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"\"&lt;p&gt;At &lt;B&gt;Boardsports&lt;\\/B&gt; in Eugene, Oregon, Owner Art Couture was stunned at how everything was shipped fairly early this year. The shop was selling boards as early as August, but no one brand or model has stood out as a best seller. The first three companies to ship to Boardsports were Burton, Ride, and M3.&lt;P&gt;\\tThe one thing that did surprise Couture was the splitting of his Ride order. While the Ride boards came earlier in the year, it wasn\\u2019t until later that he received the Ride bindings\\u2013a lot of customers had to put bindings on hold as a result.&lt;P&gt;\\tLocal companies K2, Ride, and Lib Tech were the first companies to ship to&lt;B&gt; Snowboard Connection&lt;\\/B&gt; in Seattle, Washington. In fact, the K2 shipment came in March\\u2013just one month after ordering\\u2013a surprise to Owner John Logic. However, Logic was also surprised at how he hadn\\u2019t received any K2 softgoods or boots from Ride.&lt;P&gt;\\tAs far as best sellers go, the Clicker HBs have been popular at Snowboard Connection. Also, Lib Tech seems to be doing pretty well\\u2013especially with its pro-model snowboards.&lt;P&gt;\\tLamar, Random, and Joyride were the first three brands to arrive at &lt;B&gt;Epic Surf, Snow, and Skate &lt;\\/B&gt;in&lt;B&gt; &lt;\\/B&gt;Vancouver, Washington. &amp;#8220;Everything\\u2019s great so far,&amp;#8221; says Owner Troy Dorris, who\\u2019s looking forward to the upcoming buying season. The biggest seller at Epic so far are backpacks, with Da Kine\\u2019s models doing the best. &lt;P&gt;\\tManager Tracey &amp;#8220;Bird&amp;#8221; Veenker says he\\u2019s received orders in waves at &lt;B&gt;Cal\\u2019s Pharmacy&lt;\\/B&gt; in Portland, Oregon. The first three waves to roll in were from Forum, Burton, and Gnu. &amp;#8220;The shipments have been coming in real smoothly in a nice little spread,&amp;#8221; says Veenker. This has given him the time to clear floor space in the shop for the upcoming season.&lt;P&gt;\\tSo far, DC boots have been the big hit in the shop. Other standouts include the Burton 7 series, Burton\\u2019s Canyon, and the Forum pro-model boards. Veenker predicts that this season is &amp;#8220;gonna be a good one for sales and riding.&amp;#8221;&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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