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Bauer Availability Update

Bauer Availability Update

We like many other Bauer stockists in the UK have pretty much run out of most sizes until the distributor replenishes their stock.What we don't like are customers who cannot read, make every excuse for needing them right now and people who cannot listen to the concept, there are none…

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Another Grumpy Customer....

Another Grumpy Customer....

Yet another grumpy customer, ordered a pair of bauer skates on 22nd December for delivery to the USA. Now, this time of year is always tricky to get things built and shipped in time for Xmas - this customer thought they knew better when on the 26th December, sent the…

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Big I-am

Big I-am

So, welcome to our blog and here we can show photos and tell the truth about some of the idiotic customers, ranting and raving online about our "customer service" "quality of goods" etc etc...One self entitled idiot from the UK, now living in Pennsylvania, USA decided to purchase a pair of…

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International Shipping

International Shipping

We've been a huge supporter of skating all over the world for the past 42 years however due to the high proportion of returned parcels; not understanding what import tax means, expecting a parcel to arrive within 3 days, not knowing your own address, rudeness from some really stoopid people…

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What's in a name?

What's in a name?

So we welcome 2023 with a touch of hope and new opportunities!We've had a year of fantastic opportunities, met some really amazing and lovely skaters + skaterboarders and thoroughly enjoyed our time with the skate community in Gloucester and the UK.Sadly, we have equally had some really nasty customers over…

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It’s been a long hot summer!

It’s been a long hot summer!

WOW! We’ve been working throughout summer and now see the nights are starting to get darker, earlier. This means we’re heading into Autumn and that’s when skating gets really exciting.With the new shop open on Wednesday and Saturday we’ve welcomed hundreds of skaters to our traditional skate store offering spares,…

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What’s a real skate shop all about?

What’s a real skate shop all about?

For the past 20 years, Quad-Skates.co.uk has been trading as an online business. That’s a long time, right? For many younger skaters, that’s almost their whole life. Many skaters haven’t experienced a real skate shop; the benefits of independent advice, support, and place to meet other skaters were all too…

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What’s stuffing??

What’s stuffing??

Note: this is not a seasonal blog item -So we’ve been asked a few times about the need to stuff skates. This is a new expression to us and honestly, we’ve N-E-V-E-R heard anything so stupid. Yes, we all know the source of this misinformation and sorry to say, if…

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Skate Store - Now Open

Skate Store - Now Open

We're really chuffed to bits - our new skate store is now open (updated November 2022)We've spent the past 6 weeks building our new store at Morelands Trading Estate / The Match Factory in Gloucester to bring skaters the best value skate hardware and face-to-face information, advice, and repair service.What's…

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New Store Opening

New Store Opening

We've done it! After 30 years without retail premises, we've returned to a traditional skate store and look forward to welcoming all skaters to our new outlet offering a complete range of Bauer Quad Skates, repairs, accessories and skate hardware.Our Launch Event takes place on Saturday 16th April from 10am…

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