They honour old "memberships" - I resurrected mine after 30 years, #
~25x,xxx in 1969, Berkeley CA store.
They're actually an ownership share you bought and own ad infinitum.
tOM
On Monday, August 26, 2002 at 13:32, James N. McBride
<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote re "RE: [OM] re: OT Hiking Advice -- fo" saying:
> REI was the only place we could get climbing gear without driving a long
> way in the mid 60's. I signed up for a lifetime membership but they don't
> honor it for some reason. They had junk and good stuff and you needed to
> know what you were buying in those days. /jim
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Mike
> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 9:45 AM
> To: olympus-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [OM] re: OT Hiking Advice -- foul weather wear
>
> From: Doggre@xxxxxxx
>
> > ....I have a low membership no. (something that gets RESPECT in these
> parts.....
> >
> Yes, a good way to separate the "newcomers" from the locals. I got my
> membership at the old store downtown. Either you had to go up the stairs
> or down, now I can't remember. As a kid I was sure impressed by all of
> the stuff crude by modern standards but which at that time was available
> at few places in the US. Goldline, wooden ice axes, wrought crampons,
> A-frame tents.... This was all BOM (before OM)
>
> MIke
> 53 975
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