Warehouse Skateboards has decided to put out our own 7-ply Canadian skateboard decks for purchase. They will be available in 7.5” X 31.5”, 7.75” X 32”, and 8.0” X 32”. We are also going to offer these sizes in complete set-ups. These decks should be available in the next couple of weeks. Please give us feedback on what you think of our first graphic!

Congratulations Carlos for winning the contest. Carlos is a 15 year old from Venezuela who is an avid surfer and skater. His video is pretty impressive, check it out below. Glad to see that kids in Venezuela at that age know about The Doors!

Special thanks to Wrightsville Beach Surf Camp for providing a open spot for the camp!  Be sure to check them out if your interested in learning to surf the right way.

We recently sat down with McAfee Secure and worked on a case study to see how the McAfee Secure trademark has benefited sales.

Background
CEO Mike Duncan, a self-described “punk rock skater kid,” founded Warehouse Skateboards with one goal in mind—to be the kind of store where people like him would want to shop. You might say it was designed by skate fanatics for skate fanatics. Celebrating its fifth anniversary in 2009, the site offers the latest, most innovative boards, gear, and accessories from up-and-coming producers and top brands.

Challenge
Duncan always knew security would be important for his site. “Many of our customers are moms and grandparents who are buying skateboards as gifts,” Duncan explains. When it comes to making an online purchase, many of these purchasers are not as confident as the young kids who use Warehouse Skateboards’ products. So early on, Warehouse decided to beef up site security by using a vulnerability scanner from a McAfee competitor. Over time, though, Duncan noticed how often he saw the McAfee SECURE™ trustmark appearing on other retailers’ sites. When McAfee called to offer a free A/B test, Warehouse Skateboards decided it was time to see if it could do better.

“With the volume of orders our website receives, it’s imperative that we have a security partner like McAfee who we can trust to protect the transactional data.”
—Mike Duncan, CEO, Warehouseskateboards.com

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We recently did a case study with Live Person Solutions on the integration of Live Chat with Warehouse Skateboards. Live Chat has given us the opportunity to really learn the shopping habits of our customers and increase sales conversions. Check out the article by clicking on the picture below.

California and their stickler rules! San Marcos closed the park down twice this month because people were not following the safety rules. Wear your skateboard helmet kids!!!!

Blair Alley and the boys at Transworld went to the long awaited premiere last night and seemed pretty pleased with the feature. Some parts that stood out were Shane Cross, off course Burnquist, Lance Mountain, and David Gonzalez. Congrads to the crew at Flip for finalizing the long process!

-Transworld Extremely Sorry Article

-Flip Extremely Sorry Trailer

You are now able to comment on Warehouse Skateboard’s blog! We love the input.

Jeff King and the crew come  to visit Kona with some serious tools and creativity. If you haven’t seen the show yet, which I’m sure most of you have, Built to Shred is one of the first shows that is dedicated to building and creating new spots to skate, BMX, snow and FMX. Check out the video on Fuel. You might have to install their movie player to watch it, the download only takes a couple minutes.

- Storming KONA

Here is Chris Cole vs Dennis Busenitz in the best game of SKATE I’ve ever seen. Talk about two technical skaters…Battle at the Berrics

Warehouse Skateboards now has the privilege of carrying the new up and coming Armourdillo Brand. The team consists of Steve Caballero, Kevin Staab, Greg Lutzka, and Corey Duffel.