There's no Such Thing as a Stupid Question

[nurunuru]

Has IHUK ever considered doing an annual calendar contest to showcase artistic/quirky/fun photographs of Iron Heart products?  I enjoy entering the Spyderco forum calendar contest every year, and while clothing would probably be way more challenging a muse than knives to use for artsy-fartsy photography… it could lead to some interesting shots.  Plus, y'know...  Prizes are always good 

[neph93]

@BULLITT:

A question that needs an answer:  Why within the denim community do we "cop" things when we buy them?  I rarely see that term being used outside of denimhead-land.

Interesting question. It’s used by sneakerheads too. Where I grew up in Liverpool it was part of the local dialect. If I was pushed I’d guess it was originally British English street slang and has snuck into international clothing nerd jargon via the interwebs.

[Giles]

@nurunuru:

Has IHUK ever considered doing an annual calendar contest to showcase artistic/quirky/fun photographs of Iron Heart products?  I enjoy entering the Spyderco forum calendar contest every year, and while clothing would probably be way more challenging a muse than knives to use for artsy-fartsy photography… it could lead to some interesting shots.  Plus, y'know...  Prizes are always good 

No, but we have done a few photography competitions and participation was really poor….

[Giles]

https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-origin-of-the-word-cop#

[neph93]

Pre coffee learning is surprisingly pleasant.

[Giles]

Just updated to a link that is more explanatory…

[nurunuru]

@Giles:

No, but we have done a few photography competitions and participation was really poor….

Huh!  That's fairly surprising, given the obsession with clothing aesthetics on this forum.  Ahh well; cheers for the answer!

[gaseousclay]

@Giles

Forgive me if i've asked this before but when you get a new IH stockist does the retailer reach out to you or does IH reach out to potential retailers? I ask because there are 3 retailers in my town that sell denim, but only 1 carries a spread of other Japanese brands like PBJ, Full Count, SDA, etc. I'd love to see IH represented locally but don't know if there are territorial things that are taken into consideration. Just curious how the process works.

[Giles]

Typically we wait for them to contact us, we like to know they want Iron Heart, it makes for a simpler conversation….

[Dstauffer]

Where on the IH can I directly get to "Pimping"?

I have been able to access through going to a shirt, and when I get to the pimping page it says the path is Home -> Pimping, but when I go to the homepage I can't find the Pimping tab anywhere.

Maybe I'm just stupid, but I can't seem to find it.

[Alex]

@Dstauffer:

Where on the IH can I directly get to "Pimping"?

I have been able to access through going to a shirt, and when I get to the pimping page it says the path is Home -> Pimping, but when I go to the homepage I can't find the Pimping tab anywhere.

Maybe I'm just stupid, but I can't seem to find it.

https://www.ironheart.co.uk/search?controller=search&orderby=position&orderway=desc&search_query=snap+upgrade&submit_search=

[Dstauffer]

Thanks Alex!

[henry_david]

Does anyone use some sort of "fray stopping" stuff at some high wear points to retard blow outs, etc.?

[motojobobo]

I may be able to squeeze a short stop at Gosport during an upcoming trip to a friend’s wedding. Is it possible to do in-person shopping at IHUK?

[neph93]

@motojobobo:

I may be able to squeeze a short stop at Gosport during an upcoming trip to a friend’s wedding. Is it possible to do in-person shopping at IHUK?

Possible and pleasurable. I’d highly recommend making it a priority.

[Giles]

We love seeing human beings…..

[Chris]

@neph93:

Possible and pleasurable. I’d highly recommend making it a priority.

Same.

[motojobobo]

Thank you for the positive confirmation and encouragement @neph93 , @Giles and @Chris ! I’m in the midst of sorting out my travel arrangements and hope to manage that stopover at IHUK. Trip won’t be until late November, but I’m making early bookings. I’ll let you know as soon as plans firm up.

[motojobobo]

Follow up questions on my earlier one.

I'd be flying into Heathrow airport. What transport options do you recommend to get to Gosport?

Any IH events happening around Nov 23-27th; or Dec 12-15th?

Thanks for the help.

[neph93]

Take the train link. That’s a bus from LHR to Woking train station. From there it’s a short train journey to Portsmouth Harbour. Once you’re there IHUK is about 15mins ferry/walk away.