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We recently did a big closeout flyer to promote some discontinued products.  Many of the items are still available.  If you would like a copy of the flyer, just ask with your next order.

Christmas is just a few weeks away.  Here are some important dates to keep in mind:

Mon Dec 21 – UPS has normal schedule, 2DA packages shipped today will arrive before Christmas.
Tues Dec 22 – UPS has normal schedule, 2DA packages shipped today will arrive on Christmas Eve.
Wed Dec 23 – UPS has normal schedule, NDA packages shipped today will arrive on Christmas Eve.
Thurs Dec 24 – We will close early, UPS will be delivering ground and air packages.
Fri Dec 25 – Christmas, we’re closed and so is UPS.
Wed Dec 30 – UPS has normal schedule.
Thurs Dec 31 – UPS delivers only air packages, no ground delivery.
Fri Jan 1 – We’re closed and so is UPS

Remember, as always, the best way to get your shipments quickly is to order early.  Please do not wait until the last minute.  Consider bringing in some inventory for the last minute Christmas shoppers.

New Year’s Eve will be here soon.  We carry a complete line of party supplies.  Visit http://supercoolstuff.com/nye.htm for details, pics, prices, etc.  This is a big night for most rinks, please order your supplies ahead of time to avoid overnight shipping fees.

Not specifically Southeastern Skate Supply info, but stuff we found on the internet machine:

Xanadu trivia – http://www.people.com/article/xanadu-35th-anniversary-trivia-olivia-newton-john

First skating rink – http://whatsupnewp.com/today-in-newport-history-august-11-1866-first-roller-skating-rink-opens-to-the-public-in-us/

How NOT to buy a skating rink – http://www.wfaa.com/story/news/crime/2015/08/20/woman-jailed–allegedly-stealing-nearly-1-million-dollars/32093835/

Brooklyn derby skater featured in WSJ – http://www.wsj.com/articles/in-brooklyn-how-a-bombshell-trains-for-roller-derby-1439825210

The best roller skating moments in videos, per Vogue.

http://www.vogue.com/11218641/8-best-roller-skating-moments-music-videos-beyonce-mariah-de-la-soul/

Let us know if you’ve got one that they skipped over.

We just received a shipment from Sure-Grip and the black Cyclone skates are now in stock.  These are the ones they are promoting as “the best $99 (retail) skate in America”.  The different colors did not arrive yet, we’ll let you know when they do.  But right now we do have the black ones in stock.

A couple of quick notes on new products.

Sure-Grip Cyclone – These are on the way, they left California Nov 4, they should be here any day.

Roller Derby Revive Light – These arrived at Roller Derby, they’re unloading them, sorting them, etc., and should be here at some point next week.

If you place an order now, we’ll put you at the top of the list to get some as soon as we receive them.  Or, forward this email and/or pics on to your email list, facebook page, etc., to get your customers excited about the new skates that are arriving soon.

Thanksgiving is rapidly approaching, and with it comes the Christmas shopping season.  Remember that UPS will not be working on Thanksgiving day.  That means that many orders placed with us on the Monday before Thanksgiving will not be delivered until after the Thanksgiving weekend.  So if you plan on bringing in inventory for Thanksgiving weekend, please plan ahead and get the order in early.

The adult sizes of the Vanilla X1 inline speed skates are now in stock.  This is an entry level speed skate from Vanilla, priced slightly below the Carbon.  Sizes 6-13 are in stock now.  Sizes 1-5 should be ready soon (they had a small problem with the wrong frames being shipped).

Several different skates aren’t here quite yet, but are expected real soon.  The Sure-Grip Cyclone skate is being billed by Sure-Grip as the best $99 (retail) skate in America.  Coming in black, blue, pink, or purple boots the early feedback on this one has been very positive.

Roller Derby’s Revive skate is now expected to arrive in early November.  This is somewhat similar to the GTX-500 skate, but with LED lights built into the sole of the shoe.  If you saw this one at our tradeshow you’ll remember it.  Roller Derby is also bringing back the Extreme inline rental skates.  This was the most popular inline rental on the market until the factory in China that was making it shut down.  But they’re coming back and they should be very close (identical?) to the original version.

Small Business Saturday is a promo started by American Express to get consumers to support small businesses on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.  They spend a lot of money to promote this, they create free marketing materials that you can use to promote your business, they run national tv ads, and it all happens right as the skating season is really starting to take off.  To sign up, please visit https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/shop-small/promote?linknav=us-open-shopsmall-globalheader-promote (a link will also be available at www.seskate.com/blog if that is easier for you to remember).  The more skating rinks that participate the bigger our “footprint” will be on this important event.  The earlier you sign up the sooner you’ll get your marketing materials.

Most sizes of the Vanilla X1 inline speed skate are now in stock. This is one that Vanilla has been talking about for quite some time now, and it is finally here.

This is an entry level speed skate, priced slightly less than the Carbon. Sizes 1-5 have a three wheel frame with 100mm wheels and sizes 6-13 have a four wheel frame with 100mm wheels. The boots and frames are black, the wheels are white. The bearings are Reaction ABEC9.

Adult sizes are in stock now. Sizes 5 and smaller are coming soon (they originally sent in the wrong frames on small sizes).