BJs Getting Cool SUPs?

[Ichabod Spoonbill]

I was at BJs the other day, and I was curious to see what brand of cheap SUPs they would be carrying this season. From a distance, what I saw looked like a Naish One. Same color. Same general design. I thought to myself, “Is BJs getting cool or something?”

The answer was no. What I saw was a Body Glove iSup designed to look like a Naish One! Very sneaky, and a little tacky. And it's so obviously imitating the Naish, even down to the triangular pattern down the middle.

[TallDude]

If you to get a thousand of them real cheap, here you go...

http://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/inflatable-surfboard-inflatable-sup-board_60369593248.html

[PonoBill]

Where do you think Naish got them. Uli makes inflatables in the US, but I think that's it.

[SlatchJim]

Body Glove has been in the surf industry a long time.  They made the first wetsuit I owned.  I'm not sure how the board performs, but it doesn't look all that cheap (their site has it listed at $899).  I don't own one, but I'm sure there's a place for inflatables in the market. Capobeachboy I know is a fan.

We've had several threads recently extolling the virtues of the $350 Wavestorm sup.  I'm not sure I'd be too hard on the store for carrying an item they think they can sell, at a price point that works for their business model.   Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery...so the Chinese Industrial Complex says. 

[Subber]

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http://www.cnbc.com/2016/06/14/alibabas-jack-ma-says-fakes-are-better-than-originals.html

[Ichabod Spoonbill]

I hope I wasn't too hard on them. I'm glad BJs is selling SUPs! I also own a Body Glove SUP. I just thought it was suspicious how closely that one board was imitating another.