Comments on: This Ain’t the Mainland http://www.cruc.es/this-aint-the-mainland/ MOBILE + SOCIAL + LOCATION Thu, 10 Nov 2011 04:01:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Real story http://www.cruc.es/this-aint-the-mainland/#comment-232 Real story Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:09:47 +0000 http://www.cruc.es/?p=1226#comment-232 Louie Martin is from Los Angeles (until high school, that's NOT "born and raised" and his multimillionaire partner from Florida "heir to the "publix" supermarket chain) having been fooling foolish locals and tourist alike for years now. Louie stole the Mauibuilt name from SpyderBuilt in Hermosa Beach when Louie was getting boards shaped there for "MAUI TROPIX" to be shipped back to Maui...All of their MAUIBUILT goods are MADE IN CALIFORNIA, except the t's are printed on Maui...Anybody who buys the lie of MauiBuilt and them being "local" is a fool. PERIOD Louie Martin is from Los Angeles (until high school, that’s NOT “born and raised” and his multimillionaire partner from Florida “heir to the “publix” supermarket chain) having been fooling foolish locals and tourist alike for years now. Louie stole the Mauibuilt name from SpyderBuilt in Hermosa Beach when Louie was getting boards shaped there for “MAUI TROPIX” to be shipped back to Maui…All of their MAUIBUILT goods are MADE IN CALIFORNIA, except the t’s are printed on Maui…Anybody who buys the lie of MauiBuilt and them being “local” is a fool. PERIOD

]]> By: Paul from Ottawa http://www.cruc.es/this-aint-the-mainland/#comment-231 Paul from Ottawa Thu, 20 Jan 2011 03:34:13 +0000 http://www.cruc.es/?p=1226#comment-231 Get real, Dude. Every time I've been in the store, there were tourists everywhere (including me) and no "locals" to be seen. The mystique of not offering internet or mail-order sales is purely business. Bigger is not always more profitable. A population of 130,000 locals would never support 3 stores of surfwear (among the scores of competitors). The real money and business is the 2,500,000 tourists/year that visit Maui. This store must be selling at least 90% (99%+?) of it's products to tourists. Nothing wrong with that, it's a great store with cool products. But get your head out of the clouds thinking it's 70% local & 30% tourists. IMHO p.s. Love the furry Pimp boardshorts Get real, Dude.
Every time I’ve been in the store, there were tourists everywhere (including me) and no “locals” to be seen. The mystique of not offering internet or mail-order sales is purely business. Bigger is not always more profitable. A population of 130,000 locals would never support 3 stores of surfwear (among the scores of competitors). The real money and business is the 2,500,000 tourists/year that visit Maui. This store must be selling at least 90% (99%+?) of it’s products to tourists. Nothing wrong with that, it’s a great store with cool products. But get your head out of the clouds thinking it’s 70% local & 30% tourists.
IMHO
p.s. Love the furry Pimp boardshorts

]]> By: Wave http://www.cruc.es/this-aint-the-mainland/#comment-230 Wave Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:10:56 +0000 http://www.cruc.es/?p=1226#comment-230 What we all need to do is go to Maui more often and then we can buy all the Mauibuilt stuff we want. I have an etnire wardrobe, include belt buckles and cufflinks . . . I am pretty sure that cufflinks are not 'keeping it local". What we all need to do is go to Maui more often and then we can buy all the Mauibuilt stuff we want. I have an etnire wardrobe, include belt buckles and cufflinks . . . I am pretty sure that cufflinks are not ‘keeping it local”.

]]> By: beemer http://www.cruc.es/this-aint-the-mainland/#comment-229 beemer Fri, 28 May 2010 08:38:59 +0000 http://www.cruc.es/?p=1226#comment-229 Born and raised but now live on the mainland, I frequently make trips back to Maui and I would say locals are by far the biggest supporter of the product rather than the tourists. You can't walk down the street without seeing local Maui Built pride labeled on everything. This is purely my opinion but I would say MauiBuilt/Tropix is 70% local support and 30% tourism support. Personally, I cringe when I see haoles sport Maui Built on the mainland...stay true and keep it local! Born and raised but now live on the mainland, I frequently make trips back to Maui and I would say locals are by far the biggest supporter of the product rather than the tourists. You can’t walk down the street without seeing local Maui Built pride labeled on everything. This is purely my opinion but I would say MauiBuilt/Tropix is 70% local support and 30% tourism support. Personally, I cringe when I see haoles sport Maui Built on the mainland…stay true and keep it local!

]]> By: angel wine http://www.cruc.es/this-aint-the-mainland/#comment-228 angel wine Mon, 11 Jan 2010 02:35:14 +0000 http://www.cruc.es/?p=1226#comment-228 i went to hawaii with my boyfriend and the t-shirt that we got at maui tropix,a maui built shirt is his favorite,i surfed the whole time while i was there and it was the first time he got to see me surf so it was the greatest and most memorable vacation yet,so everytime he wears that shirt it puts a smile on my face,too bad i cant buy another one unless i go to hawaii.,sadly money is tight so thanks alot for not selling them online! i went to hawaii with my boyfriend and the t-shirt that we got at maui tropix,a maui built shirt is his favorite,i surfed the whole time while i was there and it was the first time he got to see me surf so it was the greatest and most memorable vacation yet,so everytime he wears that shirt it puts a smile on my face,too bad i cant buy another one unless i go to hawaii.,sadly money is tight so thanks alot for not selling them online!

]]> By: Adam http://www.cruc.es/this-aint-the-mainland/#comment-227 Adam Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:07:17 +0000 http://www.cruc.es/?p=1226#comment-227 I just got back from Hawaii yesterday with two Maui Built shirts. I have to say, though I respect Martin's desire to keep Tropix as a Maui original, this makes no sense whatsoever. A lot of tourists buy Maui Built. He knows this, which is why he put a store on Front Street. If a large portion of his business is tourists who export his product, he isn't keeping it local. He's just creating a demand and not supplying it. So really, he's only hurting his business, himself and the customers who want his product. I didn't buy that 50 dollar sweatshirt on Sunday. Now I wish I had, but guess what? I can't. Sucks more for him than me. I just got back from Hawaii yesterday with two Maui Built shirts. I have to say, though I respect Martin’s desire to keep Tropix as a Maui original, this makes no sense whatsoever.

A lot of tourists buy Maui Built. He knows this, which is why he put a store on Front Street. If a large portion of his business is tourists who export his product, he isn’t keeping it local. He’s just creating a demand and not supplying it. So really, he’s only hurting his business, himself and the customers who want his product. I didn’t buy that 50 dollar sweatshirt on Sunday. Now I wish I had, but guess what? I can’t. Sucks more for him than me.

]]> By: Anna Green http://www.cruc.es/this-aint-the-mainland/#comment-226 Anna Green Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:14:24 +0000 http://www.cruc.es/?p=1226#comment-226 I really respect Louie for his strict no sell out rule. I love the fact that orders are not possible and that you have to go in to a store to buy his products. And that the most important thing to him is quality... This man and his business illustrate surf culture, and the general attitudes of those involved in it to a T. You can't buy into surf culture you have to step up to it. I really respect Louie for his strict no sell out rule. I love the fact that orders are not possible and that you have to go in to a store to buy his products. And that the most important thing to him is quality… This man and his business illustrate surf culture, and the general attitudes of those involved in it to a T. You can’t buy into surf culture you have to step up to it.

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