thinking if this product will be attractive...  pls reply and tell me your thoughts! thanks! onats | ||
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| sponjah2002-2004 Gold Member Posts: 77 |
..have you started a prototype already? ..it sounds feasible though.  | ||
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| ad.e.v.2002-2004 Gold Member Posts: 339 |
if you can offer quality products youve got a market, weve got people selling imported wax here for around 2 greenbucks a piece, it sells for for much less than that in the states or oz. if you can offer affordable yet good wax i dont think youll have a difficulty in getting local surfers and even shops to patronize it. good luck! keep the good vibes goin in the phil surf scene | ||
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| kat2003 Full Member Posts: 44 |
as long as the wax sticks to your board like "sticky bumps" and it smells like pina colada, I will buy it from ya anyday. The best wax to use (from my opinion) is sticky bumps, grips awesome! make something with the kinda of consistency, then you're all set. Sex wax is way too slippery | ||
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| mabini_girl2002-2005 Senior Member Posts: 25 |
Al most wax retails here in australia for around $3.00 per block unless you buy in bulk. | ||
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| proud_carp12003 Junior Member Posts: 11 |
onat; here in northern california o'neills give you a free bar when ever you buy something from them. Sexwax retails for less than a buck. If you make wax, maybe you can sell it to Surf shops in the PI, then they can start distributing them for you. If surfer's like it, they will return. I agree having a scented wax is a plus, pineapple or guava would be kool in the PI. | ||
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| douglas2003 Senior Member Posts: 53 |
$3.00 for a bar of wax!  Seems expensive. A enterprising person could probably make a wax here in PI, ship it to Australia and retail it for cheaper than that...just an idea that needs more research. Locally made wax certainly could under cut the prices here in the Philippines though. I think you should give it a try. | ||
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| sponjah2002-2004 Gold Member Posts: 77 |
...what wax brand smells like coconut oil? .. | ||
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| marklucas2002-2006 Gold Member Posts: 158 |
Douglas I pay between $1 and $2.50 for wax in Australia. (0.65 - 1.65 in USD)It may be more expensive in South Australia because there is less of a market for it down there. Sponj we have a brand called coconut wax over here. I had to stop using it because I would keep taking little bits off my board and chew it when I was surfing it smells that good. Hope your all getting wet we are over here. Cheers | ||
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| kurdec2003-2008 Full Member Posts: 7 |
terra wax is easy to stik and good smell. | ||
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| sponjah2002-2004 Gold Member Posts: 77 |
..hahaha kuya mark, your board getting a heavy beating from my brother..  ..we have a low pressure coming up so hopefully waves will be as nice as last week..  ..peace y'all! | ||
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| sponjah2002-2004 Gold Member Posts: 77 |
..ei onats, how are you doin' with your board wax? ..peace y'all!! | ||
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| onats2001-2003 Junior Member Posts: 9 |
wawssshahhhh! havent checked the board for quite a time... i didnt wanna look since i couldnt surf! hehehe as for the wax, still in the process of researching it.. i have an idea for the base materials but still needs more work.. keep you guys posted if i come up with the wax.. which i think will take a lot of time pa... btw, where do u guys surf here na sa pinas at this time of the year? been checkin the forecast site, seems theres no waves on the west side onats | ||
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| waddup2003 Newbie Posts: 5 |
on September 18th, 2003, 1:31pm, millie wrote:sundog shouldnt you ask the man himself?? aye, millie I should and did. No reply, just instnatly banned. Me thinks I poked a sore spot eh mates? This is interesting, and the emails from others are interesting, but no reply from todd...guess the truth shows, right? | ||
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